Star Trek: The Next Generation Writer Fought TNG Producer’s Idiotic Rule in Order to Mention Mr. Spock’s Name

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By Steven Thrash

Published 3 days ago

Writer Ira Steven Behr nearly had to go to the mattresses to include Mr. Spock's name in the season three episode, Sarek.

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TNG writer Ira Steven Behr fought tooth and nail to mention Mr. Spock's name in the season three episode, Sarek.
Executive producer Rick Berman honored a strict rule against including characters or aliens from the original series in TNG, which was concocted by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.
Despite this cumbersome rule, TOS characters like Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy, Mr. Scott and Ambassador Sarek did make appearances on TNG, much to the delight of Trekkies.