When pitching a new science fiction TV series to Desilu studios in 1964, Gene Roddenberry created one of the most enduring storytelling universes. However, for all the Great Bird of the Galaxy’s prescient influence, he did not do it alone. If he is the father of Star Trek, then it’s fair to say the universe’s “mother” is story editor, producer and writer, Dorothy “D.C.” Fontana. She passed away suddenly in 2019, but her contributions to this aspirational view of the future make her a true immortal.Unfortunately, the top-of-the-line producer often gets all the credit for television series and stories created by dozens (or hundreds) of artists. Gene Roddenberry deserves his accolades for creating the USS Enterprise, itself a metaphor for “starship Earth.” However, as is all too common in Hollywood (even in the 21st Century), the women involved are sometimes forgotten. Dorothy Fontana served as story editor on Star Trek: The Original Series, eventually writing episodes. She kept the universe alive with Star Trek: The Animated Series and contributed to the early development and first season of The Next Generation.Still, even with scripts under her belt, Fontana joined Roddenberry as an assistant for a “steady job,” while the producer was making his first series, The Lieutenant. She was quickly promoted to story editor as well as pitching stories and writing scripts. Some of her episodes are classics, such as Season 1’s “Tomorrow is Yesterday,” Season 2’s “Journey to Babel,” and others. However, she left the story editor position for the third season but continued to contribute scripts. Roddenberry also departed the series that year, after a fight with NBC, and two of her episodes bore the name “Michael Richards” because she wasn’t pleased with the teleplays based on her story ideas.
When pitching a new science fiction TV series to Desilu studios in 1964, Gene Roddenberry created one of the most enduring storytelling universes. However, for all the Great Bird of the Galaxy’s prescient influence, he did not do it alone. If he is the father of Star Trek, then it’s fair to say the universe’s “mother” is story editor, producer and writer, Dorothy “D.C.” Fontana. She passed away suddenly in 2019, but her contributions to this aspirational view of the future make her a true immortal.
Unfortunately, the top-of-the-line producer often gets all the credit for television series and stories created by dozens (or hundreds) of artists. Gene Roddenberry deserves his accolades for creating the USS Enterprise, itself a metaphor for “starship Earth.” However, as is all too common in Hollywood (even in the 21st Century), the women involved are sometimes forgotten. Dorothy Fontana served as story editor on Star Trek: The Original Series, eventually writing episodes. She kept the universe alive with Star Trek: The Animated Series and contributed to the early development and first season of The Next Generation.
Still, even with scripts under her belt, Fontana joined Roddenberry as an assistant for a “steady job,” while the producer was making his first series, The Lieutenant. She was quickly promoted to story editor as well as pitching stories and writing scripts. Some of her episodes are classics, such as Season 1’s “Tomorrow is Yesterday,” Season 2’s “Journey to Babel,” and others. However, she left the story editor position for the third season but continued to contribute scripts. Roddenberry also departed the series that year, after a fight with NBC, and two of her episodes bore the name “Michael Richards” because she wasn’t pleased with the teleplays based on her story ideas.
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