The third annual Trek Talks online fundraiser was a rousing success, raising more than $100,000 for the Hollywood Food Coalition. About half of that total came from Rod Roddenberry and the foundation established in honor of his father — and creator of Star Trek — Gene Roddenberry. However, the rest of that money was raised by just 500 or so fans of this expansive universe, showing the effect this dream of a compassionate and curious future has on the real world. Even though a number of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes aged poorly, the legacy of this series is the one Gene Roddenberry hoped it would have. Knowing the power television had to be transformative and a vehicle for progressive morality, Roddenberry dreamed up Star Trek. The futuristic setting and alien worlds allowed him and other writers to sneak social and political allegories into their stories without being caught by network censors or bigoted executives. Today, the third wave of Star Trek stories continues that mission, boldly going forward with diverse casts and stories uplifting women and the LGBTQIA+ experience. Sure, the goal was to entertain, but it created one generation of fans after the next who truly want to live up to the example set by these fictional heroes. The success of the Trek Talks fundraiser shows they are.Along with advocating for the organization in his appearances on Star Trek talk shows and podcasts, Billingsley rallied the fan community to help keep the mission going. The Trek Talks fundraiser began in January 2022 with panels and interviews with Trek producers, directors and actors hosted by Billingsley. It was followed up with a second event a year later. Both events raised more than $30,000 for the Hollywood Food Coalition.
The third annual Trek Talks online fundraiser was a rousing success, raising more than $100,000 for the Hollywood Food Coalition. About half of that total came from Rod Roddenberry and the foundation established in honor of his father — and creator of Star Trek — Gene Roddenberry. However, the rest of that money was raised by just 500 or so fans of this expansive universe, showing the effect this dream of a compassionate and curious future has on the real world. Even though a number of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes aged poorly, the legacy of this series is the one Gene Roddenberry hoped it would have.
Knowing the power television had to be transformative and a vehicle for progressive morality, Roddenberry dreamed up Star Trek. The futuristic setting and alien worlds allowed him and other writers to sneak social and political allegories into their stories without being caught by network censors or bigoted executives. Today, the third wave of Star Trek stories continues that mission, boldly going forward with diverse casts and stories uplifting women and the LGBTQIA+ experience. Sure, the goal was to entertain, but it created one generation of fans after the next who truly want to live up to the example set by these fictional heroes. The success of the Trek Talks fundraiser shows they are.
Along with advocating for the organization in his appearances on Star Trek talk shows and podcasts, Billingsley rallied the fan community to help keep the mission going. The Trek Talks fundraiser began in January 2022 with panels and interviews with Trek producers, directors and actors hosted by Billingsley. It was followed up with a second event a year later. Both events raised more than $30,000 for the Hollywood Food Coalition.
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