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   Dramatic Trek Stories Sought   
      
   Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry Jr., son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry,   
   told SCI FI Wire that he's seeking Trek fans with dramatic personal stories   
   for Trek Nation, a proposed documentary on Trek fandom. "I want to find   
   people out there who are not just stereotypical fans," Roddenberry said in   
   an interview. "People who are NFL football players, high-profile   
   celebrities, politicians, religious leaders, Harley-Davidson bikers and rap   
   artists. I want to show that Star Trek has a positive influence on people.   
   We want to meet these individuals and hear from them."   
      
   Roddenberry is very specific about the type of fans and stories that he's   
   looking for, which will distinguish his film from Roger Nygard's two   
   previous films on Trek fandom, Trekkies and Trekkies 2. "For the purposes   
   of this documentary, I can't really put in how Star Trek inspired a person   
   to be a better person and get through grade school. That's a wonderful   
   story, but the stories I'm looking for are the dramatic stories, like   
   Vietnam veterans or those who sneaked Star Trek tapes over the Berlin wall,   
   which was a crime punishable by death. I know Vietnam veterans who put guns   
   to heads every day, but [were] convinced by Star Trek that tomorrow would   
   be a better day. I am looking for the powerful stories. It sounds   
   inconsiderate of me, but I am looking for those who were in abusive   
   relationships or [who] considered suicide [or] were at the end of their   
   ropes, and Star Trek told them to not give up, that tomorrow will be a   
   better day. Keep fighting for the good. Those are the stories that I am   
   looking for right now."   
      
   Roddenberry said that he is filming the documentary now and estimates that   
   he'll have a finished product by fall 2005. "We're trying to do a   
   theatrical release, but in the worst-case scenario, it will be a DVD   
   release," he said. Roddenberry's Web site also contains a prelminary   
   trailer for his project.   
      
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