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* Chances are, [[Joss Whedon]] will have this for the rest of his life. Mainly because nobody wants to be the target of a letter writing campaign done by thousands of Whedon fans.

* [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s status grew over the years so that by the time he got to do ''[[Star Trek]]: [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'' he could give full vent to his utopianism free of [[Executive Meddling]]. Quite a lot of it ended up getting retconned after the show started [[Growing the Beard]].

** It's worth noting, though, that this doesn't extend to the movies. Even though ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|The Motion Picture]]'' (which Roddenberry produced and co-wrote) was financially successful, his job on ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Wrath of Khan]]'' -- and all subsequent films up to his death -- was "executive consultant," which meant the movie makers were free of ''his'' meddling. Namely the fact that he incessantly pitched a bizarre story that involved the crew of the Enterprise travelling back in time to 1963 and either preventing or * causing* JFK's assassination; the producers' routine was to smile politely and completely ignore Roddenberry for the rest of the filming process.

** It's worth noting, though, that this doesn't extend to the movies. Even though ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|The Motion Picture]]'' (which Roddenberry produced and co-wrote) was financially successful, his job on ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Wrath of Khan]]'' -- and all subsequent films up to his death -- was "executive consultant," which meant the movie makers were free of ''his'' meddling. Namely the fact that he incessantly pitched a bizarre story that involved the crew of the Enterprise travelling back in time to 1963 and either preventing or ''causing'' JFK's assassination; the producers' routine was to smile politely and completely ignore Roddenberry for the rest of the filming process.

** Also worth mentioning: One of his handlers during his last years was Rick Berman. Yes, the same Rick Berman people curse for ruining the series.

*** Well he did, but to his credit it took him twice as long as Roddenberry to start his creative descent.