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Between the end of the original ''Star Trek'' and the first of the ''Star Trek'' movies, Roddenberry produced a number of films and television pilots, including the 1971 theatrical release ''[[Pretty Maids All In A Row]]'', ''Genesis II'' (1973) and ''[[The Questor Tapes]]'' (1974).
After 1979 and ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek the Motion Picture]]'', virtually all of Roddenberry's creative energies were applied to ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]''. Between all the movies, TV series, and video games, he held a wide variety of posts, but until his death in 1991 he was still the final creative authority for the Trek universe, and known to fans as "The Great Bird of the Galaxy". During this time, presumably, he also developed the concepts that would later reach television audiences as ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' (in 1997) and ''[[Andromeda]]'' (in 2000). These were shepherded into existence by his by-then-widow, Majel Barrett (1932-2008), who was also deeply influential in ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' and (unless the recent film reboot manages to create spin-offs of its own) will be the only person to have contributed to all seven incarnations of the franchise.
He was a well-respected man, but not always well-liked. He was stubbornly convinced that he always knew what was best for ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' -- which, after all, he had created -- and had a tendency toward the autocratic when it came to dealing with his staff; this attitude led to tremendous flareups between him and his collaborators over [[Creative Differences]], which partly explains why he had little official control over the movies after ''The Motion Picture''. There were similar difficulties at the outset of ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]]''; by the end of the first season he had managed to alienate a great many of his long-time creative partners, including famed original series writer D.C. Fontana. In general, though, outside of his professional issues, many regarded him as a friendly [[Gentle Giant]] of a man.
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