anyone ever read Harlan Ellison's 2 wonderful books about TV.."The Glass Teat"?....if I remember rightly, he was hired to write for Star Trek, but gave up..(or was fired) after the first 3-4 when he saw what they were going to do....I could NEVER get into the series much...too damn many white-haired old men with high foreheads appearing like ghosts in space, making threats. Same themes and visuals, over & over & over