How did Gene Roddenberry ever come up with the grand plan that became Star Trek? Could it be possible that he had some inspiration from extraterrestrials? Did they get a cut of the proceeds, or just the satisfaction of knowing they planted the seed for the Prime Directive? Or could this just all be made up for kicks?

It doesn’t take a whole lot of imagination to make Star Trek into something silly. There’s a lot of silliness going on at Miss Cellania, where the subject is Star Trek today.