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"Roddenberry insisted that literature is literature, be it called science fiction, Shakespeare, or Cowboys and Indians.
You must work to make your characters come to life whether riding a horse in Dodge City or sitting in a captain's chair far out in space. The audience must think, "I am there." They must believe they are sitting in that saddle or in that chair and it's all happening to them."
— Feb 21, 2026 10:28AM
You must work to make your characters come to life whether riding a horse in Dodge City or sitting in a captain's chair far out in space. The audience must think, "I am there." They must believe they are sitting in that saddle or in that chair and it's all happening to them."
Mateo Tomas
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Roddenberry insisted that literature is literature, be it called science fiction, Shakespeare, or Cowboys and Indians.
You must work to make your characters come to life whether riding a horse in Dodge City or sitting in a captain's chair far out in space. The audience must think, "I am there." They must believe they are sitting in that saddle or in that chair and it's all happening to them.
— Feb 21, 2026 08:44AM
You must work to make your characters come to life whether riding a horse in Dodge City or sitting in a captain's chair far out in space. The audience must think, "I am there." They must believe they are sitting in that saddle or in that chair and it's all happening to them.

