A forgotten behind-the-scenes Star Trek dispute turns “The Return of the Archons” into one of the funniest credit stories in TOS history.
In this Trek World episode, Jim looks at how Gene Roddenberry believed the story behind “The Return of the Archons” originated with him, why Desilu Legal got involved, and how Boris Sobelman’s credited teleplay fits into the larger chaos of early Star Trek production.
We’ll talk Landru, Red Hour, Kirk versus computer gods, Roddenberry’s rewrite habits, and the very Hollywood question at the center of it all: who actually owns an idea once television production gets messy?
00:00 Gene Roddenberry versus the space lawyers
01:08 What happens in The Return of the Archons
02:20 Landru, Red Hour, and classic Kirk
03:35 Why Roddenberry contacted Desilu Legal
05:10 Boris Sobelman and the teleplay credit
06:40 How TV ideas mutate in production
08:25 Why credit matters in Hollywood
10:05 The irony of Roddenberry demanding story credit
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