Gene Roddenberry, writing in 1967, was clearly reacting to numerous tales from the “Star Trek” set claiming William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy had been on their worst habits. It appears they had been swapping traces, taking dialogue from co-stars, and going all-out to get as a lot display time as potential. “Star Trek,” in contrast to another exhibits on the time, had an open-door coverage at CBS, permitting actors to air grievances, discover concepts, and look at characters earnestly with these on the prime. By Roddenberry’s description, this privilege was being abused. Shatner and Nimoy would trigger delays in taking pictures and their characters would begin to change on digicam. Roddenberry, wanting to place the kibosh on his prima donnas, wrote the next letter, which was addressed to each actors equally:

“Toss these pages within the air when you like, stomp off and be indignant, it does not imply that a lot since you’ve got pushed me to the sting of not giving a rattling. […] No, William, I am probably not scripting this to Leonard and simply together with you as a matter of psychology. I am speaking to you instantly and with an indignant honesty you have not heard earlier than. And Leonard, you would be very mistaken when you assume I am actually teeing off at Shatner and solely pretending to incorporate you. The identical letter to each; you’ve got fairly effectively divided up the market on selfishness and egocentricity.” 

Roddenberry knew that actors all have egos and that petty grievances would certainly come up sometimes. Gene evidently instructed the manufacturing workplaces to miss any foul moods from the solid, as tensions can run excessive and forgiveness will hold hackles lowered and manufacturing easy. However after too many complaints, Roddenberry admitted, “‘Star Trek’ goes down the drain.”