Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry derived the name Klingon from his past as a police officer. Roddenberry created Star Trek in 1964 with its original pilot, "The Cage," which was rejected by NBC.

But he was also an insecure, misogynistic hack. Born in El Paso in 1921, Gene Roddenberry moved to Los Angeles to become a police officer. He married and had two children. Then World War II happened.

Forgotten in the shadow of Star Trek is Gene Roddenberry's other sci-fi show ... William Boone, a police officer who saves a Taelon from an assassination attempt, becomes a Protector and is ...