I believe he had a falling out with the producers - ?
"The Making of Star Trek" said so, but then it also said Roddenberry had never laid eyes on Nichelle Nichols before they met on the set. (They were actually in the middle of an affair at the time.)
But yeah, apparently Harlan didn't want anyone editing/reworking the script but him, which resulted in his putting rather more time in the project than anticipated. He also seems to have had some problems with changes they made to his version of the Guardian and its ruins to keep the sets within budget.
But Harlan doesn't exactly have a rep for being the most easy to get along with SF writer out there. *wry g*
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Date: 2007-12-19 12:06 am (UTC)"The Making of Star Trek" said so, but then it also said Roddenberry had never laid eyes on Nichelle Nichols before they met on the set. (They were actually in the middle of an affair at the time.)
But yeah, apparently Harlan didn't want anyone editing/reworking the script but him, which resulted in his putting rather more time in the project than anticipated. He also seems to have had some problems with changes they made to his version of the Guardian and its ruins to keep the sets within budget.
But Harlan doesn't exactly have a rep for being the most easy to get along with SF writer out there. *wry g*