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How does Rod Roddenberry, son of the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, feel about the upcoming prequel movie? According to a transcript of a podcast reported on by SciFi Pulse, he's got some reservations.

"I am concerned about them doing a prequel because it's always tricky to do one," said Roddenberry, who manages the family business at Roddenberry.com. "There were a lot of issues with ['Star Trek: Enterprise'] because it was going against established continuity. That's always tough."

Roddenberry hasn't seen a script, and he doesn't think CBS/Paramount will ask him to read it. His father sold the rights to Star Trek to Paramount in the mid-1980s.

"Paramount does not have to give me a script; so no one has to give me one to read to get my approval," Roddenberry said. "I would like to read it, but I think they know that I speak my mind for the most part."

Roddenberry said he has met J.J. Abrams, the creative force behind the next Trek film.

"I don't know the guy really. I've met him a couple of times, and he seems like a great writer," Roddenberry said. "From what I hear when I talk to people, he's got the mind to write Star Trek. He knows Star Trek, he's a fan. I think he gets it. So am very happy that he is doing it and I believe he's got a lot of creative control on it."

How would he have done things if he had been in charge of the franchise the last few years?

"First of all I would have kept 'Enterprise' on for a couple more seasons because it was doing better" in the ratings, Roddenberry said. "But then after that was over I probably would have let the franchise rest for five, 10 and maybe even 15 years because there's enough Star Trek in circulation to go round and round."

The next Star Trek film is due in theaters on Dec. 25, 2008.