:32:00
and then all of a sudden--
Pfft! Nothing.
:32:02
I didn't hear anything,
:32:04
and I had no idea
what was happening to her
:32:07
because I really never saved
her address, right?
:32:11
8 years later,
I get a letter...
:32:17
saying, "l do want
to thank you so much
:32:20
for what you did for me
:32:22
because I just got
my master's degree
:32:27
in electronic engineering."
:32:30
You know, that's...
:32:33
to me, the best thing
I've ever done in my life,
:32:36
and it brings
tears to my eyes
:32:39
every time I even talk
about the story.
:32:42
Shatner: Over a period
of several years,
:32:44
we've raised several
hundred thousand dollars
:32:47
for these 3 charities.
This is what Star Trek does.
:32:50
Star Trek is part entertainment
and part philosophy,
:32:53
and this part of Star Trek
goes unnoticed
:32:56
to most of the public.
:32:58
I have a question.
Have you thought
:32:59
about actually talking
to schoolteachers?
:33:01
I'm a schoolteacher--
and talking to schools
:33:02
and getting them
to talk to the kids about it?
:33:04
- Can you help us organize that?
- Sure!
:33:06
Woman:
I teach kindergarten,
:33:07
so sometimes it's a little hard
for them to grasp
:33:10
the concept of racial diversity
and ethnic diversity,
:33:12
so if you have a show
like Star Trek
:33:15
that shows a bunch of different aliens
:33:17
and a bunch
of different-colored people
:33:19
and different types of people
all getting along,
:33:21
it works wonderfully
to illustrate that point.
:33:23
Star Trek has changed the way
that I teach science,
:33:27
specifically space science.
:33:28
By giving children
an immediate frame of reference
:33:32
that they know of,
that they can get excited about,
:33:35
it just inspires
their imagination.
:33:37
This is something
we've been excited about
:33:39
because it's carried on.
:33:41
Having Kate Mulgrew portray
the captain on the Voyager...
:33:43
They feel that it's the first time
:33:46
that they can sit down as a family
:33:48
and view a woman
in a leadership role
:33:50
as a family without having to
carry on a conversation
:33:53
about who's being victimized
or what does she stand for.
:33:55
She is so obviously a woman
of authority and strength,
:33:59
but she's not a witch
with a capital "B," you know?