The reporter asked Gene Roddenberry "It doesn't make any sense, you've got a bald actor playing this part. Surely by the 24th century they would have found a cure for male-pattern baldness?" and Gene Roddenberry said "No, by the 24th century no-one will care."
In the Czechoslovakian 1980s TV series Návstevníci ("The Visitors" [0] - available dubbed in other languages) - the people in the future all are bald. They all use wigs though, different ones. I guess the show decided on having wigs so that the actors didn't all have to shave and only the first few initial parts of the series, those that play in the future (the rest is in 1984), had to be played with only a few seconds of baldness. Otherwise they would probably have gone for complete baldness as the haircut of the future.
By the way, that is one of the best TV series ever. Time travel involved but that really doesn't matter, only once to set the stage, not used to fix plot issues or to have an excuse not to care about the logic of the storyline. Absolutely captivating, like all those Czechoslovakian series from that era. Without any violence at all. If there is an English version, dubbed or subtitles, do watch it. It takes off slowly, it really only starts "for real" after the 3rd part or so, after they arrive in 1984.
I used to watch this show when I was a kid too. It was fascinaniting to see food cook itself that came out of a toothpastelike tube or the time travel devices. It was a great show, I’ll try to watch it again and maybe even appreciate it more. Thanks for sharing
I get what you mean but also from another perspective: If one can switch from being bald to not being bald and vice versa in a snap, definitely no one would care.
The reporter asked Gene Roddenberry "It doesn't make any sense, you've got a bald actor playing this part. Surely by the 24th century they would have found a cure for male-pattern baldness?" and Gene Roddenberry said "No, by the 24th century no-one will care."