George Takei was great in Star Trek, but i do not really think he has excelled as an actor. He was a gay asian pioneer in the public space, and that brought his personality into the limelight. And when you listen to him you realize two things, first he has a dark voice with tremendous authority which is a contrast to his rather small person. And he is very intelligent! I therefore feel that he should have changed paths when the star trek ting came to a halt, and strayed into either radio or tv journalism, where his two great assets would have been appreciated: his voice and his intelligence.