Complex sentence: This reportedly angered Takei to the point where he nearly left the show, but the two actors have since become good friends, and the image of their two characters manning the helm of the "Enterprise" became iconic.
Split into simpler sentences: This reportedly angered Takei to the point where he nearly left the show. But the two actors have since become good friends, and the image of their two characters manning the helm of the "Enterprise" became iconic.