Although Roddenberry wanted Kelley to play the character of ship's doctor, he did not put Kelley's name forward to NBC; the network never "rejected" the actor as Roddenberry sometimes suggested.
尽管罗登伯里希望让凯利来出演船医的角色，但他从未将凯利的姓名提交给NBC；该电视网从未“拒绝”过罗登伯里所推荐的演员。