Sorry to jump back up there ^ a bit but I hadn't read this thread again in the last few days.
The Gene Roddenberry show you may have been thinking of is Earth : Final Conflict
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123816/
"Trivia:
On the desk of Dr. Julianne Belman, played by Majel Barrett, is a picture of Gene Roddenberry, Barrett's husband and creator of the concept for the series."
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On a side note, Earth 2 has been seen sporadically on the Sci Fi channel on Australian pay tv over a year ago.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108758/
Mildly entertaining show, it's best attribute was the ongoing appearances of Tim Curry in a supporting/cameo role. The rest of them couldn't act for ... mud.
