Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Coming to a viewscreen in our quadrant of the galaxy is the highly anticipated Star Trek: Voyager documentary called "To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager". Director and Producer David Zappone is the man at the top of this highly anticipated, recording breaking funded documentary project, after breaking his own record a few years earlier with his DS9 documentary. This exclusive interview with David Zappone is taped from the one and only Paramount office devoted to Star Trek these days. It's David's office, as he equips viewers and fans alike with inside information on how the documentary was saved via a 2020 Star Trek cruise, including set construction by a familiar franchise to help catapult this Voyager documentary forward. David profoundly insists there will be never before heard stories from cast/crew to look back at the Star Trek: Voyager series 25+ years later in his documentary from 455 Films. Bryan shares his quick thoughts on his favorite Star Trek Documentary that David produced to date, titled "Chaos on the Bridge", supporting David's rarely known facts of producer Maurice Hurley's 2nd season perspective on The Next Generation and rare Diana Muldaur's interview when she too was also on the mega hit spin-off trek series. The Captain's blue ray with extended bonus features and the specific special edition blue ray disc with hours of rare footage is covered. Part one of a two part full interview with David Zappone is contained in this weekly program.
Tue, Aug 17, 2021
Part two of the exclusive interview with David Zappone is featured. Director and Producer David Zappone continues his discussion of documentaries, particularly discussing inside information on the recording breaking funded, documentary project "To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager." Highlights include supporting actors who will be featured in the documentary including Martha Hackett, Rick Berman, Jerri Taylor and the son Shawn Pillar of the late Voyager co-creator, Michael Pillar will be a part of the documentary. Zappone recommends viewers re-watch his produced documentary interview with Kate Mulgrew titled "William Shatner's, The Captains". After breaking his own record a few years earlier with his DS9 documentary, David Zappone provides insight into the events of past successful Documentaries under his Star Trek docus, plus how William Shatner has been in the middle of many success stories in front of and behind the camera. Bryan and Lili share their thoughts and extended re-watch preview of their favorite Voyager episode "Timeless" then asking David if stories about episodes from the cast and crew will be shared. David reveals the showrunners, all of whom were interviewed will provide many of those answers in the documentary. The Captain's blue ray with extended bonus features and the specific special edition blue ray disc with hours of rare footage is covered in detail and where fans can get the full-length edition.
Tue, Aug 24, 2021
Bryan Kreutz, Ambassador to the fans (Star Trek fans), Lili Fox-Lim, and Rogg discuss the latest Star Trek Lower Decks news. The positive observations and opinions on the latest Lower Decks news are particularly surrounding the season 2 premiere episode with Boimler appearing as a Holodeck character in Marinier's holodeck creation and Gary Mitchell's visual reference when comparing Ransom as a human now turned godlike powerful creature. The animated co-co-host Rogg speaks Klingon, much to the surprise of Lili. An interview with the all-American actor, musician and author Gary Graham is showcased. Gary talks about his early decisions to change his major focus from pre-med to pursue acting instead. Gary references reading for Star Trek roles (9-10 times) and telling about his time briefly as Tanis on Star Trek: Voyager. The progression through Gary's early career and successes are discussed with stories from his own perspective as Detective Matthew Sikes on "Alien Nation" and Soval on Star Trek:Enterprise highlight the full length discussion. The next to last question comes straight from a personal favorite movie of the writer to Gary about his role and experiences in the 1983 Pennsylvania steel town football film "All the Right Moves".
Tue, Aug 31, 2021
Rogg initially conveys his expectation to be on Bryan and Lili's top 5 Androids list until he's told there's no cannon story that he is a part of Star Trek. Lili tells Rogg that his dad (Dr. Roger Korby) is Star Trek cannon and he eventually is listed as one of the weakest androids, as the first Star Trek android. News on Star Trek Lower decks Easter eggs is revealed as one favorite of Bryan is the interior design of Beckett Mariner's fictional holodeck ship is designed as a Miranda class ship with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan interior. The top 5 best Androids are first revealed with an in-depth backstory and opinion on why they are chosen. All of the top 5 androids chosen are Dr. Noonian Soong style android created by him, his father (Arik Soong), some passed down as artificial descendants created from a positronic neuron. The top 5 weakest androids are also revealed with an affectionate affinity towards still liking the character and episode it's from. Rogg's origin story as the Ambassador's assistant to the fan's is revealed further including his faint memories of being on the android duplicator from his human host and discovering a Novel TE phaser weapon while down on his home planet Exo III.
Tue, Sep 7, 2021
Bryan Kreutz and Lili Fox-Lim interview J.G. Hertzler who played the illustrious Klingon leader Martok in almost two dozen episodes of Deep Space Nine, among many other Star Trek roles. J.G. sings his Klingon victory song that he originally sung on the bridge of a Klingon cruiser in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episode "Once More Unto the Breach". He also discusses Klingon language challenges as an actor. Hertzler shares Star Trek stories with Bryan and Lili in this interview never before heard on all series he guested in among many other Star Trek roles at Paramount studios and appearances. Discussion is also around Hertzler's time on the early 1990's TV series Zorro and college football. Hertzler opens up into a heartfelt story about how writer/producer Ronald D. Moore let him add true words and sentiments to the script of an integral Martok episode about J.G.'s Father.
Tue, Sep 14, 2021
Bryan and Lili express their affinity of the latest released episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks among other Star Trek news and input by their animated android Rogg on the viewscreen. Bryan and Lili interview NY times best selling author Michael Jan Friedman, who has authored 80 books, more than 30+ books he authored are Star Trek books. Michael discusses his first book titled "Double Double", with the Gene Roddenberry stardate guidelines set forth coupled with the Paramount/Pocket books story behind the story. Bryan compliments Michael Jan Friedman and conveys how his first hardback book "Reunion" wet his appetite for the Star Trek franchise. An in-depth outline on how a proposed written episode story from Michael Jan Friedman and Kevin Ryan was pitched to Star Trek: Voyager producer Jeri Taylor is told which turned into a season two episode titled "Resistance". Michael shares his early days as a writer in New York and many other stories on fans favorite books of his and more.
Tue, Sep 21, 2021
Bryan and Lili discuss the latest trailers released during the 55th anniversary of Star Trek on Star Trek day. Additionally the duo reveal three new guest characters by name and description that will appear in the upcoming Star Trek: Prodigy animated series with a series release date just before Halloween 2021. Bryan and Lili interview the talented actor/director Robert O'Reilly. O'Reilly is best known for his portrayal of Klingon Gowron on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. O'Reilly discusses his early days of being inspired by Broadway theater in New York City, his fatherhood of being a father of triplets along with the work life balance in Hollywood and early Star Trek roles leading up to Gowron. O'Reilly shares a flyer on the Klingon rap music group show he and J.G. Hertzler frequently perform in front of audiences at Star Trek conventions among many other stories.