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There’s a lot of fan crossover between Star Trek and author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes. In fact, the world’s first consulting detective makes a few cameos in our favorite science fiction series. Robert Stek and Monica Schmidt are fans who also happen to belong to The Baker Street Irregulars, America’s preeminent Sherlock Holmes society. They joined me to talk about Sherlock and . In part 1, we investigate Spock's ancestry and Leonard Nimoy's connection to Holmes. Robert Stek To download : https://archiveofourown.org/works/43526379?view_adult=true Baker Street Irregulars Learn more about the BSI and browse their shop by visiting: https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/ Nicolas Meyer To purchase : https://amzn.to/3wPnCAG To pre-order : https://amzn.to/4cdBrZK Isaac Asimov To purchase : https://amzn.to/4cf6gNz To purchase : https://amzn.to/3wRWb9j
You know him as “Dr. Trek,” but how much do you really know about Larry Nemecek? How did he discover ? Why was he asked to create the ? And what is his reaction to the news that the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror is giving the TNG cast a Lifetime Achievement Award? I’ve got the answers to these questions and more in my first interview of 2024. To read Nemecek's DSTN Guest Post, visit: https://www.dailystartreknews.com/rea... Join Nemecek for a deeper dive into all things Star Trek at Portal 47: https://larrynemecek.com/portal47/ and listen to The TrekFiles wherever you get your podcasts. Order the here: https://amzn.to/3HMeX40 and his here: https://amzn.to/42vm0Yn Want more videos like this? Join our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to get early, ad-free access to our videos, as well as additional exclusive content, like clips deleted from our News Roundups and Interviews. Maintaining a website and making videos like this isn’t cheap, and our Patreon supporters are the backbone of our mission to bring you the news you need to know, wherever you are. Your support not only helps us afford the hosting fees for our website and podcast but also helps us pay our writers. Head over to www.patreon.com/dailystartreknews to help us out!
Join T. Rick Jones, Chris Post, and Aster Lufkin as they review the top news stories for the week of February 4, 2024. To read all the stories we talk about, warp over to https://www.dailystartreknews.com/. Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access to news roundups and interviews and additional content like deleted clips: patreon.com/dailystartreknews * * * *
Tawny Newsome is excited to be able to talk about again now that the SAG-AFTRA strike seems to be over. I was able to monopolize a few minutes of her time to talk about her character, Beckett Mariner, in , as well as that crossover episode of and being in the writers room of the upcoming series . I’m T. Rick Jones and this is your Daily Star Trek News. If you want to ensure we continue to make content like this, why not support us on Patreon? Your donation not only helps us afford the hosting fees for our website and podcast, but also helps us to pay our writers. Even a donation of as little as a dollar a month helps to keep us running. Head over to www.patreon.com/dailystartreknews to help us out!
season 2 took some big swings, but did the show's creators hit a home run or get sent back to the dugout? Sci-Fi Talk's Tony Tellado sits down with our Managing Editor, T. Rick Jones to talk about the highs and lows of their bold sophomore season. You can download Sci-Fi Talk wherever you get your podcasts and visit their website here https://scifitalk.com/ and his YouTube channel here. Tony's interview with choreographer Ricardo Campanella can be found here. All the DSTN interviews mentioned in this episode are available in your podcast feed, but you can hit up our YouTube page to see the video version of my second interview with Benji Bakshi plus, follow the link to read my interview with Robert Picardo. For more on some of the episodes of the season follow the links to my think pieces: "TREKTROSPECTIVE: The Evolution of Federation-Klingon Relations in 'Star Trek'"; "How the Great American Songbook Inspired a 'Star Trek' Episode"; and "Gorn But Not Forgotten: How a Silly-Looking 'Star Trek' Creature Became a Cultural Icon". If you want to ensure we continue to make content like this, why not support us on Patreon? Your donation not only helps us afford the hosting fees for our website and podcast, but also helps us to pay our writers. Even a donation of as little as a dollar a month helps to keep us running. Head over to www.patreon.com/dailystartreknews to help us out!
season 2 took some big swings, but did the show's creators hit a home run or get sent back to the dugout? Sci-Fi Talk's Tony Tellado sits down with our Managing Editor, T. Rick Jones to talk about the highs and lows of their bold sophomore season. You can download Sci-Fi Talk wherever you get your podcasts and visit their website here https://scifitalk.com/. All the DSTN interviews mentioned in this episode are available in your podcast feed, but you can hit up our YouTube page to see the video versions with Michelle Hurd and Benji Bakshi.
On July 13, SAG-AFTRA went on strike, walking off film and television sets and joining the WGA in demanding a square deal from producers. Nearly two months later, that deal seems as distant as ever. You know Michelle Hurd from her work as Raffi on Star Trek: Picard, but you may also know that she is the Vice President of SAG-AFTRA. She joined me to talk about the ongoing strike and the upcoming United We Trek event. WHAT: United We Trek! WHEN: September 8, 2023 from 9:30 am - 12 pm WHERE: In LA: 5433 Melrose Ave. or in NYC: 1515 Broadway
The Gorn were created for an episode of , with a stuntman portraying the lizard creature in an unwieldy costume. We saw one again in , courtesy of some pretty bad CGI. Now they’re a recurring threat in where the combination of practical effects and CGI make them arguably the best-looking iteration of the species. I had a chance to talk to J. Alan Scott, co-founder of Legacy Effects, the company behind the new version of this old alien. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dailystartreknews
The latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “Under the Cloak of War,” is a look at the emotional consequences of war. When Klingon Ambassador Dak’Rah, known as the Butcher of J’Gal, boards the ship claiming he’s on a mission of peace, it stirs up strong emotions from the crew, many of whom are suffering from PTSD from the Federation-Klingon War. It’s a dramatic episode with a message at its heart reminiscent of some of the best episodes of the original series. I had a chance to chat with its director, Jeff Byrd, about some of the more striking moments and themes. If you want to learn more about the tumultuous relationship between the Federation and the Klingons, check out my essay, “Trektrospective: The Evolution of Federation-Klingon Relations in at www.dailystartreknews.com. And if you want to ensure we continue to make content like this, why not support us on Patreon? Your donation not only helps us afford the hosting fees for our website and podcast, but also helps us to pay our writers. Even a donation of as little as a dollar a month helps to keep us running. Head over to www.patreon.com/dailystartreknews to help us out!
season 2 is halfway over, and while it is not hailed as the best modern show, it certainly has a preponderance of fans proclaiming it as such. The latest episode takes Spock where he’s never gone before when an alien race “fixes” him by removing the genetic markers that make him half-Vulcan, thereby rendering him completely human. Such a light-hearted episode deserves an experienced comedy director. That director is Jordan Canning, and I had the opportunity to sit down with her for a brief chat. If you like this interview, check out our YouTube channel where, in the latest edition, I talk to Benji Bakshi https://youtu.be/zMaBJN8V9IM, one of three cinematographers responsible for bringing the locations of to life. And if you want to ensure we continue to make content like this, why not support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dailystartreknews? Your donation not only helps us afford the hosting fees for our website and podcast but also helps us to pay our writers. Even a donation of as little as a dollar a month helps to keep us running.
You know LeVar Burton as Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge of the USS -D and more recently as a Commodore and curator of the Fleet Museum. His daughter Mica is known as a professional cosplayer, a video game enthusiast, and Commodore La Forge’s daughter Alandra. But what was it like for this father-daughter team to work together on Star Trek: Picard’s final season? Learn the answer to this and other questions in this special Father's Day episode of DSTN. LeVar Burton Reads: https://www.levarburtonpodcast.com/ LeVar Burton's Book Club: https://fable.co/club/levar-burtons-book-club-with-levar-burton-545582291504 Follow @LeVarBurton and @MicaBurton on Twitter. Follow @DailyTrekNews on Twitter and check out our Facebook page. Catch up on all the news you need to know, wherever you are, and subscribe to our newsletter at our website. Want to help keep us running? Join our Patreon. Your donation helps pay for our podcast, website, and newsletter hosting fees and also helps to pay our writers.
Late last year, Celestis Memorial Spaceflights announced their next flight. Dubbed the Enterprise mission, it will see the remains of several Star Trek luminaries journeying into the final frontier on the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Since the announcement, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing friends and family members of the late, great cast and crew who will be blasting off next month. Throughout the months of April and May, I’ll be releasing those interviews. Douglas Trumbull is a special effects legend, getting his start on Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and moving on to films like The Andromeda Strain, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Trumbull is going to space on the Enterprise mission and his widow, Julia, joined me to talk about his legacy. The Enterprise mission is looking to blast off in June or July, and you’ll be able to stream it live. For the latest on the flight’s schedule, head over to their website.
On May 3rd I was a guest on an early-morning BBC Radio 2 program hosted by OJ Borg. The segment’s called Midnight Mastermind and the idea is that Borg’s guest gives him a subject which he has the length of a song to research. At the end of the song, the guest quizzes him to see how much he was able to absorb.
Late last year, Celestis Memorial Spaceflights announced their next flight. Dubbed the Enterprise mission, it will see the remains of several Star Trek luminaries journeying into the final frontier on the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Since the announcement, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing friends and family members of the late, great cast and crew who will be blasting off next month. Throughout the months of April and May, I’ll be releasing those interviews. Wende Doohan got hitched to Star Trek’s first engineer, James Doohan (Scotty in The Original Series), in 1974 and they remained married right up until his death in 2005. The Enterprise mission is only the latest in a string of memorial space flights in which Doohan’s ashes have been included. Wende joined me to discuss her husband’s life and legacy. The Enterprise mission is looking to blast off in June or July, and you’ll be able to stream it live. For the latest on the flight’s schedule, head over to Celests' website.
SciFi Talk's Tony Tellado has been on DSTN's podcast before, and our Managing Editor, T. Rick Jones, has been on his. They both enjoyed the third season of Picard so much that they wanted to geek out about it, and they decided to give you the opportunity to listen in! They also discussed the latest announcement by Paramount of a Section 31 event movie, due to begin production later this year. This is a really special episode. You can find it on DSTN and SciFi Talk, both of which are available wherever you get your podcasts.
Late last year, Celestis Memorial Spaceflights announced their next flight. Dubbed the mission, it will see the remains of several luminaries journeying into the final frontier on the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Since the announcement, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing friends and family members of the late, great cast and crew who will be blasting off next month. Throughout the month of April, I’ll be releasing those interviews. It’s the dream of many a fan to meet and befriend their heroes. Imagine grabbing a coffee with Kate Mulgrew or a tea (Earl Grey, hot, of course) with Patrick Stewart! As a fan of Dr. McCoy portrayer DeForest Kelley, Kris Smith was surprised when she got to meet him and became close with him and his wife Carolyn. She wrote a book about the experience and now that his ashes are space-bound, she’s here to talk about their friendship. For information on the mission: https://www.celestis.com/launch-schedule/enterprise-flight/ Kris Smith's DeForest Kelley collection auction: https://jimsia.com/ : https://amzn.to/3GMQeN5
Late last year, Celestis Memorial Spaceflights announced their next flight. Dubbed the Enterprise mission, it will see the remains of several luminaries journeying into the final frontier on the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Since the announcement, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing friends and family members of the late, great cast and crew who will be blasting off next month. Throughout the month of April, I’ll be releasing those interviews. Robert Justman, Producer on the original , was Gene Roddenberry’s right-hand man and as responsible for the success of the show as Roddenberry himself. His remains will be on the Enterprise mission with Roddenberry, and I spoke with his son Jonathan about the space flight. The Enterprise mission is scheduled to blast off on May 4, 2023, and you’ll be able to stream it live. Launch dates and times can change up to the last minute based on a number of variables, including weather conditions, so for the latest launch status, head over to. www.celestis.com/launch-schedule/enterprise-flight/.
Late last year, Celestis Memorial Spaceflights announced their next flight. Dubbed the mission, it will see the remains of several luminaries journeying into the Final Frontier on the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Since the announcement, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing friends and family members of the late, great cast and crew who will be blasting off next month. Throughout the month of April, I’ll be releasing those interviews. Gene and Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the creator and First Lady of , are going on the voyage. In fact, the Enterprise mission began as an idea of Majel’s. I talked to their son, Rod Roddenberry, a few months ago, and I took a few minutes to ask him about it. The mission is scheduled to blast off on May 4, 2023, and you’ll be able to stream it live. Launch dates and times can change up to the last minute based on a number of variables, including weather conditions, so for the latest launch status, head over to www.celestis.com/launch-schedule/enterprise-flight/.
Late last year, Celestis Memorial Spaceflights announced their next flight. Dubbed the Enterprise mission, it will see the remains of several Star Trek luminaries journeying into the final frontier on the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Since the announcement, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing friends and family members of the late, great cast and crew who will be blasting off next month. Throughout the month of April, I’ll be releasing those interviews. First up: Colby Youngblood, CEO of Celestis. The mission is scheduled to blast off on May 4, 2023, and you’ll be able to stream it live. Launch dates and times can change up to the last minute based on several variables, including weather conditions, so for the latest launch status, head over to https://www.celestis.com/launch-schedule/enterprise-flight/.
February was Black History Month and March is Women’s History Month, so there’s no better time to celebrate the legacy of ’s Nichelle Nichols. A new book for children was released in late January. Entitled Star Trek , the book makes good on its title’s promise, taking a look at how Nichols and fought againt racism in the 1960s. I had a chance to catch up with the writer, Angela Dalton, and illustrator, Lauren Semmer, to talk about the book and the late, great Nichelle Nichols.
If you’re not listening to the podcast you should be. Host Tony Tellado brings you original interviews and news from throughout not just science fiction, but horror and fantasy, as well, in all their forms: television, films, video games, and comic books. Tony’s a big fan and he and I sat down to discuss host-to-host the franchise, plus an array of other topics ranging. from podcasting to Sherlock Holmes to PanCan. You can subscribe to anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Julie Nimoy followed in her father Leonard’s footsteps in that she became a filmmaker, producing a number of films with her husband, David Knight. I had the opportunity to talk with Julie about growing up in the Nimoy household and her career, which included working with her dad on projects like Star Trek II. David joined us to talk about their films, including Remembering Leonard Nimoy: His Life, Legacy and Battle with COPD.
If you have a favorite astromycologist, I’ll bet a week’s worth of replicator rations that it’s Commander Paul Stamets of the USS . Anthony Rapp, who breathes life into the character, got his big break playing Mark Cohen in the groundbreaking musical Rent. Rapp wrote a memoir about the experience, which he then adapted as a stage musical, telling the story of his journey in Rent through the lens of two tragic deaths that occurred at the time. Now his one-man musical, , is opening off-Broadway, and he joined me to talk about it. Visit withoutyoumusical.com https://withoutyoumusical.com/ for tickets.
Back in November we brought you an interview with Star Trek: Enterprise’s John Billingsley and Bonita Friedericy about The Hollywood Food Coalition. David Livingston, the most prolific director in Star Trek history, is on HoFoCo’s board. He joined me recently to talk about beginning his career with Star Trek, transitioning from directing to photography, and TrekTalks2, HoFoCo’s Zoom-a-thon, where you’ll see lots of Trek luminaries. To see Livingston’s full “Still Lives” photography exhibit, you can email him directly at livingdc@mac.com. Join TrekTalks2 on January 14 at 10:00am PT/1:00pm ET at https://trekgeeks.com/trektalks.
You know Armin Shimerman as the scheming Ferengi Quark on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and possibly also as the principal of Sunnydale High on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But if you asked him what he considers to be his primary profession, you might be surprised by his answer. “I am primarily a teacher,” he tells me in the interview below. Shimerman is also a writer, and the third book in his Illyria trilogy is set to be released early next year. He and I sat down to discuss the books, Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the late, great Rene Auberjonois. If you’re considering buying the Illyria trilogy, I highly recommend starting with the first one, Betrayal of Angels. You can order the first two books and preorder the third at the Jumpmaster Press website. Patreon supporters gain access to a special deleted scene, wherein Shimerman discusses the problem with a recent filmed version of Macbeth and gives a short master class on Shakespearean text. Jumpmaster Press: https://www.jumpmasterpress.com/product-page/imbalance-of-power Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dailystartreknews
Mat Kaplan has been hosting the Planetary Society’s podcast, Planetary Radio, since its inception 20 years ago. He recently announced that he was retiring from the program, with Sarah Al-Ahmed taking his place. Managing Editor T. Rick Jones wanted to talk to him before he left the show and also wanted to meet his successor. This video is the result. It turns out they’re both huge Star Trek fans as well as space nerds, so there was lots to geek out about! Plus, it’s the return of T’s Trek Trivia (sort of.)
Rod Roddenberry inherited the responsibility for Star Trek from his parents and he takes it seriously. He also takes making the world a better place seriously, and DSTN's Managing Editor, T. Rick Jones, had a chance to sit down with him to talk about his "sibling rivalry" with Trek, the Roddenberry Foundation's current projects, and just what all those Executive Producers do on Star Trek.
It's Thanksgiving week in the United States, and STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE's John Billingsley (Doctor Phlox) and Bonita Friedericy (Rooney in the episode "Regeneration") joined DSTN's Managing Editor, T. Rick Jones, to talk about the Hollywood Food Coalition and their upcoming Star Trek-themed fundraiser http://www.trektalks.net. Along the way, they discussed first dates, Star Trek auditions, and doing good in the community.
You know Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker on and its sequel films, Captain William T. Riker on , and Captain William T. Riker (Retired) on . As you also know, he’s directed a number of episodes and films, 38 in all, and counting. He’s also a supporter of Pancreatic Cancer research and since November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, he joined me to talk about Star Trek and about his very personal experience with Pancreatic Cancer. You can learn more about the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) by clicking here https://pancan.org and you can warp over to the Daily Star Trek News homepage here.
Chelsea Monroe-Cassel knows how to take fictional recipes and turn them into real masterpieces. She joined me to talk about designing Ktarian Pudding, mixing Romulan Ale, and making gagh If you're out of blood worms. The Star Trek Cookbook is available for preorder right now. And stay tuned to DSTN’s newsletter and Twitter and Facebook pages to find out how you can win a copy of the book.
