Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael Westmore

Special Guest: Michael WestmoreProducer: Ryan T. HuskAudio Engineer: Scott JensenExecutive Producers:Jason OkunAssociate Producers:Homer Frizzell Dr. Ann Marie Segal  Eve England Yvette Blackmon-Tom TJ Jackson-BeyTitus MohlerDr. Mohamed Noor  Tierney C. Dieckmann  Anil O. Polat Joe BalsarottiMike GuDr. Stephanie BakerCarrie SchwentFaith HowellEdward Foltz AKA Crewman guyMai, Live From TokyoMatt BoardmanChris McGeeJustin WeirJake BarrettHenry UngerAllyson Leach-HeidJulie ManasfiMarsha "Classic" SchreierJed ThompsonDr. Susan V. GrunerGlenn IversonDave GregoryTim BaumChris SternetGreg K. WickstromSpecial Thanks to Malissa LongoEvery week, we rewatch an episode of The Next Generation, relive and review it. Join us!Rewatch TNG every week and get in on the discussion - we'd love to have you!If you enjoy our content please leave us a five star rating and comment/review.Support and join the community here:https://www.patreon.com/The7thRuleWatch the episodes with full video here:https://www.youtube.com/c/The7thRuleSocial media:https://twitter.com/7thRulehttps://www.facebook.com/The7thRule/https://www.facebook.com/groups/The7thRuleGet cool T7R merchandise here:https://the-7th-rule.creator-spring.com/Malissa Longo creates fun and functional Star Trek art at:https://theintrovertedrepublic.com/Get radical Trek swag at Ryan's online store here: https://star-trek-and-chill.myshopify.com/We continue The 7th Rule journey without our friend, our brother, Aron Eisenberg.He is still with us in spirit, in stories, in laughter, and in memories, and the show must go on.

We're bringing Hollywood Royalty into the studio this week! Join us as we sit down with The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Michael Westmore! We had the best time catching up with our favorite 'Makeup Man' - join us as we chat about working with stars, epic estate sales, his new book (and upcoming documentary with 455 Films) & more!Each week, we explore and celebrate the lives that the Star Trek universe has forever changed. From former and future cast and crew members to celebrities, scientists, and astronauts whose personal and professional journeys have been affected by the franchise, we sit down and dive deep with a new friend, laughing and learning from their stories. Sit back, grab a drink, and join alongside our hosts, Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer, as we get geeky in The D-Con Chamber. Let's get social! -

An Oscar winner (for Mask in 1985) and multiple Emmy winner (for various incarnations of Star Trek), Michael Westmore carries a name that is synonymous with makeup in Hollywood. He's proud of his heritage, which began with his grandfather in the silent-film era and flourished in the 1930s, when his father and uncles ran the makeup departments at virtually every major studio. He studied art history in college, then his uncle Bud took him on as an apprentice at Universal in the early 1960s and he unexpectedly (or inevitably) wound up in the family business. Mike wears his accomplishments lightly and for all he has done he remains delightfully down-to-earth.  

Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and sci-fi producer, Ryan T. Husk review and react to Star Trek: The Next  Generation, Season 3, episode 18, "Allegiance."Special Guest: Michael WestmoreProducer: Ryan T. HuskAudio Engineer: Scott JensenExecutive Producer: Jason OkunAssociate Producers:Homer FrizzellDr. Ann Marie SegalEve EnglandYvette Blackmon-TomTJ Jackson-BeyTitus MohlerDr. Mohamed NoorTierney C. DieckmannAnil O. PolatJoe BalsarottiMike GuDr. Stephanie BakerCarrie SchwentFaith HowellEdward Foltz AKA Crewman guyMai, Live From TokyoMatt BoardmanChris McGeeJustin WeirJake BarrettHenry UngerAllyson Leach-HeidJulie ManasfiMarsha "Classic" SchreierGreg K. WickstromJed ThompsonDr. Susan V. GrunerGlenn IversonDave GregoryTim BaumChris SternetChristopher D. Marshall Johanna Yunker Roy Eappen Special Thanks to Malissa LongoEvery week, we rewatch an episode of The Next Generation, relive and review it. Join us!Rewatch TNG every week and get in on the discussion - we'd love to have you!If you enjoy our content please leave us a five star rating and comment/review.Support and join the community here:https://www.patreon.com/The7thRuleWatch the episodes with full video here:https://www.youtube.com/c/The7thRuleSocial media:https://twitter.com/7thRulehttps://www.facebook.com/The7thRule/https://www.facebook.com/groups/The7thRuleGet cool T7R merchandise here:https://the-7th-rule.creator-spring.com/Malissa Longo creates fun and functional Star Trek art at:https://theintrovertedrepublic.com/Get radical Trek swag at Ryan's online store here: https://star-trek-and-chill.myshopify.com/We continue The 7th Rule journey without our friend, our brother, Aron Eisenberg.He is still with us in spirit, in stories, in laughter, and in memories, and the show must go on.

[Discovery 505 review starts at 17:00] Anthony and Laurie start with a Star Trek: Strange New Worlds production update, then round up the latest on the William Shatner documentary, a new Discovery coffee table book, and IDW’s “Star Trek: Celebrations” comic. Then they play some audio from Tony’s recent interview with Carlos Cisco, co-writer of this week’s Star Trek: Discovery episode, “Mirrors.” After that, they give “Mirrors” a full review; Tony liked it more than Laurie, but they both enjoyed the Moll and L’ak backstory. We also have a quick reminder about the PanCAN Purple Stride walk happening this weekend, which you can hear all about in our supplemental interview released on Monday. They wrap up with two podcast recommendations: first a deep dive into the competing Paramount bids on The Town, and a recent interview with makeup legend Michael Westmore on The 7th Rule.

[Discovery 505 review starts at 17:00] Anthony and Laurie start with a Star Trek: Strange New Worlds production update, then round up the latest on the William Shatner documentary, a new Discovery coffee table book, and IDW’s “Star Trek: Celebrations” comic. Then they play some audio from Tony’s recent interview with Carlos Cisco, co-writer of this week’s Star Trek: Discovery episode, “Mirrors.” After that, they give “Mirrors” a full review; Tony liked it more than Laurie, but they both enjoyed the Moll and L’ak backstory. We also have a quick reminder about the PanCAN Purple Stride walk happening this weekend, which you can hear all about in our supplemental interview released on Monday. They wrap up with two podcast recommendations: first a deep dive into the competing Paramount bids on The Town, and a recent interview with makeup legend Michael Westmore on The 7th Rule.

Ever wondered how Scientology manages to maintain a culture of silence? This episode is a deep dive into the world of Scientology as we analyze their training film, Confessional TRs. We pull back the curtain on the ideologies propagated through such films, highlighting the unwritten code that discourages Scientologists from reporting fellow members' criminal activities. We'll also explore the technical aspects of making Scientology films. Join us as we recount our experiences working with Hollywood makeup artist, Michael Westmore, on the set of Confessional TRs, and the unique challenges we faced due to the intense shooting conditions at Valencia Studios near Sable Ranch. Hear intriguing behind-the-scenes stories, from flame elements in every shot to Kelly Daniels and Denise Duff, two actresses who left an indelible mark on many of our productions.Lastly, we'll examine other Scientology-related films like recommendations Orpheus and Angel Heart and how their narratives echo the same doctrine of silence. We invite you to share your thoughts and experiences, and suggest topics that you want us to tackle in the future. Step into the enigmatic world of Scientology filmmaking, where the lines between reality and indoctrination blur. This is a conversation you don't want to miss!Support the showBFG Store - http://blownforgood-shop.fourthwall.com/Blown For Good on Audible - https://www.amazon.com/Blown-for-Good-Marc-Headley-audiobook/dp/B07GC6ZKGQ/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Blown For Good Website: http://blownforgood.com/PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2131160/shareApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blown-for-good-behind-the-iron-curtain-of-scientology/id1671284503 Spotify: ...

Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and sci-fi producer, Ryan T. Husk, critique, review and react to Star Trek:The Next Generation, season 2 episode 8, "A Matter of Honor."Special guest: Michael Westmore!Producer: Ryan T. HuskAudio Engineer: Scott JensenExecutive Producers:Dr. Susan V. GrunerJason OkunAssociate Producers:Homer Frizzell Dr. Ann Marie Segal Eve England Yvette Blackmon-Tom TJ Jackson-BeyBill Victor Arucan Titus MohlerDarlena Marie Blander Dr. Mohamed Noor Tierney C. Dieckmann Anna Post Rex A. Wood Anil O. Polat Joe BalsarottiMike GuDr. Stephanie BakerDequeue Neal AkasakaJustine Norton-KertsonCarrie SchwentFaith HowellEdward Foltz AKA Crewman guyMai, Live From TokyoMatt BoardmanChris McGeeJustin WeirJake BarrettJane JorgensenHenry UngerJed ThompsonAllyson Leach-HeidJulie ManasfiMarsha "Classic" SchreierSpecial Thanks to Malissa LongoEvery week, we rewatch an episode of The Next Generation, relive and review it. Join us!Rewatch TNG every week and get in on the discussion - we'd love to have you!If you enjoy our content please leave us a five star rating and comment/review.Support and join the community here:https://www.patreon.com/The7thRuleWatch the episodes with full video here:https://www.youtube.com/c/The7thRuleSocial media:https://twitter.com/7thRulehttps://www.facebook.com/The7thRule/https://www.facebook.com/groups/The7thRuleGet cool T7R merchandise here:https://the-7th-rule.creator-spring.com/Malissa Longo creates fun and functional Star Trek art at:https://theintrovertedrepublic.com/Get radical Trek swag at Ryan's online store here: https://star-trek-and-chill.myshopify.com/We continue The 7th Rule journey without our friend, our brother, Aron Eisenberg.He is still with us in spirit, in stories, in laughter, and in memories, and the show must go on.

Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and sci-fi producer, Ryan T. Husk, review Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 1 episode 24, "Conspiracy."Special Guest: Make-up effects legend, Michael Westmore.Producer: Ryan T. Husk.Audio Engineer: Scott Jensen.Executive Producers: Dr. Susan V. Gruner & Jason Okun.Associate Producers: Homer Frizzell, Dr. Ann Marie Segal, Eve England, Yvette Blackmon-Tom, TJ Jackson-Bey, Bill Victor Arucan, Titus Mohler, Darlena Marie Blander, Dr. Mohamed Noor, Tierney C. Dieckmann, Anna Post, Rex A. Wood, Anil O. Polat, Joe Balsarotti, Mike Gu, Dr. Stephanie Baker, Dequeue, Neal Akasaka, Justine Norton-Kertson, Carrie Schwent, Faith Howell, Edward Foltz AKA Crewman guy, Mai, Live From Tokyo, Matt Boardman, Chris McGee, Justin Weir, Jake Barrett, Jane Jorgensen, Henry Unger, Allyson Leach-Heid, Jed Thompson, Marsha "Classic" Schreier & Jason Gantt.Special Thanks to Malissa Longo.Special Thanks to David Gregory.Every week, we rewatch an episode of The Next Generation, relive and review it. Join us!Rewatch TNG every week and get in on the discussion - we'd love to have you!If you enjoy our content please leave us a five star rating and comment/review.Support and join the community here:https://www.patreon.com/The7thRuleWatch the episodes with full video here:https://www.youtube.com/c/The7thRuleSocial media:https://twitter.com/7thRulehttps://www.facebook.com/The7thRule/https://www.facebook.com/groups/The7thRuleGet cool T7R merchandise here:https://the-7th-rule.creator-spring.com/Malissa Longo creates fun and functional Star Trek art at:https://theintrovertedrepublic.com/Get radical Trek swag at Ryan's online store here: https://star-trek-and-chill.myshopify.com/We continue The 7th Rule journey without our friend, our brother, Aron Eisenberg.He is still with us in spirit, in stories, in laughter, and in memories, and the show must go on.

Bill Blair: More Alien Than Human Bill Blair is the Guinness World Record Holder for most special effect makeup characters portrayed in a career. With over 200 roles under heavy prosthetics, including dozens in Star Trek DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise, Bill's face is hardly recognizable for the amount of work he's put in on-camera. Bill talks about growing up in a small town and finding his way into Hollywood, cutting his teeth in commercials along the way. We discuss his time in the first "Robocop," working on "Diagnosis Murder" and with Angela Lansbury in "Murder, She Wrote," his audition for "Star Trek: First Contact" and why he ultimately had to turn down the role, how he got into acting with prosthetics and transforming into countless aliens in the Star Trek universe as well as "Babylon 5", stories about Michael Westmore, and amazing tips and techniques, he learned along the way to be a better performer under heavy makeup plus, how to play dead on-screen, and the advice he received from Robin Williams that he never forgot. Please subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@trekuntold . There you will see all the old episodes of this show, as well as new episodes and all of our other content, including shorts and some other fun things planned for the future. Visit my Amazon shop to check out tons of Trek products and other things I enjoy - https://www.amazon.com/shop/thefightnerd View the Teespring store for Trek Untold gear & apparel - https://my-store-9204078.creator-spring.com Support Trek Untold by becoming a Patreon at Patreon.com/TrekUntold. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating if you like us! Follow Trek Untold on Social Media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trekuntoldTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/trekuntoldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/trekuntold Follow Nerd News Today on Social Media Twitter:  Twitter.com/NerdNews2Day Instagram: Instagram.com/NerdNewsToday Facebook: Facebook.com/NerdNewsToday Trek Untold is sponsored by Treksphere.com, powered by the RAGE Works Podcast Network, and affiliated with Nerd News Today.   The views expressed on air during Trek Untold do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates. 

Bill Blair is the Guinness World Record Holder for most special effect makeup characters portrayed in a career. With over 200 roles under heavy prosthetics, including dozens in Star Trek DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise, Bill's face is hardly recognizable for the amount of work he's put in on-camera. Bill talks about growing up in a small town and finding his way into Hollywood, cutting his teeth in commercials along the way. We discuss his time in the first "Robocop," working on "Diagnosis Murder" and with Angela Lansbury in "Murder, She Wrote," his audition for "Star Trek: First Contact" and why he ultimately had to turn down the role, how he got into acting with prosthetics and transforming into countless aliens in the Star Trek universe as well as "Babylon 5", stories about Michael Westmore, and amazing tips and techniques, he learned along the way to be a better performer under heavy makeup plus, how to play dead on-screen, and the advice he received from Robin Williams that he never forgot. Please subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@trekuntold . There you will see all the old episodes of this show, as well as new episodes and all of our other content, including shorts and some other fun things planned for the future. Visit my Amazon shop to check out tons of Trek products and other things I enjoy - https://www.amazon.com/shop/thefightnerd View the Teespring store for Trek Untold gear & apparel - https://my-store-9204078.creator-spring.com Support Trek Untold by becoming a Patreon at Patreon.com/TrekUntold. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating if you like us! Follow Trek Untold on Social Media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trekuntoldTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/trekuntoldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/trekuntold Follow Nerd News Today on Social Media Twitter:  Twitter.com/NerdNews2Day Instagram: Instagram.com/NerdNewsToday Facebook: Facebook.com/NerdNewsToday Trek Untold is sponsored by Treksphere.com, powered by the RAGE Works Podcast Network, and affiliated with Nerd News Today.

Michael Berryman has an unmistakable look that has served him well for decades in Hollywood. His one-of-a-kind face helped him land two gigs in the Star Trek universe, but his career is certainly one where you've seen the man plenty of times, and now you get to know his story. Berryman was a Starfleet communications officer in "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home," and then Captain Rixx in the first season "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode, "Conspiracy," where he played the first on-screen Bolian.  Michael tells us about his early days, being discovered in an antique store by George Pal, his first gig in "Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze," stories from "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" with Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher, and the connection to the original Star Trek series with makeup artist Fred Phillips. From there, we discuss his time in Trek, the unique prosthetics he wore for those parts, spending time with Michael Westmore, and much more in this expansive career spotlighting the humble beginnings and explosive trajectory of the career of Michael Berryman.  Please subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@trekuntold . There you will see all the old episodes of this show, as well as new episodes and all of our other content, including shorts and some other fun things planned for the future. Visit my Amazon shop to check out tons of Trek products and other things I enjoy - https://www.amazon.com/shop/thefightnerd View the Teespring store for Trek Untold gear & apparel - https://my-store-9204078.creator-spring.com Support Trek Untold by becoming a Patreon at Patreon.com/TrekUntold. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave a rating if you like us! Follow Trek Untold on Social Media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trekuntoldTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/trekuntoldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/trekuntold Follow Nerd News Today on Social Media Twitter: Twitter.com/NerdNews2DayInstagram: Instagram.com/NerdNewsTodayFacebook: Facebook.com/NerdNewsToday Trek Untold is sponsored by Treksphere.com, powered by the RAGE Works Podcast Network, and affiliated with Nerd News Today.

Season 2, episode 11. Connor, Dominic, and Erica talk with legendary Academy Award and nine-time Emmy Award winning Star Trek Makeup Artist, Michael Westmore. Best known to us for his makeup on TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT and all of the TNG movies. This is one of those episodes where while we were recording, we kept finding ourselves with our jaws on the floor because of all of the amazing achievements and relationships built over Mr. Westmore's career. We discuss Michael's upbringing, his hollywood "makeup family", the history of makeup in Hollywood, and how he met Marion - his wife of now 58 years. Prosthetics. Glue. Writing his books. TV vs Film. The success of his children. And of course, Star Trek. Wash has a fan club. Matt, one of our Patreon Members and Live Event volunteers makes a candid appearance. Erica gets some fan questions in, Connor, Dominic, and Michael play for Patreon Member Jober Velasco in this week's Star Trek Trivia, and Michael plays “Stuck on a Deserted Island with Connor Trinneer.” It's another awesome conversation and another opportunity to see more of what our Patreon members get in these full length episodes. Mix a mimosa and join us for another good time. Michael Westmore's book "Makeup Man" is available on Amazon.We have merch! Check out our website. www.shuttlepodshow.comIf you'd like to contribute more to the sustainability of the show, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You will have access to significant exciting membership perks including extended unabridged episodes, live events priorities, behind the scenes access and much more. We are committed to building an engaging immersive community experience for our Patreon Members while remaining dedicated to our vision of making our interviews freely available to the public on YouTube. Your help makes that happen. Patreon: https://patreon.com/shuttlepodshowFollow us: Insta: @shuttlepodshow Twitter: @shuttlepodshow Facebook: @shuttlepodshow https://www.shuttlepodshow.com

Annette Helde Boldly Goes from Stage To Screen Annette Helde is a five-time veteran of the Star Trek world, first appearing in the DS9 episode "Visionary" as a Romulan, followed by Takar on the frightening VOY episode "Scientific Method," and then Lieutenant Nadia Larkin on the DS9 classic "The Siege of AR-558". She also appeared in "Star Trek: First Contact" as a Starfleet officer on the Enterprise who was assimilated by the Borg, and an alien musician named Aleria in the "Star Trek: Klingon" video game.  Annette is another guest who has not done many interviews, so hearing her stories is a real treat. We learn all about her various Michael Westmore alien makeups, how working on a stage show helped her find the character from "The Siege of AR-558", the connection between the Klingon video game and "First Contact," and other untold tales from her time on "Star Trek" shows.  Much of her career was in the theater world, and Annette also told us about her stage education, how being a rower in college helped her acting, performing with Star Trek alumni and acting great F. Murray Abraham in "Antigone," and some amazing advice and insight into performing on stage.  Plus, working on the "Mr. Bean" movie with Rowan Atkinson and "Nixon" with Anthony Hopkins, "Titanic" with Kathy bates, and more!  Please subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@trekuntold . There you will see all the old episodes of this show, as well as new episodes and all of our other content, including shorts and some other fun things planned for the future. Visit my Amazon shop to check out tons of Trek products and other things I enjoy - https://www.amazon.com/shop/thefightnerd View the Teespring store for Trek Untold gear & apparel - https://my-store-9204078.creator-spring.com Support Trek Untold by becoming a Patreon at Patreon.com/TrekUntold. Don't forget to subscribe to the show and leave a rating if you like us! Follow Trek Untold on Social Media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trekuntoldTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/trekuntoldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/trekuntold Follow Nerd News Today on Social Media Twitter:  Twitter.com/NerdNews2Day Instagram: Instagram.com/NerdNewsToday Facebook: Facebook.com/NerdNewsToday Trek Untold is sponsored by Treksphere.com, powered by the RAGE Works Podcast Network, and affiliated with Nerd News Today.   The opinions shared on Trek Untold do not reflect the opinions of the RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates. 

Annette Helde is a five-time veteran of the Star Trek world, first appearing in the DS9 episode "Visionary" as a Romulan, followed by Takar on the frightening VOY episode "Scientific Method," and then Lieutenant Nadia Larkin on the DS9 classic "The Siege of AR-558". She also appeared in "Star Trek: First Contact" as a Starfleet officer on the Enterprise who was assimilated by the Borg, and an alien musician named Aleria in the "Star Trek: Klingon" video game.  Annette is another guest who has not done many interviews, so hearing her stories is a real treat. We learn all about her various Michael Westmore alien makeups, how working on a stage show helped her find the character from "The Siege of AR-558", the connection between the Klingon video game and "First Contact," and other untold tales from her time on "Star Trek" shows.  Much of her career was in the theater world, and Annette also told us about her stage education, how being a rower in college helped her acting, performing with Star Trek alumni and acting great F. Murray Abraham in "Antigone," and some amazing advice and insight into performing on stage.  Plus, working on the "Mr. Bean" movie with Rowan Atkinson and "Nixon" with Anthony Hopkins, "Titanic" with Kathy bates, and more!  Please subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@trekuntold . There you will see all the old episodes of this show, as well as new episodes and all of our other content, including shorts and some other fun things planned for the future. Visit my Amazon shop to check out tons of Trek products and other things I enjoy - https://www.amazon.com/shop/thefightnerd View the Teespring store for Trek Untold gear & apparel - https://my-store-9204078.creator-spring.com Support Trek Untold by becoming a Patreon at Patreon.com/TrekUntold. Don't forget to subscribe to the show and leave a rating if you like us! Follow Trek Untold on Social Media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trekuntoldTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/trekuntoldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/trekuntold Follow Nerd News Today on Social Media Twitter: Twitter.com/NerdNews2DayInstagram: Instagram.com/NerdNewsTodayFacebook: Facebook.com/NerdNewsToday Trek Untold is sponsored by Treksphere.com, powered by the RAGE Works Podcast Network, and affiliated with Nerd News Today.

Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar in Star Trek: The Next Generation), and sci-fi producer, Ryan T. Husk, review Star Trek: The Next Generation, episode 6, "Lonely Among Us" Special Guest: Michael WestmoreProducer: Ryan T. HuskAudio Engineer: Scott JensenExecutive Producer: Dr. Susan V. GrunerAssociate Producers: Homer FrizzellDr. Ann Marie SegalEve EnglandYvette Blackmon-TomCarmen aka SkilletTJ Jackson-BeyBill Victor ArucanTitus MohlerDarlena Marie BlanderDr. Mohamed NoorTierney C. DieckmannAnna PostRex A. WoodAnil O. PolatJoe BalsarottiMike GuDr. Stephanie BakerDequeueNeal AkasakaJustine Norton-KertsonCarrie SchwentFaith HowellEdward Foltz AKA Crewman guyMai, Live From TokyoMatt BoardmanChris McGeeJustin WeirJake BarrettJane JorgensenHenry UngerJed ThompsonAimee Renee HainesSean MauchMarsha “Classic “ SchreierSpecial Thanks to Malissa LongoSpecial Thanks to Austin BallhagenEvery week, we rewatch an episode of The Next Generation, relive and review it. Join us!Rewatch TNG every week and get in on the discussion - we'd love to have you!If you enjoy our content please leave us a five star rating and comment/review.Support and join the community here:https://www.patreon.com/The7thRuleWatch the episodes with full video here:https://www.youtube.com/c/The7thRuleSocial media:https://twitter.com/7thRulehttps://www.facebook.com/The7thRule/Get cool T7R merchandise here:https://the-7th-rule.creator-spring.com/Malissa Longo creates fun and functional Star Trek art at:https://theintrovertedrepublic.com/We continue The 7th Rule journey without our friend, our brother, Aron Eisenberg.He is still with us in spirit, in stories, in laughter, and in memories, and the show must go on.

Roderick Garr: Sitcoms to Spike Lee to Star Trek Roderick Garr played Regana Tosh on the fourth season DS9 episode "Hippocratic Oath," but his career goes far beyond his time on that space station.  Growing up in Buffalo, NY, Roderick tells us about his encounter as a child with Sammy Davis Jr. that changed the course of his life, what he learned during his time at Howard University and from his first professional tv role, the greatest lesson he learned from the great Richard Gant, working with the Mowry family on "Sister, Sister" and "Smart Guy" and Queen Latifah on "Living Single," working on sets with Spike Lee and more!  From there, it's onto Trek talk as we learn about the audition and makeup process for Regana Tosh, hanging out with Michael Westmore in his studio, working with Armin Shimerman, Micheal Dorn, and Rene Auberjonois, and how Kinko's fits into his DS9 role in a most unique way!  To learn more about Roderick's new film "If My People," visit this link - https://1922productions.com/  Please subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@trekuntold . There you will see all the old episodes of this show, as well as new episodes and all of our other content, including shorts and some other fun things planned for the future. Visit my Amazon shop to check out tons of Trek products and other things I enjoy - https://www.amazon.com/shop/thefightnerd View the Teespring store for Trek Untold gear & apparel - https://my-store-9204078.creator-spring.com Support Trek Untold by becoming a Patreon at Patreon.com/TrekUntold. Don't forget to subscribe to the show and leave a rating if you like us! Follow Trek Untold on Social Media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trekuntoldTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/trekuntoldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/trekuntold Follow Nerd News Today on Social Media Twitter:  Twitter.com/NerdNews2Day Instagram: Instagram.com/NerdNewsToday Facebook: Facebook.com/NerdNewsToday Trek Untold is sponsored by Treksphere.com, powered by the RAGE Works Podcast Network, and affiliated with Nerd News Today.   The views expressed on air during Trek Untold do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates. 

Roderick Garr played Regana Tosh on the fourth season DS9 episode "Hippocratic Oath," but his career goes far beyond his time on that space station.  Growing up in Buffalo, NY, Roderick tells us about his encounter as a child with Sammy Davis Jr. that changed the course of his life, what he learned during his time at Howard University and from his first professional tv role, the greatest lesson he learned from the great Richard Gant, working with the Mowry family on "Sister, Sister" and "Smart Guy" and Queen Latifah on "Living Single," working on sets with Spike Lee and more!  From there, it's onto Trek talk as we learn about the audition and makeup process for Regana Tosh, hanging out with Michael Westmore in his studio, working with Armin Shimerman, Micheal Dorn, and Rene Auberjonois, and how Kinko's fits into his DS9 role in a most unique way!  To learn more about Roderick's new film "If My People," visit this link - https://1922productions.com/  Please subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@trekuntold . There you will see all the old episodes of this show, as well as new episodes and all of our other content, including shorts and some other fun things planned for the future. Visit my Amazon shop to check out tons of Trek products and other things I enjoy - https://www.amazon.com/shop/thefightnerd View the Teespring store for Trek Untold gear & apparel - https://my-store-9204078.creator-spring.com Support Trek Untold by becoming a Patreon at Patreon.com/TrekUntold. Don't forget to subscribe to the show and leave a rating if you like us! Follow Trek Untold on Social Media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trekuntoldTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/trekuntoldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/trekuntold Follow Nerd News Today on Social Media Twitter: Twitter.com/NerdNews2DayInstagram: Instagram.com/NerdNewsTodayFacebook: Facebook.com/NerdNewsToday Trek Untold is sponsored by Treksphere.com, powered by the RAGE Works Podcast Network, and affiliated with Nerd News Today.

The Sistas sat down and talked to Children's Librarian Stefanie Gangone, founder of Library of the Kind and the Star Trek Long Island Convention. Trek Long Island is a new Science Fiction convention hosted by the Library for the Kind. The Librarian run organization promotes books and resources that celebrate diversity, inclusion, gender equality, LGBTQ+ and kindness. The Trek Long Island convention will focus on in-depth discussions about TOS, Trek's modern-day influences, Autism in Space, gender on the Enterprise (They, Him, Her, Xi) and more! Guests announced include Headliners Doug Jones and Oded Fehr. Other guests announced from Star Trek's Original Series, Discovery, Picard and Prodigy and Michael Westmore. Listen to this episode to discover the third headliner and other surprises. Trek Long Island will take place on May 20th and 21st, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Long Island located 1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, New York, United States, 11788 Follow Trek Long Island: Twitter @treklongisland IG: treklongisland treklongisland.com Library of the Kind: https://storytimesolidarity.com/library-for-the-kind/ Please support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackbeanz70 Thank you to our sound engineer DoS, the Anonymous: @dos_theanonymous_1 You can find the SyFy Sistas and our family of podcasts on The Trek Geeks Podcast Network https://trekgeeks.com FANSETS - our pins...have character. We want to thank our friends at FanSets for being the presenting sponsor of the Trek Geeks Podcast Network. https://fansets.com ALL SYFY SISTAS INFO AT YOUR FINGER TIPS https://linktr.ee/syfysistas

The Sistas sat down and talked to Children's Librarian Stefanie Gangone, founder of Library of the Kind and the Star Trek Long Island Convention. Trek Long Island is a new Science Fiction convention hosted by the Library for the Kind. The Librarian run organization promotes books and resources that celebrate diversity, inclusion, gender equality, LGBTQ+ and kindness. The Trek Long Island convention will focus on in-depth discussions about TOS, Trek's modern-day influences, Autism in Space, gender on the Enterprise (They, Him, Her, Xi) and more! Guests announced include Headliners Doug Jones and Oded Fehr. Other guests announced from Star Trek's Original Series, Discovery, Picard and Prodigy and Michael Westmore. Listen to this episode to discover the third headliner and other surprises. Trek Long Island will take place on May 20th and 21st, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Long Island located 1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, New York, United States, 11788 Follow Trek Long Island: Twitter @treklongisland IG: treklongisland treklongisland.com Library of the Kind: https://storytimesolidarity.com/library-for-the-kind/ Please support the SyFy Sistas podcast on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/syfysistas Thank you Dena Massenburg for our dope logo: @blackbeanz70 Thank you to our sound engineer DoS, the Anonymous: @dos_theanonymous_1 You can find the SyFy Sistas and our family of podcasts on The Trek Geeks Podcast Network https://trekgeeks.com FANSETS - our pins...have character. We want to thank our friends at FanSets for being the presenting sponsor of the Trek Geeks Podcast Network. https://fansets.com ALL SYFY SISTAS INFO AT YOUR FINGER TIPS https://linktr.ee/syfysistas

Uncle Jim and his Treksperts are joined by Stefanie Gangone, Edwin Thrower and Rachel Hasenauer-Thrower to discuss TREK LONG ISLAND. Already scheduled to appear are, DOUG JONES, ODED FEHR, PHUMZILE SITOLE, SANDY GIMPLE, but that's not all!!! MICHAEL WESTMORE, ALAN HOWARTH, ROBB PEARLMAN, MICHAEL JAN FRIEDMAN and DAVE RASH will also be appearing.AS if that's NOT enough, they have a Special guest announcement to make. Call (646)668-2433 with questions of comments.Let's see What's Out There...ENGAGE 

THIS VOYAGE, while Mark and Daren are away at Comic-Con, guest hosts PETER HOLMSTROM (author, The Center Seat) and LISA KLINK (writer, Star Trek: Voyager) are joined by legendary make-up effects artist MICHAEL WESTMORE who discusses his years of creating aliens for Star Trek from The Next Generation to Enterprise and the Hollywood dynasty of make-up artists that he continued in the 24th century. THIS SUNDAY! Don't miss Mark & Daren and some of your favorite INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS guests at the 20th anniversary of STARSHIP SMACKDOWN LIVE at San Diego COMIC-CON!! Learn all that is learnable about Star Trek in Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross' THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION, available in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from St. Maritn's Press. And if you're a James Bond fan, don't miss NOBODY DOES IT BETTER, in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from Forge Books. And don't miss THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE KILLED HIS DOG, the complete oral history of John Wick, Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action, now in hardcover and digital. Follow Inglorious Treksperts at @inglorioustrek on Twitter, Facebook and at @inglorioustreksperts on Instagram. And now follow the Treksperts Briefing Room at @trekspertsBR, an entirely separate Twitter & Instagram feed. "Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times #StarTrek #TOS #TAS #TNG #DS9 #VOY #ENT #DISCO #PICARD #LLAP #comics #IDW #Marvel #DC #GoldKey #Discovery #DeepSpaceNine #STTMP #StarWars #CaptainPike #StrangeNewWorlds #55YearTour #casting #ST55 #StarTrek55 #TheCage #StrangeNewWorlds #SNW #Voyager #Janeway #Enterprise #TheSearchForSpock #StarTrekIII #BSG #TMP #Trekkies During the pandemic, we are still recording remotely and not in the studio. As a result, the quality of the audio may not be up to our usual high standards. We trust you will nursemaid us through these difficulties. Please stay healthy and safe... and keep on Trekkin' - ingloriously, of course!

A detailed budget and a memo from Star Trek producer Bob Justman spell out the very real need to keep on top of production expenses when it came to makeup supplies on TOS. We welcome back Michael Westmore to talk about keeping the ship running and what actors actually steal from the set. See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

A detailed budget and a memo from Star Trek producer Bob Justman spell out the very real need to keep on top of production expenses when it came to makeup supplies on TOS. We welcome back Michael Westmore to talk about keeping the ship running and what actors actually steal from the set. See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

A detailed budget and a memo from Star Trek producer Bob Justman spell out the very real need to keep on top of production expenses when it came to makeup supplies on TOS. We welcome back Michael Westmore to talk about keeping the ship running and what actors actually steal from the set. See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

Should Data be grey or bubblegum pink? This was just one decision to be made before Star Trek: The Next Generation went before the cameras. Hollywood make-up legend Michael Westmore joins The Trek Files to discuss the earliest days of defining the look of TNG's characters. See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

Should Data be grey or bubblegum pink? This was just one decision to be made before Star Trek: The Next Generation went before the cameras. Hollywood make-up legend Michael Westmore joins The Trek Files to discuss the earliest days of defining the look of TNG's characters. See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

Should Data be grey or bubblegum pink? This was just one decision to be made before Star Trek: The Next Generation went before the cameras. Hollywood make-up legend Michael Westmore joins The Trek Files to discuss the earliest days of defining the look of TNG's characters. See the documents: facebook.com/thetrekfiles Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise.

Speaking with Make-up artist, Academy Award-winner and author Michael Westmore is like getting to know a national treasure, and getting the keys to his treasure chest! He knows everything about the history of the film industry, coming from a long lineage of Westmore family of Make-up artists, a truly extraordinary legacy. Westmore created his own legacy through his work on Star Trek, and few men know Gates' face as well as he does. Michael Westmore is adored by those he's worked with across several iterations of Star Trek, and we're sure you'll adore this conversation as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Episode 508 of Priority One: Anson Mount updates fans on the status of #StrangeNewWorlds; Paramount+ is serious about its streaming; the mobile game Star Trek Fleet Command meets The Next Generation; and Chase Masterson joins us to talk about the Pop Culture Hero Coalition! TREK IT OUT Edited by Thomas Reynolds JLP In Effigy By Elio Lleo If you’re looking to add to your existing Star Trek collection, then you might want to #TrekOut EXO-6’s latest product. Their 1:6 scale articulated figure of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the style and uniform from Star Trek: First Contact is now available for preorder. AKA "Mother's Day 2022." Image: EXO-6. The figurine has over 30 points of articulation that allow you recreate some of your favorite moments from the film---with a Type II hand phaser, the TR-590 Tricorder X, or a Type 3B Phaser Rifle! So, if you’re looking to add to your collection, you can pre-order now for $20 US---but the total cost will be $189.95 + $25 US international shipping. https://youtu.be/eGoXyXiwOBg?t=73 I'm A Doctor, Not A...Well, Yes, A Podcaster By Cat Hough As you might recall from a previous episode, we mentioned that Gates McFadden was getting into podcasting. Well her new podcast, Gates McFadden InvestiGates: Who Do You Think You Are? launches May 12. This is a limited podcast series where Gates invites some of her besties over for a chat. Who’s on the lineup? Well, to name a few: Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Wil Wheaton, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, John  de Lancie, Robert Picardo, Michael Westmore, Nana Visitor, Denise Crosby and more. Each show is less interview and more one-on-one intimate conversation. NacelleCast promises that InvestiGates will feature “never-before-heard stories” from the stars and creatives behind Star Trek. https://youtu.be/tg50Jok82nc While we are very excited to listen to her new podcast, we do have some unfortunate news. McFadden confirmed this week to TrekMovie.com that she will not be reprising her role as Beverly Crusher in Season Two of Star Trek: Picard, saying “I’m not in the second season. I’m sad that I’m not. Things have changed a lot on different levels. So I have no idea at this point. I’m disappointed because it would have been so much fun to just work with those people. But we’ll see. I have no idea. I wish I could tell you.” The Vision of Trek In Gene’s Centennial Year By Rosco McQueen It’s the core mantra of the Vulcan philosophy, and the overall Star Trek franchise---infinite diversity in infinite combinations.  This week Rod Rodenberry reflected on the guiding principle of his father, Gene Rodenberry, who was born a century ago in 1921.  Speaking with The Credits, Rod Roddenberry spoke about his father and the future he pictured for everyone. “He took more of a humanistic or a realistic approach.  What could it be like one day? How did he see us 200, 300 years in the future? My father took the approach that we’re sort of a juvenile, child race-species right now, but we grow like any species---any life form does---and we mature. In that future, we realize it’s the diversity in idea, not just form. The fact that we are fighting over the fact that we look different now is childish. We need to be embracing the uniqueness between us because that’s how you grow.” Rod goes on to speak about diversity being the strength of Star Trek, and how it has always been the goal of the series that “no matter what your ethnic, gender, socio-economic, religious, political background is, it should all be represented at some level on Star Trek. That’s what humanity is and needs to be. That’s what Star Trek is.” Paramount+ Piles It On By Rosco McQueen In an effort to compete with other streaming services, Paramount+ is leaning into its cinema pedigree. The promise is an additional 1,000 movies added to their library, for 2,500 total titles in June. According to the Hollywood Reporter, it’s all part of ViacomCBS’s plan to counter Disney+’s catalogue of Marvel and Star Wars titles, or HBO MAX and their same-day cinema and streaming releases. CEO Bob Bakish announced the plan, as well as future exclusive titles on ViacomCBS’s first-quarter earnings conference call.  Bakish said that the new Mark Whalberg film Infinite will go straight to the on-demand service, reflecting their plans to release an original movie every week in 2022.  Bakish also told shareholders that their subscriber base grew substantially since the rebrand to Paramount+, adding 6 million global streaming subscribers to reach 36 million in its first quarter. ViacomCBS shareholder meeting (editor's interpretation). Image: ViacomCBS. Now, here are a few headlines that we didn’t discuss but might interest you: While promoting his latest film, “The Virtuoso,” Anson Mount spoke with RadioTimes’ Paul Simpson about getting back into the Captain’s chair for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. According to Mount, although COVID protocols have required everyone to adapt, “it’s been one of the smoothest starts I think I’ve ever had in television.” Additionally, it sounds like some of the production staff have crossed over from Star Trek: Discovery, making the transition much easier. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 will be released on Blu-Ray on July 20. The four-disc collection will also include over 2 hours of special features. Nothing as to whether there will be a 4K release of a new Trek series any time soon. Actor Nathan Jung, who appeared in Star Trek: The Original Series has died at the age of 74. Over the years he had roles on TV and film in The A Team, Kung Fu, Big Trouble in Little China, and the Kentucky Fried Movie. But it was Trek that helped launch his career: Jung played Ghengis Khan in the episode “The Savage Curtain” in 1969.   STAR TREK GAMING NEWS Edited by Thomas Reynolds (Say That You Remember) Fusing In September By Cath Hough The U.S.S. Enterprise-F, designed by Thomas Marrone will be included in the 2022 Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendar series by Universe Publishing. This is the first time a ship from Star Trek Online has appeared in the calendar series. Ships from TOS, TNG and DS9 are also featured and the calendar includes some ship designs and cutaway diagrams. Maybe we should start calling Thomas Mr. September? [No. - Ed.] So much for thrusters only while in spacedock. Image: Thomas Morrone via Universe Publishing. Also this week, our favorite environment artist Nick Duguid streamed his design and build of a 2409 Federation fusion reactor environment. This is a fascinating video: Nick walks us through his process from forming an idea to actually building an asset. It seems like we’re just watching what a day at work is like for Nick. The video ends with showcasing his final design and it’s an amazing piece of work.  https://twitter.com/Tumerboy/status/1391770455309099011?s=20 Cryptic’s Latest Console-ations By Rosco McQueen Good news for console captains this week, with the Delta Recruit event coming to consoles from May 13 on Playstation and Xbox.  The event will run for 28 days, and includes improvements to the existing recruit rewards to remove out of date missions and introduce some new rewards.  It’s a great way to earn extra perks on your account, so why not take the opportunity to create a new character! Any freshly-made 2409 characters from Starfleet, the Klingon Defense Force, or the Romulan Republic are eligible to become a recruit for the 28 days the event runs! From May 13th through 20th, console captains can claim a free Phoenix prize pack each day. Visit Onna on Deep Space Nine or get gritty with Grym on Drozana Station to claim your pack.  And lastly for console, the Jovian Intel Heavy Raider from Season three of Discovery is finally making it to the game.  The new Tier 6 ship will be available via the Infinity Lock Box. The Next Generation of Fleet Command By Elio Lleo Turning our attention to mobile gaming, Scopely’s Star Trek: Fleet Command introduced a new era of characters from the Star Trek Multiverse on May 11th. TNG characters like Geordi, Deanna, Data, Beverly, Will, and Jean-Luc are now available; according to a post on StarTrek.com, “the event will continue to evolve over time, with new surprises rolling out in the following months.” If the beard unlocks by microtransaction I am going to riot. Image: Scopely via StarTrek.com

This week on Episode 508 of Priority One: Anson Mount updates fans on the status of #StrangeNewWorlds; Paramount+ is serious about its streaming; the mobile game Star Trek Fleet Command meets The Next Generation; and Chase Masterson joins us to talk about the Pop Culture Hero Coalition! TREK IT OUT Edited by Thomas Reynolds JLP In Effigy By Elio Lleo If you're looking to add to your existing Star Trek collection, then you might want to #TrekOut EXO-6's latest product. Their 1:6 scale articulated figure of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the style and uniform from Star Trek: First Contact is now available for preorder. AKA "Mother's Day 2022." Image: EXO-6. The figurine has over 30 points of articulation that allow you recreate some of your favorite moments from the film---with a Type II hand phaser, the TR-590 Tricorder X, or a Type 3B Phaser Rifle! So, if you're looking to add to your collection, you can pre-order now for $20 US---but the total cost will be $189.95 + $25 US international shipping. https://youtu.be/eGoXyXiwOBg?t=73 I'm A Doctor, Not A...Well, Yes, A Podcaster By Cat Hough As you might recall from a previous episode, we mentioned that Gates McFadden was getting into podcasting. Well her new podcast, Gates McFadden InvestiGates: Who Do You Think You Are? launches May 12. This is a limited podcast series where Gates invites some of her besties over for a chat. Who's on the lineup? Well, to name a few: Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Wil Wheaton, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, John  de Lancie, Robert Picardo, Michael Westmore, Nana Visitor, Denise Crosby and more. Each show is less interview and more one-on-one intimate conversation. NacelleCast promises that InvestiGates will feature “never-before-heard stories” from the stars and creatives behind Star Trek. https://youtu.be/tg50Jok82nc While we are very excited to listen to her new podcast, we do have some unfortunate news. McFadden confirmed this week to TrekMovie.com that she will not be reprising her role as Beverly Crusher in Season Two of Star Trek: Picard, saying “I'm not in the second season. I'm sad that I'm not. Things have changed a lot on different levels. So I have no idea at this point. I'm disappointed because it would have been so much fun to just work with those people. But we'll see. I have no idea. I wish I could tell you.” The Vision of Trek In Gene's Centennial Year By Rosco McQueen It's the core mantra of the Vulcan philosophy, and the overall Star Trek franchise---infinite diversity in infinite combinations.  This week Rod Rodenberry reflected on the guiding principle of his father, Gene Rodenberry, who was born a century ago in 1921.  Speaking with The Credits, Rod Roddenberry spoke about his father and the future he pictured for everyone. “He took more of a humanistic or a realistic approach.  What could it be like one day? How did he see us 200, 300 years in the future? My father took the approach that we're sort of a juvenile, child race-species right now, but we grow like any species---any life form does---and we mature. In that future, we realize it's the diversity in idea, not just form. The fact that we are fighting over the fact that we look different now is childish. We need to be embracing the uniqueness between us because that's how you grow.” Rod goes on to speak about diversity being the strength of Star Trek, and how it has always been the goal of the series that “no matter what your ethnic, gender, socio-economic, religious, political background is, it should all be represented at some level on Star Trek. That's what humanity is and needs to be. That's what Star Trek is.” Paramount+ Piles It On By Rosco McQueen In an effort to compete with other streaming services, Paramount+ is leaning into its cinema pedigree. The promise is an additional 1,000 movies added to their library, for 2,500 total titles in June. According to the Hollywood Reporter, it's all part of ViacomCBS's plan to counter Disney+'s catalogue of Marvel and Star Wars titles, or HBO MAX and their same-day cinema and streaming releases. CEO Bob Bakish announced the plan, as well as future exclusive titles on ViacomCBS's first-quarter earnings conference call.  Bakish said that the new Mark Whalberg film Infinite will go straight to the on-demand service, reflecting their plans to release an original movie every week in 2022.  Bakish also told shareholders that their subscriber base grew substantially since the rebrand to Paramount+, adding 6 million global streaming subscribers to reach 36 million in its first quarter. ViacomCBS shareholder meeting (editor's interpretation). Image: ViacomCBS. Now, here are a few headlines that we didn't discuss but might interest you: While promoting his latest film, “The Virtuoso,” Anson Mount spoke with RadioTimes' Paul Simpson about getting back into the Captain's chair for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. According to Mount, although COVID protocols have required everyone to adapt, “it's been one of the smoothest starts I think I've ever had in television.” Additionally, it sounds like some of the production staff have crossed over from Star Trek: Discovery, making the transition much easier. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 will be released on Blu-Ray on July 20. The four-disc collection will also include over 2 hours of special features. Nothing as to whether there will be a 4K release of a new Trek series any time soon. Actor Nathan Jung, who appeared in Star Trek: The Original Series has died at the age of 74. Over the years he had roles on TV and film in The A Team, Kung Fu, Big Trouble in Little China, and the Kentucky Fried Movie. But it was Trek that helped launch his career: Jung played Ghengis Khan in the episode “The Savage Curtain” in 1969.   STAR TREK GAMING NEWS Edited by Thomas Reynolds (Say That You Remember) Fusing In September By Cath Hough The U.S.S. Enterprise-F, designed by Thomas Marrone will be included in the 2022 Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendar series by Universe Publishing. This is the first time a ship from Star Trek Online has appeared in the calendar series. Ships from TOS, TNG and DS9 are also featured and the calendar includes some ship designs and cutaway diagrams. Maybe we should start calling Thomas Mr. September? [No. - Ed.] So much for thrusters only while in spacedock. Image: Thomas Morrone via Universe Publishing. Also this week, our favorite environment artist Nick Duguid streamed his design and build of a 2409 Federation fusion reactor environment. This is a fascinating video: Nick walks us through his process from forming an idea to actually building an asset. It seems like we're just watching what a day at work is like for Nick. The video ends with showcasing his final design and it's an amazing piece of work.  https://twitter.com/Tumerboy/status/1391770455309099011?s=20 Cryptic's Latest Console-ations By Rosco McQueen Good news for console captains this week, with the Delta Recruit event coming to consoles from May 13 on Playstation and Xbox.  The event will run for 28 days, and includes improvements to the existing recruit rewards to remove out of date missions and introduce some new rewards.  It's a great way to earn extra perks on your account, so why not take the opportunity to create a new character! Any freshly-made 2409 characters from Starfleet, the Klingon Defense Force, or the Romulan Republic are eligible to become a recruit for the 28 days the event runs! From May 13th through 20th, console captains can claim a free Phoenix prize pack each day. Visit Onna on Deep Space Nine or get gritty with Grym on Drozana Station to claim your pack.  And lastly for console, the Jovian Intel Heavy Raider from Season three of Discovery is finally making it to the game.  The new Tier 6 ship will be available via the Infinity Lock Box. The Next Generation of Fleet Command By Elio Lleo Turning our attention to mobile gaming, Scopely's Star Trek: Fleet Command introduced a new era of characters from the Star Trek Multiverse on May 11th. TNG characters like Geordi, Deanna, Data, Beverly, Will, and Jean-Luc are now available; according to a post on StarTrek.com, “the event will continue to evolve over time, with new surprises rolling out in the following months.” If the beard unlocks by microtransaction I am going to riot. Image: Scopely via StarTrek.com

This week on Episode 498 of Priority One: We Trek Out what Spiner has to say about a TNG reboot? A new book featuring Cristóbal Rios is on the horizon. And we've learned what the next event in Star Trek Online is slated to be. Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we'll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages This Week's Community Questions are: CQ: If there was a feature film reboot of the Next Generation, who would you cast as Data? AND CQ: What bridge officer traits do you rely on for your builds in Star Trek Online? Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! TREK IT OUT Brent Spiner - Next Gen Reboot Brent Spiner recently sat down with SYFY Wire to discuss a plethora of things from his upcoming book, “Fan Fiction: A Mem-noir: Inspired by True Events,” to what tips he would give to Patrick Stewart on portraying an android Jean-Luc for Picard season 2. Spoiler alert by the way. Amongst the many topics touched upon was one in particular which will undoubtedly provide some Trek trivia fodder. It turns out that before Spiner suggested that he play Dr. Noonian Soong, Data's creator, a different actor had already been cast in the role. Keye Luke was set to play the part originally. Having a role in the TOS episode, Whom Gods Destroy, Luke is most well known as Master Po from the Kung Fu TV series in the 70's and as the shop owner who cares for Gizmo in the Gremlins movies. Spiner was unaware that an actor had already been cast and tried to rescind his suggestion afterwards. But the creative team decided to have Spiner play the part and begin building the impressive list of characters and personalities that Spiner would ultimately play. And which of those characters is his favorite to play? ”I always liked playing Lore, because Lore is really more like me than any of the other characters I've ever played because I am evil.”  Spiner also credits Michael Westmore with helping him create the character of Noonian Soong. Talking about the Soong makeup, Spiner said, “When he put it on me and I looked in the mirror, I knew exactly how to play the part. I owe him a lot, because I think we collaborated on that.” Later on in the interview Spiner was asked about the future of Star Trek. In addition to enjoying the recent Star Trek movies, Spiner said, “I think that sooner or later, they're going to do a reboot, a motion picture version of Next Generation, and cast some young guys in our parts.” Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements If you were a fan of Spanish Han Solo… I mean, Cristóbal Rios -- Captain of La Sirena… then you might want to mark your calendars for August 17th! New York Times Bestseller, John Jackson Miller is taking you on a spicy adventure featuring your favorite tall, dark, spanish drink of water. Based on events occurring PRIOR to meeting Picard and taking on the Synth Plot to rid the galaxy of all organic life, Miller's book, “Rogue Elements” takes on adventures with ”exotic lovers and locales... as well as dangers galore -- and Rios learns the hard way that good crew members are hard to find”. ASTROMETRICS REPORT By Dr. Robert Hurt Image: NASA/JPL For this week's Astrometrics Report, what else could I talk about other than the incredible feat of interplanetary gymnastics, with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory once again sticking the landing by delivering the Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars? There were a lot of happy faces in Mission Control on February 18th, when the "all's well" signals came back from the Red Planet. You may have a sense of déjà vu looking at this new rover since it bears a strong resemblance to its younger sibling, the highly-successful Curiosity rover. This is no accident: Perseverance is essentially built on the same chassis. When you have a flexible design that's been proven to work, it makes sense to leverage that technology moving forward. Of course, Perseverance brings a lot of new technologies to bear. NASA's website explains that the mission addresses high-priority science goals for Mars exploration, including key questions about the potential for life on Mars. The mission takes the next step by not only seeking signs of habitable conditions on Mars in the ancient past, but also searching for signs of past microbial life itself. Image: NASA/JPL It also provides opportunities to gather knowledge and demonstrate technologies to address the challenges of future human expeditions to Mars. These include testing a method for producing oxygen from the Martian atmosphere, identifying other resources like subsurface water, improving landing techniques, and characterizing weather, dust, and other environmental conditions that could affect future astronauts living and working on Mars. Personally I'm most excited over the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, a technology testbed to pave the way for more flexible aerial explorations of our neighboring planet. Building a drone for Mars is not trivial: when the surface pressure is only 1% that of Earth at sea level, you have to crank out a lot more lift than your typical off-the-shelf drone. Everything we learn from Ingenuity's performance will help us design a new generation of flying laboratories that can be sent to Mars and other places in the Solar System. But if you just want to watch something cool, another mission first includes actual video document of the descent and landing. This is the first time we can see the mind-numbing complexity of the landing sequence directly, instead of relying on visual effects simulations. Adding the diagnostic cameras did cut into the tightly-controlled weight budget for the mission, but it will give engineers lots of insight to how well the technologies are performing...in addition to giving us a great show. Perseverance has already sent back an incredible panorama of its landing site within the Jezero Crater, and even recording what the surface of Mars sounds like. Scientists think that about 3.5 billion years ago, Jezero Crater was actually a lake before Mars lost most of its atmosphere and surface water. This was identified as an ideal place to look for any hints that Mars could have harbored life early in its history. There won't be any quick answers here, but the instruments on Perseverance are well-suited to study the geological clues in this exciting new locale. Make sure to keep an eye on NASA's website in the coming months to see what Perseverance learns. Star Trek Gaming News by Thomas Reynolds, Shane Hoover & Anthony Cox Extinction Events and Campaign Trails By Thomas Reynolds The 11th Anniversary celebrations are over, captains. So now it's obviously time for another grind. As first seen in an unintended Ten Forward stream leak, the next STO event is a 3-week Voth Advance reprise, from February 25th-March 18th, probably following the daily-TFO-for-14-days format. Players can earn Molor's Flaming Sword by completing either “The Breach” or “Storming the Spire” daily during the event. This round of the Voth Advance also starts off the third of STO's popular Event Campaigns. But will it be worth the fatigue this time around? The grand prize for 2021 is either 1500 Lobi, a T6 Zen Store ship, or a Premium T6 Starship Choice. So I'd say yes, yes it is. Read more about the event in our shownotes. Fair Trait Associations By Thomas Reynolds Bridge crew: even if they aren't doing kick flips all the time, they're an essential part of any Star Trek story. They tap consoles, tap each other, and help the audience tap into each show's heart and history. And sometimes, we even learn their names! Although maybe it takes until Season 2 to get there. In Star Trek Online, your bridge crew serves another purpose beyond away parties and eye candy. As your species, career, and lockbox luck give you stat-improving traits, boff traits improve your captainly effectiveness too. Some are useful in very, very specific situations. Nelen Exil --- HE gets knocked down, then he gets up again, so they'll never keep him down. Might not sound useful to your phaser-basted corpse, but a team medic who isn't one-and-done isn't a bad idea. However, the most highly-prized boffs offer traits for space combat and ground. Everyone–not just DPS chasers and PvPers–should look around their bridge and ask if they're truly getting peak performance. Space traits won't make-or-break builds, but don't leave weapon crit bonuses and hull regen buffs on the ready room table. We asked...well, solicited…alright, pestered the P1 production crew to share space boff traits they prefer on their builds. We'll discuss a few here for your listening pleasure, with the full list in the shownotes. Star Trek Timelines Adds New “Crew Retrieval” System By Anthony Cox Over in the mobile world of Star Trek gaming, Star Trek Timelines has added a new feature to help players retrieve specific crew members for their collections. Timelines is a game where you collect crew members from all the various timelines and time periods of Star Trek, assemble them on a team, and battle against mission requirements. It's pretty much Star Trek: Pokemon. There are several rarities of crew members and it can sometimes be frustrating trying to collect that one specific character you need to complete your collections. Well, Tilting Point, the relatively new owners of Star Trek Timelines, has released a helpful, yet somewhat complicated new system. The Crew Retrieval system. The scan feature, which is not new, is used to gain random items throughout the day. Scans were free every 3 hours. Now, scans cost a new currency called ISM or Interstellar Medium. And each scan result not only grants you a random item, but also gives you a chance to gain a constellation. Every time you scan without gaining a constellation the chance you'll get one on the next scan increases. So, what do you do with constellations. Well, using more ISM you can open constellations which will grant you Polestars. What's a Polestar you ask? A Polestar gives you the ability to narrow down a single variable to reduce the pool of crew members from which you're trying to retrieve. These variables can be a skill, a trait, or a rarity. Once you've set up to 4 polestars you then spend credits and, you guessed it, a NEW type of currency called Quantum, to retrieve your crew member. If you've narrowed it down enough it might not be a random pull. For example, let's say you're looking for Grand Nagus Rom, he's a 5 star rarity, has the traits Ferengi, Diplomat, Politician, and has the skills Command, Diplomacy, and Engineer. So you could use a Polestar for rarity 5-star, a Polestar for the Ferengi trait, one for the Politician trait, and one for the Engineer skill. That will hopefully narrow down the pool to just Grand Nagus Rom. Then spend your credits and quantums and see what you get. When a Polestar is pulled from a constellation it already has a specific attribute. Either a specific rarity, trait, or skill. So you'll need to find the right ones if you're looking to zone in on that specific crew member. Star Trek Timelines is available in the Google Play Store, Apple App Store, Steam, Facebook, and Windows App Store.

This week on Episode 498 of Priority One: We Trek Out what Spiner has to say about a TNG reboot? A new book featuring Cristóbal Rios is on the horizon. And we’ve learned what the next event in Star Trek Online is slated to be. Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we’ll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages This Week’s Community Questions are: CQ: If there was a feature film reboot of the Next Generation, who would you cast as Data? AND CQ: What bridge officer traits do you rely on for your builds in Star Trek Online? Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! TREK IT OUT Brent Spiner - Next Gen Reboot Brent Spiner recently sat down with SYFY Wire to discuss a plethora of things from his upcoming book, “Fan Fiction: A Mem-noir: Inspired by True Events,” to what tips he would give to Patrick Stewart on portraying an android Jean-Luc for Picard season 2. Spoiler alert by the way. Amongst the many topics touched upon was one in particular which will undoubtedly provide some Trek trivia fodder. It turns out that before Spiner suggested that he play Dr. Noonian Soong, Data’s creator, a different actor had already been cast in the role. Keye Luke was set to play the part originally. Having a role in the TOS episode, Whom Gods Destroy, Luke is most well known as Master Po from the Kung Fu TV series in the 70’s and as the shop owner who cares for Gizmo in the Gremlins movies. Spiner was unaware that an actor had already been cast and tried to rescind his suggestion afterwards. But the creative team decided to have Spiner play the part and begin building the impressive list of characters and personalities that Spiner would ultimately play. And which of those characters is his favorite to play? ”I always liked playing Lore, because Lore is really more like me than any of the other characters I’ve ever played because I am evil.”  Spiner also credits Michael Westmore with helping him create the character of Noonian Soong. Talking about the Soong makeup, Spiner said, “When he put it on me and I looked in the mirror, I knew exactly how to play the part. I owe him a lot, because I think we collaborated on that.” Later on in the interview Spiner was asked about the future of Star Trek. In addition to enjoying the recent Star Trek movies, Spiner said, “I think that sooner or later, they’re going to do a reboot, a motion picture version of Next Generation, and cast some young guys in our parts.” Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements If you were a fan of Spanish Han Solo… I mean, Cristóbal Rios -- Captain of La Sirena… then you might want to mark your calendars for August 17th! New York Times Bestseller, John Jackson Miller is taking you on a spicy adventure featuring your favorite tall, dark, spanish drink of water. Based on events occurring PRIOR to meeting Picard and taking on the Synth Plot to rid the galaxy of all organic life, Miller’s book, “Rogue Elements” takes on adventures with ”exotic lovers and locales... as well as dangers galore -- and Rios learns the hard way that good crew members are hard to find”. ASTROMETRICS REPORT By Dr. Robert Hurt Image: NASA/JPL For this week's Astrometrics Report, what else could I talk about other than the incredible feat of interplanetary gymnastics, with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory once again sticking the landing by delivering the Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars? There were a lot of happy faces in Mission Control on February 18th, when the "all's well" signals came back from the Red Planet. You may have a sense of déjà vu looking at this new rover since it bears a strong resemblance to its younger sibling, the highly-successful Curiosity rover. This is no accident: Perseverance is essentially built on the same chassis. When you have a flexible design that's been proven to work, it makes sense to leverage that technology moving forward. Of course, Perseverance brings a lot of new technologies to bear. NASA's website explains that the mission addresses high-priority science goals for Mars exploration, including key questions about the potential for life on Mars. The mission takes the next step by not only seeking signs of habitable conditions on Mars in the ancient past, but also searching for signs of past microbial life itself. Image: NASA/JPL It also provides opportunities to gather knowledge and demonstrate technologies to address the challenges of future human expeditions to Mars. These include testing a method for producing oxygen from the Martian atmosphere, identifying other resources like subsurface water, improving landing techniques, and characterizing weather, dust, and other environmental conditions that could affect future astronauts living and working on Mars. Personally I'm most excited over the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, a technology testbed to pave the way for more flexible aerial explorations of our neighboring planet. Building a drone for Mars is not trivial: when the surface pressure is only 1% that of Earth at sea level, you have to crank out a lot more lift than your typical off-the-shelf drone. Everything we learn from Ingenuity's performance will help us design a new generation of flying laboratories that can be sent to Mars and other places in the Solar System. But if you just want to watch something cool, another mission first includes actual video document of the descent and landing. This is the first time we can see the mind-numbing complexity of the landing sequence directly, instead of relying on visual effects simulations. Adding the diagnostic cameras did cut into the tightly-controlled weight budget for the mission, but it will give engineers lots of insight to how well the technologies are performing...in addition to giving us a great show. Perseverance has already sent back an incredible panorama of its landing site within the Jezero Crater, and even recording what the surface of Mars sounds like. Scientists think that about 3.5 billion years ago, Jezero Crater was actually a lake before Mars lost most of its atmosphere and surface water. This was identified as an ideal place to look for any hints that Mars could have harbored life early in its history. There won't be any quick answers here, but the instruments on Perseverance are well-suited to study the geological clues in this exciting new locale. Make sure to keep an eye on NASA's website in the coming months to see what Perseverance learns. Star Trek Gaming News by Thomas Reynolds, Shane Hoover & Anthony Cox Extinction Events and Campaign Trails By Thomas Reynolds The 11th Anniversary celebrations are over, captains. So now it’s obviously time for another grind. As first seen in an unintended Ten Forward stream leak, the next STO event is a 3-week Voth Advance reprise, from February 25th-March 18th, probably following the daily-TFO-for-14-days format. Players can earn Molor’s Flaming Sword by completing either “The Breach” or “Storming the Spire” daily during the event. This round of the Voth Advance also starts off the third of STO’s popular Event Campaigns. But will it be worth the fatigue this time around? The grand prize for 2021 is either 1500 Lobi, a T6 Zen Store ship, or a Premium T6 Starship Choice. So I’d say yes, yes it is. Read more about the event in our shownotes. Fair Trait Associations By Thomas Reynolds Bridge crew: even if they aren’t doing kick flips all the time, they’re an essential part of any Star Trek story. They tap consoles, tap each other, and help the audience tap into each show’s heart and history. And sometimes, we even learn their names! Although maybe it takes until Season 2 to get there. In Star Trek Online, your bridge crew serves another purpose beyond away parties and eye candy. As your species, career, and lockbox luck give you stat-improving traits, boff traits improve your captainly effectiveness too. Some are useful in very, very specific situations. Nelen Exil --- HE gets knocked down, then he gets up again, so they’ll never keep him down. Might not sound useful to your phaser-basted corpse, but a team medic who isn’t one-and-done isn’t a bad idea. However, the most highly-prized boffs offer traits for space combat and ground. Everyone–not just DPS chasers and PvPers–should look around their bridge and ask if they’re truly getting peak performance. Space traits won’t make-or-break builds, but don’t leave weapon crit bonuses and hull regen buffs on the ready room table. We asked...well, solicited…alright, pestered the P1 production crew to share space boff traits they prefer on their builds. We’ll discuss a few here for your listening pleasure, with the full list in the shownotes. Star Trek Timelines Adds New “Crew Retrieval” System By Anthony Cox Over in the mobile world of Star Trek gaming, Star Trek Timelines has added a new feature to help players retrieve specific crew members for their collections. Timelines is a game where you collect crew members from all the various timelines and time periods of Star Trek, assemble them on a team, and battle against mission requirements. It’s pretty much Star Trek: Pokemon. There are several rarities of crew members and it can sometimes be frustrating trying to collect that one specific character you need to complete your collections. Well, Tilting Point, the relatively new owners of Star Trek Timelines, has released a helpful, yet somewhat complicated new system. The Crew Retrieval system. The scan feature, which is not new, is used to gain random items throughout the day. Scans were free every 3 hours. Now, scans cost a new currency called ISM or Interstellar Medium. And each scan result not only grants you a random item, but also gives you a chance to gain a constellation. Every time you scan without gaining a constellation the chance you’ll get one on the next scan increases. So, what do you do with constellations. Well, using more ISM you can open constellations which will grant you Polestars. What’s a Polestar you ask? A Polestar gives you the ability to narrow down a single variable to reduce the pool of crew members from which you’re trying to retrieve. These variables can be a skill, a trait, or a rarity. Once you’ve set up to 4 polestars you then spend credits and, you guessed it, a NEW type of currency called Quantum, to retrieve your crew member. If you’ve narrowed it down enough it might not be a random pull. For example, let’s say you’re looking for Grand Nagus Rom, he’s a 5 star rarity, has the traits Ferengi, Diplomat, Politician, and has the skills Command, Diplomacy, and Engineer. So you could use a Polestar for rarity 5-star, a Polestar for the Ferengi trait, one for the Politician trait, and one for the Engineer skill. That will hopefully narrow down the pool to just Grand Nagus Rom. Then spend your credits and quantums and see what you get. When a Polestar is pulled from a constellation it already has a specific attribute. Either a specific rarity, trait, or skill. So you’ll need to find the right ones if you’re looking to zone in on that specific crew member. Star Trek Timelines is available in the Google Play Store, Apple App Store, Steam, Facebook, and Windows App Store.

The Star Trek universe is nothing without its aliens, and these unique races are brought to life by some of the best makeup teams in Hollywood. Today we chat with an award-winning artist who worked on Star Trek for many years and was part of the Emmy award winning team on "Star Trek Deep Space Nine", Thomas E. Surprenant. Thomas explains how he first became interested in special FX make-up and how he transformed his passion into a profession, info he received from the legendary Chris Mueller Jr and Charles Schram, behind the scenes stories from "Donnie Darko", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and his embarrassing tale with Luke Perry.   From there, we talk Trek, and Thomas explains how he got hired by Michael Westmore for the shows, what it was like working on TNG, DS9 and Generations simultaneously, what the intensive process is for making an actor become an alien, which surprising make-up he did the most on Star Trek that you would never expect, working on “Blood Oath” and Klingon Make-up (and his thoughts on DISCO Klingons), and the Emmy episodes “Distant Voices” and “The Visitor” with Alexander Siddig and Tony Todd. Plus, nightmare stories of his worst day on set, the best advice he ever received from Michael Westmore, and what you should do if you want to break into the make-up industry. Follow Thomas on social media - https://www.instagram.com/thomassurprenant Order Tim's makeup from fxwarehouse.com Don't forget to subscribe to the show and leave a rating if you like us! The views expressed on air during Trek Untold do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates. Trek Untold is sponsored by Triple-Fiction Productions, a US-based company that 3-D prints Trek-inspired prop replicas for fan films and cosplayers, as well as accessories and playsets for all iterations of Trek figures through the years. Visit them at Triple-Fictionproductions.net. Support Trek Untold by checking out our merchandise at https://teespring.com/stores/trekuntold or become a patron at Patreon.com/TrekUntold. Follow Trek Untold on Social Media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trekuntoldTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/trekuntoldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/trekuntold Check Out Some of the Other Shows on the RAGE Works Network Call Me When It's Over: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/cmwio/Cheese! A Photography Podcast: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/capp/Black is the New Black: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/bitnb/The Variant Issue: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/tvi/Turnbuckle Tabloid: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/tbt/Toys & Tech of the Trade: https://www.rageworksnetwork.com/show/ttott/    

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Star Trek Insurrection was released in 1998 and pitted Captain Jean-Luc Picard against his Federation superiors. The movie explored the classic 'fountain of youth' concept, and asked questions around hard far people are willing to go to help a large group, at the expense of a smaller one, and the theme of displaced people. In this episode, I look back on this film and discuss what worked for me, and what didn't. I find I enjoy watching this movie more now than I did the first time. It missed the mark for me when I saw it at the cinema, but nowadays I can just watch it for what it is and enjoy it as a part of Star Trek history. ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven I’m Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars And I am a nerd   This is episode 25 of the podcast. Today, we’re talking about Star Trek Insurrection. I’ve already covered the other 3 TNG movies on the podcast.   The description on Memory Alpha reads "The Battle For Paradise Has Begun" As the Dominion War ravages the Alpha Quadrant, an idyllic planet in the middle of an unstable region within Federation space serves as home to the peaceful Ba'ku – and a veritable fountain of youth. When the Son'a and the war-torn Federation plan to exploit the planet in order to rejuvenate themselves, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise-E must rebel against the Federation in order to save the Ba'ku and expose the atrocities that are about to take place.   The screenplay was written by Michael Piller based on a story by Michael Piller and Rick Berman. It was directed by Jonathan Frakes  And first released in cinemas on the 11th of December 1998   Make it so   This movie shows the title card and then jumps straight to footage, showing credits over the action. It’s great music. First contact stil has my favourite music but still really enjoy the theme of this movie, and it fits the film quite well. Also let’s appreciate the set design of this village. We get an Idyllic view of primitive living. Looks lovely, and yet, constant manual labour is hard work. There’s a reason people invented machines to do the mindless work so we can pursue more interesting things, which I appreciate. This sequence definitely portrays thee people as happy There’s a sudden Contrast in the music as the camera pans up to eveal the village is being watched. And then shock of all shocks, it’s startfleet who are watching them. We’ve seen this before in TNG season 3 who watches the watchers. That’s the first big plot idea stolen by this movie. But it works. Makes sense this is something starfleet would do multiple times.   When we realise it’s Data attacking the village, we can only assume there is something wrong with the starfleet people. I mean, they were shot creepily. The holographic suit is kinda cool. I like it. And while Brent spiner’s green suit is a very simple visual effect, it works for me.   Michael Piller actually wrote a book about his experience writing this movie. It’s an interesting read. I still haven’t gone over the whole thing in detail, but what I’ve read has been enlightening. It’s called Fade In, From Idea to Draft The Writing of Star Trek Insurrection. It really highlights the struggles of being a writer in hollywood. As an indie author, I only have to answer to myself. Sure, I need to listen to beta reads and my editor, but ultimately, nobody but me chooses where the story goes. It’s my baby. But when writing a movie, there are so many different voices that get to have an opinion. It’s a wonder any script ever gets completed. So, while I may speak critically about some things in the writing of this movie, I don’t want to sound like I’m coming off too hard on Pillar. First of all, he’s a much more experienced writer than I am. Second of all, Star Trek owes a lot to this man. He came in and revolutionised the show in season 3. He made it good. And I think  a lot of the credit does belong to him. He made TNG a much more character-driven show. He shaped what Star Trek would be from here on, though DS9, Voyager and even Enterprise (which he wasn’t involved in). Our most beloved Star Trek shows wouldn't be what they are without his input.   This is the first time we’ve seen new dress uniforms to match the standard uniforms introduced last movie. I like them. I like them a lot.   Picard and crew are involved in a diplomatic mission, entertaining alien representatives. And it’s nice to see them engaging in this kind of thing. We haven’t seen them doing diplomacy in a movie before.    But are we forgetting that we're currently in the middle of the most brutal war the federation has ever faced? They try to hand wave this away by saying the federation needs all the new allies it can get right now, which does make sense. But why would they send their flagship, a sovereign class vessel, to entertain these people. The federation diplomatic core is tied up with dominion negotiations. Ok. But this isn’t the hard negotiating. That appears to have already been done. This is a party. Any minor ship and crew could have done this.  The enterprise should be out there fighting for the survival of the federation.   Michael Piller and Rick Berman both wanted to do a light-hearted movie. And while I don’t have a specific objection to that, this hardly seemed like the time.   I can understand why they felt this way. First Contact was a much darker Star Trek movie. And both DS9 and Voyager were in pretty dark times at this moment. DS9 was in the midst of the Dominion War, and Voyager had recently been through a frightening encounter with the Borg and Species 8472. Frankly, I was loving it. This was one of my favourite periods in Star Trek history. But I like the dark stuff. And it wasn’t so dark that I felt the need for relief. I mean, this was hardly Battlestar Galactica. Some might have wanted some relief from that the darkness in Trek, but not me. This movie felt very out of place. ….. Very out of time…...to me.   I do like the conversation in the turbo lift, that hints at these being difficult times for the federation. Including picard’s line. “Anyone remember when we used to be explorers?”   And then we meet Worf. Picard asks him what the hell he’s doing here. And his voice fades out as he gives his explanation. I hate this. I really really hate this.  What a bloody cop-out!   First contact had a very good valid reason for Worf to be on the Enterprise. Theoretically, so did Nemesis, although they mishandled that as well.   The aliens that Picard is welcoming as a Federation protectorate look awesome. Very nice makeup design by Michael Westmore.The thing the alien puts on Picard’s head is silly. I think perhaps it was supposed to be amusing. I dunno.   In a lot of ways, this movie feels like an extended TV episode. I think from the moment Rick Berman told Michael Piller he wanted the next movie to be more light-hearted and comedic, it was never going to have the epic feeling that the last two movies had.   Star Trek IV was practically a comedy. And it worked. It’s a favourite movie of most Star Trek fans, including me. But I think that’s an outlier. It shouldn’t have worked as well as it did, but somehow, it did. They were deliberately trying to model this movie on Star Trek 4. See here’s the problem. Comedy in Star Trek can work. DS9 did some hilarious episodes. (They also did some real stinkers in the name of comedy). But we were getting 24 episodes a year at the time. We were getting a movie every couple of years. To dedicate an entire movie to comedy. Well, it feels like a bit of a waste to me.  Anyway, let’s see how this plays out.   So data was scheduled to observe the baku village for one week. He should be back on the enterprise by now. And admiral dougherty is calling, asking for Data’s schematics. Data has taken the other starfleet observers hostage and is refusing to respond to orders or anser hails.   Dougherty very much views this as a malfunctioning piece of technology. Which, of course, it could be, but that probably shouldn’t be the first thing that comes to mind when dealing with a sentient android like Data.   Doughtery keeps trying to discourage Picard from approaching the planet. And Picard keeps ignoring him. And this is where we get the one and only reference to Data’s emotion chip. Apparently, he didn’t take it with him. What? In generations, it was fused into his neural net, and couldn’t be removed. In First contact, he could de-activate it. And now, he has apparently removed it and left it on the enterprise. This was so badly handled, in my opinion. You see, Michael Piller wasn’t a fan of the emotion chip idea. He felt that since Data had finally gained the thing he’d wanted all of his life, that he’d lost of the most interesting part of his character. I disagree. And I would say that first Contact proves my point. They did some interesting stuff in that movie with Data’s emotions. They introduced new vulnerabilities to him that he’d never had to deal with before. But the interesting thing is, in an early draft of this script, Piller actually did some interesting stuff with Data. He had him dealing with some new realities. He’d gotten what he’d always wanted, but it had brought some unexpected disadvantages. For instance, he longer enjoyed playing poker. This was interesting. He could have done a lot with this. But instead of moving forward, he went backwards, and he essentially erased all of Data’s character development since Generations. I was really unhappy about this. This was a mistake. Data’s arc in this movie was about him learning what it’s like to be a child. It’s something we might have seen as a subplot in a TNG episode. And I found it very unsatisfying.   But I’m getting a little ahead of myself.   Anyway, given this strange turn of events with Data, Picard decides to delay Worf’s return to Deep Space Nine, and ask him to join them. I’m not sure that’s especially warranted, story-wise, but it keeps Worf in the movie. Picard all but disobeys the Admiral here, by setting a course for the briar patch. I guess Dougherty didn’t explicitly forbid him from coming, he just discouraged it. He said “It’s not a good idea. Just get me Data’s schematics.”   Picard thinks something is off about this whole affair. This is also the first appearance of the new Admiral uniform. In DS9, while most characters wore the new grey movie uniforms, admirals continued to wear the bright red admiral uniform. It was a bit glaring. We actually see Admiral Ross transition to the new uniform during the early part of season 6, after this movie had shown.   And this is our introduction to Ruafo, the movie’s alien villain, played by legendary actor F Murray Abraham.   Although he’s hardly recognisable under the alien prosthetics. And frankly I’m not sure this movie gives him a chance to really show why he’s such a legendary actor.   I like the dinosaur-esque aliens that work for the Sona. The Sona ship is also pretty cool. A bit of a unique design for Star Trek.   I also like the ship that data is flying. Very federation, but quite unique. Bigger than a shuttle but smaller than a starship. And quite different to a runabout.   The visual effects for the briar patch are nothing out of the ordinary by today’s standards, but at the time they looked amazing, and they still look great today. There’s some clear inspiration from real hubble telescope images.   Riker and Troi are investigating the sona, to see what they’re all about. Not only have they enslaved two primitive races, but they are known to have produced mass quantities of ketracel white. Every Star Trek fan at the time knew what this was. It’s the drug used by the founders to control the Jem Hadar soldiers. Sisko and his crew risked everything to destroy a ketrecel white facility in Cardassian space. Very recently. We are at war with the dominion, and the Sona are helping them create the very weapons that are killing our people. The sona are the enemy. Troi’s question “why would we be involved with these people” is the understatement of the millennium. It makes absolutely no sense. Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate the DS9 reference. I appreciate that they are again, at least acknowledging the war, but it just doesn’t work. Riker and Troi are acting like “Oh, so they’re drug dealers. That’s not nice.” But it’s so much more than that. The sona are enemy agents. They’re working for the dominion. In season 7 of DS9, we even hear Damar and Wyoun talking about how the sona are requesting dominion assistance to protect one of their ketrecel white factories.   In this scene, we also get our first hints of something rekindling between Troi and Riker   For some reason, they changed the hologram-esque viewscreen sound from First contact with the standard cut and beep in this movie. Not sure why. It’s just another thing that gives this movie a more TV feel.   Picard and Worf go out in a shuttle to capture and deactivate Data. So Picard tries to distract data by singing a gilbert and sulivan song that he’d recently been rehearsing. I think this was supposed to be funny. It just makes me cringe. Picard asks Worf if he knows Gilbert and Sulivan, and he says he hasn’t had time to meet all the new crewmembers. Why would Picard expect Worf to know 19th century earth composers? Sure he spent much of his childhood on earth, but still. I think this was supposed to be funny as well.   The bit where the two ships are connected together is pretty suspenseful. So they’ve captured data and they beam down to the baku village. This movie has one big strength over most of the other TNG movies. They get out of the soundstage and do a lot of location shooting. Generations had those beautiful vistas on Veridian III but nothing in First contact or nemesis can compare to the beautiful exterior shots we see in this movie. And as I think I’ve already said, I really like the outside sets for the baku village.   The baku, while aliens, look completely human. This is a general weakness of Star trek, dating back to the 60s. Back then, it was often a budgetary issue, and I guess that could still be the case even here. I read that at one point they had considered doing something to the baku, some dots on their faces somewhere, to make them look at least a little alien. It does seem a shame that in a big screen movie, that had supposed aliens that just looked human. Anyway The initial conflict wraps up pretty quick. The starfleet crew are not hostages of the backu. It was data who wouldn’t let them leave. But there’s still the mystery of what data was up to.   And then we learn that the baku are technologically advanced. They understand positronics. They once explored the galaxy with warp drive. But they have chosen not to employ their technological knowledge in their daily life. It does seem, however, that they do not wish to lose that knowledge all together.   Their leader says they believe  that “when you create a machine to do the work of a man, you take something away from the man.” I don’t agree with that statement.   Dougherty now orders Picard to leave the briar patch, but apparently, he’s not finished here. He says he has a few loose ends to tie up, which sounds suscisious.   Now Riker comes into Troi’s office to flirt. It’s clear that something strange is happening with these two. And yet it’s welcome to see them finally sorting themselves out. I think every TNG fan is now saying “it’s about time.” Troi’s reaction to kissing Riker with a beard for the first time was amusing. I did actually find that funny. Anyway, something about the way these two actors work together, I really feel the emotions between them.   It turns out, the sona, and doughtery were lying. They shot data first, before he malfunctioned. Why would they do that? Then his ethical and moral subroutines took over.   Data’s last memory of the mission is following some children in the hills in his isolation suit. So, we beam down to the planet to try to retrace his steps. The kids have a little alien animal as a pet. By today’s standard’s it’s not great CGI, but at the time it was pretty significant and impresive.   This is the beginning of Data’s relationship with the baku boy. The boy is uncomfortable around data, even afraid, because these people have rejected technology. As data says, I am the embodiment of all they have rejected.   Cut back to riker and troi, who are sharing a bath together. Troi is shaving riker. Apparently, they had to very carefully place the soap bubbles around Troi’s chest so as to maintain their intended PG rating.   Data finds the lake. And it looks incredible. They found a beautiful place to film the scene, and the water with the snow-capped mountains stand in wonderfully for a paradise planet. I love it.   Picard tells the boy that Data doesn’t breath. Which is wrong, because it was established in Birthright part 1, in a conversation between data and Bashir, that he does breath.to maintain thermal control of his internal systems.   Anyway, data uncovers a cloaked ship under the lake. A federation ship.   The effects for the cloacked doors opening looked pretty cool. And this is the second major plot point stolen from a TNG episode. The ship is a giant holodeck containing a duplicate of the baku village. It seems they plan to beam them on board during the night, they wake up in a holodeck, not knowing they aren’t on their planet any longer.   And so this is Worf’s arc in the movie. He gets pimples. Great.   We get two important pieces of information from Crusher. The sona refuse to be examined, and the federation crew from the planet are in suprisingly good health. Better than they should be.   Picard puts it together and beams down to the planet. The Baku came from a solar system where terrible wars with technology weapons threatened all life. They came here to escape it. They haven’t aged in 300 years. There’s a metaphasic radiation in the planet’s rings that keeps them from aging. Aging vs growing up   Admiral dougharty and the Sona planned to discreetly move the baku from this planet so they can harvest the radiation for themselves.   Anij explains that some young baku are attracted to a faster pace of life. Picard points out that those in the federation would sell their souls to slow it down.   Picard is temped by perpetual youth, but darkest chapters in earth’s history are the forced removal of a small group of people to satisfy the demands of a large one.   This ties in the with classic Star Trek theme of the needs of many vs needs of few.   There’s a nice character scene between Picard and Anij. Almost romantic. I don’t mind the relationship between them, but ultimately, it’s just a romance of the week and will never be addressed again. I hate romances of the week. I find them a ridiculous artefact of 20th century TV. But ultimately, I, like I think a lot of others, felt this was just a distraction from the real relationship between Picard and Crusher, which still, to this day, really hadn’t been explored. They wanted to give Picard some romance. Fine, so use the character he already has such a connection to.    Also, nice moment with geordi, where he gets to see a sunrise for the first time.    Picard gives one of his famous speeches. It’s a  reasonably good one. This planet is in federation space. The sona have the technology to harvest the particles. That means Starfleet and the Sona are partners in this. They need each other.   There is some nuance here, though. The sona are dying. That’s why they’re constantly going through horrific surgical procedures to replenish their bodies. The particles in this planet’s rings could save their lives. Many of them are so far gone that the slow exposure just from living on the planet won’t be enough. They’ll die before it has a chance to improve their condition. These particles could also save the lives of the sick throughout the Federation.   So by refusing to vacate the planet, in a sense, the Baku are condemning these Sona to death. But can you force a group of people out of their home to help the sick? And don’t forget, these sick are enemies of the Federation, working with the Dominion.   And is the Sona’s current state natural? We’ll talk a bit more about this a little later, after we learn more about their nature.   Dougherty says we’re only talking about 600 people. Ad Picard asks an important question. “How many people does it take, Admiral? Before it becomes wrong?” Again, needs of the many vs needs of the few.   So Picard is ordered to release the Sona and leave the system. There’s nothing more he can do, short of outright disobeying. And so, he goes to his quarters, and removes his rank pips.   Now that the big secret has been uncovered, the Sona see no need to bother with the holo ship anymore. They’re just going to move the Baku by force.   Picard’s senior crew find him getting ready to sneak off the ship. Of course, they’re with him. I like the moment where Data points out that the effects of the radiation could be stimulating feelings of rebelliousness common to youth in all of them, except him. To be honest, this is probably true. But that does change the fact that they believe this is the right thing to do. And so does Data. But I like how they ask him for an objective opinion.   Picard’s hope is that they won’t begin the procedure while the planet is inhabited. This is likely true of Dougharty, but what of the Sona? Will they really hold back from killing the Baku if necessary?   Picard says “It’s too easy to turn a blind eye to the suffering of a people you don’t know.” so Riker is to take the Enterprise out of the brier patch to blow the lid on this whole conspiracy.   The goal is to get the baku to some caves where natural minerals will prevent them from being beamed away. Then we get a nice action scene as fighters fly down and shoot up the village. I felt the tension.   Also, the Sona transporter effect is pretty cool.   There’s some tension between Dougharty and the Sona. They’re willing to go a lot further than he is. He still wants to keep his support in the Federation council. But Ruaffu talks him around to taking that next step over the line. He agrees to let the Sona ships go an dintercept the Enterprise. To fire on a Starfleet Ship. At a Starfleet admiral’s orders.   I like the scene as the Baku trek through the countryside. This gave me Lord of theRings vibes.   So the little boy is finally starting to talk to Data. And we get the next stage of Data’s arc in this movie. We’ve long explored his desire to be more human, but in this story, he wants to know what it’s like to be a child. There’s a nice little conversation between him and the kid, as they discuss the constant change experienced by a child. It’s a nice enough scene, but it feels like it belongs in a season 3 episode, not a movie, and not at this point in Data’s development. He is so far past all this.   So the Baku have super powers. They can slow down time. That’s an astonishing thing. Or is it just the perception of time they can manipulate. But time slows down for Picard as well. So, what? She’s causing his brain to process information at an accelerated rate, so that time appears to have slowed? Either way, that’s pretty incredible, and the movie does virtually nothing with it. But I must say, the visual effects here are pretty cool, especially for the time it was made.   And then we get the weird boob scene. Data overhears Crusher and Troi talking about their boobs. And then he goes and repeats their words to Worf. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Data doesn’t have boobs. Worf doesn’t have boobs. Data knows that neither Worf or himself have boobs. And this has got to be the record for the number of times I’ve ever said boobs in a podcast. Sorry about that. I’ve got no idea what I’m supposed to take away from this scene. Probably another of those things that are meant to be funny.   The drones that tag people for transport are kinda cool. Another nice little action scene.   So Geordi is sitting at the helm, instead of in engineering, just so he can be in the scene. I guess he’s acting first officer, so makes sense for him to be on the bridge, to exchange opinions with Riker. When things get dicey, he does go straight down to engineering.   So the Sona use an illegal subspace weapon against the Enterprise. If they have this technolgoy I can’t help but wonder why the Jem’ Hadar aren’t using it against the Federation and their allies, but anyway. It doesn’t bother me that Riker is now sitting at the helm. They’re doing a complex menouvre and it’s been well established in TNG that Riker is the best pilot on the ship.   So they eject the warp core and detonate it to stop the weapon. Ok. So now they’re stranded. It’ll probably take them decades to get to the nearest starbase now, unless they’re towed by another ship, but at least they’re in one piece. And then we get our obligatory minor swear word that seems to have become a part of Star Trek movies since Star Trek 5. Just one per movie to keep it edgy. And then Riker activates the manual steering column. Which is a joystick. Ok. I don’t really have an opinion on this. It seemed unnecessary and felt a little out of place, but whatever. All in all, the space battle was pretty weak, but the visuals of the gas were nice for their time.   There’s a wounded or dead Sona soldier on the ground. Not sure where it came from, since the Sona are using automated drones to tag the Backu, but Crusher learns something important by scanning his body. So I guess it’s just a plot convenience.   So what happens in every movie that stars a kid? They lose something, a pet, or a teddy bear, and they run back to get it, which means our heroes have to go after them. Yep, that happens here too.   So Picard an Anij are trapped by a cave-in. Anij is injured. They need to get through the rocks quickly so he can get medical attention. And so now, Picard also has the Baku super magic powers. The movie makes it pretty clear it’s picard who does this, not Anij, So...ok. Picard is a human. And he “learned” how to stop time. The only explanation I can come up with is it’s something to do with the radiation on this planet. So we now have super radiation that can not only regenerate human cells to prevent aging, but also grants people magic abilities to manipulate time. That’s a lot to ask of radion. And is a number of steps too far for me. This is the one time they actually do something meaningful to the plot with this magic power. It’s never used to solve their primary story problem. It all falls a bit flat for me.   Those beautiful vistas in this movie continue to impress me. It’s the main thing that keeps this movie feeling cinematic.   Of course there’s no reason for the drones to hover menacingly before attacking.   So Picard and Anij get tagged and are beamed up to the Sona ship. Ruaffu has had enough of this. If the baku want to stay on the planet, let them. He’s going to launch the injector, which will kill everyone down there. This is one line that Doughtery doesn’t feel he can cross, so we’ll see where that takes us in a minute. But first, Picard reveals what Crusher learned from her scan. The Sona and the Baku are the same race.   Ok. So years ago a group of young baku wanted to live the ways of the offworlders. They wanted technology. So instead of going off on their own, they tried to take over the colony. When they failed, they were exiled to die slowly. What this means exactly, we’re not sure. We know they were young when they left the planet, so their lives haven’t been extended unnaturally at this point. It seems more than just the fact that away from the planet they became mortal like the rest of us. No, I’d say their bodies became dependant on the radiation which means that away from it, their bodies deteriorate more quickly than they should. This opens up all kinds of cans of works. First of all, it means that by removing the baku from their planet, we’d be killing them too. It also means that the Baku condemned their rebellious children to death. This movie tries to play itself very black and white, and I do agree, obviously, that what Doughtery and Ruaffu have been trying to do all this time is wrong. I believe some things in life ARE black and white. But sometimes, these issues are difficult. There is more subtlety and complexity to this whole thing than I think the movie fully allows itself to explore.   Dougherty now realises he’s been wrong all along. This was an important moment in the movie. Gene Roddenberry always hated the idea of the Federation being the bad guys, and Rick Berman very much carried Roddenberry’s flame. It woldn’t suprise me if a last minute redemption of dougherty was madated by Berman. The tragedy of it all is Doughterty says “It was for the Federation. It was all for the Federation.” But, you can’t bring good out of evil, can you? So doughtery tries to stop Ruaffu and fails. Ruaffu kils him in a somwhat gruesome scene.   The camera zooms out before it gets too bad.   There’s a nice little moment when we see Picard tampering with a control panel. He didn’t succeed, but it shows that he wasn’t just sitting on his hands in that cell. Of course he’d be actively trying to escape.   So Picard tries to talk Gulnar out of it all. To make him feel guilty so he’ll change his mind. It’s the same thing he tried with Soran back in Generations. Trying to sway the bad guy with his words. The twist is that this time, it works. This was a cool moment and I wasn’t really expecting it, although Gulnar’s discomfort with the latest development was foreshadowed. Picard has a clever plan. As long as ruaffu doesn’t know anything is wrong, he won’t override Gulnar’s authorisation. Data weakens their shield and then beams the bridge crew into the holoship. Into a simulation of their bridge. The same trick they planned to use against the Baku. Nice one. But i’m very suprused none of the bridge crew know what it feels like to be transported with their own technology. That’s a hard one for me to swallow. We see the moment it happens. There’s a glow and Ruaffu says “What was that.” As an audience we don’t yet understand what just happened.   So ruafuu deploys the collect and we get to see it in all its horror, but it’s fake. Ruaffo notices a glitch in the holodeck, but it’s too late. And we get that terrible scream. Was that meant to be reminiscent of Kirk’s Khaaaan in Star Trek 2? Now ruaffo has to go directly to the collector to re-activate it. So Picard has to go on board and stop him. They technobabble a way to beam Picard through the shields. And this movie continues the trent from First contact, making Picard an action hero. This time he gets to have a shooting fight with ruaffo.   So this planet has helped Riker and Troi remember how they feel about each other, and that will continue on in the next film, which is great.   Picard arranges a reunion between baku mother and sona son. To start the healing process. He hopes the two groups can over come their differences. Except those sona who are too far gona and will shortly die from their condition, of course. But we won’t talk about that, because this movie is light-hearted and “Fun”   Picard intends to continue pursuing a relationship with Anij. He says he’ll use his shore leave to come back to her when he can. Of course, we’ll never hear of her again. In the end, it’s just another stupid romance of the week.   The movie closes out with Data playing the hay with the kid. “It’s time to go home now.” This is the culmination of Data’s arc, learning about what it is to be a child. And it falls really really flat for me.   So then the crew beam back up to the ship as the TNG theme plays and the enterprise warps off to it’s next adventure. It feels so much like a stock weekly TV ending. Nothing has changed in the universe. And apart from Riker and Troi, nothing has changed in our characters.   I came out of the cinema, having seen this for the first time, feeling a little empty. Is that it?   There was a lot of elements in this movie that I liked, and I can enjoy this film on re-watches, but it kinda missed the mark for me. But it’s still lightyears better than what would follow it in the form of Star Trek Nemesis.   So by now, I’m sure you’ve heard the news. The Snyder Cut is coming. That’s right. The much hoped-for Zack Snyder cut of the Justice League movie is going to be a reality. It’s expected to go live on HBO Max some time next year. I’m very excited to see how Zach’s original vision plays out for this movie and perhaps bring about a better conclusion to the story arc that began with Man of Steel. But my first thought, when I heard the news was “that’s nice, but will I get to see it?” HBO Max is an American streaming service that’s about to go online. However, there’s a lot of talk that they plan to go international with the service and it’s hoped that it will be available in many countries once the Snyder Cut releases. I’m holding my breath, hoping that Australia will be one of those. So it seems a perfect time to be delving into the DC Extended Universe movies. And that’s exactly what I’m doing.  Next episode, in two weeks time, I’ll be talking about Man of Steel. I can’t wait to geek out over this movie with you. Catch ya then.

The Masters line goes from the biggest thing in the universe to getting dusty on toy store shelves. In an effort to try to save it, Mattel makes a live action movie. But once again, cutting corners leads to an underwhelming result. So they pick up the pieces and revamp the toy line as the ‘90s begin... Featuring interviews with director Gary Goddard, production designer William Stout, special effects artist Richard Edlund, makeup artist Michael Westmore, actors Lesley and Jack Wadsworth, writer Francis Moss, Erika Scheimer from Filmation, voice actor Alan Oppenheimer, & Roger Sweet, Mark DiCamillo, (Tall) Paul Cleveland, Joe Morrison, Mark Taylor, John Weems, Gene Kilroy, and Dave Wolfram from Mattel.

We sat down with 2x Emmy Award Winning Beauty & FX Makeup Artist Todd McIntosh (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Pushing Daises, Memoirs of a Geisha, Legion) to talk Joss Whedon and his time working on Buffy, Star Trek: Enterprise, Pushing Daises and Orville. He also opens up about working alongside special make-up effects creator Howard Berger and his heroes Ken Chase and Michael Westmore. We also discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected his industry and him personally. This episode is sponsored by Dead Good Tees; aficionado's of the sci-fi and horror genre and creators of premium heavyweight t-shirts and hoodies. Please rate, review and subscribe to The Nevers Podcast. Your support goes a long way in helping us to grow our community and reach more listeners. For even more content on The Nevers, visit our website at hbothenevers.com and consider becoming a supporter of The Nevers Podcast by joining us on Patreon. Remember to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube @hbothenevers. Your feedback is always appreciated. Send comments, questions and topic suggestions to: theneverspodcast@gmail.com Music by: Guilherme Moraes Produced and edited by Matthew at Culture Inject Studios.

Former host of Face Off talks about her dad, Michael Westmore and Star Trek Make-Ups.

Nuevo episodio del programa de radio #Trekkie hecho desde la Argentina para todo el planeta (estamos muy agradecidos y sorprendidos porque llegamos a lugares tan distantes entre sí como Uruguay, Holanda, Perú, Estados Unidos, México, Colombia y España ¡Hay Trekkies en todos lados!) En este programa por fin escuchamos los pedidos de nuestros oyentes y hablamos un poco de lo que nos parece #Discovery y en la mesa se armó un poco de polémica. Luego comenzamos la saga de los Ingenieros de la Flota Estelar en "Libros Trek" donde reseñamos la primera novela corta de los "Starfleet Corps of Engineers" y charlamos un poco de esta iniciativa y del autor de la primera novela Dean Wesley Smith. Después terminamos nuestro viaje por la cronología del Universo Espejo en nuestra sección "El Capítulo de la Semana" con el primer episodio de la saga de este universo de la serie #DeepSpaceNine llamado "Crossover" (o como le pusieron en Netflix "El Sendero"). Como ya hicimos la semana pasada, vuelve la pastilla "Aunque Usted No Lo Crea" con la participación especial del enorme Jack Palance, y contamos una historia increíble del mundo trek. Por último, vuelven los "Creadores de Universos", nuestra sección donde hablamos de aquellos que están detrás de cámaras y que gracias a ellos #StarTrek es lo que es. En este programa hablamos del incomparable Michael Westmore y sus creaciones en maquillaje y prótesis (y charlamos un poco también de su familia, toda dedicada al mismo negocio). Y como siempre cerramos con nuestras efemérides nerdas "Esta semana en Star Trek", donde recordamos nacimientos y muertes de aquellos que fueron y son parte de esta franquicia que es la que más nos gusta. ------------------------------------------------- Buscanos en nuestras redes: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/remerasrojas Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/remerasrojas Instragram: @remerasrojas ivoox: https://remerasrojas.ivoox.com Youtube: RemerasRojas -------------------------------------------------

Michael Westmore has done battle with rubber for a few shows, it's fair to say. With a long career spanning every aspect of makeup, he comes from a several generation deep family which practically bleeds greasepaint. Many know of his work on Star Trek, but the breadth of his experience is quite something. To read more on the subject, check out a brief history of it here, on Wikipedia or track down a copy of 'The Westmores Of Hollywood'. Awared the Academy Award in 1985 for Mask, a moving story of Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis who suffered from Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, Michael is well placed to comment on extreme prosthetic makeovers to subtle, undetectable straight makeup corrections. Michael has recently told his own story in 'Makeup Man', a memoir made up from a collection of stories charting his progression in the industry, and I would recommend it as a great read for anyone with an interest in makeup and how it works within the film industry! It's taken 14 years to assemble the stories, going from the 60's to the 2000's with loads of extra snippets. It really is a complete work covering the celebrities he worked with and doesn't shy away from the warts and all experences of a working makeup artist who deals with celebrity skin. A complete reliving of a career! Todd and I recently had the pleasure of sitting with the man himself at Monsterpalooza 2018, and chatting about: How practice is the key The increase of materials available How to get the best from time at makeup schools The importance of art and art schooling The new adhesives developed by Westmore Effects The amount of available talent now ---------------------------------------------- Michael Westmore Jr was present also, and as the force behind Westmore Effects (check the facebook group) he chatted to us later about the developments coming up and the new exciting materials he has developed to addess the issues those of us who stick rubber onto skin face on set. (Click here for retailer info nearest to you). We hope you enjoy listening to this one! Till next time -Stuart & Todd      

Welcome to another gripping and pulse pounding edition of SFP-NOW.Joining us this week is the fantastic Dave Rossi who Star Trek fans will know for his great work behind the scenes as an Associate Producer on Enterprise and one of three people that tried to move Star Trek forwards with a planned animated show back in 2007 prior to J.J. Abrams taking the helm.During our chat Dave a life long fan of Star Trek talks about how a strange turn of events got him onto the Paramount Lot and gave him his start during the 5th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation as a production assistant.Rossi shares some wonderful stories about his time on Star Trek: The Next Generation, which include a fun story about his initial meeting with Jonathan Frakes as well as his first encounter with make-up artist Michael Westmore.So if you are a fan of Star Trek. This is one episode that you'll not want to miss. So open hailing frequencies and tune in for I am sure will be an enjoyable hour of Trek talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

”How many people does it take, Admiral, before it becomes wrong?" With the success of Star Trek: First Contact, a more action-oriented Star Trek film, the team behind it wanted their next film to be lighter in tone and more character-driven. To a certain extent, that's exactly what audiences got, and a lot of people were disappointed because they were expecting so much more. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we continue our Star Trek series with Jonathan Frakes's 1998 film: Star Trek: Insurrection. We talk about why this film seems a bit divisive with fans, and look at what works for us as well as what doesn't. We chat about the nature of the script and if there was a fresh and exciting story buried in there. We look at what Frakes and co. bring to the table here and ponder why it feels more like a two-part TV episode than a movie. And we revel in the brilliance of F. Murray Abraham as Rua'fo, not just performance-wise but also with Michael Westmore's brilliant makeup effects. It's a fairly middling film that has its moments of greatness that are often burdened by its moments of nonsense. Regardless, we have a great time talking about this one, so check it out! Film Sundries Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • Hulu Script Transcript Original theatrical trailer Original poster artwork Flickchart Letterboxd

”How many people does it take, Admiral, before it becomes wrong?" With the success of Star Trek: First Contact, a more action-oriented Star Trek film, the team behind it wanted their next film to be lighter in tone and more character-driven. To a certain extent, that’s exactly what audiences got, and a lot of people were disappointed because they were expecting so much more. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we continue our Star Trek series with Jonathan Frakes’s 1998 film: Star Trek: Insurrection. We talk about why this film seems a bit divisive with fans, and look at what works for us as well as what doesn’t. We chat about the nature of the script and if there was a fresh and exciting story buried in there. We look at what Frakes and co. bring to the table here and ponder why it feels more like a two-part TV episode than a movie. And we revel in the brilliance of F. Murray Abraham as Rua’fo, not just performance-wise but also with Michael Westmore’s brilliant makeup effects. It’s a fairly middling film that has its moments of greatness that are often burdened by its moments of nonsense. Regardless, we have a great time talking about this one, so check it out! Film Sundries Watch this film: iTunes • Amazon • Hulu Script Transcript Original theatrical trailer Original poster artwork Flickchart Letterboxd

On this special episode of CreatureGeek, Frank and I welcome the legendary Michael Westmore who reads sections of his new book Makeup Man. There are some great stories in this ep including ones about Star Trek, The Munsters and an infamous Pink Lady painting. Thanks to Mr. Westmore for coming in and reading from his book and listen in to find out how to get a signed copy of it. If you're digging this podcast, please head over to http://www.patreon.com/creaturegeek and support us with a few bucks. We truly appreciate your support!

Michael Westmore is a scion of the famed Westmore makeup dynasty, which dates back to Hollywood's golden age. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Raging Bull. He talks with Anna Brusutti, UCSB Department of Film and Media Studies, to discuss that film and his other work. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 32543]

Michael Westmore is a scion of the famed Westmore makeup dynasty, which dates back to Hollywood's golden age. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Raging Bull. He talks with Anna Brusutti, UCSB Department of Film and Media Studies, to discuss that film and his other work. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 32543]

Michael Westmore is a scion of the famed Westmore makeup dynasty, which dates back to Hollywood's golden age. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Raging Bull. He talks with Anna Brusutti, UCSB Department of Film and Media Studies, to discuss that film and his other work. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 32543]

Michael Westmore is a scion of the famed Westmore makeup dynasty, which dates back to Hollywood's golden age. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Raging Bull. He talks with Anna Brusutti, UCSB Department of Film and Media Studies, to discuss that film and his other work. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 32543]

Today, Frank and Len interview the legendary Michael Westmore. Mike's career spans over 40 years but his family has been involved in makeup for longer than that: his grandfather George created the very first studio make-up department 100 years ago this year. His family has worked on iconic films like Gone With the Wind and the Creature of the Black Lagoon. He is best know for his work on the Star Trek franchise, Rocky and Raging Bull, the movie that helped create the SFX makeup category for the Oscars. And of course, he has served as a mentor (including to our very own Frank Ippolito) on the Syfy Show Face Off. If you're digging this podcast, please head over to http://www.patreon.com/creaturegeek and support us with a few bucks. We truly appreciate your support!

This week Jordan speaks with Makeup Legend Michael Westmore! Michael has won an Academy Award, nine Emmys and has been the man behind the makeup for every Star Trek series and film from TNG through Enterprise. Michael tells Jordan about his family’s 100 history in the Hollywood makeup business, working with huge stars like Sylvester Stallone & Robert DiNiro and creating the look for some of Trek’s most famous aliens like Worf & Odo. Michael currently has a book out “Makeup Man: From Rocky To Star Trek The Amazing Creations Of Hollywood’s Michael Westmore” and has an exhibit at UC Santa Barbara in California, “Lifeforms: The Makup Art Of Micahel Westmore” running through April 30th.

The People are … wowed by “Feud." Natalie and Maren read your comments/concerns for the third chapter, “Mommie Dearest.” They dig into Bette Davis’ relationship with her children (where’s Michael?!), who was the biggest ally to the gay community and how Perino’s is the true star of the show! The second half of this episode includes the final part of a very special interview with Michael Westmore. Westmore is a 3rd-generation, award-winning makeup artist known for “Rocky”, “Raging Bull”, “Mask”, and various “Star Trek” productions. In the second installment, he shares more Hollywood stories and anecdotes from his storied career. Be sure to check out his new memoir, “Makeup Man: From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore.”   //   Follow all of Ryan Murphy's shows on the TV Time app and leave your comments after each episode. You could be included in the show! Or follow on Twitter: @PPLvRyanMurphy. 

Natalie and Maren are moving on up in their “Cool Moms of TV” series with the 70s/80s. From Carol Brady to Sophia Petrillo, mothers on television were becoming unapologetic over their sexy nightgowns and sassy one-liners.  And this week in fangirling: FX's "Feud" with the magical Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon, legendary Michael Westmore, and “Get Out” ... go see it ASAP! Listen to this episode and share it with five friends within twenty-four hours, or else you’ll inherit Edith Bunker’s bad luck.   *** Brought to you by TV Time: http://bit.ly/2rxbrSz Fangirl Merch: https://fangirlfridayspodcast.threadless.com/ Instagram: @fangirlfridayspodcast Facebook: @fangirlfridayspodcast Twitter: @fgfpodcast

The People are … liking “Feud.” Natalie and Maren read your comments/concerns for the second chapter, “The Other Woman.” They dig into Joan Crawford accepting an Oscar in bed, Robert Aldrich playing favorites, the catfight delight caused by Jack Warner … and Bette Davis’ BFF, cigarettes.The second half of this episode includes the first part of a very special interview with Michael Westmore. Michael Westmore is a 3rd-generation, award-winning makeup artist from THE first family of Hollywood makeup. (Known for “Rocky”, “Raging Bull”, “Mask”, and various “Star Trek” productions) He shares his stories on the Bette and Joan era, working with Bette personally, highlights from his career and details on his new memoir, “Makeup Man: From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore.”   //   Follow all of Ryan Murphy's shows on the TV Time app and leave your comments after each episode. You could be included in the show! Or follow on Twitter: @PPLvRyanMurphy. 

Greetings, Captains! You're listening to EPISODE 305 OF PRIORITY ONE PODCAST, your weekly report on all things Star Trek! Recorded LIVE on Friday, February 9th, 2017 and available for download or streaming on Monday, February 13th at PriorityOnePodcast.com! This week we're Trekking Out what could be the new score for Discovery, and how Hollywood is giving Star Trek makeup a nod. In Star Trek Online news, there's a big ship bundle you'll want to hear about, plus a bucketload of new features out on console this week. Later, we'll check in with Jake and Cookie on the Promenade. As always, before we wrap up the show, we'll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages! TOPICS DISCUSSED Trek It Out Oscar nominee Joel Harlow talks to Forbes about his makeup work in Star Trek Beyond Star Trek makeup artist Michael Westmore's memoir is due out in March Is this part of the new score for Discovery? Deep Space 9 documentary "What We Left Behind" has already reached its first crowdfunding goal Long Beach Comic Expo: Saturday February 18th, 2017 Star Trek Online News (PC) Tier 6 Multimission Explorers (and stats) (Console) Temporal Agent Event rewards (Console) New PvE queues (Console) Anniversary Event (Console) Armadas coming to console (Console) Badlands Battlezone Other gaming news Disruptor Beam raises $8.5m Stellaris total conversion mod Star Trek New Horizons drops Alpha 0.9 update The Promenade Kol-ut-shan Vulcan script necklace (via StarTrek.com) Star Trek trillion-cut gemstone rings Command red (via ThinkGeek.com or StarTrek.com) Engineering gold (via ThinkGeek.com or StarTrek.com) Science blue (via ThinkGeek.com or StarTrek.com) Cubic zirconia (via ThinkGeek.com) Trillion-cut diamonds (via 77diamonds.com) What are garnet, citrine and topaz? (via gia.edu) THIS WEEK'S COMMUNITY QUESTIONS Did you notice all the humanoid species in Star Trek Beyond? Did they stand out to you? What are your thoughts of this symphonic score? What are your first experiences with the launch of Agents of Yesterday on console? BE SURE TO VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE PREMIER STAR TREK ONLINE PODCAST! Priority One Productions is always looking for new team members that have a passion for Star Trek. Please know that all of our positions are volunteer, but we do offer a well-known outlet for your work. If you have a skill that you believe could enhance our content, then send your contact information and experience along with a few writing samples to INCOMING@PRIORITYONEPODCAST.COM Did you miss any of our great Blogs last week? Stop by THIS LINK and see for yourself! How about our latest Video Release? You can also follow us on the social media sites! We're on Facebook! Head over to WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PRIORITYONEPODCAST and say, “Hi!” Or, Check us out on Twitter via @PRIORITYONEPOD for show times and other cool stuff. Liked this episode? Totally hated it? Leave a comment below or CONTACT US via our handy web form! Enjoy the show!

Greetings, Captains! You’re listening to EPISODE 305 OF PRIORITY ONE PODCAST, your weekly report on all things Star Trek! Recorded LIVE on Friday, February 9th, 2017 and available for download or streaming on Monday, February 13th at PriorityOnePodcast.com! This week we’re Trekking Out what could be the new score for Discovery, and how Hollywood is giving Star Trek makeup a nod. In Star Trek Online news, there’s a big ship bundle you’ll want to hear about, plus a bucketload of new features out on console this week. Later, we’ll check in with Jake and Cookie on the Promenade. As always, before we wrap up the show, we’ll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages! TOPICS DISCUSSED Trek It Out Oscar nominee Joel Harlow talks to Forbes about his makeup work in Star Trek Beyond Star Trek makeup artist Michael Westmore's memoir is due out in March Is this part of the new score for Discovery? Deep Space 9 documentary "What We Left Behind" has already reached its first crowdfunding goal Long Beach Comic Expo: Saturday February 18th, 2017 Star Trek Online News (PC) Tier 6 Multimission Explorers (and stats) (Console) Temporal Agent Event rewards (Console) New PvE queues (Console) Anniversary Event (Console) Armadas coming to console (Console) Badlands Battlezone Other gaming news Disruptor Beam raises $8.5m Stellaris total conversion mod Star Trek New Horizons drops Alpha 0.9 update The Promenade Kol-ut-shan Vulcan script necklace (via StarTrek.com) Star Trek trillion-cut gemstone rings Command red (via ThinkGeek.com or StarTrek.com) Engineering gold (via ThinkGeek.com or StarTrek.com) Science blue (via ThinkGeek.com or StarTrek.com) Cubic zirconia (via ThinkGeek.com) Trillion-cut diamonds (via 77diamonds.com) What are garnet, citrine and topaz? (via gia.edu) THIS WEEK'S COMMUNITY QUESTIONS Did you notice all the humanoid species in Star Trek Beyond? Did they stand out to you? What are your thoughts of this symphonic score? What are your first experiences with the launch of Agents of Yesterday on console? BE SURE TO VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE PREMIER STAR TREK ONLINE PODCAST! Priority One Productions is always looking for new team members that have a passion for Star Trek. Please know that all of our positions are volunteer, but we do offer a well-known outlet for your work. If you have a skill that you believe could enhance our content, then send your contact information and experience along with a few writing samples to INCOMING@PRIORITYONEPODCAST.COM Did you miss any of our great Blogs last week? Stop by THIS LINK and see for yourself! How about our latest Video Release? You can also follow us on the social media sites! We’re on Facebook! Head over to WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PRIORITYONEPODCAST and say, “Hi!” Or, Check us out on Twitter via @PRIORITYONEPOD for show times and other cool stuff. Liked this episode? Totally hated it? Leave a comment below or CONTACT US via our handy web form! Enjoy the show!

We're back! This week we talk about Wargaming Conventions and LVO, Torgo's Goth Days, Wayne's World 25th Anniversary, Michael Westmore, Ready Player One, PETA vs Warhammer, Batman, Deep Space Nine Woes, the return of Dune, Rats of NIMH, Good Omens, Friday the 13th, Terms and Conditions: the Graphic Novel, Richard Hatch, Clive Barker joins Project Greenlight, Overlord, Camp Grizzly, Cult of Chucky, Attack on Titan, Bitter Seeds and Cowboy Poetry. So paint a Space Wolf, it's time for a Geek Shock

January 15, 2017 - Michael Westmore is the man behind countless aliens of all shapes and sizes from his work on Star Trek. He's also the patriarch of a family that has been a part of Hollywood since the first studio in 1917. I'm so honored that he was willing to speak to me about his family for this podcast.

Make-up artist Michael Westmore talks about his film work (Raging Bull, Rocky, and his Academy Award for Mask), his 18 years working on Star Trek, and his role as a mentor on the Syfy Channel's show Face-Off. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 31624]

Make-up artist Michael Westmore talks about his film work (Raging Bull, Rocky, and his Academy Award for Mask), his 18 years working on Star Trek, and his role as a mentor on the Syfy Channel's show Face-Off. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 31624]

Episode 101: "The Pepto Bismol Episode" featuring Actor Mark McKinney from Superstore and Kids in the Hall, Actress Regina King from American Crime, Jerry Maguire and Ray. From Star Trek, Rocky, Raging Bull and Face Off, Academy Award winning make-up artist Michael Westmore along with Musical Guest: Pig Snout. Stay tuned into the second hour for The Post Show Report with Lawrence. Visit Spud's website at: spudgoodman.com

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Michael Westmore Star of Syfy's 'Face Off'. Star Trek will be celebrating its 50th year anniversary this year and Michael worked on the make-up for Star Trek for 18 years. Twelve artists arrive at ancient ruins where they are greeted by McKenzie and professional conlanger, David Peterson. McKenzie reveals to the artists that hidden in the ruins are ancient artifacts that have corresponding long lost languages that David has created specifically for this Spotlight Challenge.  She explains that they'll work in teams and use these objects to inspire a member of an ancient race.  It all culminates with a unique reveal on the Face Off stage during which the characters speak their lost languages.  

Greetings, Admirals! You're listening to EPISODE 241 OF PRIORITY ONE PODCAST, the premier Star Trek Online podcast! This episode was recorded LIVE on Thursday, September 24th, 2015 and made available for download or streaming on Monday, September 28th, 2015 at PriorityOnePodcast.com! After a grueling first few weeks back on the show, we've decided to give Mark a bit of shore leave, so in his absence, we've kidnapped Tony from our sister production, Guard Frequency, to help out in this week's episode. First up we're checking back in with Elijah for the last of our Star Trek Las Vegas convention coverage. He's interviewing Michael Westmore, the renowned Star Trek makeup artist, now a mentor on the reality TV show “Face-Off”. In Star Trek Online news, after a few weeks of what *some* players might call a “content drought”, we have been inundated with several juicy new tidbits. We're looking at more new content that will be coming with the release of Season 11. We're also checking out the new Tier 6 Hestia Advanced Escort, and how you can get involved in the design of the next big ship in the pipeline. And as always, before we wrap things up, we'll open Hailing Frequencies for your incoming messages. TOPICS DISCUSSED Face Off - Syfy Cardassian Revamp episodes 3 & 4: The Factory The New Link Tier 6 Hestia Class Advanced Escort Promethus Remodel Starfleet Media Corps Forum Category: Starfleet Media Corps Design Your Own Ship! Ex Astris Scientia article re: ship design Star Trek Online Release Notes: September 24th, 2015 Tracking the Devs Samuel Wall (@SWall_Art) is happy about the ship design campaign Ian Richards (@STO_JamJamz) wants us to get voting Thomas Marrone (@thomasthecat) has a note about the Prometheus revamp: part 1 and part 2 Jeremy Randall (@BorticusCryptic) isn't ready to reveal all re: the Admiralty System (yet) This week's Community Question: What would be on your wishlist for a brand new ship? It could be a feature of the new Federation Carrier that's in the works, or something completely different. Let us know YOUR thoughts on this week's episode by commenting below! Finally, a heartfelt thanks to Geek Nation Tours, who helped us bring you on-site coverage of the 2015 Star Trek Las Vegas Convention from our own table at the convention hall! If you missed it this year, check out their website to find out how you can make next year's trip to the convention the most memorable experience ever! BE SURE TO VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE PREMIER STAR TREK ONLINE PODCAST! Priority One Productions is always looking for new team members that have a passion for Star Trek. Please know that all of our positions are volunteer, but we do offer a well-known outlet for your work. If you have a skill that you believe could enhance our content, then send your contact information and experience along with a few writing samples to INCOMING@PRIORITYONEPODCAST.COM Did you miss any of our great Blogs last week? Stop by THIS LINK and see for yourself! How about our latest Video Release? You can also follow us on the social media sites! We're on Facebook! Head over to WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PRIORITYONEPODCAST and say, “Hi!” Or, Check us out on Twitter via @STOPRIORITYONE for show times and other cool stuff. Liked this episode? Totally hated it? Leave a comment below or CONTACT US via our handy web form! Enjoy the show!

Greetings, Admirals! You’re listening to EPISODE 241 OF PRIORITY ONE PODCAST, the premier Star Trek Online podcast! This episode was recorded LIVE on Thursday, September 24th, 2015 and made available for download or streaming on Monday, September 28th, 2015 at PriorityOnePodcast.com! After a grueling first few weeks back on the show, we’ve decided to give Mark a bit of shore leave, so in his absence, we’ve kidnapped Tony from our sister production, Guard Frequency, to help out in this week’s episode. First up we’re checking back in with Elijah for the last of our Star Trek Las Vegas convention coverage. He’s interviewing Michael Westmore, the renowned Star Trek makeup artist, now a mentor on the reality TV show “Face-Off”. In Star Trek Online news, after a few weeks of what *some* players might call a “content drought”, we have been inundated with several juicy new tidbits. We’re looking at more new content that will be coming with the release of Season 11. We’re also checking out the new Tier 6 Hestia Advanced Escort, and how you can get involved in the design of the next big ship in the pipeline. And as always, before we wrap things up, we’ll open Hailing Frequencies for your incoming messages. TOPICS DISCUSSED Face Off - Syfy Cardassian Revamp episodes 3 & 4: The Factory The New Link Tier 6 Hestia Class Advanced Escort Promethus Remodel Starfleet Media Corps Forum Category: Starfleet Media Corps Design Your Own Ship! Ex Astris Scientia article re: ship design Star Trek Online Release Notes: September 24th, 2015 Tracking the Devs Samuel Wall (@SWall_Art) is happy about the ship design campaign Ian Richards (@STO_JamJamz) wants us to get voting Thomas Marrone (@thomasthecat) has a note about the Prometheus revamp: part 1 and part 2 Jeremy Randall (@BorticusCryptic) isn't ready to reveal all re: the Admiralty System (yet) This week’s Community Question: What would be on your wishlist for a brand new ship? It could be a feature of the new Federation Carrier that’s in the works, or something completely different. Let us know YOUR thoughts on this week's episode by commenting below! Finally, a heartfelt thanks to Geek Nation Tours, who helped us bring you on-site coverage of the 2015 Star Trek Las Vegas Convention from our own table at the convention hall! If you missed it this year, check out their website to find out how you can make next year's trip to the convention the most memorable experience ever! BE SURE TO VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE PREMIER STAR TREK ONLINE PODCAST! Priority One Productions is always looking for new team members that have a passion for Star Trek. Please know that all of our positions are volunteer, but we do offer a well-known outlet for your work. If you have a skill that you believe could enhance our content, then send your contact information and experience along with a few writing samples to INCOMING@PRIORITYONEPODCAST.COM Did you miss any of our great Blogs last week? Stop by THIS LINK and see for yourself! How about our latest Video Release? You can also follow us on the social media sites! We’re on Facebook! Head over to WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PRIORITYONEPODCAST and say, “Hi!” Or, Check us out on Twitter via @STOPRIORITYONE for show times and other cool stuff. Liked this episode? Totally hated it? Leave a comment below or CONTACT US via our handy web form! Enjoy the show!

Larry Nemecek joins us to talk about plans for this year’s Geek Nation Tours one-day trek into the Valley of Fire, where fans can face relive the showdown between Picard and Soran along with special guest Michael Westmore. We also preview plans for the big 50th anniversary year tour in 2016, which expands upon the usual Geek Nation Tours adventure with the addition of a San Francisco leg.   Originally published as Hyperchannel 76: Admiral, There Be Fans Here!

Geek Nation Tours 2015 and 2016 Preview. Larry Nemecek joins us to talk about plans for this year’s Geek Nation Tours one-day trek into the Valley of Fire, where fans can face relive the showdown between Picard and Soran along with special guest Michael Westmore. We also preview plans for the big 50th anniversary year tour in 2016, which expands upon the usual Geek Nation Tours adventure with the addition of a San Francisco leg.   Host Christopher Jones   Guest Larry Nemecek   Editor and Producer Christopher Jones   Executive Producers Matthew Rushing and Norman C. Lao   Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Manager Will Nguyen   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

The Department of Film and Media Studies at UCSB welcomed the legendary make-up artist Michael Westmore, who revolutionized the make-up industry for his work on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and won an Academy Award for the movie “Mask.” Westmore sits down for a conversation with UCSB professor Cheri Steinkellner, and talks about his work bringing aliens to life and other tales from his career. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 29139]

The Department of Film and Media Studies at UCSB welcomed the legendary make-up artist Michael Westmore, who revolutionized the make-up industry for his work on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and won an Academy Award for the movie “Mask.” Westmore sits down for a conversation with UCSB professor Cheri Steinkellner, and talks about his work bringing aliens to life and other tales from his career. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 29139]

Robert Orci confirmed as director of "Star Trek 3"  Following up on our story from yesterday, it has now been confirmed by multiple media outlets that Paramount has indeed selected Roberto Orci to direct the next Star Trek film, slated to drop in 2016. Reaction from fans has been mixed—and slanted to the negative—so it will be interesting to see how this plays out over the coming months and as we move closer toward actual production.    Trekked-Out Florida Estate Goes on the Market Marc H. Bell, financier and two-time Tony Award-winning producer, has put his Boca Raton, Florida, estate on the market for $35 million. What's so special about the joint? It's seriously punked out Star Trek style. The most expensive single-family home currently listed in South Palm Beach County has a Star Trek-themed theatre room that resembles the Enterprise-D bridge, a Borg alcove (Bell does have to regenerate, after all!), and many more leisure spaces that show not only a love for Star Trek but also sports and first-person shooters. It's not all fun and games though. There's also a library, eight bedrooms, and 16 bathrooms. How can you fit all of this into one house? It's easy when you have 27,000 square feet to work with. If you're interested in purchasing it, check out The Palm Beach Post.   Westmore to Put the Spots Back on Terry Farrell  Cosplaying is nothing new to Star Trek Las Vegas—or to Terry Farrell herself. She can be seen donning TOS threads in the then-World Record costume photo from last year's Star Trek Las Vegas. This time around, she's going a step farther with the help of famed Star Trek makeup artist Michael Westmore. For the first time since leaving Deep Space Nine at the end of the show's sixth season, Farrell will once again have the Trill make up applied. So be sure you attend STLV and see if you can spot her.

If you have told me one of my favorite shows would be special-effects makeup competition hosted by a former soap opera star, I'd have begged to differ. But Syfy's Face Off, now in its fourth season, has turned out to be a brilliant series awash in spectacularly creative, character-driven artistry; human drama; definitive and personable judges - Glenn Hetrick, Ve Neil, Neville Page; Hollywood-royalty guest stars; and McKenzie Westmore, the most elegant woman on television. Contestants are tasked with elaborate sci-fi/fantasy/horror character challenges, designing and executing full body paint make-up, and demonstrating a wide range of skill sets including prosthetics, 3-D design, sculpting, casting and molding. Each episode involves colorful and sweeping reveals of the contestants' finished work, and the drama of one contestant being sent home by the panel of expert and celebrity judges. It all culminates in a $100k+ winner package that has real career consequences. Joining us tonight are stunning and charming host McKenzie Westmore; mentor/coach Michael Westmore, legendary makeup supervisor with 42 Emmy and four Oscar nominations (Star Trek, Mask, Raging Bull) to his name and McKenzie's father; and Glenn Hetrick, whose eloquence has made him de facto lead judge on the show. Glenn is owner of Optic Nerve Studios, and has done amazing, award-winning work for Buffy, Angel, X-Files, Babylon 5,Heroes, CSI: NY, Spider-Man 3, and costume design for Lady Gaga.

McKenzie Westmore guests. McKenzie is the host of Syfy's new reality competition series, “Face Off.” She brings a rich history and passion for the art of special effects make-up to her role. Beginning with her great-grandfather George, the Westmore family set the bar for film and television make-up; essentially pioneering the field. Her father, Michael Westmore, is the legendary make-up artist behind the TV series “Star Trek.” The family was granted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008 for their contributions to over 2,000 films and television shows.

Michael Westmore, Hollywood make-up professional beams in for a chat!

Hello and welcome to the next great episode of Trekcast the Star Trek podcast, and thank you Thot Gor for that moving introduction (he is a cool guy). We open up this weeks episode with some of our thoughts on lens flare love them or hate them they are now part of the most successful Star Trek film. Then I share a nice surprise our friend Yuji has made action figure versions of the Trekcast crew and they are cool. This weeks our friend Jerad joins us and if you haven't already read Hey Star Trek its awesome get over there and read it now. This weeks topic we delve deeply into the world of Star Trek makeup where we discuss our favorite alien makeup and of course our favorite forehead of the week. If you would like to see some great videos of how to apply makeup by Michael Westmore check out Vernon Wilmers documentary Star Trek: My Experience, and Jerad even gives us the lowdown on how those aliens from the Star Trek: Experience applied there makeup as well. We also talk a little about the new mini series from IDW comics Star Trek: Nero it look great and we here at Trekcast highly recommend this story that bridges the 25 year gap in the new Star Trek film. Well thanks for joining us once again we really do appreciate you our listeners and we will be back in a couple days for the next episode of Trekcasts Supplemental. Subscribe on iTunes