90: Through the Brita Filter
02/06/15 • 97 min
Fade In: The Writing of Star Trek Insurrection
When the lights went down in the theater in 1998, we all sat there with trepidation. We hoped that the new Star Trek movie would live up to it's predecessor First Contact and when it didn't, many of us wondered what had gone wrong. Jonathan Frakes had directed and Michael Piller had written the script, this should have been a dynamic duo.
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunter are joined by Larry Nemecek and Daniel Proulx to discuss Michael Piller's unpublished book Fade In. We wonder why Trek is always trying to relive it's glory days, talk about the first story idea Star Trek: Stardust, what happens after Rick Berman and Patrick Stewart see the script, the stripping away of the Star Trekness, Ira Steven Behr's thoughts, what the studio wanted, as well as ask the questions of whether fans really know what's best and if this book helps us feel better about the movie.
In the news segment we judge a book by it's cover as well as look forward to James Swallow's newly announced Five Year Mission novel.
Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther
Guest
Daniel Proulx
Larry Nemecek
Editor and Producer
Matthew Rushing
Richard Marquez
Associate Producers
Will Nguyen
Lisa Stevens
Kenneth Trip
Production Manager
Richard Marquez
Content Coordinator
Will Nguyen
News
Judging a Book By It's Cover (00:02:27)
James Swallow's New Book (00:06:06)
Feature: Fade In: The Writing of Star Trek Insurrection
Fade In (00:07:79)
Trek Trying to Trek Itself (00:10:12)
Star Trek: Stardust (00:22:16)
Berman Gets the Story (00:31:57)
Stewart Gets the Story (00:35:13)
Stripping Away the Star Trek (00:52:42)
Ira's Response (00:55:07)
What the Studio Wants (00:57:55)
Do Fans Really Know Best? (01:01:15)
Better Feeling for the Movie? (01:10:55)
Ratings (01:16:00)
Closing (01:29:28)
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 our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm
Fade In: The Writing of Star Trek Insurrection
When the lights went down in the theater in 1998, we all sat there with trepidation. We hoped that the new Star Trek movie would live up to it's predecessor First Contact and when it didn't, many of us wondered what had gone wrong. Jonathan Frakes had directed and Michael Piller had written the script, this should have been a dynamic duo.
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunter are joined by Larry Nemecek and Daniel Proulx to discuss Michael Piller's unpublished book Fade In. We wonder why Trek is always trying to relive it's glory days, talk about the first story idea Star Trek: Stardust, what happens after Rick Berman and Patrick Stewart see the script, the stripping away of the Star Trekness, Ira Steven Behr's thoughts, what the studio wanted, as well as ask the questions of whether fans really know what's best and if this book helps us feel better about the movie.
In the news segment we judge a book by it's cover as well as look forward to James Swallow's newly announced Five Year Mission novel.
Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther
Guest
Daniel Proulx
Larry Nemecek
Editor and Producer
Matthew Rushing
Richard Marquez
Associate Producers
Will Nguyen
Lisa Stevens
Kenneth Trip
Production Manager
Richard Marquez
Content Coordinator
Will Nguyen
News
Judging a Book By It's Cover (00:02:27)
James Swallow's New Book (00:06:06)
Feature: Fade In: The Writing of Star Trek Insurrection
Fade In (00:07:79)
Trek Trying to Trek Itself (00:10:12)
Star Trek: Stardust (00:22:16)
Berman Gets the Story (00:31:57)
Stewart Gets the Story (00:35:13)
Stripping Away the Star Trek (00:52:42)
Ira's Response (00:55:07)
What the Studio Wants (00:57:55)
Do Fans Really Know Best? (01:01:15)
Better Feeling for the Movie? (01:10:55)
Ratings (01:16:00)
Closing (01:29:28)
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 our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm
Previous Episode
89: Elephant in the Room
Slings and Arrows: A Weary Life.
The TNG episode Second Chances gave us a duplicate of William Riker and the DS9 episode Defiant left that duplicate, Tom in a Cardassian prison. What we never got a chance to see was the effect all of these things had on Will until the Slings and Arrows' entry, A Weary Life.
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther talk about this penultimate book in the Slings and Arrows ebook series. We ask the question of where Tom is, discuss the trio of Riker, LaForge and Daniels, the genuine emotion of Riker, the news media and Maquis problem as well as our ratings.
In our news segment we remind everyone Takedown by John Jackson Miller is out, discuss the Axanar announcement of an anthology collection that's on the way, as well as celebrate 20 years of Star Trek Voyager by discussing our favorite Voyager books.
Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther
Editor and Producer
Matthew Rushing
Richard Marquez
Associate Producers
Will Nguyen
Lisa Stevens
Kenneth Trip
Production Manager
Richard Marquez
Content Coordinator
Will Nguyen
News
TakeDown is Out! (00:03:08)
Axanar Anthology (00:05:48)
Celebrating 20 Years of Voyager (00:09:42)
Feature: Slings and Arrows: A Weary Life
Dan Shares His Thoughts on the Series (00:16:38)
Where's Tom? (00:18:33)
Genuine Emotion (00:20:29)
Tom on DS9 or Killing Will (00:28:43)
An Interesting Trio (00:31:05)
The Federation News Service and the Maquis Problem (00:34:45)
Ratings (00:42:47)
Closing (00:45:51)
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 our shows coming to
Next Episode
91: Pulaski Fights Crime
Una McCormack: The Missing.
The end of "The Fall" left the Star Trek universe in a little more hopeful place than it was when the series began. There is a new focus on exploration in the Federation and even with all that the characters have experienced there is still the drive to boldly go.
In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther are joined by author Una McCormack to talk about her lastest book The Missing. She talks about following up The Fall, writing a "day in the life" of DS9, the fun of exploring the new station, writing the character of Pulaski, as well as featuring the women of Star Trek, deepening the Tzenkethi, the themes of preconceived notions about people and atonement, all while remaining us that DS9 is truly a home for the homeless.
In the news segment we discuss Mike Johnson's interview on what coming up for the Star Trek Ongoing comic as well as some well known villains that may make an appearance soon.
Hosts
Matthew Rushing and Dan Gunther
Guest
Una McCormack
Editor and Producer
Matthew Rushing
Richard Marquez
Associate Producers
Will Nguyen
Lisa Stevens
Kenneth Trip
Production Manager
Richard Marquez
Content Coordinator
Will Nguyen
News
Mike Johnson Talks Star Trek Ongoing (00:02:24)
Feature
Ideas for following up The Fall (00:11:05)
Day in the Life of DS9 (00:12:51)
Exploring the New DS9 (00:14:49)
Writing Pulaski (00:19:19)
The Women of Star Trek (00:24:07)
Marriage Advice (00:27:39)
Deepening the Tzenkethi (00:30:06)
Judging People by Their Cover (00:40:29)
Atonement (00:43:35)
The War Generation (00:46:07)
The Missing (00:50:17)
Picard's Logs (00:52:54)
Struggles to Understand (00:56:53)
DS9 - A Home for the Homeless (01:02:01)
Una's Upcoming Work (01:03:36)
One Last Question (01:05:02)
Una Online (01:08:10)
Closing (01:09:28)
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 our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/literary-treks-a-star-trek-books-and-comics-podcast-10978/90-through-the-brita-filter-7942436"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to 90: through the brita filter on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy