The Trek Files: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast - 10-19 Hispanics on the E - 1989

10-19 Hispanics on the E - 1989

07/25/23 • 21 min

The Trek Files: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

A memo from 1989 illustrates a core concern in Star Trek's past and present: representation in the future. We're thrilled to welcome back Cirroc Lofton to discuss the ways Star Trek broke ground and ways the production process can best evolve.

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10-18 The Child call sheet - 1988

In the midst of a writer's strike, production on Star Trek shut down. Sound familiar? That was in 1988, delaying the second year of TNG and causing the season to be shortened. Cirroc Lofton joins The Trek Files to discuss big changes in Trek, changing technology, and the desired outcome of strikes!

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10-20 Star Trek graphics, instrumentation, and set designs 1985

A document from 1985 written by Mike Okuda addresses no less than the entire look and feel of Star Trek's graphics and the logic of starship display design. This week, we examine a portion of that pitch with the talented Tim Peel, heir apparent to Okuda's work as the director of motion graphics for all Star Trek since Discovery took flight in 2017!

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