A Captain's Log

In the season premiere, Bryan and Lili sport wearing save the manatees shirts while interacting with model Cassidy Baldwin to discuss the club. The discussion shifts to Star Trek news about the first of the three biggest southern California comic cons and Star Trek: Picard season three. The series brings on board the very first 1960's original Star Trek series TV guest in April Tatro. April Tatro tells her story as the cat's meow of original Star Trek playing Isis the cat in human form, from the second season finale "Assignment: Earth" aired and taped in 1968. April discusses being on set and other tidbits of doing her scene with Teri Garr in a never before heard set of stories on television. The discussion shifts to April's career as a dancer and acrobatic contortionist, even reading the Websters dictionary definition of a contortionist. April discusses heavily her acting career and working in other interesting avenues for companies among time spent with the Rat Pack.

Bryan and Lili begin part 1 of a 2-part interview with the intellectually inclined Star Trek actor Scott MacDonald sharing his plethora of experiences. MacDonald holds the rare distinction of having appeared in four Star Trek series and provides intricate details into his on-set experiences as well as time spent with Patrick Stewart, Marina Sirtis, Scott Bakula, Colm Meaney and much more.

Bryan and Lili conclude the 2-part interview with Star Trek actor Scott MacDonald. MacDonald, discusses his role as Sub-Cmdr. N'vek on Star Trek: The Next Generation with Marina Sirtis. MacDonald also looks back on his second Deep Space Nine role as Goran'Agar and his Voyager tactical station relief role as Rollins. A unique story of MacDonald's Paramount studios conversation with Patrick Stewart that is fascinating from many angles. Plus, MacDonald's most prominent Star Trek role and it is his most recent, playing the bloodthirsty Xindi Reptilian character named Dolim in Star Trek Enterprise's third season. MacDonald also discusses much more Star Trek and his recent film projects including "The Last Champion" and much more.

Bryan and Lili welcome Star Trek: Picard season 3 actress Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as their interview guest. The exclusive interview brings forth topics discussing Ashlei's role as Sydney La Forge filling the shoes of her father Geordie La Forge as the ships bridge crew navigator. The discussion includes stories working all together as a La Forge family as Ashlei worked alongside LaVar Burton and his real life daughter Micah Burton including dinner at their house. Ashlei shares her favorite Star Trek character, a quite obvious answer, plus upcoming projects while touching upon her role in "Cruel Summer".

Eric Pierpoint is Bryan and Lili's guest this week. Eric discusses his multiple roles on Star Trek spin-off series, his start into acting, plus having heavy makeup in some roles including for the TV series Alien Nation. Pierpoint speaks fondly of his time on Alien Nation atop the cast with Gary Graham, subsequently both appearing on Star Trek in recurring roles on Enterprise. Pierpoint tells a humorous set of stories, regarding his role as Kortar, the afterlife Klingon from "Barge of the Dead" on Star Trek: Voyager. Eric Pierpoint is most notably known for his role as Harris, the section 31 operative where he speaks to his first time on set learning the background of section 31 and more.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds main cast actor Bruce Horak joins Bryan and Lili for an interview. Bruce discusses his fringe show "This is Cancer!" as a cancer survivor, Helen Donnelley and his extensive performer work underneath makeup as Lieutenant Hemmer in Star Trek's new streaming series Strange New Worlds. Horak plays an Aenar, a subspecies with white skin and, unlike mainstream Andorians, were blind and telepathic.

Bryan and Lili interview Daniel Riordan a three-time Star Trek guest performer who's best known as the voice of Megatron from Transformers: Robots in disguise. The California based actor Riordan has humorous stories he shares on the location shoot of "Jingle All the Way" and even a touching moment working with Nichelle Nichols. Riordan shares details working with Wil Wheaton and insulting his character as a Zaldan alien along with the award nominated makeup. Riordan conveys working as a Bajoran first guard in Deep Space Nine with the late Brian Keith who played the Bajoran Mulibok. Plus, Riordan shares being on the set of his own Klingon ship as captain Duras in a recurring role on Star Trek: Enterprise working with David A. Goodman.

Bryan Kreutz, Lili Fox-Lim and Rogg discuss the top ten Best Guests, to Star, on Trek. From the small screen to the silver screen of Star Trek, whether it's a child or a character actor who recurred to return an exciting performance again and again, this top ten list adds interesting facts Trekkies may not know. Facts and details are shared about multiple actors who own the all-time record for playing a plethora of roles along with audition details and a list that gets to the heart of Star Trek's finest supporting guest spots.

Richard Lineback discusses his first TV role on "The Love Boat". Plus, reprising his role as Al LeFauve from the production "Baby Dance" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven Connecticut and then the Showtime movie of the same title. Bryan conveys, the role of Romas, an addicted drug user from planet Ornara, made quite the impression on him as a child not to use drugs with the strong performance of this character played by Lineback in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode titled "Symbiosis". Lineback briefly discusses working with the late Merritt Butrick and William Shatner among his two additional Star Trek roles as one of the first Deep Space Nine Trill aliens with a prominent role named Selin Peers. Lineback conveys memories at Paramount as being similar to when he played in his final guest role as Kessick on Star Trek: Enterprise. Lineback points out many of the familiar actors he worked with in other films and television.

Bryan and Lili go back to the original Star Trek days to interview Carey Foster. Prior to Star Trek Foster appeared alongside Elvis Presley in film multiple times and knew him off the sets in Hollywood. Foster's first Hollywood break was through her talent as a dancer. Soon becoming an actress, Foster appeared as a background performer in several first season episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series and prior to that working as an Orion server in the very first Star Trek pilot titled "The Cage". Carey discusses knowing Roddenberry and sharing memories of Gene and his wife. The discussion fast forwards to life more recently for Foster as a Montessori Teacher and a dance instructor.

A living legend in his own right as a Hollywood actor and hand model, Steve Hershon is the interview guest. Appearing in nine Star Trek: The Original series episodes as a red shirt security and bridge officer, Steve shares details of many episodes he was apart of. In 1966 Steve began his Hollywood career signing with Central Casting. Steve shares his first headshot picture and memories of his time on Star Trek, the kindness of Rusty Meek, an assistant director on the original series, and includes stories from an early episode of the comedy series Happy Days. A still frame, restored picture, of Steve in his final appearance on "Turnabout Intruder" is shared with the full story behind his scene in Star Trek's final original series episode. Steve shares his perspective on how the entire death scene played out in his appearance on Star Trek's "Obsession" plus covers a few inside secrets to "The Trouble with Tribbles" and the "Deadly Years" episodes in 1967.

From their rich and complex history to a heavy-handed involvement with direct, carefully guided, assistance in enabling humans to become a warp capable world, the Vulcan's are reviewed in detail as a fascinating, fictional species within the Star Trek world. Host, Bryan Kreutz, Lili-Fox-Lim and Rogg, all in different places, come together to bring viewers their top 10 Vulcans. Lili reveals her whereabouts and a surprising undercover look, with Rogg taking an off the ship trip to the Ni'Var (Vulcan) home world himself. From embracing to rejecting Vulcan logic and emotion, one by one, each of the Vulcan's are reviewed and revealed. From Spock to his emotional half-brother, Sybok, many Vulcan's, including ones that didn't make the top ten are revealed and embraced with their balance of logic along with notable episodes and films with their appearances.

Bryan and Lili discuss Star Trek: Picard season 3 cast who have an open door for a new series, not quite yet announced in production. Also, the recently released Star Trek: Resurgence video game with Julianne Grossman and Jonathan Frakes voicing for gamers in a style of fan service. The exclusive interview with Emmy award winning FX artist Vince Niebla showcases his extensive creations and contributions that are very familiar in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek films First Contact and Nemesis plus assisting with assets in Star Trek: Discovery. Vince tells his perspective on the components of sculpting and creating creatures, Borg arms, the 1996 First Contact space suits and his positive working experiences with Michael Westmore among many topics.

Sandra Gimpel - Stuntwoman/actress is welcomed and introduced as the first Star Trek villain and stunt performer two times over. Sandra discusses explicit details on working side by side with Meg Wyllie the original Talosian keeper from Star Trek's first pilot "The Cage" as Gimpel was a Talosian seen frequently. Gimpel was also the first villain ever seen on TV in Star Trek's first aired episode on NBC titled "The Man Trap". Gimpel played the Salt-Vampire M-113 creature that almost sucked the life out of Kirk. Gimpel talks "Lost in Space" and how she was asked to go over to do costume work Star Trek's pilot. Also working in many stunts downtown in Los Angeles on the 1986 cult classic "Population: 1." Sandra discusses "Bring 'em back to life" with Bruce Boxlightner", a TV series and an extremely dangerous stunt. Sandra tells a story of her unique conversation with Dennis Madalone when she asked to stunt double Mulgrew again, this time on Star Trek: Voyager.

Mary Chieffo is interviewed in the first of a three part episode. Chieffo played the Klingon L'Rell in the 1st and 2nd seasons of Star Trek: Discovery. Chieffo is famously known as literally the highest ranked female Klingon in Star Trek's glorious history as Chancellor L'Rell. Chieffo discusses her deep insights about the character she brought to life entailed. Bryan is thrilled to reveal one if his favorite episodes of Star Trek: Discovery is L'Rell centric as the Season 2 Episode "Point of Light," is discussed heavily with Mary Chieffo. Chieffo broadly covers her perspective about the Klingon Empire with L'Rell, now the chancellor, detailing L'Rell's ascension. Chieffo also discusses comprehensive details of her favorite memories from filming on the set of Star Trek: Discovery in Toronto, Ontario and even remote rehearsals and tests back home in Los Angeles California. Chieffo mentions she also reprised the role of Klingon Chancellor L'Rell in Star Trek Online' s House Reborn.

Bryan and Lili continue their affinity for Mary Chieffo' s glorious Klingon role as Chancellor L'Rell, placing her among this talk show's finest Klingon's they've interviewed. Mary discusses the layers of translations and how Star Trek: Discovery Klingon translator Robyn Stewart and dialect coach Rea Nolan assist in also sending her notes, recordings and ways to learn lines in a normal, slow, and fast pace, with versions so she can hear the Klingon pronunciations in multiple ways. Mary discusses in detail working with director Jonathan Frakes, actors Shazad Latif, and Ken Mitchell. The discussion with Bryan and Lili shift into finding humor in Mary's finite hours in costume with filming of Discovery frequently enduring working days lasting from 18-20 hours. Mary reveals that herself and other Klingon's would of been in heavy makeup and rubber drinking smoothies as the only options frequently. Bryan shares his first public memory in detail of Mary Cheiffo being at San Diego Comic Con .

Bryan and Lili conclude the 3rd part of their extended interview with the one and only powerful woman Mary Chieffo. In Mary Chieffo speaks to hear early days as a child of two successful actor parents in Hollywood then moving into a decision her father Michael Chieffo helped her with in the New York based Julliard school. Mary shares her affinity for Shakespeare tying this in full circle with the Klingon realm and her role as Chancellor L'Rell. Mary conveys she was lucky to play characters in school like Queen Elizabeth, to characters in Richard the III, Macbeth and how drawing out the Klingon Voq relationship with her character L'Rell was a very feminist style of character portrayal layers in Star Trek: Discovery. Mary touches on her film projects, "Every Morning", Plus, "Iago: The Green Eyed Monster", the Tribeca Festival musical prequel to a futuristic take on Shakespeare's Othello.

Tom Morga, Star Trek's most seen stuntman, stunt actor, and stunt coordinator, who holds the record for being the most seen stunt actor/stuntman in Star Trek is Bryan and Lili's guest in a two-part exclusive interview. Morga's timeline of Star Trek stunt double appearances date all the way back to the beginning of Star Trek in the form of film as he appeared in three separate double roles in 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The discussion is heavy on Morga's first two feature films, the intricate details and stories behind them plus many never-before-seen pictures are discussed. Bryan and Lili share their memorable times of seeing Tom Morga on Star Trek more times than can be counted as the conversation shifts to Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Tom Morga discusses his times working with Dennis Madalone, Patrick Stewart, Gates McFadden and Leonard Nimoy as well as stories that are notable in the Star Trek universe.

Morga discusses his time performing a unique vertical stunt designed to look like Riker levitating in the episode "Schisms" on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Tom also discusses in great detail his doubling the classic character Koloth in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Klingon episode "Blood Oath" shot on location in Pasadena near Hollywood at the historic Millard house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Never before seen rehearsal and choreography stunt footage on and off the set of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine plus other episodes are discussed. Morga talks about stunt doubling for the great J.G. Hertzler as General Martok multiple times. Also Morga discusses the three DS9 episodes "Armageddon Game", "The Sword of Kahless" and "The Emperor's new Cloak" along with Voyager episode "Day of Honor" including a fight choreography sequence with Leslie Hoffman before taping, right in front of the director Jesús Salvador Treviño. Tom is asked the question about an infamous holodeck/holosuite role

A world-renowned authority on Star Trek novels, Batman, Underworld, Farscape, and countless other franchises, Greg Cox is Bryan and Lili's interview guest. Greg is a science fiction author best known for his media tie-in novelizations. Cox discusses his career starting with writing short fiction for such magazines as "Amazing Stories" and "Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine". Greg goes on to discuss meeting and being mentored by legendary science fiction editor David Hartwell, who launched Pocket Books' line of STAR TREK novels, plus later working with editor John J. Ordover at Pocket Books in the realm of Star Trek novels and other franchises. Bryan asks Greg about his first two Star Trek novels, a Deep Space Nine book co-written with John Gregory Betancourt and a Next Generation novel with Kij Johnson, and how both of those early collaborations worked in very different fashions. Greg goes into granular details on getting the Star Trek bible for Deep Space Nine even before the series aired.

Bryan and Lili welcome Leslie Hoffman, Hollywood stuntwoman and trailblazer in coordinating safety for years in the industry's highest levels of stunt performers. A renowned authority in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager on and off the Paramount sound stages, Leslie discusses specifics on her time in the mid nineties to early 2000's stunt doubling and playing characters. Leslie talks about saving an effects crewmember when a camera crane arm hits his A-frame ladder and playing the role of Casino patron in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Bada-Bing Bada-Bang" and doubling Roxann Dawson as Lt. B'Elanna Torres with a video clip of her from the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Blood Fever". Hoffman walks viewers step by step through an unusual stunt scene in Quarks bar from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Time's Orphan". Leslie describes the choreography and her moment in order of the stunt's while never before seen behind the scenes images are shared with her.

Leslie Hoffman, Hollywood stuntwoman talks about her time working with director Wes Craven on the 1984 film "A Nightmare on Elm Street" Hoffman shares moments from that film as a clip form her scene is shown. Hoffman discusses in great detail her time working in a cavern scene providing stunt safety and more on the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Time's Orphan", particularly working with Hana Hatae who played Molly O'Brien. Leslie discusses numerous instances working as Roxann Dawson's stunt double for B'Elanna Torres, her favorite episode as a stunt double, and her time on the Voyager episode "Day of Honor" and "Rocks and Shoals" from Deep Space Nine. Hoffman pays homage to stunt legends Paul Stader and Dennis Madalone while sharing stories about being elected to SAG co-chair board of directors and the stunt and safety commission. Hoffman talks about Voyager episode "Extreme Risk" and time on choreographing stunt scenes and doubling on Star Trek: DS9/Voyager with Tom Morga.

From High-Flying Feats to Star Trek Safety, eight stunt superstars integral to Star Trek's 80's and 90's era, join Bryan and Lili for stories that evoke action and imagination. Dennis Madalone, as the stunt coordinator, provides a look back at his expertise on the Paramount sound stages, which were essential in balancing the pursuit of thrilling action scenes and choreography. Leslie Hoffman looks back at stories from specific times at Paul Stader's stunt gym as well as "Time's Orphan" from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Tom Morga shares weapon wielding specifics from DS9 "Battle Lines" plus stories of doubling as a Romulan with Pat Tallman and Irving Lewis in "The Next Phase" from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Chester Tripp III gives his perspective on remembering being on his feet for long days and is shown with George Colucci who played a Ferengi for stunts in Quarks Bar on Deep Space Nine's "Times Orphan". Mark Riccardi chimes in about his mimicking stunt doubling Jonathan Frakes

A conclusion to the two-part interview with eight Star Trek stunt superstars from the 1980's-1990's, some even worked into the early 2000's on Star Trek Voyager and Enterprise. Dennis Madalone, Tom Morga, Mark Riccardi, Irving Lewis, George Colucci, Leslie Hoffman, Chris Doyle, and Chester Trip III join hosts Bryan Kreutz and Lili Fox-Lim for a walk through the stunt beats and streets down Paramount and into the Star Trek stunt-universe. "Stunt work is exceptional work, arguably harder, than the acting itself - certainly in terms of physicality" as Lili Fox-Lim conveys to the audience.. The topics cover a wide variety of back-stories behind the scenes and stunts from Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Schisms" and "Second Chances". Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "Captive Pursuit", "If Wishes were Horses", "The Homecoming", "The Abandoned", "The Ship". "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places", "Rocks and Shoals". Plus, Star Trek: Voyager episode "Futures End".