‘Beam Me Up, Sulu’ Documentary Directors & George Takei Interviews + Star Trek News Wrapup
About this episode
The episode features interviews with the directors of the documentary 'Beam Me Up, Sulu' and George Takei, along with a news wrap-up on Star Trek's 60th anniversary.
[Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider interview starts at 28:24 / George Takei interview starts at 1:18:49] Anthony and Laurie start with a quick news round-up, focusing mostly on the games, merch, and events being planned around Star Trek’s 60th anniversary this year. They briefly discuss the latest auction in Toronto featuring items from the Strange New Worlds set and the new (in-progress) Doug Jones documentary, then get into this week’s main interview: a chat with the directors of the documentary Beam Me Up, Sulu, Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider to learn how they discovered Stan Woo’s fan film, how they made their way to George Takei to secure his involvement, and why Star Trek was progressive from its very beginnings. They wrap up by playing Tony’s interview with George, done when the documentary film was released.
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