‘Starfleet Academy’ Episode 108 “The Life Of The Stars” Review + Mary Wiseman & Writer/Producers Interviews

About this episode

The episode reviews 'The Life of the Stars' and features interviews with Mary Wiseman, Noga Landau, and Gaia Violo.

[Review starts at 15:05 / Interviews start at 53:54] Anthony and Laurie start with breaking news: It looks like Paramount is going to win the bid to buy Warner Bros., instead of Netflix. (More on that next week as info comes in.) Also: Star Trek is receiving a Hall of Fame awards at the Saturns, a new comic sends Uhura back to 1963, and the Nimoy family is asking fans to help honor Leonard’s legacy. They cover the latest on Starfleet Academy, noting that the show has wrapped production on its second season and appreciating the note George Takei sent Karim Diané about playing Trek’s first gay Klingon. Then it’s time to review episode 8 “The Life of the Stars,” an emotionally intense episode with some great sci-fi and the return of Mary Wiseman’s Tilly to the franchise. They play Laurie’s interview with Mary and then Tony’s chat with showrunner Noga Landau and episode co-writer (and show creator) Gaia Violo. They wrap up with a quick look at William Shatner’s heavy metal album and LeVar Burton on Rob Lowe’s podcast.

People in this episode

Hosts: Anthony Pascale, Laurie Ulster

Guests: Mary Wiseman, Noga Landau, Gaia Violo

Topics covered

• Starfleet Academy
• episode review
• interviews
• Star Trek news
• production updates
• sci-fi
• legacy

Keywords

• Starfleet Academy
• The Life of the Stars
• Mary Wiseman
• Noga Landau
• Gaia Violo
• Star Trek
• interviews
• sci-fi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paramount, Warner Bros., Netflix, Star Trek, Saturns

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