14-21 Questor Rebooted

About this episode

Cash Edwards discusses his friendship with Herbert J. Wright and their efforts to revive The Questor Tapes.

This week, we're joined once again by Cash Edwards , who shares an intimate look at his longtime friendship with Star Trek: The Next Generation producer Herbert J. Wright . Their relationship, and shared history with Gene and Majel Roddenberry , sparked a bold attempt to revive one of Gene's most personal concepts: The Questor Tapes . In 2004, Herb, Cash, Rod Roddenberry , and a team that included Mike Okuda and Jules Urbach put together a new pitch for Questor —a project updated for the post-9/11 world but still driven by the timeless Roddenberry themes of evolution, ethics, and survival. From detailed series bibles to pilot treatments and fan outreach, Cash walks us through the chaotic early years of TNG , the roots of Questor , and the bittersweet story behind its final pitch. Document and additional references: Questor promo revision 10 - 2004 The Trek Files Season 14 on Memory Alpha All episodes and documents: The Trek Files on Memory Alpha Visit the Trekland site for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive merchandise. The conversation continues on Discord with live chats and the Roddenberry Podcasts community! Join today !

People in this episode

Guest: Cash Edwards

Topics covered

• friendship
• Star Trek
• revival of concepts
• Questor Tapes
• post-9/11 themes
• evolution
• ethics

Keywords

• Questor Tapes
• Star Trek
• Herbert J. Wright
• Roddenberry
• evolution
• ethics
• survival
• post-9/11
• TNG
• pitch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roddenberry Entertainment

Books & works: The Questor Tapes, Star Trek: The Next Generation

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