A Captain's Log Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Nana Visitor; Her family, Kira Nerys and Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman's Trek

Sun, Mar 2, 2025

Lili Fox-Lim enters the studio quickly to find Bryan Kreutz is not who he appears to be at the start of the show. Quickly, we switch to Bryan walking briskly through the familiar Star Trek TNG era corridor, a common aesthetic setting for the A Captain's Log talk show series, where Bryan says to himself he's running late for the interview with Nana Visitor. Bryan and Lili interview their biggest and most popular guest ever, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actress Nana Visitor. Visitor discusses her early family heritage and the Charisse vaudeville dancing, plus learning from her mother as a dancer to working on Broadway in New York. The discussion shifts to her being presented with the script for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pilot episode "Emissary" where she would take the character motivations for Major Kira Nerys. Nana discusses balancing time with her pregnancy, new-born son and long days on set for Deep Space Nine, plus still playing Kira being pregnant. The discussion of Nana Visitors new book with assistance from Ben Robinson is a heavy topic including a chapter of the story where Terry Ferrell and Nana herself didn't really lean on each other during the production of DS9 but became close later. Many other stories, particularly from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine are shared.

Episode 2

Nana Visitor; Her family, Kira Nerys and Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman's Trek, Part 2

Sun, Mar 9, 2025

Bryan assures Star Trek Deep Space Nine fans that he and Lili are committed to finishing their interview with the amazing Nana Visitor. A reminder that Nana Visitor was winner of the OFTA best actress award multiple years is conveyed as Nana is asked about sharing a cool story and memories of working with guest role actors as her favorites including Louise Fletcher, Aron Eisenberg, Marc Alaimo. The conversation shifts to Nana Visitor specifically talking about a story in her new book Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman's Trek on her feelings around Terry Ferrell leaving the DS9 series in season 7. Other topics include Nana's perspective on Ezri Dax. Played by Nicole de Boer plus the many women like Army Champlain Major Mel Bears O'Malley Star Trek inspiration, B'Elanna Torres, and Beverly Crusher as women heroes for fans. Nana also talks about her specific favorite theatre to perform in as an actor/dancer plus Broad Stage in Santa Monica along with her favorite jazz pianist and bassist. The interview concludes with Nana giving a Star Trek statement for the ages and also being a part of this incredible community (Star Trek Community) along with prosthetics for her Bajoran nose, Cardassian makeup in the episode "Second Skin" Quark's head prosthetics with her body in DS9's "Meridian" and more about her book, Ben Robinson and the women of Star Trek. Bryan and Lili introduce a new rapid fire questions segment conceived of by writer Scott "Chip" Selstad called rapid fire questions with Nana who obliged, and answers quick questions likely never asked of her before.

Episode 3

Sean Kenney - From an unforgettable face on a disfigured Pike to DePaul in Star Trek and beyond

Sun, Mar 16, 2025

Actor/Producer Sean Kenney voices a preview of his book "Captain Pike Found Alive!", an autobiography of many memories and details of Kenney's journey. Bryan even replicates a copy of Sean's book and gives it to Lili while she enjoys a Samarian sunset replicated drink in his quarters prior to their "Tractor Beam Me" segment with Joanna Ferbrache. The Star Trek news is shared with exciting details that Kate Mulgrew may return as a live action Kathryn Janeway. A clip from the 1966 two-part episode The Menagerie: Part I (1966) is shared as Bryan and Lili interview legendary talent Sean Kenney who talks about his hometown native Boston experience singing in a choir and how Sean's grandfather known as "The Irish nightingale" was a very talented singer, but unfortunately was never recorded. Sean talks about being discovered by a Hollywood agent at his play who led him to the casting office at Paramount where he met with Gene Roddenberry in his office not knowing who Roddenberry was at the time. Sean responds to Lili's question about his similarities in look with actor Tom Sellick and working together with his friend. A video clip is shown in a scene between Sellick and Kenney from the TV series Doctors' Hospital as Sean explains in detail. Kenney continues the interview talking about doing TV pilot stories, plus the 1973 Tom Sellick starring film he did titled Terminal Island and more. The interview is rounded out with a trio of questions about Bill Theiss wardrobe designer, Lucille Ball and Desilu, Desi Arnaz Jr. and makeup stories doing the disfigured Captain Pike in the wheelchair from Star Trek (1966), the original series only two-part episode from Sean Kenney's perspective.

Episode 4

Sean Kenney - From an unforgettable face on a disfigured Pike to DePaul in Star Trek and beyond, Part 2

Sun, Mar 23, 2025

Bryan and Lili share a New York Comic Con 3 minute teaser of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 opener to refresh viewers for the impending premiere. Harper Dhadde makes her debut of also quizzing the quips of Star Trek's most knowledgeable Trekkie, Lili, with a "Tractor Beam Me" segment. Lili asks Sean what it was like working in the chair as Pike and working with Leonard Nimoy. Sean shares extensive memories of Nimoy rarely breaking character, and if he would it was only momentary. Sean shares memories of meeting Joseph D'Agosta, Casting director, plus meeting Gene Roddenberry and a comparison of Kenney and Hunter with super stories about the casting process among many memories. Kenney opens up the discussion with screen test stories regarding his makeup and the fantastic factual story about the scar he had as the disfigured Christopher Pike in the Menagerie. Marc Daniels, the director of the Menagerie advised Sean Kenney to bring his emotions up as much as he can, Kenney elaborates further on working with the Star Trek: Original series director along with his best scene with Leonard Nimoy and becoming emotional. Sean talks about the Menagerie being his first job, screen credit, and the popularity because of the endomorph, ectomorph, and mesomorph different personalities of the three characters Kirk, Spock, McCoy as writers picked up on this. Lastly, Sean shares how he gets calls, emails and fan messages from across the world in Italy and elsewhere thanks to putting his book and autographed pictures up for fans to receive on his website.

Episode 5

Julie Caitlin Brown; The quadruple talent, Broadway, musician to sinister Star Trek and Babylon 5 roles

Sun, Mar 30, 2025

Bryan beams into greet Lili and Trekkies at the start of the show while preparing to introduce their guest Julie Caitlin Brown. Julie shares how her career was started after singing in church then doing musicals in San Francisco and Berkely California. She expounds upon how she became an agent for rock bands and comics when she was 21. She discusses how she worked for her first agency in Napa California and how she booked Dana Carvey, Paula Poundstone, and Bobcat Goldthwait. She goes on to discuss a timely story of playing the role of Vekor, the mercenary in the two-part Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "The Gambit, Part 1 and Part 2". Moreover, Julie shares meeting and being on the sets for her Star Trek Next Gen show and Wayne's World 2 film with Steven Tyler and Aerosmith while at Paramount. Julie discusses having the challenges of Scoliosis with a brace for several years while wanting to be in musicals and playing sports. Julie discusses getting encouragement via the North bay company to continue doing theater then also doing her own one-woman cabaret show. Later, Julie discuses doing commercials, theater in New York, working with Cyd Charisse. She rounds out the interview talking about guest roles on TV with Burt Reynolds, working on a film with John Travolta and Adam Baldwin. Julie talks the quick timeline of her acting career and how her makeup was prohibitive working on Babylon 5 as Na'Toth then onto Guinevere Corey with no makeup. She discuses the timeline of when she landed Ty Kajada on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season one episode "The Passenger". She has a story for the ages about doing a table read for the film "Don Juan DeMarco" with Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, and Faye Dunaway.

Episode 6

Julie Caitlin Brown; The quadruple talent, Broadway, musician to sinister Star Trek and Babylon 5 roles, Part 2

Sun, Apr 6, 2025

Bryan and Lili both work to solve a challenging Tractor Beam me segment of Trivia surrounding who played a Romulan, Vulcan, and Klingon. Julie Caitlin Brown returns for the second part of her exclusive three-part interview starting with reminiscing about working with Ted Danson on Becker from the episode "He Said, She Said". Julie shares a very real story of her Puerto Rican vacation with actor Jason Momoa plus friends where she hit her head on an obsidian rock natural water slide which caused a temporary brain blood flow issue via diagnosing with Spect scans. Julie talks about shades of this and recordings of her journey with brain trauma via a upcoming documentary titled "Noise" Furthermore Julie shares her perspective on the importance of women in society dating back to war times and how Gene Roddenberry was inclusive of women as leaders and integral parts of the crew among minorities too. Julie shares how Israeli Sharp shooters, women ones are in combat roles and Lilia agrees how important they are as assets to the military. Julie shares very in-depth stories behind working with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Director Paul Lynch on the episode "The Passenger" with Ty Kajeda as a role where she was more than a guest-star. She recognized how she had the respect of the new DS9 cast knowing of her theater background and how she had to stand nose-to-nose with Avery Brooks (Commander Sisco) and Alexander Siddig (Dr. Bashir). Julie shares behind the scenes moments of her knife stabbing scene and many other scenes from the first season episode among many other Star Trek and great actor items.

Episode 7

Julie Caitlin Brown; The quadruple talent, Broadway, musician to sinister Star Trek and Babylon 5 roles, Part 3

Sun, Apr 13, 2025

Bryan opens the show with a set of highlight clips which sums up the earlier parts of the Star Trek franchise as he applauds the Gene Roddenberry created universe. He then leads into Star Trek news about Strange new Worlds being released in summer 2025. An official Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Teaser Trailer and a full scene of the opening episode are shared from Season 3. Bryan and Lili continue their interview with Julie Caitlin Brown, after a scene from her as Ty Kajada and Commander Sisco is shared from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Season one episode "The Passenger". The discussion heavily shifts to Star Trek: The Next Generation's two parter "Gambit, Parts 1 and 2" where Julie shares her Vekor character worked mostly with Patrick Stewart, and she had scenes with Jonathan Frakes and Michael Dorn. Julie shares that she was excited to have Robin Curtis on set, a friend and that including Robin Curtis, Richard Lynch among the cast made the episodes budget a talking point. Julie and her agent forced a call on Star Trek TNG, which is why Julie feels she may not have been invited back to the franchise. The death scene of Vekor is explained in great detail from Julies' words having also done her own stunt in the cave (Planet Vulcan ancient underground). Julie shares specific details about prosthetic issues playing Na'Toth in Babylon 5, plus working with Bruce Boxleitner and Andreas Katsulas, who did indeed have an eye condition wearing a contact lens in one eye. Julie rounds out the interview with a hat's off to Rod Roddenberry and Star Trek Picard's amazing cast plus taking fans seriously at conventions who have paid their hard-earned dollar to see us entertainers and hear us speak.

Episode 8

John Putch - Roles a plenty, two benzites, a federation journalist and the directors chair

Sun, Apr 20, 2025

Bryan and Lili begin their interview with the multi-talented actor and director John Putch. John talks about beginning his acting career as a 5-year-old child under his mother, a prolific actress Jean Stapleton, plus father, William H. Putch who was the owner and director at the "Cadillac of Summer Theaters", the Totem Pole Playhouse in south central Pennsylvania. The conversation shifts to the 70's 80's and 90's era with John Putch amassing dozens of acting credits, as a recurring role in in the sitcom "One day at a time", other sitcoms like "Family Ties", playing to a live studio audience as a sitcom actor. Later, John discusses the details on how this led to him getting dramatic roles and playing in the film Jaws 3-D plus the NBC Network Movie "Angel Dusted" with his mother, Arthur Hill, Ken Michelman, Helen Hunt and even Percy Rodriguez (Commodore Stone-Star Trek). John, talks heavily about the casting process for his guest role Mordock in the newer show Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Coming of Age") with Junie-Lowry Johnson. The of Mordock he played had a role description for his character coming from a water planet as a new alien species called a Benzite. John Putch talks about Wil Wheaton being a young and sweet person on set plus the technical aspect of the ice crystals used to make vapor for his characters breathing apparatus to conclude part one of the interview.

Episode 9

John Putch - Roles a plenty, two benzites, a federation journalist and the directors chair, Part 2

Sun, Apr 27, 2025

Conclusion to the interview with John Putch. John speaks about returning to the Star Trek The Next Generation set as the same alien Benzite species, but this time as a character named Mendon. He also talk about working with director Rob Bowman on the Star Trek episode from season two. John talks about how he asked for advice from Jonathan Frakes and Michael Dorn on how to speak techno-babble like complicated jargon that fits the Star Trek scripted dialogue. His character Mendon is using the same custom made for John Putch headpiece as a Benzite appearing in the Star Trek: The Next Generation second season episode "A Matter of Honor". John also talks about working again with Tommy Hinkley whom he worked with on Men at Work now on the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations. John played a journalist with a head camera on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise-B with many scenes that included Star Trek legendary Captain Kirk actor William Shatner, plus James Doohan as Scotty and Walter Koenig as Chekov. John rounds out the interview talking about directing his mother Jean Stapleton in a film titled "Pursuit of Happiness"

Episode 10

David Mack - Author, Scriptwriter, and Consultant for Star Trek's Finest Worlds

Sun, May 4, 2025

David Mack is the interview guest joining Bryan Kreutz and Lili Fox-Lim. Mack is the co-writer, with John J. Ordover, of two Star Trek: Deep Space nine episodes "Starship Down" and "It's only a Paper Moon", He has also written many Star Trek novels and comics and is a New York times bestselling author. David goes over his story planning for books, the great details of pitching to producers, including to Jeri Taylor from Star Trek: Voyager, selling a script and how he and John J. Ordover had enormous character arc ideas, with Worf coming into Quarks bar for their first pitched script version titled "Everybody comes to Quarks" and more. Bryan and Lili reveal how David Mack is a consultant on Star Trek: Lower Decks and Prodigy, particularly on Prodigy assisting in bringing in legacy alien characters like Rylee Alazraqui's Brikar named Rok-Tahk and heavy pitch to production style stories along with Pocket-Books publications and licensing processes for the novels he wrote.

Episode 11

David Mack - Author, Scriptwriter, and Consultant for Star Trek's Finest Worlds, Part 2

Sun, May 11, 2025

A Yellow alert followed by a red alert ensues as Bryan and Lili ensure their guest David Mack is in good hands with the conclusion into part 2. The highlights of the Michelle Yeoh starring role in the recent Paramount Plus feature film Star Trek: Section 31 along with her last appearance (Star Trek: Discovery) had been a few years. Lili is reading David Mack's book on her Starfleet PADD titled "Star Trek: The Starfleet Survival Guide". David Mack shares writing the story of Seven of Nine between her Star Trek Voyager days and before Star Trek: Picard in his book on "Firewall", expounding upon the fact that Jeri Ryan was a wonderful story to write and a big part of that comes from Jeri Ryan herself. The humanity to the character she brought, the nuance the complexity. Mack speaks on his new Star Trek: Strange New Worlds book "Ring of Fire". Moreover, on how he had access to the season 3 scripts from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as a part of that. He also speaks on Star Trek Vanguard and how the book series went through all Star Trek the Original Series episodes. The conversation shifts to the western story TOS episode titled "Spectre of the Gun" which was shot very much like a stage play having limitations they had to work under using Dutch angles, intense colors. David gives his take on the Genesis device originated in the film Star Trek: II The Wrath of Khan. David also talks about Nicholas Meyer and his revere for the Navy Captain Horatio Hornblower with the Star Trek films red Monster Maroon uniforms. To round out the interview David Mack discusses his involvement in the two animated Star Trek series on Paramount Plus, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy, furthermore on how the Medusan who eventually became Zero and Brikar who eventually became Rohk-Tak as previous Trek iterations that are now cannon, fully a part of the main cast of characters in the Hageman's Prodigy series.

Episode 12

Star Trek stunt superlatives - Tom Morga, Chris Doyle, Suzanne Rampe

Sun, Jun 1, 2025

Manifesting an alien acting role or any role into a believable battle scene has stunts written all over it as host Bryan Kreutz opens the Star Trek weekly talk show with his co-host Lili Fox-Lim, who's dressed in her blue Starfleet skant. A special in-person California studio interview with three Star Trek Stunt superlatives in Tom Morga, Chris Doyle, and Suzanne Rampe is the interview theme this week. Tom Morga talks about his pictures shared, never before seen of his fitting for the Environmental suit before the spacewalk as a part of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) in 1979. Chris Doyle talks about playing Klingon's and in particular an assassin in the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) episode Sins of the Father (1990) where he plays his first Klingon. Suzanne Rampe talks about being the stunt double for Terry Farrell's Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) episodes like Facets (1995), The Way of the Warrior (1995) and many more stories on stunt action sequences. Tom Morga talks about the Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) 1989 film that's now a special feature deleted scene as the infamous alien Rockman wearing a suit equipped with vented steam and fearsome looking. Morga also discusses paying the Brute in the 1991 film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) plus, filming home videos and pictures while helicoptered to Alaska for the Rura Penthe planet exterior scenes in snow. Chris Doyle is asked about his first Star Trek: The Next Generation officer experience as a stuntman in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The High Ground (1990). Doyle goes on to say the actress he worked with was frequently there on set being was nice to work with even among the unpleasant walking down the Enterprise corridor as he's hit by a phaser rifle with sparks and an explosion. Chris Doyle also discusses playing his first Borg drone face-to-face with Beverly Crusher in the hit episode The Best of Both Worlds (1990). Suzanne Rampe talks in-depth about playing a Romulan stunt double for Martha Hackett in DS9 season 3 premiere episode The Search, Part I (1994) and Kazon in the Star Trek: Voyager (1995) pilot episode with never before seen behind the scenes stories on makeup, pictures and more. Tom Morga shares stories on playing different Borg in episodes of TNG and VOY.

Episode 13

Star Trek stunt superlatives - Tom Morga, Chris Doyle, Suzanne Rampe, Part 2

Sun, Jun 8, 2025

Conclusion to the interview with the trio of Stunt superlatives Tom Morga, Suzanne Rampe, and Chris Doyle. Bryan and Lili summarize the amazing stunt careers of their in-studio guests starting with how Chris Doyle has been everywhere in film and TV in Hollywood appearing specifically in three Star Trek series (TNG,DS9,VOY). Tom Morga has appeared in the most Star Trek production ever in the long history of Star Trek. Suzanne Rampe has spent her career performing incredible stunts, bringing high-intensity moments to life on screen including doubling Nana Visitor and Terry Farrel in Star Trek: Deep Space nine and countless other alien roles. Bryan asks Chris Doyle and Tom Morga how many times they think they've suited up as Klingons each and also how many times have, they battled each other for stunts as Klingons. Lili asks Suzanne Rampe her memories from her experience stunt doubling for Terry Farrell's Dax character in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Sword of Khaless". From this same episode, Bryan asks Tom Morga his memories playing this alien named Soto, a Lethean and challenges of performing these stunts in heavy makeup opposite Suzanne as Dax and the Klingons Kor and Worf. Tom Morga and Chris Doyle discuss playing Cardassians in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Empok Nor". Suzanne Rampe talks about her first time at Paramount, when she was brought in as a stunt double for Martha Hackett playing a Romulan. Chris Doyle has a unique story on learning that a Deep Space Nien Crossover throwback episode with Star Trek: The Original Series "Trials and Tribulations" is happening at Paramount. Chris Doyle would play a Klingon after learning while on vacation through actor Robert Conrad this exciting Tribble filled episode was happening. Suzanne Rampe talks about her Star Trek: Voyager 2-part pilot "Caretaker", two stunt double roles as a Kazon Ogla Woman and Ocampa Orderly. Tom Morga and Chris Doyle, who played so many Klingons with Bat'leth fights talk about details being in a hall with giant statues of Klingons called the Hall of Warriors in the Deep Space Nine episode titled "Apocalypse Rising" both also had stunt roles doubling Robert O'Reilly's Gowron and J.G. Hertzler's Martok respectively. An homage to Star Trek weapons is paid tribute to as this talk shows consulting producer Scott "Chip" Selstad makes an appearance on set with the three stunt superlatives and hosts Bryan Kreutz with Lili Fox-Lim in the holodeck. A staged stunt choreographed sequence is staged using a Jem'Hadar Kar'takin held by Chris Doyle, a Klingon Bat'leth held by Tom Morga and a Klingon D'k tahg knife held by Suzanne Rampe into a battle scene to end the episode.

Episode 14

Tommy Hinkley, from off Broadway to Hollywood and beyond with a memorable Star Trek stop

Sun, Jun 15, 2025

Hosts Bryan Kreutz and Lili Fox-Lim open the discussion with news on the recent "765875: Unification" Roddenberry Archives OTOY production. Furthermore, the talk is surrounding how the iconic actor William Shatner's last appearance on screen as Captain Kirk is reprised from that era as he gets brought back in the future and meets Yor from Star Trek: Discovery, thanks to Saavik. Essentially, Sam Witwer is set to play a middle-aged, but younger version of James T. Kirk, and Lawrence Selleck took on the role of Spock, originally played by the late Leonard Nimoy. They used a mix of heavy makeup, prosthetics, and lots of CGI to recreate their 90s looks. Interview guest Tommy Hinkley is opening up the discussion with his off-Broadway beginnings in New York. The progression of his career on the opposite coast shifts to his early career walking home one night in L.A. leading him to an Improv club ultimately leading to his role on the TV series "Hard Knocks" with Bill Maher. Tommy Hinkley talk about playing the role of Michael in the Paramount Pictures film "Back to the Beach" with Annette Funicello and Lori Loughlin plus other productions. The discussion shifts to talking about the 1994 Star Trek: Generations film Tommy had a role in as one of the 21st century reporters surrounding three living legends of Starfleet in William Shatner's Kirk, James Doohan's Scotty and Walter Koenig's Chekov. Lili finds her trading card with Tommy Hinkley to add to his story that he once autographed 1000 official Star Trek trading cards.

Episode 15

Tommy Hinkley, from off Broadway to Hollywood and beyond with a memorable Star Trek stop, Part 2

Sun, Jun 22, 2025

Bryan Kreutz affirms viewers that they've "made a logical choice to join us" when Lili shifts the joining to one of Leonard Nimoy's mind melds as one of the characteristics of Spock. An incoming message from Harper Dhadde elicits Star Trek technologies, specifically the replicators, being responsible for inspiring developments in today's 3-D printing technology to create food sustenance, full meal deals, teddy bears, metallic items, building materials, and even complex machine parts. Conclusion to the two-part interview with Tommy Hinkley. Tommy continues his memories in the 1994 film Star Trek: Generations, on board the U.S.S. Enterprise-B ship he and other reporters are aboard being battered by the nexus energy ribbon. Tommy tells viewers about the bridge set with mechanically rigged up devices to help shake this all-Star bridge crew of familiar actors along with stories that include John Putch with William Shatner. Tommy also mentions working on the hit FX network show "The Shield" plus working on the hit NBC TV series "E.R." with George Clooney. Tommy Hinkley closes out the interview with a memorable moment from his time on the Star Trek: Generations film set that he's never told before with John Putch and James Doohan.

Episode 16

John D. Adams - Award winning Artist, Star Trek column writer, story-editor

Sun, Jun 29, 2025

Hosts Bryan Kreutz and Lili Fox-Lim open this week with a special commissioned art piece made for Bryan Kreutz by their interview guest, John D. Adams. Adams is an award-winning writer, editor and artist. His spent more than 25 years in the editorial industry as an award-winning Editorial Director, Managing Editor and writer, for a variety of international publications. Adams discusses his more recent work as a freelance writer, specializing in personal interviews with artists and actors. He discusses his work for the highly acclaimed Star Trek fan website "Warp Factor Trek," interviewing Star Trek personalities. His love of "Star Trek" began with childhood viewing and a love for reading science fiction. Ultimately, this lead to successful writing and art careers. Bryan conveys to viewers in his next question to John D. Adams, that he has published more than 300 stories on subjects that include: science fiction; technical writing; international business; science; technology; design; travel and adventure; celebrity and professional profiles. John D. Adams also talks about owning his U.S. based company, PhoenixPhotography, and talking about his life-long passion for photography. During COVID, Adams began focusing on creating, what he calls, "collage homage" art pieces, with special emphasis on "Star Trek." Bryan points out the Leslie Hoffman Star Trek stuntwoman article Adams wrote and created the art for when he interviewed her a few years ago. Lili asks John about Star Trek: The Motion Picture director Robert Wise having worked with remastered producer David C. Fein as it relates to John D. Adams' Warp Factor Trek story, interviewing Mr. Fein. Additionally, Adams talks about his TOS "Bread and Circus" art piece plus additional Star Trek original series art pieces and a unique Star Trek: The Next Generation commissions set for a New York based collector. John D. Adams expounds upon his recent art commission with a New York-based collector, creating more than 175 individual artworks, and seeing perhaps the largest and most complete set of authentic actual worn wardrobe collections and props in one place while visiting. Plus, Adams shares many pictures of his Star Trek: The Original Series, Next Generation and Picard art pieces in a fascinating half hour interview.

Episode 17

Kay Bess - Star Trek: Picard La Sirena voice and beyond

Sun, Jul 6, 2025

Kay Bess, voice of the La Sirena ships computer on Star Trek: Picard is the guest this week. Bess is the voice on some of the biggest sci-fi franchises, video games, animation, and beyond. Star Trek: Bridge Crew video game and talks about her start in college training in The School of Dramatic Arts BFA Acting Program at The University of Southern California and studying Philosophy at UCLA. Having narrated the hit HGTV's Property Brothers for the first four seasons, Kay Bess has a full circle telling story on how she met the twin brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott the first time. Kay talks about being a part of Star Trek, her audition, and carrying on the legacy from Majel Barret-Roddenberry positive words for Discovery's computer voice Julianne Grossman, plus receiving scripts for Star Trek: Picard. Bess further articulates her delivery style and direction she received for voicing the La Serena computer. Bryan asks Bess about the Star Trek: Picard series being filmed in Santa Clarita California being nearby for Kay, who voiced in a Burbank studio, but quickly had to take equipment from the Burbank studios home during the COVID Pandemic. Furthermore, while voicing the Star Trek: Picard computer voice, Bess then moved to Tennessee seamlessly voicing the ships computer out of her home studio. Part one of a two-part interview.

Episode 18

98-Episode-SE05E18-MM

Mon, Feb 2, 2026

Episode 18

Kay Bess - Star Trek: Picard La Sirena voice and beyond, Part 2

Sun, Jul 13, 2025

Joanna Ferbrache pushes Lili seemingly to the limit with her "Tractor Beam me!" segment question on literally one of the most popular actors who almost joined the cast of the 1986 film Star Trek: 4 The Voyage Home. Kay Bess, voice of the La Sirena ships computer on Star Trek: Picard continues her interview with Bryan and Lili. Kay talks about her time after season one of Picard, shifting to a different style delivery, feeling she was being re-auditioned for the change ion Show Runners going into season 2. Furthermore, she talks about the challenges of picking up audio equipment from the Burbank studio during the pandemic of 2020 when she had to record the La Sirena computer voice from home. Bryan asks questions of Kay about voicing top video game characters plus utility background in popular franchises like Tomb Raider, Cyberpunk 2077, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, she talks about these roles plus her first role as Queen Cumulus in Skylanders: SuperChargers. In a super-fast segment called out by Bryan towards crediting Scott "Chip" Selstad for a rapid fire segment first done in the season 5 premiere with Nana Visitor, Kay Bess goes through the rapid-fire segment of her favorite Star Trek: The next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager episodes with her commentary. Bryan agrees completely on her favorite Next Generation finale episode teased as a poker table finale.

Episode 19

Lou Wagner - Hollywood hero from Planet of the Apes to CHiPs and Star Trek's spinoffs

Sun, Jul 20, 2025

Bryan and Lili joyfully discuss Jonathan Frakes recent comment while speaking at Indiana Comic Con regarding Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series being for "Die Hard Star Trek fans", plus how a ship will also be present in the show. Lou Wagner joins Bryan, the Ambassador to the fans, and Commander Lili for an interview on the viewscreen. Wagner talks about playing the role of Lucius, the teen nephew of Zira (Kim Hunter) in the 1968 20th Century Fox film, Planet of the Apes with details on his audition with the unusual first casting audition with the director (Franklin J. Schaffner). Wagner talks about his time with castmate Michael Dorn on ChiPs the TV series then getting Dorn's attention under the Ferengi makeup as DaiMon Solok on the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "Chain of Command, Part I". Lou talks about his favorite Star Trek Ferengi role and the story arc of his character in the scene with Picard, Worf, Dr. Crusher and how Gates McFadden's character set him to change his story arc during the scene, something he says is unusual for TV. Lou Wagner explains he did the role of Solok a 2-3 months before playing the Ferengi Krax as the son of Grand Nagus Zek in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episode "The Nagus" in 1993's first season. He shares personal details and working alongside a hero of his in Wallace Shawn on the Frengi-esque filled DS9 episode and more.

Episode 20

Bobby Clark - stuntman, stunt actor - Gorn to Trek

Sun, Jul 27, 2025

Celebrating the 100th episode of their talk show series, Bryan Kreutz and Lili Fox-Lim, briefly reflect on their amazing trek and journey with Star Trek fans. Bobby Clark, known for his stunt work in westerns, particularly the TV series Gunsmoke and Rawhide, talks about his start into the performing industry stepping on a Pasadena California 1961 film production titled "A Fever in the Blood". Bobby Clark talks about serving in the U.S. Navy on the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier. Clark goes through the process on what led him to getting his SEG and SAG cards, plus how the Assistant Director on the TV series Rawhide would select him while waiting in casting lines at the studios. Clark speaks on working with director Joe Pevney which lead him to a fitting with a specific set of stories for working on the spectacular Star Trek original series episode "Arena" as the Gorn. Being a stuntman, he shares detailed moments of being on location in November 1967 at a warm Vazquez Rocks setting for "Arena" in California. Clark confirms Gary Combs was another Gorn stuntman with him there, in case. Bobby Clark also articulates that iconic green Gorn reptilian-like suit "was a diver's wet-suit". Part one of a two-part interview.

Episode 21

Bobby Clark - stuntman, stunt actor - Gorn to Trek, Part 2

Sun, Aug 3, 2025

Episode 22

Sage Arrindell: Shaping a career in Star Trek and beyond

Sun, Aug 24, 2025

Bryan and Lili return for the final quarter season five stretch run by hailing the shuttlecraft Murietta with Harper Dhadde for a Tractor Beam Me segment. Harper asks Lili to tractor beam the Star Trek: Voyager episode that previous favorite guest Manu Intiraymi called his most favorite episode as a clue regarding usage of a laser scalpel, specialized medical device. Leading into an exclusive interview with young actress Sage Arrindell, Lili states Sage is stunning in that she has a pureness and loneliness all together in layers of her portrayal of her character Rukiya M'Benga in Star Trek: Stange New Worlds. Sage played Rukiya in three first season episodes of the hit Paramount Plus series. Sage talks about the support she has from her mother, acting at a very young age, and flying to Winnipeg in Canada for a role working alongside and having dinner with Star Trek actor Tony Todd, who was like another grandpa for Sage also giving her acting tips and ways to say her dialogue lines. Sage discusses her research and finding voices for the Mary Anning and Maya Angelou roles she had in "Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum". Sage says the first, second and third time she was in separate episodes for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the cast was like family knowing them so well as they bonded. Specifically, Sage points out between each scene with Babs Olusanmokun, they would run their lines and he was her dad in the actual show, so it was a special connection. Sage specifically talks about "The Elysian Kingdom", her 3rd episode appearance on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Bryan asks her if she can rewrite the ending to be whatever she wants or keep it the same. Sage's response is very well received in addition to being a great role model character for kids dealing with terminal or long term illness like her character Rukiya. Sage talks about acting beyond childhood and how she and her family prepare to watch, if appropriate, Star Trek, Paw Patrol or other films/TV roles she is a part of.

Episode 23

Charles Picerni, Jr. - Stuntman, Stunt actor, Stunt Coordinator and second unit director

Sun, Aug 31, 2025

Bryan and Lili welcome Charles Picerni, Jr., the fearless stuntman and stunt coordinator who brings many favorite movie and TV action scenes to life, risking it all to deliver heart-pounding moments. Chuck talks about his father doubling for uncle Paul Picerni in the hit TV series "The Untouchables" and how his father Charlie Picerni doubled on the 1960's Batman series and later Starsky and Hutch TV series in the 1970's, then moving up to Stunt coordinator and first- and second-unit director. Chuck speaks at great lengths about being Paramount's youngest Stunt Coordinator on the over $120 million-dollar profitable film "The Hunt for Red October". Prior to this, Chuck references the same director, John McTiernan, working on 1988 film "Die Hard", choosing his father Charlie as stunt coordinator. Charlie being unavailable, he went to Charlie's son Chuck to stunt coordinate "The Hunt for Red October". Also, Chuck elaborates on "The Hunt for Red October" helicopter scenes shot in multiple locations in Washington and California for the film as a stunt double for Alec Baldwin. Chuck, in his early 20's, successfully landed the Helmsman Klingon role that was also a stuntman first and foremost on the 1984 Leonard Nimoy directed film "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock". Chuck talks about how Hollywood stunt coordinators choose their stuntmen for a film/TV series, particularly how R.A. Rondell, stunt Coordinator for the Star Trek III film, chose him and would also choose him for the following film Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home. A deep dive into the Christpher Lloyd lead Bird of Prey scenes plus transporting as a boarding party on the doomed Enterprise with stunts, details and working with director Leonard Nimoy plus Branscombe Richmond, Stephen Liska, John Larroquette, and Christopher Lloyd in the popular film. Chuck is asked by Bryan and Lili about working specifically on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episode "Past Tense, Part 2" as a San Francisco SWAT unit member with helmet under stunt coordinator Dennis Madalone, as he vaguely recalls working on the Deep Space Nine series and Star Trek Voyager. Chuck does specifically recall working with Madalone and Jeff Cadiente. Lastly, Chuck talks about one of the last, but very famous scenes in the Chevy Chase hit film "Christmas Vacation" at Clark Griswold's house doing stunts as SWAT along with Bill Murray's brother Brian Doyle Murray.

Episode 24

Charles Picerni, Senior and Junior; A family of stunt work in Star Trek and Hollywood, Part 2

Sun, Sep 7, 2025

Chuck Picerni Jr. is back for a second week; however, this time his father Charlie Picerni is also in on the interview as Bryan and Lili welcome both the father and son duo in the top echelons of Hollywood stunt families. Charles Picerni Sr. a director, of "T.J. Hooker" and many other TV episodes plus, big box office films, talks about his new film "Spaghetti Park". Charles Picerni Sr. is also a longtime stunt coordinator and stuntman in 64 years of Hollywood TV and film. He talks "Die Hard", Star Trek Original series episode "Day of the Dove", directing William Shatner and showing him the ropes of directing techniques before Shatner directed Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier and talks about his upcoming film still needing a green light titled "Spaghetti Park" Chuck Picerni Jr. gives explicit details step-by-step and scene-by-scene of his stunt for Alan Rickman in "Die Hard", plus doing SWAT and many other stories from the hit action film shot in Los Angeles. Clips of the film "Die Hard" and behind the scenes pictures are shown. The conversation shifts to Star Trek; Charles remembers only a few moments working with swords and being directed by Marvin Chomsky on the 1968 "Star Trek" episode "Day of the Dove". Chuck talks about working for 5-6 weeks as the Klingon helmsman under Director Leonard Nimoy and Stunt coordinator R.A. Rondell on Star Trek: III The Search for Spock. Charlies shares several stories working with Willam Shatner first working on the 1964 CBS TV series "The Reporter", then "T.J. Hooker" specifics also having his brother Paul Picerni as an actor on his shows he directs. The conversation shifts to stunt coordinator Glenn Wilder and stuntman doubling for Shatner in Star Trek films John C. Meier for a moment before rounding out with 1960's "Batman" stunts memories.

Episode 25

Julie Ann Johnson; Stuntwoman, Charlie's Angeles, Hollywood stunts plus a single 1960's Star Trek experience

Sun, Sep 14, 2025

Julie Ann Johnson has a story or two about stunt doubling in that red skant miniskirt Starfleet uniform for the great actress Celeste Yarnall, who actually wore Grace Lee Whitney's red uniform in this week's interview centered around the Star Trek original series episode titled "The Apple". Julie Ann Johnson talks one of the most violent and action worthy episodes of the original Star Trek and her time on the hit TV series "Charlie's Angels" Johnson also talks about her baseball hall of fame in baseball grandfather Samuel Earl Crawford, the All-time Major league baseball leader in Triples. She also discusses being a Doris Day double. Plus, Universal is the first major studios she worked for meeting production people, training in stunts. Julie also talks about working with a producer on a documentary type of movie about her career and life, Also, Julie has an amazing story about director Hal Needham.

Episode 26

Gilbert Combs; Award winning fire stunts, car chase stunts, Hollywood stuntman, stunt actor, and coordinator

Sun, Sep 21, 2025