A Captain's Log

S1 E1 - Enemies of the Federation

Centering on Star Trek insider news. An introduction to our cast while also revealing the new Star Trek: Prodigy 3D Animated Nick show with theories, queries, then setting up the series. Join the ambassador to the fan's (Star Trek Fan's) Bryan Kreutz and his animated android Rogg as they also include references to enemies of the federation and more.

Jun 30, 2021 • 25m

S1 E2 - Best or weakest villains our top 5

Fictionally fashioned with science blue in her miniskirt skant, an impressionable debut of Lili-Fox Lim is made. Lili is introduced wearing Star Trek: TNG's first season trendsetting costume designer William Ware Theiss' blue uniform skant and tall black boots. Viewers get a very first look on television of the Star Trek: Prodigy characters and voice-actors behind them. Bryan and Lili talk through the Prodigy character descriptions, release date of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2 accompanied with their love for the series and creator Mike McMahon. Lili and Bryan discuss their 5 best and 5 weakest Star Trek villains with positive remarks revealing their affinity for the villains to round out the show. An audio file with a familiar voice and guest character is played for the Trek-cellence sound byte multiple choice segment.

Jul 7, 2021 • 25m

S1 E3 - Sci-Fi writer/designer/game-tester - Karl Johanson

Fashioned in resort wear to match that of Jean-Luc Picard and Vash from the first famous planet Risa episode, Lili and Bryan advise Rogg he should submit a story to Neo-opsis science fiction magazine. Lili offers to help Rogg write his story. The series very first guest interview with six time Aurora award winning writer Karl Johanson reveals his writing team that helped build the award winning Sci-Fi Magazines "Under the Ozone Hole" (Fanzine) and "Neo-Opsis" (Professional) science fiction magazine. Karl goes on to state Neo-Opsis Magazine has had 6,400 stories submitted to the magazine from around the world. In the interview as Bryan talks of Star Trek and Karl's fan connection to the beloved franchise, Karl articulates Star Trek's great strength of addressing complex topics in a thought provoking way, while not always giving us the best answer or pretending to. Lili get's a belly laugh out of Karl's sharing of his blow-up Captain Kirk chair in the ocean.

Jul 14, 2021 • 25m

S1 E4 - Scientific illustrator - Jenny Parks

Jenny Parks, Scientific illustrator with published, fully illustrated books is interviewed as the special guest this week. Parks illustrated books "Star Trek Cats", features all the original series crew in fuzzy cat form and Ambassador Bryan's favorite book of Parks, which he has in studio, is the "Star Trek: The Next Generation Cats" featuring Jean Luc Picard, the hairless sphinx cat himself. Parks talks of her start at a young age into art, her favorite Star Trek series' characters, past appearances, plus upcoming convention appearances among many other items. Parks goes on to reveal Gates McFadden approached her before she illustrated her in cat form for her Next Generation book at a convention.

Jul 21, 2021 • 25m

S1 E5 - Strongest and Weakest Klingon's our top 5

Rogg articulates breaking news that the San Diego Comic-Con held back-to-back panels Friday, July 23rd on two Star Trek animated shows. Star Trek: Prodigy and Star Trek: Lower Decks. Lili breaks the news to viewers that Season 2 of Lower Decks will see Lieutenant Boimler at the helm with Riker in multiple episodes on the Titan. She goes on to say quote "We knew Riker and Boimler would be in the season 2 premiere episode, but more episodes with the lovable Wil Riker and Boims together the better!" The topic of discussion begins with Bryan indicating John Colicos, who played the first Klingon ever in Star Trek the Original Series, named Kor, is his and Lili's #5 strongest Klingon to start the list of 5 strongest and 5 weakest Klingons. The compiled list of Klingons, with Bryan and Lili's opinions, is based upon facts on the characters with descriptions and pictures. Lili reaffirms her fandom, of Star Trek, telling viewers to give Star Trek a try if they haven't already.

Jul 28, 2021 • 25m

S1 E6 - Linguist - Marc Okrand

Linguist Marc Okrand is interviewed by hosts Bryan Kreutz, Ambassador to the fans, (Star Trek fans) and Lili Fox-Lim. Okrand discusses his creation of the Kelpian, Vulcan languages, among his most well-known creation of the Klingon Language. Okrand shares his inside stories on instructing Leonard Nimoy and Kirstie Alley on a Vulcan language for the hit film Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan. Lili asks Marc specifically on his study of native American and Mutsun Grammar. Bryan asks Marc if he has any estimates about how many hours it would take to achieve fluency in Klingon with the use of Marc's "Conversational Klingon audio book" plus using Marc's Klingon dictionary book. Animated android Rogg adds his two to three cents of his own sense. Bryan and Lili are Completely fascinated by Marc's stories of his days on the Star Trek feature films calling them, quote, "good inside stories we've never heard."

Aug 4, 2021 • 25m

S1 E7 - Record Breaking Documentary Producer - David Zappone

Coming to a viewscreen in our quadrant of the galaxy is the highly anticipated Star Trek: Voyager documentary called "To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager". Director /Producer David Zappone is the man at the top of the recording breaking funded documentary project, after breaking his own record a few years earlier with his DS9 docu. This exclusive interview with David Zappone is taped from the one and only Paramount office devoted to Star Trek still. It's David's office, as he equips viewers and fans alike with inside information on how the docu was saved via a 2020 Star Trek cruise, including set construction by a familiar franchise to help catapult this Voyager documentary forward. David insists there will be never before heard stories from cast/crew to look back at Star Trek: Voyager 25+ years later in his docu from 455 Films. Bryan shares his thoughts on his favorite Star Trek Docu that David produced titled "Chaos on the Bridge". Part 1 of a 2 part interview.

Aug 11, 2021 • 25m

S1 E8 - Record Breaking Documentary Producer - David Zappone (Part-2)

Part two of the interview with David Zappone. Director and Producer David Zappone continues his discussion of documentaries, "To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager." Highlights include supporting actors who will be featured in the documentary including Martha Hackett, Rick Berman, Jerri Taylor and the son Shawn Pillar of the late Voyager co-creator, Michael Pillar will be a part of the docu. Zappone recommends viewers re-watch his produced docu interview with Kate Mulgrew titled "Shatner's, The Captains". After breaking his own record a few years earlier with his DS9 documentary, David Zappone provides insight into the events of past successful documentaries under his Star Trek productions, plus how William Shatner has been in the middle of many success stories in front of and behind the camera. Bryan and Lili share their thoughts and extended re-watch preview of their favorite Voyager episode "Timeless".

Aug 18, 2021 • 25m

S1 E9 - All-American actor, musician, and author - Gary Graham

Bryan, Lili, and Rogg discuss the latest Star Trek Lower Decks news. The animated co-co-host Rogg speaks Klingon, much to the surprise of Lili. An interview with the all-American actor, musician and author Gary Graham is showcased. Gary talks about his early decisions to change his major focus from pre-med to pursue acting instead. Gary references reading for Star Trek roles (9-10 times) and telling about his time briefly as Tanis on Star Trek: Voyager. The progression through Gary's early career and successes are discussed with stories from his own perspective as Detective Matthew Sikes on "Alien Nation" and Soval on Star Trek:Enterprise highlight the full length discussion. The next to last question is about Gary's film "All the Right Moves".

Aug 25, 2021 • 25m

S1 E10 - Best or Weakest Androids our top 5

Rogg initially conveys his expectation to be on Bryan and Lili's top 5 Androids list until he's told there's no cannon story that he is a part of Star Trek. Lili tells Rogg that his dad (Dr. Roger Korby) is Star Trek cannon and he eventually is listed as one of the weakest androids, as the first Star Trek android. The top 5 best Androids are first revealed with an in-depth backstory and opinion on why they are chosen. All of the top 5 androids chosen are Dr. Noonian Soong style android created by him, his father (Arik Soong), some passed down as artificial descendants created from a positronic neuron. The top 5 weakest androids are also revealed with an affectionate affinity towards still liking the character and episode it's from. Rogg's origin story as the Ambassador's assistant to the fan's is revealed further including his faint memories of being on the android duplicator from his human host and discovering a Novel TE phaser weapon while down on his home planet Exo III.

Sep 1, 2021 • 25m

S1 E11 - J.G. Hertzler - From "A"cting to "Z"orro... and Everything Klingon

Bryan Kreutz and Lili Fox-Lim interview J.G. Hertzler who played the illustrious Klingon leader Martok in almost two dozen episodes of Deep Space Nine, among many other Star Trek roles. J.G. sings his Klingon victory song that he originally sung on the bridge of a Klingon cruiser in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episode "Once More Unto the Breach". He also discusses Klingon language challenges as an actor. Hertzler shares Star Trek stories with Bryan and Lili in this interview never before heard on all series he guested in among many other Star Trek roles at Paramount studios and appearances. Discussion is also around Hertzler's time on the early 1990's TV series Zorro and college football. Hertzler opens up into a heartfelt story about how writer/producer Ronald D. Moore let him add true words and sentiments to the script of an integral Martok episode about J.G.'s Father.

Sep 8, 2021 • 25m

S1 E12 - A trek full of stories with Michael Jan Friedman

Bryan and Lili express their affinity of the latest released episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks among other Star Trek news and input by their animated android Rogg on the viewscreen. Bryan and Lili interview NY times best selling author Michael Jan Friedman, who has authored 80 books, more than 30+ books he authored are Star Trek books. Michael discusses his first book titled "Double Double", with the Gene Roddenberry stardate guidelines set forth coupled with the Paramount/Pocket books story behind the story. Bryan compliments Michael Jan Friedman and conveys how his first hardback book "Reunion" wet his appetite for the Star Trek franchise. An in-depth outline on how a proposed written episode story from Michael Jan Friedman and Kevin Ryan was pitched to Star Trek: Voyager producer Jeri Taylor is told which turned into a season two episode titled "Resistance". Michael shares his early days as a writer in New York and many other stories on fans favorite books of his and more.

Sep 15, 2021 • 25m

S1 E13 - Robert O'Reilly, Raising the Next Generation of Leaders

Bryan and Lili discuss the latest trailers released during the 55th anniversary of Star Trek on Star Trek day. Additionally the duo reveal three new guest characters by name and description that will appear in the upcoming Star Trek: Prodigy animated series with a series release date just before Halloween 2021. Bryan and Lili interview the talented actor/director Robert O'Reilly. O'Reilly is best known for his portrayal of Klingon Gowron on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. O'Reilly discusses his early days of being inspired by Broadway theater in New York City, his fatherhood of being a father of triplets along with the work life balance in Hollywood and early Star Trek roles leading up to Gowron. O'Reilly shares a flyer on the Klingon rap music group show he and J.G. Hertzler frequently perform in front of audiences at Star Trek conventions among many other stories.

Sep 22, 2021 • 25m