Lisa Klink on Writing for Deep Space Nine and Voyager.
Running Time: 49 minutes 6 seconds
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Starting with a short-term position as a writing intern on Deep Space Nine, Lisa Klink rose rapidly through the Star Trek ranks, penning more than a dozen episodes over the course of just three years. In episodes such as “Resistance” and “Sacred Ground,” she proved her skill at handling character-based drama, while “Blood Fever,” “Message in a Bottle” and “The Omega Directive” cemented her credentials as one of the series’ finest storytellers.
In this episode of Primitive Culture, host Duncan Barrett talks to Klink about working in the Star Trek sandbox, from penning DS9’s “Hippocratic Oath” before jumping ship to Voyager, to contributing short stories 25 years later to the new Star Trek Explorer magazine.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
“Hippocratic Oath” (00:07:20)
A Trip to the Delta Quadrant (00:14:35)
“Resistance” and “Remember” (00:19:35)
“Blood Fever” (00:32:00)
“Displaced” and “Retrospect” (00:37:45)
Final Thoughts (00:46:48)
Host
Duncan Barrett
Guest
Lisa Klink
Production
Tony Black (Editor) Duncan Barrett (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)
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