The Ready Room 5: Get Off My Bridge!

TNG, Encounter at Farpoint, and the birth of modern Trek. J.J. Abrams’s birthday, Fred Steiner passes away, Michael Giacchino on composing Star Trek, M:I 4, Simon Pegg Talks Trek, Abramsverse comics, Star Trek Trivia Book, Shatner’s Captains documentary.

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Show Notes

J.J.’s Birthday… and the Gorn Captain who loves it.
The Tweet of Love

Jonathan Frakes on Twitter
The real Frakes account

Composer Fred Steiner Passes Away
Los Angeles Times obituary

Giaccino on Composing Trek
The full Collider.com interview

Simon Pegg and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
The trailer at TrekMovie.com

Simon Pegg Talks Trek
The full TrekMovie.com interview

William Shatner’s Captains Documentary
Watch the trailer

More On the IDW Abramsverse Comic
The Comic Book Resources interview with IDW Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall

New Star Trek Trivia Book Obsessed with Star Trek
More about the book and an image with the embedded “module”

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