The Ready Room 52: Klingon Love Machine God

Prophecy.

It took Voyager seven seasons to make her way across the Delta Quadrant, and during that time we were teased with Klingons on occasion. There were holographic Klingons, Klingon Borg, a vivid dream about Klingons, and even a photograph of a Klingon. But for the real thing we had to wait until near the end of the seven-year journey. Finally, Janeway and her crew crossed paths with real warriors—three generations removed—and a little old-school pre-Khitomer action was served up. Oh… and Neelix got lucky, too.

In this episode of The Ready Room we’re joined by Larry Nemecek, who penned the original story, to talk about “Prophecy” and the long and winding road that finally led to the story of B’Elanna and Tom’s magical baby. 

In news we cover Levar Burton and J.J. Abrams at Apple’s WWDC 2012, Television Critics Association Awards nominations for William Shatner and Star Trek: The Original Series, a Gorn appearance in the upcoming Star Trek console game, Mary Czerwinski and Brandi Clark’s Glue Guns and Phasers, and lots of news and rumors about the next Star Trek film. Plus we grow enormous mustaches, redesign Starfleet uniforms (for the better), and Greg gets really serious.

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Running Time: 2 hours 16 minutes
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Hosts

Christopher Jones and Greg Harbin

Guests

Larry Nemecek

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Show Notes

Levar Burton and J.J. Abrams at Apple’s WWDC 2012
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William Shatner and TOS Nominated for TCA Awards
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Upcoming Star Trek Console to Include the Return of the Gorn
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Glue Guns and Phaser Go Where No Crafts Have Gone Before
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Movie News and Rumors
Lindelof Talks About the “Nuanced Antagonist” in Star Trek 2
MovieClips Star Trek 2 Trailer Dupes the Internet (Watch the Trailer)
Chris Pine Talks About Character Development and Special Effects
Simon Pegg Promises More Ships in Star Trek Sequel

Feature: Prophecy

The Genesis of the Story
Wimpy Klingons and the Evolutions of “Prophecy”
The True A-Story
Tom, B’Elanna, and the Magic Baby
Where Is Chakotay?
Thank God! Finally ACTUAL Klingons!
Character Relationships, Or Tuvok and Neelix: Bosom Buddies

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