Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Ex audio, scienta
Do I like Star Trek now? I’ve never really gotten into Trek. Not for purposeful avoidance, but rather because the sheer volume of it seemed intimidating and because it seemed more “sci-fi” than, say, Star Wars or Marvel or some of the other fandoms I have embraced. That is to say: Star Trek has always seemed to be an “ideas first” mode of storytelling, and I gravitate toward character-led shows.
But today’s Writers Panel guests have convinced me to jump into Trek, starting with the show they showrun together, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
Alex Kurtzman has been the steward of all things Trek at Paramount since co-writing the 2009 JJ Abrams movie. He’s the co-creator of the series Discovery, Picard, and Strange New Worlds (and is also co-writer of Mission Impossible III which is underrated and felt like the start of the series as we know it!).
Noga Landau was the co-creator and showrunner of CW’s Nancy Drew series and its spin-off Tom Swift. She is also a lifelong Star Trek fan.
In today’s podcast, they persuaded me to give Starfleet Academy a look simply by talking passionately about the show. They discuss meeting for the first time, what each looks for in a collaborator, story from the inside out, learning storytelling through Trek, the special sauce of Starfleet Academy, how the strike helped season 1, mastering craft through watching, reading, and listening, and more.
I am a fan! Both of them and the show. Check it out, even if you’ve never boldly gone into Trek territory before.
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