Back in May we shared with you that podcasters and Trek gurus Mark A. Altman, Darren Dochterman, and Ashley E. Miller — better known as the Inglorious Treksperts — will be curating a lineup of special presentations at this year’s Star Trek convention in Las Vegas… and the full roster of guests and panel topics is loaded with can’t-miss programming.
Starting from August 1-4, the trio and their team will be hosting a wide swath of special panels on the DeForest Kelley theater, the second-largest venue in the STLV convention space. Covering everything from scriptwriting to directing, comics to cartoons, and everything in between, we’re already thinking we may spend more time in the Treksperts hall than at the convention’s main stage!
Along with the trio of Treksperts, panels will be also moderated by Scott “Movie” Mantz (host, Enterprise Incidents podcast), Matt Mira & Andrew Secunda (hosts, Star Trek: The Next Conversation podcast), Peter Holmstrom & Daniel Noa (hosts, The Young Indy Chroniclers podcast), and more.
Here are just some of the highlights, starting with Thursday, August 1:
VIEWER ON: STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE AT 45
Won’t you please sit down as Daren Dochterman (associate producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition) presents an exclusive look at the history of ST: TMP for its 45th anniversary and a presentation about the making of the critically acclaimed Director’s Edition.
SHE’S A BEAUTIFUL LADY AND WE LOVE HER: THE ENTERPRISE – FROM A TO G
A look back at the history of designing and creating the Starship Enterprise from 1964 to today with John Eaves (illustrator/concept designer, multiple Trek series), Doug Drexler (make-up and visual effects, concept designer, multiple Trek series), Dave Blass production designer, Star Trek: Picard) and Daren Dochterman (visual effects supervisor, Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Director’s Edition). May history never forget the name… Enterprise.
NOTED & LOGGED: THE MUSIC OF TREK
Trek composers Jay Chattaway (composer, The Next Generation), Nami Melumad (composer, Strange New Worlds) and Chris Westlake (composer, Lower Decks) sound off about the history of scoring the final frontier in a conversation moderated by The Music of Star Trek author, Jeff Bond. Plus: giveaways from La-La Land Records!
Friday, August 2:
SLIPPERY DIPSY-DOODLE: EXPLORING THE PRODIGY GALAXY
Star Trek: Prodigy co-showrunner/co-creator Dan Hageman is joined by writer Aaron Waltke (co-executive producer, Prodigy) and Bonnie Gordon (“Computer Voice,” Prodigy) as they look back at the first two groundbreaking seasons of the series and reflect on their hopes for future adventures of the Protostar.
SPOTLIGHT: OUR MAN BASHIR
Join the hosts of the popular SpyHards podcast as they do a deep dive into this delightful James Bond/Derek Flynt Deep Space Nine homage as well as espionage and spycraft and Section 31 in Trek with Cam Smith and Scott Hardy and Deep Space Nine showrunner Ira Steven Behr and writer/producer Ronald D. Moore (co-creator, For All Mankind, Battlestar Galactica).
LOST IN SPACE: VOYAGER WRITERS REUNION
We find coffee in that nebula as we reunite the Voyager writers room with showrunner Brannon Braga (The Orville, Salem) and writers Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, American Gods), Lisa Klink (Pandora), Andre Bormanis (The Orville) and Michael Sussman (Perception, The Last Ship).
Saturday, August 3:
SATURDAY MORNING FEVER: THE ANIMATED SERIES TO PRODIGY
Join us in your pajamas and get ready for some breakfast cereal (while supplies last) and vintage TV commercials as we party like its 1973 with a look back at the original animated series with the Inglorious Treksperts and Aaron Harvey (author, The Making of The Animated Series) and then jump forward in time to celebrate Lower Decks and Prodigy with Dan Hageman (co-creator/showrunner, Star Trek: Prodigy) Aaron Waltke (co-executive producer, Prodigy) and Bonnie Gordon (“Computer Voice,” Star Trek: Prodigy).
TAKING THE HELM: DIRECTING TREK
Directors David Carson (Emissary, Yesterday’s Enterprise), Rob Bowman (Q Who, Elementary, Dear Data, Brothers; The X-Files), David Livingston (Power Play, Flashback, Borderland) and Paul Lynch (The First Duty, 1001001, A Matter Of Time) talk about the triumphs and challenges of directing for Trek.
LET’S GO: ENTERPRISE WRITERS ROOM REUNION
Go back to the Enterprise writers room and learn why it was a long road getting from there to here with showrunner Brannon Braga and writers David A. Goodman (The Orville, Family Guy), Andre Bormanis and Michael Sussman.
STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK – 40th ANNIVERSARY REUNION
We still haven’t had enough of you as we reunite the cast and crew of Star Trek III for a remarkable reunion as we take you to the Promised Land with producer Ralph Winter, star Robin Curtis (“Saavik”) and Leonard Nimoy’s personal assistant, Kirk Thatcher (Inside Out 2, Muppet Haunted Mansion, Werewolf By Night).
STAR TREK: GENERATIONS – 30th ANNIVERSARY REUNION
Time is the fire in which we burn as we discover time is a predator with teeth as we reunite director David Carson and screenwriters Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga as they talk about the challenges of continuing The Next Generation on the silver screen and killing Captain James Tiberius Kirk.
STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER – 35th ANNIVERSARY REUNION
Everyone hides a secret pain, so get ready as we grow stronger through the sharing, with the cast and crew of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier including Laurence Luckinbill (“Sybok”), Cynthia Gouw (“Caitlin Dar”) and producer Ralph Winter (X-Men, Star Trek VI).
Sunday, August 4:
HELLO, LARRY: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH LAURENCE LUCKINBILL
We get up close and personal with Laurence Luckinbill as we discuss his long career including Star Trek V, The Boys In The Band, Cocktail as well as his new memoir, Affective Memories. Followed by a book signing at the Inglorious Treksperts booth!
WRITING FOR STAR TREK & GENRE TELEVISION
We assemble writers from across the Star Trek universe to talk about the unique challenges of writing in the 23rd, 24th, 25th and 31st centuries. Join Onitra Johnson (Strange New Worlds), Robert Hewitt Wolfe (Deep Space Nine, Elementary), Gabrielle Stanton (Deep Space Nine, Haven, The Vampire Diaries), Michael Sussman (Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise; The Last Ship, Perception), Lisa Klink (Star Trek: Voyager, Pandora), Jesse
Alexander (Star Trek: Discovery, Lost), David A. Goodman (Star Trek: Enterprise, The Orville), Christopher Monfette (Star Trek: Picard), Deric Hughes (Quantum Leap, The Flash), Matt Okumura (Star Trek: Picard) and Aaron Waltke (Star Trek: Prodigy).
SPOTLIGHT: THE LAST GENERATION
The hosts of Star Trek: The Next Conversation, Matt Mira & Andrew Secunda, sit down with Picard: Season Three showrunner, Terry Matalas (showrunner, 12 Monkeys, Vision) and Picard: Season Three writers Christopher Monfette and Matt Okumura to talk about the Picard series finale, and Terry’s lasting Trek legacy.
In addition to all those Trek-takular panels, the Inglorious Treksperts stage will also be hosting a cast reunion Picard showrunner Terry Matalas’ time-travel series 12 Monkeys on Saturday, August 3 — with series leads Aaron Stanford, Amanda Schull, Todd Stashwick, Emily Hampshire, and Kirk Acevedo joining Matalas and writer/producer Christopher Monfette on stage.
(We also have it on good authority that the Treksperts will be hosting several exclusive signings at their booth in the STLV vendor’s room during the convention weekend, plus more surprises still in the works!)
You can check out the entire Inglorious Treksperts weekend-long panel lineup below:
The final schedule is subject to change, so watch for updates at the Creation Entertainment website. In the meantime, you can check out the Inglorious Treksperts podcast which drops new episodes every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts!