PODCAST: All Access SAG AFTRA Strike End & ‘Picard’ Interviews With Dave Blass And James MacKinnon
0Anthony and Laurie are very happy the SAG-AFTRA strike is over! They briefly cover what this could mean for the various Star Trek productions, then keep celebrating good news as Prodigy season 1 has a launch date on Netflix and scored an Emmy nomination. They talk about Walter Koenig joining The 7th Rule podcast for a TOS rewatch.
For the main part of the pod, we play the full audio of our two new Star Trek: Picard interviews conducted to help promote the new Picard Legacy Blu-ray box set. The podcasters spoke to production designer Dave Blass about what went into building all the sets and what didn’t get seen in season 2, along with some thoughts on what he would do differently for the Enterprsie-G if Star Trek: Legacy ever happens. We also spoke with makeup artist James MacKinnon about updating the Ferengi, the Borg Queen, Worf, and Data along with developing the looks for other TNG characters returning in season 3. The discussion also includes some frank talk about when to use (and not use) CGI de-aging.