Eric Pierpoint is Bryan and Lili's guest this week. Eric discusses his multiple roles on Star Trek spin-off series, his start into acting, plus having heavy makeup in some roles including for the TV series Alien Nation. Pierpoint speaks fondly of his time on Alien Nation atop the cast with Gary Graham, subsequently both appearing on Star Trek in recurring roles on Enterprise. Pierpoint tells a good set of stories, including a humorous one, regarding his role as Kortar, the Klingon from...
A Captains Log – S4 Ep9 – Multifaceted performer Bonnie Gordon – June 5 2024
Bryan Kreutz and Lili Fox-Lim welcome Bonnie Gordon for a two-part interview. Bonnie Gordon showcases some of her voices. She articulates that voice acting gives her tons of freedom to try all different types of characters. Bonnie talks about being cast in a 1920s radio play called Tales of the Extraordinary. Bonnie talks about her time in 2014 on the ABC Network reality show called "Quest." set in a fantasy realm complete with characters and creatures that would be perfectly at home in any...
A Captains Log – S2 Ep 10 – Mark Riccardi – Hollywood Stunts and Beyond in Star Trek – May 8 2022
Bryan, the Ambassador to the fans, (Star Trek fans), Lili, and Rogg interview Hollywood stuntman and coordinator Mark Riccardi. Like fellow stuntman Dennis Madalone, Riccardi went to New Jersey's South Plainfield High School in the early 1970s, Riccardi was a star quarterback for the varsity football team while Madalone was a wide receiver. Mark Riccardi speaks in great detail for his stunts on TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager....
A Captains Log – S2 Ep11 – Star Trek effects producer-supervisor and Emmy winner Dan Curry – May 17 2022
Join the ambassador to the fans (Star Trek fans), Bryan Kreutz, co-host Lili Fox-Lim, and their animated android friend, Rogg, as they interview 7-time Emmy award winner Dan Curry. Curry was the Visual Effects Producer/Supervisor for Star Trek’s The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise. Dan Curry, whose contributions to the Star Trek TV series and movies include visual effects, practical effects, title design and weaponry. He discusses his early days in Thailand, plus...
A Captains Log – S3 Ep 1 – April Tatro – More Than the Cats Meow – March 11 2023
Join the ambassador to the fans (Star Trek fans), Bryan Kreutz, co-host Lili Fox-Lim, and their animated android friend, Rogg In the season premiere, Bryan and Lili sport wearing save the manatees shirts while interacting with model Cassidy Baldwin to discuss the club. The discussion shifts to Star Trek news about the first of the three biggest southern California comic cons and Star Trek: Picard season three. The series brings on board the very first 1960's original Star Trek series TV guest...
A Captains Log – S3 Ep2 – Scott MacDonald – Memorable 1st TV Role – March 11 2023
Bryan and Lili share Star Trek: Discovery news on the Paramount Plus series conclusion after an upcoming season 5 and a Star Trek: Picard shout out with clip of Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher. In an exclusive interview, Bryan and Lili begin part 1 of a 2-part discussion with the intellectually inclined Star Trek actor Scott MacDonald sharing his plethora of experiences. MacDonald holds the rare distinction of having appeared in four Star Trek series and provides intricate details into his...
A Captains Log – S3 Ep3 – Scott MacDonald – Memorable 1st TV role PT2- April 1 2023
Bryan and Lili discuss their writer Carl Kocis' review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and conclude their 2-part interview with Star Trek actor Scott MacDonald. MacDonald, discusses his role as Sub-Cmdr. N'vek on Star Trek: The Next Generation with Marina Sirtis. MacDonald also looks back on his second Deep Space Nine role as Goran'Agar and his Voyager tactical station relief role as Rollins. A unique story of MacDonald's Paramount studios conversation with Patrick Stewart that is fascinating...
A Captains Log – S3 Ep4 – Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut – Sidney – The Next Generation of La Forge – April 8 2023
Bryan and Lili welcome Star Trek: Picard season 3 actress Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as their interview guest. The exclusive interview brings forth topics discussing Ashlei's role as Sidney La Forge, filling the shoes of her father Geordie La Forge as the ships bridge crew navigator. The discussion includes stories working all together as a La Forge family as Ashlei worked alongside LeVar Burton and his real life daughter Mica Burton including dinner at their house. Ashlei shares her favorite Star...
A Captains Log – S2 Ep 9 – Actress-Photog Rachael Ancheril Part 2 – May 1 2022
Bryan, the Ambassador to the fans, (Star Trek fans), Lili, and Rogg conclude their two-part interview with actress Rachael Ancheril. Rachael, who is well known worldwide as the Star Trek: Discovery Nhan actress, discusses the possibility of going to her first Star Trek convention in Las Vegas this year. Rachael continues with a big thank you to all the “Trekkies” for what she calls the 99.9% kindness and love from Star Trek fans. Rachael, conveys that she believes her character Nhan’s closet...
A Captains Log – S2 Ep 8 – Actress- Photog Rachael Ancheril Part 1 – April 23 2022
Rachael Ancheril ascends high above our planet and into space each week playing supporting character Commander D. Nhan on Star Trek Discovery. The ascending doesn’t end there, Rachael transcends beyond measure with her forthcoming conversations of heartfelt kindness and compassion on set with castmates of Star Trek Discovery through her stories. Join Bryan Kreutz, the ambassador to the fans, (Star Trek fans) Lili Fox-Lim the Trekkie with the utmost respect for all things Trek and their...
A Captains Log – S2 Ep 7 – A Captains Log – Julianne Grossman – Voice of U.S.S. Discoverys Computer – April 15 2022
ulianne Grossman more than evidently possesses an embodied voice discipline. Not only with a long career as familiar voices on television, film, and voice phone prompts, but with sharing her voice through awareness and understanding in suicide prevention. Julianne Grossman, a suicide attempt survivor, conveys to viewers her involvement with the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center, which is the United States first and provides crisis service. Bryan Kreutz, Ambassador to the fans (Star Trek...
A Captains Log – S2 Ep 6 – A Captains Log – Assimilating the Collective – 10 Best Borg Episodes – April 9 2022
At its best, Star Trek is a science fiction program playing out relatable space-based adventures in off-world interactions with species coupled with philosophy on humanities finest moments, working throughout a utopian universe. That Utopian universe is interrupted greatly when “Q” the almost omnipotent, rebuts Jean-Luc Picard’s cavalier attitude toward him by teleporting the USS Enterprise to a distant system for their first encounter with the Borg. Q then tells Picard "The Borg is the...
A Captains Log – S2 Ep 5 – Jeremy Roberts – Multitude of Characters – March 30 2025
The animated android ambassadors assistant Rogg opens the program discussing his hopes for speaking fluently in the Klingon language. Klingon's cliché persona is further articulated upon with their macho and militaristic perceptions with how society, even a CBS sitcom, mentions Star Trek along with a Portland Oregon band named Stovokor. A Captain's Log very first original Star Trek series character actor is this week’s interview guest joining Bryan and Lili. Jeremy Roberts, who played two...
A Captains Log – S2 Ep 3 – Patricia Tallman – From Star Trek Stunts to Security to Limitless Roles – March 9 2025
Just like her memoir book, but speaking to Bryan and Lili about it, Patricia Tallman shares her experiences making Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Babylon 5 and much more. Patrician shares her affinity for Stunt coordinator Dennis “Mad man” Madalone along with her most memorable moments on the three Star Trek series at Paramount. Patricia fondly remembers bringing her own camera, prior to cell phone camera days, behind the scenes, snapping pictures of a wide variety...
A Captains Log – S2 Ep4 – Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut – Sidney – The Next Generation of La Forge – March 9 2025
Bryan and Lili welcome Star Trek: Picard season 3 actress Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as their interview guest. The exclusive interview brings forth topics discussing Ashlei's role as Sidney La Forge, filling the shoes of her father Geordie La Forge as the ships bridge crew navigator. The discussion includes stories working all together as a La Forge family as Ashlei worked alongside LeVar Burton and his real life daughter Mica Burton including dinner at their house. Ashlei shares her favorite Star...
A Captains Log – S2 Ep 1 – Director Scotty Baker – Star Trek and Beyond – March 2 2022
Lili and Bryan discuss Star Trek Picard news on the season premiere this week. The half-hour is spent with Scotty Baker discussing his experiences of self-taught camera operator/Steadicam/Cinematography starting out with his family’s VHS and Beta Camcorders. Scotty goes on to explain using these cameras while doing skits with buddies and how it eventually led to side gigs, while holding a day job into meeting people to begin a Hollywood career. Meeting fellow Northern Californian, Manu...
A Captains Log – S2 Ep2 – 10 Best Star Trek Episodes – March 2 2025
Animated Android Rogg watches a Federation ship flyby the ambassadors window from space while wondering if the show was canceled. Rogg is surprised when the ambassador to the fans, Bryan and Lili arrive. Rogg is told a bit sternly by Lili that herself and Bryan stopped off at Earth for a TV interview returning from the very ship he watched leave a moment earlier. Star Trek news on the latest series Strange New Worlds is discussed as a precursor to a top 10 list of the entire Star Trek...
A Captains Log – S1 Ep 12 – A Trek Full of Stories with Michael Jan Friedman – Feb 16 2025
Bryan and Lili express their affinity of the latest released episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks among other Star Trek news and input by their animated android Rogg on the viewscreen. Bryan and Lili interview NY times best selling author Michael Jan Friedman, who has authored 80 books, more than 30+ books he authored are Star Trek books. Michael discusses his first book titled "Double Double", with the Gene Roddenberry stardate guidelines set forth coupled with the Paramount/Pocket books story...
A Captains Log – S1 Ep 11 – J.G. Hertzler – From Acting to Zorro and Everything Klingon – Feb 9 2025
Premiered Oct 2, 2021 LAKE ELSINORE Bryan Kreutz and Lili Fox-Lim interview J.G. Hertzler who played the illustrious Klingon leader Martok in almost two dozen episodes of Deep Space Nine, among many other Star Trek roles. J.G. sings his Klingon victory song that he originally sung on the bridge of a Klingon cruiser in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Episode "Once More Unto the Breach". He also discusses Klingon language challenges as an actor. Hertzler shares Star Trek stories with Bryan and...
A Captains Log – S1 Ep 10 – Our Top 5 Best or Weakest Androids – Feb 2 2025
Premiered Sep 25, 2021 LAKE ELSINORE Rogg initially conveys his expectation to be on Bryan and Lili's top 5 Androids list until he's told there's no cannon story that he is a part of Star Trek. Lili tells Rogg that his dad (Dr. Roger Korby) is Star Trek cannon and he eventually is listed as one of the weakest androids, as the first Star Trek android. News on Star Trek Lower decks Easter eggs is revealed as one favorite of Bryan is the interior design of Beckett Mariner's fictional holodeck...
A Captains Log – S1 Ep 9 – A Captains Log – Actor Musician Author – Gary Graham – Jan 26 2025
Bryan Kreutz, Ambassador to the fans (Star Trek fans), Lili Fox-Lim, and Rogg discuss the latest Star Trek Lower Decks news. The positive observations and opinions on the latest Lower Decks news are particularly surrounding the season 2 premiere episode with Boimler appearing as a Holodeck character in Marinier's holodeck creation and Gary Mitchell's visual reference when comparing Ransom as a human now turned godlike powerful creature. The animated co-co-host Rogg speaks Klingon, much to the...
A Captains Log – S1 Ep 8 – A Captains Log – Producer David Zappone Part 2- Jan 19 2025
Part two of our exclusive interview with David Zappone is featured in this full-length weekly episode of A Captain's Log. Director and Producer David Zappone continues his discussion of documentaries, particularly discussing inside information on the recording breaking funded, documentary project "To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager." Highlights include supporting actors who will be featured in the documentary including Martha Hackett, Rick Berman, Jerri Taylor and the son Shawn...