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 Intiraymi, helped Scotty cast the Star Trek actor which led to more Trek icons appearing in Baker’s film “The 5TH Passenger”. Scotty shares his favorite episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation along with what he looks for in Science Fiction. Furthermore, Scotty discusses his journey to the biggest Star Trek convention (Star Trek Las Vegas), and how he meets his friends, many of whom are Star Trek actors that also worked on his film, The 5th Passenger, which he directed, wrote and produced while behind the camera. Baker promotes the virtual sci-fi convention as the 1st annual LLAPy awards occurring at Virtual Trek Conn 3 in L.A. on March 18-21st. A Captain's Log Episode 14 (Season 2 Ep. 1) Title “Scotty Baker – from Steadicam operator to director, this is his world of Star Trek and beyond.“ This is a full episode season 2 premiere of the Star Trek news and talk show titled "A Captain's Log". Host Bryan Kreutz, Co-Host Lili Fox-Lim, Co-Co-host Rogg, interview guest Scotty Baker. March 1, 2022 TV aired release date. BK Studios productions, taped at FYV center - Lake Elsinore, California. Written by Bryan Kreutz and Dustin Serrano.
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 franchises best episodes that exemplify Star Trek’s ideals. From the very first black and white episode “The Cage”, all the way through the currently running Star Trek Discovery series, this intricately detailed in-depth analysis of the episodes is coupled with opinions. Bryan, Lili, and Rogg assert the avenues the trailblazers brought to this franchise along with iconic characters that made important moral, ethical and Starfleet principles dealing in everything from time travel to diplomacy. A Captain's Log Episode 15 (Season 2 Ep. 2) Title “10 Best Episodes That Exemplify the Ideals Star Trek“ This is a full episode season 2 half hour television program of the Star Trek news and talk show titled "A Captain's Log". Host Bryan Kreutz, Co-Host Lili Fox-Lim, Co-Co-host Rogg. March 8, 2022 TV aired release date. BK Studios productions, taped at FYV center - Lake Elsinore, California. Written by Scott "Chip" Selstad.
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 behind the story. Bryan compliments Michael Jan Friedman and conveys how his first hardback book "Reunion" wet his appetite for the Star Trek franchise. An in-depth outline on how a proposed written episode story from Michael Jan Friedman and Kevin Ryan was pitched to Star Trek: Voyager producer Jeri Taylor is told which turned into a season two episode titled "Resistance". Michael shares his early days as a writer in New York and many other stories on fans favorite books of his and more. Visit https://brilliant.org/ACL/ to develop your intuition in STEM. This is a full episode of the Star Trek news and talk show titled "A Captain's Log" S01E12. "A trek full of stories with Michael Jan Friedman". Host Bryan Kreutz, Co-Host Lili Fox-Lim, Co-Co-host Rogg, interview guest Michael Jan Friedman. Sep 15, 2021 TV aired release date. BK Studios productions, taped at FYV center - Lake Elsinore, California. Written by Bryan Kreutz and Lec Zorn.
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 Lili in this interview never before heard on all series he guested in among many other Star Trek roles at Paramount studios and appearances. Discussion is also around Hertzler's time on the early 1990's TV series Zorro and college football. Hertzler opens up into a heartfelt story about how writer/producer Ronald D. Moore let him add true words and sentiments to the script of an integral Martok episode about J.G.'s Father. This is a full episode of the Star Trek news and talk show titled "A Captain's Log" S01E11. "J.G. Hertzler - From "A"cting to "Z"orro... and Everything Klingon". Host Bryan Kreutz, Co-Host Lili Fox-Lim, Co-Co-host Rogg, interview guest J.G. Hertzler. Sep 8, 2021 TV aired release date. BK Studios productions, taped at FYV center - Lake Elsinore, California. Written by Bryan Kreutz and Lec Zorn.