
A Captain's Log (2021)
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Andrew Probert as Self
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Andrew Probert - The most prolific artist and designer in the Science-Fiction universe
The Star Trek news reveals William Shatner has been asked to return to his iconic Captain Kirk role with a proposition of a de-aging technology and news also comes with a condition that Shatner states he would only appear in Trek again if it wasn't a cameo. Andrew Probert joins Lili and Bryan for an interview discussing his start into illustration and art at a young age. Probert shares stories of getting out of the Navy, meeting his wife, then attending Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Probert talks about his days of working on the hit series Battlestar Galactica beginning in 1978 as a Production Illustrator. Plus, the conversation shifts to Probert transitioning to the big screen as a major contributor on Star Trek: Phase II's successor, Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979 with his iconic designs, Gene Roddenberry and more.
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Lili and Bryan discuss the newly added cast of the upcoming Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series which includes Mary Wiseman as a recurring guest and the hopes of also seeing the Michael Burnham character appear as well. The duo of presenters concludes an interview with artist and designer Andrew Probert. Andrew Probert talks about being one of the first hires for Star Trek: The Next Generation. He and Rick Sternbach worked together to design the new Enterprise-D ship design exterior. Probert goes on to discuss designing the Galaxy Class Bridge, saucer separation, anime inspiration on design, paintings and designing Romulan plus Ferengi ships among other fascinating concept art design stories to present to Gene Roddenberry and producers. Probert discusses in detail the reason for the bridge design, tactical station and back bridge stations for the Galaxy class Enterprise-D among other stories working with Rick Sternbach.
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