Just watched this. Highly recommend it. While it is about the making of a fan film, at large it more about George Takei’s contribution to Asian American representation and the representation of diversity as a whole. If I needed something to help explain why Star Trek has made such an impact on me, I would point people to this documentary.
“The conversations that I have had is, ‘Hey, we finished writing it,’ and everyone said, ‘Yep, we love it.’ And then we turned it in, and then it was Christmas…. The business is in an interesting place right now… Who knows?”
I consulted an expert: Matt Mitovich, a respected veteran TV industry and entertainment reporter, known for breaking news….The answer came in the most recent edition [of his column]:
During a panel with Picard season three showrunner Terry Matalas and Todd Stashwick (Shaw), were questioned about a ‘30-page outline’ for the Star Trek Legacy concept.