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Mike Sussman talks Voyager Season Seven.
As Voyager entered its final season, fans had a lot of
questions. Would the crew get home? Would it happen before the
finale? Would Neelix and Seven make the trip to Earth? Would
Janeway and Chakotay finally hook up? Would Harry die one more
time? Lots of questions. We know what we ultimately got on screen,
but what went on behind the scenes?
In this special episode of The Ready Room, we’re joined by
someone who was there in the writers room, Mike Sussman. After
successfully selling the story that would become “Unimatrix Zero,”
Mike then landed a spot of the writing staff for Voyager’s final
season, and would go on to become a writer and producer on
Enterprise.
Mike joins C Bryan Jones, Larry Nemecek, and Charlynn Schmiedt
to discuss many moments and aspects of Season Seven, including “The
Haunting of Deck Twelve,” “Prophecy,” “Repentance,” and of course
“Unimatrix Zero” and the Borg. We also discuss writing The Doctor,
stories pitched but not produced, the development of Enterprise
while wrapping Voyager, and much more.
In our news segment, we discuss a restoration project for the
original Enterprise filming model, get an update on Portal 47, and
look back at the impact of Robert Wise and The Motion Picture on
Star Trek.
News
Red Shirt Diaries Season Two Premiere (00:01:54)
Restoring the original Enterprise shooting model (00:08:09)
Robert Wise and the impact of The Motion Picture (00:18:55)
Portal 47 update (00:33:29)
Feature: Voyager Season Seven with Mike Sussman
Going from Fan to Staff Writer (00:44:59)
Mike’s Early Spec Scripts and Pitches (00:54:00)
Joining the Voyager Staff (01:01:06)
The Haunting of Deck Twelve (01:07:30)
Third Chances and the Enterprise Transition (01:13:34)
Voyager in the Shadow of Enterprise (01:18:20)
Prophecy and Delta Quadrant Klingons (01:20:48)
Unimatrix Zero and the Borg (01:28:48)
Repentance (01:34:32)
Writing the Doctor (01:38:49)
A Talented Writing Team (01:42:06)
Voyager’s (Alternate) Ending(s) (01:44:20)
Conflicts with Enterprise? (01:51:05)
Looking Back as a Fan (01:54:11)
Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Larry Nemecek
Guests
Mike Sussman and Charlynn Schmiedt
Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive
Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt
(Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Zachary
Fruhling (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)
Will Nguyen (Content Manager)
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Mike Sussman talks Voyager Season Seven.
As Voyager entered its final season, fans had a lot of
questions. Would the crew get home? Would it happen before the
finale? Would Neelix and Seven make the trip to Earth? Would
Janeway and Chakotay finally hook up? Would Harry die one more
time? Lots of questions. We know what we ultimately got on screen,
but what went on behind the scenes?
In this special episode of The Ready Room, we’re joined by
someone who was there in the writers room, Mike Sussman. After
successfully selling the story that would become “Unimatrix Zero,”
Mike then landed a spot of the writing staff for Voyager’s final
season, and would go on to become a writer and producer on
Enterprise.
Mike joins C Bryan Jones, Larry Nemecek, and Charlynn Schmiedt
to discuss many moments and aspects of Season Seven, including “The
Haunting of Deck Twelve,” “Prophecy,” “Repentance,” and of course
“Unimatrix Zero” and the Borg. We also discuss writing The Doctor,
stories pitched but not produced, the development of Enterprise
while wrapping Voyager, and much more.
In our news segment, we discuss a restoration project for the
original Enterprise filming model, get an update on Portal 47, and
look back at the impact of Robert Wise and The Motion Picture on
Star Trek.
News
Red Shirt Diaries Season Two Premiere (00:01:54)
Restoring the original Enterprise shooting model (00:08:09)
Robert Wise and the impact of The Motion Picture (00:18:55)
Portal 47 update (00:33:29)
Feature: Voyager Season Seven with Mike Sussman
Going from Fan to Staff Writer (00:44:59)
Mike’s Early Spec Scripts and Pitches (00:54:00)
Joining the Voyager Staff (01:01:06)
The Haunting of Deck Twelve (01:07:30)
Third Chances and the Enterprise Transition (01:13:34)
Voyager in the Shadow of Enterprise (01:18:20)
Prophecy and Delta Quadrant Klingons (01:20:48)
Unimatrix Zero and the Borg (01:28:48)
Repentance (01:34:32)
Writing the Doctor (01:38:49)
A Talented Writing Team (01:42:06)
Voyager’s (Alternate) Ending(s) (01:44:20)
Conflicts with Enterprise? (01:51:05)
Looking Back as a Fan (01:54:11)
Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Larry Nemecek
Guests
Mike Sussman and Charlynn Schmiedt
Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive
Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt
(Executive Producer) Renee Roberts (Associate Producer) Zachary
Fruhling (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)
Will Nguyen (Content Manager)
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