221: I'm Not Crazy!

James L. Conway Interview.
 
James L. Conway directed eighteen episodes of Star Trek between
1987 and 2005 on The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager,
and Enterprise. His credits on The Next Generation include
directing an episode that was in production before the show
premiered ("Justice"), the season 1 finale ("The Neutral Zone"),
and an acclaimed season 6 psychological thriller ("Frame of
Mind"). He also directed a number of highly regarded episodes of
Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise including "Duet," "The
Way of the Warrior," "Death Wish," "Broken Bow: Parts I and II,"
and "In a Mirror, Darkly Part 1."



In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Justin Oser, Amy Nelson, and
Richard Marquez interview James L. Conway about his work
directing Star Trek episodes across four series, including three
episodes of The Next Generation. The discussion includes
behind-the-scenes stories about his experience working on The
Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise, how he
almost landed the job of directing a Star Trek movie, and what it
was like directing The Orville episode "If the Stars Should
Appear."



Chapters
Intro (00:01:20)  
Feedback from Babel Conference (00:02:03)  
Conway Interview (00:04:20)  
Final Thoughts (00:51:06)  
Closing (00:56:26)  

Runtime (01:02:41)
 
Hosts
Justin Oser, Amy Nelson, Richard Marquez

Guest
James L. Conway

Production
Richard Marquez  (Editor and Producer) Justin Oser
(Producer) Amy Nelson (Producer) Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan
Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)
Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)
Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate
Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez
(Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala
(Patreon Manager)