26: Opening Up The Cage

Star Trek: Captain Pike.


He was captain of the Enterprise before Kirk, but remained
little-known to Star Trek fans for years. Even after the release
of Star Trek’s original pilot “The Cage” in 1988, fans had to
rely on books and comics to learn more about the character played
by Jeffrey Hunter. Then came J.J. Abrams, who put Pike in the
center seat—for a bit. Thanks to this, even casual Star Trek fans
are now familiar with the officer that die-hards have longed to
see fleshed out.


In this episode of Continuing Mission, new host Eric Brasure is
joined by someone attempting to do just that: Todd Shawn Tei. As
the producer of the new independent film project Star Trek:
Captain Pike, Todd is drawing upon elements of the captain’s life
that have been revealed through the expanded universe—along with
his own unique take—to tell Pike’s story. Co-writing with him is
none other than Walter Koenig, and the film has signed on a
star-studded cast of faces familiar to all Star Trek fans.
Together with Shawn, we delve deeper into the project.


 


Host


Eric Brasure


 


Guest


Todd Shawn Tei


 


Editor and Producer


Christopher Jones


 


Executive Producers


Matthew Rushing and Norman C. Lao


 


Associate Producer


Michael Frisbee


 


Production Manager


Richard Marquez


 


Content Manager


Will Nguyen


 


Chapters


Background to Pike (00:01:54)


Approaching the Character (00:03:11)


Building Off The Cage (00:09:23)


Kirk and Pike: Differences in Command (00:12:33)


The Cast of Star Trek: Captain Pike (00:15:44)


Putting It All Together (00:21:26)


Sets and SFX (00:25:59)


Closing (00:30:29)


 


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