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Published Apr 5, 2021

FCD: Star Trek + Comedy With Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, and More

The celebrity panel discusses the vitality of comedy to the Star Trek franchise.


Host Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation) virtually sits down with Star Trek: Lower Decks Creator and Executive Producer Mike McMahan, Brent Spiner (Data), Jonathan Frakes (William Riker), and The Pod Directive co-host Paul F. Tompkins to discuss the vitality of comedy to the Star Trek franchise. The group covers everything from Spiner’s favorite Data moments to the role comedy plays in humanizing some of our favorite sci-fi heroes.