In this episode we speak with Star Trek Fan Vean Chevalier
Topics
- Watching TNG while sitting on the floor
- DS9 didn’t land the first time around but Voyager did
- The “Blinking 12” problem
- Seven and T’Pol’s outfits put my guest off the shows a bit
- Vean liked Benedict in Star Trek: Into Darkness
- Is it Star Trek or Game of Thrones?
- Lower Decks is a hit
- John thinks Picard is essentially three different shows
- Collecting the Voyager magazine
- Captain’s Logs, the reference book
- The Observation Deck watch parties
- First STLV memories
- “Queening Out” on Picardo
- Fan to working with Star Trek talent
- “Screen ready” cosplay is a challenge
- “Low-Key” cosplay
- Family Dynamics
- tumblr culture
- The woobification (definition) of Garak
- Daniel Dae Kim appreciation
- John’s guest spot on Alienating the Audience
- Family history affects my guest and how she relates to some episodes
- Mentions of emotional abuse, PTSD, suicidal ideations
- Aron Eisenberg remembrance
- Getting scared via the Twitter
- That’s not how we work
- John’s interview with Stephanie
- Honorary Star Trek title awarded: Lecturer on Interspecies Veterinary Medicine at the Science Institute on Hekaras II
Episodes Discussed
- In the Pale Moonlight DS9 S6E19
- Blink of an Eye VOY S6E12
- Waltz DS9 S6E11
- Ties of Blood & Water DS9 S5E19
- Latent Image VOY S5E11
- Only a Paper Moon DS9 E7E10
Connect
- Find Vean on tumblr here
- Check her on Twitter (X) here
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Acknowledgements
- Background photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash
- Some portions of the Kobayashi Maru lightning round questions in this episode were written by listener Adam Saunders. If you’d like to submit questions for possible inclusion on the show, you can send me a message via Twitter or email me. I give some suggestions on good questions here.