STAR TREK EXPERT

STAR TREK EXPERT | AUTHOR - Larry ";Dr. Trek" Nemecek is considered by most a "Star Trek" expert. He is also an: Author, Editor, Interviewer, Archivist, Host, Producer and Actor. Larry has a background in news and theatre, but it is ";Trekland" where he's worked for over 20 years. He wrote the classic ";Next Generation Companion" and the new ";Stellar Cartography" map and book set; worked on the storied ";Star Trek: The Experience" in Las Vegas and world tours, long edited "Communicator Magazine," writes in "Star Trek Mag Today" and played "Dr. McCoy" in two episodes of Geekie Award-winning ";Star Trek Continues" online. His ";Trekland" blog of vidchats and ";Trekland On Speaker" re-mastered interview CD's, bridge "Star Trek" (old and new) as does his documentary project, the 1982 meltdown-turned-miracle ";Con of Wrath." A convention guest worldwide, Larry now helps back other projects too, like the new ";Enterprise in Space" student science/sci-fi homage space orbiter. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS INCLUDE: In 1994 both you pitched and sold a script ("Reflections") for the yet to air ";Star Trek Voyager" which ended up later being updated and renamed "Prophecy" and used in the last season of ";Voyager." For all our writers listening, can you please tell us about your pitch and sell process of that script? What sets "Star Trek" apart from other sci-fi and fantasy series out there? For the longest time it was accepted that "Star Trek" never did well -- ratings-wise. But recently, it's surfaced that ratings weren't the real reason. What do you think the most likely reason was at that time? Was it political? WEBSITE: LarryNemecek.com | TrekLandBlog.com