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Jeff Spry

'Starfleet Academy' creators talk bringing a 20th-century American play into 32nd-century 'Star Trek' (Interview)

Five sci-fi characters in blue uniforms.

Hoping to settle the cadets' nerves after the trauma of the USS Miyazaki training incident in Episode 6, "Come, Let's Away," that left the fledgling Federation officers mentally shaken, "Starfleet Academy" downshifted to Episode 8, “The Life of the Stars.” This meditative chapter served to reset the students' psyches via the most unlikely of methods… by the reading of a classic 20th-century American stage play.

We connected with "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" co-executive producer Noga Landau and series creator/ Episode 8 co-writer Gaia Violo to learn more about this throttled-back interlude before the season’s final two installments drop.

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