Mar 31, 2017
Phyllis Strong Interview.
Phyllis Strong began her work on Star Trek with the seventh season
episode of Star Trek: Voyager called "Body and Soul,"
which she wrote with her writing partner Mike Sussman. After an
additional three credits on that show, she was offered the position
of Executive Story Editor for first season of the new Star Trek
spinoff which would be called Enterprise. During the
show's run, she would write or co-write 12 episodes, many of which
have become fan favorites including "Damage," "Dead Stop," and
"Fusion."
In this episode of Warp Five, Floyd Dorsey and
Brandon-Shea Mutala are joined by Phyllis Strong to discuss her
early writing career, beginning with spec scripts for shows such as
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and The X-Files. We
also talk about how she began to write with Mike Sussman, and the
path that lead them to working on Enterprise. We also
discuss some of her favorite Trek episodes that she wrote, as well
as some of the easiest and hardest characters to write for on that
show.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Welcome, Boomers! (00:01:22)
Welcome, Phyllis! (00:2:44)
Our Favorite Enterprise Episodes (00:08:33)
Working As a Team (00:18:22)
Were You a Fan? (00:19:18)
Executive Story Editor (00:22:52)
"Civilization" (00:24:00)
"Fusion" (00:25:25)
Trek Credits (00:28:27)
"Dead Stop" (00:29:19)
"Detained" (00:31:41)
"Damage" (00:33:08)
"Shadows of P'Jem" is One of My Favorites (00:35:55)
Surprising Episodes (00:37:51)
Easiest/Hardest Character to Write For (00:39:14)
Current Projects and Finding Phyllis (00:41:03)
Anything Else? (00:43:21)
Final Thoughts (00:45:31)
Hosts
Floyd Dorsey and Brandon-Shea Mutala
Guest
Phyllis Strong
Production
Floyd Dorsey (Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) C
Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive
Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate
Producer) Floyd Dorsey (Associate Producer) Mike Morrison
(Associate Producer) Tim Cooper (Associate Producer) Richard
Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea
Mutala (Patreon Manager)