I think that I’m learning a lot from just doing these recording sessions and reading the scripts. I don’t know, there are many reasons and I was confused and I was focused on the marshmallows and my hot chocolate.
I don’t know which one… And I didn’t really learn that much from it because either it was too confusing or it was inappropriate for my eyes to watch. Rylee Alazraqui: When I got I didn’t know what it was. I actually like the idea that none of us really have any experience or have married ourselves too closely to the original ones, because I think that’s what’s going to modernize it-not that it needs modernizing-but it’s going to carry the sense to the next generation and make it more relatable and attractive for them. And that was my first experience with the Star Trek. My stepdad always used to watch it and I would come downstairs and he’d be sitting watching the reruns, I couldn’t tell you which… but it was must have been the very first couple ones because my teenage self would be like, ‘The graphics are terrible.’ It’s just different from what I grew up watching. So I feel like not having the pressure of living up to something has also come in our performances.Įlla Purnell: I have to agree with that. The Captain’s Logs were supposed to be super poised and like, ‘Hello, today this is what happened.’ And my Captain’s Log is like ‘So let me tell you how…’ Which they ended up keeping and really liking. It’s funny, I actually did my first Captain’s Log, and it was completely wrong. So it’s awesome to bring this one through because I feel like it’s the perfect thing for first-time Trek people to come in and start with this new group of kids and learn as it goes. It was something that I was interested in but I was so young I didn’t really have a way in for myself. I remember there being this interesting cast of people and they were very respectful and poised. She loves sci-fi in general and she would always have, at nighttime, Star Trek. The only memory I have of Star Trek is at my grandma’s house. How familiar were you with Star Trek when you got cast? Did you watch any to prepare and what did you like most if you did?īrett Gray: Unfortunately, I didn’t do any sort of preparation at all.
And I think that extends into the fan base as well. It’s about being a family and a collective. I think what they learn-and what I’m gathering as the greater message for Star Trek-is it’s about team building. We come in with each character caring more about themselves than the collective. And we’re learning about it as the episodes go on. What is cool is that we are new to the world as the characters. Rylee Alazraqui: I think that it’s going to teach people to work together and to realize people for who they really are, and to look at the qualities in people and appreciate them more, and work together and have cooperation with other people.Įlla Purnell: I would agree with what Brett and Rylee have said. No matter what, we all belong and we all have a spot on the team, and have strengths and weaknesses that we can use to lean on each other to help take us all forward. Just that ideal of the world being a place that all of us belong to together no matter what species or race or generation or any of those sort of things that we use to place people in boxes. I feel like today I got a crash course in the Prime Directive from Kate Mulgrew herself. This interview has been edited for clarity.īeing part of this show, what have you learned about the message of Star Trek and how do you feel it will resonate with other kids?īrett Gray: It’s awesome. They told us and a handful of other outlets about their views on Star Trek and offered some insights into their characters through their relationships with Hologram Janeway. In addition to speaking to Kate Mulgrew and the executive producers, we also spoke to voice actors Brett Gray (Dal), Ella Purnell (Gwyn), and Rylee Alazraqui (Rok-Tahk).
#PRODIGY COM SERIES#
At New York Comic Con, TrekMovie participated in a series of group interviews with members of the cast and crew of Star Trek: Prodigy.