Literary Treks 159: The Twilight Zone / by Matthew Rushing

Best Defense: David Mack.

Running Time: 1 hour 17 minutes 44 seconds
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A dangerous rescue mission into a confusing alternate reality. A critical peace conference between the Federation and the Klingon Empire is threatened. The Enterprise and her crew up against impossible odds. And for Leonard McCoy, the stakes are far more personal than he could possibly imagine. The epic Star Trek 50th anniversary trilogy continues!

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing, Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson welcome David Mack to talk about his latest book Star Trek Legacies: Best Defense. We discuss writing TOS, the transfer key, the story, characters, new dimensions and aliens, plus what’s coming up next for David.

For news we celebrate the last issue of Star Trek Ongoing and look at the 50th anniversary cover special.

News

The Last Issue of Ongoing (00:02:17)
50th Anniversary Cover Special (00:08:29)

Feature: David Mack

Legacies Two (00:14:05)
Writing TOS (00:14:41)
Mining TOS (00:19:00)
The Transfer Key (00:20:44)
Organian Peace Treaty Talks (00:24:13)
Intersting Diplomats (00:29:32)
Multifaceted People (00:33:36)
Great Character Moments (00:35:04)
Development for Bones (00:37:44)
Facets of Kirk (00:42:22)
New Dimensions (00:46:54)
Slugs (00:56:22)
Making it Personal (00:58:21)
Recommendations (00:59:45)
Up Next for David (01:04:56)
Final Thoughts (01:12:26)


Hosts

Matthew Rushing, Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson

Guest

David Mack

Production

Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer)