Star Trek SDCC@Home Panels: An everything you need to know guide
By Chad Porto
Thursday afternoon
Following the major Star Trek panels, there will be a series of smaller panels as well that focus on other things that fans may want to know more about. T
The first one is the ladies of Starfleet panel. That panel will feature Una McCormack (author of Picard: The Last Best Hope), Swapna Krishna (space, tech, and pop culture journalist), author Cassandra Rose Clarke, LJ Jackson (publicity manager at Saga Press), and moderator Kendra James, but none of the actual women they’ll be talking about. While a cameo is always possible it’s not being advertised.
"More Star Trek at Comic-Con@HomeThursday 3:00 – 4:00 pm: All the Starfleet Ladies: Then and Now From Uhura to Janeway to Burnham, Star Trek has a rich history of portraying complex, powerful female-identifying characters. How do Star Trek authors perceive their role in continuing this legacy in their Star Trek novels? Join Una McCormack (author of Picard: The Last Best Hope), Swapna Krishna (space, tech, and pop culture journalist), author Cassandra Rose Clarke, LJ Jackson (publicity manager at Saga Press), and moderator Kendra James (editor at StarTrek.com), as they examine the ladies of Star Trek from its inception to the present. YouTube Link"
Wilson Cruz and Anthony Rapp of Star Trek: Discovery will take part in a conversation about LGBTQ+ representation in media. They’ll be joined by Jamie Chung, J. August Richards, and will have Jim Halterman as a moderator.
"Thursday 8:00 – 9:00 pm: LGBTQ Characters on Television – What’s Next? Jamie Chung (Once Upon A Time), Jamie Clayton (Roswell: New Mexico), Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery), Tatiana Maslany (Perry Mason), Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery), J. August Richards (Council of Dads), Harry Shum, Jr. (Shadowhunters), Brian Michael Smith (9-1-1: Lone Star) discuss the past, present, and future of representation of LGBTQ characters on television in a Q&A session moderated by Jim Halterman (TV Guide magazine). YouTube Link"
As for the last panel on Thursday, Trekkies will get a fun conversation about the science of Star Trek. This panel is advertising every “titled science advisor” since 1991, who has ever worked on a Star Trek show. Names include scientists-turned-writers Naren Shankar, advising seasons five and six of Star Trek: The Next Generation (now showrunner/executive producer on The Expanse), André Bormanis and his 19 total Trek seasons after that (now co-executive producer, The Orville), and Dr. Erin Macdonald (all six current Star Trek series shooting/in development).
"Thursday 8:00 – 9:00pm: The Science of Star Trek: Three Generations of Advice From transporters to “tech the tech” to spore drives, Star Trek led in filmed TV sci-fi from its very birth DNA through its sequels with real and projected science, inspiring generations of astronauts and futurists like no other space franchise. And now, every titled science advisor for the Trek TV series since 1991 (season five of Star Trek: The Next Generation) joins “Dr. Trek” Larry Nemecek (Portal 47) to examine that legacy today: Has the old science-vs.-story tension evolved with savvier audiences? Zoom-ing in with answers and anecdotes are scientists-turned-writers Naren Shankar, advising seasons five and six of Star Trek: The Next Generation (now showrunner/executive producer on The Expanse), André Bormanis and his 19 total Trek seasons after that (now co-executive producer, The Orville), and Dr. Erin Macdonald (all six current Star Trek series shooting/in development). YouTube Link"