Saturday, March 28 is Trek Talks 5, a marathon of Star Trek panels on YouTube to benefit the Hollywood Food Coalition produced by the Trek Geeks, Roddenberry Podcasts, SyFy Sistas, and TrekMovie. Cohosted by John Billingsley and Bonnie Gordon (Star Trek: Prodigy), the event is a day of interviews and panels with Star Trek luminaries from behind and in front of the camera. For Star Trek’s 60th anniversary, we’re featuring guests from across the entire franchise, starting with The Original Series and taking us all the way through to Starfleet Academy.
Panel highlights include a 30th anniversary celebration of Deep Space Nine‘s “Trials and Tribble-ations,” a 25th anniversary Enterprise panel, Starfleet Academy cadets talking with DS9’s Cirroc Lofton, and spotlights with Walter Koenig and Paul Giamatti.
New guests added, plus a special panel for the 60th anniversary
Recently confirmed guests include Kerrice Brooks (Starfleet Academy), Melissa Navia (Strange New Worlds), and Wil Wheaton (TNG, Picard, Prodigy).
There is also a panel called “Remembering Gene and Majel” with their son Eugene, TNG actors Wil Wheaton and Denise Crosby, and people who worked directly with them, Star Trek writer (TAS, TNG) and former NBC publicist Fred Bronson, and former personal assistant to both, Ernie Over.
Where to watch on Saturday, March 28
The pre-show (featuring a coalition of Star Trek podcasters) starts at 9:45 AM PT / 12:45 PM ET and the event runs for approximately eight hours. We’ll have a live chat going too, so please join in.
You can watch on the Trek Talks YouTube channel.
The rundown
There will be interstitials between panels from the Hollywood Food Coalition, plus a special video from Sara Mitich (Airiam & Nilsson on Discovery) to help get you centered during troubled times. Details are in the schedule below.
Guests and panels are subject to change.
| PANEL | MODERATOR |
| Pre-show | |
| Welcome with John Billingsley and Bonnie Gordon | |
| Spotlight: Eugene Roddenberry and Arnali Ray (of Hollywood Food Coalition) | John Billingsley & Bonnie Gordon |
| Being Vulcan with Tim Russ, Gabrielle Ruiz, and Robin Curtis | Charlynn Schmiedt |
| 30th anniversary of Deep Space Nine‘s “Trials and Tribble-ations” with Terry Farrell, Dan Curry, and Ira Steven Behr | Larry Nemecek |
| Gates McFadden and Tawny Newsome in conversation | |
| Actor to director, Star Trek and beyond: Robert Duncan McNeill and Roxann Dawson | Laurie Ulster |
| Remembering Gene and Majel with Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, Denise Crosby, Fred Bronson, Ernie Over, and Wil Wheaton | John Champion |
| Strange New Worlds’ “Subspace Rhapsody” with director Dermott Downs and songwriters Tom Polce and Kay Hanley | Melissa Navia |
| Voyager‘s “Critical Care” with Robert Picardo, Ken Biller, and Dr. Elizabeth Hudson | Tamia Harper |
| Enterprise 25th anniversary celebration with the writers: Brannon Braga, Mike Sussman, Phyllis Strong, and Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens | Diana Keng |
| Spotlight: Walter Koenig | Ian Spelling |
| Starfleet Academy cadets with Karim Diané and Kerrice Brooks |
Cirroc Lofton |
| Spotlight: Paul Giamiatti | Bill Smith and Dan Davidson |
| Wrap-up, final tote board check, and goodbyes | John Billingsley & Bonnie Gordon |
Spread the word!
Keep checking the Trek Talks site for updates and tune in to watch the show live on YouTube on the 28th.
If donating isn’t something you can do right now, you can help by telling your friends and followers about the event. Follow the Trek Talks account on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads and share their posts. Here are some panel graphics for you to share, if you like.
About the Hollywood Food Coalition
The mission of Hollywood Food Coalition is to nourish the community by rescuing and distributing food, preparing nightly meals, and uniting efforts to achieve food equity. Their vision is a city where everyone has food, community, and support. You can see some of the great work Hollywood Food Coalition is doing on their YouTube channel in videos like this one:
If you want to donate now, you can do so here:
Get updates and learn more at trektalks.net.
source: trekmovie.com