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This captain was asked to embody
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an inhuman level of perfection
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in order to be accepted as good enough
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to the doubters,
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but show them all what it
means to be truly outstanding.
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We can think of no better captain
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to inspire the next generation
of dreamers than this one.
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[Outside voice] Permission to come aboard.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the
star of Star Trek: Prodigy,
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Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway.
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Welcome home, Kate.
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[Kate laughing]
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Virtual greetings and well done, you,
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Alex Kurtzman and the
Hageman brothers
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for having the foresight to
understand that Star Trek
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will captivate the
imaginations of young people.
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And when Alex Kurtzman called
me over a year ago now,
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I think, to propose this idea,
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I have to tell you that I was at first
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a little bit uncertain.
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After all, I had played
her for seven years
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in four and a half inch heels.
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I had invested every scintilla
of my being in that woman.
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And I thought, "An animated
version of Janeway?
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I don't know, I don't know."
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But even as I was talking
to Kurtzman on the phone,
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long dormant longings
to restore her
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started to stir,
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and I thought,
"This will be heavenly."
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I can go into a recording
booth, which I love to do.
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I can now endow her with
nuances that I didn't do before,
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because I will have the privacy
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and freedom of a recording booth,
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and we can take it to
unlimited places.
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And then I thought, you know
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I was the first female captain,
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and now I'm gonna be the
first children's captain,
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and what on earth could
be better than that?
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So then, Dan and Kevin
Hageman, who are geniuses,
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you should know--
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you just saw them,
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I can assure you that they
are bonafide geniuses--
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sent me the animatics
and the scripts,
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and I was dazzled.
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So I jumped in,
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and I thought to myself,
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"This is gonna be an
extraordinary adventure."
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How thrilling to be able to
introduce to these young minds
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an idea that has elevated
the world for decades?
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And to be at the helm
again in that way
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is, I think, going to be
deeply gratifying
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in a brand new way for me.
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So, I'm ready to go, guys.
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This is gonna be a
wonderful adventure
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and I'm so glad you're
on board with me,
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and I hope you're equally excited.
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Are you?
Oh, my God.
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Are you kidding me?
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[laughing]
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We're sitting here with just
joy radiating out of us.
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We're so excited.
Yes.
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[Alex] We're so excited, Kate.
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I was about to say,
"I'm over the moon,"
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but I'm like, "That's not
far enough."
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I'm up further.
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I'm over galaxies.
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I think it is true about
the children.
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And by children we're
talking about a demographic
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five to 15 and their parents
and their grandparents.
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It's gonna be a living room
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full of generations
watching this,
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but I think those little sponges,
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those little minds are
gonna go [slurping]
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"We love this."
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And to be able to do
that again, anew,
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is absolutely delightful.
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So, I'm not only excited,
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I'm completely committed.
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I've already started recording
and enjoyed it enormously.
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I got the next four scripts,
which are increasingly better.
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You guys are really marvelous.
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And Alex, thank you for having
the foresight to understand
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that children will absorb this
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as it has never been
absorbed before.