Hey nerds, I'm Wil Wheaton,
and this is "The Ready Room".
Your official behind-the-scenes hub
for all things Star Trek Universe.
This week we are going warp factor 10
on the Season 1 finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks,
and we've got so much fun stuff planned for you.
Of course, as always,
we will be getting deep into spoiler territory.
So if you haven't watched Episode 10, "No Small Parts,"
you should definitely go watch that first,
before you watch this.
But hurry back because here in "The Ready Room"
we've eliminated buffer time.
Now today we have a packed house,
or maybe a virtual observation lounge
is what we should call it.
I've decided that my game room
is now the virtual observation lounge
on my virtual Cerritos.
I will be talking to the entire voice cast
of Star Trek: Lower Decks,
as well as the series' own starship captain, Mike McMahan.
There may even be a surprise or two.
We have so much going on today you guys.
Then, a little later, we have a very exciting update
on Season 2 of Star Trek: Lower Decks,
which is already underway.
But before we get to any of that,
we have prepared a very special behind-the-scenes look
at the Lower Decks season finale, featuring Mike McMahan.
Let's see what he has to say.
Control room.
Engage.
A lot happens in the finale of Lower Decks Season 1.
First, the crew of the Cerritos
learns that Mariner is related to Captain Freeman.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Oh, come on Mariner, the captain's your mom.
Shut the [beep] up right now, Boimler.
Shut your [beep] mouth.
Then we find out that the Pakleds,
a race of aliens who used to be sort of a joke,
have quietly been amassing power,
and are now starting to be a bit of a danger.
We thought you were the Enterprise.
Pakleds?
We decided to use the Pakleds as our big bads
in the finale of this season of Lower Decks
because everything on Lower Decks
is really a celebration of Star Trek.
And my favorite parts of it
are when we are referencing and reflecting on things
that have kind of already happened in Star Trek.
Now it was really important to us
that we didn't do anything
that had any kind of earth-shattering, canon repercussions.
So an area we really like to play with
is going back to aliens and locations
from standalone episodes of Star Trek.
And doing sort of a "where are they now?"
I thought they were kind of a joke.
[Boimler] I'm detecting weapons from over 30 different
species.
Looks like they're not a joke anymore.
[Mike] The Cerritos gets into a bit of a tangle,
and it seems like all is lost
when Riker shows up on the Titan to save the day.
A Pakled party and I wasn't invited?
I knew for sure
that we wanted to have Riker and Troi show up
in the finale.
And I'm just such a big TNG fan, and I knew
that the most organic way to have those two interact
with the Cerritos crew
would be if they needed help from the Titan.
So I had already met Jonathan,
and he had already said, you know,
if we ever needed him to be on the show,
and reprise Riker, he would be happy to.
You know Riker?
Yeah, who do you think hooks me up with all my contraband?
We couldn't have Riker without Troi.
And we absolutely wanted to have Marina on.
And we had a blast recording each of them.
Dalgona 4.
You know, they have a Little Risa.
Oh, so then should we take the little horga'hn?
When Riker was on screen
and when we were recording him,
I remember so many people were fighting
over who would get to come to the record.
And finally we had to be like,
"Guys, not everybody gets to come and geek out.
That's what Star Trek Vegas is for."
Give me warp, in the factor of five, six, seven, eight.
[Mike] So, in an action-packed episode with a lot of comedy,
we end up with a lot of question marks.
And yeah, just a lot going on in a really great episode.
Please join me in welcoming the series' own lower deckers,
Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, and Eugene Cordero,
as well as the bridge crew voice cast.
Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O'Connell, Fred Tatasciore,
and Gillian Vigman.
And last, but certainly not least,
Lower Decks Showrunner, Executive Producer,
and Creator Mike McMahan.
That's so many names.
And Fred, I said your name wrong, it's Tatasciore.
Thank you.
Thanks for hopping on with me guys.
Before we dive in, I want to address the Orion in the room,
which is that we are missing our very dear friend
Noël Wells today. But, she did wanna give us this message
for us in "The Ready Room"
and for you folks at home to wish us all well.
Noël, take it away.
Hey guys.
I am sorry that I couldn't be there today.
I know that it seems weird since we're all on video.
But I promise I'm there in spirit.
And if you guys want, you can just like freeze frame
a picture of me and put me in the corner.
And I'll like be there the whole time.
So here I'm just gonna freeze it.
Maybe I'll like do a couple different faces.
All right, have a good panel.
Thanks Noël, it's awesome to see you.
Mike, let's get started.
We talked at the very beginning of Season 1,
right after Episode 1 dropped.
And here we are, right after the finale.
And I'm wondering if you would like to talk
about what you might feel most proud of this season.
And how does it feel to hit this milestone
of putting the first season out.
It's all done, it's in the rearview mirror now.
Yeah, I think that the thing that I'm most proud of
is when we started writing the show
and, you know, from the very get-go,
we knew that we wanted to do a show
that felt very Star Trek
but also focused on the lower decks, obviously,
like it's in the title.
It's all the promos are very clearly like,
this is a show that shows you a different side
of what you might know about Starfleet.
But now that the whole season is out there
I think that people can see
that what we really learned while we were making it
is that you can't tell stories about the lower decks
without really getting to know the bridge crew, the ship,
and everything that kind of comes
with the comforts of a show that has Starfleet in it.
And what I didn't realize
is how much I was gonna love kind of like
the home base family feeling of the Cerritos.
And I think that when you see the final episode,
you know the first season has really clicked into place.
Who everybody is
and kind of what we love about these characters.
And I'm just really proud of not only the comedy we made
but also the Star Trek show we made.
Tawny and Dawnn, I absolutely adore your characters
and I adore the relationship between them.
In the finale, the Cerritos crew finally finds out
that Mariner and Freeman are mother and daughter.
Would you talk a little bit about that dynamic,
and how it progressed over the season?
And how do you think this particular revelation
is going to continue to affect the rest of the crew
and the lower deckers?
My captain, please, take it.
I was gonna say the same to you.
Thank you.
[blows kisses]
My child.
Tawny and I only got to work in the studio together
a couple of times.
Because we were both--
I was on the east coast, she was here working.
But the times we got to be in the studio,
and I'm so glad we got to do that one scene
with both of us in the same place.
Where, I think it's Episode 4,
where we're going at each other with, like, the rock.
Is it the right rock?
Look, I'm just saying,
I think you should use the shale over there.
Mom, it is the same thing!
Just leave me alone.
It's just, maybe you'd want one with more of a point.
Oh my god.
Like any mother and daughter,
their relationship is like a head-on collision.
I feel like I'm the preacher and she's the preacher kid.
You know we just-- -: Oh, I love that.
-: Worst kid in the church.
You know the preacher's trying to get them to behave,
love the Lord, and all they wanna do
is go out back and smoke and kiss boys
and cause all kind of trouble.
But we, deep down, really care for each other,
respect each other,
as we learn and appreciate
each other's talents and abilities.
But it doesn't stop that little,
"Oh gosh, why are you--
Why are the rumors true that you are the worst, worst
person in Starfleet, why?"
-: Yeah.
And I think it's interesting to see,
you know, someone in Starfleet
who cares about the ideals of Starfleet,
but isn't obsessed with rank.
And actively, you know, kind of tries to stay away from it.
Because, you know, both of her parents
have achieved great ranks and are, you know--
Carol's a good captain.
She may not be the best captain, but Carol's a good captain.
-: Did you just call me Carol? -: I'm just saying.
-: I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. -: Call me Carol?
-: I actually only call her Madame Her Highness
Dawnn Lewis, that's all I'm allowed to call her.
I think that's appropriate, honestly, for all of us.
That goes for the whole Zoom.
Yeah, but so, I'm sure as a mother
to see your kid, who is talented
in the skills that the job takes
but has none of the desire to do what you did,
which is rise up in rank, command a crew,
like someone who just wants to use her skills
in a really, like, kind of limited capacity,
has to be so frustrating.
And so, watching that play out over the season--
I mean, I love watching the fans
who aren't sure who knows,
like throughout. As the episodes would air,
I would notice fans be like,
"Okay, well, does Ransom know?
Or does Boimler know?"
And so by the tenth episode,
the fact that it's this big reveal for the whole crew
is, like, my favorite.
Because now she suddenly gets treated differently, yeah.
Jack, I wanna talk a little bit about Boimler.
Over the course of this season,
it turns out that I heavily identify with him.
I heavily identify with what a nerd he is,
I identify with how he wants to just do the right thing
all the time,
and he wants to be the best Starfleet officer he can be.
And ultimately that pays off, he gets a promotion
and transfers to the Titan at the end of this episode.
But it's also bittersweet for us who love the show
because he's leaving his friends on the Cerritos.
What is going on in Boimler's head at this moment?
Is he feeling that bittersweetness?
Or what is his point of view on that?
I think that's in the back of his mind,
but right now he's just so caught up in the excitement.
Like his hero literally flew out of space
to A, save the Cerritos,
B, he got to meet Riker, which is insane,
and C, he gets to work with him on his ship.
Like that's his dream come true.
So, right now, I think he's a little too distracted.
I don't know, Mike, maybe later he starts to--
I'm sure he'll start to miss his friends a great deal.
But, right now, I think
he's just kind of-- -: Yeah don't you miss us?
-: Basking in all of this.
-: Yeah, jeez, Jack. -: I assumed later he was.
Come on, Mike, make Boimler a good guy.
He is a good guy.
He's a good guy.
-: No he's-- -: I think Boimler
really leaves, Boimler doesn't actually leave.
We're gonna find that out in Season 2, sorry.
He's gone, Boimler's gone, baby.
-: I mean, Jack, Boimler wanted that all season.
-: How could he not jump at it? -: He did.
No, he had to jump at it.
And I think he's so excited to jump at it.
I think in the back of his mind, he's like--
like when he finds out that Mariner is calling him,
I think there's a little part of him
that's like, "Oh man, I did kinda leave everybody behind.
But oh my God, this is so exciting, Riker, The Titan,
oh my God!"
Yeah that's his dream, man,
you gotta let a man do his thing.
Fred, I am thrilled that you are here.
You are a legendary voice actor.
When I look at your credits I just--I get tired.
Like it is sensational,
and what an honor to talk to you,
and what a privilege to have you as part of Star Trek.
This finale saw the unfortunate,
really untimely death of Lieutenant Shaxs.
But he went out in such a glorious blaze of glorious glory.
The bear has met his light.
Yeah, no, it's--
No, it's really, it's just--that's exactly what he wanted.
He lived as he died.
[laughs]
You know?
Just in conflict.
You know, he is so Bajoran.
And I'm a fan of Deep Space Nine,
which I think is the best example of Bajorans on Star Trek.
So you said you're a fan of that as well.
I was gonna ask you,
like, did you do that kind of work?
Because it's so--it's pitch perfect.
And I was just wondering what kind of homework you did.
Thank you.
I'm a big Trekkie and a big fan,
so, yeah, you try to do the research and try to--
He's got the chip on his shoulder, you know,
he's got the, let's fight, let's not let tyranny rule.
You know?
-: Yeah. -: And so that's his thing.
And he just gets so apoplectic, he just gets so
distraught and then to the point where like,
"I can't use this technology anymore!"
You know like, "I'm tired of this.
Destroy the warp core, damn it!"
You know, like, you know, just--
I just love how angry he gets.
But yeah, but he's got a good heart.
We know that there are few things in the universe
that are as impermanent as death is
in the Star Trek Universe.
But I am wondering how it felt for you as an actor and fan
when you saw that you were, like,
making the ultimate sacrifice,
and do you think that this was gonna be permanent?
Or is this like a Star Trek death--wink?
I leave that to my friend Mike over there,
to explain all of that.
But for me, again, it was,
I can't tell you how many times my characters die in things.
I have died so many times.
That's really it, it's my job is to die.
And so--
This was one of those where it was like--
when you get that in a character,
what a great character to have played.
And what a great scene for it to happen.
So, it's kind of--from a theatrical
point of view, it's awesome.
From a point of view where I wanna stay in and all that,
yeah, it's sad.
You know? You don't wanna go, you don't wanna leave.
But it was just such a thrill
to play out this guy.
And to his inevitable end.
I mean, even when he was blowing up the ship
he still had somebody in a head lock.
-: I think. -: He went down kicking ass.
Hang in there, baby bear!
There we go.
Ha-ha!
Show me blowing up the ship,
but he's actually still fighting someone in the explosion.
Like that wasn't enough.
-: And cackling.
-: Yeah, and cackling. -: Yeah, yeah.
-: Yeah that's-- -: I vote Shaxs
for the new Kai.
What's the timeline doing right now?
Do we have a Kai currently?
-: How does that work? -: Ooh, gotta update the Kai.
Well you know, I'll have to talk to the Star Trek folks
there's like all these Kai people
that you have to go through, all these Kai groups
for the Bajoran stuff. -: Sure.
-: Like, we'll get talking.
I got so choked up when Shaxs called him baby bear.
-: That just like-- -: Baby bear.
-: Ah, that just when he called Rutherford baby bear
that just like melted me, I'll admit.
-: Jack, me too.
I gotta say, me too.
I was so glad that that was part of the deal, yeah.
Yeah, I loved that.
That was wonderful.
And Eugene, I actually wanna talk a little bit with you
and I wanna talk a little bit about Rutherford right now.
So, Shaxs kinda saves Rutherford's life
on this particular away mission.
And in the process, Rutherford loses his memory.
But it looks like he's already on his way
to getting it back.
So, a couple of questions.
First, do you think he will honor Shaxs' memory
as a former bear?
And second, what was your reaction
to the intense Rutherford-ness of it all in the finale?
I mean, I thought it was ama--
I loved the finale.
And I feel like, you know, maybe going into next season,
you know, there'll be a Shaxs setting
on Rutherford's implant?
-: You know, so that-- -: Are you pitching
that we can tap your way into Shaxs?
I'm pitching that that might be a possibility.
But I was also told by Mike-- -: I'm on the app.
-: On the app.
-: Yeah, yeah -: Give me the app, damn it!
-: There's this Shaxs app, in--
Yeah.
But I would love that.
So I think he's gonna be honored,
and, you know, as far as the memories are concerned.
But I was also told by Mike
that I don't have to be there for Season 2
'cause they're just gonna use my audio from Season 1
since Rutherford doesn't remember anything.
-: Animation trick.
-: Reuse the animation tracks.
-: That's a great animation trick.
Mr. Jerry O'Connell.
I have known you longer
than most of the people on this panel
have existed in this world.
We first met in 1985.
We worked together in Stand By Me.
I...
love
so much that you are now part of my Star Trek family.
I love this.
I love that your wife is a member of our Star Trek family,
like I'm crazy about it, so excited for it.
My question for you
is what is it like for you playing this bridge character,
this first officer,
who is almost as cool as Wesley Crusher?
-: Oh, dang.
Wil, Wil, Wil, Wil, Wil.
It's so fun.
He's--
I mean, I really, like, I've been to--
I come into our recording sessions with so much confidence
even when I'm--
I get like,
a spring in my step, my chest goes out a little more.
I just become uber confident.
It's fun to play that.
Also, I mean, it's a fun character play to be teased.
While he's very dedicated to Starfleet, he's offensive.
And we really try to, you know, get through the world
without offending anyone these days.
And so it's sort of fun to come into a recording studio,
and get the green light to be just a little bit offensive.
Gillian.
Fans
have latched onto your character's hilarious grouchiness.
Your character is very similar to Bones or even Pulaski
on Next Generation.
I understand that some fans are calling her Purr-laski,
which I think is adorable.
How much fun are you having
playing that particular side of this Caitian doctor?
I am naturally a rage-filled, angry, bitter person,
so it has been a wonderful conduit to let it come out
in this Purr-laski slash
Dr. T'ana slash Bones-like character.
Let me say, secondly, I also think she's got a heart of gold
as angry and bitter and what I will become
when I move to Maine in five years.
I feel like this is a person
who--she puts her money where her mouth is.
Like she really loves what she does.
And sure, she's angry and a little bit mean,
but that's only because she wants everyone
to get it done the right way.
She's saving lives for F's sake!
Control room is telling me
that we have an unannounced guest arriving right now.
I hope that you will all join me in welcoming
a man who loves to show up at the last minute
in the final episode
to get us all across the finish line.
Please welcome my friend, my colleague--Jonathan Frakes
is here in "The Ready Room". [cheering]
-: Yes! -: To spend a little bit
of time with us today.
Hi Johnny!
-: WW!
Look at Jerry.
Jack!
[Mike laughing] -: Hello, sir!
-: Jack, are you okay?
Are you feeling all right?
-: I'm fanboying out so hard right now!
That was a good surprise.
Normally, like, you know, marketing surprises are stupid.
This was great!
-: Yeah, that was unbelievable. -: This was great.
Wow.
-: You guys are a riot! -: Real?
-: A hundred percent. -: I was eavesdropping
on your Zoom meeting
for an hour.
-: You were there the whole time?
We would've sped it up
if we knew there was a treat coming.
-: No, it was a blast to not have to say anything.
Johnny, I don't know if you are aware of this,
but now that you have appeared on Lower Decks,
you have maintained and extended your record
for appearing in more Star Trek series than anyone else.
And we're not even talking about Thomas Riker,
this is just William Riker.
I would love it,
would you please talk about reprising your role as Riker
for Lower Decks,
and how this guest spot with you and Marina showed up
and how that came about?
Mike McMahan made it happen.
We were at a sushi bar in Toronto.
He asked me if I wanted to be on the show,
I said, of course I wanted to be on the show.
And then, when I got to go into the studio,
he encouraged me to do what I've wanted to do for 35 years
which was let Riker be, a wild, insane character.
So it's been, it's like, you know, Wil, you know who I am.
I do.
Not like Riker.
Riker's a lot more serious, so this has been a blast.
And Jack Quaid, you didn't even mention to me
that you knew this was happening.
Yes, I did!
Oh, wait, no, the show?
No, you knew before I knew.
That's the thing, I met you at a convention
with our good friend Karl Urban,
and I was like-- -: We ate oysters!
-: Yeah, we ate oysters. It was great.
And I was like, "Hey, I'm like such a big fan,
it's so great to meet you.
I'm actually on a Star Trek show that hasn't come out yet."
And you were like,
"Oh yeah, you come to work with me on my ship."
And I flipped out 'cause that was the first time
I had heard about that.
Frakes, you spoiler machine!
Unbelievable.
[laughing]
-: I know.
-: Mike. -: Sure.
When you were working on TNG Season 8,
did you ever, in your wildest dreams,
imagine that you would write for the actual William Riker
on an actual Star Trek show?
No, I didn't--
I mean--
Of course not.
No, I mean, my cat is named Riker.
You don't name your cat after somebody
that you think you're ever gonna get to actually work with
in real life.
That's like aspirational stuff right there.
You guys are very similar, by the way,
I'll put you guys together in a room sometime.
But you know, not only did I never think I was--
I mean, I wrote a whole book where in it I kept going,
listen, they're never gonna let me write a Star Trek show
so, at least I'm doing this.
And my only interaction with Jonathan
before I met him when he was directing
an episode of Discovery while I was in Toronto
on set for my Short Trek,
is I saw him at LAX once,
I think he was like in line to check a bag or something.
And I said to my wife,
"Oh my God, that's Jonathan Frakes over there."
And she's like, "Are you gonna go say hi?
What are you gonna do?"
I'm like, "No, watch this.
'Hey Frakes!'"
And then I just hid.
And he kinda,
like, looked around.
And I was like-- -: What?
-: She was like, "What are you doing?"
And I was like,
"I don't wanna do anything else, I'm too scared."
We just ran off.
You, like, ding-dong ditched Jonathan Frakes?
In an airport where you famously
shouldn't be doing anything stupid.
So--
So yeah, I mean it was a joy and like, Riker on Lower Decks
is--like Lower Decks is an enhancement of things
that already existed in Star Trek,
you know, like, it's something that was always there
but we just kind of exaggerated it a little bit.
And our Riker,
he's the Riker who is expressing joy all the time.
Loves jazz all the time, is having a great time.
You know, is truly in love with Deanna,
and they have a great relationship
and they're on a ship together.
And we just wanted to imply this, like...
This whole era of...
of kind of post-Nemesis (the movie not the relationship),
the post-Nemesis, like, joy that they had
being on the Titan and their own ship.
And Jonathan came in, and it was a party.
Like recording him was like--
it was as much fun as you can have
recording for an animated show.
And he was so game, he just got it.
Like, he's played this character for so long,
that to then shift into a comedic version of it
that still remained true like, blew us away.
So Jonathan, thank you again for reprising your role.
Mike, I'm gonna give you the last question
and give you the last word.
Is there anything you can tell us,
anything you wish to leave us with,
as you and the room look ahead to Season 2?
Yes.
You know, I don't wanna spoil anything,
but I will say that we had a blast first season.
And I think first seasons are hard,
but it was a party for us.
It was like a hard, awesome party.
I don't know what that is in real life, a hard party.
But--
I feel like Jerry knows what a hard party is.
But--
-: Yeah man, yeah. -: Second season
is we learned a lot for--
Yeah.
What we knew is we love these characters.
So right off the bat we were like,
you know, let's get Mariner and Tendi in a story.
Like what does that look like?
And let's--
Boimler's on the Titan.
You know, we don't undo that.
Like we start the season, Boimler is on The Titan.
-: And you'll be seeing-- -: Yay, Jonathan!
We're working together, man.
-: You'll be seeing Riker again
at the beginning of next season for sure.
So.
The only other thing about Season 2 I wanna say
is that it's even bigger and it's even funnier
and it's still very Star Trek,
so I can't wait for you guys to see it.
And thank you not only to all the fans
who have been watching the show and are so amazing,
and everybody who this brings a little joy to, like,
it's bringing a lot of joy to us too.
And we're so happy to make it.
But you know, just to echo everybody else,
you know, Wil and Jonathan and everybody at CBS,
like, we're so--
We're very proud and we're very careful,
like, it is amazing to be a part of Star Trek
and it is mind-blowing.
But right now, I think I can speak for everybody
is, we know that it's bigger than us
and that we have to be really careful with it.
And we want it to be really funny and good and surprising.
So, you know, we're working really hard
to make something really special for everybody.
And it's just amazing to be involved in all of it.
So, thank you everybody so much.
You know.
That's fantastic.
Congratulations on a sensational Season 1.
Everyone stay safe, stay healthy.
And I'll see you in the future.
-: Bye.
-: Bye, everybody. -: Bye.
-: Miss all of you.
-: So good to see you guys. -: Thanks!
That was great you guys, that was great.
And I didn't even have to see it to know that.
I just know that it was awesome.
So good job, everyone.
Which Star Trek scientist
pioneered the development of the Exocomp?
Was it A, Doctor Farallon?
B, Doctor Ira Graves?
C, Professor Tolen Ren?
Or D, Doctor April Wade?
Don't boldly go anywhere.
Stay tuned for the answer.
If you thought the adventures
of the U.S.S. Cerritos were over, think again.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2 is already confirmed,
and well into production.
I am crazy about this show
and I cannot wait to see what's next
for our beloved lower deckers.
I suspect you have a similar feeling.
Well, I am here with good news for all of us.
We have Mike McMahan on stand-by
to give us a little update on what to expect
on the next season of Lower Decks.
Mike, you have the con.
Hey everyone, Mike McMahan here.
Before we close up "The Ready Room"
I just wanted to say,
that there is more Lower Decks on the way.
We have way more adventures and way more stories to tell.
You are gonna be able to see what it's like
to be on the Cerritos when the secret is out,
everybody knows that Mariner and her mom
are mother-daughter.
You, on the other hand, you see a problem? You can solve it.
Wait, are you saying work together for a change?
Might be useful to have a captain on your side, you know,
instead of up your ass.
What do you say?
We have a new head of security I'm excited for you to see
because we've lost poor Shaxs.
We'll never forget Lieutenant Shaxs' sacrifice.
He's with the prophets now.
What is Rutherford like
now that his memories are messed up?
You know what this means, right?
We get to become best friends all over again.
Okie dokie.
And I think the craziest thing
is what is Boimler's life like on the Titan?
I cannot believe that you took a promotion
to the mother[beep] Titan.
You know, we have a lot more stories to tell,
and it's always a good time on the U.S.S. Cerritos.
So please join us again when we're back for next season.
Which Star Trek scientist
pioneered the development of the Exocomp?
Was it Doctor Farallon?
Doctor Ira Graves?
Professor Tolen Ren?
Or Doctor April Wade?
And the answer is A, Doctor Farallon.
Farallon and the Exocomp made their television debut
in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode
"The Quality of Life."
Thank you all so much for joining us here today
in "The Ready Room."
I know that I have had a blast
getting to share all this amazing and hilarious
Lower Decks stuff with y'all.
And I cannot wait for Season 2.
But the fun is not over yet,
because we have Star Trek: Discovery
Season 3 coming your way in just one week,
on Thursday, October 15th.
And--this is the coolest thing ever--
I am thrilled to say
I will be back after each new episode
to talk about it in "The Ready Room."
So I did a little math,
and that works out to 13 new Star Trek episodes,
and 13 new Ready Rooms.
I am so excited, it's gonna be awesome.
Until then, I am Wil Wheaton.
Live long and prosper.