Feb 2, 2020
Mike Johnson: Picard: Countdown.
With an unspeakable tragedy about to strike the homeworld of the
Romulan Empire, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard undertakes a daring
mission: leading a rescue armada to evacuate millions of Romulan
citizens. However, not everyone is supportive of this mission, and
the admiral faces some unexpected resistance when he tries to save
everyone in danger, not just the Romulans.
In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther welcome Mike Johnson, co-writer of Star Trek: Picard: Countdown, back to the show. We discuss how the comic trilogy came about, the inclusion of characters from TNG, Picard's new first officer, Tal Shiar operatives Laris and Zhaban, Admiral Picard during this time, the natives of Yuyat Beta, Romulan diversity, the machinations of the Tal Shiar, and wrap up with what Mike is working on now and where he can be found online.
At the top of the show we review Star Trek: Year Five #9 and
respond to listener feedback from The Babel Conference for Literary
Treks 294: Pulling the Strings.
News
Star Trek Year Five #9 Comic Review (00:02:25)
Listener Feedback (00:14:24)
Feature: Mike Johnson
Getting Started (00:20:11)
TNG Characters (00:27:21)
Commander Raffi Musiker (00:32:12)
Laris and Zhaban (00:35:36)
Who is Admiral Picard? (00:38:01)
Yuyat Beta Natives (00:41:58)
Making It All Fit (00:46:00)
Romulan Diversity (00:51:33)
The Tal Shiar (00:55:42)
More To Come (01:01:18)
Final Thoughts (01:07:17)
Hosts
Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson
Guest
Mike Johnson
Production
Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) C Bryan
Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew
Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer)
Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate
Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate
Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt
(Associate Producer)