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HcN #16: Simon Pegg Talks New Star Trek!

Star Trek's new Scotty talks about his role in the upcoming J.J. Abrams reboot, we wrap up Toronto's Fan Expo and hear from Battlestar Galactica's Edward James Olmos and Aaron Douglas.

Pegg: "I know there’s some consternation within the fan base, but they’re going to see new Star Trek with the original [characters]. I don’t know what’s not to be fucking excited about! I am, and I’m in it. And it’s in the hands of a person who really cares about it. We had advisors on set the whole time. If we needed to know what happened on a–if there was an away mission and only a certain amount of people went, then who carried the tricorder–we got it all from the people that really know. And JJ was absolutely at pains to make sure that it’s totally and utterly–and there’s a lot in it for the fan. There’s a lot of little ironies in there that you’ll pick up on if you know the series and you know the mythology. It’s going to be crackin’!"

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15 Comments

Comment by Rob Westgate on August 26, 2008 at 4:29pm: Pegg is a great performer and he comes off even more impressive in this interview. I have always loved the character of Scotty and I am confident he will be smashing.

Comment by Jonathan Llyr on August 26, 2008 at 4:31pm: Pegg is inspired casting.

Comment by simon evans on August 26, 2008 at 4:32pm: he is the consummate scotty!

Comment by Stephen Christian on August 26, 2008 at 5:10pm: The Scotty story, voices and Engineers, I believe I heard from him also a long time ago (TT7?) Interesting, you were at Star Trek Toronto in '76... Cool!

Comment by Adrienne on August 26, 2008 at 5:16pm: Awesome podcast guys! And great interview with Pegg (he has a very nice speaking voice actually)!

Comment by Jonathan Llyr on August 26, 2008 at 5:28pm: Star Trek Toronto in the seventies changed my life. Never been the same since!

Comment by Lesley Livingston on August 26, 2008 at 5:29pm: The Peggster ROCKS!!

Loved the stuff about how they're approaching it!

Terrific interview, guys! Kudos. Wish I'd been there... (Of course, I got Henry Winkler at the con, so no complaints *dreamy sigh*)

Cheers,
Lesley

Comment by Nicole Dubeta on August 26, 2008 at 6:21pm: Wonderful podcast, guys! Awesome comments from Simon Pegg, Olmos, and especially Aaron Douglas--the final Cylon revealed in the next episode? Amazing.

And kudos to the people working at the booth who were inviting everybody to check out this site. You're all great!

Comment by Lou Sytsma on August 26, 2008 at 6:38pm: Awesome interview with Pegg! ST XI sounds like it will be fantastic. Can't wait to see it.

Though it will be odd that to be older than the original characters for the first time in my life!

Comment by Brian Best on August 26, 2008 at 6:54pm: when i first heard that simon pegg would be playing scotty i had to pause and think, was he the best man for the role... and to be honest i couldn't think of anyone better to play the part of the great Scottish engineer.

HcN #16: Simon Pegg Talks New Star Trek!

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