74: A Righteous Cause

Marc Cushman on Season Three, Part 2. Ratings are the name of the game in television. In this episode of <em style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; font-family: ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background: transparent;">Standard Orbit, Mike and Drew are rejoined by Marc Cushman, author of <em style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; font-family: ProximaNova, 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; background: transparent;">These Are The Voyages​, to find out what the creative team behind Season 3 did to garner the ratings they did. Why did the season lead off with the episodes it did? Why did they hire a lawyer to play Gorgan? Ratings, my friends! Also, learn more about the two episodes that didn't get made, and why saving your best for last may not be the best idea. Hosts Drew Stewart and Mike Schindler   Guest Marc Cushman   Editor and Producer Drew Stewart   Associate Producer Richard Rutledge, Jr. Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Coordinator Will Nguyen   Chapters​How Marc Learned To Write (00:01:04) And The Children Shall Lead (00:5:12) The Lost Episodes / Escaping Reality (00:09:30) Does BTS Hurt The Episode? (00:13:32) Your Last Battlefield (00:21:15) Cushman’s Plans (00:26:20) Closing (00:33:32)