829. NAILING THE ASSIGNMENT: TREK SPIN-OFF'S w/ MICHAEL SUSSMAN episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 1H 29M

829. NAILING THE ASSIGNMENT: TREK SPIN-OFF'S w/ MICHAEL SUSSMAN

from INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS · host Treksperts Podcast Network

The Treksperts are united by MICHAEL SUSSMAN (writer/producer, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Perception) to talk about the original Star Trek backdoor pilot ASSIGNMENT: EARTH and the many other Trek spin-off's that didn't happen including Gene Roddenberry's original Assignment: Earth pilot from 1966 that became the classic second season episode. Hosts: MARK A. ALTMAN (showrunner, Pandora; author, The Fifty-Year Mission) | DAREN DOCHTERMAN (Associate Producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Director's Edition) | ASHLEY E. MILLER (screenwriter, Thor, X-Men: First Class; showrunner, DOTA: Dragon's Blood)🎙️ LISTEN ON PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/inglori...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/in...📲 FOLLOW THE TREKSPERTS:All links: https://linktr.ee/trekspertsplusBlue Sky: @inglorioustrekspertsTwitter/X: @inglorioustrekInstagram/Threads: @inglorioustrekspertsFacebook: facebook.com/inglorioustrekspertsDiscord: / discord ⭐ GO PREMIUM — TREKSPERTS+:Commercial-free episodes one week early + bonus content: https://trekspertsplus.com📚 THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION by Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross — the definitive Star Trek history, available in hardcover, paperback, digital, and audio from St. Martin's Press."Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" — Los Angeles Times"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

The Treksperts are united by MICHAEL SUSSMAN (writer/producer, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Perception) to talk about the original Star Trek backdoor pilot ASSIGNMENT: EARTH and the many other Trek spin-off's that didn't happen including Gene Roddenberry's original Assignment: Earth pilot from 1966 that became the classic second season episode. Hosts: MARK A. ALTMAN (showrunner, Pandora; author, The Fifty-Year Mission) | DAREN DOCHTERMAN (Associate Producer, Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Director's Edition) | ASHLEY E. MILLER (screenwriter, Thor, X-Men: First Class; showrunner, DOTA: Dragon's Blood)🎙️ LISTEN ON PODCAST:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/inglori...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/in...📲 FOLLOW THE TREKSPERTS:All links: https://linktr.ee/trekspertsplusBlue Sky: @inglorioustrekspertsTwitter/X: @inglorioustrekInstagram/Threads: @inglorioustrekspertsFacebook: facebook.com/inglorioustrekspertsDiscord: / discord ⭐ GO PREMIUM — TREKSPERTS+:Commercial-free episodes one week early + bonus content: https://trekspertsplus.com📚 THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION by Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross — the definitive Star Trek history, available in hardcover, paperback, digital, and audio from St. Martin's Press."Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" — Los Angeles Times"Mark A. Altman is the world's foremost Trekspert" - Los Angeles Times

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