Denise Crosby talks ‘Star Trek The Next Generation,’ playing a dual role and returning to ‘Trekkies’
Star Trek The Next Generaton star Denise Crosby, best known for playing the role of Tasha Yar and Commander Sela and spoke to Media Mikes in an recent interview about the show and how popular it still is today.
“I feel like Star Trek is a much larger entity and we are all little pieces of it. It continues to reinvent itself generation by generation. You have a younger generation now discovering it for the first time, whether it is through their parents who watched it. It also continues to play endlessly on syndication and cable. It is ever present and never goes away. There are always fresh eyes seeing it for the first time. I think that is what keeps it new and exciting. I am always touched by the stories that I hear from people all over the world and how much the show means to the and how they were inspired by the characters. I am always fascinated by how many far reaching corners it has touched. All of that continues to keep it relevant.”
Crosby even spoke briefly about playing the dual role.
“It was really cool. I don’t know that anyone else has been able to do that. I mean, how many people can get to play their own daughter? Only in sci-fi, can you pull this off. It was great for me as well since I was actually very involved in creating that story line It is wonderful to get a chance to continue being a part of this show. Fans were really delighted with that as well.”
The actress speaks about working with Gene Roddenberry and working on Trekkies films. Fans are curious if another Trekkies film is in the works.
“My partner, Roger Nygard, and I talked and we have some ideas. We really would like to do one more and make it a trilogy. It would be great to pass it on to the next generation with the JJ Abrams films and new fans. So we are hoping that we can do that in the near future.”
Check out the complete interview here
