The glimpses seen of their society were horrifying as well they were a culture that condoned violence, kidnapping, child abuse and sexism - all of which makes them the perfect foils for the utopian Federation. The Talarians were shown to be a formidable species, one that struck terror into the hearts of the Federation. Stay tuned to for more details! And be sure to follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.The preview ends there, and readers must wait until release to see just what Endar meant by transforming Talarian society - but it's unlikely to work out the way the Federation wishes. In addition to streaming on Paramount+, Star Trek: Picard will also stream on Prime Video outside of the US and Canada, and in Canada can be seen on Bell Media's CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave. Plus, Jonathan Frakes shares his Star Trek experiences in front of and behind the camera in an exclusive interview, a Star Trek: Prodigy roundtable with cast and creators, two all-new and exclusive Star Trek short stories, and much, much more! Then season three rolled around… Read the full interview in Star Trek Explorer #7, on-sale May 2, and discover Krause's role on the third season of Star Trek: Picard. They were all built and gold plated to be hung on the wall, for season two. While I was doing that, they asked, “Can you design and build a predecessor to the Stargazer, the first ship to bear the name?” I said, “Absolutely, I’d be thrilled.” I got to design and then build that as well. Stargazer, that Rick Sternbach built back in the 1980s. Through Instagram, they contacted me to build the new ship model, the Sagan-class, designed by Doug, Dave and John, and also recreate a new Constellation U.S.S. Dave thought, “Maybe he can build these prop models.” So I built the gold-plated ready room models seen in the back of the lounge on the new U.S.S. They eventually decided not to do that, but my name was still there. They looked at my stuff and said, “Yeah, we can do that.” John sold them on the idea. They were going to do that for some of the ships in season two, and they – Dave Blass, Terry Matalas, John, the whole Picard art department – were all directed to my Instagram account. John was trying to propose the idea of self-illuminated registries on the starship’s hull, rather than spotlights, I’d been doing this physically, with my models, having backlit letters and numbers on the back of the hull. STAR TREK EXPLORER: But they did need something for season two…īill Krause: When season two rolled around, my name got brought back into the conversation. I’d love to do that.” Of course, they didn’t really need my work for that series. John Eaves, who was also a friend – and who’d been trying to get my foot in the door for a while – had me put together a portfolio of my model work to submit for Star Trek: Picard season one. The calendar was my gig once a year.Īt some point, my name got dropped around Paramount to CBS. I think I’m one of the few people still doing that. Most of these calendars had been done using all digital assets, all computer-created backgrounds and ships, but I was using actual physical model ships. He was doing that kind of thing with the Ships of the Line calendar, so he invited me to submit artwork, using my models as the subject. At that time, I was posting images of my starship models composited with space backgrounds. He was a judge for an online starship design contest, and liked what he saw. It was about 2015 when I returned to the hobby, designing my own ships, and posting lots of photos on Facebook. Take us through that.īill Krause: Once I got into college, married, and had kids, there wasn’t much time for doing starship stuff as a hobby. You retired a few years ago, and pursued ship-building again in earnest, which led you to Star Trek’s Doug Drexler, John Eaves, and Dave Blass. STAR TREK EXPLORER: You spent 30-plus years in Ohio working in video production, editing, graphic design, and animation, and ran your own company. Enterprise, I was more interested in seeing what other ships were out there, so I started to design and build my own ships that might not have been seen, but maybe were in the background. Eventually, when Star Trek: The Motion Picture came out, you could get other ships. Of course, the ship was the thing I could model. STAR TREK EXPLORER: How did you become so into the ships?īill Krause: I’ve always been interested in model building. That was my childhood, I remember, and it’s always been part of my life. In my neighborhood, myself as well as my friends all played Star Trek every year, every summer, wearing Star Trek shirts. I’ve been a fan since the original series, having grown up with that in the early 1970s, with the reruns in syndication. STAR TREK EXPLORER: How deep is your Star Trek love?īill Krause: Pretty deep.
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