Gates McFadden | Stage Trek Episode 2 (EXTENDED Patreon Cut)

Great interview!

Great interview. Enjoyed it thoroughly!

GREAT Interview guys! I can't imagine how cool that must have been for you! Gates is a class act, most definitely. It's really a shame that TNG hadn't started a decade later. In the mid to late 80's and into the early 90's, women just weren't given the same opportunities. Nanna Visitor and Terry Farrell began to crack that door open more in DS9, and Kate Mulgrew, Roxanne Dawson and eventually Jerri Ryan blew that door open in subsequent years. Would've liked to see Gates and Marina given the same opportunity. Still, what a pleasure to talk to her!

As others have said, it felt more like a conversation than a typical interview, and that made it so much better. Loved seeing her light up at how much you guys appreciated her work, especially as a director. Seriously, good for you guys. You've come so far in the last 4 years. Here's to at least 4 more.

That was a nice interview. I probably would have asked her if she wanted to direct any of the DS9 or Voyager episodes. Seems like she wanted to take another swing at it, but it's also sad she kept on getting turned down until the Genesis episode. It's weird the higher ups kept on saying no to her about directing.

Great job guys!!!

I am totally someone who gets starstruck whenever I've had the opportunity to meet famous people. So happy for you guys. I love how willing to engage with the community and fans most of the Star Trek cast is. Time to call Bill Shatner

Wow. This was fantastic. Great interview. Not typical, very natural, full of energy. She is a wonderful guest to have. I’m a woman in my mid sixties, and boy some of the sexism comments (some direct, some implied) hit home.

Congratulations. I'm happy for both of you. I would've been smiling my ass off. 😁😁😁😁

Really well done! Great questions and great answers from Gates. Thanks for giving your guest time to speak and not interrupting like nearly every modern interviewer 😂

Great interview guys!

Man, I REALLY hope you guys showed her the t-shirt and just edited that out of the posted interview! This was very well done, and much better than most of the interactions she gets in panels.

Well done Gents.., I imagine Gates was probably appreciative of how 'smart' your questions for her actually were, she really seemed to enjoy your interview..., not just the average fan boy 'Crushers' Bravo

Did you start to clench up a bit when she started to talk about the next movie? I know I did lol But it sounds like she didn't give anything away, thankfully.

So well done guys!!! Wow! I am absolutely blown away!! Almost 40 years of Trek fandom here.

This is wonderful! I'm glad she has embraced the craziness of Sub Rosa. That script really is insane, but her performance is 100% committed and incredibly fun. It was also great to hear her talk about directing Genesis. Thanks, guys!

You don't need me to tell you this is great but it certainly is.

That was awesome, guys! You did a great job. We’re all happy for you.

Josh and Alex - you did a great job as interviewers here. Gates really gave some juicy tidbits about Patrick and it explains a lot about the rest of the TNG movies. Aside from that, she seems like she really enjoyed sharing some in-depth info about her experiences.

Great work, fantastic interview! I really enjoyed it and hope you have the opportunity for many more. Maybe you should reach out to Dayton OH legend Ken Jenkins about his powerhouse performance in Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 Episode 1 "Evolution".

This was an absolute treat! Waiting for the next TA post to drop brings the same joy as waiting a whole week for the “next Trek episode” back in the day. Looking forward to what’s next! Nicely done gentlemen.

Great interview guys! Allways a pleasure meeting Gates at cons. Dancing together at the FedCon party… memories…

Listened to this on my way back home on a long drive. Absolutely loved it and got a little pop for myself. I believe you mentioned your response to my comment on that voyager video. Hope this is just the first of many of these type of opportunities you guys get.

Wondeful listen. Congratulations guys! And may it be the first of many interviews. Keep up the outstanding work!

Just finished it, fantastic and candid interview, and it's actually really nice to learn new things after all these years of being a Trekkie and watching sooo many interviews with the TNG crew. Thanks to your inciteful questions, nice work guys!

You made her Day with your Sub Rosa comments. ^^

That was awesome guys. I could have easily watched another hour of you and Gates chatting - and it was not just the usual chat either. Hope we get more of these 🙂

Yeah boys this was great. You need to interview the rest of the cast. Hopefully they'll be up for it!

Didn't see the trailer so this was a heck of a surprise!!! So awesome! 🖖

That…was…awesome! Thanks so much guys for making this amazing interview happen. Some day you gotta tell us how you made it come to be 🤩

This was great, I've been looking forward to this since the trailer on Friday. It felt like I was there with you guys in the interview feeling the nerves! Extremely well done! It looks like she has a very kind personality IRL.

Without sounding patronizing I want to say I’m really proud of you guys. Thank you for asking questions that we know only you guys could ask with your unique perspective of Star Trek. I thought you guys handled the interview very professionally and I can definitely see this format working for you in the future.

Anyone else notice when gates mentioned “climactic sexual” about Sub Rosa then it cut back to Josh & Alex, Alex looked so pink in the face like omg Gates McFadden just mentioned climaxing in front of me 🤣

I winced for a second when she started talking about First Contact but thankfully that didn't go anywhere. WHAT an interview - not one Gates will forget and frankly kicked the door WIDE OPEN for other Star Trek people to appear. Exceptional work, gentlemen.

Great interview. You could see that Gates was really happy that you enjoyed her work on TNG. A suggestion for next time - a wonderful person to interview is Marina Sirtis - she is so funny, outspoken and really has no filter when discussing all the cast, production and writers. If she agreed you would have a ball.

Our reaction pups, talking to the goddess of TnG, wow. I am star struck, on their behalf, and nervous😂

Congratulations, Josh and Alex, on scoring an interview with freakin’ Gates McFadden!! What I liked about it was that it came off as less of an “interview” and more of an honest chat between two guys who love Star Trek and an actor who enjoyed connecting with her fans! It made me legit happy to see the joy you guys brought her! It was a great time and I’m excited to see where this leads for you both! 🖖

I tried to give her a high 5 at the vegas convention once.. she said "I don't do that" lmao.. she is a little like Brent spiner.. high and mighty in real life.. you guys prolly didn't see that side of her

I'm gonna watch this a little later today, just wanted to drop a comment and say I'm so happy for you guys and the journey y'all have been on so far. If this interview is as good as the comments say (let's be honest, it will be), you guys will probably have a genuine chance with other cast and crew. Good luck guys, for real. I look forward to seeing you on the Brent and Jonny set. 🖖

Could Alex be happier in that thumbnail?

Congrats guys! Wonderful

Nice!

Fantastic interview guys. Truly well done. It's great to see that your first interview follows the same method you two use to review episodes. We can all watch the show, speculate on how we think they did things. Read things on the internet that may or may not be true. Why not go straight to the source and ask them? I hope you get to do many more interviews like this.

YOU GUYS... were born for this. 🖖 I’ve been with you since your first reaction to "The Man Trap." Seeing you sit across from Dr. Crusher now is a remarkable milestone, and I hope it’s the first of many. ✨ Your evolution throughout this journey—specifically your attention to the 'craft' of writing, direction, makeup, and effects—clearly empowered you to ask informed, laser-focused questions. By giving Gates the space to breathe, you allowed her to share stories we’ve never heard before. That moment where she realized the depth of her impact as a role model was pure magic. Watching your transition from fans to professional-caliber interviewers has been a highlight of following this channel. You’ve become true experts of the legacy. Couldn't be prouder to be part of the journey. 🥂

That was so awesome. Gates was a good choice to have as a first guest. So very personable. Great interview, guys.

Very well done!

What a triumph. Gates McFadden was as down to earth and engaging as I've always heard she is, and you guys conducted a great interview -- you kept it on track (hooray for a lengthy Genesis discussion!!), but you also let it wander a bit to some interesting places. I'm so pleased that you did this and shared it with us. AND I'm thrilled that you hadn't seen Star Trek 5 (?) years ago and now you're interviewing cast members. Thanks for going all out on this franchise.

Great interview! She said that she likes your channel! 😲 😱 😲 OMG! OMG! Great questions and Gates was so open in her answers. Can't wait for the next guest interview!

I was smiling through this whole interview. I'm so happy and proud for you both...may there be many more like this!

She was clearly touched by the praise given on her directorial stint on Genesis. She’s proud of that one. Great job, dudes!

Love this. Mostly because I know what it meant to you guys. Precious memories.

Congratulations! For your first big interview that was a job well done. I hoped Sub Rosa and Genesis would be substantial and I was not disappointed in this regard. What I missed was The Dancing Doctor.

Loved it but boy did I start to get nervous when she started to talk about First Contact.

When she brought up First Contact I was thinking "oh god, no spoilers, no spoilers..."

Great stuff, but really wish you would have asked her things like which cast member had the biggest potty mouth? or if there were any prop or sets that blew her mind? or if that was her or a stunt double that fell off the ship? Just dumb questions for my childish mind lol

Really enjoyable discussion. Wish you could have had more time to go even more in depth. There’s a fascinating undertone here of some resentment Gates feels toward Patrick Stewart and how some of his decisions sidelined Crusher and diminished what she was given to do on the show and in the movies. I hope you try to interview some of the writers. They can probably give you more time and you can really get into the nitty-gritty of their creative process and writing decisions they made for specific episodes.

Had no idea Gates directed Genesis. It's my favourite episode of TNG

How Awesome to have Gates as a guest! She's looking great! I'm kind of disappointed that Josh didn't have his "Directed by Gates McFadden" shirt on under his button up, and tear it open (like Superman) to reveal it to her! ...... maybe next time

So proud of you guys getting the opportunity to do this and knocking it out of the park. Gates was talking about the immediate response you get from a crowd during a live performance. But the nice thing about ST she gets the delayed gratification from her fans so many years later.

While I am watching this I'm still shaking my head. Still can't believe it what I'm seeing. I'm sincerely happy for you two that you got the opportunity to make this interview. Well done. I really had a blast. Thank you for this. The only downside was that it was over much too fast. Question : Will there some additional video or in ep3 where you reveal how you managed to pull this off, when did you you know ( you mentioned "3 months ago" in your teaser for this ep). Will you probably show some footage which didn't make it into this cut?

Well done, guys! This is the best Gates interview I've seen. So many ask the same questions over and over that it's predictable. Here you took unique angles and added unique context. Great conversational interview. It was amazing!

I’m guessing you will be smiling for awhile 😁 We are all so happy for you!

What an amazing experience. Josh and Alex, you both did a great job. Gates seems so easy to talk with. Met her once, but did not get to chat with her much. How do you both feel now that you are going to conventions and interviewing the stars of the shows?

One of you should have dressed like a spider and the other like a candle

She almost got spoilery on First Contact for a minute there I can see the boys like . 🙉🙉

Wow guys, that was awesome. I think for low budget, first timers, you did a good job. I really enjoyed it. She definitely put a couple of toes in the water of spoils, but I don't think she said too much. If she said anything, it was well worth it for the interview.

Knocked it out of the park with this one, guys! Great interview and Gates was honest, insightful, and charming. I don't know how you two didn't get too star struck to carry out the interview, but big tip of the hat for that. Looking forward to more.

I would love a video talking about / explaining how this came about!

Gates Mcfadden is amazing

Just finished... so happy for you guys. This was so lovely. 🖖💓

Wow, amazing work and interview! Also thanks for the extended segment on Genesis, such an underrated episode!

You guys were amazing. Being part of this journey means lots to me and I'm sure many others on your crew, I remembering waiting days for the next season 5 TNG reaction to come out and now you guys get to interview Gates McFadden!. My only regret is not joining sooner.

Fun interview, congratulations.

that was great

Nice! She came off as very relaxed and this all felt like a natural conversation. You've unlocked a new level for this channel. Get Denise Crosby next!

Congratulations! Great questions....she doesn't look 77 years old.. now I feel old....

What was episode 1?

*wipes tear* Our boys grow up so fast

Dr. Beverly!!!