{"id":13599,"date":"2011-12-14T09:36:41","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T17:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=13599"},"modified":"2011-12-14T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T17:36:41","slug":"drexler-best-times-on-trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2011\/12\/drexler-best-times-on-trek\/","title":{"rendered":"Drexler: Best Times On Trek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doug Drexler<\/strong> recently shared what he enjoyed most during his time working on Star Trek<\/em> shows.<\/p>\n

For Drexler, the thing that stands out most was the friends that he made over the years. “These people are still my friends, and I still work with many of them, too,” he said. Those friends included Mike<\/strong> and Denise Okuda<\/strong>. “I owe [Mike] much for [taking a chance on me], but the friendship that we have, it’s something you can’t put any price on.”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em> was the most fun time for Drexler. “I’ve been in this business for thirty-two years, and I’ve never seen anything like the cast on TNG<\/em>,” he said. “You read about shows where they say it’s a big family and then you find out they really hated each other. Not on TNG<\/em>. It was a genuine family and everyone had a ball. It was sheer fun, no matter how late you worked. Brent Spiner <\/strong>and Jonathan Frakes<\/strong>, the guys were wacky and totally loony. They didn’t take anything seriously until the camera was rolling. Honestly, I don’t think I ever saw a normal rehearsal. Every rehearsal had somebody trying to crack somebody else up. But once they called action, they were right on the money. If I could go back to a time, it would probably be to that show.”<\/p>\n

After Star Trek: Enterprise<\/em> wrapped, Drexler worried about future employment. “When Enterprise<\/em> ended, I was thinking, ‘Man, I was on Star Trek<\/em> shows for seventeen years! This could be the end of it! I’ll never work again! Who gets a streak of luck like that?’ But when I get home, there’s a message from Gary<\/strong> [Hutzel<\/strong>] on the answering machine. Lightning! Right away I knew he was going to ask me to come to Battlestar Galactica<\/em>. I called him and he said, ‘I heard about Enterprise<\/em>.’ I said, ‘Yeah…’ He said, ‘You know, Doug, every cloud has a silver lining.’ And that was it, I was on the show.<\/p>\n

Drexler is currently working on Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome<\/em>, and waiting to see if it is picked up as a series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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