Can you talk about that? Was he really abusive? THE STRAND: You have dream sequences with your stepfather Sol. They’re real people, but we didn’t actually have those conversations… I tried really hard to capture their voices. My friends (the TNG cast) are in the book. The twin bodyguards – neither of them actually happened. Oliver Sacks came to my trailer, but our dialogue and our encounter didn’t happen the way it happened in the book – it was fictionalized. Ronald Reagan came to the set – that wasn’t made up – but his dialogue in the book wasn’t exactly what happened. For example, there are some true things in the book – at least true to this degree. I want to be really clear when I say none of it’s true, but it is inspired by true things that happened… The combination of all of that is what inspired the stories. Yes, some things happened, but they didn’t happen like I wrote them necessarily. What is true? Did you really have a stalker who modeled herself after Lal? THE STRAND: You say it’s a mixture of truth and fiction. Martin’s Press onboard and the rest is history. I asked him if he thought the story would work and he said, “I think you’ve got to write this.” I convinced the agent and my manager it was worth pursuing. Actually, I met with a friend of mine, Jonathan Ames (creator of Blunt Talk, which starred Stewart), who encouraged me. Let’s see if we can sell that.” That was after several weeks of trying to convince me to write a memoir instead, but I had this story in mind. I really didn’t want to write a memoir – it didn’t interest me, writing a pure memoir. He thought it would be lucrative and people would buy it.
SPINER: The true story is a literary agent (Albert Lee) came to my manager and said he’d be interested in pursuing a memoir from me. THE STRAND: What inspired you to write Fan Fiction? Incredibly witty, self-deprecating, and a master of deadpan humor, Spiner spoke with The Strand at length about Fan Fiction, separating fact from fiction, as well as his long career in showbiz. He also hires two bodyguards, who happen to be twin sisters.
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In it, Spiner receives a series of disturbing letters from a deranged fan modeling herself after Lal (Data’s “daughter” on the 1990 TNG episode called “The Offspring”), which are so alarming that he enlists the Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI for help. It’s part memoir and part fiction, based on and inspired by true events, written in a noir style.
The book is set in 1991 when Spiner was on TNG. Martin’s Press $27.99), will be released. 5, his first book, Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir Inspired By True Events (St. A Texas native and University of Houston alumnus, Spiner – who’s also done voiceover work and had memorable parts on Night Court, Frasier, The Big Bang Theory, and in 1996’s Independence Day – can now add author to his résumé. But will he be playing Data? Or Soong? He wouldn’t say. He’ll appear in the second season of Picard, scheduled for a 2022 release.
Noonien Soong, whom Spiner portrayed on TNG). Altan Inigo Soong (the son of Data’s creator, Dr.
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On Picard, Spiner also played B-4, Data’s android “brother,” and Dr. I’d like to take a lesson from Sean Connery, who said, ‘Never say never,’” explained Spiner. In the last episode, there was this phenomenally-written scene written by Michael Chabon that I thought was fantastic, so why not? We do change our minds from time to time. Basically, I had a little wink in the first episode. “I was influenced by the fact that I thought it was a really amazing group of people writing the show… Indeed, the stuff I did was beautifully written. Spiner reprised his role as Data in the first season of 2020’s Star Trek: Picard, with Patrick Stewart reprising his role as Capt. In fact, Data was killed off in 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis. Data on all seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation and its four subsequent movies – thought he was done with the beloved character that made him so famous. Data Integrity: Brent Spiner Talks About His Famous Character, 1st BookĪctor Brent Spiner – best known as the android Lt.
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