10+ hour, 3+ min ago (764+ words) December 2, 2025 by Villordsutch Villordsutch chats with Christopher Cantwell and Megan Levens, the creative team behind Star Trek: Red Shirts" Christopher Cantwell: I actually don't think so. Then again, I didn't pitch anything TOO crazy that I was certain Paramount would say "no" to. But I'd been working with them for years at that point, so I felt like I knew what was okay. The biggest thing I thought I'd get pushback on was the ending" which I did not." What first drew you both to the idea of setting the Red Shirt record straight? Were you simply tired of the memes, or was there a deeper motivation to show that these Starfleet officers were far more than background cannon fodder? CC: Well, it's a fascinating part of Trek, especially TOS, and I wanted to actually get to know these officers as…...