Roger Lay, Jr.
2021Toy Masters
Corey Landis, Roger Lay, Jr.
Corey Landis, Gary Goddard
First ever feature-length documentary on the world-wide phenomenon that inspired an entire generation of children and became a billion dollar franchise--"Masters of the Universe". Features interviews with the key creative personnel behind every version of the best selling toy line and all incarnations of "Masters of the Universe" on television, film, stage, and print, tracing the inception and ups and downs of the fantasy juggernaut.
Toy Masters
Beyond the Five Year Mission: The Evolution of Star Trek - The Next Generation
Roger Lay, Jr.
Newly-produced documentary offering a behind the scenes exploration of Star Trek: The Next Generation's sixth season. Featuring all-new interviews with the cast and crew of the iconic science fiction drama.
Beyond the Five Year Mission - The Evolution of Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling
Roger Lay, Jr.
Rod Serling, Audrey Chon
Celebrating 60 years of the landmark television series, this all-new documentary takes viewers on a journey into the fertile imagination and the life of creator Rod Serling. This insightful chronicle provides viewers with a closer look at the life experiences that inspired Serling's unique blend of thought-provoking and visionary storytelling -- from his experiences as a paratrooper in world war 2, to his early writing days in live television, and ultimately the creation of the classic Twilight Zone series. Friends, collaborators, and members of the Serling family share details on the man whose fertile imagination provided the foundation for this groundbreaking and influential storytelling phenomenon that has inspired audiences across the globe for nearly six decades.
The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling
The Genesis Effect : Engineering the Wrath of Khan
Roger Lay, Jr.
This newly-Produced documentary for the blu-ray debut of Star Trek 2: The Director's Cut offers an in-depth exploration on the development, production, and release of the film as well as it's impact and enduring legacy. Featuring all-new interviews and behind the scenes images.
The Genesis Effect : Engineering the Wrath of Khan
Before Her Time: Decommissioning Enterprise
Roger Lay, Jr.
Scott Bakula, Rick Berman
Newly produced documentary featuring all-new interviews with the show's cast and crew as well as behind the scenes archival content. This retrospective documentary gives fans an inside look at the making of the show's final season including changes to the show's creative staff and details on the drastic change in course with story lines that helped lay the foundation for the United Federation of Planets. With Season 4 Enterprise finally delivered the stories fans had been waiting to see by embracing classic elements from TOS and revealing how they came to be. Fans will hear from Manny Coto, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and the other key creative leads who guided the NX-01 on it's final and most memorable voyage. Includes details on story lines in development for season 5 and beyond.
Before Her Time: Decommissioning Enterprise
To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise
Roger Lay, Jr.
A candid, first hand account on the development and the making of the controversial Star Trek prequel series, Enterprise. Featuring all-new interviews with cast and crew members including series lead Scott Bakula and co-creators / executive producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga along with revealing never before seen behind the scenes footage and photos.
To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Roger Lay, Jr.
Mark A. Altman, Richard Arnold
In celebration of Star Trek's 50th anniversary, this two-hour documentary explores this enduring franchise by offering viewers an unprecedented, candid exploration into the original series cancellation and subsequent resurrection as one of the most successful series of motion pictures in Hollywood history. Features new interviews with key creative and production people as well as never before seen images from the production of all six classic Star Trek films along with details on all the un-produced Trek theatrical projects including The God Thing, Star Trek: Planet of the Titans, Star Trek: The Academy Years, and many other aborted big screen voyages for the crew of the Enterprise. Chapter 1 - The New Frontier: Resurrecting Star Trek Chapter 2 - Maiden Voyage: Making Star Trek The Motion Picture Chapter 3 - The Genesis Effect: Engineering The Wrath of Khan Chapter 4 - The Dream Is Alive: The Continuing Mission Chapter 5 - End of an Era: Charting The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Making It So: Continuing Star Trek - The Next Generation
Roger Lay, Jr.
Feature-length documentary offering an in-depth exploration of the show's sophomore season including the effects of the 1988 writer's strike on the show, cast changes, and the challenges to create groundbreaking visual effects on a television budget. Includes never-before-seen revealing behind-the-scenes footage, newly-found outtakes, and fascinating all-new interviews with the key creative personnel from the show, as well as the entire regular cast including Diana Muldaur who joined the cast during the series' second year.
Making It So - Continuing Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Enterprise - Uncharted Territory
Roger Lay, Jr.
Scott Bakula, Rick Berman
This 90 minute documentary features all-new interviews with the show's cast and crew as well as behind the scenes archival content providing fans an inside look at the challenges faced during the second season of ENTERPRISE as the writing staff and creators struggled to find the right tone and creative course for the series, ultimately developing the controversial XINDI story-arc which kicks off with the season finale: THE EXPANSE.
Star Trek: Enterprise - Uncharted Territory
In Conversation: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Roger Lay, Jr.
Rick Berman, Brannon Braga
In Conversation: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga is a 70-minute behind-the-scenes documentary. As the title already suggests, it consists of an indepth discussion session between former Star Trek: Enterprise producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga about their involvement with the series, that has turned out so controversial among fans, and in which both men are discussing their side of the story. Conducted on 12 December 2012, the session was produced for inclusion as a special feature (or "VAM" – Value Added Material – as special feature producers Roger Lay, Jr. and Robert Meyer Burnett have dubbed these) on the 2013 ENT Season 1 Blu-ray set, where it can be found on disc 1.
In Conversation: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek - The Next Generation
Roger Lay, Jr.
Rick Berman, LeVar Burton
Feature-length documentary offering the definitive look at the making of the iconic science fiction classic; STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION! Includes never-before-seen revealing behind-the-scenes footage, newly found screen tests, and fascinating all-new interviews with the key creative personnel from the show, as well as the entire regular cast.
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Requiem - A Remembrance of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Roger Lay, Jr.
This blu-ray exclusive multi-part documentary explores the making of Star Trek: The Next Generation's fifth season and focuses on the drastic changes to the show and the production family after the passing of creator Gene Roddenberry halfway though the year. Features all key cast and crew members sharing their stories of working with Roddenberry and bidding farewell to the Great Bird of the Galaxy.
Requiem - A Remembrance of Star Trek: The Next Generation
In a Time of War
Roger Lay, Jr.
Newly produced multi-part documentary featuring all-new interviews with the show's cast and crew as well as behind the scenes archival content. This retrospective documentary gives fans an inside look at the making of the show's groundbreaking third season - the first season of a Star Trek series to feature a year-long story arc. Writing staff and production personnel discuss the complexities of plotting the Xindi story-arc and the development of all the major story threads that connected every single episode of the show's third season.
In a Time of War
Reunification: 25 Years After Star Trek - The Next Generation
Roger Lay, Jr.
Robert Meyer Burnett, Patrick Stewart
Reunification: 25 Years After Star Trek – The Next Generation is a 61-minute documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Sky's the Limit - The Eclipse of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Roger Lay, Jr.
Newly-produced feature-length documentary exploring the making of TNG's historic final season and focusing on the season's most important moments with recollections from the show's entire cast and key creative personnel spanning the series' 7 seasons. Includes an in-depth analysis of the challenges faced by the show's writers and producers as they attempted to wrap up all the continuing story lines and the difficulties in developing the two-hour series finale while at the same time prepping the first TNG theatrical film - STAR TREK: GENERATIONS with closing thoughts from all the key artists and actors responsible for the show's enduring success and featuring archival behind the scenes footage and photographs.
The Sky's the Limit - The Eclipse of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Resistance Is Futile: Assimilating Star Trek -The Next Generation
Roger Lay, Jr.
This newly-produced documentary reveals the challenges in producing TNG's groundbreaking third season. All-new cast and crew interviews reveal the drastic changes to the creative and writing staff which led to the series' major turning point with the arrival of new show-runner Michael Piller. Also features an in-depth look at the making of the season's most popular episodes including THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
Resistance Is Futile - Assimilating Star Trek: The Next Generation