YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM "THE WALKING DEAD."
SHE NOW HOPES TO LIVE LONG AND PROSPER AS THE STAR OF "STAR
TREK: DISCOVERY" ON CBS ALL ACCESS.
>> COUNTDOWN, 10 MINUTES, 15 SECONDS.
WARNING, PROXIMITY ALERT.
SCANNING FOR DATABASE RECOGNITION.
ICONOGRAPHY CONFIRMED.
KLINGON.
>> I'M FROM THE UNITED STATES FEDERATION OF--
>> Stephen: OH, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
PLEASE WELCOME SONEQUA MARTIN-GREEN.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: I'M PRETTY DAMN EXCITED
>> OH, MY GOSH!
ME, TOO!
>> Stephen: HOW LONG-- FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: YOU WORK AT CBS AND I-- I HAVEN'T
HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THIS YET.
THEY ARE BEING SUPER PROTECTIVE OF THIS SHOW.
>> YEAH, EXTRA LOCKDOWN.
>> Stephen: IT TAKES PLACE BEFORE THE
ORIGINAL SERIES, RIGHT?
>> YES, YES, 10 YEARS BEFORE.
10 YEARS BEFORE.
AND WE'RE-- WE'RE-- WE'RE DISCOVERING A LOT,
DISCOVERING EACH OTHER THROUGH THE DISCOVERY OF
OURSELVES, HONESTLY.
>> Stephen: THERE'S A CROSSOVER BETWEEN THE
TWO SERIES UPON.
TELL ME IF I'M GETTING SOMETHING WRONG OR STOP
ME IF I'M SAYING SOMETHING NOBODY IS
SUPPOSED TO KNOW.
ONE OF THE CROSSOVER SPHRZ YOUR SERIES AND
THE ORIGINAL IS CERIC, WHO IS SPOCK'S FATHER,
RAISES YOU.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU'RE NOT VULCAN.
>> RIGHT.
>> YOU'RE HUMAN.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BUT YOUR PARENTS WERE KILLED BY
KLINGONS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: I'M A LITTLE OBSESSED ABOUT
ANY DETAILS I CAN GET OUT OF IT.
SO ARE YOU-- DO YOU HAVE A MOTION IF YOU WERE
RAISED BY VULCANS?
>> I DO, BECAUSE I AM HUMAN.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> SO I AM A HUMAN IN THE CULTURE OF VULCAN.
RIGHT.
SO THERE'S ASSIMILATION HAPPENING THERE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> AND THERE'S CULTURE SHOCK THAT HAPPENED
THERE.
>> Stephen: HOW MUCH OF THE AUDITION WAS JUST
DOING THIS?
>> YOU KNOW, THAT'S REAL GOOD.
EXCEPT YOUR THUMB HAS TO BE --
>> Stephen: HAS TO BE ON THE SIDE?
>> YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR THUMB OUT.
THERE YOU GO!
THAT'S IT!
IT CAME QUITE NATURALLY, SO IT WAS MEANT TO BE.
>> Stephen: THE VULCAN PHILOSOPHY--
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THE BASIS OF IT.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
YOU HAVE BEEN RAISED BY VULCANS.
>> GET IT RIGHT.
>> Stephen: IS "INFINITE DIVERSITY IN
INFINITE COMBINATIONS."
DOES AMERICA NEED A LITTLE "STAR TREK" RIGHT
NOW?
>> ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YES!
OH, MY GOSH!
THINGS ARE AT A FEVER PITCH AT THIS POINT,
RIGHT, DIVISION AND SEPARATIST THINKING.
I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE PEOPLE
NEED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN BE AND WHAT WE CAN
BECOME.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS SHOW DOES.
IT ALWAYS HAS, SO WE'RE JUST GOING BOLDLY IN THE
WAY IT ALWAYS HAS.
>> Stephen: THE ORIGINAL SHOW-- OF ALL
OF THE SHOWS, BUT GENE RODDENBERRY, CREATED THE
ORIGINAL SHOW, DEALT WITH CURRENT SOCIAL
SOCIETAL ISSUES OF ALL KIND BY PUTTING THEM IN
SPACE.
>> YES, BECAUSE HONESTLY, THE FANTASY OF
IT, PROVIDES A SORT OF-- IT TAKES AWAY THE BAR
YERK RIGHT?
SO PEOPLE CAN LET GO.
THEY CAN SUSPEND THEIR DISBELIEF AND BE
IMAGINATIVE, AND IN DOING THAT, THE MESSAGE
COMES THROUGH SUBCONSCIOUSLY.
THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF SCI-FI, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: WOW, SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE
BRAINWASHING US.
>> AND THEN...
>> Stephen: CBS IS-- THEY'VE THROWN THE
KITCHEN SINK AT THIS.
THIS IS A HUGE PRODUCTION.
WHAT IS THE-- WHAT IS, LIKE, THE CRAZIEST
LOCALE OR THE BIGGEST THING THAT YOU WERE
INVOLVED IN DOING IN SHOOTING THIS?
>> YEAH, OH, MAN.
OKAY, WELL, EVERYBODY IS ON THEIR TOP GAME,
NUMBER ONE.
I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT, BEHIND THE CAMERA AND IN
FRONT OF THE CAMERA.
AND WHEN WE WERE-- WE SHOT IN JORDAN.
AND THE JORDANIAN CREW WAS SO AMAZING, SO WARM
AND WELCOMING.
AND THE PRINCE OF JORDAN CAME TO VISIT SET ONE
KAY, AND HE BROUGHT HIS SON, AND THEY WERE
"TREK" FANS WHICH WAS AMAZING AND I WAS SO
THROWN OFF BECAUSE I GO, "HOW DO YOU-- HOW DO YOU
GREET ROYALTY?
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME.
DO I NEED-- DO YOU NEED ME TO BOW?
DO I NEED TO CURTSY?
AM I GOING TO HAVE TO KISS HIS HAND?
THAT'S FIEB, IF THAT'S CUSTOMARY.
AND WHAT DO NEED TO DO HERE?"
HE WAS SO DOWNED TO EARTH THE HAND SHAKE WAS
FINE.
IT WAS KIND OF ANTICLIMACTIC.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE AN AMERICAN, YOU SAY THE I
BOW TO NO KING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
"STAR TREK: DISCOVERY" PREMIERES SEPTEMBER 24 ON CBS ALL ACCESS.