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- [Interviewer] So, Michael
marked a lot of firsts

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for "Star Trek" protagonist.

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What's the one that meant
the most to you personally?

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- Making television history, number one.

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'Cause if people can see it,

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then they know they can have it too.

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If they see it, they
know that it's possible,

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that it's okay, that
there's a truth to it,

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there's a deeper truth to it

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despite what society has told us.

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As a Black woman, being able
to learn from my mistakes,

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and being able to grow from
them, that was huge for me

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because we're taught typically,

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at least in my generation
in the Black community,

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you know, we're taught
that you don't get to fail.

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Like, if you fail, it's over.

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And then you've let
everybody down, you know?

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Everybody before you.

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How dare you?

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So, to be able to fail,

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for all of us, most of the time,

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who we're really meant to be, our destiny,

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is probably on the other
side of many failures.

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But my people don't always,

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we didn't always get those
opportunities, right?

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And so, being able to
bring that story to life?

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Here's someone who's had the chance

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to learn from their failure.

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That's huge. That's huge to me.

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So, the season premiere
of the final season,

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Season 5 of "Star Trek: Discovery,"

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it's streaming on
Paramount Plus, April 4th.

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(screen whooshing)

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- [Booker] What do you think happens

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when we finally put this thing together?

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- I don't know.

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(suspenseful music)

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But I can't wait to find out.

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(bright upbeat music)