MCN Original Videos: George Takei

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Actor George Takei (Star Trek) speaks out on the horror of the relocation of more than 100,000 Japanese Americans from their homes into internment camps during World War II, which is depicted in AMC drama/horror series Terror:Infamy. 

The series, which centers on a series of bizarre deaths amid the presence of a supernatural entity that haunt an interned Japanese-American community during WW II, debuts Aug. 12. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.