Commentary: Trek Stars: The Work of Star Trek Creators Outside of Star Trek (David Mack)

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Fri, 31 October 2014

Commentary: Trek Stars 104: DS9 Writers Don't Get Bleeped

Mack, Part 2: The Calling.

In 2009, prolific Star Trek author David Mack published his first original novel. The Calling is a supernatural crime drama about a man who hears people's prayers. Before long, he is caught in a war between good and evil, with a young girl's life in the balance.

In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, Max and Mike are joined by Mack to look at his novel, the origins of the story, the challenges and benefits of working outside of Trek, and the differences between writing for the page and for the screen. We also ponder the possibility of Jack Bauer existing in the Mirror Universe.

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Mike Schindler and Max Hegel

Editor and Producer

Mike Schindler

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Chapters

The Calling (00:58)

Page vs. Screen (10:40)

Similarities and Differences to Trek (19:39)

New York (31:13)

Becoming a Novelist (37:10)

Upcoming Projects (55:23)

Closing (1:03:39)

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Category:David Mack -- posted at: 8:01am MDT

Fri, 24 October 2014

Commentary: Trek Stars 103: He Runs a Bar in a Bar

Mack, Part 1: Trek.

David Mack has written close to 30 Star Trek novels and stories over the course of his career. But before all of that, Mack had a hand in writing two Deep Space Nine adventures for the small screen. Along with his writing partner John J. Ordover, Mack wrote the fourth season episode, "Starship Down," and wrote the story upon which Ronald D. Moore's teleplay for season seven's "It's Only a Paper Moon" was based.

In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars , Mike and Max are joined by Matt of The Delta Quadrant and The Nerd Party to look at Mack's television work. We discuss "Starship Down," "It's Only a Paper Moon," and the original concept for that episode, "Everybody Goes to Quark's." We also preview Mack's original novel The Calling, which we will cover next week.

Hosts

Mike Schindler and Max Hegel

Editor and Producer

Mike Schindler

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Chapters

Starship Down (3:35)

It’s Only a Paper Moon (17:32)

Everybody Goes to Quark's (24:40)

Final Thoughts (33:24)

Closing (36:48)

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