Thu, 24 September 2015
Piller, Part 5: Recap. Michael Piller was a master of many things. But one particular area in which he excelled was as a writer of pilots. In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, John and Mike recap their look at Michael Piller's pilots. We discuss the first episodes of all five of his creations, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Legend, The Dead Zone, and Wildfire. We also discuss the merits of young adult fiction. Running Time: 47 minutes 20 seconds Hosts John Mills and Mike Schindler Editor and Producer Mike Schindler Executive Producers Charlynn Schmiedt, Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C Bryan Jones Associate Producer Become one! Support Trek.fm and Commentary: Trek Stars at the $25/month level or plus! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm http://patreon.com/trekf Production Manager Richard Marquez Content Manager Will Nguyen Chapters Star Trek Pilots (00:00:49) Non-Trek Pilots (00:11:09) Final Thoughts (00:32:45) Wrap-up (00:35:58) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm |
Fri, 18 September 2015
Piller, Part 4: Wildfire.
Michael Piller may be known best for his science fiction work, but that by no means was the extent of his talent. His final television series, Wildfire, is about an eighteen year-old girl who is released from juvenile detention to work on a horse ranch. In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, Mike and John are joined once again by Star Trek writer and Wildfire associate producer Eric A. Stillwell to discuss Piller's work on the show. Eric tells us how the show came about, Piller's dedication to research, the challenges of shooting outside of California, and the impressive cast, which includes Nana Visitor. Eric also shares some more details of Michael Piller projects that went un-produced.
Running Time: 1 hour 1 minute 2 seconds
Hosts Mike Schindler and John Mills
Guest Eric A. Stillwelll
Editor and Producer Mike Schindler
Executive Producers Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C Bryan Jones
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Production Manager Richard Marquez
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Chapters Research (00:01:48) The Premise (00:15:45) Collaborators (00:31:36) Final Thoughts (00:39:33) Wrap-up (00:49:22)
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Fri, 4 September 2015
Piller, Part 2: Legend. A mere three months after creating the show which launched the network, UPN debuted Michael Piller's third television show, Legend. The series featured Richard Dean Anderson as a writer in the Old West whose fictional hero comes to life with the help of an inventor played by John de Lancie. In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, Mike and John take a look at Piller's first non-Trek show. We discuss the fun tone, de Lancie's under-utilized talent, and the fact that this show actually existed, despite what Max says.
Running Time: 46 minutes 23 seconds
Hosts Mike Schindler and John Mills
Editor and Producer Mike Schindler
Executive Producers Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C Bryan Jones
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Content Manager Will Nguyen
Chapters Legend (00:00:50) Piller's Pilots (00:11:34) Westerns (00:30:26) Wrap-up (00:36:10)
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Fri, 28 August 2015
Piller, Part 1: Trek
Few people have had a greater impact on the history of Star Trek than Michael Piller. In addition to turning The Next Generation around in Season 3, Piller also created both Deep Space Nine and Voyager. In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, John and Mike are joined by Larry Nemecek, author of The Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, to begin a new series on Michael Piller which will look at each of his television pilots. In Part 1, we cover Piller's work in Trek. We discuss how he impacted Season 3 of The Next Generation, what he brought to the creation of Deep Space Nine and Voyager, and challenges he faced writing the third TNG movie, Insurrection. We also give our thoughts on the new Starfleet uniforms debuting in Star Trek Beyond.
Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes 38 seconds
Hosts John Mills and Mike Schindler
Guest Larry Nemecek
Editor and Producer Mike Schindler
Executive Producers Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C Bryan Jones
Associate Producer Become one! Support Trek.fm and Commentary: Trek Stars at the $25/month level or plus! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm
Production Manager Richard Marquez
Content Manager Will Nguyen
Chapters The Next Generation (00:02:37) DS9 and Voyager (00:23:55) Insurrection (00:39:15) Wrap-up (00:51:02)
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