Commentary: Trek Stars: The Work of Star Trek Creators Outside of Star Trek (Michael Piller)
Commentary: Trek Stars 151: Love is Made of Wildfire

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 NineStar Trek: VoyagerLegendThe 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

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Production Manager

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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)

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Category:Michael Piller -- posted at: 11:28pm MDT

Commentary: Trek Stars 150: Squirrel!

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

 

Associate Producer

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Production Manager

Richard Marquez

 

Content Manager

Will Nguyen

 

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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Category:Michael Piller -- posted at: 10:45am MDT

Commentary: Trek Stars 148: It's a Real Thing!

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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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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Category:Michael Piller -- posted at: 3:09am MDT

Commentary: Trek Stars 147: Michael and Baseball

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

 

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Production Manager

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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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Category:Michael Piller -- posted at: 5:00am MDT

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