Groom Lake

Commentary: Trek Stars 142: Riker in a Dress by Mike Schindler

Hurley, Part 4: Recap.

Very few people have had a chance to talk to Maurice Hurley about his time on Star Trek: The Next Generation. One of them is Ben Robinson, the project manager for Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection.

In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, Mike and John are joined by Ben to take a closer look at Hurley's work on Star Trek. We discuss How Hurley became the showrunner during Season One, what fell apart in Season Two, and his plans for the Borg were. We also recap our look at Hurley's last two movies, The Proposal and Groom Lake

Running Time: 1 hour 20 minutes 30 seconds


Hosts

Mike Schindler and John Mills

Guest

Ben Robinson

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Chapters

Recap  (00:01:17)
Ben Robinson (00:07:15)
Season One (00:23:53)
Season Two (00:35:23)
The Borg (00:43:35)
Final Thoughts (00:58:56)
Wrap-Up (01:08:20)

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Commentary: Trek Stars 141: Yeah, That's a Word by Mike Schindler

Hurley, Part 3: Groom Lake.

In 2002, Maurice Hurley teamed with director William Shatner to write the alien encounter movie, Groom Lake. The picture is about a dying woman, played by Amy Acker, who travels to an area famous for UFO sightings in an attempt to assure herself that there is more to the universe than life on Earth.

In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, John and Mike discuss Hurley's final movie. We also touch on his television career, including Miami Vice. And in news, we take a look at the production team assembled by Justin Lin to make Star Trek Beyond.

Running Time: 1 hour 6 minutes 6 seconds


Hosts

John Mills and Mike Schindler

Editor and Producer

Mike Schindler

Executive Producers

Norman C. Lao, Matthew Rushing, and C Bryan Jones

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Will Nguyen

Chapters

Groom Lake (00:08:42)
Miami Vice (00:25:45)
Star Trek Beyond Production Team (00:49:00)
Wrap-up (00:55:34)

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