The Dead Zone

Commentary: Trek Stars 151: Love is Made of Wildfire by Mike Schindler

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
 
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Mike Schindler

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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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Commentary: Trek Stars 149: Johnny's Quest by Mike Schindler

Piller, Part 3: The Dead Zone.

In 2002, Michael Piller created his fourth television series, The Dead Zone. The show, which starred Anthony Michael Hall and Nicole de Boer, was adapted from Stephen King's novel about a man who develops the ability to see events in the future.

In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, John and Mike are joined by The Dead Zone associate producer and Star Trek writer Eric A. Stillwell to look at Piller's work on the series. We discuss other projects that he was developing, his writing process, and the impact the he had on other writers.

Running Time:  1 hour 7 minutes 57 seconds


Hosts

John Mills and Mike Schindler

Guest

Eric A. Stillwell

Editor and Producer

Mike Schindler

Executive Producers

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

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Will Nguyen

Chapters

Other Projects (00:03:00)
The Dead Zone (00:10:20)
Promoting the Show (00:28:25)
Final Thoughts (00:43:43)
Wrap-up (00:48:22)

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