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Commentary: Trek Stars 70: Blue-Collar Directing by Trek fm

Bole, Part 1: Trek.

Last month, the world lost legendary Star Trek director Cliff Bole, who helmed 42 hours of Trek—including 25 episodes of The Next Generation—more than anyone else in the show's history. Among those 25 was "The Best of Both Worlds," commonly considered to be the best TNG episode, and one of the best television episodes, of all time.

In this episode of Commentary: Trek Stars, Mike and Max kick off a new series looking at the work that Bole did in another beloved franchise, The X-Files. But first, we are joined by TNG expert Larry Nemecek to discuss Bole's work in Trek, his industry origins, his hits and misses, and his blue-collar approach to filmmaking. Larry also gives us a taste of what Bole was like as a person.

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Commentary: Trek Stars 70: Blue-Collar Directing
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Running Time: 1 hour 5 minutes 14 seconds


Hosts

Mike Schindler and Max Hegel

 

Guest

Larry Nemecek

 

Show Notes

Read Bole's obituary and sign an online guest book.


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Commentary: Trek Stars 2: The Roddenberry Box by Trek fm

Roddenberry Part 1: Star Trek.

This week, Max and Mike begin a series which looks at the career of Gene Roddenberry as a television creator. Part 1 examines Roddenberry’s work in Star Trek. We discuss the impact that The Original Series had on the medium, the mystery of why The Animated Series didn’t work at all, what The Motion Picture tells us about how Phase II would’ve been, and how Roddenberry’s take on The Next Generation has influenced the franchise since his death. So grab a cup of tea, Earl Grey, hot, and settle in for half an hour of semi-entertaining musings.

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Commentary: Trek Stars 2: The Roddenberry Box
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Hosts

Mike Shindler and Max Hegel

 

Chapters

Creating Star Trek
The Animated Series
Phase II and The Motion Picture
The Next Generation
Final Thoughts


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