Commentary: Trek Stars: The Work of Star Trek Creators Outside of Star Trek
Commentary: Trek Stars is a show from Trek.fm that explores the work of Star Trek creatives beyond the Star Trek franchise. Join Mike Schindler, Max Hegel, and John Mills each week for a trek through the wider world of movies, television, and literature.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 182
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2016
Commentary: Trek Stars 162: Twitter Dark Thirty
Pegg, Part 6: The World's End
Running Time: 43 minutes 4 seconds
Six years after the release of Hot Fuzz, Simon Pegg finally reteamed with Edgar Wright on the screenplay for the final film in the Cor…
Commentary: Trek Stars 161: Alums Are My Aspect Ratios
Pegg, Part 5: Paul.
Running Time: 47 minutes 13 seconds
In 2011, Simon Pegg teamed with his on-screen partner, Nick Frost, to write his fourth screenplay, Paul. The film, directed by Greg Mottola, st…
Commentary: Trek Stars 160: Only Half a Pegg
Pegg, Part 4: Run Fatboy Run.
Running Time: 56 minutes 33 seconds
After the success of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, Simon Pegg became a sought-after commodity for both his acting and writing. Davi…
Commentary: Trek Stars 159: Scraping at the Door
Pegg, Part 3: Hot Fuzz.
Running Time: 39 minutes 56 seconds
In 2007, Simon Pegg re-teamed with Edgar Wright to create the second film in the Cornetto Trilogy, Hot Fuzz. Much like its predecessor,…
Commentary: Trek Stars 158: Hey, Siri!
Pegg, Part 2: Shaun of the Dead.
Running Time: 52 minutes 25 seconds
In 2004, the movie world was formally introduced to Simon Pegg. Not only did star as the title character in Edgar Wright's beloved…
Commentary: Trek Stars 157: Mola Ram's Flaming Heart
Pegg, Part 1: Trek.
Over the past few days, many of us here at Trek.fm have been discussing the news of a new Star Trek TV series, coming in January of 2017. But who is it that's making this show?
…
Commentary: Trek Stars 156: Riker's Brain
Eric A. Stillwell.
Every fan has dreamed of working on Star Trek. Few have made that a reality. Eric A. Stillwell is one of those few.
In the sixth season finale of Commentary: Trek Stars, John and M…
Commentary: Trek Stars 155: Second-Run D-Box
Bloch & Stefano, Part 4: Psycho Comparison.
You never know what might happen while recording a podcast. Your cat might run by and rip setup and rip your external hard drive out of your laptop. You mi…
Commentary: Trek Stars 154: Gearshifting
Bloch & Stefano, Part 2: Psycho (Film).
One year after the release of Robert Bloch's novel, Alfred Hitchcock adapted Psycho for the big screen. To complete this task, he enlisted the help of Joseph S…
Commentary: Trek Stars 153: SPOILER
Bloch & Stefano, Part 2: Psycho (Novel).
Everyone thinks of Psycho as a film by Alfred Hitchcock. But in fact, the story originated as a novel by future Star Trek writer, Robert Bloch. The book tells…
Commentary: Trek Stars 152: Piglet the Ripper
Bloch & Stefano, Part 1: Trek.
In 1959, Robert Bloch wrote his most famous novel, Psycho. One year later, Joseph Stefano adapted that novel into a screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock. The rest is history…
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 re…
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 eight…
Commentary: Trek Stars 149: Johnny's Quest
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…
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 a…
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 D…
Commentary: Trek Stars 146: Hijinks Ensue
Goldsmith, Part 2: The Omen.
In 1978, Jerry Goldsmith won the only Oscar of his career for composing the score to Richard Donner's The Omen. The film stars Gregory Peck as a man whose secretly adop…
Commentary: Trek Stars 145: The Voice of Star Trek
Goldsmith, Part 1: Trek.
When Star Trek made the jump to the big screen in 1979, it was important to the filmmakers that Star Trek: The Motion Picture was not just a big episode of the television s…
Commentary: Trek Stars 144: Makin' Some Titanic
Horner, Part 2: Titanic.
In 1997, James Cameron's Titanic was the king of the world. It shattered box office records and won eleven Oscars, including Best Picture. Two of those Oscars went to James…
Commentary: Trek Stars 143: Narrated by Roscoe Lee Browne
Horner, Part 1: Trek.
In an attempt to differentiate from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and perhaps save a little money at the same time, the producers of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan hired a n…