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 Become one! Support Trek.fm and Commentary: Trek Stars at the $25/month level or plus! Visit http://patreon.com/trekfm http://patreon.com/trekfm   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)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm  Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm  Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm  Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact  Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm