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Piller talks more DEAD ZONE

While updating DEAD ZONE fans on the progress of the TV show adaptation of Stephen King's classic tale of psychic adventure, Michael Piller said it's starting out stronger than any TV show he's ever worked on.

And given the fact Piller worked on genre icons from STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, DEEP SPACE NINE, VOYAGER, as well as MAX HEADROOM and THE TWILIGHT ZONE, that's worth considering.

In a posting on the show's official site, in which he took a playful swipe at CINESCAPE's own columnist Mark A. Altman, Piller said, "The first eight episodes of DEAD ZONE are as good as any eight shows in a row I've ever been involved with in this business. It usually takes an entire season for a series to find its way. On the STAR TREK series, for reasons I can't entirely explain, it always seemed to take two years to get solid creative footing (although I happen to believe that the second season of VOYAGER did some classic TREK, my friend Mark Altman would disagree)."

Looks like we'll all see when ZONE debuts June 16 on the USA Network.