Post by daxmaryrussel on Nov 2, 2005 9:53:05 GMT
Michael Piller has died
"Michael Piller, best known to television viewers around the world as the executive producer/co-creator of more than 500 hours of Star Trek, lost his long battle with an aggressive form of head & neck cancer on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at 4:51 a.m. at his home in Los Angeles. He was 57. He is survived by his wife Sandra, daughter Brent and son Shawn.
Michael served as creative consultant for Star Trek: Voyager, which he co-created, until the series concluded in May 2001. He also co-created Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and served as executive producer on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989-1994), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1992-1995) and Star Trek: Voyager (1994-1996). During the 1994-95 television season, Michael also co-created and executive produced the UPN network series Legend.
In 1998, he wrote and co-produced Star Trek: Insurrection, the ninth installment in the enormously successful Star Trek feature film franchise for Paramount Pictures."
You can read the article at trekweb where Bjo Trimble, among others, wrote a nice piece
trekweb.com/articles/2005/11/01/436796b6736bd.shtml
From Bjo Trimble
"I didn't know him personally, but crossed paths with him several times on the Paramount lot and once at a Christmas party held by Eric Stillwell. He was a gentle man (in every sense). When we got on the sound stage for the final DS9 episode, our little group (including one wheelchair) was very careful to be in the shadows and not get in the way. When lunch break was called, we started to leave for the commissary, and Siddig asked us where we were going. When we told him, he said we should join the crew in a buffet good-bye lunch. While we hesitated, Michael Piller walked by and said, "Well, why are you just standing around? Get over to the buffet before all these hungry people get to it!" So we went along, had a wonderful time talking to cast and crew, and each of us got one of the gimmee caps that Piller had made for the event. He made the day for us."
Articles on startrek.com and scifi.com also
www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/14414.html
www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=33120
It feels strange and sad that he is gone and our thoughts are with his family.
We can still watch him and hear his view points on Star Trek in the extra material of the DVD boxes.
daxmaryrussel
"Michael Piller, best known to television viewers around the world as the executive producer/co-creator of more than 500 hours of Star Trek, lost his long battle with an aggressive form of head & neck cancer on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at 4:51 a.m. at his home in Los Angeles. He was 57. He is survived by his wife Sandra, daughter Brent and son Shawn.
Michael served as creative consultant for Star Trek: Voyager, which he co-created, until the series concluded in May 2001. He also co-created Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and served as executive producer on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989-1994), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1992-1995) and Star Trek: Voyager (1994-1996). During the 1994-95 television season, Michael also co-created and executive produced the UPN network series Legend.
In 1998, he wrote and co-produced Star Trek: Insurrection, the ninth installment in the enormously successful Star Trek feature film franchise for Paramount Pictures."
You can read the article at trekweb where Bjo Trimble, among others, wrote a nice piece
trekweb.com/articles/2005/11/01/436796b6736bd.shtml
From Bjo Trimble
"I didn't know him personally, but crossed paths with him several times on the Paramount lot and once at a Christmas party held by Eric Stillwell. He was a gentle man (in every sense). When we got on the sound stage for the final DS9 episode, our little group (including one wheelchair) was very careful to be in the shadows and not get in the way. When lunch break was called, we started to leave for the commissary, and Siddig asked us where we were going. When we told him, he said we should join the crew in a buffet good-bye lunch. While we hesitated, Michael Piller walked by and said, "Well, why are you just standing around? Get over to the buffet before all these hungry people get to it!" So we went along, had a wonderful time talking to cast and crew, and each of us got one of the gimmee caps that Piller had made for the event. He made the day for us."
Articles on startrek.com and scifi.com also
www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/14414.html
www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?category=0&id=33120
It feels strange and sad that he is gone and our thoughts are with his family.
We can still watch him and hear his view points on Star Trek in the extra material of the DVD boxes.
daxmaryrussel
