Comments on: Michael Piller dies.

Michael Piller dies.

feelinglistless — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:22:39 -0800

Michael Piller has died. The man who was the father of modern Star Trek and television sci-fi in general.

By: Meatbomb

Meatbomb — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:28:46 -0800

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:56:13 -0800

By: furiousxgeorge

furiousxgeorge — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:00:20 -0800

Agreed on one point so many people argue about: DS9 was the finest show in the series. On a less controversial point, if this guy was the one who made TNG stop sucking around the end of season two, thank you, and .

By: Ryvar

Ryvar — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:03:52 -0800

I don't usually comment in obit. threads, but Star Trek: TNG nearly defined my childhood. Every night that a new episode came on, mom would make a big bowl of popcorn and the family would curl up on the couch together and watch. My friends and I would try to catch reruns during the afternoon - the summer of the Best of Both Worlds cliffhanger was filled with speculation between us as to what was going to happen. I must've watched the VHS of the first part twenty times. Years later it's the only television show that has ever really held my interest and I now own the boxed set with all 178 episodes on DVD. The difference starting with season three is striking. Michael Piller enriched my life immeasurably. He will be missed.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:17:38 -0800

By: neckro23

neckro23 — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:20:52 -0800

By: Hildegarde

Hildegarde — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:22:44 -0800

By: signal

signal — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:26:30 -0800

So it goes.

By: purephase

purephase — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:26:48 -0800

By: mcwetboy

mcwetboy — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:29:57 -0800

if this guy was the one who made TNG stop sucking around the end of season two That was him, all right.

By: mcwetboy

mcwetboy — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:34:42 -0800

Obit on startrek.com: cancer, as you might expect in someone who was only 57.

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:39:20 -0800

. I always thought I was a Trekkie, but I didn't recognize his name at all. But I see that I owe him thanks for making TNG and DS9 work.

By: Plutor

Plutor — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:44:17 -0800

I agree with alumshubby. Name recognition, zero. Appreciation, infinity. .

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 05:01:43 -0800

DS9 was the best of the series.

By: notclosed

notclosed — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 05:06:04 -0800

By: mrmojoflying

mrmojoflying — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 05:07:10 -0800

I remember Michael from the tremendously entertaining tell-all Star Trek book he wrote about 7 years back. Unfortuantely, it was supressed by Paramount. It had made ample use of "confidential" comminques and the studio threatened to sue. Too bad.

By: patgas

patgas — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 05:25:24 -0800

Thanks, Mr. Piller.

By: fossil_human

fossil_human — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:06:58 -0800

I'm with alumshubby, too.

By: ToasT

ToasT — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:15:12 -0800

Star Trek: TNG nearly defined my childhood. Now I feel old. Oh, and: .

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:32:59 -0800

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:33:25 -0800

. \/

By: vagus

vagus — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:48:20 -0800

I, for one, welcome our new . overlords.

By: johngoren

johngoren — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:25:28 -0800

RIP Piller, but I dearly wish Nicholas Meyer had been given control of Star Trek.

By: benjh

benjh — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:57:22 -0800

Agreed that DS9 was the best series. But really... um... where is Star Trek now?

By: cavalier

cavalier — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:00:38 -0800

Rick Berman is probably lacquering up Maxim pinup girls in uniforms as we speak. Sigh.

By: maulik

maulik — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:29:59 -0800

By: bshock

bshock — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:34:35 -0800

Goodbye, Mr. Piller. I enjoyed your work.

By: blendor

blendor — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:36:58 -0800

Wow, I had no idea who this guy was or how much he affected me. My childhood was also greatly influenced by TNG. Now I know who to thank for it. .

By: Ber

Ber — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:50:29 -0800

By: kalimac

kalimac — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:50:37 -0800

Wow. TNG practically raised me, and influenced me in a huge number of ways. .

By: S.C.

S.C. — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:59:41 -0800

By: chrominance

chrominance — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:03:50 -0800

What blendor said, except to add that it's sad I had to learn this from his obit.

By: tozturk

tozturk — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:23:09 -0800

By: mdeatherage

mdeatherage — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:16:20 -0800

By: quadog

quadog — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 13:00:08 -0800

Agreed that DS9 was the best of Star Trek and arguably one of the better shows that television has ever produced. It's too bad that the show couldn't have lasted another season or two but I think its association with the Trek franchise probably kept a lot of people from giving it a chance. I never new if Piller or Berman was the driving force behind the rebirth of Trek but this obit clearly answers the question. .

By: Anders Levant

Anders Levant — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:11:01 -0800

Rick Berman is probably lacquering up Maxim pinup girls in uniforms as we speak. Sigh. with help from Brannon Braga.... RIP Mr. Piller, thank you for DS9

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:17:33 -0800

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:27:06 -0800

Babylon 5 is better than DS9. That being said, nightly reruns of Star Trek: TNG back in 1991 got my nerd-ass through a tough time when all my friends were off at college and I wasn't. "Best if Both Worlds" is still right up there. So, you know... "." and all that.

By: notcostello

notcostello — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 21:01:46 -0800

I too fell ashamed to only learn now of his influence. TNG season 3 and on is the best ST. I had always assumed that it was due to Ryker's beard. As I am currently between engagements, I have the chance to watch TNG everday for about 4 hours. I cannot express the joy-pain I feel when I watch "All good things..." I enjoy it but dread the cycling back to the first 2 seasons. As I watch TNG (=>3) now, I am constantly amazed at how good a show it is. All hail Mr. Piller!

By: Urgo

Urgo — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 22:33:48 -0800

I loved TNG as a kid, and recently fell in love with The Dead Zone. RIP Michael. You will be missed.

By: Deepspace

Deepspace — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:02:21 -0800

DS9 was the best. .

By: mouthnoize

mouthnoize — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:43:10 -0800

By: Megafly

Megafly — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:13:40 -0800

"Shaka, when the walls fell."

By: etoile

etoile — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:07:44 -0800

TNG was always my favorite Trek. I never really liked DS9, especially not after the first few seasons. (I'm a weirdo who prefers episodic-type series over soap opera-type series.) Spike TV used to have TNG on twice a night five nights a week, and now they only put it on in the middle of the afternoon. I love all of the series, but things really picked up when Michael Piller was around. (And yes, I knew his name beforehand.) Goodnight, Mr. Piller.