DEEP SPACE NINE Creator Michael Piller is Dead. -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

Damn that sucks... by barryap	Nov 1st, 2005 03:05:34 PM
DS9 was awesome! by SoulOnIce	Nov 1st, 2005 03:27:59 PM
thanks for the stories by slder78	Nov 1st, 2005 03:32:08 PM
RIP by Bean_	Nov 1st, 2005 03:33:55 PM
Damn, that's too young by zer0cool2k2	Nov 1st, 2005 03:35:15 PM
r.i.p by donnidurden	Nov 1st, 2005 03:38:43 PM
More bad news by MaguaSynfield	Nov 1st, 2005 03:43:32 PM
" by performingmonkey	Nov 1st, 2005 03:46:47 PM
Sad by The Funketeer	Nov 1st, 2005 03:48:02 PM
God Damn by waynefoolx	Nov 1st, 2005 03:57:06 PM
Wow, and I'm half-way through my first run of this show righ by Mahaloth	Nov 1st, 2005 04:01:51 PM
Damn. He also wrote "Best of Both Worlds" - best TNG ever that by Tall_Boy	Nov 1st, 2005 04:13:52 PM
Very sad day for this old skool Trekker... by Strabo	Nov 1st, 2005 04:14:49 PM
Bad bad news. by ILK	Nov 1st, 2005 05:00:17 PM
He deserves this attention. by themikejonas	Nov 1st, 2005 05:01:56 PM
I actually thought he was younger than that but I'm still sh by Big Bad Clone	Nov 1st, 2005 05:03:37 PM
...so is it "Michael" or "Micahel"? by LlGHTST0RMER	Nov 1st, 2005 05:04:24 PM
major suckage!! by Gabba-UK	Nov 1st, 2005 05:27:55 PM
Thanks for DS9 by redshirt	Nov 1st, 2005 05:29:15 PM
God I hope this talkback doesn't start using acronyms like a by Doc_Strange	Nov 1st, 2005 05:45:22 PM
Do you suppose Khan was a good guy in the Mirror, Mirror univers by kintar0	Nov 1st, 2005 05:52:04 PM
WOW by Da'Moose	Nov 1st, 2005 05:56:30 PM
That could be the new series... by kintar0	Nov 1st, 2005 06:05:43 PM
Agreed performingmonkey, DS9 made me want to watch Trek by Capt. Murphy	Nov 1st, 2005 06:07:24 PM
Wow thats some Viral Marketing... by FNORDcinco1	Nov 1st, 2005 06:13:31 PM
Yeah. Way, way, too young. by SpacePhil	Nov 1st, 2005 06:23:20 PM
Daaaaaaaaamn by teedadawg	Nov 1st, 2005 06:24:42 PM
Deep Sleep Nine the best of the Star Trek series? by REMcycle	Nov 1st, 2005 06:31:18 PM
acronym by wolfman911	Nov 1st, 2005 06:36:07 PM
Deep Space 9, best Trek acting yet! by warp11	Nov 1st, 2005 06:43:41 PM
You could have at least spelled his name right... by Christopher_atUC	Nov 1st, 2005 07:09:33 PM
He looked SICK when being interviewed for the Insurrection Speci by BoyNamedSue	Nov 1st, 2005 07:21:43 PM
Good Work Hrecluse... by onefalsemove	Nov 1st, 2005 07:28:27 PM
rest in peace mr. pillar by yeah i'm a jerk!	Nov 1st, 2005 07:40:00 PM
HOLY SHIT!!! That's so sad and sucks so bad. by Russman	Nov 1st, 2005 08:07:57 PM
Hey Wolfman by redshirt	Nov 1st, 2005 08:35:51 PM
Damn. This sucks. RIP Michael Piller, you were one of the best by Z0D	Nov 1st, 2005 08:47:01 PM
Off to that great big wormhole/Deus Ex Machina in the sky by I Hate Movies	Nov 1st, 2005 08:53:48 PM
Weak, definitely the second best Series. by iamnicksaicnsn	Nov 1st, 2005 09:10:12 PM
That is very sad indeed by ejcarter9	Nov 1st, 2005 09:59:07 PM
His daughter's name is Brent? by nomihs	Nov 1st, 2005 11:37:38 PM
DS9 Was Unique Among the Trek Series... by Ktak	Nov 1st, 2005 11:38:23 PM
His daughter's name is Brent? by nomihs	Nov 1st, 2005 11:38:37 PM
Thank You, Michael Piller by Decepticon	Nov 2nd, 2005 12:33:08 AM
His best teleplay ever was for Simon & Simon by Regis Travolta	Nov 2nd, 2005 01:29:59 AM
Very sad indeed. It's always sad to see talented individual by HappyHamster	Nov 2nd, 2005 01:56:35 AM
damn!!! by rabban	Nov 2nd, 2005 02:14:21 AM
Anybody who could shove some imagination and departure-from-form by Darth Bono Jr.	Nov 2nd, 2005 03:46:07 AM
RIP Michael Piller by Trader Groucho 2	Nov 2nd, 2005 03:59:39 AM
He was an infectiously enthusiastic man by Andy Dufresne	Nov 2nd, 2005 04:39:51 AM
That explains it by Baba-Lou	Nov 2nd, 2005 06:43:45 AM
As much as I love NEXT GEN, DEEP SPACE NINE is by far the best T by SpyGuy	Nov 2nd, 2005 07:49:27 AM
To paraphrase Picard... by board shitlez	Nov 2nd, 2005 07:59:41 AM
hmmmm... by occams_razor	Nov 2nd, 2005 08:26:44 AM
Very sad...so young by Lost Skeleton	Nov 2nd, 2005 08:39:01 AM
"The Visitor" and "Best of Both Worlds, part 1", absolutely blew by Billyeveryteen	Nov 2nd, 2005 08:49:33 AM
Gone to that great Wormhole in the Sky. by cookylamoo	Nov 2nd, 2005 09:14:04 AM
I'll just say this:... the U.S.S DEFIANT. by dommy-gnome	Nov 2nd, 2005 09:18:22 AM
I'm willing to bet that anyone who DOESNT think DS9 was by F by dommy-gnome	Nov 2nd, 2005 09:53:14 AM
DS9 is the ultimate Trek. by Neojanus	Nov 2nd, 2005 10:00:34 AM
All that great television... by Bones	Nov 2nd, 2005 10:16:24 AM
that's pretty sad and RIP but... by yanksno1	Nov 2nd, 2005 10:19:05 AM
"The Wheel is Closed." by Johnny Smith	Nov 2nd, 2005 11:20:51 AM
Dude's got an open invitation to StoVoKor by snowpuff	Nov 2nd, 2005 11:55:48 AM
What...no Babylon 5 comments...? by DigitalDong	Nov 2nd, 2005 12:03:37 PM
more DS9 praise by oisin5199	Nov 2nd, 2005 12:08:09 PM
Wait... by TempusFugitive	Nov 2nd, 2005 12:10:58 PM
Sisko by TempusFugitive	Nov 2nd, 2005 12:13:52 PM
r.i.p by zarandimoviefan	Nov 2nd, 2005 02:16:22 PM
DS9 had more "Fuck yeah!" scenes in it than any Trek episode and by Citizen Arcane	Nov 2nd, 2005 02:46:22 PM
DS9 had great characters and drama and comedy all rolled into on by Orionsangels	Nov 2nd, 2005 03:12:02 PM
DS9 holds up and you'll find yourself watching it whenever i by Orionsangels	Nov 2nd, 2005 03:15:43 PM
Plus DS9 had the hottest ST chicks by Orionsangels	Nov 2nd, 2005 03:19:30 PM
Like "Q"'s comment on Sisco. by cookylamoo	Nov 2nd, 2005 03:26:22 PM
DS9, great show but not "Best Ever" Trek. by Hervoyel	Nov 2nd, 2005 04:04:04 PM
But Honestly... by amelies_thong	Nov 2nd, 2005 05:46:09 PM
amelies_thong, in aw word... by Citizen Arcane	Nov 2nd, 2005 05:51:36 PM
Sad Day by Agitpropigation	Nov 2nd, 2005 06:58:53 PM
The Last Star Trek That Didn't Suck The Hot Hard One by Captain Sulu	Nov 2nd, 2005 08:13:21 PM
He's fucking dead?? by TheGinger Twit	Nov 3rd, 2005 02:12:35 AM
Billyeveryteen!! i gotta agree by rabban	Nov 3rd, 2005 04:08:03 AM
Hate to speak ill of the dead by Maniaq	Nov 3rd, 2005 04:10:07 AM
Thanks Michael. DS9 was the best Trek, you are/were greatly unde by lostbat	Nov 3rd, 2005 04:33:36 AM
hate to speak ill? by rabban	Nov 3rd, 2005 06:12:35 AM
So sad, to bad Berman still walks the earth... by ComputerGuy68	Nov 3rd, 2005 06:51:57 AM
This is awful news. by Voice O. Reason	Nov 3rd, 2005 07:17:03 AM
DS9: Best Trek Ever by brattain	Nov 3rd, 2005 07:28:09 AM
And yet Berman and Braga still walk the earth and have network d by Prof. Pop-Cult	Nov 3rd, 2005 09:09:11 AM
Sad, sad by Cletus Van Damme	Nov 3rd, 2005 09:24:54 AM
On another subject... by MaguaSynfield	Nov 3rd, 2005 09:27:57 AM
Very Sad News by Barron34	Nov 3rd, 2005 10:48:02 AM
another great DS9 memory by oisin5199	Nov 3rd, 2005 12:38:17 PM
What? Joe Straczinski died?? by Spike Fett	Nov 3rd, 2005 01:40:36 PM
DS9 was the best Trek by LivingTribunal	Nov 3rd, 2005 02:49:21 PM
Spike Fett, I don't even know who Joe Straczinski is but I h by Citizen Arcane	Nov 3rd, 2005 04:49:36 PM
lol arcane by rabban	Nov 4th, 2005 01:54:08 AM
does anybody else come to herc's threads just to see how he& by MiltonWaddams	Nov 4th, 2005 10:40:41 AM
wow. by slicksean36	Nov 4th, 2005 02:02:13 PM
by rabban	Nov 5th, 2005 12:38:16 AM
he was recently returned to life in the DS9 series of Trek novel by snowpuff	Nov 5th, 2005 01:44:42 AM
RIP by Jaka	Nov 5th, 2005 02:41:36 AM
Jaka, there was, it was called Babylon5... by ComputerGuy68	Nov 5th, 2005 06:23:33 AM
:) by rabban	Nov 5th, 2005 07:06:27 AM
Who mourns for Morn...I mean Pillar. by Giftoflight	Nov 7th, 2005 01:49:15 AM
Piller, not Pillar... D'OH! by Giftoflight	Nov 7th, 2005 01:50:00 AM
Giftoflight by rabban	Nov 7th, 2005 06:19:00 AM
I hate Trek's utopian ideal by Citizen Arcane	Nov 7th, 2005 10:33:51 AM
huh by rabban	Nov 7th, 2005 03:31:52 PM
There were no credits. That's the other franchise by Citizen Arcane	Nov 8th, 2005 07:39:53 AM
doh by rabban	Nov 8th, 2005 06:50:28 PM
ha!!! by rabban	Nov 12th, 2005 05:12:46 AM
Goodbye Michael and thank you by David Frames	Nov 18th, 2005 03:46:18 PM

DEEP SPACE NINE Creator Michael Piller is Dead.

I am one sad Hercules.

Five reasons why Michael Piller dying sucks:

1) He practically saved the entire “Star Trek” franchise from extinction when he joined the writing staff of “The Next Generation” a couple years into its run.

2) He created “Deep Space Nine,” easily the best of the “Star Trek” series.

3) He masterminded “Star Trek’s” open-submission policy, which got Jane Espenson’s foot in the TV-writing door.

4) He created the TV version of “The Dead Zone,” another great show (at least while he was running it).

5) He was only 57 fucking years old.

Read more of a great hero of mine, Michael Piller, here.

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