Star Trek passings
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Woah... That's a big one. 
She wrote some really good episodes. I'm going to have to put a couple on this weekend in her memory.
In fact tonight, I'm putting on "Night Terrors". (She co-wrote the teleplay, and it IS a great creepy episode. It's on the Halloween time watchlist for my wife and I.)
In fact tonight, I'm putting on "Night Terrors". (She co-wrote the teleplay, and it IS a great creepy episode. It's on the Halloween time watchlist for my wife and I.)
Very sad. I thought she brought a lot of humanity to TNG, and stands out as one of the very few women writers involved in the franchise at that time.
Obviously she will be remembered for co-creating Voyager and establishing Janeway, and her two books about the Voyager crew's back stories are great.
Obviously she will be remembered for co-creating Voyager and establishing Janeway, and her two books about the Voyager crew's back stories are great.
RIP Jeri Taylor.
She was a powerhouse for all three of the 90s series and showrunner for Voyager. Her contributions were always great, yet I wonder if she was a little underappreciated, much in the same way as Michael Piller.
She was a powerhouse for all three of the 90s series and showrunner for Voyager. Her contributions were always great, yet I wonder if she was a little underappreciated, much in the same way as Michael Piller.
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I remember Ron Moore commenting how embarrassed all the TNG writers were when one of the first things Taylor pointed out was that TNG lacked any female authority figures. It's why they began having Crusher and Deanna take command of the bridge and led to the creation of Admiral Nechayev.
Looking back on her credits I hadn't realized until now that she penned one of my favorite TNG episodes, "The Drumhead". Apparently it was her favorite, too. RIP, Ms. Taylor.
RIP Jeri Taylor...
As I said in the thread in the Voyager forum, Jeri Taylor is responsible for creating some of my favorite things in Star Trek, some of them already listed by others here in this thread. I will forever appreciate how what she wrote and thought up brought me countless hours of enjoyment, gave me food for thought and shaped my childhood. Was just randomly watching the excellent Voyager episode “Night” yesterday, unaware that she had passed. It’s from the final year of the show she produced and I wonder what influence she had on that particular story.
Anyway, I spent some time today creating a custom animated avatar in her memory. May she rest in peace.
Anyway, I spent some time today creating a custom animated avatar in her memory. May she rest in peace.
Beautiful avatar, Michael. Well done.
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