Star Trek passings

[tomalak301]

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.

It looks a bit more Star Wars, but good job.

 

[The Wormhole]

I also posted this in the Voyager forum, but if anyone's interested, here's the Hollywood Reporter's article on Jeri Taylor:

Jeri Taylor, ‘Star Trek’ Writer and Producer on ‘The Next Generation’ and ‘Voyager,’ Dies at 86

The trailblazing Emmy nominee also worked on ‘Quincy, M.E.’ and ‘Magnum, P.I.’ and left a legacy with the character Capt. Kathryn Janeway, portrayed by Kate Mulgrew.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[JoseNoodles]

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.

A great avatar for a great producer. Rest in Peace Ms. Taylor.

 

[keel]

Terri Garr has passed, age of 79. She hasn't been well for years.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Damn, this one hurts.

 

[kkt]

Terri Garr has passed, age of 79. She hasn't been well for years.

An excellent guest star as the confused 1968 secretary seeing too many impossible things in TOS "Assignment Earth". She had a couple of great speeches and did them well. More famous for her later, non-Star Trek roles though.

RIP.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Garr was never defined by TREK. More so byTOOTSIE, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS. But she has to have the funniest TREK character opening scene of them all.


Not to mention one M*A*S*H TV episode to boot.

 

[Tallguy]

She was so terrible in Star Trek. She was so great in everything else. RIP.

I forgot about Tootsie!

I should see if I can track down Let it Ride.

I'm so glad all the headlines say "Young Frankenstein" and "Close Encounters". As it should be.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Counterpoint: She was great as Roberta Lincoln in Star Trek. A perfect match for Lansing's Gary Seven.

She went on to be even greater.

 

[1001001]

She was Phoebe’s real mom!

And Mr. Mom’s wife too.

RIP

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Someone else brought up that she was John Denver's wife in 'Oh God', a movie I'd forgotten about, but saw in the theater. A nice, low key movie that doesn't hit you over the head with its message.

 

[Tallguy]

Someone else brought up that she was John Denver's wife in 'Oh God', a movie I'd forgotten about, but saw in the theater. A nice, low key movie that doesn't hit you over the head with its message.

I saw Oh God and Close Encounters the same weekend. So to me Terri Garr was the woman who didn't believe her husband!

 

[Tuskin38]

She voiced Terry's mom in Batman Beyond.

Only learned that today going through her Filmography

 

[Frontis]

Brannon Braga just posted on Facebook that Jeri Taylor passed.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

RIP Jeri Taylor

 

[tomalak301]

Counterpoint: She was great as Roberta Lincoln in Star Trek. A perfect match for Lansing's Gary Seven.

She went on to be even greater.

I haven't seen that episode in a long time but I remember both having good chemistry together.

RIP Teri Garr.

 

[keel]

I just read that Terri complained to Roddenberry about the shortness of her already short miniskirt but Gene wanted it 2" even shorter and she walked off the set but won her case.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

She was so terrible in Star Trek. She was so great in everything else. RIP.

I forgot about Tootsie!

I should see if I can track down Let it Ride.

I'm so glad all the headlines say "Young Frankenstein" and "Close Encounters". As it should be.

The obituaries ALWAYS leave out at least one notable part. FIRST BORN was a top-billed role for her, though she was relegated to referee between her sons and Peter Weller.

She was Phoebe’s real mom!

And Mr. Mom’s wife too.

RIP

And Corey Haim's mom in FIRST BORN.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

I saw Oh God and Close Encounters the same weekend. So to me Terri Garr was the woman who didn't believe her husband!

I just remembered that I saw Teri on a double bill of 'The Black Stallion' and the re-release of 'Close Encounters'. She lost her husband in both movies, one to a ship sinking, the other to aliens.

 

[Tallguy]

I just heard someone point out how she was very rarely the lead but she was always what you remembered.