Michael Piller
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Michael Piller was an American television writer and producer best known for his influential work shaping the modern Star Trek franchise, particularly through his leadership on Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent series.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Piller canonical | 22 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American person
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screenwriter ⓘ showrunner ⓘ television producer ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| coCreatorOf |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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Star Trek: Voyager ⓘ The Dead Zone (TV series) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Paramount Domestic Television
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surface form:
Paramount Television
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ⓘ Star Trek: The Next Generation ⓘ Star Trek: Voyager ⓘ |
| familyName | Piller ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
television production
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television writing ⓘ |
| fullName | Michael Piller self-link ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction television ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| influenced |
Star Trek
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surface form:
modern Star Trek franchise
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| knownFor |
developing serialized storytelling elements in Star Trek
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leadership on Star Trek: The Next Generation writing staff ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped define the modern Star Trek television storytelling style
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introduced open script submission policy for Star Trek: The Next Generation ⓘ reshaped the writing process on Star Trek: The Next Generation ⓘ |
| notableRole | key architect of 1990s Star Trek television ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Legend (TV series)
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ⓘ Star Trek: Insurrection ⓘ Star Trek: The Next Generation ⓘ Star Trek: Voyager ⓘ The Dead Zone (TV series) ⓘ episode "Caretaker" (Star Trek: Voyager) ⓘ Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Emissary" ⓘ
surface form:
episode "Emissary" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
episode "Ensign Ro" (Star Trek: The Next Generation) ⓘ episode "The Best of Both Worlds" (Star Trek: The Next Generation) ⓘ |
| occupation |
screenwriter
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television producer ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Trek franchise creative team ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-creator of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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co-creator of Star Trek: Voyager ⓘ executive producer of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ⓘ executive producer of Star Trek: Voyager ⓘ head writer of Star Trek: The Next Generation ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
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