Michael Piller (born May 30, 1948) is an American television and cinema screenwriter. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Screenwriting refers to the art and craft of writing screenplays. ...

Michael Piller was born in Port Chester, New York, United States. Michael went to school in New York before taking a creative writing course. The professor for this course told everyone, "There are enough bad writers out there. There needn't be anymore". Michael recalls that the professor would rip up his writing and he would be so broken-hearted. This professor eventually chased him into journalism where Michael won two Emmy Awards for his work as a news producer. Port Chester is a village located in Westchester County, New York. ... Japanese secondary school students in uniform. ... Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain types of writing from writing in general. ... A professor is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... An Emmy Award. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television programmes. ...

Michael went back to New York for a few years before seeing a "Chorus Line" show and deciding to pursue his writing career. He originally came back to Los Angeles, California as a censor for CBS in the late 1970s. He eventually started writing spec scripts for such TV series as Simon & Simon and Cagney & Lacey before landing a role as a producer on Simon & Simon. The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... Censorship is the use of governmental power to control speech and other forms of human expression. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major radio and television network in the United States. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Simon & Simon was the name of a detective series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker. ... Cagney and Lacey was an American television series, which aired on CBS for six seasons from 1982 to 1988. ...

He worked his way through the producer ranks and jumped from series to series before being called in by long-time friend Maurice Hurley who was, at the time, writing and producing episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Michael wrote a few episodes for season three (1989-1990) before becoming a full-fledged executive producer. Instead of the old science fiction formula which worked on the original series, he made Star Trek: The Next Generation more about the characters and less about the cool gadgets of the future. The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Executive producer is a role in the entertainment industry that is difficult to define clearly. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... A gadget or gizmo is a device that has a useful specific purpose and function. ...

In 1992, Piller and Rick Berman (who was also executive producer) decided to create a new series based in the Star Trek Universe. Thus, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) was created. Piller oversaw the writing, casting and budget for two seasons before Paramount called him in again to create a new series after production of Star Trek: The Next Generation ended in 1994. Star Trek: Voyager debuted in 1995 as the flagship for the new United Paramount Network (UPN) and ran for seven years. 1991 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Keith Rick Berman (born December 25, 1945 in New York, New York, USA) is an American television producer. ... This article is being rewritten at Star Trek/temp. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The official logo for UPN. UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) is a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc. ...

Piller withdrew from day to day production to a creative consultant role on Deep Space Nine and Voyager in 1996 after seven years of working in the Star Trek franchise. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Franchising (from the French for free) is a method of doing business wherein a franchisor licenses trademarks and methods of doing business to a franchisee in exchange for a recurring royalty fee. ...

He created the ill-fated but critically-acclaimed western for UPN called, Legend (1995) starring Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie. In 1996, Piller successfully sold his first feature film script called Oversight. The script set in a congressional sub-committee, is about the passing of control ... from one generation to the next set, inspired by Piller's relationship with his son Shawn Piller. Legend was a UPN television show that ran from April 18, 1995 until August 22, 1995. ... Richard Dean Anderson Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American actor who started his acting career in soap opera (appearing on General Hospital as Dr. Jeff Webber from 1976 to 1981). ... John de Lancie (born March 20, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a character actor best known for his role as recurring guest star Q on the various Star Trek series. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In 1993, Piller was approached to write one of two prospective scripts for the first Next Generation feature film, with the other written by Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga. He declined. In 1997 he was approached again to write a Next Generation feature film, collaborating with Rick Berman to write Star Trek: Insurrection. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Ronald D. Moore (born 1964 in Chowchilla, California) is a television producer who is currently executive producer of the new Battlestar Galactica series. ... Brannon Braga (born August 14, 1964 in Bozeman, Montana) is a television script writer and producer who has made significant contributions to the Star Trek series since 1990. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Star Trek: Insurrection (Paramount Pictures, 1998) is the ninth Star Trek feature film. ...

In 2001, Piller was approached by Paramount to develop a television series from Stephen King's novel The Dead Zone. The series The Dead Zone debuted June 16, 2002 on the USA Network. As of 2005 the fifth series of Dead Zone is currently in production. 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is a prolific American author best known for his horror novels. ... The Dead Zone is a novel by Stephen King published in 1979. ... The Dead Zone is an American science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... USA Networks new logo was implemented on July 8, 2005 as part of the networks 25th anniversary rebranding campaign. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2004, Piller was yet again contracted to develop another series, this time for the ABC Family network. He and his son, Shawn, developed "Wildfire" a series about a horse ranch in California which reunited piller with his former DS9 star Nana Visitor. The series debuted on the network on July, 2005 and set record highs for the network's ratings. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys Nana Visitor (July 26, 1957) is an American actress. ...

External links

• Michael Piller at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Piller bio at StarTrek.com
• Piller2 - website of Michael Piller's production company