RIP Peter Allan Fields (1 Viewer)

[Sam Favate]

Veteran TV writer (and former lawyer) Peter Allan Fields passed away earlier this week. He had a long career writing for TV, starting with The Man From UNCLE, and going through Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. He wrote, among many others, TNG's much-loved The Inner Light episode, and two DS9 fan-favorites, Duet and In The Pale Moonlight.

I always enjoyed his work, and will continue to do so as I rewatch the episode with his contributions from my favorite shows.

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[Blimpoy06]

Mr. Fields was one of those writers who produced solid television scripts for decades and somehow stayed under the radar. "The Minus X Affair" from The Man From U.N.C.L.E and "The Seven Million Dollar Man" from The Six Million Dollar Man are both favorites of mine from both series. He had a real gift for dialogue and making the characters have real motivations. His teleplay for "Half A Life" on Star Trek TNG made Lwaxana Troi into a well rounder character and not a one note joke anymore. And I can't stress the brilliance of the first season Star Trek DS9 episode "Duet". That still resonates with me today. I wish there was a nice long segment with him on the What We Left Behind doc. Maybe on the bonus section on the release I hope.