Ouch.
Roberto Orci -- a screenwriter who once rather famously told longtime Star Trek fans to f#ck off -- has passed away. Sadly.
Of course, I mention none of that in any attempt to celebrate. It's been said that any man's passing is a cause for reflection; and I've always thought that true. I do hope that perhaps he found some peace with fandom in his final days -- not that life revolves around fandom or one's perception of it -- because Orci did work so fervently in a great many franchises that so many people around the world hold near and dear. It isn't always about the writing. It isn't always about the characters. It isn't always about the production. It ultimately is how all of this stuff works together -- in unison -- that has heroes establishing legacies that mean so much to fans. While I can respect that maybe he took it as a job, I'll still salute him for works good and bad in this space.
... and work the man did!
Just a quick look at his IMDB.com profile shows -- as I said -- a fascinating portrait of where he came and went. While not all of them are genre-related, a great number of them are. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Xena: Warrior Princess. Jack Of All Trades. Alias. Locke & Key. Cowboys & Aliens (2011). Fringe. Ender's Game (2013). Wow. I hadn't realized just how many enterprises he had dabbled in; there are even more, and that's a testament to the fact that he stuck to his guns and made things happen. Good for him.
Alas, none of us lasts forever, and word reached the Information Superhighway of his passing owed to kidney disease recently.
Our warmest prayers are extended to the family, friends, and fans of Roberto Orci.
May he rest in peace ...
-- EZ
Roberto Orci -- a screenwriter who once rather famously told longtime Star Trek fans to f#ck off -- has passed away. Sadly.
Of course, I mention none of that in any attempt to celebrate. It's been said that any man's passing is a cause for reflection; and I've always thought that true. I do hope that perhaps he found some peace with fandom in his final days -- not that life revolves around fandom or one's perception of it -- because Orci did work so fervently in a great many franchises that so many people around the world hold near and dear. It isn't always about the writing. It isn't always about the characters. It isn't always about the production. It ultimately is how all of this stuff works together -- in unison -- that has heroes establishing legacies that mean so much to fans. While I can respect that maybe he took it as a job, I'll still salute him for works good and bad in this space.
... and work the man did!
Just a quick look at his IMDB.com profile shows -- as I said -- a fascinating portrait of where he came and went. While not all of them are genre-related, a great number of them are. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Xena: Warrior Princess. Jack Of All Trades. Alias. Locke & Key. Cowboys & Aliens (2011). Fringe. Ender's Game (2013). Wow. I hadn't realized just how many enterprises he had dabbled in; there are even more, and that's a testament to the fact that he stuck to his guns and made things happen. Good for him.
Alas, none of us lasts forever, and word reached the Information Superhighway of his passing owed to kidney disease recently.
Our warmest prayers are extended to the family, friends, and fans of Roberto Orci.
May he rest in peace ...
-- EZ
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