RIP Harve Bennett

[hedrap]

The man we all owe for saving Trek as a franchise. If he didn't come along, there's no Khan, Voyage Home, TNG, etc...he stop getting the credit he deserved after Roddenberry died and Pillar/Braga started sucking the air out of the room.

http://deadline.com/2015/03/harve-bennett-dies-star-trek-movie-producer-1201387026/

[Hedji]

Rest in Peace. Just days after Nimoy's passing. So, so sad. We owe a lot to Mr. Bennett.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I think Harve Bennet being an outsider asked to helm Trek was the best thing that happened to the franchise since the 2nd season of TOS. Roddenberry's philosophy and outlook on Trek had changed considerably since he created it. Bennet re-injected the all-important human factor of character into the films he helmed.

RIP.

Chris

[HardyGirl]

RIP Harve.

[starsky]

not to mention six million dollar man and bionic woman! rip mr. bennett

[mego73]

It warrants mentioning that the "Steve Austin... a man barely alive..." voice over in the SMDM intro was done by Bennett. RIP

[MIB41]

Such a major loss. He was the silver lining through so many things I loved. Six Mill and Star Trek just for starters. RIP Harve. So sad.

[mhackley]

The man we all owe for saving Trek as a franchise. If he didn't come along, there's no Khan, Voyage Home, TNG, etc...he stop getting the credit he deserved after Roddenberry died and Pillar/Braga started sucking the air out of the room.


http://deadline.com/2015/03/harve-be...er-1201387026/

Completely agree with everything you said with on small exception. I would replace PILLAR with BERMAN. The late Michael Pillar, like Bennett, injected humanity back into TNG, much to the chagrin of Gene Roddenberry. Pillar's contributions, such as the great BEST OF BOTH WORLDS are immeasurable. May both men rest in peace.

[hedrap]

Completely agree with everything you said with on small exception. I would replace PILLAR with BERMAN. The late Michael Pillar, like Bennett, injected humanity back into TNG, much to the chagrin of Gene Roddenberry. Pillar's contributions, such as the great BEST OF BOTH WORLDS are immeasurable. May both men rest in peace.

You're totally right. Big mistake on my part. Pillar was the last good guy. I meant Berman but I've never give him an ounce of credit for Trek. I think I purposely blocked him from memory.

I knew Braga before all that started. Cannot believe it's the same guy. Last time I saw him, in the 90's, I asked him why he felt he had ownership. It was a nonplussed answer about keeping it alive. It was a bs response, we both knew it.

[phil]

Wrath of Khan is one of my all time favorite movies. Opening night in June 1982 was one of the best times I ever had at the movies. Thank you very much for that Mr. Bennett. I also want to thank him for his work on Six Million Dollar Man.
Rest In Peace.

[hedrap]

This is a great interview from '06. It really gets to the heart of what Chris pointed out in his comments...

http://www.trektoday.com/interviews/harve_bennett_2006.shtml