#peter allan fields

[squirrelfm]

"At oh eight hundred hours, station time, the Romulan Empire formally declared war against the Dominion. They have already struck fifteen bases along the Cardassian border. So, this is a huge victory for the good guys. This may even be the turning point of the entire war. There's even a 'Welcome to the Fight' party tonight in the wardroom. So I lied, I cheated, I bribed men to cover the crimes of other men. I am an accessory to murder. But most damning thing of all, I think I can live with it. And if I had to do it all over again, I would. Garak was right about one thing. A guilty conscience is a small price to pay for the safety of the Alpha Quadrant, so I will learn to live with it. Because I can live with it. I can live with it. Computer, erase that entire personal log." ~ Benjamin Sisko

[harrypotterhousequotes]

GRYFFINDOR: "Commander, I know what I've done isn't exactly policy. It may not even be legal. But it's right." –Peter Allan Fields (Kira Nerys: Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Duet)

[demigodofhoolemere]

I would like to thank Memory Alpha wiki for the most important piece of information I have ever received: apparently Garak’s profession as a tailor was an homage to The Man from U.N.C.L.E., where Del Floria’s tailor shop serves as the secret entrance to their spy headquarters. The producer who did this is Peter Allan Fields, who wrote some of my favorite TMFU episodes.

[harrypotterhousequotes]

SLYTHERIN:

“KIRA: I regret a lot of what I had to do. DARHEEL: How convenient for you.” 

–Peter Allan Fields (Kira Nerys + Gul Darheel: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Duet)

[educatedinyellow]

Top 5 Things you think are Criminally Underrated!

Thank you for tagging me in this fun meme, @beastlyanachronism! I think I’ll answer it a bit at a time as things occur to me. So here’s something to start with...

I think that in the world of film and television, screenwriters are surprisingly underrated in comparison to the popular attention often given to actors and directors. I wish the contributions of particular authors were more recognized, and I will start by picking a very non-famous screenwriter who has nevertheless meant something to me: Peter Allan Fields.

I doubt most Star Trek fans know his name, as he only wrote a grand total of 13 episodes split between The Next Generation and DS9. But among that baker’s dozen of scripts, we have some of the very best episodes either series had to offer. Peter Allan Fields wrote “The Inner Light” (which is often voted the best single episode of TNG), “Duet” (which is often voted the best single episode of DS9), and “In the Pale Moonlight” (ALSO often voted the best single episode of DS9, for those who don’t go for “Duet.” EDIT: oops, I just looked more closely, and he has story credit for this episode but the actual teleplay was written by another writer. BUT STILL!). He also wrote one of my personal favorites, “Necessary Evil,” a wonderfully noir-ish flashback episode that does very interesting character work between my two favorites, Odo and Kira.

Another reason I love Peter Allan Fields is that he started his career in the mid-1960s writing for The Man From UNCLE, and he once again knocked it out of the park and wrote a number of my very favorite episodes. He had a gift for banter, evident from his very first script -- “The Fiddlesticks Affair” -- and heightened in the delightful “Foxes and Hounds Affair” (guest starring Vincent Price, who absolutely makes the most of the snarky dialogue!) and “The Minus-X Affair.” (ILLYA REPORTING TO THEIR BOSS: Napoleon can rest up a bit. He was hit by a truck. NAPOLEON, PERFECTLY FINE AND GESTURING ENCOURAGINGLY: A big truck! ILLYA, DEADPAN: A small truck.) Good times.

Peter Allan Fields passed away last summer (July 2019) at the age of 84, and I’m kicking myself now that I never wrote him a fan letter. I applaud you, Peter; thank you for some wonderful hours of storytelling with beloved characters!

[iwilltrytobereasonable]

MFU episodes written by Peter Allan Fields

The Fiddlesticks Affair (18 January 1965)

You’re so *dashing*.

The See-Paris-And-Die Affair (1 March 1965)

…sweat you a little, eh pooseycat?

The Four-Steps Affair (22 March 1965)

[can’t remember anything slashy only remembers the bubblegum scene]

The Girls of Nazarone Affair (12 April 1965)

…you DID say you like blondes.

The Ultimate Computer Affair (1 October 1965)

Get that disreputable looking body out of here, post-haste!

The Foxes and Hounds Affair (8 October 1965) - Writer (teleplay)  

Both of you! Wait till Mama gets a load of this!

The Arabian Affair (29 October 1965) - Writer (written by)  

Gee, I wish I had a dress like that.

The Dippy Blonde Affair (7 January 1966) - Writer (written by)  

I hate to trouble you with trivia, Napoleon, but I might be about to be killed and you might want to say goodbye.

The Minus-X Affair (8 Apr 1966) - 

*studies Napoleon’s ripped trousers from VERY CLOSE*

The Concrete Overcoat Affair (25 Nov 1966) -

Alexander Waverly: Sentimental Grandmother of the Year