Anecdotes

Was responsible for Gates McFadden leaving Star Trek: La nouvelle génération (1987) after the first season. McFadden returned for season three after Hurley left the show.

Was the creator of the Borg on the TV series Star Trek: La nouvelle génération (1987) (The episode 'Q Who?'). The Borg were also featured in Star Trek : Premier Contact (1996), and in the latter seasons of Star Trek: Voyager (1995).

Wrote an alternative treatment to Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga's screenplay for Star Trek : Générations (1994). Hurley's version had Captain Kirk featuring in the story primarily as a hologram.

He originally intended to create an invincible alien race of insects as the main adversary to the Federation. However, monetary constraints led to the compromise of the Borg as "a variation on the insect mentality".

His work on the screenplay for the TNG episode "Hide and Q" was re-written by Gene Roddenberry. As a consequence, Hurley used the pen name C.J. Holland in the credits.

Co-creator of the character of Lore.