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".
Co-creator of the character of Lore.
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.