Joe Menosky
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Joe Menosky is a television writer known for his work on the various Star Trek series. Menosky joined the writing staff for Season 4 of Star Trek: The Next Generation
, and also wrote for several episodes for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
and Star Trek: Voyager
. As a writer on Voyager, he usually co-wrote with Brannon Braga
.
Menosky is the writer credited with starting the trend of trying to work the number 47
into every script. He graduated from Pomona College
in 1979, where the number 47 is believed to hold special importance.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
, and also wrote for several episodes for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
and Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
. As a writer on Voyager, he usually co-wrote with Brannon Braga
Brannon Braga
Brannon Braga is an American television producer and screenwriter, currently working as showrunner and executive producer on Terra Nova...
.
Menosky is the writer credited with starting the trend of trying to work the number 47
47 (number)
47 is the natural number following 46 and preceding 48.-In mathematics:Forty-seven is the fifteenth prime number, a safe prime, the thirteenth supersingular prime, and the sixth Lucas prime. Forty-seven is a highly cototient number...
into every script. He graduated from Pomona College
Pomona College
Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name. The school enrolls 1,548 students.The founding member...
in 1979, where the number 47 is believed to hold special importance.
Next Generation Writing Credits
- "LegacyLegacy (TNG episode)"Legacy" is the 80th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:In this episode, the officers of the Federation Starfleet starship USS Enterprise-D encounter Ishara Yar , the sister of their former shipmate Tasha Yar...
" - "First ContactFirst Contact (TNG episode)"First Contact" is the 89th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:Delicate First Contact proceedings between the Federation and a new civilization on the verge of developing interstellar warp travel are disrupted when a member of the USS...
" with Marc Scott ZicreeMarc Scott ZicreeMarc Scott Zicree is an American science fiction author, television writer, and screenwriter. He is also the author of "The Twilight Zone Companion", a detailed history of Rod Serling's series The Twilight Zone...
, Dennis Russell Bailey, David BischoffDavid BischoffDavid F. Bischoff is an American science fiction and television writer.-General Background:Born in Washington D.C. and now living in Eugene, Oregon, Bischoff writes science fiction books, short stories, and scripts for television...
, Ronald D. MooreRonald D. MooreRonald Dowl Moore is an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his work on Star Trek and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, for which he won a Peabody Award for creative excellence in 2005 and an Emmy Award in 2008.-Early life and...
and Michael PillerMichael PillerMichael Piller was an American television scriptwriter and producer, who was most famous for his contributions to the Star Trek franchise.-Early life and career:Piller was born in Port Chester, New York... - "The Nth DegreeThe Nth Degree (TNG episode)"The Nth Degree" is the 93rd episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Plot:The Enterprise is sent to investigate the shutdown of the Argus Array, a deep-space telescope and radio antenna. Geordi La Forge and Lt...
" - "In TheoryIn TheoryIn Theory might refer to one of the following:*"In Theory" , an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation*In Theory , an American rock band...
" with Ronald D. Moore - "Clues" with Bruce D. Arthurs
- "Darmok" with Philip LazebnikPhilip LaZebnikPhilip LaZebnik is an American screenwriter, television writer and producer.LaZebnik has written screenplay for films like Pocahontas, Mulan, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar, Asterix and the Vikings, The Three Investigators and the Secret of...
- "Hero WorshipHero Worship (TNG episode)"Hero Worship" is an episode of the fifth season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The episode has an average rating of 2.6/5 on the official Star Trek website...
" with Hilary J. Bader - "Time's ArrowTime's Arrow (TNG episode)"Time’s Arrow" is the 26th episode of the fifth season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. A two-part episode of Star Trek: TNG, the first episode was a cliffhanger season finale for the fifth season and the second episode was the premiere for the sixth...
", Parts I and II with Michael PillerMichael PillerMichael Piller was an American television scriptwriter and producer, who was most famous for his contributions to the Star Trek franchise.-Early life and career:Piller was born in Port Chester, New York... - "The ChaseThe Chase (TNG episode)"The Chase" is the 20th episode in season 6 of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:Four competing expeditions — Federation, Klingon, Cardassian, and Romulan — attempt to solve a genetic puzzle that proves to be the key to why Star Treks version...
" with Ronald D. Moore - "SuspicionsSuspicions (TNG episode)"Suspicions" is an episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:Relieved of duty and facing a court martial, Dr. Crusher tells of her support of a Ferengi scientist and the trouble that ensued from an applied test of his...
" with Naren ShankarNaren ShankarNaren Shankar is a writer, producer and director of several television series. As a writer Shankar has contributed with works for Farscape, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Night Visions, The Outer Limits, The Chronicle, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, seaQuest 2032, and Star Trek: Voyager.After... - "MasksMasks (TNG episode)"Masks" is the 169th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:An alien archive, initially appearing as a rogue comet because of accumulated matter, transforms the Enterprise as well as adapts Commander Data for a reenactment of its culture's...
" - "EmergenceEmergence (TNG episode)"Emergence" is the 175th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Overview:The Enterprise shows signs it is developing an artificial intelligence.-Plot:...
" with Brannon BragaBrannon BragaBrannon Braga is an American television producer and screenwriter, currently working as showrunner and executive producer on Terra Nova...
Deep Space Nine Writing Credits
- "Dramatis PersonaeDramatis Personae (DS9 episode)"Dramatis Personae" is the 18th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Overview:A "telepathic infection" sets the crew into two factions fighting against each other, with Kira leading the mutiny.-Plot:...
" - "RivalsRivals (DS9 episode)"Rivals" is the 31st episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Plot:The episode begins with Odo placing El-Aurian Martus Mazur in a holding cell after accusing him of swindling aboard Deep Space Nine. While in his cell, Martus acquires a gambling device that...
with Jim Trombetta" and Michael Piller - "Distant VoicesDistant Voices (DS9 episode)"Distant Voices" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 18th episode of the third season.Quick Overview: A telepathic attack on Julian Bashir causes him to age rapidly.-Plot summary:...
" with Ira Steven BehrIra Steven BehrIra Steven Behr born 23 October 1953, in New York City, New York, USA is an American television producer and screenwriter, most known for his work on Star Trek, especially Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, on which he served as showrunner and executive producer...
and Robert Hewitt WolfeRobert Hewitt WolfeRobert Hewitt Wolfe is an American television producer and screenwriter. He is mostly known for his work as a writer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and for developing and producing the series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda...
Voyager Writing Credits
- "Cathexis" with Brannon BragaBrannon BragaBrannon Braga is an American television producer and screenwriter, currently working as showrunner and executive producer on Terra Nova...
- "The Thaw" with Richard Gadas
- "Remember" with Brannon Braga
- "Future's End" Parts 1-2 with Brannon Braga
- "Alter Ego"
- "Distant OriginDistant Origin"Distant Origin" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 23rd episode of the third season.-Plot:Professor Gegen and his assistant, Veer, two Voth palaeontologists, make a shocking find on a nearby planet: the skeletal remains of a creature whose genome is so closely related to their own that it...
" with Brannon Braga - "Scorpion" Parts 1-2 with Brannon Braga
- "The Gift"
- "Year of Hell" Parts 1-2 with Brannon Braga
- "The Killing GameThe Killing Game"The Killing Game" is a two-part episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 18th and 19th episodes of the fourth season. A Hirogen hunting party has taken over Voyager and put its crew to work as living holodeck characters. Their minds are controlled by neural interfaces which make them believe they are...
" Parts 1-2 with Brannon Braga - "Hope and FearHope and Fear (Voyager episode)"Hope and Fear" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the final episode of the fourth season. The episode has an average rating of 4.3/5 on the official Star Trek website ....
" with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga - "TimelessTimeless (Voyager episode)"Timeless", the sixth episode of the fifth season of Star Trek: Voyager, was also the series' 100th episode. It has an average fan rating of 4.7/5 on the official Star Trek website as of September, 2009....
" with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga - "Equinox" Parts 1-2 with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
- "Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy" with Bill VallelyBill VallelyBill Vallely is a professional illustrator and writer that has spent twenty years working mostly as a freelance artist...
- "The Voyager Conspiracy"
- "Blink of an Eye" with Michael TaylorMichael Taylor (screenwriter)Michael Taylor is best known for his work as a writer for both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. His DS9 credits include the celebrated episode "The Visitor", "Things Past", "Resurrection" and "In the Pale Moonlight", which was controversial for challenging some of Star Trek's...
- "Muse"