Joe Menosky is a television writer known for his work on the various ''Star Trek'' series.
Career
He graduated from
Pomona College in 1979, where the number 47 holds special importance (see
47 as an in-joke).
Menosky is the writer credited with starting the trend of trying to work the number
47 into many scripts.
Menosky joined the writing staff for
Season 4 Season 4 may refer to:
* "Season 4" (''30 Rock'' episode), an episode of ''30 Rock''
See also
*
* Season One (disambiguation) Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughte ...
of ''
Star Trek: The Next Generation'', and also wrote for several episodes for ''
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...
'' and ''
Star Trek: Voyager''. As a writer on ''Voyager'', he usually co-wrote with
Brannon Braga. In June 2016, it was announced that Menosky had joined the writing staff for ''
Star Trek: Discovery''.
He later began work as a
co-producer
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on ''
The Orville'', and wrote the second-season episode "
Sanctuary
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".
Writing credits
''
Hunter
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''
*“The Jade Woman,” Air date: October 17, 1987
*“Hot Prowl,” (Teleplay; Story by Joseph Gunn), Air date: December 8, 1987
*“Allegra,” Air date: December 29, 1987
*“Presumed Guilty,” Air date: November 26, 1988
*“The Pit,” Air date: January 14, 1989
*“City Under Siege, Part 1,” (Teleplay; Story by George Geiger & Tom Chehak), Air date: February 4, 1989
*“Return of White Cloud,” (co-writer with Erin Conroy and
Stepfanie Kramer
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), Air date: May 21, 1989
'' Star Trek: The Next Generation''
* "
Legacy
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Legacy or legacies may refer ...
"
* "
First Contact
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*First contact (astronomy), the moment in astronomical transit when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch
*First contact (anthropology), the first meeting of two cultures previously unaware of one another
...
" with
Marc Scott Zicree
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, Dennis Russell Bailey,
David Bischoff
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Born in Washington D.C., Bischoff wrote science fiction books, short stories, and scripts for television. He beg ...
,
Ronald D. Moore
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and
Michael Piller
* "
The Nth Degree"
* "
In Theory" with Ronald D. Moore
* "
Clues" with Bruce D. Arthurs
* "
Darmok
"Darmok" is the 102nd episode of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the second episode of the fifth season.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the ...
" with
Philip Lazebnik
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* "
Hero Worship" with Hilary J. Bader
* "
Time's Arrow
Time's Arrow may refer to:
* "Time's Arrow" (short story), a 1950 short story by Arthur C. Clarke
* ''Time's Arrow'' (novel), a 1991 novel by Martin Amis
* "Time's Arrow" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation''), a 1992 two-part episode of ''Star Trek: ...
", Parts I and II with
Michael Piller
* "
The Chase" with Ronald D. Moore
* "
Suspicions" with
Naren Shankar
* "
Masks
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"
* "
Emergence
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Emergence ...
" with
Brannon Braga
''
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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''
* "
Dramatis Personae"
* "
Rivals
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" with Jim Trombetta and Michael Piller
* "
Distant Voices" with
Ira Steven Behr
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and
Robert Hewitt Wolfe
'' Star Trek: Voyager''
* "
Cathexis" with
Brannon Braga
* "
The Thaw" with Richard Gadas
* "
Remember
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* ''Remember'' (2015 film), a Canadian film by Atom Egoyan, starring Chris ...
" with Brannon Braga
* "
Future's End" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga
* "
Alter Ego
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"
* "
Distant Origin
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" with Brannon Braga
* "
Scorpion
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" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga
* "
The Gift"
* "
Year of Hell
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" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga
* "
The Killing Game" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga
* "
Living Witness
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" with Bryan Fuller & Brannon Braga
* "
Hope and Fear" with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
* "
Timeless
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* Agelessness, the condition of being unaffected by the passage of time
* Akal (Sikh term), timelessness in Sikhism
* Eternity, timeless existence or infinite duration
* Immo ...
" with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
* "
Equinox" Parts 1–2 with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
* "
Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy
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" with
Bill Vallely
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* "
The Voyager Conspiracy
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"
* "
Blink of an Eye" with
Michael Taylor
* "
Muse
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"
'' Star Trek: Discovery''
* "
Lethe" with
Ted Sullivan
'' For All Mankind''
* "The Weight"
* "Best-Laid Plans"
* "Happy Valley"
References
*
Denise &
Michael Okuda, ''Star Trek Chronology: A History of the Future'', Appendix J, "Writing Credits".
External links
*
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Pomona College alumni
American television writers
Screenwriters from California