Joe Menosky is a television writer known for his work on the various Star Trek series.
Joe Menosky | |
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Born | United States |
Occupation | Writer |
Career
editHe graduated from Pomona College in 1979, where the number 47 holds special importance (see 47 as an in-joke).[1] Menosky is the writer credited with starting the trend of trying to work the number 47 into many scripts.[2][3]
Menosky joined the writing staff for Season 4 of Star Trek: The Next Generation,[4] and also wrote for several episodes for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.[5][6] 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.[7][8]
He later began work as a co-producer on The Orville,[9] and wrote the second-season episode "Sanctuary".
Writing credits
editSource:[10]
- “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 ), Air date: May 21, 1989
- "Legacy"
- "First Contact" with Marc Scott Zicree, Dennis Russell Bailey, David Bischoff, Ronald D. Moore and Michael Piller
- "The Nth Degree"
- "In Theory" with Ronald D. Moore
- "Clues" with Bruce D. Arthurs
- "Darmok" with Philip Lazebnik
- "Hero Worship" with Hilary J. Bader
- "Time's Arrow", Parts I and II with Michael Piller
- "The Chase" with Ronald D. Moore
- "Suspicions" with Naren Shankar
- "Masks"
- "Emergence" with Brannon Braga
- "Dramatis Personae"
- "Rivals" with Jim Trombetta and Michael Piller
- "Distant Voices" with Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe
- "Cathexis" with Brannon Braga
- "The Thaw" with Richard Gadas
- "Remember" with Brannon Braga
- "Future's End" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga
- "Alter Ego"
- "Distant Origin" with Brannon Braga
- "Scorpion" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga
- "The Gift"
- "Year of Hell" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga
- "The Killing Game" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga
- "Living Witness" with Bryan Fuller & Brannon Braga
- "Hope and Fear" with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
- "Timeless" with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
- "Equinox" Parts 1–2 with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
- "Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy" with Bill Vallely
- "The Voyager Conspiracy"
- "Blink of an Eye" with Michael Taylor
- "Muse"
- "Lethe" with Ted Sullivan
Source:[11]
- "The Weight"
- "Best-Laid Plans"
- "Happy Valley"
References
edit- ^ "The Mystique of 47". Pomona College (via Internet Archive). Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "Starbase Pomona". Pomona College (via Internet Archive). Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ "Stardate 47". Pomona College (via Internet Archive). Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ "Menosky, Joe". WorldCat Identities. OCLC Inc. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ Barnes, Rachel; Graham, Julie (August 23, 2017). "Finding Aid for the Joe Menosky papers, 1983-2005, (bulk 1995-2001)". Online archive of California. UCLA Library Special Collections. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ Shin 2016.
- ^ Shin, Daniel (2016). "Let's do the number: 'Star Trek' and the 47 conspiracy". marketplace.org. Minnesota Public Radio. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ Croston, John (June 3, 2016). "BREAKING: Trek Vet Joe Menosky and 'Heroes' Writer Aron Coleite Join Star Trek All Access Writing Staff". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Reddy, Anurag (December 10, 2021). "The Orville Season 3 Updates – Expectations From The Series". Telegraph Star. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "Joe Menosky". Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. 49 (Gale In Context: Biography). 2003. Gale K1609015813.
- ^ Pascale, Anthony; Moore, Ronald D. (February 15, 2021). "Interview: Ron Moore On How 'For All Mankind' Is Building The Road To Star Trek". TrekMovie.com. SciFanatic Network. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- Denise & Michael Okuda, Star Trek Chronology: A History of the Future, Appendix J, "Writing Credits".
External links
edit- Joe Menosky at IMDb