Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Lucky gave a boost to my attention span; lets put it that way. The hour-long transformed into a proper feature. And you can tell. To me, Season 4 just didnt have that magic (The Battle Joined being the exception). Can we see the same level of writing? Good article. Such a reengagement with his art and those fans/nonfans of the work must have driven Behr to some level of catharsis, but the director is still too far into the weeds of selling What We Left Behind to commit to any kind of greater understanding. This is doubly important when you think why he was asked to join the writers room. I miss the excellent directors from S1 and S2, although Matts directing debut S3E13 was phenomenal! Who are they really? The truth is revealed about both our main characters and the plot of the story is forever, and irrevocably, changed. Trisha really worked with getting the costumes early, slightly bigger-looking and more voluminous so that we could hide things under, says the actress, now mother to a baby boy. Costume designer Dresbach spent a year doing research to bring authenticity to the wardrobe for Cherokee (above, in Blood of My Blood) and Mohawk Nation characters. Since, however, we are talking about antagonists, lets put Season 3s part-time antagonist to the same test we gave Ira for BJR. Those were details that were fleshed out by Ira. Says Lyle: She trusts Claire and shes also probably quite flattered that Claire would trust her.. For Star Trek fans, thats one of the true joys of DS9. It would work.. His contributions to Outlander were equally impressive and his episodes, particularly The Garrison Commander and Prestonpans, are among the best. Style! Hunt him down on Twitter: We chat with the showrunner about his experience with the Star Trek fan community and how that relationship has evolved throughout filming his celebratory documentary. Skip to content. How she said Frank lost his temper? And I have. But we did it and season four was a strong season. A new beginning. But you are right, Ira did write To Ransom A Mans Soul, so he is responsible for the script. You know, that tech talk in order to justify the time traveling? You didnt think of that at the time.'. ABOotlanders w/Sher Proudly Canadian Outlander FanGroup based in Alberta Menu. Season 3s treasure and Galis being cookoo for Coca Puffs doesnt jibe. Jeopardy! 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I just thought they were very conservative; they want the same thing. Ships from and sold by turntostart (seller since 2005). This is where Claire becomes trapped in BJRs game. Starz "Prestonpans" details that stunning, bloody, and controversial victory for the Jacobites over the British. Two classic Star Trek villains return, but maybe theyre not the baddies we once thought they were? In a recent podcast interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ronald D. Moore was asked about Outlander, specifically why there werent numerous spinoffs already because of its success. Those last two episodes felt rushed and choppy. Thank you!! I guess he was still going to conventions, and he was just really excited especially for Avery, who doesnt get excited in this way a lot about the young fans who were not alive when the show was on the air. When Behr was running things on Deep Space Nine, many of his interactions with the fan community were negative. Outlander book series author Diana Gabaldon cameoed as Iona MacTavish in The Gathering and quickly learned Highland glamour comes with a price: Once tightened and dressed in all the layers, you really cant do much beyond walk and wave your arms in a circumscribed sort of way.. Being Star Trek, we dont doubt the possibility. It was actually posted by DG in a Compuserve thread. Now, pretend youre having a conversation with someone whos never seen Outlander, and describe BJR or Dougal (using examples from those episodes alone) WITHOUT saying what they look like, what they wore, what their profession is, or their role in the show. It totally did remind me of a one act play. That being said, I love the Outlander series and am more pleased than disappointed with it and would like to see all the books come to life on television. For those who dont remember him, Ira Steven Behr served as a writer and executive producer for Outlander during its development and through Season 1, as well as Season 2. Still, with details scarce, she also looked at practical concerns like climate. But thats not how I gauge our success that we predicted this. Claire thinks she has gotten EXACTLY what she has come for. Why? He is telling her right from the beginning. The following contains plot spoilers - read at your own risk. They said, Yeah, okay. Behr went on to write a total of 53 out 176 Deep Space Nine episodes, more than any other writer. Id love to read it. Who are your favorite Outlander writers? Anna Foersters name also came up. I didnt care about that. Since then he moved on to produce a wide range of programs in a variety of genres, including Bob Patterson, Dark Angel, Alphas, and Outlander. You can choose to be the man you wish to be. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, "I Give You My Body": How I Write Sex Scenes, Outlander: Season 1, Vol. From 2014 to 2016 Behr served as writer and co-executive producer on Outlander, alongside fellow Deep . Never would have thought to refer to the quality as lightweight but thats exactly the right term.). As evidenced by this scene, all his other works on Outlanderand, especially, his time on Deep Space Nine, hes simply an old school writer who understands what it takes to create an effective scene that makes the most out of the protagonist and antagonist characters and all within a specific time frame. Time heals all wounds, and to discover a retroactive appreciation sent a shock of verve into the showrunner. Not Ira. It was expensive to do what we did. Nope. But, I looked it up on the interwebs and couldnt find anything like you said. Maybe a year. The day can't arrive fast enough for many Star Trek fans; on May 13, the documentary What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine will beam into 800-plus movie theaters nationwide as part of a one-time-only Fathom Event. Not to mention the huge bonus of his being an extremely talented writer. Surviving being hanged last season has changed Roger (Richard Rankin, with Heughan, in the premiere, Echoes). Do we really need this kind of aggravation?! After you see it, check back right here and scroll down past the below image of the station for Behrs revised thoughts on how he would end the season eight opener! In fact, Id argue the best clue about her character didnt come from the script but, rather, the soundtrack! They were horrified. I thoroughly enjoyed the opulence and depravity of the French. I especially went wow when I saw Jamie and Claire in the water. Its a sound we know, love and trust. We also lost Anne Kenney as a fine writer in S3 and I think that contributes. Time travel wound up being a key element in one of DS9s most famous episodes, the fifth season Trials and Tribble-ations, timed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Trek. He again worked with Ren Echevarria on season two of Dark Angel (2000) as a consulting producer. television." Seems more like a legacy choice than anything. You can reach him via e-mail or on Twitter. Wouldnt it be cool to get the band back together? Some actors turn to their phones or head to their trailers once cameras stop rolling Heughan and Balfe horse around! Tinkering beyond the sell-by date leads to heartache for all parties involved. We know where we want to go. We were finally really moving and, suddenly, it was, Whoa! Until finally we get to the whole point of this mental web BJR has spun to a perfect tee. Claire and Jamies world became fuller and richer. [2], Behr married Laura Feder, who is credited as choreographer on three episodes of Deep Space Nine and one episode of Voyager.[3][4][5]. One way or the other, I will get the truth out of you. But, the back half of 3 never really helps me with that understanding. He saw it as an opportunity as that they would be more open and willing to do things differently than if it had been a more successful show. Flash-forward to Season 5, when she becomes the healers eager (and often horrified) apprentice. Then we cut to this room in like 1959 or something and to a bedroom where Benjamin Sisko wakes up in his starleet uniform. That first season set the viewers expectations very high and I feel the same depth was not given to season 2 or 3. But her work on BSG has made her untouchable IMO she knows how to tell a great story and I find myself having a sigh of relief when she writes an episode. I used to say the difference between Outlander fans and Deep Space Nine fans is that Outlander fans want to bake you cookies and Deep Space Nine fans want to tell you how much they liked the show but what you did wrong and what you should have done.. I wish we had recorded those. My god, its full of stars. IN terms of adding a scene where they would run off together because they were in love well, Im pretty sure that didnt happen. Perhaps hes slightly artistic because he draws her, and theres a major disregard for the clean authority to which he must abide as he pours out the ever important Claret. Theres already heat between new arrival Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) when she tends to him in Episode 2, Castle Leoch. During casting, with Heughan locked in, an intimate screen test sealed the deal for Balfe: There [was] definitely on-camera chemistry, exec producer Ronald D. Moore says. Now, at the time, I was like, Do we need this? Ron taking less of an everyday role on the show? The scenery was spectacular, the writing and acting were spot on and it made me want to go to Scotland very much. Neither of them worked on Season 3 as far as I know. I know thats a frightening thing. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for STARZ). Thats where a unique idea developed. Its even one thing to include all the bit points the books have to offer (see the back half of OutlanderSeason 3). "The first thing he had done was kill baseball," Behr said, "which I never. Im not doing it, [he said], but Im just saying that you shouldnt do talking heads. We talked about starting an Indiegogo campaign to kind of force the network to say, Hey, look at all the money theyre raising But its just not going to happen. Maybe yesterday. Never My Love uniquely depicts Claires brutal rape: Visions of family members, like Murtagh and a not-blind Aunt Jocasta (Lacroix and Maria Doyle Kennedy in 1960s costumes), are Claires escapism into her mind to try to not deal with the reality of the horror thats happening to her, says EP Davis. Stacks of racks and rows of chapeaus! I went to Ron and I told him, Look if you want me to do it, Ill switch episodes. It was an hour doc at the time, and it was not going to be a big deal.. I agree that Ira is missed. Filmmaker Ira Steven Behr co-directs and produces the documentary, 'What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Deep Space Nine.' Previous experiences are never truly over, as the past has a way. The first line is: BJR: The crowd had to look away. The previous seasons were rich in wonderful muti-layered characters: Black Jack, Dougal, at that time Galis. The fact that you can admit to it is yet another hopeful sign. My take is that, shortly after he left, Ira announced his DS9 documentary that he is writing and directing. Hes quite a sweet dog with a mellow personality.. What conversations have you had about expanding the show beyond that, whether it's a season seven or spinoffs? I would interview the actors. She doesnt have any announced projects so its hard to see why. Tragically, DS9 is not available in HD and, despite an impressive restoration of Star Trek: The Next Generation some years ago, Behr is not optimistic that DS9 will ever receive the same treatment. Discover Ira Steven Behr's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Ira Steven Behr, the showrunner and executive producer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, was utterly done with toiling around the final frontier. We chat with restoration producer David C. Fein about assembling Robert Wises Directors Cut in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision. Do you agree that the show is missing something with the departure of Ira Steven Behr? Finally a lot of action, moving right along. Brad Gullickson is a Weekly Columnist for Film School Rejects and Senior Curator for One Perfect Shot. ":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}}function B(){var b={},c;c=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(!c.length)return{};var a=c[0];if(! As far as 2.02 I was not a huge fan. . Mini Bio (1) Graduate of Lehman College in New York City, Behr studied Mass Communications and Theater, and was offered a playwriting scholarship at Brandeis University. When something otherworldly is happening on Outlander, its almost always accompanied by the Stones theme. Ira Steven Behr (born October 23, 1953) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his work on Star Trek, especially Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, on which he served as showrunner and executive producer. 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