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Ira Steven Behr is an American screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on Star Trek, especially Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Learn about his biography, career, awards, and projects, from Bret Maverick to Crash.
Ira Steven Behr is a TV producer and writer who worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and The Twilight Zone. He also created The 4400 and Outlander, and wrote the book The Rules of Acquisition.
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May 9, 2019 · The co-director of What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine talks about his passion project, the crowdfunding campaign, and the absence of Avery Brooks in the documentary. He also reflects on the show's legacy, the fan confessionals, and the military connection.
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- Career Outside Star Trek
- Producing Credits
- Star Trek Interviews
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Behr first joined the Star Trek franchise early in the production of Season 3 of Star Trek: The Next Generation after Michael Piller asked him to come on board and help supervise the writing staff, with his first job being to perform a major rewrite on "The Hunted". Behr recalled that the atmosphere in the writing room was frequently very tense, as the existing writers (including Hans Beimler, Richard Manning, and Melinda M. Snodgrass) were still mostly loyal to former showrunner Maurice Hurl...
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
A few years later, Behr was once again approached by Piller and Rick Berman to be a writer and producer on a new show, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Intrigued by the opportunity to work on a new type of Star Trek show with a fixed setting, Behr accepted the offer. He subsequently played an important part in developing the show's main recurring adversary, the Dominion, and with Piller moving over to another new show, Star Trek: Voyager, Behr was the obvious choice to succeed him. Behr therefore...
Other Star Trek involvement
In 1998, Behr was asked by Michael Piller for his opinion on an early draft of Star Trek: Insurrection. Piller agreed with many of the suggestions Behr made about the weaknesses in the draft. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, ? ed., p. ?) Around 2003, Rick Berman and Brannon Braga asked Behr for his opinion on Star Trek: Enterprise and to offer suggestions on how to improve that series. Behr commented, "Rick called me up, it was his initiative. He asked me had I seen Enterprise, I to...
Behr was born in New York City, and graduated from Lehman College there. Subsequently, he studied Mass Communications and Theater at Brandeis University where he was offered a playwriting scholarship. However he moved to Los Angeles instead to pursue a career in writing comedies for television and film. But instead of comedy, Behr became known for ...
Star Trek: The Next Generation ("The Vengeance Factor" – "The Best of Both Worlds") – ProducerStar Trek: Deep Space Nine ("A Man Alone" – "In the Hands of the Prophets") – Supervising ProducerStar Trek: Deep Space Nine ("The Homecoming" – "Through the Looking Glass") – Co-Executive ProducerStar Trek: Deep Space Nine ("The Die is Cast" – "What You Leave Behind") – Executive ProducerOnline chat with Star Trek: Continuum, 1997TNG Season 3 DVD special feature "Selected Crew Analysis Year Three" ("Crew Profile: Worf"), interviewed on 9 October 1996DS9 Season 1 DVD special feature "Crew Dossier: Kira Nerys", interviewed on 9 April 1999)Ira Steven Behr at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star TrekworksIra Steven Behr at WikipediaIra Steven Behr at the Internet Movie DatabaseIra Steven Behr at the ISBN DatabaseMay 3, 2019 · The former showrunner of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine reflects on the series' dark and complex story, the fan reaction, and the parallels with Star Trek: Discovery. He also talks about his documentary What We Left Behind and his involvement in the franchise.
Jul 13, 2019 · The showrunner and co-director of What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine talks about his relationship with the fans, the cast, and the show. He reveals how the project rekindled his passion for the series and repaired his feelings towards the audience.
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Ira Steven Behr, a former writer-producer of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, shares his memories and insights on his career and the franchise. He also previews his upcoming show Alphas, a sci-fi thriller about people with superhuman abilities.
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