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Jeri Taylor is a TV scriptwriter and producer, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager. She wrote several episodes, novels and served as executive producer and showrunner for both series.
Jeri Taylor is a screenwriter and producer who worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager and other TV series. She also wrote several Star Trek novels and created the Voyager video game.
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- June 30, 1938
- Jeri Taylor
Jul 18, 2017 · Learn about Jeri Taylor, the screenwriter, producer and showrunner who created Captain Janeway and shaped Star Trek: The Next Generation and Voyager. Discover how she overcame sexism, explored romance and character development, and faced the challenges of sci-fi and technobabble.
- Creating Voyager with Rick Berman and Michael Piller
- On Janeway
- Pushback on Voyager
- Geneviève Bujold, A Good Actress in The Wrong Role
- Taylor’s Influence on Women on Star Trek
- Rewriting TNG’s “Chain of Command”
- Working in TV… Not Fun and Games!
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Taylor didn’t remember enough about specific episodes to answer some fan questions, although she did express a particular fondness for the Voyager pilot, “Caretaker.” She did, however, remember hashing out the idea for the series itself while she was still working on TNG.
Fans at both panels wanted to know if she’d met any resistance to launching a show with a female captain, but Taylor said it was a non-issue for her: She also made it clear that having a female captain was the plan even before she joined the team. Taylor may feel that the show could have been created without her, but her unique connection to Captai...
While she didn’t feel any pushback on having a female captain, Taylor did mention one harsh critique of the show that confused her.
Before Kate Mulgrew stepped into the role of Kathryn Janeway, Voyagerhad already been filming for a few days with Geneviève Bujold as Captain Nicole Janeway. Taylor got into detail about exactly what wasn’t working and how things played out. We’ve combined her comments from the two different panels. Fortunately, Bujold spared them having to fire he...
In another part of the panel, when someone asked if she had been responsible for the women’s characters becoming more interesting on TNG after her arrival, Taylor said she didn’t feel she could take credit for it, but then added, “I will say I was responsible for Troi getting a uniform.” After some thought, she admitted, “I don’t know that I necess...
A fan at the main panel asked about her rewrite of the Next Generationepisode “Chain of Command” and if she remembered specifically what she had changed. Taylor also mentioned that Picard was her favorite character to write for, praising Stewart as a “consummate actor” and adding, “There’s nothing that you asked of him that he couldn’t do.”
In both panels, Taylor spoke about the challenges of working in television, especially on Star Trek shows that produced 26 episodes in a single season.
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Jeri Taylor, co-creator of Star Trek: Voyager, shares her memories and insights on the show, its captain, and the franchise. She talks about the origin of the series, the casting of Kate Mulgrew, and the challenges of being a woman in charge.
Jeri Taylor is a TV veteran who worked on several Star Trek series and films, including The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. She also co-created Voyager, wrote and produced several episodes, and authored several Star Trek novels.
Jeri Ryan played Seven of Nine, a former Borg drone, on Star Trek: Voyager, a sci-fi TV series set in the Delta Quadrant. The IMDb page has information about the show, episodes, cast, trivia, and more.
Jeri Taylor is an American producer, writer, and creator of Star Trek series. She was born in 1938 in Indiana and married twice, with three children.
