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Joe Menosky

Joe Menosky

Television writer

Joe Menosky is a television writer known for his work on the various Star Trek series.

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Career

He 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

Hunter [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

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Discovery

For All Mankind [11]

  • "The Weight"
  • "Best-Laid Plans"
  • "Happy Valley"

References

  1. [1]
    "The Mystique of 47". Pomona College (via Internet Archive). Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Starbase Pomona". Pomona College (via Internet Archive). Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Stardate 47". Pomona College (via Internet Archive). Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Menosky, Joe". WorldCat Identities. OCLC Inc. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  5. [5]
    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.
  6. [6]
    Shin 2016.
  7. [7]
    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.
  8. [8]
    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.
  9. [9]
    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.
  10. [10]
    "Joe Menosky". Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. 49 (Gale In Context: Biography). 2003. Gale K1609015813.
  11. [11]
    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".
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