Brannon Braga
Brannon Braga speaking at an atheist conference in 2006
Born	August 14, 1965 (1965-08-14) (age 42) Bozeman, Montana
Nationality	American
Occupation	Television producer Screenwriter
Religious beliefs	Atheist

Brannon Braga (born August 14, 1965, in Bozeman, Montana) is an American television producer and screenwriter, currently working on the writing crew of 24 for Season 7; with the credit of co-executive producer.^[1] He is mostly known for his work on various Star Trek series since 1990. He is credited as one of the co-creators and executive producers of Star Trek: Enterprise and was creator and producer of the short-lived alien invasion drama Threshold. Braga received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Kent State University Stark in 2005. He is an atheist.^[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (469x650, 94 KB) [edit] Summary Image caption at Flickr: [edit] Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Brannon Braga Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Bozeman is a city in southwestern Montana, USA. It is the county seat of Gallatin County. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The primary role of a television producer is to coordinate and control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking. ... Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Atheist redirects here. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Bozeman is a city in southwestern Montana, USA. It is the county seat of Gallatin County. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The primary role of a television producer is to coordinate and control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking. ... Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American action drama television series. ... Season Seven, also known as Day 7, of the television series 24 was scheduled to premiere on Sunday, January 13, 2008, but due to the WGA strike, it was delayed to ensure that Day 7 can air uninterrupted, in its entirety. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Threshold is a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. ... Kent State University Stark Campus (also known as Kent State Stark) is an institution of higher learning offering 11 baccalaureate and two masters degree programs. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ...

Career

Star Trek: The Next Generation

In 1990, Braga received an eight-week internship from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, joining the writing team of Star Trek: The Next Generation. His first assignment was rewriting a script called "Reunion" with staff writer Ronald D. Moore, then doing a solo rewrite on a spec script titled "Identity Crisis". This led to a staff position in 1991 as a script-writer, resulting in credits for a number of popular episodes including "Cause and Effect", "Frame of Mind" and "Parallels". This article is about the year. ... The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) is the organization which awards the Emmys. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... For other persons named Ronald Moore, see Ronald Moore (disambiguation). ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Identity Crisis is a fourth season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Cause and Effect is considered by many fans to be one of the best episodes of the series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Frame of Mind is an episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Parallels is an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation directed by Robert Weimer from a script by Brannon Braga. ...

At the start of The Next Generation's final season, Braga (now a co-producer) and Ronald D. Moore (whom he had worked with a few times in the intervening four years) were picked to write a script for the first cinema appearance of The Next Generation crew, Star Trek Generations, which they developed over the final year. They were again picked to write the script for the series finale "All Good Things...", for which they won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Star Trek Generations (Paramount Pictures, 1994) is the seventh feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television series. ... All Good Things. ... The Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is one of the annual Hugo Award categories, presented by members of the World Science Fiction Convention. ...

Star Trek: Voyager

After The Next Generation concluded in 1994, Braga joined the creative staff on Star Trek: Voyager as a producer. In 1996, Braga and Moore collaborated again, on the second The Next Generation film, Star Trek: First Contact, which received the highest gross of all the Star Trek films. After the departure of Jeri Taylor at the end of Voyager's fourth season in 1998, Braga became an executive producer and was effectively running the show on Voyager. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Star Trek: First Contact (Paramount Pictures, 1996; see also 1996 in film), is the eighth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Jeri Taylor (born June 30, 1946) is a television scriptwriter and producer who is known for her contributions to the Star Trek series. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Braga and Moore again collaborated in 1999, on the Mission: Impossible II screenplay. Although their draft was not the final one used, it did earn them a story credit in the film. They were approached to do a third Star Trek film starring The Next Generation cast, but declined. Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Mission: Impossible II, or M:I-2 as it is also known, is the 2000 John Woo-directed sequel to Brian De Palmas 1996 Mission: Impossible motion picture, based on the TV series of the same name. ...

When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended in 1999, Moore transferred over to the creative staff of Voyager as a co-executive producer, but quickly departed citing problems working with his old writing partner, Braga: Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ...

"I have very hurt feelings about Brannon. What happened between he and I is just between he and I. It was a breakdown of trust. I would have quit any show where I was not allowed to participate in the process like that. I wasn’t allowed to participate in the process, and I wasn’t part of the show. I felt like I was freelancing my own show. ... I was very disappointed that my long-time friend and writing partner acted in that manner, that crossed lines to the point where I felt like I had to walk away from STAR TREK, which was something that meant a lot to me for a very long time, from my childhood right through my entire professional career." ^[3]

However, Moore and Braga mended their friendship after the end of the Voyager's run.

During the later seasons of Voyager, Braga became romantically linked with series actress Jeri Ryan, which generated a negative backlash from some Star Trek fans. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Star Trek: Enterprise

When Voyager concluded in 2001, Braga developed Star Trek: Enterprise with Rick Berman. From the series debut in September 2001 until the end of the third season in May 2004, Braga was the executive producer in charge of the day to day running of the show, handing over the reins of the writing staff to Manny Coto for season four. However, due to declining viewing figures, Enterprise was cancelled by UPN after season four. This article is about the year. ... For the lobbyist, see Richard Berman. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manny Coto is a writer, director and producer of films and television programs. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ...

Threshold

Before the cancellation of Enterprise, Braga started developing a new science fiction series for CBS called Threshold, which debuted in September 2005. Braga formed his own production company, Braga Productions to facilitate this project. Set in the modern day, the series focuses on a group of experts who are investigating an alien craft discovered in the Atlantic ocean. The series was first shown on Friday nights, but was moved to Tuesday in an attempt to improve its ratings. This effort did not succeed, and CBS cancelled the series on November 23, 2005. This article is about the broadcast network. ... Threshold is a science fiction drama television series that first aired on CBS in September 2005. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The concept of Threshold was created by David S. Goyer (co-writer of Batman Begins, writer or co-writer of the Blade films, director of Blade: Trinity) and David Heyman (producer of the Harry Potter films). Threshold did earn some good reviews during its run, including four out of four stars from 'USA Today'.^[4] David S. Goyer is a comic book writer, screenwriter, and film director. ... For the video game based on the film, see Batman Begins (video game). ... Blade is a 1998 film starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the published stories of the Marvel Comics character Blade. ... Blade: Trinity is a 2004 movie, directed by David S. Goyer, which is a motion_picture directorial debut for him. ... David Heyman is a British film producer born in London, England in 1961. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ...

Controversy

Responding to accusations from Star Trek fandom that he was responsible for Star Trek 's declining ratings and eventual cancellation, Braga commented: "It isn't a pleasant thing to think of yourself as to blame. There are other factors involved with Star Trek losing its audience appeal over the years. But I would be lying if I said... I will take my share of the blame creatively. It's almost impossible for me to sit here and say 'yes I did this that and this wrong.'"^[5]

References

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External links

• Brannon Braga - profile on the official Star Trek site.
• Brannon Braga - profile on The Internet Movie Data Base
• Brannon Braga - profile on TV.com
• Brannon Braga article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki