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Richard Keith "Rick" Berman (born December 25, 1945 in New York, New York, U.S.) is an American television producer. He is most famous for his work as the executive producer of the Star Trek series from Star Trek: The Next Generation onwards and essentially succeeded Gene Roddenberry as the head of the franchise, until the cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise in 2005. Richard Berman Richard Berman is the executive director of the Center for Consumer Freedom, a group which represents the interests of the food, alcohol and tobacco industries. ... is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... 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. ... This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Eugene Wesley Gene Roddenberry, (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American screenwriter and producer. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...

Work in television

Berman graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1967 with a B.A. in speech. From 1977 to 1982, he was the senior producer of The Big Blue Marble for PBS. His work won an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Series. Between 1982 and 1984 he was an independent producer. He worked on various projects, including What on Earth, an informational series for HBO, and The Primal Mind, a one-hour award-winning special for PBS. University of Wisconsin redirects here. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... The Big Blue Marble was a half-hour childrens television series that ran from 1974-1983 on PBS. Distinctive content included stories about children around the world and a pen-pal club that encouraged inter-cultural communication. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... An Emmy Award. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... PBS redirects here. ...

In 1984, Berman moved from New York City to Los Angeles, where he joined Paramount as director of current programming. He oversaw such popular shows as Cheers and MacGyver. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... This article is about the TV series. ... MacGyver is an American adventure television series, produced in the United States and Canada, about the laid-back, extremely resourceful secret agent MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson. ...

Work in Star Trek

In 1987, Berman was selected by Gene Roddenberry to help him create Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG). Initially, he had supervising producer duties shared with Robert H. Justman. After Justman changed to consulting producer duties, Berman was promoted to co-executive producer. As Roddenberry's health declined; Berman took over more and more of the daily production of the show, and was promoted to executive producer in its third season. Berman wrote the 4th season episode, Brothers, and the 5th season episode, A Matter of Time. In its final year, The Next Generation became the first ever syndicated television show to be nominated for the Emmy for Best Dramatic Series. Eugene Wesley Gene Roddenberry, (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American screenwriter and producer. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Robert Harris Bob Justman, born July 13, 1926 (age 81), has worked in Hollywood as a producer, director, production manager, assistant director, and production assistant since the early 1950s. ...

Berman went on to executive produce and co-create Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) with Michael Piller, Star Trek: Voyager with Piller and Jeri Taylor, and Star Trek: Enterprise with Brannon Braga. He is also responsible for the production and receives a story credit on the four TNG movies: Generations (1994), First Contact (1996), Insurrection (1998), and Nemesis (2002). 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. ... Michael Piller (born May 30, 1948) is an American television and cinema screenwriter. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Jeri Taylor (born June 30, 1946) is a television scriptwriter and producer who is known for her contributions to the Star Trek series. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Brannon Braga at a 2006 lecture Brannon Braga (born August 14, 1965 in Bozeman, Montana) is an American television producer and screenwriter who is mostly known for his significant contributions to the Star Trek series since 1990. ... Star Trek Generations (Paramount Pictures, 1994) is the seventh feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television series. ... 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. ... Star Trek: Insurrection (Paramount Pictures, 1998) is the ninth Star Trek feature film. ... Star Trek Nemesis (2002) is the tenth Star Trek feature film, and the fourth and last film to star the cast from The Next Generation. ...

During his tenure, Berman received criticism for his approach to dramatic musical scoring^[1]. Ron Jones, a composer who worked under Berman noted "Ricky Berman always considered music an intrusion, a necessary evil. I now can relate to the poor composers that were brought up before Stalin for being too creative. They were made to apologize for thinking out of the Party line."^[2]

He was initially involved in developing a Star Trek XI movie based on a script written by Erik Jendresen, however when Gail Berman (no relation) took over as president of Paramount Pictures, Jendresen's script was shelved^[3]. J. J. Abrams is directing the eleventh Star Trek feature film, which is scheduled for a 2009 release. As he is not involved in the film, and no TV series is in production, Rick Berman has reportedly left Star Trek. Star Trek XI is the working title of the planned eleventh entry in the Star Trek film series, based on Gene Roddenberrys science fiction franchise. ... Erik Jendresen is an author as well as a writer and producer for plays, television, and film. ... Gail Berman (born 1956) is the president of Viacoms Paramount Pictures. ... Jeffrey Abrams (also credited as J.J. Abrams) (born in 1966) is an Emmy Award-winning American film and television producer, writer, actor, composer and director. ... This article is about the 2008 film. ...

References

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See also

• List of Star Trek production staff

External links

• Rick Berman — profile at startrek.com
• Rick Berman — profile at Global Episode Opinion Survey
• Rick Berman at the Internet Movie Database
• Rick Berman at Memory Alpha