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

Career

He graduated from

Pomona College Pomona College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In 1925, it became t ...

in 1979, where the number 47 holds special importance (see 47 as an in-joke). Menosky is the writer credited with starting the trend of trying to work the number 47 into many scripts. Menosky joined the writing staff for Season 4 of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', and also wrote for several episodes for ''

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'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager''. As a writer on ''Voyager'', he usually co-wrote with

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. In June 2016, it was announced that Menosky had joined the writing staff for '' Star Trek: Discovery''. He later began work as a

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on ''

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'', and wrote the second-season episode "

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Writing credits

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*“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

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), Air date: May 21, 1989

'' Star Trek: The Next Generation''

* "

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" * " First Contact" with Marc Scott Zicree, Dennis Russell Bailey,

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, Ronald D. Moore and

Michael Piller Michael Piller (May 30, 1948 – November 1, 2005) was an American television scriptwriter and producer, who was best known for his contributions to the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Early life and career Piller was born to a Jewish family in Po ...

* " The Nth Degree" * " In Theory" with Ronald D. Moore * " Clues" with Bruce D. Arthurs * "

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" with Philip Lazebnik * " Hero Worship" with Hilary J. Bader * " Time's Arrow", Parts I and II with

* " The Chase" with Ronald D. Moore * " Suspicions" with Naren Shankar * "

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" * "

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" with

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''

* "

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" with Jim Trombetta and Michael Piller * " Distant Voices" with

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and

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'' Star Trek: Voyager''

* "

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" with

* " The Thaw" with Richard Gadas * "

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" with Brannon Braga * " Future's End" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga * "

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" * " Distant Origin" with Brannon Braga * "

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" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga * " The Gift" * " Year of Hell" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga * " The Killing Game" Parts 1–2 with Brannon Braga * " Living Witness" with Bryan Fuller & Brannon Braga * " Hope and Fear" with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga * "

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" with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga * "

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" Parts 1–2 with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga * " Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy" with

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* " The Voyager Conspiracy" * " Blink of an Eye" with Michael Taylor * "

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'' Star Trek: Discovery''

* "

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" with Ted Sullivan

'' For All Mankind''

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

References

* Denise &

Michael Okuda Michael Okuda is an American graphic designer best known for his work on ''Star Trek'' including designing futuristic computer user interfaces known as "okudagrams". Career Work in ''Star Trek'' In the mid-1980s, he designed the look of ani ...

, ''Star Trek Chronology: A History of the Future'', Appendix J, "Writing Credits".

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menosky, Joe Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Pomona College alumni American television writers Screenwriters from California