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

Career

He graduated from

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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 '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager''. 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''. He later began work as a co-producer on '' The Orville'', and wrote the second-season episode "

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Writing credits

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Source: *“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''

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" * " First Contact" with Marc Scott Zicree, Dennis Russell Bailey, David Bischoff, 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 P ...

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

Philip Lazebnik Philip LaZebnik (born February 8, 1953) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is known for writing the animated films ''Pocahontas'' (1995), ''Mulan'' (1998), ''The Prince of Egypt'' (1998), and ''The Road to El Dorado'' (2000). Early l ...

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

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

Naren Shankar Narendra Kanakaiah Naren Shankar (born April 1, 1964) is an American writer, producer and director of several television series. He was co-showrunner of the Syfy/Amazon Prime Video series '' The Expanse''. He was also co-showrunner on the long-ru ...

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" with Brannon Braga

'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''

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

Ira Steven Behr Ira Steven Behr (born October 23, 1953) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his work on ''Star Trek'', especially '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', on which he served as showrunner and executive producer. He was th ...

and Robert Hewitt Wolfe

'' Star Trek: Voyager''

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" with Brannon Braga * " 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 * " Timeless" with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga * "

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" Parts 1–2 with Rick Berman & Brannon Braga * " Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy" with Bill Vallely * " The Voyager Conspiracy" * " Blink of an Eye" with Michael Taylor * "

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'' Star Trek: Discovery''

* " Lethe" with Ted Sullivan

'' For All Mankind''

Source: * "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". Early life and education Okuda received a bachelor of art in communications fro ...

, ''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 Television writers from California