So lets take a closer look at this one act play between BJR and Claire to see the exact impact Ira had on Outlander. Its Benny Russell who comes back. Hes worked on many projects and in a variety of environments, but nothing compares to the fire that burns within the Star Trek audience. A new beginning. Star Trek is all about the technology, but if you have aliens with incredible abilities, suddenly youre okay with magic.. Whether its the one act play of The Garrison Commander,or that incredible scene with Dougal and Lieutenant Foster in Prestonpans,one always knew what they were getting with Iras work: professionally written, expertly crafted, inventive and textured words that could be translated easily to the screen. But we did it and season four was a strong season. One of my favorite techniques that Ira uses is to make the whole point of the scene funnel down to the absolute last line of that scene. In stock. I agree that Ira is missed. Its a comforting thought to imagine that, after all these years and far beyond all those distant stars, Benny Russell is still dreaming of us. Claire thinks she has gotten EXACTLY what she has come for. Thats when I started to realize, Gee, you got to get serious about this thing. I thought spending 2 full episodes on the boat was too much.did we really need a whole hour of Claire healing the sick on the boat? The darkness has grown within me. But, if you posted in the Clan Gathering on Facebook, I would definitely be able to see it there. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career writing comedies for television and film. For the shows third round, costume designer Dresbach needed looks for 20th-century Boston and Scotland, 18th-century Scotland (from Culloden to Ardsmuir Prison to Edinburgh) and England (a Lake District estate), and for a change of scenery a West Indies voyage and Jamaica! Some of the plot lines and tangents in Dianas books are not great and when the show follows the weaker links, it suffers. I totally agree that I would have loved to have seen it. He is a phenomenon.. Of course there are PLENTY more examples I could rattle off, but the idea is that the more descriptive one can be while using the rules, the more detailed the character and the deeper understanding one could have of that character. From the initial brainstorm, an event then took place of such extraordinary coincidence that one could argue that the Prophets themselves had blessed the production. 1 (Original Television Soundtrack), Outlander: Season 1, Vol. Blake, Just a quick question, remember in Dragonfly in Amber when Bree was telling Roger how she got into Franks lockbox where his letters to the Rev were? The Garrison Commander also let us see what I consider Claires flaws as well. He saw it as an opportunity as that they would be more open and willing to do things differently than if it had been a more successful show. There are a couple of shots that are still in SD because they had special effects in there that they couldnt find. He is responsible for some of the most memorable moments in the entirety of Outlanders run so far. Behr wrote or co-wrote some of the most important episodes in the Dominion arc, including "The Jem'Hadar", "The Search", "The Way of the Warrior", "Broken Link", "Apocalypse Rising", "In Purgatory's Shadow", "By Inferno's Light", "Call to Arms", "Sacrifice of Angels", "Tears of the Prophets" and the final episode, "What You Leave Behind". II could see the beauty. He was the executive producer and showrunner on Crash, executive producer on Syfy's Alphas, and a writer and co-executive producer on Outlander . So it cant be wedded. I see the scripts and look at the cuts and give feedback to Matt and then he goes off and takes the notes or doesnt. Well, to begin with I loved the analysis of Garrison of Claire and BJR. And I have. Black jack has made her happy, and its an odd sensation. Ira continued: And thats when I really got into the character and started to come up with all of these little pieces that interested me It was the small details: the pouring of the wine out the window, the line the truth bears the weight that no lie can counterfeit. I mean there were things that I just discovered along the way that made it these little things that started to fascinate me and I realized just what a complicatedI never really thought about Black Jack much or that he was a complicated character, except for that he had a wicked dark side to him. Obviously, its about the 20th or 21st century. [15] Lead actor Dennis Hopper died in May 2010 and the series was not renewed for a third season. My god, its full of stars. But what does that even mean? He mimics emotions, he can fit in anywhere, and thats not Black Jack, says executive producer Matthew B. Roberts. As those responsible for establishing that quality move on, may the writing, directing, costuming, etc. Better yet, what the heck is the point behind her conflict with Claire again? I kind of liked it by the time Far Beyond the Stars rolled around it. Interesting piece. (season 3 Galis to me was ruined. $42.95. Was it the new writers room? Why am I so confident in saying this? Consequently, Trek fans were hesitant to accept the kinds of conflict, humor, drama and all-out war Ira and his writing staff (which included Ron Moore) wanted to explore. Episodes of Outlander written for television by Ira Steven Behr. Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, "I Give You My Body": How I Write Sex Scenes, Outlander: Season 1, Vol. What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine began life as a Thank You to the cast and crew that fought in the trenches of fandom alongside Behr. THIS is why Outlander misses Ira Steven Behr. Such a reengagement with his art and those fans/nonfans of the work must have driven Behr to some level of catharsis, but the director is still too far into the weeds of selling What We Left Behind to commit to any kind of greater understanding. The scene then funnels down to a single point, with the most important word or line of dialogue stated last. In other words, lets think of it like an upside down triangle starting off with a broad line that forms the framework of the scene, and it becomes more pointed as the scene goes along to allow the whole thrust of the scene to be pierced by one line. In terms of some of the things you said, I think you are completely entitled to your opinion but I would be remiss if I didnt mention a couple of things . Ira Steven Behr, the showrunner and executive producer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, was utterly done with toiling around the final frontier. Bear McCrearys use of the Yialli Tanbur to create an alien, metallic sounding perversion of the stones theme to be used as Geillis theme tells us volumes more about the kind of sick, crazed, and perverted character she is. Its one of my favorites! Instead, Behr elected to move to Los Angeles I love a well written, in depth analysis that helps me comprehend why I like something so much. Now its about the Klingons and not the Dominion. The show hasnt been renewed beyond season six yet. Now, considering BRJs erotic delight with Jamie, Id consider Claire threw poor Jamie (a wanted man) under the bus. Do we really need this kind of aggravation?! Everything is perfect. Brad Gullickson is a Weekly Columnist for Film School Rejects and Senior Curator for One Perfect Shot. Again, its needed for balance. Claire's unexpected meeting with a British general turns tense when Captain Jack Randall arrives. But thats not how I gauge our success that we predicted this. To me, he brought a level of perversion to the show that didnt need to be added. He was good with all that. I believe that part of you lives still. Its one of the most memorable visual cues from Outlander ever. I just thought they were very conservative; they want the same thing. Claire pauses, tears welling at the bottom of her eyelids. While you come up with your own answers, I immediately think of BJR being cold and calculating by tricking Claire during their conversation. Behr did his tour in the convention circuit when the show was on the air, but he avoided the arena from 1999 to 2012. (Also writing a supernatural YA pilot female lead from an IDW graphic novel.) Its the same as it has been the last couple seasons in that I no longer day-to-day showrun it; the showrunner is Matt Roberts, who was with us from the very beginning of the project. Ira Steven Behr was born on 23 October, 1953 in New York, New York, United States, is a Television producer and screenwriter. He again worked with Ren Echevarria on season two of Dark Angel (2000) as a consulting producer. (Speaking about DS9 in the, What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. As far as Toni Graphia is concerned she is 100% capable in my opinion. It just didnt interest me. If Im being honest, I have not rewatched any of the second half yet. Scary stuff. Diana created BJRs cold calculation of Claire. I said, No, he passed away. Its not about sweeping changes for the shock value, though. His exit, as well as that of Anne Kenney, have left us with a much more lightweight Outlander. But one of my favorite movies as a kid, one of my touchstone films, was The Time Machine, so I do have a propensity for it. Season 3s treasure and Galis being cookoo for Coca Puffs doesnt jibe. Another thing that really puzzles me: the almost universal dislike of episode 202 Not in Scotland Anymore. It would work.. The show hasn't been renewed beyond season six yet. I think all they could see was the horror. However, while I enjoyed the entire doc, my favorite part was a sequence where showrunner Ira Steven Behr got a few of the original writers together to brainstorm ideas for a season 8. But the effect one screenwriter can have on a film, or even a television show, should neither be understated nor underestimated. Is Ira the only one capable of creating a scene like this? In a recent podcast interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ronald D. Moore was asked about Outlander, specifically why there werent numerous spinoffs already because of its success. Vile Stephen Bonnet (Ed Speleers) gets his comeuppance in Mercy Shall Follow Me. The murderer, rapist and smuggler was unlike the last big bad. The banana-land story of Voyager? But, the back half of 3 never really helps me with that understanding. It drove me crazy. They didnt give clear reasons why they left and, of course, theres lots of rumor mongering. to have seen that scene before they killed off Frank. Outlander Cast: Joining us today is Ira Steven Behr, a television producer and screenwriter most known for his work on Star Trek:The Next Generation but especially on Deep Space Nine, on which he served as showrunner and executive producer. Hes ruthless, but also shares a bit of a soft side when he shares a heartfelt (if not conflicted) conversation before he plunges his knife into Lieutenant Foster. I thought Doldrums and Heavan and Earth could have been condensed to one episode, Uncharted could have been a half episode, and the events of The Bakra and Eye of the Storm could have been expanded. 2023 Outlander Cast | Site design by Blueflash, Outlandish Locations: Time Travel back to Culross and Explore its History, A Scotsmans Take on the Impact of Outlander, Outlander Cast: An In Depth Study Of The Battle Joined, How They Made It: A Chat with Diana Gabaldon, Outlander Cast: 6.08 I Am Not Alone | SEASON 6 FINALE | Listener Feedback Part 2, Outlander Cast: 6.08 I Am Not Alone | SEASON 6 FINALE | Listener Feedback Part 1, Outlander Cast: 6.08 I Am Not Alone | SEASON 6 FINALE. His first job as a television writer was for the, "I've said it once and I'll say it again, we're here to make quality Piller persuaded him to join the new series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as a supervising producer. Over the course of seven years, the evolution of the characters is virtually unparalleled anywhere else in television. Never before have I fought someone with the fitness of Sam Heughan, says stuntmanactor Flint Eagle, who played exiled Cherokee Tskili Yona. Posts about Ira Steven Behr written by Your friendly neighbourhood ABOotlanders. I wish we had recorded those. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine showrunner Ira Steven Behr wanted to bring back Benny Russell for the show's finale, in a move that would have changed the entire Star Trek franchise forever. Most seemed to be either filler, or one note, with one boring objective. "We're trying to be as truthful as we can," says episode writer Ira Steven. She wrote the Wedding.why did these talented writers leaver Outlander?? despite the difficulty he found the camaraderie and the dedication in the writer's room rewarding and said that almost all of the writers would have been willing to do it again for another season if they had been given the chance. Surviving being hanged last season has changed Roger (Richard Rankin, with Heughan, in the premiere, Echoes). Years after the full stop is placed, the work rattles in the brain. This fact is sneakily important. The only thing I can come up with is that she likes bathing in blood? The previous seasons were rich in wonderful muti-layered characters: Black Jack, Dougal, at that time Galis. Blake, I agree with you that the first half of season 3 was great but the last half (with the exception of First Wife) really was off for me. It should take you places that you dont know youre going to go.. From 2014 to 2016 Behr served as writer and co-executive producer on Outlander, alongside fellow Deep . Its a living, breathing organism, a TV series, if its a good one. No one really looked at them and thought about what they could become and how they fit in to the franchise. I would love to see Tobias come back for flashbacksPerhaps as Frank for Bree, or even as BJR. Check our last chat with Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isnt Real). When not rambling about movies here, he's rambling about comics as the co-host of Comic Book Couples Counseling. In fact, you could even argue its a distant cousin to Rons own triumphant series Battlestar Galactica. Since then he moved on to produce a wide range of programs in a variety of genres, including Bob Patterson, Dark Angel, Alphas, and Outlander. As I say in the doc, I thought this would be an interesting gesture to the actors, he explains to me by phone. Perhaps he could do no wrong in her eyes, but he did act that way and she forgave him. It was actually posted by DG in a Compuserve thread. Did you want to see that scene as much as I did? Now she finally realizes how much trouble she really is in. Another fascinating aspect of our podcast conversation was when we learned how much trust Ron put into Iras hands because, as Ira stated it, it was his job to run the writers room in Rons absence. Even if Ron were present, Ira still had to help smooth issues the other writers couldnt handle. For quite a long time, I placed responsibilityfor the changed dynamic on elements that were added to Season 3. And I could tell and Ron could tell that there were some issues about the confidence in that script. I kinda wish she would have kept that bolt so she could have used it to give . It was an hour doc at the time, and it was not going to be a big deal.. She mentions Ron, not Ira, so (my mistake) maybe Ira had nothing to do with it. I was just thinking about how could I shake it up, he says. I feel like when OL is not at its best its because the writers are sticking TOO close to the books. Starting his career in 1981, Ira wrote for the television series Jessica Novak,and continued all the way to present day with his most famous work coming on Star Trek: The Next Generation (where he met Outlander showrunner Ron D. Moore) and also his showrunning duties on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Posted on June 25, 2016 by Sarah Ksiazek in Anne Kenney, Ira Steven Behr, Production Videos, Ronald D. Moore | Leave a reply Executive producer Ronald D. Moore and writers/producers Anne Kenney and Ira Steven Behr take us behind the scenes of the return (again) of Black Jack Randall, brotherly visits, and leading up to Culloden in Outlander . 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