Subj: Answers Date: 97-12-04 19:35:36 EST From: RonDMoore

<<What were the first lessons you learned when you joined both the TNG and the DS9 staffs?>>

The first and most valuable lesson I learned when I came aboard TNG was Michael Piller's edict: "The show is about the characters." That has driven my entire experience on both shows.

<<How has the team of David Weddle and Bradley Thompson been getting along with you all so far?>>

They've been doing very well.

<<Are you friends with any of the actors (both TNG and DS9)?>>

I'd say I'm friendly with all of them. Some like LeVar and Jonathan I've worked with more than others and know a little better because they've directed shows I've written, but I like them all.

<<Do you keep funny outtakes or even assemble blooper reels these days?>>

We don't have blooper reels anymore, although the editors might put them together for a special cast and crew occasion now and then.

<<What would you say have been some of the most underrecognized episodes of either series you worked on?>>

Hard to say -- there are so many compendiums, episode guides, ratings, etc. that it's tough to claim that *anything* has escaped notice, good and bad. I guess I have a fond memory of the A-story in "In Theory" and always felt people didn't quite give that one it's due, but that's the only one that springs to mind.