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.