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And here we go...
 From Berserker:
 When I see Deep Space Nine, I see a show very different
from TNG and TOS. Was it always the idea to create an "un-Trek" Trek, a
show with more long term dramatics than self-contained "message" episodes?
 The idea was to expand the Trek universe. And so it was
always going to be different from the other shows, but I have to give
credit to Ira Behr for giving the show the dramatic thrust it has now,
which I think is wonderful.
 From Smorgas of Borg:
 First of all thank you for coming here. I am particularly
thankful because I think you were one of the primary people who made sure
TNG survived past its stormy early days. What was the most challenging TNG
episode you were involved with? Not just in terms of writing, but in terms
of it being produced and coming off looking right? (I think "A Matter of
Perpective" and "The Inner Light" are two good examples of shows that could
have gone bad but didn't, for example.)
 The most challenging episode for me was part 2 of "Best of
Both Worlds" because I had no idea how to defeat the Borg until the
characters told me how to do it. There's nothing as scary for a writer as
not knowing where you're going, but in a way that's what makes us explorers
too.
 From Martijn van Turnhout:
 What I want to ask you is: what are your favorite episodes
of ST:TNG and why?
 My favorite: Frame of Mind!
 "Inner Light," "Measure of a Man," and "The Offspring"
because they had remarkable emotional impacts. And they genuinely explored
the human condition, which this franchise does better than any other when
it does it well.
 From Bucky:
 Why do you think that "The Best of Both Worlds", an episode
that you wrote, has become a favorite Trek episode (and, IMHO, and one of
the best TNG episodes ever.)?
 I think it's because we saw a side of Picard and a side of
Riker that we had not seen before, plus of course, the depiction of "an
undefeatable" enemy like the Borg. Plus it had a scope because it was a two
hour story.
 From SteveKrutzler:
 One aspect of the original movies that made them so unique
was the personification of the Starship Enterprise. The scenes in ST2 where
Sulu mentions the privilege of serving on the "Enterprise" and where Kirk
makes his inspection of the "tall ship" developed a bond between the
Enterprise, her crew, and the audience. The latest films have approached
the ship less like a vessel with a personality all its own, and more like
just a tool to get from point A to point B. Will ST9 bring back the awe of
our favorite Starship and its majesty?
 I hope so.

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