Joe Menosky

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

Career[]

He graduated from Pomona College in 1979, where the number 47 holds special importance (see 47 as an in-joke).^[1] Menosky is the writer credited with starting the trend of trying to work the number 47 into many scripts.^[2][3]

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 has also joined the writing staff for Star Trek: Discovery.^[4]

He later began work as a co-producer on The Orville, and wrote the second season episode "Sanctuary".

Writing credits[]

Hunter[]

• “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

The Next Generation[]

• "Legacy"
• "First Contact" with Marc Scott Zicree, Dennis Russell Bailey, David Bischoff, Ronald D. Moore and Michael Piller
• "The Nth Degree"
• "In Theory" with Ronald D. Moore
• "Clues" with Bruce D. Arthurs
• "Darmok" with Philip Lazebnik
• "Hero Worship" with Hilary J. Bader
• "Time's Arrow", Parts I and II with Michael Piller
• "The Chase" with Ronald D. Moore
• "Suspicions" with Naren Shankar
• "Masks"
• "Emergence" with Brannon Braga

Deep Space Nine[]

• "Dramatis Personae"
• "Rivals" with Jim Trombetta and Michael Piller
• "Distant Voices" with Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe

Voyager[]

• "Cathexis" with Brannon Braga
• "The Thaw" with Richard Gadas
• "Remember" with Brannon Braga
• "Future's End" Parts 1-2 with Brannon Braga
• "Alter Ego"
• "Distant Origin" with Brannon Braga
• "Scorpion" 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
• "Equinox" 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
• "Muse"

Discovery[]

• "Lethe" with Ted Sullivan

The Orville[]

• "Sanctuary"

References[]

External links[]

• Joe Menosky at IMDb