#ira steven behr

[lesbian-odo]

i am obsessed with this moment from what we left behind. ira steven behr is basically like, "yeah so were they buddies? ^w^" and andrew robinson in a completely deadpan, 100% serious tone just says "they fucked." he doesn't hesitate, he doesn't miss a beat. he believes in garashir with his heart and soul and that is just so incredibly awesome

(full clip)

#ds9 #star trek #what we left behind #garak #elim garak #garashir #ira steven behr #andrew robinson #lo #loed

[lt-cmdr-titties]

it's almost like star trek, a tv show about how important it is to remember that nothing is black and white and there is nuance in everything, is made by a group of people who think that nothing is black and white and incredibly complex situations are very nuanced and should be discussed with care

#jumblr #ira steven behr #jessie gender #i'm so tired #the jews are tired

[k0rr1g4n]

Ira Steven Behr Signs Letter Condemning Jonathan Glazer's Speech About Gaza

Accepting the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for his Holocaust film "The Zone of Interest," director Jonathan Glazer made a statement condemning the ongoing Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

Following his speech, over 1,000 Hollywood creatives reacted by condemning his remarks in an open letter. Among them, DS9 showrunner Ira Steven Behr.

That's a bit surprising, given his work on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," which often explores themes of oppression, discrimination, and social justice, while consistently siding with the Bajorans' fight for freedom against the Cardassian occupiers.

Why wouldn't this perspective apply to the Palestinian people?

Jonathan Glazer cannot be accused of antisemitism; he is Jewish and is supported by Jewish progressives.

#ira steven behr #jonathan glazer #gaza ceasefire #star trek ds9 #deep space nine #ds9 #star trek #bajoran #bajorans #cardassians

[obrienmustsuffer]

#star trek #star trek ds9 #deep space 9 #deep space nine #star trek deep space nine #ds9 #star trek deep space 9 #nana visitor #ira steven behr #chula #allamaraine

[fictionz]

Good for drama, bad for everything else.

#star trek #ds9 #deep space nine #ira steven behr #robert hewitt wolfe #kai winn #bareil #deep space nine companion

[autisticburnham]

Direct ways to help:

Palestinian Children's Relief Fund:

https://www.pcrf.net/

#ira steven behr #ds9

[cleoselene]

was watching DS9 with the roommates earlier (first watch-through of the series for one of them) and today we got to "Far Beyond the Stars," unquestionably one of the greatest sci-fi episodes of television ever made, and since we're fresh off all things Twin Peaks, we were delighted when the episode answered Monica Bellucci's question:

turns out it was Captain Sisko all along

seriously tho, the Lynchian-like stuff in this episode is really fun if you pick at it. Sisko is having something of a psychogenic fugue, which is something that is all over the place in Lynch's work. You're left wondering and questioning: who is the real man? Is it Sisko, is it Benny Russell? The metatextuality of it all! Lynch loves to be metatextual, and you literally have Sisko discussing at the end his own questioning of what is the true reality, that last shot of Benny looking back at Sisko in the reflection is haunting, plus there's the very real truth that DS9 actually *is* a dream of the future. Not Benny Russell's, but Gene Roddenberry's, Ira Stephen Behr, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Ron Moore, et. al

There's been reams written on the excellent social commentary in this episode but the exploration of identity and the self and the reflexivity of the metatextual bits is a little underexplored, I think? The cast being transformed into sci-fi writers to make commentary on sci-writing, as written by actual sci-fi writers.

Benny is the dreamer, Sisko is the dream. We are all dreaming with him. Sometimes you cherish a dream so much you will risk everything to see it through, at great personal cost

anyway, I could ramble on about this show forever. It's so wonderfully textured. What a ride season 6 especially is: today we went from "Waltz" to "Who Mourns For Morn?" to "Far Beyond the Stars" to "One Little Ship." If that sequence doesn't perfectly encapsulate what makes DS9 so multifaceted, I don't know what does! It's such a joy to binge watch a show that changes its tone up week to week while still maintaining a strong serialized story.

David Lynch's work seeks to point out the importance of balance: I can't think of a show that is much better balanced than DS9? It covers every genre, it's comedic, it's intense, it's philosophical, it's artistic, it's spiritual, it's tragic, it's familiar, and it's heartwarming.

Modern tv, especially of the serialized variety, is such a drag.

also as an aside: the sets on this episode are stunning? Benny's apartment is especially wonderful: it's the lived in, chaotic apartment of a bachelor writer. Nothing is arranged but you can feel that Benny knows in his head exactly where everything is.

#star trek #ds9 #twin peaks #david lynch #robert hewitt wolfe #ira steven behr #far beyond the stars #monica bellucci #have i mentioned how much i loved that monica played herself in twin peaks? lol because i love it #also these text posts I make are my version of comparative literary analysis i say stoned after staying up all night

[that-vexaholic-cryptid]

Ira Steven Behr being a Zionist and condemning a fellow Jew for speaking out against genocide is fucking nauseating to me, man

Did he even watch DS9? How do you produce something like the Occupation of Bajor and the nuance of resistance and not see it in reality?

#star trek #st ds9 #ira steven behr

[tuttle-did-it]

Ira Steven Behr on 7th Rule talking about the great Avery Brooks. As always, Ira has some really great insights about DS9 and the evolution of writing for Avery as Sisko. Really, really enjoyed this interview. Sisko was such a ground-breaking character, and Avery is such a phenomenal actor. It hurts me so much that Hollywood has not valued his talent.

Touches lightly on Sisko's PTSD, his evolution and disconnect between the way the show originally envisioned the way they saw Sisko and the way Avery's performativity, Sisko as a loving single Black father (which was a really rare thing on television at the time), the tone of DS9, found family, differences between DS9 and other Treks, Avery approaching the producers/writers asking for his quarters to have a more African/Black theme and off-duty clothes, experience with Network/Studios regarding Black characters in the show, Avery's similarity to Benny Russell, Avery's impact on Ira as a person.

#ira steven behr #7th rule #avery brooks #benjamin sisko #cirroc lofton #ds9 #ds9 behind the scenes #star trek ds9 #ptsd #single fathers #you punched me picard never punched me #i'm not picard #found family #ds9 tone #differences between ds9 and other treks #sisko day #religion #Black representation #sisko #benny russell #gabriel bell #is star trek a children's show #sisko's ending #sisko's story #Youtube

[aubreysmaturin]

I was watching Deep Space Nine, The Making of Trials and Tribblations and Ira Steven Behr is wearing the most iconic t'shirt omg

#ds9 #trials and tribblations #ira steven behr #deep space nine

[gean-grey-blog]

Wonder how Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe are feeling as they watch us enter 2024 facing mass homelessness, hunger, fascism, disease, and death; while demonstrations, working class movements, and anger build across the world...

#ira steven behr #robert hewitt wolfe #star trek #past tense #ds9 #star trek ds9

[trillscienceofficer]

Behr said conflicts with various actors over the direction of their characters and tensions on set connect to his biggest regret: That he didn’t visit the set enough to talk with the actors and communicate with them about its creative direction. (Behr’s efforts in this direction likely weren’t helped by what Visitor and Berman called an unwritten rule back then that the “Trek” shows’ writers were not supposed to speak with the actors.)

“My communication with the actors was not up to snuff,” Behr said. “I just wanted to believe, they see the material, they see how much we’re using them, we’re giving them good stuff, that’s enough. And it’s really not enough. I know the actors were constantly being confused that things were happening that they weren’t expecting and no one’s really explaining it to them.”

— ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Paved the Way for ‘Picard,’ and Shaped Our Era of Serialized Storytelling

Well I am glad that he recognizes that now (lack of communication between Behr and the cast was one of the many factors that led to Terry Farrell leaving the show, afaik) but I'm a bit baffled that it happened in the first place. Yes maybe it would've been a good idea to speak with the actors? Sometimes? Seems like a part of the executive producer's job?

#ds9 #ira steven behr #i get it it's a difficult job and i absolutely would not be able to do it but uh.

[usstrekart]

There is so much going on in "Sacrifice of Angels" (S06E06, Stardate UNKNOWN) but it never feels bogged down or rushed. The retaking of DS9 feels earned and even the deus ex machina solution of the Prophets in the Wormhole is believable within the world. A very satisfying conclusion to the arc.

As Sisko and crew return to Deep Space Nine in the finale to the six-part opening arc of season six, it only felt natural to feature him holding the baseball he left behind on my episiode poster

#Star Trek art #ds9 #Star Trek deep space nine #baseball #ben Sisko #Avery brooks #sacrifice of angels #episode art #episode poster #ira Steven behr

[writergeekrhw]

was it more difficult writing for star trek due to its legacy and established fan base? I can imagine trying to deal with that weight might add stress to creating a show.

Writing for Star Trek was my first professional job, so I had nothing to compare it to. It was VERY difficult, but also very fun. In retrospect, I suppose writing Star Trek might be harder than writing most TV, but TV writing is always hard, so it's only a matter of degrees.

That said, the environment at TNG and DS9 was incredibly supportive. Jeri, Michael, and Ira were all great teachers dedicated to training new writers. The culture of a show can be the single biggest challenge for a starting writer, and working on a hostile show can be a nightmare. So any challenges in the writing part were more than balanced out by getting to work for such amazing humans.

#star trek #ds9 #tng #tv writing #star trek ds9 #deep space nine #star trek tng #television #Jeri Taylor #Michael Piller #Ira Steven Behr #ask me anything #writing #ask me stuff

[milton-dammers]

#jeffrey combs #star trek #deep space meow meow #star trek deep space 9 #star trek deep space nine #deep space 9 #deep space nine #armin shimerman #quark #weyoun #brunt #casey biggs #elim garak #andrew robinson #cardassian #damar #vorta #IRA STEVEN BEHR #ds9 #tiron #jeffreycombs #ferengi

[fictionz]

Ladies and gentlemen, that’s a good night and goodbye.

#star trek #ds9 #deep space nine #ira steven behr #paula m. block #terry j. erdmann #deep space nine companion