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3 days ago · Brannon Braga, who Taylor passed on showrunner duties for Voyager's final three seasons, shared, "Jeri Taylor died. She was a great writer and showrunner and, to me, a cherished mentor. Jeri was generous with her wisdom and her time, she nurtured an entire staff of young writers which is a testament to her patience.
1 day ago · Jeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated scribe, producer, director and showrunner behind Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager (which she co-created), has died. She was 86. “My mother succeeded in a male-dominated industry,” her son Andrew Enberg said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, “but she did it without being super aggressive. She …
Jeri Taylor became the first woman showrunner in the TNG era for that series' final season. Then, just as Piller did for Deep Space Nine's showrunner Ira Steven Behr, he gave her command of the ...
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Jeri Cecile Taylor (born 30 June 1938; age 85) is a television writer and producer best known for her contributions to the Star Trek franchise. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Indiana University in 1959, and her master's degree in English from California State University at Northridge. She is the mother of two-time Star Trek: The Next Generation guest star and recurring Star Trek: Voyager actor Alexander Enberg.
Prior to joining Star Trek, Taylor was a producer, story editor, and occasional director on the hit medical series Quincy, M.E., on which Trek guest performers Robert Ito and Garry Walberg were regular cast members. She went on to serve as producer and writer for such series as Magnum, P.I., In the Heat of the Night, and Jake and the Fatman. She also directed episodes of the latter series. In addition, she co-wrote the 1987 CBS TV movie A Place to Call Home, for which she also served as supervising producer. She was also a producer of the short-lived TV adaptation of the film Blue Thunder, whose guest stars included Tracy Scoggins, Sam Anderson, Ray Wise, John Hancock, Robert DoQui, and Kurtwood Smith.
She joined the staff of The Next Generation as supervising producer in 1990 and held that position through the show's fifth season. She then served as co-executive producer for the show's sixth season, and was then promoted to executive producer for its final season, and served as showrunner for the final year, as Michael Piller was primarily occupied with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine at the time. She also co-wrote three episodes of Deep Space Nine during the latter period. Additionally, she assisted in the production of the Trek films Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact, receiving special thanks notices in each of the films' end credits for her contributions. Working in the business since 1976, Taylor was asked to join the staff after rewriting the episode "Suddenly Human". ("Chronicles from the Final Frontier", TNG Season 4 DVD special feature)
After Next Generation came to an end in 1994, Taylor co-created Star Trek: Voyager with Rick Berman and Michael Piller and served as executive producer on that series for its first four seasons. She also worked on several episodes of the series as a writer. She retired from the series (and the franchise) in 1998, handing over her position of Executive Producer and showrunner to Brannon Braga, but continued to serve as creative consultant for the show during its last three seasons.
•TNG:
•"Suddenly Human" (teleplay with John Whelpley) (Season 4)
•"Final Mission" (teleplay with Kacey Arnold-Ince)
•"The Wounded" (teleplay)
•"Night Terrors" (teleplay with Pamela Douglas)
•"Galaxy's Child" (co-writer, uncredited)
•TNG:
•Season 4 ("Brothers" – "Redemption") – Supervising Producer
•Season 5 – Supervising Producer (26 episodes)
•Season 6 – Co-Executive Producer (26 episodes)
•Season 7 – Executive Producer (26 episodes)
•VOY:
•TNG Season 4 DVD special feature "Chronicles from the Final Frontier", interviewed on 17 March 1994
•TNG Season 5 DVD special feature "Mission Overview Year Five" ("A Visit from Spock", "I Borg"), interviewed on 17 March 1994
•TNG Season 5 DVD special feature "A Tribute to Gene Roddenberry" ("Gene's Final Voyage"), interviewed on 17 March 1994
•TNG Season 7 DVD special feature "Mission Overview Year Seven" ("An Ending And A Beginning", "The Final Episode"), interviewed on 17 March 1994 and 8 November 1994
•TNG Season 7 DVD special feature "Departmental Briefing Year Seven" ("Creating Stronger Women"), interviewed on 17 March 1994
•TNG Season 7 DVD special feature "The Making of "All Good Things..." Year Seven", interviewed on 17 March 1994
•Jeri Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
•Jeri Taylor at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Jeri Taylor [1] [2] (June 30, 1938 – October 24, 2024) was an American television scriptwriter and producer, who wrote many episodes of the Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager series.
Sep 1, 2021 · Jeri Taylor is responsible for the watered-down last two seasons of TNG (when she became showrunner) and the TNG-lite nature of Voyager (which she was co-creator and showrunner of for its first 4 ...
16 hours ago · Remembering Jeri Taylor, 1938 - 2024 — StarTrek.com honors the late screenwriter/producer and her contributions to the Star Trek universe. — StarTrek.com is deeply saddened to report the passing of Jeri Taylor, who passed away on October 24, 2024, at the age of 86.
