Black Jack Randall was an expert of the cat-and-mouse technique in that episode, and Ira was a master weaving such a edge of your seat episode. Now, at the time, I was like, Do we need this? We know where we want to go. We were finally really moving and, suddenly, it was, Whoa! It really cemented the characters of both Black Jack and Claire. I enjoyed S3, but I thought a couple episodes to be slow and lacking the style that made the episodes of S1 and S2 exceptional. $17.80. Then director David Zappone rang his phone, and the unimaginable became considerable, possibly even desirable. Deep Space 9 was the most character driven Star Trek series, and I have no doubt Ira was instrumental in that. Until finally we get to the whole point of this mental web BJR has spun to a perfect tee. Despite himself, however, Behr does not half-ass anything. Marsali (Lauren Lyle, with Csar Domboy as Fergus) and Claire didnt start off well. 2 (Original Television Soundtrack), Outlander: Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack). A criticism that is ongoing and mentioned by many is the lack of the sense of humor between Jamie and Claire. ), and while talented, she just cant make up for the loss of Behr and Kenney. We dont want to do it. But then we sat around talking and it just developed into this really cool episode.. His exit, as well as that of Anne Kenney, have left us with a much more lightweight Outlander. Ira Steven Behr (born October 23, 1953) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his work on Star Trek, especially Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, on which he served as showrunner and executive producer. It should take you places that you dont know youre going to go.. Which would help characterize her nonsensical ill feelings towards her mother. Behr served as writer and executive producer on the short lived series Bob Patterson (2001) which was created by and starred Jason Alexander. As for Allan, Vlahos says he has a darker past and is trying to find his way in the world.. As those responsible for establishing that quality move on, may the writing, directing, costuming, etc. After graduating, Behr moved to Los Angeles to pursue a screenwriting career. Moreover, other writers have contributed to the character work throughout Outlander. In The Search, Claire looks for a kidnapped Jamie with the help of his fiery older sister, Jenny Fraser Murray (Laura Donnelly) who had given birth only days earlier. Yes, it expertly unfolded BJR as a sadist. Diana may have created BJR and Dougal. However, instead of comedies, Behr made his mark in television dramas. The collaboration of writers Anne Kenney and Ira Steven Behr is a masterful collaboration for episode "The Hail Mary S2 E12. Its jumpy, muddled, and lacks real cohesion. It just seemed like good, normal thing. I was not a fan of the Ferengi, laughs Behr. Wish there was a chance Ira Stephen Behr could get another shot at writing for Outlander again! I came to Scotland to fulfill a soldiers responsibility and to serve my king and protect my country. So lets take a closer look at this one act play between BJR and Claire to see the exact impact Ira had on Outlander. . That is, not exactly in the form you might expect, but in a manner that Star Trek fans are all the better for having the chance to experience. As far as Toni Graphia is concerned she is 100% capable in my opinion. Another fascinating aspect of our podcast conversation was when we learned how much trust Ron put into Iras hands because, as Ira stated it, it was his job to run the writers room in Rons absence. Even if Ron were present, Ira still had to help smooth issues the other writers couldnt handle. I cant speak too well to Dianas writing as I have only read the first book. 12.5K subscribers Ira Steven Behr joined us for our May 15 live chat with Alexander Siddig to answer fan questions about DS9 including his thoughts on Bashir and Garak's relationship, why. Ron taking less of an everyday role on the show? The following contains plot spoilers - read at your own risk. In other words, the proper stones theme represents all that is magical and wondrous about Outlander. Maybe a year. to have seen that scene before they killed off Frank. But with the possible exception of Lord John, I just didnt really care all that much about any of the minor characters this season. Nope. Did you want to see that scene as much as I did? But God damn, every time we tried, it was like you spent a half the time talking about it in the writers room or trying to justify and figure it all out There were some funny conversations about about time travel. As John Truby states in his book, The Anatomy Of A Scene, the beginning of the scene should frame what the whole scene is about. But we did it and season four was a strong season. I find myself doing such things garish work until I no longer recognize the man Ive become. Dui is the better actor, but hes not the ferocious dog of the books. Why is that so cool? So ultimately, this scene is about tricking Claire, uncovering what she knows, and that he will not give up until he sees the weight of her truth. You can click here to find out where its playing at a theater near you. Ships from and sold by turntostart (seller since 2005). Outlander is an example where we had these books and we knew that we had to stay close to the books so we knew what the ending was. Season 3s treasure and Galis being cookoo for Coca Puffs doesnt jibe. How exactly did she get from a woman of mystery, an activist to someone who bathed in blood and raped young boys? Mini Bio (1) Graduate of Lehman College in New York City, Behr studied Mass Communications and Theater, and was offered a playwriting scholarship at Brandeis University. She wasnt the intriguing character of Season 1 or 2 she lost all of her depth. Interesting piece. Those were details that were fleshed out by Ira. The fact that you can admit to it is yet another hopeful sign. With writing partners Robert Hewitt Wolfe and, later, Hans Beimler, he possibly deserves the most credit for the Deep Space Nine Dominion War story arc and the series' approach to . Behr was born in New York City to a Jewish family. Yes, Anne wrote one episode for season three, but youre right about the show missing her too. As a standalone episode, its not terrible especially when you look at it like a satire almost. Those last two episodes felt rushed and choppy. The smoke has not totally cleared yet, he says. At the recent OutlanderCon in Las Vegas, it was truly notable how many times the actors mentioned Metin Huseyin and how much they loved working with him. As an illustration of my point, I can only say that I have watched Season 1 and 2 hundreds of times and ep. I still loved III, but definitely felt something missing which I couldnt put my finger on. Who the hell knows where those are buried. As for me I am in Australia as I write this, working on a dramatic adaptation of The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka, a non-fiction narrative by Dr. Clare Wright, about the women who were part of the Australian gold rush (1850s). In terms of some of the things you said, I think you are completely entitled to your opinion but I would be remiss if I didnt mention a couple of things . My gut rings with a resounding, no. I dont know, maybe its just me but her characterization just feels thin. Starz "Prestonpans" details that stunning, bloody, and controversial victory for the Jacobites over the British. A good example was the jump from Jamie and Claire in the shaving scene to being completely in the middle of a huge hurricane. There, social imbalance has led to a homeless crisis across America about to break out into violent civil rights riots. 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Meanwhile, I was working on Outlander and going to Scotland, and this is not in the front part of my brain for a number of years. Zappone approached him to co-direct in 2012 and Behr was simply happy to run interviews until 2017. Hes got a huge heart, she once tweeted, and hes called her everything from a great advice giver to an extremely nice person., Two Northern Inuits play Young Ians (John Bell) dog, Rollo. How she said Frank lost his temper? I went back and listened to our podcast interview with Ira before writing this piece, and I was once again surprised at how close the two were on a professional level. I miss the excellent directors from S1 and S2, although Matts directing debut S3E13 was phenomenal! The best dramas throw in a humorous episode every so often. These are all original ideas as proposed by Ira Steven Behr. ("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var d=0;a=c[d];++d){var e=a.getAttribute("data-pagespeed-url-hash");e&&(! 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In this episode, we chat: what we believe is missing from Outlander, the importance of character development, Ira Steven Behr, a test between Black Jack Randall, Dougal and Geillis, a writing tool called "funneling" and much more. While the Outlander world may be Ron Moores sandbox that is generally filled out by his staff of writers, its the small details each writer brings to the table, such as pouring out Claret, that defines the fabric of that worlds reality. As far as Jamie enjoying being raped I dont recall that ever happening. ABOotlanders w/Sher Proudly Canadian Outlander FanGroup based in Alberta Menu. Ira Steven Behr, the showrunner and executive producer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, was utterly done with toiling around the final frontier. I thought spending 2 full episodes on the boat was too much.did we really need a whole hour of Claire healing the sick on the boat? Well, lets do a little exercise in what I mean by character work.. While he is the consummate professional writer who is extremely adept at creating real-life characters, I think his most beneficial trait is that, by his own account, he was completely unaware of the Outlander phenomenon. Since he didnt have any loyalty to the book, Ira could hone his talent on making the best SHOW he possibly could. Balfe (in Allegiance) had a special assist from costume designer Trisha Biggar in hiding her pregnancy. This is where Claire becomes trapped in BJRs game. What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine began life as a Thank You to the cast and crew that fought in the trenches of fandom alongside Behr. BJR: I look forward to our next meeting, Mrs. Beauchamp. I went to Ron and I told him, Look if you want me to do it, Ill switch episodes. I saw it as an opportunity to give our Rupert a fitting goodbye.. In stock. They're all the same.' And this is truth, as always with Avery. Bear McCrearys use of the Yialli Tanbur to create an alien, metallic sounding perversion of the stones theme to be used as Geillis theme tells us volumes more about the kind of sick, crazed, and perverted character she is. Do we really need this kind of aggravation?! Wait, I cant use that because thats what she looks like. By then, its less about a hard science and more about just the idea. 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