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“The creative part, with the writing of it and the vision, and finding the voice of a show and the characters, is much harder to teach somebody. It's like music. You can either play it or you can't. If you can't play music and you really struggle and work hard, you can learn, but you have to have some inner gift to take it to the next level.”

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Ronald D. Moore

Ronald D. Moore (born July 5, 1964) is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his work on the Star Trek franchise and for reimagining Battlestar Galactica. He began his career in the late 1980s, contributing to Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His reboot of Battlestar Galactica (2004) earned critical acclaim for its gritty realism and complex characters. Moore's work often explores themes of politics, morality, and human nature, making him a significant figure in modern science fiction television. He also created Outlander and For All Mankind. more

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