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Ron Moore developed the 21st century edition of Battlestar Galactica (2003-2009). Directly contributing to what he was able to accomplish with Battlestar Galactica, Moore began his television writing career on the third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation in the late 1980s.  He worked his way up to script editor, then co-producer, and ultimately, producer. Moore has written or co-written a total of 27 episodes for Star Trek: The Next Generation before moving on to be supervising producer for Star Trek: Deep Space 9 in 1993 and then co-executive producer in 1995 for the beginnings of Star Trek: Voyager. Moore also co-wrote Star Trek: Generations, released in 1994 as the seventh major motion picture in this Paramount Pictures franchise, and Star Trek: First Contact, released in 1996 as the eighth. As the 1990s ended, creative differences motivated Moore to separate from Star Trek.

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Moore was only 2 years old when Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Dr. McCoy first beamed onto the popular culture scene on NBC in the original Star Trek in 1966. Mainstream media outlets started to notice Moore''s Battlestar Galactica and helped propel the series to increased popularity and higher ratings, setting it apart from the 1978 television series on ABC, which lasted only 21 episodes. That version of Battlestar Galactica was playful and fun in ways very similar to Saturday morning cartoons. In stunning contrast, Moore''s Battlestar Galactica was decidedly and deliberately sophisticated and mature, most notably in how its storytelling embeds political and religious themes together with intelligent and witty character development.