Ron Moore
Writer on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, Ron Moore told us about the difficulties of writing technobabble when you don't understand science, and the joys of plotting for spacestations.

Science and Star Trek
  By the time of Next Generation there was a full time science advisor employed on Star Trek. Was that an indication that science had a serious input into the show?

Attack of the techwaves
  How much contact you would have with the science advisor on Star Trek?

Not a techy bunny
  Did you enjoy writing those technical lines? Were there any that you�re particularly pleased with?

Science fiction versus conventional drama
  How does writing science fiction compare to writing conventional drama?

Things fall apart, and a good thing too
  It�s just as important for techology to break down isn�t it?

Too much technobabble
  How much feedback did you get from the actors about having to learn technobabble?

We'd rather have the Federation than NASA
  Do you think Star Trek compensates for the general disappointment in the space programme?

Different shows for different eras
  Can you talk about the basic premise of each of the series and how they built upon each other?

Writing the alien
  When you create a new alien, do you write a whole cultural background before you write them into the script?

The problems of being too good
  Where did the idea of the Borg come from?

Looking at the competition
  Talking about the movies Generations and First Contact, what else was out there when you were making those films?

The advantages of being static
  What did the space station format of DS9 allow you to do that you couldn�t do in a ship?

Evolving plotlines
  Is it more satisfying as a writer to be able to work on something that had the structure of Deep Space Nine?

Something to be proud of
  How does it feel to be associated with a show that�s inspired so many people to take up science?

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