Arguably, there is no long-running storytelling saga that endures quite like Star Trek. Fans of the universe created by Gene Roddenberry have kept Paramount’s most profitable franchise alive even when the studio itself loses faith in it. Along with the Great Bird of the Galaxy, the writers, actors, and production designers from every incarnation are lauded for their contributions on and offscreen. However, among the Star Trek storytellers, the individual episode directors never get enough credit in the countless books, documentaries, or ever-present fan conventions around the world.Perhaps the most famous Star Trek directors are those who were famous before they got behind the camera. Spock actor Leonard Nimoy is lauded for his directorial skill in both Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. His onscreen successor as Enterprise’s first officer, Jonathan Frakes continues to direct episodes of Star Trek from Strange New Worlds’ crossover episode with Lower Decks to the first half of the forthcoming series finale of Star Trek: Discovery. Other actors have transitioned from onscreen work to directing and producing. Star Trek: Voyager’s Robert Duncan McNeill and Roxanne Dawson have all but retired from acting. Other actors like LeVar Burton, Patrick Stewart and Deep Space Nine’s Avery Brooks have all directed episodes across shows that remain beloved by fans. However, names like Winrich Kolbe, Kim Friedman, James L. Conway, and countless others are left out of the conversation when talking about the people responsible for shaping the universe.Because of the way television seasons are filmed, especially back in the days of second-wave series with 26 episodes per season, no one director can shoot every episode. Thus, different directors are brought in to help realize not their vision but that of the producers. “When you’re hired as an episodic director you’re there just to shoot, essentially, the showrunner’s vision…you have some freedom but it’s really their show,” director of 18 Star Trek episodes James L. Conway said on The Shuttlepod Show.
Arguably, there is no long-running storytelling saga that endures quite like Star Trek. Fans of the universe created by Gene Roddenberry have kept Paramount’s most profitable franchise alive even when the studio itself loses faith in it. Along with the Great Bird of the Galaxy, the writers, actors, and production designers from every incarnation are lauded for their contributions on and offscreen. However, among the Star Trek storytellers, the individual episode directors never get enough credit in the countless books, documentaries, or ever-present fan conventions around the world.
Perhaps the most famous Star Trek directors are those who were famous before they got behind the camera. Spock actor Leonard Nimoy is lauded for his directorial skill in both Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. His onscreen successor as Enterprise’s first officer, Jonathan Frakes continues to direct episodes of Star Trek from Strange New Worlds‘ crossover episode with Lower Decks to the first half of the forthcoming series finale of Star Trek: Discovery. Other actors have transitioned from onscreen work to directing and producing. Star Trek: Voyager‘s Robert Duncan McNeill and Roxanne Dawson have all but retired from acting. Other actors like LeVar Burton, Patrick Stewart and Deep Space Nine‘s Avery Brooks have all directed episodes across shows that remain beloved by fans. However, names like Winrich Kolbe, Kim Friedman, James L. Conway, and countless others are left out of the conversation when talking about the people responsible for shaping the universe.
Because of the way television seasons are filmed, especially back in the days of second-wave series with 26 episodes per season, no one director can shoot every episode. Thus, different directors are brought in to help realize not their vision but that of the producers. “When you’re hired as an episodic director you’re there just to shoot, essentially, the showrunner’s vision…you have some freedom but it’s really their show,” director of 18 Star Trek episodes James L. Conway said on The Shuttlepod Show.
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