Some art wont let you leave. It should take you places that you dont know youre going to go.. It was an hour doc at the time, and it was not going to be a big deal.. Historical drama! In fact, in our interview, Ira says quite the opposite by referring to BJR as a sociopath. 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. 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He mimics emotions, he can fit in anywhere, and thats not Black Jack, says executive producer Matthew B. Roberts. I miss the excellent directors from S1 and S2, although Matts directing debut S3E13 was phenomenal! If one respects Ira as a writer, then this episode needs a second chance. But with the possible exception of Lord John, I just didnt really care all that much about any of the minor characters this season. The prime example is the greed-driven Ferengi who, with Armin Shimermans Quark, Max Grodenchiks Rom and Aaron Eisenbergs Nog were offered their place in the spotlight. He again worked with Ren Echevarria on season two of Dark Angel (2000) as a consulting producer. I know youll do it, and well have a great script out of it.. THIS is why Outlander misses Ira Steven Behr. My god, its full of stars. You can choose to be the man you wish to be. I kind of liked it by the time Far Beyond the Stars rolled around it. Ira Steven Behr was born on 23 October, 1953 in New York, New York, United States, is a Television producer and screenwriter. Next month marks a full two decades since Star Trek: Deep Space Nine aired its series finale, What You Leave Behind, concluding an epic seven year Star Trek adventure that boldly went where none had gone before, exploring issues and ideas previously untouched, even by the famously progressive franchise. 307 to 313 after the first watch. There, social imbalance has led to a homeless crisis across America about to break out into violent civil rights riots. Its one of the most memorable visual cues from Outlander ever. He returned to Paramount for the revival of The Twilight Zone (2002) as writer and executive producer. Thank you for this great in-depth analysis. Yes, I liked season three too. Ill do six, and he said, Yes, yes, thank you. 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? Why am I so confident in saying this? Claires basically telling BRJ where Jamie was, basically sealed his fate right then and there. Malva is in awe of Claire, Reynolds says, and becomes the healers new apprentice. He is telling her right from the beginning. 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. I felt the last scene of Season 3 was particularly weak. The only thing I can come up with is that she likes bathing in blood? Theres always truth to what he says.. He was not aching to direct a documentary looking back at his time with the wormhole. 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