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95-732: One of the writers responsible for Klingon background was Ronald D. Moore , who wrote famous Klingon episodes such as "Sins of the Father", where the Klingon High Council is first depicted in Star Trek. Later episodes and content in the franchise showed or referenced the High Council. The sets for the High Council building, called The Great Hall, was designed by Richard James; this and other settings won an Emmy award for best art direction. Star Trek writer Ronald D. Moore had

190-399: A Star Wars live action TV series , which was being developed for ABC. Moore developed a series for NBC in 2011 which had been described as "Harry Potter for grown-ups," and it was confirmed on March 3, 2011 that the new show would be called 17th Precinct . Tricia Helfer , Jamie Bamber , and James Callis had signed up for the new series which would have centered around cops at

285-444: A Navy ROTC scholarship, but left during his senior year in the spring of 1986 after losing interest in his studies. He later completed his degree through Regents College . He served for one month during the summer of his freshman year on the frigate USS W.S. Sims . Moore spent the next three years drifting between various odd jobs and temporary work. As Moore himself recounted in the book, Star Trek: The Next Generation 365 , by

380-589: A cooperative to a share of the surplus or profit generated by the co-op, called a patronage refund . This refund is a form of dividend . In the Church of England , patronage is the commonly used term for the right to present a candidate to a benefice. The liturgical feast of the Patronage of Our Lady was first permitted by decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites on 6 May 1679, for all

475-549: A budget challenge for set design for the producer David Livingston , to produce the Great Hall set in "House of Quark". This was solved by only making half of the great hall, and then by coordinating with the Director; the set would be redressed between shots to show the other half of the hall. The Klingon Great Hall was designed by Richard James for "Sins of Father"; the Great Hall and others sets won an Emmy. The exterior of

570-573: A cameo appearance in a Battlestar Galactica -themed sketch of the January 2012 Portlandia episode entitled "One Moore Episode," where he plays an unknown actor who has never seen Battlestar Galactica . The episode also features a character named Ronald D. Moore who is mistaken for the TV producer. On November 11, 2011, sci-fi news website io9.com ran an editorial about Moore, lamenting that "none of his post- BSG projects has really taken off. It's been

665-481: A couple years since Moore's writing has appeared on our screens." In 2012, it was reported that a TV series adaptation of A Knight's Tale was in development by American Broadcasting Company , written by Moore. On January 16, 2013, Deadline announced that Moore would return to the SyFy Channel as executive producer of a new series Helix . The project was "written on spec" by Cameron Porsandeh. Helix

760-401: A frontier town in the early 1900s grappling with the development of the railroad. The potential series would revolve around the town's old-fashioned veteran marshal who solves crimes by drawing on instinct and experience, who butt heads with the young new East Coast crime-solving doctor who relies on emerging forensics and rational inquiry. Added to the mix is a young female writer who has come to

855-601: A full-time executive producer role on Galactica . The weekly Galactica television series debuted in October 2004 in the United Kingdom and January 2005 in the United States and Canada. Moore wrote the first two episodes of the new series, with the first episode " 33 " winning the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form , the second that Moore has received during his career. In 2007, Moore

950-487: A great deal of patronage, in the sense that they make decisions on the appointment of officials inside and outside government (for example on quangos in the UK). Patronage is therefore a recognized power of the executive branch . In most countries, the executive has the right to make many appointments, some of which may be lucrative (see also sinecures ). In some democracies , high-level appointments are reviewed or approved by

1045-571: A house if her husband died in unusual circumstances and they had no sons ( DS9's " The House of Quark "). If one of the Houses falls and another makes a claim to the lands and property of the House, the council will judge the validity of the claim. The council acts as all three branches of government - executive , legislative and judicial . For crimes committed against the Empire, the council can judge

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1140-541: A means of population control , concentrating economic and political power in a small minority which held privileges that the majority of the population did not. In this system, the patrón holds authority and influence over a less powerful person, whom he protects by granting favors in exchange for loyalty and allegiance. With roots in feudalism , the system was designed to maintain an inexpensive, subservient labor force, which could be utilized to limit production costs and allow wealth and its privileges to be monopolized by

1235-563: A reputation among the writers for having a talent for Klingon episodes, after he worked on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " Sins of the Father ". He also worked on the Klingon romantic comedy episide "House of Quark", which also featured the Klingon High Council. An example of scenes with the High Council for example show Gowron in the Great Hall, where they meets. Showing, the High Council in hall posed

1330-424: A science fiction convention, yelling at the (fictional) producer of a dark-and-gritty remake of a beloved cult series. Several of his Battlestar Galactica colleagues including Grace Park and Rekha Sharma appear in non-speaking cameos, while Kate Vernon is a major guest star in the episode. Moore also developed a pilot for Fox called Virtuality . It aired on June 26, 2009, and was not picked up. Virtuality

1425-409: A script he had written to one of Gene Roddenberry 's assistants, who helped him get an agent who submitted the script through proper channels. About seven months later, executive producer Michael Piller read the script and bought it; it became the third-season episode " The Bonding ." Based on that script, he was offered the opportunity to write a second script titled " The Defector " and that led to

1520-454: A small elite. Long after slavery , and other forms of bondage like the encomienda and repartimiento systems were abolished, patronage was used to maintain rigid class structures. With the rise of a labor class, traditional patronage changed in the 20th century to allow some participation in power structures, but many systems still favor a small powerful elite, who distribute economic and political favors in exchange for benefits to

1615-456: A society and controlled a significant share of resources. Samuel Johnson defined a patron as "one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help". Rulers, nobles, and very wealthy people used patronage of the arts to endorse their political ambitions, social positions, and prestige. That is, patrons operated as sponsors . Many languages have terms for patrons (such as

1710-515: A staff position as a script editor . Two years later, he was promoted to co-producer, then producer for the series' final year (1994). Moore wrote a number of episodes that developed the Klingon race and culture, starting with " Sins of the Father " which introduced the Klingon home world, the Klingon High Council, and the Klingon Chancellor, continuing with " Reunion ," " Redemption, Part 1 and 2 ," " Ethics ," and " Rightful Heir ." He

1805-452: A stroke, a power struggle began between Soviet Premier Alexei Rykov , Pravda editor Nikolai Bukharin , Profintern leader Mikhail Tomsky , Red Army founder Leon Trotsky , former Premier Lev Kamenev , Comintern leader Grigory Zinoviev , and General Secretary Joseph Stalin . Stalin used patronage to appoint many Stalinist delegates (such as Vyacheslav Molotov , Lazar Kaganovich , Grigory Ordzhonikidze , and Mikhail Kalinin ) to

1900-464: Is considered a primus inter pares subordinate to the Emperor . They also provide overall strategic direction on military matters, but in practice tactical and logistical matters are left to the battlefield commanders. The council is also the final Court of Appeal , deciding matters pertaining to the various Klingon Houses. One example would be granting dispensation to allow a woman to rule over

1995-488: Is credited with writing or co-writing 27 Next Generation episodes. He co-wrote several episodes with Brannon Braga , developing a successful working relationship that led to them being offered the chance to write the series television finale, " All Good Things... " (which won the 1995 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation ). The series also received an Emmy Award nomination in its final year for Outstanding Drama Series , losing to Picket Fences . The pair also wrote

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2090-415: Is familiar in the contemporary world. This kind of system continues across many fields of the arts. Though the nature of the sponsors has changed—from churches to charitable foundations, and from aristocrats to plutocrats —the term patronage has a more neutral connotation than in politics. It may simply refer to direct support (often financial) of an artist, for example by grants . In the latter part of

2185-400: Is still in negotiation today, as there are points yet to be decided. Political patronage is not always considered corrupt. In the United States, the U.S. Constitution provides the president with the power to appoint individuals to government positions. The president also may appoint personal advisers without congressional approval. Not surprisingly, these individuals tend to be supporters of

2280-593: The Brookings Institution , Harold Trinkunas, stated that involving the military in business was "a danger", with Trinkunas explaining that the Venezuelan military "has the greatest ability to coerce people, into business like they have". According to Bloomberg Business , "[b]y showering contracts on former military officials and pro-government business executives, Chavez put a new face on the system of patronage". There are historical examples where

2375-551: The Nielsen ratings system does not count. Moore's directorial debut was scheduled to be the first episode of Battlestar Galactica following the final season's mid-season cliffhanger, which he would also have written. Though the writers' strike did halt production on the fourth season of Battlestar Galactica , work did resume and the show concluded on March 20, 2009. When the Writers Guild began their strike, Moore felt it

2470-835: The Party Politburo and Sovnarkom in order to sway the votes in his favour, making Stalin the effective leader of the country by 1929. In 2012, the African National Congress (ANC) mayor of Beaufort West in the Western Cape Province wrote a letter that openly and illegally solicited funds from the Construction Education and Training Authority for the ANC's 2016 election campaign. This episode, amongst many others including instances revolving around President Jacob Zuma, revealed how

2565-695: The Pendleton Act in 1883, which set up the Civil Service Commission . Henceforth, applicants for most federal government jobs would have to pass an examination. Federal politicians' influence over bureaucratic appointments waned, and patronage declined as a national political issue. Beginning in 1969, a Supreme Court case in Chicago, Michael L. Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook County , occurred involving political patronage and its constitutionality. Shakman claimed that much of

2660-646: The United States House of Representatives , the New York City Board of Advisors, and the New York State Senate . In 1873, Tweed was convicted for diverting between $ 40 million and $ 200 million of public monies. Six months after James Garfield became president in 1881, Charles J. Guiteau , a disappointed office-seeker, assassinated him. To prevent further political violence and to assuage public outrage, Congress passed

2755-456: The commissioning of artwork is the best-known aspect of the patronage system, other disciplines also benefited from patronage, including those who studied natural philosophy ( pre-modern science ), musicians , writers , philosophers , alchemists , astrologers , and other scholars . Artists as diverse and important as Chrétien de Troyes , Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo , William Shakespeare , and Ben Jonson all sought and enjoyed

2850-568: The legislature (as in the advice and consent of the United States Senate ); in other countries, such as those using the Westminster system , this is not the case. Other types of political patronage may violate the laws or ethics codes, such as when political leaders engage in nepotism (hiring family members) and cronyism such as fraudulently awarding non-competitive government contracts to friends or relatives or pressuring

2945-490: The 20th century, the academic sub-discipline of patronage studies began to evolve, in recognition of the important and often neglected role that the phenomenon of patronage had played in the cultural life of previous centuries. Charitable and other non-profit making organizations often seek one or more influential figureheads to act as patrons. The relationship often does not involve money. As well as conferring credibility, these people can use their contacts and charisma to assist

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3040-547: The African National Congress as ruling political party utilized patronage to reward supporters and strengthen the leading faction of the party's control over governmental institutions. In the United States during the Gilded Age , patronage became a controversial issue. Tammany boss William M. Tweed was an American politician who ran what is considered now to have been one of the most corrupt political machines in

3135-533: The Barmakids in those times is reflected in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ; the vizier Ja'far appears in several stories, as well as a tale that gave rise to the expression "Barmecide feast". We know of Yahya b Khalid al Barmaki (805) as a patron of physicians and, specifically, of the translation of Hindu medical works into both Arabic and Persian. In all likelihood, however, his activity took place in

3230-476: The Dead " as his only credits. In a January 2000 interview for Cinescape magazine, Moore cited problems in his working relationship with Braga for his short stay: I have very hurt feelings about Brannon. What happened between me and him is just between he and I. It was a breakdown of trust. I would have quit any show where I was not allowed to participate in the process like that. I wasn't allowed to participate in

3325-752: The English "mecenate") that are derived from the name of Gaius Maecenas , generous friend and adviser to the Roman Emperor Augustus . Some patrons, such as the Medici family of Florence , used artistic patronage to "cleanse" wealth that was perceived as ill-gotten through usury . Art patronage was especially important in the creation of religious art . The Roman Catholic Church and later Protestant groups sponsored art and architecture , as seen in churches , cathedrals , painting , sculpture and handicrafts . While sponsorship of artists and

3420-608: The Romulans as well. The High Council is presided over by the Chancellor , and is composed of a loosely faction -based, informal cabinet . Prominent members are generally leaders of one of the various Houses of the Empire – most of the seats are hereditary and some are conferred on distinguished figures, as with the House of Lords , the exact number of council members is not known. The Chancellor sits in an elevated chair at

3515-707: The Wrong Places ", " Soldiers of the Empire ", " You Are Cordially Invited... " and " Once More Unto the Breach ". He also wrote episodes that dealt with controversial subjects such as genetic engineering (" Doctor Bashir, I Presume? "), co-wrote the episode that featured Star Trek's first same-sex kiss (" Rejoined ") and killed off another popular character, Vedek Bareil Antos (" Life Support "). During his time on Deep Space Nine , he also made an effort to engage with fans, frequently posting on AOL forums where he would answer fan questions or address their concerns about

3610-482: The cancellation of Caprica , Blood & Chrome was slated to become a full television series without any direct involvement from Moore. In May 2010, Moore signed a two-year deal with Sony Pictures TV to create and executive produce series projects for broadcast and cable through his production company, Tall Ship Productions. By late 2010 this resulted in two of Moore's pitches being purchased by major TV networks for potential development into pilot episodes. The first

3705-619: The clone could still play a valuable role in Klingon society. Worf managed to convince Gowron to accept Kahless as Emperor. Rather than serve as an absolute monarch , as previous emperors had done, the Emperor would be a spiritual figurehead of national identity, similar to the Japanese Emperor , while the actual power would still rest with the Chancellor and the High Council . The Klingon people were told not that this new Kahless

3800-469: The commentary tracks for the DVD release of Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact . After leaving Voyager , Moore briefly worked as a consulting producer on Good vs Evil before joining Roswell as a co-executive producer and staff writer at the start of its second season in 2000. Moore and series creator Jason Katims jointly ran Roswell until the show ended in 2002. Moore wrote some of

3895-479: The council after the 2367 civil war, and was later taken from Kurn when Worf refused Gowron's orders to turn against the Federation in 2372. The Chancellor has, at various times, been informally referred to as "leader" of the High Council ( TNG's " Unification I "). Formally, however, the role also carries the title of "Klingon supreme commander" ( TNG's " Reunion "), which presumably means commander-in-chief of

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3990-740: The country's history. Tweed and his corrupt associates ruled for a brief time with absolute power over the city and state of New York. At the height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in New York City , a director of the Erie Railway , the Tenth National Bank , and the New-York Printing Company, as well as proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel . At times he was a member of

4085-576: The ecclesiastical provinces of Spain , in memory of the victories obtained over the Saracens, heretics and other enemies from the sixth century to the reign of Philip IV of Spain . Pope Benedict XIV ordered it to be kept in the Papal States on the third Sunday of November. To other places it is granted, on request, for some Sunday in November, to be designated by the ordinary . In many places,

4180-538: The events of Battlestar Galactica and depicts the creation of the Cylon race and the emergence of a terrorist group which apparently worships the same monotheistic god later worshipped by the Cylons. The Caprica series premiere was released on DVD in 2009 and began airing in January 2010. Moore contributed to the pilot made-for-TV movie, then handed off control to new head writer Jane Espenson . Syfy abruptly canceled

4275-560: The existing patronage system. Boliburguesía is a term that was coined by journalist Juan Carlos Zapata in order to "define the oligarchy that has developed under the protection of the Chavez government ". During Hugo Chávez's tenure, he seized thousands of properties and businesses while also reducing the footprint of foreign companies. Venezuela's economy was then largely state-run and was operated by military officers that had their business and government affairs connected. Senior fellow at

4370-519: The fall of 1986, he was "less than a year into my career as a college dropout... working as a medical records technician (otherwise known as a receptionist) at an animal hospital, all the while telling myself that I was actually a professional writer simply awaiting my inevitable discovery." In 1988, he toured the Star Trek: The Next Generation sets during the filming of the episode " Time Squared ." While there, he passed

4465-581: The feast of the Patronage is held with an additional Marian title of Queen of All Saints, of Mercy, Mother of Graces . The Office is taken entirely from the Common of the Blessed Virgin, and the Mass is the "Salve sancta parens". The Church Patronage (Scotland) Act 1711 , (in force until 1874) resulted in multiple secessions from the Church of Scotland , including the secession of 1733 , which led to

4560-586: The first year of Carnivàle , Eick ran the day-to-day production of the Galactica mini-series in Canada. Galactica aired in 2003 and became the highest-rated miniseries on cable that year and the best ratings that year for any sci-fi show. After Carnivàle reached the end of its first season and the Sci-Fi Channel ordered a thirteen-episode weekly series of Galactica , Moore left Carnivàle to assume

4655-797: The formation of the Associate Presbytery, the secession of 1761 , which led to the formation of the Relief Church , and the Disruption of 1843 , which led to the formation of the Free Church of Scotland . While most news companies, particularly in North America are funded through advertising revenue, secondary funding sources include audience members and philanthropists who donate to for-profit and non-profit organizations. Political leaders have at their disposal

4750-434: The front of the room, and the other council members surround him in a semicircle. A large Klingon insignia hangs on the wall at the front of the room, which is located behind the council members. The council directs the political , diplomatic , military and internal matters of state. The Chancellor is empowered to enter into treaties on behalf of the council and the people, and has general executive power , although he

4845-408: The guilt of an individual Klingon and his entire family. If the Klingon is found guilty of a crime, he and his entire family will suffer the consequences of the crime. For example, treason causes the family to lose their honor for seven generations. It appears that the members of the council serve at the pleasure of the Chancellor . This is the reason that Worf's brother Kurn was granted a seat on

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4940-492: The hall was a painting by Syd Dutton of Illusion Arts. One of the major episodes involving the High Council, was " Redemption ". Written by Ronald D. Moore, it aired as a cliffhanger with two parts in between seasons four and five of Star Trek: The Next Generation . The story involved control of the Klingon High Council and involved many characters such as Worf , Gowron , Picard , the Duras sisters , and involving Starfleet and

5035-419: The history of the Klingon race and the galaxy at large, such as first contact with the humans, years of armed conflict with the Federation, the explosion of Praxis, détente and peace with the Federation, a civil war over the succession crisis, a war of aggression against Cardassia, renewed conflict with the Federation, a restoration of their alliance with the Federation, and the galaxy-wide Dominion War. Prior to

5130-448: The local 17th Precinct in the fictional city of Excelsior, with Moore writing the pilot. On May 13, 2011 it was confirmed that NBC had decided not to pick up the series. On August 30, 2011, it was announced that ABC bought Moore's pitch for Hangtown , a Western drama series. The series was co-created by Ron D. Moore and former Caprica writer Matt Roberts. Hangtown is described as "a Western with procedural elements" that takes place in

5225-406: The lower classes. From the ancient world onward, patronage of the arts was important in art history . It is known in greatest detail in reference to medieval and Renaissance Europe, though patronage can also be traced in feudal Japan , the traditional Southeast Asian kingdoms, and elsewhere—art patronage tended to arise wherever a royal or imperial system and an aristocracy dominated

5320-540: The mid-21st century, an Emperor presided over the Klingon Empire. Whether the High Council existed or not is open to debate; as is what role, if any, the High Council played. The Klingon-language translation of Hamlet suggests that the Emperor is "First Among Equals" in Klingon politics - but this may not be the generally accepted view in the Star Trek universe. From about the mid 21st century to 2369, there

5415-459: The military. The means of choosing the Chancellor vary. One way would be challenging the Chancellor to a fight to the death. If the challenger was victorious, the old Chancellor would be dead, and the challenger would usually take the role of Chancellor for himself, or in rare cases bestow the role to another. If a Chancellor died of natural causes or not as a result of direct combat, an Arbiter of Succession would be named. The Arbiter would designate

5510-521: The noble classes financed scientific pursuits. Many Barmakids were patrons of the sciences, which greatly helped the propagation of Indian science and scholarship from the neighboring Academy of Gundishapur into the Arabic world. They patronized scholars such as Jabir ibn Hayyan and Jabril ibn Bukhtishu . They are also credited with the establishment of the first paper mill in Baghdad. The power of

5605-504: The novels of the same name by Diana Gabaldon . In 2019, he created and wrote the series For All Mankind for Apple TV+ . Moore was raised in Chowchilla, California . He describes himself as a 'recovering Catholic' and is agnostic. Moore dabbled in writing and drama in high school. He went on to study government ( political science ) at Cornell University , where he was Literary Secretary of The Kappa Alpha Society , originally on

5700-572: The orbit of the caliphal court in Iraq, where at the behest of Harun al Rashid (786 -809), such books were translated into Arabic. Thus Khurasan and Transoxania were effectively bypassed in this transfer of learning from India to Islam, even though, undeniably the Barmakis cultural outlook owed something to their land of origin, northern Afghanistan, and Yahya al Barmaki's interest in medicine may have derived from no longer identifiable family tradition. In

5795-413: The organization to raise funds or to affect government policy. The British royal family are especially prolific in this respect, devoting a large proportion of their time to a wide range of causes. Sometimes consumers support smaller or local businesses or corporations out of loyalty even if less expensive options exist. Their regular custom is referred to as 'patronage'. Patronage may entitle members of

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5890-441: The patronage going on in Chicago politics was unlawful on the grounds of the first and fourteenth amendments. Through a series of legal battles and negotiations, the two parties agreed upon The Shakman Decrees . Under these decrees, it was declared that the employment status of most public employees could not be affected positively or negatively based on political allegiance, with exceptions for politically inclined positions. The case

5985-801: The premium subscription channel Starz had closed a deal to produce and air the series. The show began its first run on August 9, 2014 and was renewed for its second season which was based on Dragonfly in Amber , the second novel in the eight-book series. He was joined on the production by a fellow Deep Space Nine contributor, producer Ira Steven Behr . The second season, consisting of 13 episodes, premiered on April 9, 2016. The 13-episode third season, based on Voyager , aired from September to December 2017. The 13-episode fourth season, based on Drums of Autumn , aired from November 2018 to January 2019. The fifth season of 12 episodes, based on The Fiery Cross , aired from February to May 2020. The sixth season

6080-522: The president. Similarly, at the state and local levels, governors and mayors retain appointments powers. Some scholars have argued that patronage may be used for laudable purposes, such as the "recognition" of minority communities through the appointment of their members to a high-profile position. Bearfield has argued that patronage be used for four general purposes: create or strengthen a political organization; achieve democratic or egalitarian goals; bridge political divisions and create coalitions, and to alter

6175-512: The prime minister. As well, the term may refer to a type of corruption or favoritism in which a party in power rewards groups, families, or ethnicities for their electoral support using illegal gifts or fraudulently awarded appointments or government contracts. The opposite of this structure, where all individuals advance based on their personal traits and abilities, is meritocracy . In many Latin American countries, patronage developed as

6270-447: The process, and I wasn't part of the show. I felt like I was freelancing my own show. ... I was very disappointed that my long-time friend and writing partner acted in that manner, that crossed lines to the point where I felt like I had to walk away from Star Trek , which was something that meant a lot to me for a very long time, from my childhood right through my entire professional career. Moore and Braga can be heard talking together on

6365-432: The project, he only contributed as a consultant at the opening pitch meetings, and was not the creator or showrunner – thus his actual involvement in the project was very limited. The series was cancelled after two seasons due to record low ratings. In June 2012, io9.com reported that Moore had started developing a TV adaptation of Diana Gabaldon 's Outlander book series . On November 6, 2012, Deadline reported that

6460-838: The public service to hire an unqualified family member or friend. Political patronage, also known as " padrino system ", has been the source of many controversies and corruption . It has been an open secret that one cannot join the political arena of the Philippines without mastery of the padrino system. From the lowest barangay official to the President of the Republic , it is expected that one gains political debts and dispenses political favor to advance one's career or gain influence, if not wealth. After Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin 's retirement from politics in March 1923 following

6555-578: The same manner as commercial patronage, those who attend a sporting event may be referred to as patrons, though the usage in much of the world is now considered archaic—with some notable exceptions. Those who attend the Masters Tournament , one of the four major championships of professional golf , are still traditionally referred to as "patrons," largely at the insistence of the Augusta National Golf Club . This insistence

6650-484: The screenplays for the Next Generation crew's first two big screen appearances, Star Trek Generations (1994) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996). Moore then joined the production staff of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for its third season as a supervising producer , being promoted to a co-executive producer position for the series' final two years. During this time he also worked again with Braga on

6745-552: The script for the second Next Generation motion picture Star Trek: First Contact and on a draft of the Mission: Impossible 2 script that was re-written by Robert Towne for which they received a "story by" credit. During his time on Deep Space Nine , he continued to write episodes that expanded on Klingon culture such as " The House of Quark ", " Sons of Mogh ", " Rules of Engagement ", " Looking for par'Mach in All

6840-507: The scripts and updating the old series, also developing a back-story that could work for a regular weekly series should the mini-series be successful. At the same time, Moore was approached by HBO about running a new television series called Carnivàle ; however, they decided to offer the position to Henry Bromell instead and offered Moore a consultant position on the writing staff. He accepted, but Bromell left soon after production started and Moore became showrunner . While Moore worked on

6935-492: The show mid-run on October 27, 2010, before its first season had finished airing, citing low ratings. The remaining five episodes, of the twenty produced for season one, were burned off in a marathon on January 4, 2011. In April 2009, Moore, along with several other Battlestar Galactica alumni, made a cameo appearance in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode " A Space Oddity ." The episode

7030-410: The show's most popular episodes, including "Ask Not" and the series finale "Graduation," which he co-wrote with Katims. He also wrote the episode "Cry Your Name." During this time, Moore also developed a pilot based on Anne McCaffrey 's Dragonriders of Pern for The WB , but production on the project was halted due to 'creative differences' between Moore and the network. The network tried changing

7125-417: The show, a practice he continued with Battlestar Galactica through his weblog and in his podcasts . With the end of Deep Space Nine in 1999, Moore transferred over to the production staff of Star Trek: Voyager at the start of its sixth season, where his writing partner Braga was executive producer. However, Moore left Voyager only a matter of weeks later, with " Survival Instinct " and " Barge of

7220-413: The story (without Moore's approval) until it no longer resembled the original book series. Moore was an original fan of the books and refused to continue working on the pilot with the changes being made. In 2002, David Eick (whom Moore worked with on Good vs Evil ) approached Moore about a new four-hour Battlestar Galactica mini-series for Universal. Moore developed the mini-series with Eick, writing

7315-549: The strongest challengers, who would then fight each other to the death for the office. There is one known time when a Chancellor named his own successor - shortly after the Praxis explosion Chancellor Gorkon named his daughter Azetbur as Chancellor in the event of his death. For at least 300 years prior to the events of Star Trek: The Next Generation , the Klingon Empire had been ruled by the High Council. The various High Councils during this time had to deal with monumental events in

7410-535: The success of Battlestar Galactica , the Sci Fi Channel announced in April 2006 that Moore and Eick would be producing a spin-off called Caprica with 24 scriptwriter Remi Aubuchon and NBC Universal Television Studio . Moore later said in interviews that he and Eick had begun toying with the idea of a spinoff series as early as the beginning of the second season, however. The show was set 58 years before

7505-423: The support of noble or ecclesiastical patrons. Figures as late as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven also participated in the system to some degree; it was only with the rise of bourgeois and capitalist social forms in the middle 19th century that European culture moved away from its patronage system to the more publicly supported system of museums, theaters, mass audiences and mass consumption that

7600-521: The support that princes , popes , and other wealthy and influential people have provided to artists such as musicians, painters, and sculptors. It can also refer to the right of bestowing offices or church benefices , the business given to a store by a regular customer, and the guardianship of saints . The word patron derives from the Latin patronus ('patron'), one who gives benefits to his clients (see patronage in ancient Rome ). In some countries

7695-469: The term is used to describe political patronage or patronal politics , which is the use of state resources to reward individuals for their electoral support. Some patronage systems are legal, as in the Canadian tradition of the prime minister to appoint senators and the heads of a number of commissions and agencies; in many cases, these appointments go to people who have supported the political party of

7790-406: The third season. Battlestar Galactica was, along with other popular series such as Lost and Heroes , one of the shows at the forefront of the debate over "new media" revenues, as the series was extensively downloaded from iTunes and recoups much of its production costs from high DVD sales as opposed to direct ratings. It was also among the most heavily time-shifted series on television, which

7885-533: The west to write pulp stories about stereotyped "Wild West" crime, to send back to big city dime-novel publishers back East. Tall Ship Productions announced on Twitter on October 18, 2011, that Justin Lin had signed on to direct a potential pilot episode of Hangtown , in the event that ABC officially orders it. In an interview with Wire.com on September 29, 2012, Moore confirmed that his The Wild Wild West reboot for CBS and Hangtown had been passed on. Moore had

7980-439: Was a clone, but that he was an heir to the original Kahless and the throne. Emperor Kahless II was installed soon afterwards. Ronald D. Moore Ronald Dowl Moore (born July 5, 1964) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on Star Trek , as well as on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series, for which he won a Peabody Award , and on Outlander , based on

8075-399: Was a remake of The Wild Wild West purchased by CBS. The second was purchased by NBC and called The McCulloch , an action-adventure series about the crew of a US Coast Guard vessel as they travel the world, to be co-produced by NBC-Universal and Sony. But neither of these projects made it to the screen. In 2011, Moore was commissioned by Lucasfilm 's Rick McCallum to write scripts for

8170-467: Was based on A Breath of Snow and Ashes . A seventh season aired in 2023, with an eighth and final season commissioned. On December 15, 2017, it was announced that Apple had given a straight-to-series order for a space drama entitled For All Mankind created and written by Moore. In 2021, he signed a deal with Disney via 20th Television. In 2024 before any shows finished production he left Disney to return to Sony Pictures Television. In October, he

8265-406: Was described as being "about a team of scientists investigating a possible disease outbreak at an Arctic research facility who find themselves trying to protect the world from annihilation." SyFy Channel made a 13-episode direct-to-series order (i.e., without waiting to produce a pilot episode ), and it began airing on SyFy on January 10, 2014. While the marketing heavily billed Moore's involvement in

8360-471: Was directed by Michael Nankin (who directed a number of Galactica episodes), written by Bradley Thompson and David Weddle (who both started their TV writing careers on Deep Space Nine , and worked as writer/producers on Galactica ) and based on a story by Naren Shankar (who went to school with Moore and started his writing career on Star Trek: The Next Generation ). In the episode, Moore has one line of dialogue as he portrays an irate audience member at

8455-430: Was hired as the new writer, showrunner, and as an executive producer for Sony's God of War adaptation for Amazon Prime Video , replacing Mark Fergus , Hawk Ostby , and Rafe Judkins due to a change in creative direction. Patronage Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to

8550-490: Was inappropriate to continue to communicate to fans using the "official" blog he maintained on the Scifi Channel website. As a result, he chose to start a personal website and blog, rondmoore.com , so that he could continue to freely comment on the situation without violating the terms of his membership in the Writers Guild. When the strike ended, Moore continued his commentary via his personal web site and blog. With

8645-480: Was no Emperor. In 2369, Kahless the Unforgettable apparently reappeared on the planet Boreth; upon which the original Kahless said he would one day return. It was later revealed that the monks living there had created a clone of Kahless because they felt Klingon society was on the decline, and that only Kahless could bring them back to their former glory. Though the deception was soon revealed, Worf felt that

8740-437: Was nominated once again for an Emmy Award for writing the episodes " Occupation " and " Precipice ," which aired together as the third season opener. In April 2006, Battlestar Galactica was among the winners of the 65th Annual Peabody Awards; Moore was among the writers and producers cited for "plotlines that are deeply personal and relatable, while never compromising their affinity and passion for science fiction." Moore

8835-565: Was quite vocal about the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike , as his Battlestar Galactica series was one of the major flashpoints leading to the strike. Starting in August 2006, the Writers Guild ordered production to cease on the Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance series of webisodes which had been produced as a link between the show's second and third seasons. Tension over this would last throughout

8930-493: Was released in October 2011. In March 2010, following the mixed reception of the first half of Caprica' s first season, SyFy channel approached Moore to produce another Battlestar Galactica spin-off. The show was entitled Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome , and was to feature a young William Adama 's experiences in the First Cylon War. The series was originally designed as a series of webisodes , but with

9025-403: Was the first show developed under the banner of Moore's new personal production company, " Tall Ship Productions ". Moore worked on the script for the companion/prequel film of the 1982 John Carpenter film, The Thing . His screenplay was scrapped late in 2009 and rewritten by Eric Heisserer , writer of the 2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street . The Thing began production in March 2010 and

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