Where is Rick Berman now

[JarodRussell]

The man devoted basically his entire career to Star Trek.
What is he doing now? Or did he retire completely?

 

[Mage]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0075834/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

 

[Melakon]

He'll be 70 on Christmas Day in about 6 months, so probably enjoying retirement right now.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0075834/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

ninja'd by a magician

 

[BillJ]

Sleeping on a huge pile of money with many beautiful women?

 

[Ithekro]

He's right behind you, isn't he?

 

[cardinal biggles]

"And WHERE is the Ber-man?"

"HE'S AT HOME, WASHIN' HIS TIGHTS!!!"

 

[Sybok Was Wrong]

He never need work again.

The studio made him a very rich man.


I hope he gets around to publishing that memoir

 

[Lance]

He wasn't just the EP on each ''NextTrek'' show, but was also the co-creator of three of them. With that kind of portfollio, he can probably live comfortably on the residuals for the rest of his life.

 

[danielcw]

He is on twitter, by the way!

While he never answered one of my questions, he definitely answers some of them. I hope he will write a book eventually.

My favourite story is how his sons saw the trailer for Star Trek (2009) with the focus on "not your father's Star Trek"


There is also a longer video interview with him from the Academy of TV Arts & Sciences.

 

[Kal]

The question/title of this post is actually the reason I joined this Forum. I had found out that Berman was definitively no longer going to be involved in the Trek process and to me, well, it seemed to me as good as a statement that 'the series franchise is dead'

 

[Salinga]

In a ENT bluray discussion extra Braga said, Berman is travelling around the globe most of the time. Looks like he has retired.

 

[Dukhat]

The question/title of this post is actually the reason I joined this Forum. I had found out that Berman was definitively no longer going to be involved in the Trek process and to me, well, it seemed to me as good as a statement that 'the series franchise is dead'

Question: When Gene Roddenberry died, did you also think that the series franchise was dead?

When executive producers step down, die, get fired, etc. that doesn't mean the show they worked on is dead. It just means that it'll have a new executive producer.

 

[Ethros]

He's on Twitter, doesn't post that often but seems very fond of his Trek days.
https://twitter.com/berman_rick


This one from last month I really liked-
"Walking through NYC today, I passed a couple wearing Star Trek tee-shirts. One Voyager, one DS9. Felt good."

 

[USS Triumphant]

I am unable to tell you where he is, only how fast he is going. And that's only if he actually exists: we won't know until someone goes to inspect him and collapses the waveform.

 

[Kal]

The question/title of this post is actually the reason I joined this Forum. I had found out that Berman was definitively no longer going to be involved in the Trek process and to me, well, it seemed to me as good as a statement that 'the series franchise is dead'

Question: When Gene Roddenberry died, did you also think that the series franchise was dead?

When executive producers step down, die, get fired, etc. that doesn't mean the show they worked on is dead. It just means that it'll have a new executive producer.

Erm, apologies if I gave the impression that I'm quite dim, but I do see that I didn't express myself very well.

I do understand the process involved, as any fan of media does, or a child of three if they grow up in LA. I didn't, but I still managed to grasp it in the end.

What I meant to say was, that a strong exec producer is necessary to keep the intention of a show on course, despite pressure from above and the ever prevalent studio suggestions. Roddenberry personally passed the torch to Berman, who kept true imho to the course set. My point was that I fear that any follower of those talented men might not have the same autonomy, vision or message. It's a highly lucrative franchise and those in possession of the rights are most likely more concerned with maximum profit, opposed to staying the set course. Though I wouldn't begrudge them a single penny if they were able to do both

Unfortunately, whether you liked or disliked the movies*, it clearly showed which course they decided to go. Hence, when I stated that I feared the franchise was dead, I should have clarified, dead as we know it.

*Edit- New movies

 

[Nebusj]

He's on Twitter, doesn't post that often but seems very fond of his Trek days.
https://twitter.com/berman_rick


This one from last month I really liked-
"Walking through NYC today, I passed a couple wearing Star Trek tee-shirts. One Voyager, one DS9. Felt good."

That's sweet. I rather like this one, from April:

Ira Behr's beard is actually not dyed. He eats an extraordinary quantity of berries.

 

[Greg Cox]

The question/title of this post is actually the reason I joined this Forum. I had found out that Berman was definitively no longer going to be involved in the Trek process and to me, well, it seemed to me as good as a statement that 'the series franchise is dead'

Question: When Gene Roddenberry died, did you also think that the series franchise was dead?

When executive producers step down, die, get fired, etc. that doesn't mean the show they worked on is dead. It just means that it'll have a new executive producer.

There's a Walking Dead joke to be made here, but I can't quite find it.

 

[Kal]

'Gene Rottenzombie'? Or perhaps the more frightening scenario, where one exec falls, another always takes its place. Shoot for the head!, assume the brain is in the head, not the left knee or crotch!

Though sadly, I think you are considering the lumbering milling masses of vacant eyed, drooling, order following vaculants who want the job and will moan and groan the right words to get the job, and then, and only then, consider how they will do it.

 

[Gaith]

Last I heard, he was a story consultant on the last few Spider-Man movies, and a continuity supervisor on Glee.

 

[2takesfrakes]

It's good to hear that Rick's "STAR TREK Days" are memories he looks back on with great pride & satisfaction. He aimed his arrow at the mark and hit it. I'm not happy about quite a bit of what STAR TREK presented during his run, but I love most of it, actually. Especially the simple fact that he gave us so much of it, for so many years. And I wish him continued success in everything he does. I can only hope to leave my mark like that, some way, somehow ...