Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Ron Moore Tonight


Reminder, tonight Ronald D. Moore appears at the Writers Guild Theatre for the Writer's Guild Foundation Writers on Writing event:

AN EVENING with RONALD D. MOORE
Tuesday, May 5 - 7:30-9:30pm - At the Writers Guild Theater (135 S Doheny Dr., 90211)
Moderated by Jeff Greenstein
Light reception included

Join us for this unique opportunity to learn from the writer, developer, and excecutive producer of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA... one of the most successful sci-fi series in a frakkin' long time.
Ronald D. Moore is one of the most successful writers of television science fiction working today. He is writer/executive producer of Battlestar Galactica. Previous writing and producing credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Good Vs. Evil, Roswell, and the acclaimed HBO series Carnivale. He is the winner of two Peabody Awards, an Emmy (plus many nominations) and a Hugo Award, as well as a WGA nomination.

Purchase tickets here.
$20, $15-WGA, $10-Student (prices slightly discounted online) or call 800-838-3006

Also of note, on the writers of Star Trek will be at the venue later this month:
AN EVENING with ALEX KURTZMAN & ROBERTO ORCI (Star Trek, Transformers)
Tuesday, May 26 - 7:30-9:30pm - At the Writers Guild Theater (135 S Doheny Dr., 90211)
Light reception included

Join us for this special evening with one of the most succesful sci-fi/action writing teams in the business.

Kurtzman & Orci reunited after college to write for the popular television series Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess, where they quickly became head writers at the age of 23.

In 2003, the two were approached to write for J.J. Abrams wildly popular television spy thriller Alias, and eventually ascended to be executive producers of the show.

Kurtzman and Orci also created the current FOX drama Fringe with Abrams.

In the film sphere, Kurtzman and Orci made a splash with the sci-fi thriller The Island, their feature film debut helmed by Michael Bay. Late 2005 saw the release of The Legend of Zorro, while in 2006, the duo re-teamed with Abrams to write the third installment of Mission: Impossible. 2007 saw the pair write Transformers, a live-action adaptation of the popular animated series.

More recently, the two are the authors of the blockbuster Star Trek, slated for a May, 2009 release with J.J. Abrams directing. The pair has written their own fresh take on the classic show, and are executive producers on the film.

Purchase tickets here.
$20, $15-WGA, $10-Student (prices slightly discounted online) or call 800-838-3006

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