Star Trek's Gay Problem: Producer Brannon Braga Regrets Not Havg Homosexual Character | HuffPost Entertament

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• BRANNON BRAGA EXPLAS WHY NO GAY CHARACTERS ON STAR TREK: NOT FORWARD THKG
• STAR TREK'S GAY PROBLEM: PRODUCER BRANNON BRAGA REGRETS NOT HAVG HOMOSEXUAL CHARACTER
• BRANNON BRAGA ON "STAR TREK"S LACK OF GAY CHARACTERS: "NOT A FORWARD THKG DECISN"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY MICHAEL JENSENJANUARY 24, 2011/11:48 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENJANUARY 24, 2011 / 11:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BRANNON BRAGA ON \"STAR TREK\"S LACK OF GAY CHARACTERS: \"NOT A FORWARD THKG DECISN\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-01-24T16:48:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-01-24T16:48:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN TO SPECIFIC TELEVISN SHOWS AND MOVI THAT HAVE LACKED GAY VISIBILY OVER THE YEARS, THE STAR TREK ANCHISE HAS PROBABLY RECEIVED THE MOST SCTY — AND CRICISM — OM AFTER ALL, SPE HAVG PRODUCED MORE THAN A DOZEN FEATURE FILMS AND 726 EPISOS OVER THE URSE OF SIX SERI (CLUDG THE 22-EPISO ANIMATED SERI) THE ANCHISE HAS NEVER MANAGED TO CLU AN OUT GAY CHARACTER A MOVIE OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS SPE THE FACT THAT 1991 GENE RODNBERRY TOLD THE ADVOTE THAT THE FIFTH SEASON OF THE NEXT GENERATN WOULD AT LEAST SHOW GAY CREWMEMBERS AS PART OF SHIP LIFE. UNFORTUNATELY, RODNBERRY DIED THAT YEAR AND NONE OF THE SUBSEQUENT EPISOS FEATURED GAY PEOPLE AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2008, THE FAN SERI STAR TREK PHASE II PRODUCED AN ONLE VERSN OF A GAY-THEMED EPISO ORIGALLY TEND FOR THE NEXT GENERATN AND WRTEN BY DAVID GERROLD. AND 2008, I ASKED ROBERTO ORCI AND ALEXANR KURTZMAN IF THE NEW STAR TREK MOVIE WOULD FALLY GO WHERE NO STAR TREK HAD GONE BEFORE BY CLUDG A GAY CHARACTER. THE ANSWER WAS NO, BUT PERHAPS THE NEXT ONE WOULD AND THAT " NEED TO BE ADDRSED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THIS MONTH'S TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN PRS TOUR LOS ANGEL, I HAD AN UNEXPECTED AND BRIEF OPPORTUNY TO CHAT WH BRANNON BRAGA, ONE OF STAR TREK'S MOST PROMENT WRERS AND PRODUCERS, ABOUT WHY THE ANCHISE HAD DONE SO POORLY WH WH GAY VISIBILY AND WHETHER OR NOT HIS NEW SHOW TERRA NOVA WOULD DO ANYTHG TO IMPROVE AMERIN TELEVISN'S TERRIBLE TRACK RERD WH THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANNON BRAGA, FAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTERELTON: DO TERRA NOVA HAVE ANY GAY CHARACTERS OR ANY GAY NTENT AT ALL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANNON BRAGA: NOW? NO, AS OF NOW THERE WAS NOTHG THE PILOT. ASSUMG THERE IS NOTHG TO PRECLU THAT. WE ARE TRYG TO BUILD A SOCIETY, YOU KNOW, BUILD A UTOPIA REALLY. I THK WE WOULD LIKE TO PORTRAY AN ENLIGHTENED FUTURE. EVEN IF WAS A BLIGHTED FUTURE THAT WE ME OM, TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TECHNOLOGY SO THAT IS SOMETHG. I’M GLAD YOU BRG UP BEE ’S SOMETHG WE SHOULD BE ATTENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: I'M VERY MUCH A FAN OF STAR TREK BUT UNFORTUNATELY NONE OF THE SERI EVER CLUD A GAY CHARACTER. YOU WERE VOLVED WH WRG TWO OF THE MOVI AND PRODUCED OR EXECUTIVE PRODUCED FOR THE NEXT GENERATN, VOYAGER AND ENTERPRISE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHY THAT NEVER HAPPENED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: IT WAS A SHAME FOR A LOT OF THAT ... I’M TALKG ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATN, DEEP SPACE NE AND THERE WAS A NSTANT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WELL HOW DO WE PORTRAY THE SPECTM OF SEXUALY. THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT WE SHOULD BE SHOWG SUALLY, YOU KNOW, JT TWO GUYS TOGETHER THE BACKGROUND TEN FORWARD. AT THE TIME THE CISN WAS MA NOT TO DO THAT AND I THK THOSE SAME PEOPLE WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENT CISN NOW BEE I THK, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS 1989, WELL YEAH ABOUT 89, 90, 91. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THOSE SAME CREATIVE PLAYERS WOULDN’T FEEL SO HANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN SQUEAMISH ABOUT A CISN LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHY DO YOU THK SCIENCE FICTN, GIVEN THAT ’S SO MUCH FORWARD LOOKG, HAS DONE SO POORLY WHEN TO BEG CLIVE ON AMERIN TELEVISN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: YOU KNOW WHAT’S FUNNY IS WAS ALT WH MORE METAPHORILLY. NEXT GENERATN DID A UPLE EPISOS YOU ULD SAY ... I WORKED ON ONE FOR DEEP SPACE NE WH DAX. I DON’T KNOW IF I N SPEAK TO THE WHOLE GENRE OF SCIENCE FICTN, CERTALY THE STAR TREK ANCHISE AS EXISTED AT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO YOU THK 20 YEARS AGO THERE WAS A RELUCTANCE TO DO BEE SCIENCE FICTN, WRONGLY OR RIGHTLY, IS PERCEIVED AS BEG FOR YOUNG STRAIGHT MAL? WERE YOU GUYS NCERNED ABOUT THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: I THK WAS, NOT SO MUCH A YOUNG MAN’S [ISSUE], WAS A SYNDITED FAY SHOW, SHOWG AT SIX O’CLOCK, YOU KNOW, SALT LAKE CY, SO YOU HAD TO AL WH EACH SEPARATE AFFILIATE RATHER THAN ONE WORK. AND THGS LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS NOT A FORWARD THKG CISN. KNOWG THE PLAYERS VOLVED, KNOWG THE CISN MAKERS, KNOWG WAS THAT THEY FELT RELUCTANT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT SAYG “Y,” WE’RE NOT SAYG “NO,” WE’RE NOT JT NOT GOG TO TOUCH THAT RIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO YOU THK IF THE NEXT ERATN OF THE SERI OR MOVIE DON’T GO THERE, DO GAY FANS HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REALLY UPSET AT THIS POT? AFTER ALL THIS, IF STILL DON’T GO THERE 2011 0R 2012...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: WELL, I MEAN, THE MOVIE IS SUCH A DIFFERENT BIRD. IF THERE WERE A TV SERI, I WOULD AGREE WH YOU. BUT FOR A MOVIE, I PERSONALLY WOULDN’T. WH A TV SERI YOU’RE CREATG A WHOLE WORLD, YOU’RE CREATG A WHOLE. YOU WERE SAYG, IF THIS IS GOG TO LAST FOR FIVE YEARS, AND IF YOU DON’T GO THERE, THEN Y YOU GOT SOME QUTNS. A TWO-HOUR MOVIE AND YOU’RE STG THERE AND YOU’RE EATG YOUR POPRN, IF DON'T F ... IF ’S NOT PART OF THE STORY, ’S NOT PART OF THE STORY. THERE ARE MANY THGS THAT AREN’T PART OF THE STORY, YOU KNOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S MY PERSONAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• ‘STAR TREK’ PRODUCER REGRETS LACK OF GAY CHARACTERS
• STAR TREK’S BRANNON BRAGA: GAY SQUEAMISHNS DUE TO ‘FAY SHOW’ TIME SLOT
• BRANNON BRAGA ON "STAR TREK"S LACK OF GAY CHARACTERS: "NOT A FORWARD THKG DECISN"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY MICHAEL JENSENJANUARY 24, 2011/11:48 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENJANUARY 24, 2011 / 11:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BRANNON BRAGA ON \"STAR TREK\"S LACK OF GAY CHARACTERS: \"NOT A FORWARD THKG DECISN\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-01-24T16:48:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-01-24T16:48:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN TO SPECIFIC TELEVISN SHOWS AND MOVI THAT HAVE LACKED GAY VISIBILY OVER THE YEARS, THE STAR TREK ANCHISE HAS PROBABLY RECEIVED THE MOST SCTY — AND CRICISM — OM AFTER ALL, SPE HAVG PRODUCED MORE THAN A DOZEN FEATURE FILMS AND 726 EPISOS OVER THE URSE OF SIX SERI (CLUDG THE 22-EPISO ANIMATED SERI) THE ANCHISE HAS NEVER MANAGED TO CLU AN OUT GAY CHARACTER A MOVIE OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS SPE THE FACT THAT 1991 GENE RODNBERRY TOLD THE ADVOTE THAT THE FIFTH SEASON OF THE NEXT GENERATN WOULD AT LEAST SHOW GAY CREWMEMBERS AS PART OF SHIP LIFE. UNFORTUNATELY, RODNBERRY DIED THAT YEAR AND NONE OF THE SUBSEQUENT EPISOS FEATURED GAY PEOPLE AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2008, THE FAN SERI STAR TREK PHASE II PRODUCED AN ONLE VERSN OF A GAY-THEMED EPISO ORIGALLY TEND FOR THE NEXT GENERATN AND WRTEN BY DAVID GERROLD. AND 2008, I ASKED ROBERTO ORCI AND ALEXANR KURTZMAN IF THE NEW STAR TREK MOVIE WOULD FALLY GO WHERE NO STAR TREK HAD GONE BEFORE BY CLUDG A GAY CHARACTER. THE ANSWER WAS NO, BUT PERHAPS THE NEXT ONE WOULD AND THAT " NEED TO BE ADDRSED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THIS MONTH'S TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN PRS TOUR LOS ANGEL, I HAD AN UNEXPECTED AND BRIEF OPPORTUNY TO CHAT WH BRANNON BRAGA, ONE OF STAR TREK'S MOST PROMENT WRERS AND PRODUCERS, ABOUT WHY THE ANCHISE HAD DONE SO POORLY WH WH GAY VISIBILY AND WHETHER OR NOT HIS NEW SHOW TERRA NOVA WOULD DO ANYTHG TO IMPROVE AMERIN TELEVISN'S TERRIBLE TRACK RERD WH THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANNON BRAGA, FAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTERELTON: DO TERRA NOVA HAVE ANY GAY CHARACTERS OR ANY GAY NTENT AT ALL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANNON BRAGA: NOW? NO, AS OF NOW THERE WAS NOTHG THE PILOT. ASSUMG THERE IS NOTHG TO PRECLU THAT. WE ARE TRYG TO BUILD A SOCIETY, YOU KNOW, BUILD A UTOPIA REALLY. I THK WE WOULD LIKE TO PORTRAY AN ENLIGHTENED FUTURE. EVEN IF WAS A BLIGHTED FUTURE THAT WE ME OM, TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TECHNOLOGY SO THAT IS SOMETHG. I’M GLAD YOU BRG UP BEE ’S SOMETHG WE SHOULD BE ATTENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: I'M VERY MUCH A FAN OF STAR TREK BUT UNFORTUNATELY NONE OF THE SERI EVER CLUD A GAY CHARACTER. YOU WERE VOLVED WH WRG TWO OF THE MOVI AND PRODUCED OR EXECUTIVE PRODUCED FOR THE NEXT GENERATN, VOYAGER AND ENTERPRISE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHY THAT NEVER HAPPENED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: IT WAS A SHAME FOR A LOT OF THAT ... I’M TALKG ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATN, DEEP SPACE NE AND THERE WAS A NSTANT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WELL HOW DO WE PORTRAY THE SPECTM OF SEXUALY. THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT WE SHOULD BE SHOWG SUALLY, YOU KNOW, JT TWO GUYS TOGETHER THE BACKGROUND TEN FORWARD. AT THE TIME THE CISN WAS MA NOT TO DO THAT AND I THK THOSE SAME PEOPLE WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENT CISN NOW BEE I THK, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS 1989, WELL YEAH ABOUT 89, 90, 91. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THOSE SAME CREATIVE PLAYERS WOULDN’T FEEL SO HANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN SQUEAMISH ABOUT A CISN LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHY DO YOU THK SCIENCE FICTN, GIVEN THAT ’S SO MUCH FORWARD LOOKG, HAS DONE SO POORLY WHEN TO BEG CLIVE ON AMERIN TELEVISN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: YOU KNOW WHAT’S FUNNY IS WAS ALT WH MORE METAPHORILLY. NEXT GENERATN DID A UPLE EPISOS YOU ULD SAY ... I WORKED ON ONE FOR DEEP SPACE NE WH DAX. I DON’T KNOW IF I N SPEAK TO THE WHOLE GENRE OF SCIENCE FICTN, CERTALY THE STAR TREK ANCHISE AS EXISTED AT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO YOU THK 20 YEARS AGO THERE WAS A RELUCTANCE TO DO BEE SCIENCE FICTN, WRONGLY OR RIGHTLY, IS PERCEIVED AS BEG FOR YOUNG STRAIGHT MAL? WERE YOU GUYS NCERNED ABOUT THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: I THK WAS, NOT SO MUCH A YOUNG MAN’S [ISSUE], WAS A SYNDITED FAY SHOW, SHOWG AT SIX O’CLOCK, YOU KNOW, SALT LAKE CY, SO YOU HAD TO AL WH EACH SEPARATE AFFILIATE RATHER THAN ONE WORK. 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• STAR TREK'S GAY PROBLEM: PRODUCER BRANNON BRAGA REGRETS NOT HAVG HOMOSEXUAL CHARACTER

BRANNON BRAGA EXPLAS WHY NO GAY CHARACTERS ON STAR TREK: NOT FORWARD THKG

Today many TV seri have gay characters, cludg William Shatner’s s $#!

But there has never been a gay character on Star Trek, and a new terview veteran Star Trek wrer/producer Brannon Braga explas why that is and why he thks thgs would be different today. Braga on why no gay Star Trek characters. At the recent TCA prs event, the LBGT se AfterElton talked to Braga about gay characters science fictn and specifilly on Star Trek.

STAR TREK'S GAY PROBLEM: PRODUCER BRANNON BRAGA REGRETS NOT HAVG HOMOSEXUAL CHARACTER

AE: I’m very much a fan of Star Trek but unfortunately none of the seri ever clud a gay character.

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UNFORTUNATELY, RODNBERRY DIED THAT YEAR AND NONE OF THE SUBSEQUENT EPISOS FEATURED GAY PEOPLE AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2008, THE FAN SERI STAR TREK PHASE II PRODUCED AN ONLE VERSN OF A GAY-THEMED EPISO ORIGALLY TEND FOR THE NEXT GENERATN AND WRTEN BY DAVID GERROLD. AND 2008, I ASKED ROBERTO ORCI AND ALEXANR KURTZMAN IF THE NEW STAR TREK MOVIE WOULD FALLY GO WHERE NO STAR TREK HAD GONE BEFORE BY CLUDG A GAY CHARACTER. THE ANSWER WAS NO, BUT PERHAPS THE NEXT ONE WOULD AND THAT " NEED TO BE ADDRSED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THIS MONTH'S TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN PRS TOUR LOS ANGEL, I HAD AN UNEXPECTED AND BRIEF OPPORTUNY TO CHAT WH BRANNON BRAGA, ONE OF STAR TREK'S MOST PROMENT WRERS AND PRODUCERS, ABOUT WHY THE ANCHISE HAD DONE SO POORLY WH WH GAY VISIBILY AND WHETHER OR NOT HIS NEW SHOW TERRA NOVA WOULD DO ANYTHG TO IMPROVE AMERIN TELEVISN'S TERRIBLE TRACK RERD WH THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANNON BRAGA, FAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTERELTON: DO TERRA NOVA HAVE ANY GAY CHARACTERS OR ANY GAY NTENT AT ALL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANNON BRAGA: NOW? NO, AS OF NOW THERE WAS NOTHG THE PILOT. ASSUMG THERE IS NOTHG TO PRECLU THAT. WE ARE TRYG TO BUILD A SOCIETY, YOU KNOW, BUILD A UTOPIA REALLY. I THK WE WOULD LIKE TO PORTRAY AN ENLIGHTENED FUTURE. EVEN IF WAS A BLIGHTED FUTURE THAT WE ME OM, TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TECHNOLOGY SO THAT IS SOMETHG. I’M GLAD YOU BRG UP BEE ’S SOMETHG WE SHOULD BE ATTENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: I'M VERY MUCH A FAN OF STAR TREK BUT UNFORTUNATELY NONE OF THE SERI EVER CLUD A GAY CHARACTER. YOU WERE VOLVED WH WRG TWO OF THE MOVI AND PRODUCED OR EXECUTIVE PRODUCED FOR THE NEXT GENERATN, VOYAGER AND ENTERPRISE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHY THAT NEVER HAPPENED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: IT WAS A SHAME FOR A LOT OF THAT ... I’M TALKG ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATN, DEEP SPACE NE AND THERE WAS A NSTANT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WELL HOW DO WE PORTRAY THE SPECTM OF SEXUALY. THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT WE SHOULD BE SHOWG SUALLY, YOU KNOW, JT TWO GUYS TOGETHER THE BACKGROUND TEN FORWARD. AT THE TIME THE CISN WAS MA NOT TO DO THAT AND I THK THOSE SAME PEOPLE WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENT CISN NOW BEE I THK, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS 1989, WELL YEAH ABOUT 89, 90, 91. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THOSE SAME CREATIVE PLAYERS WOULDN’T FEEL SO HANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN SQUEAMISH ABOUT A CISN LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHY DO YOU THK SCIENCE FICTN, GIVEN THAT ’S SO MUCH FORWARD LOOKG, HAS DONE SO POORLY WHEN TO BEG CLIVE ON AMERIN TELEVISN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: YOU KNOW WHAT’S FUNNY IS WAS ALT WH MORE METAPHORILLY. NEXT GENERATN DID A UPLE EPISOS YOU ULD SAY ... I WORKED ON ONE FOR DEEP SPACE NE WH DAX. I DON’T KNOW IF I N SPEAK TO THE WHOLE GENRE OF SCIENCE FICTN, CERTALY THE STAR TREK ANCHISE AS EXISTED AT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO YOU THK 20 YEARS AGO THERE WAS A RELUCTANCE TO DO BEE SCIENCE FICTN, WRONGLY OR RIGHTLY, IS PERCEIVED AS BEG FOR YOUNG STRAIGHT MAL? WERE YOU GUYS NCERNED ABOUT THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: I THK WAS, NOT SO MUCH A YOUNG MAN’S [ISSUE], WAS A SYNDITED FAY SHOW, SHOWG AT SIX O’CLOCK, YOU KNOW, SALT LAKE CY, SO YOU HAD TO AL WH EACH SEPARATE AFFILIATE RATHER THAN ONE WORK. AND THGS LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS NOT A FORWARD THKG CISN. KNOWG THE PLAYERS VOLVED, KNOWG THE CISN MAKERS, KNOWG WAS THAT THEY FELT RELUCTANT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT SAYG “Y,” WE’RE NOT SAYG “NO,” WE’RE NOT JT NOT GOG TO TOUCH THAT RIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO YOU THK IF THE NEXT ERATN OF THE SERI OR MOVIE DON’T GO THERE, DO GAY FANS HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REALLY UPSET AT THIS POT? AFTER ALL THIS, IF STILL DON’T GO THERE 2011 0R 2012...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: WELL, I MEAN, THE MOVIE IS SUCH A DIFFERENT BIRD. IF THERE WERE A TV SERI, I WOULD AGREE WH YOU. BUT FOR A MOVIE, I PERSONALLY WOULDN’T. WH A TV SERI YOU’RE CREATG A WHOLE WORLD, YOU’RE CREATG A WHOLE. YOU WERE SAYG, IF THIS IS GOG TO LAST FOR FIVE YEARS, AND IF YOU DON’T GO THERE, THEN Y YOU GOT SOME QUTNS. A TWO-HOUR MOVIE AND YOU’RE STG THERE AND YOU’RE EATG YOUR POPRN, IF DON'T F ... IF ’S NOT PART OF THE STORY, ’S NOT PART OF THE STORY. THERE ARE MANY THGS THAT AREN’T PART OF THE STORY, YOU KNOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S MY PERSONAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Braga went on to say that Star Trek did al wh gay issu "metaphorilly" notg a Dax episo Deep Space Ne’s (likely "Rejoed"), and that the issue wasn’t due to science fictn beg more male oriented, but due Star Trek beg a "syndited fay show". It is te that there have not been any outright gay characters Star Trek, but durg Braga’s tenure he is right to say that some episos did venture to some LGBT "metaphors", such as TNG’s "The Host" and "Outst", DS9’s "Rejoed" and "Prof and Lace".

POLL: Time for a gay character on Star Trek? An openly gay all of s movi and eratns -- cludg 726 televisn episos -- there never existed an openly gay character on 'Star Trek.

‘STAR TREK’ PRODUCER REGRETS LACK OF GAY CHARACTERS

The show's producers at Paramount shut down, but Gerrold was able to team up 2008 wh a fan seri lled 'Star Trek: Phase II' to fally produce a facsie of the episo, which was re-wrten to addrs more current social the episo, Capta Kirk has a gay nephew named turns out, there was at least one gay st member on 'Star Trek': Gee Takei, who played Sulu, famoly me out 2005 and married his partner 2008. He famoly did not ve his on-screen pta, William Shatner, to the more, cludg Bagga talkg about whether there are gay characters his new show, 'Terra Nova, ' click over to the CommunyYou May Like.

When to specific televisn shows and movi that have lacked gay visibily over the years, the Star Trek anchise has probably received the most scty — and cricism — om After all, spe havg produced more than a dozen feature films and 726 episos over the urse of six seri (cludg the 22-episo animated seri) the anchise has never managed to clu an out gay character a movie or spe the fact that 1991 Gene Rodnberry told The Advote that the fifth season of The Next Generatn would at least show gay crewmembers as part of ship life. Unfortunately, Rodnberry died that year and none of the subsequent episos featured gay people at 2008, the fan seri Star Trek Phase II produced an onle versn of a gay-themed episo origally tend for The Next Generatn and wrten by David Gerrold.

And 2008, I asked Roberto Orci and Alexanr Kurtzman if the new Star Trek movie would fally go where no Star Trek had gone before by cludg a gay character. "At this month's Televisn Crics Associatn Prs Tour Los Angel, I had an unexpected and brief opportuny to chat wh Brannon Braga, one of Star Trek's most proment wrers and producers, about why the anchise had done so poorly wh wh gay visibily and whether or not his new show Terra Nova would do anythg to improve Amerin televisn's terrible track rerd wh the issue.

STAR TREK’S BRANNON BRAGA: GAY SQUEAMISHNS DUE TO ‘FAY SHOW’ TIME SLOT

Brannon Braga, far rightAfterElton: Do Terra Nova have any gay characters or any gay ntent at all? I’m glad you brg up bee ’s somethg we should be attendg I'm very much a fan of Star Trek but unfortunately none of the seri ever clud a gay character.

BRANNON BRAGA ON "STAR TREK"S LACK OF GAY CHARACTERS: "NOT A FORWARD THKG DECISN"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY MICHAEL JENSENJANUARY 24, 2011/11:48 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENJANUARY 24, 2011 / 11:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BRANNON BRAGA ON \"STAR TREK\"S LACK OF GAY CHARACTERS: \"NOT A FORWARD THKG DECISN\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-01-24T16:48:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-01-24T16:48:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN TO SPECIFIC TELEVISN SHOWS AND MOVI THAT HAVE LACKED GAY VISIBILY OVER THE YEARS, THE STAR TREK ANCHISE HAS PROBABLY RECEIVED THE MOST SCTY — AND CRICISM — OM AFTER ALL, SPE HAVG PRODUCED MORE THAN A DOZEN FEATURE FILMS AND 726 EPISOS OVER THE URSE OF SIX SERI (CLUDG THE 22-EPISO ANIMATED SERI) THE ANCHISE HAS NEVER MANAGED TO CLU AN OUT GAY CHARACTER A MOVIE OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS SPE THE FACT THAT 1991 GENE RODNBERRY TOLD THE ADVOTE THAT THE FIFTH SEASON OF THE NEXT GENERATN WOULD AT LEAST SHOW GAY CREWMEMBERS AS PART OF SHIP LIFE. UNFORTUNATELY, RODNBERRY DIED THAT YEAR AND NONE OF THE SUBSEQUENT EPISOS FEATURED GAY PEOPLE AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2008, THE FAN SERI STAR TREK PHASE II PRODUCED AN ONLE VERSN OF A GAY-THEMED EPISO ORIGALLY TEND FOR THE NEXT GENERATN AND WRTEN BY DAVID GERROLD. AND 2008, I ASKED ROBERTO ORCI AND ALEXANR KURTZMAN IF THE NEW STAR TREK MOVIE WOULD FALLY GO WHERE NO STAR TREK HAD GONE BEFORE BY CLUDG A GAY CHARACTER. THE ANSWER WAS NO, BUT PERHAPS THE NEXT ONE WOULD AND THAT " NEED TO BE ADDRSED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THIS MONTH'S TELEVISN CRICS ASSOCIATN PRS TOUR LOS ANGEL, I HAD AN UNEXPECTED AND BRIEF OPPORTUNY TO CHAT WH BRANNON BRAGA, ONE OF STAR TREK'S MOST PROMENT WRERS AND PRODUCERS, ABOUT WHY THE ANCHISE HAD DONE SO POORLY WH WH GAY VISIBILY AND WHETHER OR NOT HIS NEW SHOW TERRA NOVA WOULD DO ANYTHG TO IMPROVE AMERIN TELEVISN'S TERRIBLE TRACK RERD WH THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANNON BRAGA, FAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTERELTON: DO TERRA NOVA HAVE ANY GAY CHARACTERS OR ANY GAY NTENT AT ALL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANNON BRAGA: NOW? NO, AS OF NOW THERE WAS NOTHG THE PILOT. ASSUMG THERE IS NOTHG TO PRECLU THAT. WE ARE TRYG TO BUILD A SOCIETY, YOU KNOW, BUILD A UTOPIA REALLY. I THK WE WOULD LIKE TO PORTRAY AN ENLIGHTENED FUTURE. EVEN IF WAS A BLIGHTED FUTURE THAT WE ME OM, TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TECHNOLOGY SO THAT IS SOMETHG. I’M GLAD YOU BRG UP BEE ’S SOMETHG WE SHOULD BE ATTENDG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: I'M VERY MUCH A FAN OF STAR TREK BUT UNFORTUNATELY NONE OF THE SERI EVER CLUD A GAY CHARACTER. YOU WERE VOLVED WH WRG TWO OF THE MOVI AND PRODUCED OR EXECUTIVE PRODUCED FOR THE NEXT GENERATN, VOYAGER AND ENTERPRISE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHY THAT NEVER HAPPENED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: IT WAS A SHAME FOR A LOT OF THAT ... I’M TALKG ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATN, DEEP SPACE NE AND THERE WAS A NSTANT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WELL HOW DO WE PORTRAY THE SPECTM OF SEXUALY. THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT WE SHOULD BE SHOWG SUALLY, YOU KNOW, JT TWO GUYS TOGETHER THE BACKGROUND TEN FORWARD. AT THE TIME THE CISN WAS MA NOT TO DO THAT AND I THK THOSE SAME PEOPLE WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENT CISN NOW BEE I THK, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS 1989, WELL YEAH ABOUT 89, 90, 91. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THOSE SAME CREATIVE PLAYERS WOULDN’T FEEL SO HANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN SQUEAMISH ABOUT A CISN LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WHY DO YOU THK SCIENCE FICTN, GIVEN THAT ’S SO MUCH FORWARD LOOKG, HAS DONE SO POORLY WHEN TO BEG CLIVE ON AMERIN TELEVISN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: YOU KNOW WHAT’S FUNNY IS WAS ALT WH MORE METAPHORILLY. NEXT GENERATN DID A UPLE EPISOS YOU ULD SAY ... I WORKED ON ONE FOR DEEP SPACE NE WH DAX. I DON’T KNOW IF I N SPEAK TO THE WHOLE GENRE OF SCIENCE FICTN, CERTALY THE STAR TREK ANCHISE AS EXISTED AT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO YOU THK 20 YEARS AGO THERE WAS A RELUCTANCE TO DO BEE SCIENCE FICTN, WRONGLY OR RIGHTLY, IS PERCEIVED AS BEG FOR YOUNG STRAIGHT MAL? WERE YOU GUYS NCERNED ABOUT THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: I THK WAS, NOT SO MUCH A YOUNG MAN’S [ISSUE], WAS A SYNDITED FAY SHOW, SHOWG AT SIX O’CLOCK, YOU KNOW, SALT LAKE CY, SO YOU HAD TO AL WH EACH SEPARATE AFFILIATE RATHER THAN ONE WORK. AND THGS LIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS NOT A FORWARD THKG CISN. KNOWG THE PLAYERS VOLVED, KNOWG THE CISN MAKERS, KNOWG WAS THAT THEY FELT RELUCTANT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT SAYG “Y,” WE’RE NOT SAYG “NO,” WE’RE NOT JT NOT GOG TO TOUCH THAT RIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: DO YOU THK IF THE NEXT ERATN OF THE SERI OR MOVIE DON’T GO THERE, DO GAY FANS HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REALLY UPSET AT THIS POT? AFTER ALL THIS, IF STILL DON’T GO THERE 2011 0R 2012...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BB: WELL, I MEAN, THE MOVIE IS SUCH A DIFFERENT BIRD. IF THERE WERE A TV SERI, I WOULD AGREE WH YOU. BUT FOR A MOVIE, I PERSONALLY WOULDN’T. WH A TV SERI YOU’RE CREATG A WHOLE WORLD, YOU’RE CREATG A WHOLE. YOU WERE SAYG, IF THIS IS GOG TO LAST FOR FIVE YEARS, AND IF YOU DON’T GO THERE, THEN Y YOU GOT SOME QUTNS. A TWO-HOUR MOVIE AND YOU’RE STG THERE AND YOU’RE EATG YOUR POPRN, IF DON'T F ... IF ’S NOT PART OF THE STORY, ’S NOT PART OF THE STORY. THERE ARE MANY THGS THAT AREN’T PART OF THE STORY, YOU KNOW?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S MY PERSONAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Knowg the players volved, knowg the cisn makers, knowg was that they felt reluctant about, you know, we’re not sayg “y, ” we’re not sayg “no, ” we’re not jt not gog to touch that right Do you thk if the next eratn of the seri or movie don’t go there, do gay fans have a right to be really upset at this pot? Terra Nova executive producer Brannon Braga says he regrets that spe havg produced more than a dozen feature films and 726 episos the Star Trek anchise an openly gay character was never once featured. Intertgly, Gee Takei, who for four s played the Starship Enterprise’s helmsman Sulu on the small and big screens, me out as a gay man 2005.

STAR TREK'S GAY PROBLEM: PRODUCER BRANNON BRAGA REGRETS NOT HAVG HOMOSEXUAL CHARACTER

As of now, Braga says there are no gay characters Terra Nova‘s pilot. Negative character tras uld be: Arrogance and Brannon Braga gay or straight?