Rick Berman

Production

Rick Berman

Born 1945-12-25 · New York City, New York, USA

Rick Berman is an American television producer. He is best known for his work as the executive producer of several of the Star Trek series.

Acting credits

Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends poster
8.0

The making of the iconic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode.

Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends

2003

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation poster
7.0

Your destination: the 24th century. Your mission: to voyage where few have gone before--behind the scenes of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Join Jonathan Frakes, Next Generation's Commander William Riker, for this fascinating chronicle of Gene Roddenberry's beloved, Emmy Award-winning series. You'll explore the Enterprise, meet the show's stars (and some villainous guest stars), learn special-effects secrets and makeup magic, and finally get the answer to that nagging question, "Where is the bathroom on the Enterprise?" Other highlights include a visit to a Star Trek convention, and a stop at the scoring stage to watch Marina Sirtis (Lt. Commander Deanna Troi) lead the orchestra in a recording session. This program concludes with a special look at the series' thrilling final episode ("All Good Things . . .") and a sneak peak at the crew's movie debut, Star Trek: Generations. So set a course for an adventure like no other.

Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation

1994

Star Trek Story poster
1.2

Gene Roddenberry's Utopian vision of humanity in the 24th century had a profound effect on American viewers. During the height of the Cold War, the tension of the civil rights movement and the jingoism of the Vietnam War, they saw a multicultural crew working together on the bridge of the Enterprise. Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart, Nichelle Nicols, Brent Spiner and others reflect on Star Trek's cultural impact over its 30-year history, and contemplate its future on the small screen.

Star Trek Story

1996

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager poster
10.0

The documentary explores the legacy of Star Trek: Voyager (1995).

To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager

2024

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster
7.1

A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black sheep of Star Trek to a beloved mainstay of the franchise, and a brainstorm with the original writers on what a theoretical eighth season of the show could look like.

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

2018

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next poster
2.5

This special is hosted by Patrick Stewart and traced the history of Star Trek from its inception with "The Cage" through to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It also showed brief previews of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and TNG's second season. Also it was principally a container for the premiere of a full color print of "The Cage" which had, according to the special, recently been recovered from Paramount's studio archives.

The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next

1988

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes poster
4.0

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Behind the Scenes was a fifty minute documentary hosted by Terry Farrell that looked at the creation of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, specifically its pilot episode "Emissary". Written by Stephen R. Wolcott and directed by Donald R. Beck, the documentary first aired on 4 January 1993 as a syndicated special of the by Paramount Television produced current media affairs show Entertainment Tonight, at the time the franchise's primary publicity outlet for anything live-action Star Trek related. In the documentary, Farrell (Jadzia Dax) takes the viewer on a tour around the Deep Space 9 sets. The feature also has interviews with the cast, producers, writers and other production staff members and takes a look at the making of "Emissary".

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

1993

Chaos on the Bridge poster
6.9

Canadian acting legend William Shatner takes viewers inside the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the bold attempt in 1986 to recreate the success of the original television series, in which Shatner played Captain James T. Kirk.

Chaos on the Bridge

2014

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NR

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations was a documentary which was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the US on 4 November 1996. The documentary looks at the writing and production of the episode and features footage filmed during production of the episode. Some of the interviews later appeared as special features in the DS9 Season 5 DVD.

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations

1996

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In Conversation: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga is a 70-minute behind-the-scenes documentary. As the title already suggests, it consists of an indepth discussion session between former Star Trek: Enterprise producers Rick Berman and Brannon Braga about their involvement with the series, that has turned out so controversial among fans, and in which both men are discussing their side of the story. Conducted on 12 December 2012, the session was produced for inclusion as a special feature (or "VAM" – Value Added Material – as special feature producers Roger Lay, Jr. and Robert Meyer Burnett have dubbed these) on the 2013 ENT Season 1 Blu-ray set, where it can be found on disc 1.

In Conversation: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga

2013

E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager poster
1.0

E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager is a documentary produced by the E! Entertainment Television channel which is now owned by NBCUniversal. It was hosted by Robert Duncan McNeill and aired on 19 March 1995 on E!. This 45 minutes documentary gives a behind the scenes look at the production on the first season of Star Trek: Voyager and interviews from the special effects department, the makeup department, the props department, and the costume department. It also includes several clips from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a look at script pronounciation guides, Trekker trivia, and headlines in Klingonese.

E! Inside Star Trek: Voyager

1995

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5.5

Feature-length documentary offering the definitive look at the making of the iconic science fiction classic; STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION! Includes never-before-seen revealing behind-the-scenes footage, newly found screen tests, and fascinating all-new interviews with the key creative personnel from the show, as well as the entire regular cast.

Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation

2012

Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning

2003

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4.5

This 90 minute documentary features all-new interviews with the show's cast and crew as well as behind the scenes archival content providing fans an inside look at the challenges faced during the second season of ENTERPRISE as the writing staff and creators struggled to find the right tone and creative course for the series, ultimately developing the controversial XINDI story-arc which kicks off with the season finale: THE EXPANSE.

Star Trek: Enterprise - Uncharted Territory

2013

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special poster
5.9

This documentary is hosted by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and they take us through the history of Star Trek. We also get to see bloopers from the original series and the current space program and how progression has been in reality, hosted by LeVar Burton.

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

1991

Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure poster
1.0

Star Trek: Voyager – Inside the New Adventure was a special documentary, running for 50 minutes, produced by BECK-OLA Productions for broadcasting by UPN on 9 January 1995, the week prior to the premiere of Star Trek: Voyager. Hosted by Robert Picardo, the program went behind the scenes at the making of the pilot episode, "Caretaker", as well as the creation of the series itself. Segments included interviews with the cast and crew, as well as a "day-in-the-life" feature following Ethan Phillips during the filming of the Ocampa desert scenes.

Star Trek: Voyager - Inside the New Adventure

1995

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier poster
5.4

This History Channel special examines Christie's 40th Anniversary auction of the franchise's most recognizable film and television memorabilia, and features interviews with cast, crew and fans.

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

2007

Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era

2003

Trials and Tribble-ations: An Historic Endeavor poster
8.0

A featurette on the making of the iconic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode.

Trials and Tribble-ations: An Historic Endeavor

2003

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Newly produced documentary featuring all-new interviews with the show's cast and crew as well as behind the scenes archival content. This retrospective documentary gives fans an inside look at the making of the show's final season including changes to the show's creative staff and details on the drastic change in course with story lines that helped lay the foundation for the United Federation of Planets. With Season 4 Enterprise finally delivered the stories fans had been waiting to see by embracing classic elements from TOS and revealing how they came to be. Fans will hear from Manny Coto, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and the other key creative leads who guided the NX-01 on it's final and most memorable voyage. Includes details on story lines in development for season 5 and beyond.

Before Her Time: Decommissioning Enterprise

2014

Behind the camera

Star Trek: First Contact poster
7.3

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.

Star Trek: First Contact

1996

Star Trek: Nemesis poster
6.3

En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan political leader, Shinzon, who claims to seek peace with the human-backed United Federation of Planets. Once in enemy territory, the captain and his crew make a startling discovery: Shinzon is human, a slave from the Romulan sister planet of Remus, and has a secret, shocking relationship to Picard himself.

Star Trek: Nemesis

2002

Star Trek: Insurrection poster
6.5

When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.

Star Trek: Insurrection

1998

Star Trek: Generations poster
6.5

Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been dead for seventy-eight years.

Star Trek: Generations

1994

Star Trek: Enterprise - Broken Bow poster
NR

In the mid-22nd century, the Earth ship Enterprise is launched under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer. When the crew rescues an alien from a crashed spaceship, Earth gets its first look at the alien's race - the Klingons. Archer and his crew must walk a fine line as they attempt to communicate with the Klingon pilot, whose language is completely unknown, and whose homeworld wants him back. Is this the beginning of friendship...or interstellar war?

Star Trek: Enterprise - Broken Bow

2013

Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave poster
NR

The Enterprise discovers a mining colony of the Paraagans, and after the crew gets an invitation for a meeting on the surface, all 3600 colonists are reported dead.

Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave

2013