Producer Brannon Braga has been talking very honestly about how burned out he had been getting with the STAR TREK franchise in its 24th century setting.
In an interview with SFX Magazine, Braga was asked if he was excited about the coming new show. Braga answered saying, "Are you kidding? You'd better believe it. I needed something new, something fresh. As a writer, I don't think that I could have written one more line of dialogue for VOYAGER. I really had just about had it with the 24th Century. One thing I'm finding here after having written ['Broken Bow''] plus 4 other episodes is that I do feel that I'm writing a different television show."
He adds, "Actually, Rick Berman and I were heavily influenced by [successful dramas like THE WEST WING and THE SOPRANOS] We watch television too. Week after week we would watch shows like THE SOPRANOS and we'd say 'Wouldn't it be great if we could just write people without having to worry about that somewhat stylised, neutral way of talking?' We were really pining to write characters like that. This concept allows us to really start writing more naturalistic characters."
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