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	Meet Rick Berman, A.K.A. "Dr. Evil", Morley Safer Speaks To A Lobbyist Some People Love To Hate - CBS News
		Rick Berman takes a certain pride, even joy, in the nickname "Dr. Evil." But the people who use it see nothing funny about it—they mean it.
		Rick Berman is lawyer and a lobbyist, which some might say is bad enough, but he would say lawyer and lobbyist for personal freedom.
		Berman claims that we are quickly becoming a "nanny state," an overregulated society with ever-declining freedom of choice from how much we earn, to when we may drive, to what we eat.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2007/04/05/60minutes/main2653020.shtml (955 words)

	Rick Berman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Berman graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1967 with a B.A. in speech.
		Rick Berman (along with Brannon Braga) is frequently identified by Trekkies as the primary cause of the declining popularity and ratings and eventually cancellation of the Star Trek television series.
		Some fans also blame Berman for the fact that sexual orientation and gender identity issues were gingerly dealt with in the television and film part of the Star Trek franchise.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rick_Berman (645 words)

	Rick Berman (Admiral) - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
		In 2293, Rick K. Berman was noted for his work at Starfleet Command on the dedication plaque of the USS Enterprise-B.
		In addition, Rick Berman was noted as a Starfleet Command official on the dedication plaques of the following starships.
		If Rick K. Berman (from 2293) and Adm. Berman (from 2363-2375) are in fact the same person, that would likely require a career of over 120 years.
	www.memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Rick_Berman_(Admiral) (305 words)

	Rick Berman: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rick Berman is seen by many as attempting to distance the newer series he's worked on from The Original Series[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] and Roddenberry's vision, EHandler: no quick summary.
		He shared a Hugo Award with Michael Piller for "The Inner Light." Berman authored or co-authored the acclaimed episodes "Brothers[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject]" and "Unification[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject]" for TNG.
		Berman is one of the most prolific producers in the history of syndicated television.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/rick_berman.htm (2445 words)

	SCIFIUNIVERSE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rick Berman: Well, you know we touched in "Deep Space Nine," we touched a number of times on the mirror universe concept that was introduced in the original series and it was always a fun departure.
		Rick Berman: There have been a lot of fans that have discussed the fact that Brannon and I have ignored the continuity of "Star Trek" and ignored the canon and that could not be farther from the truth.
		Rick Berman: I also think that we were aware of the fact that this 18-year run was coming to an end and we wanted to create something that in a sense encompassed a little bit more then just ENTERPRISE.
	www.scifiuniverse.net /news/2005/07/28_01.php (3322 words)

	Clay Times Magazine Raku Workshop (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rick Berman has been a potter for 33 years, during which time he has built more than 30 downdraft, gas-fired kilns, as well as more than 25 raku kilns.
		Berman, who earned his MFA from The University of Georgia in 1973, served as founder and director of the ceramics department at Callanwolde School of Fine Arts in Atlanta, GA, from 1973-1980.
		Rick's pots can be found in a wide variety of private collections including those of Peter Voulkos, Frans Wildenhain, and Yo Yo Ma; and public collections including the High Museum, the Chicago Art Institute, the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, and the Takasago Research Institute of Tokyo, Japan.
	www.claytimes.com /workshop.htm (572 words)

	Star Trek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was during this show's run that criticism of producer Rick Berman began to mount, coinciding with the growth in popularity of online discussion forums that amplified the message of a vocal group of fans who felt Berman was no longer welcome as the franchise leader.
		Berman tried to combat this by introducing a new character to the series in the form of Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), with mixed results.
		In late February 2005, Rick Berman told Variety that screenwriter Erik Jendresen, producer Jordan Kerner, and former Paramount Television president Kerry McCluggage were attached to the project.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Star_Trek (3973 words)

	GMWatch.org
		Rick Berman is the owner of Berman and Company Inc., a public relations firm based in Washington DC which aggressively targets groups seeking to promote controls relating to alcohol, tobacco, food safety, animal rights or the environment.
		Berman and his firm paint GM opponents as terrorists, asserting that 'anti-biotech extremists' are part of a 'growing wave of domestic terrorism'.
		Berman and Co. have even declared the charity of the British and Irish churches, Christian Aid, a 'far-left leaning' group that 'flat-out lies about GE foods', hiding 'behind a religious facade to more easily malign farmers, scientists, food companies, and even PR people who deal with GE foods.'.
	www.gmwatch.org /profile1.asp?PrId=20 (343 words)

	Berman Gives A Round Up Of His Views On Trek
		In his regular interview for Star Trek Magazine Rick Berman covered numerous things about the present state of the Star Trek Universe.
		Rick Berman shared a little insight on how he met Piller and how over 12 years they became friends as well as co-workers.
		Berman was also asked how much influence he feels the original series has had on him over the years.
	scifipulse.net /Trek_ArchiveII/Jan2006/Rick_Berman_Jan2006.html (809 words)

	GEOS - Cast & Crew
		Rick Berman was responsible for overseeing the various syndicated Star Trek spin-offs that have populated television channels the world over since 1987.
		Berman began his fruitful association with Paramount, the studio behind the Star Trek oeuvre, in 1984 as the director of current programming.
		In that capacity, Berman supervised the creation and development of specials, TV movies, and miniseries.
	www.geos.tv /index.php/credits?PersonID=383 (108 words)

	Rick Berman - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
		Richard Keith Berman (born 25 December 1945; age 62) is a veteran writer and producer of American television.
		Born in New York, New York on December 25, 1945, Rick Berman earned a bachelor's degree in speech from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1967.
		Berman worked closely with fellow supervising producer Bob Justman, casting the new crew of the USS Enterprise-D and campaigning heavily to secure Patrick Stewart in the lead role in what would become Star Trek: The Next Generation.
	memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Rick_Berman (1900 words)

	Science Fiction Weekly Interview
		Berman was hand-picked by Trek creator Gene Roddenberry to co-pilot Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987, and assumed the mantle of executive producer upon Roddenberry's death in 1991.
		Berman: There's a great irony about developing things that you don't want to be more advanced than things that you know are going to come in 90 years, let's say, at the time of Kirk.
		Berman: Well, I think you're going to be surprised to find that there are elements of time travel and elements of the future that are going to exist from the pilot continuing throughout this series.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue226/interview.html (2005 words)

	American Rights at Work - Berman's Front Groups
		Richard Berman runs all of the following campaigns out of his offices in Washington, DC, most of which were revealed to pay “huge fees” to his lobbying firm.
		According to a July 2006 profile of Berman in USA Today, his company has 28 employees and earns $10 million dollars a year, but "only Berman and his bookkeeper wife" know how much of the $10 million ends up in their own pockets.
		Berman launched this effort in February 2006 with a multimillion dollar PR effort aimed at damaging the public image of unions, depressing workers’ rights, pushing legislation that would make it more difficult for workers to join unions, and furthering an anti-union business climate.
	www.americanrightsatwork.org /the-anti-union-network/center-for-union-facts/bermans-front-groups.html (493 words)

	The SF Site Featured Review: Star Trek: Nemesis
		Rick Berman was reportedly able to land the Oscar-winning writer for Star Trek because Logan is a buddy of Brent Spiner.
		Someone, probably Rick Berman, has put in a reasonable number of Trek references, to the Dominion war for example, but the big action sequence on a desert planet violates everything Trek stands for.
		Rick Norwood is a mathematician and writer whose small press publishing house, Manuscript Press, has published books by Hal Clement, R.A. Lafferty, and Hal Foster.
	www.sfsite.com /01a/ne143.htm (744 words)

	Bureau 42 \| Rick Berman now clearly insane
		Sci Fi Wire, Berman said in an interview about this season's finale for Enterprise that "For the first time on a Star Trek series, we're going to be dealing with a mission to save Earth".
		I think Rick Berman was thinking internally to the star trek world: this is the first time (other than the time-warp borg encounter) when the whole earth has been in danger.
		Berman should be focusing on that, but instead he's recycling old ideas in a vain attempt to become the name associated with the 'greatness of Star Trek' without realizing that he's slowly choking the 'greatness' out of it.
	www.bureau42.com /view/1276 (2273 words)

	Letter from Rick Berman to Philip Morris
		Berman's suggestions and formed the "Guest Choice Network." The group later changed its name to the "Center for Consumer Freedom," which also fights the organic food movement and promotes genetically engineered food.
		Rick Berman has also been associated with the American Beverage Institute, which also fronts for the tobacco industry.
		The web site www.consumerdeception.com has an extensive expose' on Rick Berman, including his profile, exploits on behalf of industry and businesses that have associated with him.
	tobaccodocuments.org /landman/2072148834-8836.html (1067 words)

	Berman & Co.: "Nonprofit" Hustlers for the Food & Booze Biz \| Center for Media and Democracy
		Berman and Co. also participated actively in the campaign to kill President Clinton's health reform plan in the early days of the Clinton administration, claiming once again that the plan would destroy jobs.
		Berman says that lowering the legal blood-alcohol concentration for drivers would target social drinkers, people who are "doing something that isn't particularly dangerous behavior." He claims that a person can reach a blood-alcohol level of.08 percent simply by drinking two glasses of wine in two hours.
		Richard Berman of the American Beverage Institute, peddling a phony poll, fire-bombing the most credible research and researchers in the field, and using scare tactics in an attempt to kill life-saving.08 laws.
	www.prwatch.org /prwissues/2001Q1/berman1.html (2595 words)

	FSD: Starship Concept Art - Creating Deep Space 9
		While Rick Berman and Micheal Piller were developing all the characters for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Herman Zimmerman, Rick Sternbach, and Mike Okuda were given the task of designing the station itself.
		I think the tone of the whole seven year episodic adventure was established in that two hours, and we remained true to it, we elaborated on it, we made it an in-depth experience for the viewers and all of us who worked on it.
		Rick Sternbach remembders that this desire for a simple shape, led the team back to one particular concept.
	www.starshipdatalink.net /art/ds9.html (1487 words)

	Star Trek: IMAX
		The reports of the impending death of the Star Trek phenomenon are unfounded, according to Rick Berman.
		Paramount and Berman, always looking for new ways to feed the Trek audience, are eager to jump into Imax, though it's undecided whether the film will be financed jointly or only one will pick up the costs.
		The effort is being spearheaded by Berman, Imax chairman-co-CEO Bradley J. Wechsler and Andrew Gellis, Imax senior vice president of film.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/6952/imax.htm (865 words)

	Is Rick Berman Holding Up New Trek? \| TrekMovie.com
		My main beef with Berman was the straightjacket he purportedly put on the show’s composers, who seemed to toil under an edict that they NOT create the kinds of hummable leitmotifs heard on the original series and in the first 3 seasons of TNG when Roddenberry was in charge.
		Berman did too much good to be at fault for much more than failing to control Braga’s generally awful writing.
		Rick Berman always were more of a producer-type, while Brannon Braga was more active as a writer.
	trekmovie.com /2006/09/12/is-rick-berman-holding-up-new-trek (1628 words)

	Cult Times #87: Cult Times #87 - Rick Berman on Trek
		Rick Berman is the guy at the top of the Trek pyramid and, as Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s hand-picked successor, he has been for years.
		Berman executive produces and frequently co-writes episodes of Enterprise, and he executive-produced and co-wrote the story for Nemesis.
		Berman doesn’t deny that he and Braga, in crafting a new Trek series, considered it part of their mission to ratchet up the sex quotient.
	www.visimag.com /culttimes/c87_feat01.htm (540 words)

	Rick Berman - Memory Alpha
		Rick Keith Berman ist Autor und Produzent mehrerer Star Trek Folgen, Serien und Filme.
		Berman war Co-Autor und ausführender Produzent der nachfolgenden Serien Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager und Star Trek: Enterprise, sowie an allen vier Stories der TNG-Filme beteiligt.
		Berman hat jedoch angekündigt ein Buch über seine Jahre bei Star Trek zu schreiben.
	memory-alpha.org /de/wiki/Rick_Berman (391 words)

	TrekWeb.com - Studio Confirms Rick Berman Red-Shirted for Trek XI
		Rick Berman has no mitigating circumstances to soften the harsh review of his time at the helm.
		Berman's creative straight-jacket has finally been torn loose, shredded and burned by the Powers That Be, and I for one am truly excited to see what Abrams comes up with, now that Berman's departure has been confirmed.
		Berman really did a lot to turn around what was then a terrible TNG and make it a great show after Roddenbury died.
	trekweb.com /stories.php?aid=444d2ee587084&topBrowse=all (3952 words)

	May 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rick Berman and Brannon Braga are the guys responsible for honoring and preserving Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s original vision while at the same time moving the 35-year-old franchise into the 21
		Berman, the Torch Bearer, came to Paramount as a programming exec in 1984 to help launch Star Trek: The Next Generation.
		Rick, you’re the guy who has made the muscle, the one who handles the big brass at Paramount.
	www.brannonbraga.com /2002/Articles/2002_may.htm (4777 words)

	Letters: More fun with corporate propaganda - Salon
		Rick Berman is the corporate stooge of corporate stooges.
		Rick Berman had an op-ed piece in the New York Times last year IIRC.
		Now I have added Rick Berman to my list of "dirty rotten nogoodniks" because Salon tells me that he is a bad man and The Ministry of Salon (or shall we say Minisalon for short) is never ever ever wrong.
	letters.salon.com /tech/htww/2006/05/19/prwatch/view/?order=asc (830 words)

	Cinema Confidential Interview: Producer Rick Berman and Screenwriter John Logan
		Rick Berman lists working with John as one of the more enjoyable pleasures of making the picture.
		Producer Rick Berman revealed that the original cut for ‘Nemesis’ was almost 40 minutes longer than the final version.
		Berman managed to make a crack about the myth that all even-numbered Star Trek films are really good, while the odd-numbered ones tend to be bad.
	www.cinecon.com /interview.php?id=bermanlogan (1232 words)

	ConsumerDeception.com \| Rick Berman’s History
		Berman moved into the food and beverage industry in 1975 under the mentorship of Norman Brinker, founder and owner of the Steak and Ale chain of restaurants.
		In 1995, Berman and Brinker were identified as the special-interest lobbyists who donated the $25,000 that caused House Speaker Newt Gingrich to be hauled before the House Ethics Committee for influence peddling.
		Berman served as executive vice president of Pillsbury Restaurant Group from 1984 to 1986.
	www.consumerdeception.com /history.html (319 words)

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