Star Trek: The Next Generation writer Ronald D. Moore credits Jonathan Frakes with making the Commander Riker character work.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Jonathan Frakes is why the character of Commander William T. Riker worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation, says writer Ronald D. Moore. TNG broke the mold of Star Trek: The Original Series by making the First Officer, Riker, younger and more dynamic than the more stoic and reserved Captain Jean-Luc Picard .
In the oral history, "The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek" by Peter Holmstrom, Ronald D. Moore discusses the challenges of creating a Star Trek First Officer that's different from Spock . Moore noted that Star Trek: The Next Generation's late showrunner Michael Piller identified with the Riker character and brought him into focus, but it was Jonathan Frakes' likability and charisma that made fans love Commander Riker.
It's a difficult role to be second in command on that series, if you're not the Vulcan science officer. Because the Vulcan science officer has a whole rich cultural thing as a character that you can get into, that's providing a yin and a yang to McCoy and a confidant and friend to Kirk. So that functions differently. Now, it's a human person, who's supposedly just as ambitious, just as capable and dynamic a hero in his own. Right. Okay.
Jonathan Frakes is credited with delivering his finest performances ever as Captain Riker in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Along with directing two episodes of Picard's final season, Frakes brought even more depth, charm, pathos, and nuance to the role of Riker as he asserted his own command authority over Admiral Picard, resolved his marital issues with Troi, and saved the galaxy alongside the reunited crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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