After you get a season under your belt, you learn a lot of lessons. It's a much bigger challenge, logistically, in terms of production. Ronald D. Moore More Quotes by Ronald D. Moore More Quotes From Ronald D. Moore There are definitely times when the outside eye can shine a light on something you weren't aware of. They're usually exposing a flaw or a problem. Sometimes they're saying, "Hey, this doesn't really work. Have you seen this?" And then, you go, "Oh, I didn't really see that. You're right, that doesn't work." If they're good, they shine a light on issues that you're blind to because you're too close to it. Ronald D. Moore issues light eye The difficult notes are when they say, "And this is how we want you to fix it . . ." Just tell me what the problem is. Just tell me what the issue is, and I'll go off an fix it. It's usually when executives get to a place where they're trying to fix the problem for you that you have issues Ronald D. 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Moore american space science fiction I was very pleased with the way that the show ended creatively and personally. It just feels like we've completed the piece. And now to be able to step back a little bit and look at it from beginning to end, I feel good about the complete story that is 'Battlestar Galactica.' Ronald D. Moore step feel good look I felt that 'Deep Space' was the way to do a spin off series of an existing franchise where you really are doing a very different show. It's a different format. It's a different feeling. Ronald D. Moore deep feeling you space There's a special joy you get having a show on the air that people are interested in and wanting to know what happens next. You really want to enjoy that while you have it. Ronald D. Moore you enjoy joy people I'm just smart enough to know what it is I don't know and try to learn as I go along and accept that you're going to make mistakes, and there are going to be things that are not going to be perfect. Ronald D. 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Moore answer feel you sometimes I guess, at the beginning of any project, I always have the same hope, which is that it's going to be wildly successful and critically acclaimed, and it'll be a major thing. Ronald D. Moore project beginning always hope 'Battletar' took a while to kinda permeate out into pop culture generally. It hit first with the science-fiction fan community, then the critics, and then it kind of went to the general population. Ronald D. Moore out population community culture With 'Outlander,' definitely the book fans were at the door, ready to go, as soon as we started. But it felt like it kind of crossed over into more of a general audience rapidly. That did surprise me - I thought it would take longer for general audiences to come around. Ronald D. Moore door me surprise book
