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Ronald D. Moore wanted the POMP & PAGEANTRY usually associated with being a television producer, but he was UNWILLING to work for it. The years he spent as a STAFF WRITER on Rick Berman's "Star Trek" conditioned Ronald D. Moore to be a "PLAY IT SAFE" entity in the world of television. When Ronald D. Moore tackled and ultimately FUMBLED all over the "Battlestar Galactica" brand name, what ultimately led up to his FUMBLING was a series of DISASTROUS DECISIONS rooted in his UNWILLINGNESS to break free of the "Star Trek" CLICHES he had grown accustomed to in his (WOULD BE) career.
A close analysis of GINO stripped clean of its MARKETING PROPAGANDA reveals that Ronald D. Moore took "Star Trek" with him when he jumped studios from Paramount Pictures to Universal/Sci-Fi Channel. In GINO, there were no fresh ideas, no new ground broken. In fact, Ronald D. Moore so EMULATED "Star Trek" while his series was HIDING behind the "Battlestar Galactica" brand name, impartial viewers began wondering why "Star Trek" wasn't in the title.
1) The last thing Ronald D. Moore should have done was create a character named "Six" which made people instantly think of
"Seven of Nine."
2) The last thing Ronald D. Moore should have done was EMULATE "Star Trek" production design to the letter.
3) The last thing Ronald D. Moore should have done was have "Techno-Babble" in his series.
4) The last thing Ronald D. Moore should have done was publicly admit that he would make this series everything he hoped "Deep Space
Nine" would be.
5) The last thing Ronald D. Moore should have done was give his series a contemporary appearance after his "Star Trek" EMULATION in
production design FAILED.
6) The last thing Ronald D. Moore should have done was give his characters "Earth sounding names." Laura Roslin?? P-L-E-A-S-E!!
7) The last thing Ronald D. Moore should have done was not hire a costume designer and dress his cast in contemporary clothing (??)
 The last thing Ronald D. Moore should have done was have "Star Trek-esque" ranks in command. Admiral, Commander, etc.
9) The last thing Ronald D. Moore should have done was have his overall production remind viewers of "Star Trek."
10) The last thing Ronald D. Moore should have done was lay a sheet of tracing paper on top of a "Star Trek" template and start TRACING.
A NICE, "PLAY IT SAFE" STAR TREK-esque PRODUCTION, HUH? 
Ronald D. Moore grew quite lazy being a "Star Trek" staff writer. He most likely convinced himself during this time that if the day ever arrived when he would helm his own Science Fiction television series, it would be as simple as whipping up a "Seven of Nine" clone, dressing his cast in contemporary clothing, repackaging old "Star Trek" cliches and scripts, instructing his cast to FROWN alot, and shooting his series on location in Vancouver in order to avoid the expense of designing and building original sets. By coincidence, this JUST HAPPENS TO BE what GINO turned out to be.
Putting his best foot forward was obviously the farthest thing from Ronald D. Moore's mind when his FORAY into television producing arrived. Instead of trying to exercise ORIGINALITY and IMAGINATION in his first producing opportunity, which MIGHT HAVE led to other employers seeking him out as a Science Fiction television producer, Ronald D. Moore instead settled back into his "E-Z Boy Lounge Chair" and whipped up GINO in 15 minutes using the "STAR TREK WRITER'S GUIDE" as his blueprint. Make no mistake, Ronald D. Moore is LAZY AS HELL, and his LAZINESS is all over GINO. Ronald D. Moore TURNED HIS BACK on his first producing opportunity, by PROVING to the television industry that he is UNWILLING to break free of the "Star Trek" era of his (would be) career. He STEREOTYPED himself as a SHORT ORDER COOK of WARMED OVER "Star Trek" CLICHES. With "Star Trek" now being given (probably) a decades long rest by Paramount Pictures, and Moore proving to the industry that he LACKS THE VERSATILITY to write anything beyond "Star Trek", where will his (would be) career path fall when GINO is CANCELLED?
Ronald D. Moore's fortunes do not have a long lease on life in the television industry. Hell, his fortunes never started in the television industry to begin with. If Ronald D. Moore wants to someday attain the POMP & PAGEANTRY associated with being the producer of a successful television series, he is going to have to WORK FOR IT via BREAKING FREE of his old "Star Trek" HABITS. It would help matters also if Ronald D. Moore would stop RIPPING OFF other peoples work.
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