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'''James L. Conway''' (born October 27th 1950 in New York, USA) is a director of many Star Trek episodes in every series except the [[TOS|original]].
 
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'''James L. Conway''' {{born|27|October|1950}} is a New York-born director of many ''Star Trek'' episodes in every series except the [[TOS|original]]. Conway is a fan of the original ''Star Trek'' series. He was chosen to direct his first TNG episode, {{e|Justice}} soon after he completed an episode of ''MacGyver''. During his career, Conway directed everything from Sunn Classics' pseudo-documentaries to Westerns, horrors and industrial films. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'', p. 40) Conway was interviewed by [[Pat Jankiewicz]] for the article "James L. Conway - Arbiter of Justice", published in ''[[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine]]'' Vol. 19, pp. 48-52.
   
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Conway was one of [[Ira Steven Behr]]'s favorite directors on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' due to Conway directing {{e|Duet}}, {{e|Necessary Evil}}, {{e|The Way of the Warrior}} and {{e|Little Green Men}}. In 1996, Conway agreed to direct {{e|Apocalypse Rising}} despite the fact that he was starting a new job working for Aaron Spelling. Conway commented: "''["Apocalypse Rising] was a terrific script and I was honored to be able to do it. I'd just been hired as Executive Vice President of Spelling Productions, and Ira and [[Rick Berman]] begged me to hold off going over there long enough to do the episode. I loved the script so much I talked to the people at Spelling and they agreed to let me report later''". (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion]]'', p. 367)
==[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] Directorial Credits==
 
* "[[Duet]]"
 
* "[[Necessary Evil]]"
 
* "[[The Way of the Warrior]]"
 
* "[[Little Green Men]]"
 
* "[[Shattered Mirror]]"
 
* "[[For the Cause]]"
 
* "[[Apocalypse Rising]]"
 
   
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During a 2012 interview with the official ''Star Trek'' website, Conway stated that he was in the running, alongside [[Jonathan Frakes]], to direct {{film|8}}. He almost got the job to direct, but [[Patrick Stewart]] chose Frakes over Conway. {{st.com|catching-up-with-director-james-l-conway-part-2||article}}
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[[File:Broken Bow audio commentary recording.jpg|thumb|Recording a new [[audio commentary]] for the [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray|''Enterprise'' Blu-ray]] release in 2013]]
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** {{e|Justice}}
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** {{e|The Neutral Zone}}
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** {{e|Frame of Mind}}
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* {{DS9}}
 
** {{e|Duet}}
 
** {{e|Necessary Evil}}
 
** {{e|The Way of the Warrior}}
 
** {{e|Little Green Men}}
 
** {{e|Shattered Mirror}}
 
** {{e|For the Cause}}
 
** {{e|Apocalypse Rising}}
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* {{VOY}}
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** {{e|The 37's}}
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** {{e|Persistence of Vision}}
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** {{e|Death Wish}}
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** {{e|Innocence}}
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* {{ENT}}
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** {{e|Broken Bow}}
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** {{e|Judgment}}
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** {{e|Damage}}
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** {{e|In a Mirror, Darkly}}
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James Conway

James Conway in 2012

James L. Conway (born 27 October 1950; age 73) is a New York-born director of many Star Trek episodes in every series except the original. Conway is a fan of the original Star Trek series. He was chosen to direct his first TNG episode, "Justice" soon after he completed an episode of MacGyver. During his career, Conway directed everything from Sunn Classics' pseudo-documentaries to Westerns, horrors and industrial films. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, p. 40) Conway was interviewed by Pat Jankiewicz for the article "James L. Conway - Arbiter of Justice", published in The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine Vol. 19, pp. 48-52.

Conway was one of Ira Steven Behr's favorite directors on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine due to Conway directing "Duet", "Necessary Evil", "The Way of the Warrior" and "Little Green Men". In 1996, Conway agreed to direct "Apocalypse Rising" despite the fact that he was starting a new job working for Aaron Spelling. Conway commented: "["Apocalypse Rising] was a terrific script and I was honored to be able to do it. I'd just been hired as Executive Vice President of Spelling Productions, and Ira and Rick Berman begged me to hold off going over there long enough to do the episode. I loved the script so much I talked to the people at Spelling and they agreed to let me report later". (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 367)

During a 2012 interview with the official Star Trek website, Conway stated that he was in the running, alongside Jonathan Frakes, to direct Star Trek: First Contact. He almost got the job to direct, but Patrick Stewart chose Frakes over Conway. James L. Conway

Directorial credits

Broken Bow audio commentary recording

Recording a new audio commentary for the Enterprise Blu-ray release in 2013

External links