He met Bob Harris in the wardrobe department, who was looking for people to interview to replace Durinda Rice Wood on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Harris wanted Blackman to interview for the post, but he refused, saying that he wasn't interested in working on a futuristic project.
[2] Blackman later recalled that he took the interview with David Livingston very casually, saying "but by the time the interview was over I had my feet propped up on his desk and I was just gabbing about theory and design and stuff".
[3] He has received 10 Emmy nominations for his work on Star Trek,[4][5] winning twice for The Next Generation's episodes "Cost of Living" and "Time's Arrow, Part II".
[citation needed] He also won an Emmy in 2009 for his work on the Pushing Daisies episode "Bzzzzzzzzz!".