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BABYLON 5 PRODUCTION CREW INFORMATION
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(Information about J. Michael Straczynski at end of file)
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Richard Compton, Director: Richard has worked a lot on TV, including
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The Equalizer, ST:TNG ("Haven"), and many TV movies. Compton will be
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a co-producer on the series, directing some episodes and coordinating with
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other directors to maintain a consistent look to the series.
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Producer (series) : John Copeland
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Production Manager (series): Kevin Cremin
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Ron Thornton (Computer EFX): Computer Graphics expert.
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John Iacovelli (Production designer) Has worked on "Honey I Shrunk the Kids".
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Billy Dickson (Director of Cinematography)
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Bob Brown (Production Manager/Line Producer): Producer and/or
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production manager on War of the Roses, Indiana Jones & the Temple of
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Doom, Return of the Jedi, Iceman and Childs Play (all three).
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Mary Jo Slater (Casting Director) Did casting for the revived Dark Shadows,
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Intruders mini-series, and Star Trek VI.
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Costume Designer (series): Anne Bruice
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Visual Consultant: Steve Burg
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Christopher Franke (Musical Score - Series) Former member of Tangerine Dream.
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Has done Thief, Angel Falls, Universal Soldier, Tommyknockers.
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Stewart Copeland (Musical Score - Pilot) formerly of The Police. He has done
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music for The Equalizer TV series as well as the Francis Ford Coppola movie
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"Rumblefish".
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Harlan Ellison is the Conceptual Consultant for the series. He has also
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written a "Manifest" for the show that will explain to other writers how to
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write science fiction for television and Babylon 5, in particular.
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Lawrence DiTillio is Story Editor. He has worked on Captain Power, The
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Hitchhiker, Real Ghostbusters and other shows.
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Writers signed for scripts include D.C. Fontana, David Gerrold, Christy
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Marx (new Twilight Zone and others), and Marc Scott Zicree (Friday the 13th
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TV series and author of the Twilight Zone Companion).
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DIRECTORS ON THE SERIES:
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Jim Johnston - Actor turned director
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Janet Greek - Northern Exposure, is a science fiction fan.
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Bruce Seth Green
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Deborah Navarra
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J. Michael Straczynski's Credits (from a post on GEnie)
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Okay, because they've been requested (I got another couple of
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notes in email asking for this), here's a quick rundown on my prior
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work. This isn't everything...this is about half of the body of
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work...but this is probably the more interesting stuff.
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...BOOKS
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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SCRIPTWRITING, Writer's Digest Books (now out
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of print, mainly because I'm about 2 years behind delivering the
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new edition, THE (EVEN MORE!) COMPLETE BOOK OF SCRIPTWRITING.
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DEMON NIGHT, horror/dark fantasy novel, hardcover, E. P. Dutton.
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Nominated for Bram Stoker Award, Horror Writers of America.
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OTHERSYDE, dark fantasy novel, hardcover, Dutton.
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TALES FROM THE NEW TWILIGHT ZONE, softcover, anthology of my
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adaptation of my TZ3 episodes. Bantam.
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...SHORT STORIES
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"Your Move," Amazing Stories Magazine.
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"A Last Testament for Nick and the Trooper" Shadows 6 anthology.
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"Say Hello, Mister Quigley," Pulphouse Magazine, and the Midnight
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Grafitti anthology.
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(There are others, but those are the good ones.)
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...ARTICLES/JOURNALISM
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500+ published articles -- ranging from feature articles, to reviews,
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investigative articles and others -- appearing in PENTHOUSE, VIDEO
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REVIEW, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (for which I was a regular Special
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Correspondent), THE LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER (ditto), TIME, INC.
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(where I was on staff at various points), SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE, THE
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SAN DIEGO and LOS ANGELES READER(s), WRITER'S DIGEST (10 years worth
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of columns and articles as a Contributing Editor), and others that
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I've forgotten and am too lazy to dig out.
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...RADIO
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On-air reviewer and entertainment editor for KSDO Newsradio, San
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Diego, for about 2-3 years.
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Host, HOUR 25, a weekly SF talk show in L.A. for 5 years.
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Radio drama writer for ALIEN WORLDS, MUTUAL RADIO THEATER, and
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writer/producer/director on other radiodrama projects.
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...THEATER
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A dozen produced plays, including "The Apprenticeship," a full-
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length play which played at the Marquis Public Theater in San
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Diego for 20 weeks. Includes many one-act plays. One play
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published in book form by Baker's Plays. (No, I'm not telling
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you what it is.)
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...COMICS
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Wrote issue of TEEN TITANS SPOTLIGHT: Two Face vs. Cyborg, "Face
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to Face Two Face."
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Wrote issue of STAR TREK comic for DC: "Worldsinger." (Cover of
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"Worldsinger" is now Star Trek trading card.)
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Wrote issue of NOW's TWILIGHT ZONE comic, "Blind Alley."
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...TELEVISION
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Animation:
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Writer/story editor, Filmation Studios, HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF
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THE UNIVERSE, then subsequently, SHE-RA. Wrote about 20-25 episodes.
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Writer, JAYCE AND THE WHEELED WARRIORS, about 11-12 episodes.
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Writer/story editor, THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS, writing about 15-20
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episodes or more. (I actually have no idea how many, really.)
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Live Action:
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Story editor, CAPTAIN POWER, writing or co-writing about 16 episodes.
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Nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
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(the Gemini is Canada's version of the Emmy).
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Story editor, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, writing about 12 episodes. (1 for
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the network Zone, 11 for the syndicated Zone.)
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Writer, NIGHTMARE CLASSICS: THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR.
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HYDE, for Showtime. Nominated for Writers Guild and Ace Awards.
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Story Editor, JAKE AND THE FATMAN, writing 4-5 episodes and one
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TV movie.
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Co-producer/Producer, MURDER, SHE WROTE, writing about 9 episodes.
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Supervising Producer, WALKER, TEXAS RANGER, writing 1 episode.
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UNPRODUCED CREDITS:
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Developed (with Larry DiTillio) ELFQUEST animated series for CBS.
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Wrote MR. FREEZE, SF/comedy motion picture for Ivan Reitman.
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Wrote 4-hour "V" miniseries, "V: The Next Chapter" for Warners.
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Wrote series development on a dozen different projects.
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Wrote other feature film screenplays for DIC and London Films.
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Anyway, those are the highlights. I've left out a lot of stuff, and
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subsets of stuff (like the prime-time TRGB's special, for which I cowrote
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a couple of songs with Brian O'Neal of the Busboys, and other song
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related stuff...I've had about half a dozen songs get out there, plus one
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on record), but those are the main items.
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