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The following is from a long online post by J. Michael Straczynski
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answering a question about what he has worked on in the past.
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This file contains material Copyrighted by J. Michael Straczynski.
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He has given permission for his words to be redistributed
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online, as long as they are marked as being copyright JMS.
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Okay, because they've been requested (I got another couple of notes in
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email asking for this), here's a quick rundown on my prior work. This isn't
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everything...this is about half of the body of work...but this is probably
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the more interesting stuff.
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...BOOKS
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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SCRIPTWRITING, Writer's Digest Books (now out of print,
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mainly because I'm about 2 years behind delivering the new edition, THE (EVEN
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MORE!) COMPLETE BOOK OF SCRIPTWRITING.
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DEMON NIGHT, horror/dark fantasy novel, hardcover, E. P. Dutton. Nominated
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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 adaptation of
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my TZ3 episodes. Bantam.
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...SHORT STORIES
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"Your Move," Amazing Stories Magazine. "A Last Testament for Nick and the
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Trooper" Shadows 6 anthology. "Say Hello, Mister Quigley," Pulphouse
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Magazine, and the Midnight Grafitti anthology. (There are others, but those
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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 REVIEW,
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THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (for which I was a regular Special Correspondent), THE
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LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER (ditto), TIME, INC. (where I was on staff at
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various points), SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE, THE SAN DIEGO and LOS ANGELES READER(s),
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WRITER'S DIGEST (10 years worth of columns and articles as a Contributing
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Editor), and others that 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 Diego, for
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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- length play
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which played at the Marquis Public Theater in San Diego for 20 weeks.
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Includes many one-act plays. One play published in book form by Baker's
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Plays. (No, I'm not telling you what it is.)
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...COMICS
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Wrote issue of TEEN TITANS SPOTLIGHT: Two Face vs. Cyborg, "Face to Face Two
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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 THE
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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 episodes or
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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 (the
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Gemini is Canada's version of the Emmy).
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Story editor, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, writing about 12 episodes. (1 for the
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network Zone, 11 for the syndicated Zone.)
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Writer, NIGHTMARE CLASSICS: THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, for
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Showtime. Nominated for Writers Guild and Ace Awards.
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Story Editor, JAKE AND THE FATMAN, writing 4-5 episodes and one 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. Wrote MR.
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FREEZE, SF/comedy motion picture for Ivan Reitman. Wrote 4-hour "V"
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miniseries, "V: The Next Chapter" for Warners. Wrote series development on a
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dozen different projects. Wrote other feature film screenplays for DIC and
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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 a
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couple of songs with Brian O'Neal of the Busboys, and other song related
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stuff...I've had about half a dozen songs get out there, plus one on record),
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but those are the main items.
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