TV show creators worth knowing about, part 2
The creators on this part of the list are not as well known as the ones in part 1. I might not follow them everywhere, but I will try to keep an eye on what they’re doing.
Brannon Braga
Braga started as an intern on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He wrote episodes of TNG, Voyager, and Enterprise and he co-created Enterprise. He co-wrote the TNG movies Generations and First Contact. He also co-wrote the not-so-great Mission: Impossible II. He was involved in various capacities in the shows Threshold, FlashForward, and Terra Nova — all of which I watched. Both Threshold and Terra Nova demonstrated in their last episodes that they could be better, and then they were cancelled. He worked on the science show Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. His latest project is Salem, which proposes there really were witches.
- Great TV shows
- FlashForward
- Star Trek: Enterprise
Robert C. Cooper
Cooper co-created 2 of the Stargate TV shows — Atlantis and Universe. He wrote many episodes of the 3 Stargate shows, and is created with developing some of the main backstory. He wrote the movie that took place after the Stargate SG-1 series, The Ark of Truth. Cooper has also written episodes of Psi Factor and Dark Matter.
- Great TV shows
- Stargate Atlantis
- Stargate Universe
The Duffer Brothers
Matt and Ross Duffer wrote and directed the horror movie Hidden. They worked as writers and producers on the TV show Wayward Pines. They created their own TV show Stranger Things, which is getting a 2nd season this year.
- Great TV show
- Stranger Things
Jane Espenson
Espenson co-created Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, the spinoff of Once Upon a Time. It only lasted one season, but it was brilliant. Espenson was a writer and producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, and Caprica. She wrote episodes for several series including Torchwood and Firefly, and co-created Warehouse 13. Espenson currently works on Once Upon a Time.
- Masterpiece
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Zack Estrin
Estrin co-created Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Estrin wrote episodes for shows like Tru Calling, Charmed, and Prison Break. He will be showrunner on the upcoming Lost in Space.
- Masterpiece
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Jonathan Glassner
Glassner co-created Stargate SG-1. Glassner wrote for shows such as The Invisible Man and The Outer Limits. He was writer and producer on a couple of the CSI shows as well as Heist and Standoff.
- Great TV show
- Stargate SG-1
David Greenwalt
Greenwalt was a writer and producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayerr. He co-created Angel, the spinoff, with Joss Whedon. Greenwalt is also the co-creator of Profit and Grimm, and has written a bunch of the latter’s episodes. He’s written for a few movies, including Vasos De Papel.
- Masterpiece
- Angel
David S. Goyer
Goyer co-created FlashForward with Brannon Braga. He co-created Da Vinci’s Demons and Constantine, and the upcoming Krypton. He’s written for a bunch of movies, including Dark City, Batman Begins, and Man of Steel. He directed a few movies including Blade: Trinity. He’s also written comic books and video games.
- Great TV show
- FlashForward
Jeri Taylor
Taylor was a writer and producer on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She co-created Voyager. Taylor wrote a TNG novelization and two original Voyager novels.
- Great TV show
- Star Trek: Voyager
Brad Wright
Wright co-created each of the 3 Stargate TV shows — SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe. With a total of 17 seasons among the 3 shows it’s a franchise only surpassed by Doctor Who and Star Trek. Wright was a writer and producer on The Outer Limits, and he’s currently working on Travelers.
- Great TV shows
- Stargate Atlantis
- Stargate SG-1
- Stargate Universe