These are people who created brilliant science fiction and fantasy TV shows. I’ll mention all their SF & F TV shows, as well as some of their other projects. These are people I’m most likely to follow wherever they go — TV shows, comics, books, movies. Many of them also had some interesting-sounding projects that didn’t end up getting completed.<\/p>\n
Abrams’ first show of a science fictional nature was Alias<\/strong>, which I haven’t seen (yet). He co-created the brilliant shows Lost <\/strong>and Fringe<\/strong>. He served as executive producer on various shows, including Person of Interest<\/strong>, Revolution<\/strong>, and Westworld<\/strong>. The first movie he directed was the amazing Mission: Impossible III<\/strong>. He’s the only person to have a big impact in both the Star Trek<\/strong> and Star Wars<\/strong> worlds — he directed Star Trek<\/strong>, Star Trek Into Darkness<\/strong>, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/strong>. He also directed Super 8<\/strong>. Among other things, Abrams once worked on a Superman<\/strong> movie that didn’t end up getting produced.<\/p>\n Berman was a writer and producer on Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/strong>. He oversaw the whole 2nd generation of Star Trek<\/strong> after Gene Roddenberry died. Berman co-created Deep Space Nine<\/strong>, Voyager<\/strong>, and Enterprise<\/strong>. He also co-wrote all 4 of the TNG<\/strong> movies.<\/p>\n Carter created The X-Files<\/strong>. He also created the spinoff The Lone Gunmen<\/strong>, which I enjoyed. He created Millennium<\/strong> and Harsh Realm<\/strong>, which I’m less interested in. Although I don’t expect him to come up with another show at this point, The X-Files<\/strong> itself might not be over — the recent 6-episode season 10 was successful enough that the network would like more. I think the episodes he wrote for season 10 were not as good as the episodes other people wrote, but I will still happily watch more episodes that come in the future.<\/p>\n Fuller started out as a writer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine<\/strong> and Star Trek: Voyager<\/strong>. He created several brilliant shows of his own but they only lasted 1 or 2 seasons: Dead Like Me<\/strong>, Wonderfalls<\/strong>, and Pushing Daisies<\/strong>. I have a lot of fondness for each of these shows. He did some preliminary work on the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery<\/strong>, but left because he felt he had to focus on his other show American Gods<\/strong>. He wrote for Heroes<\/strong>, and created the show Hannibal<\/strong> — which I’m uninterested in.<\/p>\n Groenig wrote and drew the comic strip Life in Hell<\/strong> for many years. He created The Simpsons<\/strong>, which is currently the longest-running US primetime TV show ever. I haven’t watched it in years but it was certainly funny in the old days. Groenig also created an animated science fiction show, Futurama<\/strong>. Futurama<\/strong> was very clever and often hilarious. It initially ran for 5 seasons, later came back for 4 made-for-DVD movies, and later came back for 2 more seasons.<\/p>\n Moore started out as a writer on Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/strong>, and he also wrote for Deep Space Nine <\/strong>and Voyager<\/strong>. He created the reimagined Battlestar Galactica<\/strong>, which was brilliant, along with its spinoff Caprica<\/strong>, which was great. He worked on the first season of Carniv\u00e0le<\/strong>, and now he’s now working on the show Outlander<\/strong> — which I have some interest in. He co-wrote the TNG<\/strong> movies Generations<\/strong> and First Contact<\/strong>. He also co-wrote the not-so-great Mission: Impossible II<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Piller was a writer and producer on Star Trek: The Next Generation <\/strong>— he is generally credited as the person who made the show better starting in the 3rd season. He co-created Deep Space Nine<\/strong> and Voyager<\/strong>. Piller co-wrote the movie Star Trek: Insurrection<\/strong>. He created the short-lived Legend <\/strong>and the drama Wildfire<\/strong>. He also created the show The Dead Zone<\/strong>, along with his son Shawn, which I have some interest in watching.<\/p>\n Roddenberry created Star Trek<\/strong>, Star Trek: The Animated Series<\/strong>, and Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/strong>. He wrote for shows like Have Gun — Will Travel<\/strong> and created The Lieutenant<\/strong>. After his death other people developed a couple of shows based on his ideas — Andromeda<\/strong> and Earth: Final Conflict<\/strong>. Roddenberry was heavily involved with Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/strong>, and wrote the novelization of it, but was less involved with the sequels. I still read many books set in the Star Trek<\/strong> universe. Star Trek<\/strong> and TNG<\/strong> were the first science fiction shows I loved — and they have a special place because of their hopeful vision of the future.<\/p>\n Straczynski created Babylon 5<\/strong>. This was the first non-Star Trek<\/strong> science fiction show that I loved. He created a 5-year plan for the storyline ahead of time, which was unprecedented. Crusade<\/strong> was a spinoff of Babylon 5<\/strong> — it wasn’t as successful but that was because of the network. His other show Jeremiah<\/strong> lasted 2 seasons, and was very good. He has since moved on to movies, including the brilliant Changeling<\/strong>. He returned to TV along with the Wachowskis with Sense8<\/strong>, which I’m interested in watching. Straczynski has also written books and comics, including an amazing run on The Amazing Spider-Man<\/strong>. He’s working on the upcoming TV show Red Mars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Whedon’s movie version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/strong> didn’t quite turn out as he intended. But he later turned it into a brilliant TV show, as well as the spinoff Angel<\/strong>. I’m still reading the comics that take place in this universe. Whedon’s other shows were short-lived but brilliant: Firefly<\/strong> and Dollhouse<\/strong>. He’s written comics, and written and directed movies — including Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog<\/strong>, Much Ado About Nothing<\/strong>, and The Avengers<\/strong>. He can probably do whatever he wants now — the thing I’d most like to see is a sequel to Serenity<\/strong>. The latest show he’s involved with is the great Agents of SHIELD<\/strong>. He had a few projects that didn’t pan out, including a Wonder Woman<\/strong> movie that probably would have been superb.<\/p>\n These are people who created brilliant science fiction and fantasy TV shows. I’ll mention all their SF & F TV shows, as well as some of their other projects. These are people I’m most likely to follow wherever they go — TV shows, comics, books, movies. 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