{"id":10213,"date":"2017-01-19T16:36:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T21:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=10213"},"modified":"2017-05-09T11:19:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T15:19:58","slug":"tv-show-creators-worth-knowing-about-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/tv-show-creators-worth-knowing-about-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TV show creators worth knowing about, part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The creators on this part of the list are not as well known as the ones in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/tv-show-creators-worth-knowing-about-part-1\/\">part 1<\/a>. I might not follow them everywhere, but I will try to keep an eye on what they&#8217;re doing.<\/p>\n<h2>Brannon Braga<\/h2>\n<p>Braga started as an intern on <strong>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/strong>. He wrote episodes of <strong>TNG<\/strong>, <strong>Voyager<\/strong>, and <strong>Enterprise<\/strong> and he co-created <strong>Enterprise<\/strong>. He co-wrote the <strong>TNG<\/strong> movies <strong>Generations<\/strong> and <strong>First Contact<\/strong>. He also co-wrote the not-so-great&nbsp;<strong>Mission: Impossible II<\/strong>. He was involved in various capacities in the shows <strong>Threshold<\/strong>, <strong>FlashForward<\/strong>, and <strong>Terra Nova<\/strong> &#8212; all of which I watched. Both <strong>Threshold<\/strong> and <strong>Terra Nova<\/strong> demonstrated in their last episodes that they could be better, and then they were cancelled. He worked on the science show <strong>Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey<\/strong>. His latest project is <strong>Salem<\/strong>, which proposes there really were witches.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great TV shows\n<ul>\n<li>FlashForward<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek: Enterprise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Robert C. Cooper<\/h2>\n<p>Cooper co-created 2 of the <strong>Stargate<\/strong> TV shows &#8212; <strong>Atlantis<\/strong> and <strong>Universe<\/strong>. He wrote many episodes of the 3 <strong>Stargate<\/strong> shows, and is created with developing some of the main backstory. He wrote the movie that took place after the <strong>Stargate SG-1<\/strong> series, <strong>The Ark of Truth<\/strong>. Cooper has also written episodes of <strong>Psi Factor<\/strong> and <strong>Dark Matter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great TV shows\n<ul>\n<li>Stargate Atlantis<\/li>\n<li>Stargate Universe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Duffer Brothers<\/h2>\n<p>Matt and Ross Duffer wrote and directed the horror movie <strong>Hidden<\/strong>. They worked as writers and producers on the TV show <strong>Wayward Pines<\/strong>. They created their own TV show <strong>Stranger Things<\/strong>, which is getting a 2nd season this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great TV show\n<ul>\n<li>Stranger Things<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jane Espenson<\/h2>\n<p>Espenson co-created <strong>Once Upon a Time in Wonderland<\/strong>, the spinoff of <strong>Once Upon a Time<\/strong>. It only lasted one season, but it was brilliant. Espenson was a writer and producer on <strong>Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/strong>, <strong>Battlestar Galactica<\/strong>, and<strong> Caprica<\/strong>. She wrote episodes for several series including <strong>Torchwood<\/strong> and <strong>Firefly<\/strong>, and co-created <strong>Warehouse 13<\/strong>. Espenson currently works on <strong>Once Upon a Time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Once Upon a Time in Wonderland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Zack Estrin<\/h2>\n<p>Estrin co-created <strong>Once Upon a Time in Wonderland<\/strong>. Estrin wrote episodes for shows like <strong>Tru Calling<\/strong>, <strong>Charmed<\/strong>, and <strong>Prison Break<\/strong>. He will be showrunner on the upcoming <strong>Lost in Space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Once Upon a Time in Wonderland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jonathan Glassner<\/h2>\n<p>Glassner co-created <strong>Stargate<\/strong> <strong>SG-1<\/strong>. Glassner wrote for shows such as <strong>The Invisible Man<\/strong> and <strong>The Outer Limits<\/strong>. He was writer and producer on a couple of the <strong>CSI<\/strong> shows as well as <strong>Heist<\/strong> and <strong>Standoff<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great TV show\n<ul>\n<li>Stargate SG-1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>David Greenwalt<\/h2>\n<p>Greenwalt was a writer and producer on <strong>Buffy the Vampire Slayerr<\/strong>. He co-created <strong>Angel<\/strong>, the spinoff, with Joss Whedon. Greenwalt is also the co-creator of <strong>Profit<\/strong> and <strong>Grimm<\/strong>, and has written a bunch of the latter&#8217;s episodes. He&#8217;s written for a few movies, including <strong>Vasos De Papel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Angel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>David S. Goyer<\/h2>\n<p>Goyer co-created <strong>FlashForward<\/strong> with Brannon Braga. He co-created <strong>Da Vinci&#8217;s Demons<\/strong> and <strong>Constantine<\/strong>, and the upcoming <strong>Krypton<\/strong>. He&#8217;s written for a bunch of movies, including <strong>Dark City<\/strong>, <strong>Batman Begins<\/strong>, and <strong>Man of Steel<\/strong>. He directed a few movies including <strong>Blade: Trinity<\/strong>. He&#8217;s also written comic books and video games.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great TV show\n<ul>\n<li>FlashForward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jeri Taylor<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor was a writer and producer on <strong>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/strong>. She co-created <strong>Voyager<\/strong>. Taylor wrote a <strong>TNG<\/strong> novelization and two original <strong>Voyager<\/strong> novels.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great TV show\n<ul>\n<li>Star Trek: Voyager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Brad Wright<\/h2>\n<p>Wright co-created each of the 3 <strong>Stargate<\/strong> TV shows &#8212; <strong>SG-1<\/strong>, <strong>Atlantis<\/strong>, and <strong>Universe<\/strong>. With a total of 17 seasons among the 3 shows it&#8217;s a franchise only surpassed by <strong>Doctor Who<\/strong> and <strong>Star Trek<\/strong>. Wright was a writer and producer on <strong>The Outer Limits<\/strong>, and he&#8217;s currently working on <strong>Travelers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great TV shows\n<ul>\n<li>Stargate Atlantis<\/li>\n<li>Stargate SG-1<\/li>\n<li>Stargate Universe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;re doing. Brannon Braga Braga started as an intern on Star Trek: The Next Generation. 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