Best writers?

[Hound of UIster]

Rod Serling
D.C. Fontana
Gene Coon
J. Michael Straczynski
Joss Whedon

Pretty much my thoughts if you take out Whedon and add in Minear.

 

[Mistral]

Really, this list should be Rod Serling, Richard Matheson and then everybody else.

Yes. The fathers of scifi tv.

This is an awesome thread.

Thank you.

Rod Serling
D.C. Fontana
Gene Coon
J. Michael Straczynski
Joss Whedon

Pretty much my thoughts if you take out Whedon and add in Minear.

I'd swap Fontana for Moore.

 

[Mr Light]

I'd like to add Russell T. Davies to the list

*ducks tomatoes*

Joss Whedon... JMS... I wasn't familiar with who wrote Farscape and Angel but them too...

 

[Greg Cox]

What happened to Alan Brennert?

He hasn't worked in film/television (or at least, had something produced) since he wrote a couple of episodes (one good, one bad) during Enterprise's final season in 2004-2005 according to IMDB. Wikipedia mentions a couple of historical novels he's written since.

My understanding is that those historical novels were quite successful.

 

[Kelthaz]

George R. R. Martin.

He wrote one episode of Game of Thrones, so he qualifies.

 

[Greg Cox]

George R. R. Martin.

He wrote one episode of Game of Thrones, so he qualifies.

Not to mention all his work on Beauty and the Beast, and various other tv and movie projects.

Martin had a long career in Hollywood before he became a hugely bestselling fantasy novelist.

 

[DWF]

I'd add to that list.

Harlan Ellison
Robert Holmes
Robert C. Cooper

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Joss Whedon.