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J. Michael Straczynski

J. Michael Straczynski

Known for WritingBorn 1954-07-17 (age 71)Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Joseph Michael Straczynski (/strəˈzɪnski/; born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004) and Sense8 (2015–2018). He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison. Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was a co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009); he was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012) and the apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and he has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics. A prolific writer across a variety of media and a former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the autobiography Becoming Superman (2019) for HarperVoyager, the novel Together We Will Go (2021) for Simon & Schuster, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (2021) for Benbella Books. In 2020 he was named Head of the Creative Council for the comics publishing company Artists, Writers, and Artisans. Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet and to allow viewer viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show (see Babylon 5's use of the Internet). Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Michael Straczynski, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

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Babylon 58.0
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1994 · Series

Sense87.7
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Changeling7.6
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2008 · Movie

Watchmen: Chapter I7.4
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The Twilight Zone7.7
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Watchmen: Chapter II7.3
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The Real Ghostbusters7.7
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She-Ra: Princess of Power7.6
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1985 · Series

Murder, She Wrote7.5
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1984 · Series

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1987 · Series

Babylon 5: The Road Home7.0
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe7.3
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1983 · Series

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1998 · Movie

CBS Storybreak7.2
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1985 · Series

World War Z6.8
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2013 · Movie

Walker, Texas Ranger7.0
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1993 · Series

Jeremiah6.9
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2002 · Series

Thor6.8
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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms6.9
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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

1999 · Movie

Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For6.8
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Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For

2000 · Movie

Ninja Assassin6.7
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2009 · Movie

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors6.9
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1985 · Series

Crusade6.6
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Crusade

1999 · Series

Babylon 5: Thirdspace6.6
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Babylon 5: Thirdspace

1998 · Movie

Thor: Love and Thunder6.4
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Thor: Love and Thunder

2022 · Movie

Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark6.4
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Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark

2007 · Movie

Underworld: Awakening6.3
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Underworld: Awakening

2012 · Movie

Babylon 5: The Gathering6.4
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1993 · Movie

Babylon 5: The River of Souls6.4
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1998 · Movie

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe6.0
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2012 · Movie

Jake and the Fatman6.2
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Jake and the Fatman

1987 · Series

Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight6.0
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Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight

2002 · Movie

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde5.7
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1989 · Movie

Toy Masters5.3
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Toy Masters

2014 · Movie

Happy F*cking New Year.
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2016 · Movie

8 Arms to Hold You
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8 Arms to Hold You

2004 · Movie

Shadowman
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Liminal
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