Comments on: Heroes Writer Kim

By: Dave Mahlin

Dave Mahlin — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:54:35 +0000

We might also add that last week’s episode of LOST was written by Brian K. Vaughan, and Paul Dini has written more than one ep, as well.

By: Crowley

Crowley — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:44:44 +0000

I believe Howard Chaykin also did TV work throughout the late 80’s and 90’s.

By: Jim Kosmicki

Jim Kosmicki — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:19:32 +0000

yes, but it’s not as much as you’d think, given that the comics writers know how to write to a particular plot structure, in episodic fashion, with both ongoing subplots as well as the resolved major plot, consistent characterization, etc. Most of the comics writers who’ve written for TV went into animation. Writing for network live-action TV is a bit newer. I’ve always felt that John Ostrander, with his more character-based writing style, would work well in a TV series scenario.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:06:56 +0000

Jim, there’s a history of that, back to Gerry Conway working on Law & Order, was it?

By: Dave Mahlin

Dave Mahlin — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:09:09 +0000

I haven’t watched Monday nights episode yet, but on Sunday we re-watched the previous episode from 5 or 6 weeks ago, partly to refresh my memory, partly because my wife fell asleep the first time (yeah, yeah…. no jokes please.)

Inside references are all over this show. In the one we watched the other night there were two FBI agents named Quesada and Alonso. And that’s a tiny example.

By: Jim Kosmicki

Jim Kosmicki — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:10:10 +0000

not many people seem to notice that Ben Edlund, the creator of The Tick, is a writer and some sort of producer on Supernatural, on the CW. He had worked on Firefly and Angel, so it’s a good fit. But when I first saw his credit on the screen, I was brought up short and thought it had to be a different Ben Edlund. but it isn’t. So apparently, it’s not just TV guys coming over to comics — it’s also comics guys going over to TV.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:23:31 +0000

Cool! Thanks so much for tracking that down for me!

By: James Schee

James Schee — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:29:01 +0000

Yep, quick google search revealed:

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=91047

RAMA: What’s your working relationship with Tim Kring like?

TS: I don’t really have much of one. He is a great guy, very “normal” and generous and quiet, and I like him a great deal, but we don’t have much interaction in the course of making the show. I really am closer to being part of the crew, and so I work with the props department primarily. Jeph is a big help, but right now, in one of those stranger than fiction things, Archie Goodwin’s old assistant editor, Chuck Kim, is working on the show as, among other things, my liaison.

By: James Schee

James Schee — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:24:15 +0000

Actually I’m pretty sure it is. I think I read an interview with Tim Sale(whose art appears on the show) that basically said Chuck was his liason given Chuck Kim’s past in comics as editor.