Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. He is also a playwright, journalist and author of a well-regarded tome on scriptwriting. He was the creator, executive producer and head writer for the science fiction TV series Babylon 5 and Crusade. Straczynski wrote most of the Babylon 5 episodes, notably an unbroken 59-episode run including all of the third and fourth seasons.
Most recently (Spring/Summer 2006) he has sold a feature film entitled Changeling to Imagine Entertainment which Brian Grazer will produce and Ron Howard may direct; an original 20-part radio drama series entitled The Adventures of Apocalypse Al for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that will debut in September 2006; and has a network series entitled Borrowed Lives in development with Touchstone Television.
He is also a participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1985. He is a friend and collaborator with speculative fiction author Harlan Ellison, a student and friend of Norman Corwin and an outspoken admirer of the work of Rod Serling.
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JMSNews - A searchable archive of postings from newsgroups and other online forums, 1991-present.
Meta Description: [ JMSNews is a free service that provides an archive of messages posted by Joe Michael Straczynski (JMS), creator of Babylon 5. ]
B5JMS List Home Page - Directions for joining the mailing list, which forwards online postings made by the creator of Babylon 5.
Beyond Babylon - The JMS fanlisting.
City of Dreams - An original audio drama anthology series.
Dirk Loedding's Home Page - Archive of Babylon 5 series creator J. Michael Straczynski's postings on the internet.
IMDb: Straczynski, J. Michael - Filmography, trivia and related links.
Meta Description: [ J. Michael Straczynski - Filmography, Awards, Biography, Agent, Discussions, Photos, News Articles, Fan Sites ]
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Internet Speculative Fiction DataBase: J. Michael Straczynski - Sortable bibliography and list of awards.
JMS and the Net - An author in the Internet age - JMS, Babylon 5, and the Net.
The Salvation of Lyman Terrell - A short story released in January 2004.
Wikipedia: J. Michael Straczynski - Includes a profile and list of accomplishments.
Worlds of JMS - Information on the many projects of Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski.
Meta Description: [ Worlds of JMS is dedicated to all the works of J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5. ]
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