Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly get plenty of screen time on “Lost,” but they’re not the stars of the show. That would be Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. It would be unfair to call the executive producers of ABC’s island…
“Battlestar Galactica” co-executive producer David Eick thinks sci-fi on TV has been true to the origin of the genre more than in other mediums, serving as an “allegory” for many human truths and emotions. Mr. Eick and fellow “Battlestar” executive…
Like the piemaker at the center of “Pushing Daisies,” creator Bryan Fuller likes to give his shows a special touch. His first series, Showtime’s “Dead Like Me,” featured a girl who became a grim reaper after being killed by a…
Tim Haines’ “Walking With …” series has a simple goal: Present extinct animals in a realistic and naturalistic manner. His “Walking With Dinosaurs,” produced for the BBC in 1999, used puppetry and computer-generated images to show dinosaurs as living creatures,…
Robert Halmi Sr. came to the United States in 1950 with a still camera around his neck. Fifty-eight years later, Mr. Halmi and son Robert Jr. have produced more than 200 made-for-TV moves and miniseries. Their productions have won 104…
If science fiction/fantasy is a genre, it’s just about the broadest one there is, says David Howe, president of the Sci Fi Channel. “We’re far from just about space,” he said. “It’s anything in the realm of the speculative, anything…
Looking at Tim Kring’s resume during the 1990s and early 2000s, you’d be hard-pressed to imagine that he’d go on to create “Heroes,” one of the biggest sci-fi hits in years. He worked on shows such as “Chicago Hope” and…
The CW may be synonymous with rich-teen fare like “Gossip Girl” and “90210,” but a horror show is thriving on its Thursday-night schedule against heavy competition from “Grey’s Anatomy” and “CSI.” That CW show is “Supernatural,” in which creator Eric…
Joss Whedon became a staple of sci-fi TV with his series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel” and “Firefly.” However, he said his highly anticipated “Dollhouse,” slated for a midseason debut on Fox, is a genre show mostly in its framework….