In addition to novels, short stories and non-fiction, I've written, produced or developed a great deal of SF/fantasy for television: THE TWILIGHT ZONE, MAX HEADROOM, EERIE INDIANA, THE DEAD ZONE, Z NATION, BLACK SUMMER and now WILD CARDS and FOUNDATION ( Read more... )

Many happy returns to the man behind Tornado Days and the Loyal Order of Corn!

Happy birthday to the man who gave us the Loyal Order of Corn!

He also worked on Z Nation, Strange Luck and Max Headroom.

by Dwayne A. Day ( Read more... )

By Carl Slaughter: Michael Cassutt produces and writes for a different kind of zombie story. SyFy’s Z Nation is a post-apocalyptic science-humor show. He has 6 nonfiction books about space exploration and has been interviewed by Discovery Channel and History Channel on this topic. He teaches television writing at USC ( Read more... )

ETA: Okay, I can't get this to embed or play for me at all, blargh!

Anyway, here is the blurb for it from the Mythbehaving website!

What a treat to have Michael Cassutt on the podcast! Author, screenwriter, producer, Michael brings a wealth of information to our newest episode. I first met Michael at a book festival in Southern California through ( Read more... )

"In television, I am a big fan of two writers I’ve worked for, Karl Schaefer co-creator of Eerie, Indiana, and Ann Lewis Hamilton. I’ve long admired Steven Bochko and Dick Wolf as producers and writers ( Read more... )

It's done in the context of the Halloween weekend, but for me the best bit here is the quote near the end from series writer Michael Cassutt.