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Gretchen J. Berg
Gretchen J. Berg (born February 8, 1971) is an American writer and television producer. She has worked extensively with her writer and producing partner Aaron Harberts on a number of television series including ''Pushing Daisies'' and ''Revenge (TV series), Revenge''. She was also one of the showrunners of ''Star Trek: Discovery'' alongside Harberts until their departure in June 2018. In 2019, the team of Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts joined ''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'' on NBC as writers and executive producers. Career Gretchen J. Berg was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and went on to attend Northwestern University. While there, she met future writing and producing partner Aaron Harberts. Their first work was on ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. Together the pair created the series ''Pepper Dennis'' on The WB and worked as executive producers. Berg and Harberts were also co-executive producers on ''Pushing Daisies'' and co-showrunners on the medical drama ''Mercy (TV series), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery
Discovery may refer to: * Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown * Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown * Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence Discovery, The Discovery or Discoveries may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Discovery'' (film), a 2017 British-American romantic science fiction film * Discovery Channel, an American TV channel distributed by Discovery Communications * ''Discovery'' (Canadian TV series), a 1962–1963 Canadian documentary television program * ''Discovery'' (Irish TV series), an Irish documentary television programme * ''Discovery'' (UK TV programme), a British documentary television programme * ''Discovery'' (U.S. TV series), a 1962–1971 American television news program * '' Star Trek: Discovery'', an American television series ** USS ''Discovery'' (NCC-1031), a fictional space craft on ''Star Trek: Discovery'' Literature * ''The Discovery'' (Frances Sher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midseason Replacement
In American network television scheduling, a mid-season replacement is a television show that premieres in the second half of the traditional television season, usually between December and May. Mid-season replacements usually take place after a show that was in the fall schedule was canceled or put on hiatus, outside factors such as an actor's family emergency or personal illness led to a delay in the program's debut, a program was purposefully scheduled for mid-season (for example, shows NBC airs on Sunday nights after the NFL season ends, as it only takes up the first half of the television season), or a program had a shortened season for some other reason which resulted in a time slot that needed filling. A few shows in American television history have been perennial mid-season replacements. For example, ''American Idol'' aired from January to May each year from its second season onward, to great ratings success. An older and related concept is the summer replacement, which de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Pittsburgh
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwestern University Alumni
Northwestern or North-western or North western may refer to: * Northwest, a direction * Northwestern University, a private research university in Evanston, Illinois ** The Northwestern Wildcats, this school's intercollegiate athletic program ** Northwestern Medicine, an academic medical system comprising: *** Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine *** Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Other colleges and universities * Northwestern College (Iowa), a small Christian college in Iowa * University of Northwestern – St. Paul (formerly Northwestern College), a small Christian college, located in Roseville, Minnesota * The former Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin, which was incorporated into Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota in 1995 * Northwestern Michigan College, a small college located in Traverse City, Michigan * Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma * Northwestern State University, in Natchitoches, Louisiana * Northwestern Cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Science Fiction Writers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Births
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akiva Goldsman
Akiva J. Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making motion pictures and adaptations of popular novels. Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes ''The Client''; ''Batman Forever'' and its sequel '' Batman & Robin''; ''I, Robot''; '' I Am Legend''; '' Cinderella Man,'' and numerous rewrites that are both credited and uncredited. He also wrote more than a dozen episodes for the science fiction television series ''Fringe''. In 2002, Goldsman received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for the 2001 film '' A Beautiful Mind'', which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006, Goldsman re-teamed with ''A Beautiful Mind'' director Ron Howard to adapt Dan Brown's novel ''The Da Vinci Code'' for Howard's film. He also wrote the screenplay for its 2009 sequel ''Angels & Demons''. Goldsman is also known for co-developing the DC Comics TV series ''Titans'' and the Paramount Plus s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Kadin
Heather Kadin (born August 7, 1972) is an American television producer and film producer. She co- executive produces '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Life and career Kadin was born on August 7, 1972, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Before being President of the production company, K/O Paper Products, she was an executive producer at ABC. Kadin had previously worked with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci together at ABC, where as a drama executive, was involved in J. J. Abrams' spy series ''Alias'', on which Kurtzman and Orci were writer-producers since the first episode. For a brief time, before joining ABC, she had worked at the television division of Shady Acres Entertainment, which at that time, was based at Touchstone Television. She had left Warner Bros. Television where she served as vice president of drama development in 2010. Kadin worked with Kurtzman and Orci on the WBTV-produced ''Fringe'', which Kurtzman and Orci co-created with Abrams. Kadin is the executive producer of '' Sleepy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Fuller
Bryan Fuller (born July 27, 1969) is an American television writer and producer who has created a number of television series, including ''Dead Like Me'', ''Wonderfalls'', ''Pushing Daisies'', '' Hannibal'', and '' American Gods.'' Fuller worked as writer and executive producer on the '' Star Trek'' television series '' Voyager'' and '' Deep Space Nine''; he is also the co-creator of '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Early life Fuller was born in Lewiston, Idaho, but raised in Clarkston, Washington. He was brought up Roman Catholic. After graduating from Clarkston High School, Fuller attended Lewis–Clark State College in Lewiston. He later transferred to the USC School of Cinematic Arts, but dropped out and began working as an office temp. Career As a contributing writer, Fuller's work has been featured on several shows, including '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', earning twenty-two episode writing credits for the '' Star Trek'' franchise. Fuller is himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gordon (film)
Mark Richard Gordon (born October 10, 1956) is an American producer. He is a former president of the Producers Guild of America. In January 2018, Gordon was named president and chief content officer of film and television for Entertainment One, which had acquired his production company, The Mark Gordon Company. Early life and education Gordon was born to a Jewish family on October 10, 1956, in Newport News, Virginia. He is a graduate of New York University Film School. Career Gordon's first producing effort was the Off-Broadway production of ''The Buddy System'' at Circle in the Square downtown. In the television arena, Gordon currently serves as Executive Producer on '' The Rookie'' and ''Grey's Anatomy'' while his past projects include ''Ray Donovan'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Designated Survivor'', ''Private Practice'', and ''Army Wives''. Gordon's work in television has garnered him a Golden Globe in addition to five Emmy nominations and two wins. In 2015 he was awarded the No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
