“I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime.”

American writer, filmmaker, and producer

Joseph Michael Straczynski is an American writer, filmmaker, and producer. He is best known for creating the science fiction television series Babylon 5, and later Crusade, Jeremiah, and Sense8. He has also written many comic books and founded Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS. He serves as executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison, a role that reflects his long connection to the wider world of speculative fiction and entertainment.