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Straczynski wrote most of the Babylon 5 episodes, notably an unbroken 59-episode run including all of the third and fourth seasons. The only reasons the streak did not last until the end of the series were a single Season 5 episode penned by famed comic book prose author Neil Gaiman, and one co-written with legendary science fiction writer Harlan Ellison.
Straczynski's professional name is J. Michael Straczynski, although informally he goes by "Joe". In print, and particularly on USENET, he is often referred to by his initials JMS.
Straczynski is a graduate of San Diego State University, having earned degrees in psychology and sociologySociology is the study of social rules and processes that bind and separate people not only as individuals, but as members of associations, groups, and institutions. A typical textbook definition of sociology calls it the study of the social lives of huma (with minors in philosophyPhilosophy literally means 'love of wisdom' from the Greek 'philo' and 'sofia'. It is now widely used to designate the pursuit of knowledge or wisdom about fundamental matters concerning life, death, meaning, reality, being and truth. The term may also re and literatureLiterature is literally "an acquaintance with letters" as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary; the term has, however, generally come to identify a collection of texts. The word "literature" spelled with a lower-case "l" can refer to). While at SDSU, he wrote prolifically for the student newspaper, at times penning so many articles that the paper was jokingly referred to as the "Daily Joe."
He is a friend and collaborator with speculative fiction author Harlan Ellison, a student and friend of Norman CorwinNorman Corwin is an American writer, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1910, son of Samuel and Rose Corwin. He was married, and has two children. Biography Corwin was a major figure in during and an outspoken admirer of the work of Rod SerlingSerling hosting The Twilight Zone Edwin Rodman Serling ( December 25, 1924 June 28, 1975) was a screenwriter, most famous for his science fiction TV series, The Twilight Zone''. He was born in Syracuse, New York to Samuel and Esther Serling. Rod Serling s.
Straczynski currently resides in the Los AngelesThis article is about the city in California. For other uses of 'Los Angeles' see Los Angeles (disambiguation The City of Los Angeles widely known by its abbreviation L. is a large coastal metropolis in Southern California in the western United States. area with his wife, fellow writer Kathryn M. Drennan.