Kathryn M. Drennan Explained

Kathryn M. Drennan is an American writer, having worked for Carl Sagan on the mini-series in the early 1980s^[1] and for Michael Piller, producer at the time for , in the early 1990s.^[2] She also contributed articles to several magazines, including Starlog^{[3] [4] [5]} and Twilight Zone Magazine.^[6] She was married to J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5, and wrote articles about Rod Serling's Night Gallery for Twilight Zone Magazine together with him.^[6] She wrote one script during Babylon 5s first season, "By Any Means Necessary" as well as the prose Babylon 5 novel, To Dream in the City of Sorrows. She also wrote scripts for two other shows Straczynski worked on, and The Real Ghostbusters.^[7]

Personal life

She met J. Michael Straczynski while they were both at San Diego State University. They moved to Los Angeles on April 1, 1981. They married in 1983,^[8] separated in 2002, and were divorced in 2003.^[9]

Selected works

Novels

• Babylon 5 Book #9: To Dream in the City of Sorrows (covering the life of Jeffrey Sinclair from the end of season 1 until his final departure in season 3)

Articles and stories in magazines

• "The Mind Withdrawn", short story published in the Star Trek fanzine, Galactic Discourse #1, Feb 1977.
• "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" w/ J. Michael Straczynski, article in Twilight Zone Magazine, 3 issues, Mar - Aug 1985.
• "A Show by Show Guide to Rod Serling's Night Gallery" w/ J. Michael Straczynski, article in Twilight Zone Magazine, 11 issues, Mar 1985 - Jun 1989.
• "David Opatoshu and A Taste of Armageddon", article in Starlog, Jun 1987.
• "Bill Paxton: The Howling Commando", article in Starlog, Jan 1988.
• "Wil Wheaton: Acting Ensign", article in Starlog, Apr 1988.
• "Jonathan Frakes: One on One", article in Starlog, Jun 1988.
• "The Art of Night Gallery, article in Twilight Zone Magazine, Feb 1989.
• "DeForest Kelley's Medical Plan", article in Starlog, Jun 1989.
• "DeForest Kelley's Western Days", article in Starlog, Jul 1989.
• "A Test of Character", article in Starlog, Dec 1989.

Television credits

• (1985)
  • "The Unicorn King" (ep.36)
• Defenders of the Earth (1986)
  • "The Men of Frost" (ep.16)
• The Real Ghostbusters (1987)
  • "Night Game" (S2 ep.8)
  • "The Man Who Never Reached Home" (S2 ep.27)
  • "Egon’s Dragon" (S2 ep.63)
• Babylon 5 (1994)
  • "By Any Means Necessary" (ep.12)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interview with J. Michael Straczynski (Part 1 of 4) . IGN . 5 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080820034004/http://movies.ign.com/articles/035/035904p1.html . 20 August 2008 .
2. Nazzaro, Joe (2002). Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy Television. Titan Books: .
3. Web site: Jonathan Frakes - Publicity. IMDb. 5 October 2014.
4. Web site: The Howling Commando. Alienscollection.com. 5 October 2014.
5. Web site: David Opatoshu - Publicity. IMDb. 5 October 2014.
6. Web site: Stories, Listed by Author. Locusmag.com. 5 October 2014.
7. Web site: Kathryn M. Drennan. IMDb. 5 October 2014.
8. http://movies.ign.com/articles/035/035904p1.html IGN: Interview with J. Michael Straczynski (Part 1 of 4)
9. Web site: JMichael Straczynski on Twitter: "Before I get into any of this, I need to make one thing really clear, so there are no misunderstandings: I live... http://t.co/EIU4MEAxeB". T.co. 5 October 2014.