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'''Jane Espenson''' | '''Jane Espenson''' grew up in Ames, Iowa, where she admits she watched too much television. <ref> [http://www.janeespenson.com/biography.php Jane Espenson's Official Website] </ref> (''Starsky and Hutch'' was reportedly a favorite.) At age 13 she took a stab at writing an episode of ''M*A*S*H''. She attended college at UC Berkeley, studying linguistics as an undergrad and graduate student. While in grad school, she submitted spec episodes to ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. | ||
After winning a spot in the Walt Disney writers' fellowship (1992-93), Espenson worked in sitcoms for a number years. She is also a ''Star Trek'' alumni, having written the ''Deep Space Nine'' season 4 episode "Accession". | |||
Her first staff job on a drama was on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', which she joined in the middle of Season 7. Espenson wrote 23 episodes of the show, more than any other writer besides showrunners Joss Wheldon and Marti Noxon. During her stint on Buffy, she wrote the Hugo Award-winning episode "Conversations with Dead People." Espenson would go on to write for two other Joss Whedon TV series, ''Firefly'', and the ''Buffy'' spinoff, ''Angel''. | |||
Espenson did a year as Co-Executive Producer at ''Gilmore Girls'', and brief stints as Co-Executive Producer of the cancelled FOX dramas ''Tru Calling'' and ''The Inside''. Next, she served as Co-Executive Producer of the sitcom ''Jake in Progress'', which was also short-lived. | |||
Along the way, she also wrote an episode of ''The O.C.'' as well as several episodes of the animated series "''The Batman''." | |||
She reportedly tells people often she has the best job in the world. | |||
== Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica" == | == Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica" == | ||
Revision as of 20:57, 13 August 2006
Overview
Full Name: Jane Espenson
D.O.B:
Position: Writer
Biographical Notes
Jane Espenson grew up in Ames, Iowa, where she admits she watched too much television. [1] (Starsky and Hutch was reportedly a favorite.) At age 13 she took a stab at writing an episode of M*A*S*H. She attended college at UC Berkeley, studying linguistics as an undergrad and graduate student. While in grad school, she submitted spec episodes to Star Trek: The Next Generation.
After winning a spot in the Walt Disney writers' fellowship (1992-93), Espenson worked in sitcoms for a number years. She is also a Star Trek alumni, having written the Deep Space Nine season 4 episode "Accession".
Her first staff job on a drama was on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which she joined in the middle of Season 7. Espenson wrote 23 episodes of the show, more than any other writer besides showrunners Joss Wheldon and Marti Noxon. During her stint on Buffy, she wrote the Hugo Award-winning episode "Conversations with Dead People." Espenson would go on to write for two other Joss Whedon TV series, Firefly, and the Buffy spinoff, Angel.
Espenson did a year as Co-Executive Producer at Gilmore Girls, and brief stints as Co-Executive Producer of the cancelled FOX dramas Tru Calling and The Inside. Next, she served as Co-Executive Producer of the sitcom Jake in Progress, which was also short-lived.
Along the way, she also wrote an episode of The O.C. as well as several episodes of the animated series "The Batman."
She reportedly tells people often she has the best job in the world.
Writer credits for "Battlestar Galactica"
- Season 3:
See also: Episodes written by Jane Espenson
External Links
- Jane Espenson article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.