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Writing both individually and as a team, Marc and Elaine Zicree have over 90 dramatic television credits to their name, including episodes of STAR TREK - THE NEXT GENERATION, DEEP SPACE, BABYLON 5, FOREVER KNIGHT, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, TWILIGHT ZONE and SLIDERS.
Marc has served on staff on four series: most recently, as a producer on SLIDERS; as Co-Producer on LAZARUS MAN (on which he and Elaine co-wrote multiple episodes); Executive Story Editor on BEYOND REALITY; and Story Editor on FRIDAY THE 13th - THE SERIES. Beyond this, he and Elaine have written seven pilots on assignment, including two for NBC and one each for ABC and Showtime. Their screenplay work has included stints for New Line, MGM, Orion, the Jim Henson Company, Davis Entertainment and Chanticleer. Elaine's plays have been produced Off-Broadway and in L.A. Additionally, Marc was a commentator for three years on NPR's MORNING EDITION and is also well-known as the author of the best-seller THE TWILIGHT ZONE COMPANION, which was nominated for the American Book Award. One of the country's leading experts on media, he has appeared on dozens of radio and TV shows, including AMERICAN MASTERS, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, A&E's BIOGRAPHY, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY and THE TODAY SHOW. Most recently, Marc and Elaine have been working on PHILLIP'S HEAD, a pilot for Showtime (about Marc's odd family); CORE, a drama series project with STAR TREK'S Jonathan Frakes attached as director; and, in association with OZ's Tom Fontana, wrote and executive produced REAL STORY, a pilot presentation starring BUFFY'S Armin Shimerman. Currently, they are writing multiple episodes of LIBERTY'S KIDS, a dramatic series about the American Revolution for PBS, featuring Walter Cronkite. Marc's novel MAGIC TIME -- based on a pilot he and Elaine wrote for Henson - is HarperCollins' sole science fiction/fantasy hardcover for this upcoming Christmas. |