behind the scenes artists: directors, producers, creators, screenwriters, etc.
(These people tend to do be involved in a project in various ways: writing, producing, directing, visual effects, cinematography, etc. In many cases they outright created the project, as well as any other work they might do on it. It's all a bit confusing, so I'm not going to even try to keep track here of each role they played in getting stuff made. If they worked in any capacity on a project I've seen and enjoyed, I'll mention the project, without specifying their role in making it.)

Burton, Tim
Shorts like Vincent and Frankenweenie, as well as feature projects like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetle Juice, the first couple Batman movies, Edward Scissorhands, Mars Attacks!, the Planet of the Apes remake (which didn't suck, though it wasn't among his best works), the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory remake (which wasn't among his best works), Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish, Corpse Bride, etc.

Carter, Chris
The X-Files, The Lone Gunmen, Millennium, etc. Edlund, Ben
The Tick (both the animated and live-action series), Titan A.E., Firefly, Angel, The Venture Bros., Supernatural... Henson, Jim
Sesame Street, The Muppet Show (and a bunch of Muppet movies), The Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock, The Storyteller, Muppet Babies, Labyrinth, etc. Kelley, David E.
Doogie Howser, M.D., L.A. Law, Chicago Hope, Picket Fences, Ally McBeal, The Practice, and Boston Legal. Lucas, George
Star Wars, Willow, the Indiana Jones movies, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Labyrinth, etc. Roddenberry, Gene
Star Trek, and some of its spin-off series and movies. Also Earth: Final Conflict and Andromeda. Though he created both of those shows, I don't think they started until after he died... Sherman-Palladino, Amy
Gilmore Girls, which is pretty much all I know her for, but it's one of my favorite shows ever. Shyamalan, M. Night
The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village. And surely some other stuff I'd like to see eventually. Smith, Kevin
The Jay & Silent Bob movies: Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back.... Sorkin, Aaron
Sports Night, which is one of my favorite shows ever, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, which I also love. Spielberg, Steven
Plenty of stuff I'd like to see but remarkably, still haven't. Though I have seen some of his stuff... Gremlins, the Indiana Jones movies, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Hook, Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, The Goonies, the American Tail movies, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the Back to the Future movies, Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, Freakazoid!, Pinky & the Brain, Men in Black, Taken, etc. Straczynski, J. Michael
Babylon 5, and anything else set in that universe, such as Crusade and various TV movies. Of course, he's also written for some other shows, some of which I might have seen. And I'd like to read some of his comics someday.... Tartakovsky, Genndy
Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Dexter's Laboratory, and he worked on Powerpuff Girls... Whedon, Joss
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Serenity. As well as working on some other stuff, like Roseanne, Titan AE, Toy Story, etc. And I'd like to read some of his comics someday.

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