Tim Minear

Tim Minear (born October 29, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He was born in New York, grew up in Whittier, California, and studied film at California State University, Long Beach.

Minear was an assistant director on the film "Platoon", and wrote episodes for several television series including "The X-Files" and "". He later wrote, executive-produced, and directed episodes of "Strange World", "Angel", "Firefly", "Wonderfalls", and "The Inside" (which he also created, with Howard Gordon).

Minear had another series, "Drive", airing on FOX in April 2007, however it was cancelled by the network after only four episodes [cite web
url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963779.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
last=Schneider
first=Michael
title='Drive' runs out of gas
date=2007-04-25
publisher=Variety
accessdate=2007-04-26] . "Drive" was set to return with two additional episodes on July 4, 2007, but these were rescheduled to July 13th and then cancelled. [cite news |title="Drive:" FOX Hijacks Last Two Episodes |url=http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/07/drive_fox_hijacks_last_two_episodes.php |work=TV Series Finale |date=2007-07-06 |accessdate=2007-10-24] This continued his tradition of short-lived work on FOX.

Minear often works with Joss Whedon, and his work is typically characterised by a sharp, black humour and an ability to portray characters who are sympathetic and understandable, but morally ambiguous. An example of this is "Angel" Season Two, where Minear wrote all of the key episodes in the 'beige Angel' arc.

In 2004 Tim Minear stated that he was hired to write a screenplay of "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress". [cite news |title=Minear To Adapt "Moon" |url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2004-01/20/13.00.film |publisher=Sci Fi Wire |date=2004-01-20] In 2006 Minear had finished the script, which was being shopped around to various directors. [Tim Minear. [http://instapundit.com/archives/028819.php The Glenn and Helen Show (February 25, 2006)] . Instapundit.com Occurs at 00:35:23.]

In 2007 Minear received a pilot commitment from ABC for "Miracle Man", a drama series for which the company engaged in a bidding war with Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is being produced by 20th Century Fox Television, [cite news |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |title=It's a 'Miracle' for Minear, Holland, ABC |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia69b7a31e057937e7422f7874200eb8d |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2007-08-28] with which Minear is signed in an overall deal. [cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=d6a10be6-d294-4a4f-99af-c64d612d7b6c |title=TV Summer School: How to Have an Overall Deal |date=2007-08-20 |format=blog entry |work=Watch with Kristin |publisher=E! Online]

Credits

*""
**4x05 "Brutal Youth" (writer)
**4x11 "'Twas the Night Before Mxymas" (writer)
**4x14 "Meet John Doe" (writer)
**4x20 "I've Got You Under My Skin" (writer)
*"The X-Files"
**5x08 "Kitsunegari" (co-writer)
**5x16 "Mind's Eye" (writer)
*"Strange World"
**1x02 "Lullaby" (writer)
**1x04 "Spirit Falls" (co-writer)
*"Angel"
**1x05 "Sense & Sensitivity" (writer)
**1x09 "Hero" (co-writer)
**1x11 "Somnambulist" (writer)
**1x15 "The Prodigal" (writer)
**1x19 "Sanctuary" (co-writer)
**2x02 "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" (writer)
**2x07 "Darla" (writer/director)
**2x09 "The Trial" (co-writer)
**2x10 "Reunion" (co-writer)
**2x15 "Reprise" (writer)
**2x16 "Epiphany" (writer)
**2x21 "Through The Looking Glass" (writer/director)
**3x03 "That Old Gang of Mine" (writer)
**3x06 "Billy" (co-writer)
**3x09 "Lullaby" (writer/director)
**3x14 "Couplet" (co-writer/director)
**3x20 "A New World" (director)
**3x21 "Benediction" (writer/director)
**4x22 "Home" (writer/director)
*"Firefly"
**1x02 "The Train Job" (co-writer)
**1x03 "Bushwhacked" (writer/director)
**1x07 "Out of Gas" (writer)
**1x12 "The Message" (co-writer/director)
*"Wonderfalls"
**1x02 "Karma Chameleon" (writer)
**1x07 "Barrel Bear" (unaired) (co-writer)
*"The Inside"
**1x01 "New Girl In Town" (final story & writer/director)
**1x06 "Thief of Hearts" (co-writer)
**1x10 "Little Girl Lost" (unaired in US, UK Airdate 03/17/2006) (co-writer)

**1x13 "Skin and Bone" (unaired) (story)

ee also

*Mutant Enemy Productions

References

External links

* [http://timminear.net/ TimMinear.net]
*imdb name|id=0591101|name=Tim Minear
* [http://www.theinside-out.net/ Getting THE INSIDE Out... on DVD!]
* [http://www.popgurls.com/article_show.php3?id=433 PopGurls Quickie with Tim Minear]
* [http://drive-tv.blogspot.com/ The Drive News Blog]
* [http://instapundit.com/archives/028819.php Tim Minear on The Glenn & Helen Show]