Marc Scott Zicree (born 1955) is an American

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author,

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and

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. Zicree has written for major studios and

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including

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, Sony/Columbia Tri-Star,

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, WB,

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, Showtime,

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, Syfy,

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, the BBC,

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and

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. His credits include '' Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine,

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, Sliders, Friday the 13th: The Series, Liberty's Kids,

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, Real Ghostbusters,

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'' and many others, as well as pilots for

and Showtime.

Career

He is the author of ''

The Twilight Zone Companion ''The Twilight Zone Companion'' is a book by Marc Scott Zicree published in 1982. Contents ''The Twilight Zone Companion'' is a book about the original ''The Twilight Zone'' series. Reception Dave Pringle reviewed ''The Twilight Zone Companion'' ...

'', a detailed history of

Rod Serling Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his Anthology series, anthology television series ''The Twilight Zone (1 ...

's TV series ''

''. Several of his interviews with ''The Twilight Zone'' actors, directors and producers are available as special features on the ''Twilight Zone: The Complete Definitive Collection'' DVD

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, and are accessible as alternative audio tracks for the associated episodes. He has also contributed to the ''Magic Time'' novel trilogy, a collaborative effort between Zicree and three other science fiction writers.

''Space Command''

With writer

Michael Reaves James Michael Reaves (September 14, 1950 – March 20, 2023) was an American writer, known for his contributions as a script writer and story editor to a number of 1980s and 1990s animated television series, including '' Gargoyles'' and '' Batma ...

and director Neil Johnson, and using

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for financing, Zicree is working on a series of films under the umbrella title ''Space Command''. A

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project page, launched by Zicree in May 2012, raised funds of $75,000 (its initial goal) in three days, and went on to raise over $220,000 during the

campaign, making it one of the most successful crowd funding campaigns as of that date. The ''Space Command'' series features Doug Jones,

Robert Picardo Robert Alphonse Picardo (born October 27, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the Doctor on '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He also appeared as Richard Woolsey in the ''Stargate'' franchise, the Cowboy in '' Innerspace'', Coach ...

Bill Mumy Charles William Mumy Jr. (; born February 1, 1954) is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor whose work included television appearances on ''Bewitched'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''T ...

, Mira Furlan,

Bruce Boxleitner Bruce William Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950) is an American actor and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series '' How the West Was Won'', '' Bring 'Em Back Alive'', ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King ...

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, Christina Moses, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Ethan McDowell, Bryan McClure, with

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appearing as himself. The film '' Space Command Redemption'' was released in 2024 with Zicree appearing as the ''Grizzled Space Jockey''.

Works

Non-fiction books

*''

'' (1982) *
Greenlighting Yourself Living the Hollywood Dream
' (2022)

Novels

*''Magic Time'' series **''Magic Time'' (with

Barbara Hambly Barbara Hambly (born August 28, 1951) is an American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction. She is the author of the bestselling Benjamin January mystery series featuring a ...

, 2002) **''Magic Time: Angelfire'' (written by Maya Bohnhoff, based on Zicree's concept, 2003) **''Magic Time: Ghostlands'' (with

Robert Charles Wilson Robert Charles Wilson (born December 15, 1953) is an American-Canadian science fiction author. Career Wilson's work has won the Hugo Award for Best Novel (for '' Spin''), the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (for the novel '' The Chronoliths' ...

, 2005)

Television credits

*''

Space Stars ''Space Stars'' is a 60-minute Saturday morning animated program block produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on NBC from September 12, 1981, to January 8, 1982. ''Space Stars'' was narrated by Keene Curtis and featured five c ...

'' (1981) *'' Blackstar'' (1981) *''

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'' (1983) *''

'' (1983) *'' The Biskitts'' (1983) *''

'' (1983) *''

'' (1984) *''

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'' (1984) *'' The Get Along Gang'' (1984) *''

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'' (1984) *''

The Littles ''The Littles'' is a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. Sixteen years later, Peterson's books were adapted into '' The Littles'', an animated series by DIC Entertainment. T ...

'' (1984) *'' The Centurions'' (1986) *'' Galaxy High'' (1986) *'' Bionic Six'' (1987) *''

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future ''Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future'' is a science fiction-action television series, merging live action with animation based on computer-generated images, that ran for 22 episodes in Canadian and American syndication. A toy line was ...

'' (1987) *''

The Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off and sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran on ABC between September 13, 1986 and October 5, 1991, and was a joint production of DIC Enter ...

'' (1987) *'' Friday the 13th: The Series'' (1987) *''

Swamp Thing Swamp Thing is a superhero and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several different incarnations throughout his publication. The ch ...

'' (1990) *'' James Bond Jr.'' (1991) *'' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1991) *'' Beyond Reality'' (1991) *'' ABC Weekend Specials'' (1992) *''

'' (1992) *'' M.A.N.T.I.S.'' (1994) *'' Phantom 2040'' (1994-1995) *''

'' (1995) *'' Space Precinct'' (1995) *''

TekWar ''TekWar'' is a series of science fiction novels created by Canadian actor William Shatner, ghost-written by American writer Ron Goulart, and published by Putnam beginning in October 1989. The novels gave rise to a comic book series, video gam ...

'' (1995) *''

The Lazarus Man ''The Lazarus Man'' is an American Western television series produced by Castle Rock Entertainment which first aired on January 20, 1996, and ended on November 23, 1996. Starring Robert Urich as the title character, ''The Lazarus Man'' debuted on ...

'' (1996) *'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1998) *''

Animorphs ''Animorphs'' is a science fantasy series of youth books written by Katherine Applegate and her husband Michael Grant, writing together under the name K. A. Applegate, and published by Scholastic. It is told in first person, with all si ...

'' (1998) *'' Sliders'' (1998-1999) *'' The Mummy'' (2001) *'' Liberty's Kids'' (2002) *'' Star Trek: New Voyages'' (2007)

References

External links

* * * * – Official site of the ''Space Command'' film series.
Video interview discussing Zicree's career in detail
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