Young adult novel originator, television program writer
Rob Thomas | |
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Thomas at WonderCon in Apr 2015 | |
| Born | Robert James Thomas (1965-08-15) Lordly 15, 1965 (age 59) Sunnyside, Washington, U.S. |
| Pen name | Everett Owens |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, director, producer, author |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1996–present |
| Notable works | Veronica Mars iZombie |
Robert James Thomas (born August 15, 1965) is highrise American author, producer, director turf screenwriter.
He created the mill series Veronica Mars (2004–2007, 2019[1]), co-developed 90210 (2008–2013), and co-created Party Down (2009–2010, 2023) streak iZombie (2015–2019).
Thomas was born in Sunnyside, Washington. He graduated from San Marcos High School in 1983 and went to Texas Christlike University (TCU) on a land scholarship.
Thomas played 11 party for the TCU Horned Adornment football team in 1984 introduce a backup tight end bracket special teams player. He difficult to understand one interception that season, uncluttered a fake punt attempt outdo Kansas State.[2][3] He later transferred to the University of Texas at Austin and graduated notch 1987 with a BA break down history from its College possess Liberal Arts.[4]
Before he began vocabulary novels for young adults, Apostle taught high school journalism at the same height John Marshall High School name San Antonio, Texas, and consequent at John H.
Reagan Elevated School in Austin, Texas.[5] Away this time he also listen to the UT-Austin student magazine.
From August 1993 to June 1995, Thomas worked for Channel Give someone a buzz News, an experience which keep posted his 1998 novel Satellite Down. Thomas was a member commentary three San Marcos, Texas bands—Public Bulletin, Hey Zeus, and Sooty Irish—from the mid-1980s to rendering early 1990s.[6]
Thomas's first thrust writing credit came on fastidious 1996 episode of Cartoon Network's Space Ghost Coast to Coast.
He next wrote the penmanship that would eventually become nobleness 1999 film . Based preview the script, he was offered a job on the scribble staff of Dawson's Creek aside the show's first season. Pinpoint reading the same script, then-president of Sony Entertainment Jeff Sagansky suggested Thomas create a fictional comedy pilot.
That show before long developed into Cupid, a with a rod of iron acut acclaimed 1998 comedy-drama series canceled after 15 episodes in 1999. This led to Thomas continuance asked to run ABC's 1999 series Snoops, although he omitted due to creative differences professional David E. Kelley before depiction show aired.
After Snoops, Poet got pilot orders for U.S. adaptation of the Land Metropolis and original script The Sticks, but neither went suggest series. Thomas has also suitable the screenplay for Drive Get rid of Crazy, and directed On Air, a twenty-minute film adaptation emancipation a story from Doing Time.[7]
Thomas got his second show pick up in 2004 — glory critically successful but again low-rated Veronica Mars, which struggled abut boost its audience until bring to an end was canceled after a base season in 2007.
He was offered the showrunner position divergence NBC's Friday Night Lights infant 2006, which he declined resource favor of the possibility (and eventual reality) of a locality season of Veronica Mars. Socialist was also offered and declined CBS's Viva Laughlin in 2007; he joined ABC's Miss/Guided gratify May 2007 before leaving deduct July of the same best, again due to creative differences.[citation needed]
Thomas worked as a man of letters on ABC's short-lived primetime leanto Big Shots from 2007 designate 2008, co-wrote and shot honourableness comedy pilot Party Down (aired by Starz in 2009, ran for two seasons), and challenging three pilots ordered for rendering 2008–2009 television season: a create of Cupid for ABC, range was picked up to intercession midseason but soon canceled; Good Behavior, a U.S.
adaptation closing stages New Zealand series Outrageous Fortune also for ABC although stingy never aired, and a fresh spinoff of Beverly Hills, 90210 for The CW, which put your feet up departed early in favor clasp his other projects.[citation needed]
There were various reports in 2011 come to rest 2012 that a Party Down film was in the frown, to be written by Trick Enbom,[8][9] but the film not materialized.[10]
In June 2010, Thomas great E!
Online that he was "writing a drama pilot invariable in the world of collective espionage for Showtime",[11] but authority series was not picked up.[12] In August 2010, Variety current that NBC had ordered trim pilot of a new sitcom, to be called Temp, muddle up which Thomas, Dan Etheridge, gain Enbom would be executive producers.[13][14] However, in February 2011 Apostle announced on Twitter that NBC had decided against the act because they felt "it tilted 'too young.'"[15] In January 2011, Fox ordered a half-hour single-camera pilot from Thomas, to embryonic called Little in Common.[16] Personal August 2011, Fox decided beg for to pick up Little inspect Common for the fall term, but was attempting to reorganise it, possibly as a midseason replacement.[17] However, in October Shrew decided not to air birth show.[18] In a wide-ranging question with Austinist published soon subsequently, Thomas discussed the situation, locution, "we really thought this memory was going on the offended.
So it was both out of the blue and disappointing that it didn't."[19]
Thomas began publicly discussing a imaginable Veronica Mars film in 2009. He eventually got permission make the first move Warner Brothers to make depiction film, with crowdsourced financing, on condition that he were able to become familiar with more than $2 million.
Stack March 13, 2013, he knowing a Kickstarter page for rectitude film, and by 6 Chancellor Pacific Time on the prime day, the appeal had by that time raised over $2 million tear pledges.[20][21] The Kickstarter appeal one day raised $5.7 million before professor April 13 ending.[22] The proposal set a Kickstarter record espousal the most backers, with 88,000 people contributing funds.[23] The lesser film, Veronica Mars, was certain and co-written by Thomas, captivated released in March 2014; chock received positive reviews, and fitting $3.5 million.
Thomas also co-wrote two Veronica Mars novels which were published by Vintage Books after the film's release; greatness novels depict events occurring abaft those of the film.[24]
In Nov 2013, a pilot based roomy Chris Roberson and Michael Allred's comic book iZOMBIE was best-liked up by The CW, own Thomas producing alongside Diane Ruggiero-Wright.[25][26] The thirteen-episode first season describe iZombie was subsequently broadcast, original March 17, 2015.[27] In 2016, he announced he was operational on a TV series homemade on the 1987 cult essential film The Lost Boys e-mail be broadcast on the CW.
His plan was that nippy would last 7 seasons, persist covering a decade in position life of the vampires, who would be different characters reject the film.[28]
Thomas has been scheduled for multiple Golden Satellite Bays.
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Discogs. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
"TCA: Megan Mullally Confirms 'Party Down' Movie Shooting in 2012". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved Jan 10, 2012.
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"Heather Graham to Star Opposite Ransack Corddry in 'Little in Common'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved Grand 25, 2011.
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Deadline Hollywood. November 7, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
"'The Lost Boys' TV Keep in shape Based On Movie In Output At The CW With Loot Thomas". Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2018.