Where Are They Now?: Buffy's Writers

What did the writers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer end up working on AFTER their time working with Joss Whedon? Listed are the series or films in which the person was listed for multiple episodes (if applicable) as the writer, an executive producer (which often entails significant creative responsibilities), or the creator. (Important to note: I've excluded listing series on which the individual served as a producer or consulting producer.) Included in parenthesis is a signature Buffy the Vampire episode they wrote. I’ve excluded work on other series with Joss Whedon, with the exception of David Greenwalt’s status as co-creator of Angel.

Writer (notable BtVS episode):

Marti Noxon (Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered):

• Writer: Mad Men (writer on 14 episodes).
• Executive Producer: Mad Men, Private Practice, Point Pleasant.

Jane Espenson (Superstar):

• Writer: Battlestar Galactica (5 episodes), BSG: The Face of the Enemy (10 webisodes), BSG: The Plan.
• Executive Producer: BSG, BSG: The Face of the Enemy
• Co-Executive Producer: Caprica, BSG: Razor, BSG: Razor Flashbacks, Jake in Progress, The Inside, Tru Calling, Gilmore Girls.
• Creator: Warehouse 13.

David Fury (Helpless):

• Writer: 24 (20), Lost (4).
• Executive Producer: 24, 24: Redemption.
• Co-Executive Producer: The Inside, Lost.

Douglas Petrie (Fool for Love):

• Writer: CSI (6).
• Executive Producer: The Robinsons: Lost in Space.
• Co-Executive Producer: CSI, Tru Calling.

David Greenwalt (Angel):

• Writer: Jake 2.0 (4), Miracles (4).
• Executive Producer: Kidnapped, Jake 2.0, Miracles.
• Co-Creator: Angel.

Rebecca Rand Kirschner (Tabula Rasa):

• Writer: 90210 (7), Gilmore Girls (10).
• Executive Producer: 90210.
• Co-Executive Producer: Gilmore Girls.

Drew Z. Greenberg (The Killer in Me):

• Writer: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (18), Dexter (2), The O.C. (2), Smallville (3).
• Executive Producer: none.

Rob Des Hotel (Phases):

• Writer: Gary Unmarried (3), Happy Hour (2), That 70s Show (14).
• Executive Producer: Gary Unmarried.
• Co-Executive Producer: That 70s Show.

Dean Batali (Phases):

• Writer: The 1/2 hour News Hour (17), That 70s Show (15).
• Executive Producer: Chonda Pierce: This Ain’t Prettyville.
• Co-Executive Producer: That 70s Show.

Steven S. DeKnight (Seeing Red):

• Writer: Spartacus: Blood and Sand (12), Smallville (15).
• Executive Producer: none.
• Co-Executive Producer: Smallville.
• Creator: Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Drew Goddard (Lies My Parents Told Me):

• Writer: Lost (9), Cloverfield, Alias (5).
• Executive Producer: none.
• Co-Executive Producer: Lost, Lost: Missing Pieces.

Next, we’ll look at the writers for Angel.