Articles Contributed by Michael Cassutt
How the best (and worst) sci-fi film titles were born
Columnist Michael Cassutt worries that sci-fi titles are going to be increasingly long, twisted and over-punctuated.
Gene Roddenberry created Trek, but others made it prosper
Theodore Sturgeon's script for the episode "Amok Time" dramatically changed our view of Spock.
Michael Cassutt explains why sci-fi writers are so damn gloomy
Why the scribes responsible for what we see on the screen should stop being so gloomy.
Columnist Michael Cassutt to critics: "Stop hating on popcorn flicks!"
Why they should stop attacking Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
Columnist Michael Cassutt overdoses on Star Trek's time-travel twists
Our media columnist could have done without future Spock.
How Lost, Dollhouse and other TV series are getting ready for fall
Columnist Michael Cassutt goes behind the scenes to explain how writers create weekly TV series.
Columnist Michael Cassutt explains why Batman Begins worked—and Wolverine didn't
Deciding how to start a sci-fi franchise is just as difficult as figuring out how to end it.
The 7 possible ways to end sci-fi series like Battlestar or Lost
These are apocalyptic times ... dark days filled with omens. Newspapers bring us tales of giant companies collapsing, jobs vaporizing,...
Columnist Michael Cassutt shows how Trek and BSG's word building changed the world
That's right—word-building, not world-building, which is a valuable sci-fi writer's tool in itself. It is the art of creating terms...
Columnist Michael Cassutt recalls the sci-fi moments that made him a writer
No doubt you've noticed that it's awards season. We've had the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild trophies and, soon...
Successful screenwriter shouts, “Stop making me write Star Trek!”
Maybe it's the season ... the unwanted cold, the days that are still too short, the post-holiday depression caused by...SCI FI Wire continues below
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