Kenneth Johnson Gets ‘V’ Creation Credit
Warner Bros. have been claiming that their “reboot” of the 1980’s sci-fi series V is so different from the original that it is original and, therefore, they don’t need to give credit to original V series creator, Kenneth Johnson.
Kenneth Johnson didn’t agree, leading to an arbitration hearing with the Writers Guild of America who, in turn, agreed with Johnson.
“Naturally, I felt it was a just decision and I was pleased,” Johnson said. “My heart was most gladdened, however, by the great outpouring of support from friends and fans around the world on my behalf. People sent me links to the most wonderful postings that were on the many ‘V’ Web sites.”
Kenneth Johnson’s name will now be given “creator credit” in the credits of every episode of the new series. It is unclear whether his name will appear prominently in the opening credits or in the end credits.
V will premiere on the ABC Tuesday, November 3 at 8pm.
Source: Airlock Alpha
September 6th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Yay and rightly so. I’m a massive V fan http://twitpic.com/gh5ij
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Who is credited for the music?
November 8th, 2009 at 3:42 am
In the credits for the pilot of the 2009 series, Kenneth Johnson is credited as having co-written the pilot with one other writer. That credit is followed by another acknowledging that the episode is based on the mini-series, giving sole credit to Johnson.
I’m confused by this choice of crediting. Why do the opening credits prominently state that Kenneth Johnson co-wrote the pilot? It’s very misleading. At first, having seen the credits, I assumed Johnson was heavily involved in the writing process. After reading this and other articles, however, I now know that is not the case at all.
So what’s the deal with the “written by” v. “created by” credit confusion?