Darin Morgan
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Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University |
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Years active | 1989–present |
Darin Morgan (born 1966) is an American screenwriter best known for several offbeat, darkly humorous episodes of the television series
Writing career
Morgan was born in Syracuse, New York, and studied in the film program at Loyola Marymount University, where he co-wrote a six-minute short film that led to a three-picture deal with TriStar Pictures.[2] Morgan subsequently wrote a number of unproduced screenplays and appeared in two small guest roles on The Commish and 21 Jump Street, where his brother Glen was a writer.[3]
The X-Files
In 1994, Morgan was cast as the
At the suggestion of producer
Morgan's next episode, "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose", originally aired on October 13, 1995. "Clyde Bruckman" remains a favorite of fans and critics alike, and was acclaimed for retaining the humorous spirit of "Humbug" while extending its story into darker, more poignant territory.[2] Both Morgan and actor Peter Boyle, who played the titular depressed psychic Clyde Bruckman, won Emmy Awards for this episode. The Bruckman character in that episode was named after a real person, also named Clyde Bruckman, who was a comedy director and writer who had worked with Buster Keaton, Monty Banks, W. C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy, The Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello, and Harold Lloyd among others.
Morgan wrote two additional episodes of The X-Files in the 1990s: the absurdist cockroach invasion story "War of the Coprophages" (originally aired on January 5, 1996) and "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" (April 12, 1996). He also contributed to a rewrite of the episode "Quagmire" (May 3, 1996), although he was uncredited for his contributions at the time. He left the show after its third season, but joined the writing staff of Millennium, writing and directing two episodes with layered plots and humorous dialogue: "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense" (originally aired on November 21, 1997) and "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me" (May 1, 1998).
In a March 2015 interview,
In addition to his work as a writer, Morgan appeared in The X-Files episode "Small Potatoes" (April 20, 1997), playing Eddie Van Blundht, a self-described "loser" with the ability to shape-shift.[3] As well as being hired by Joel Silver to write the second intended Tales From The Crypt film after Demon Knight called Dead Easy (aka Fat Tuesday) a New Orleans zombie romp. However his script was rejected by producers Gilbert Adler and A. L. Katz.
Later work
On August 11, 2004, it was announced that Morgan and screenwriter
Morgan worked on the second episode of former X-Files producer
Morgan worked as a consulting producer on the short-lived TV reboot of Bionic Woman (2008) and Fringe (2008).[3] He subsequently joined his brother Glen's productions of Tower Prep (2010) and Intruders (2014) as a supervising producer, writing multiple episodes of each show.[3]
In 2015, Morgan wrote and directed one episode for The X-Files
Filmography
Producer
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Intruders | Supervising producer | Season 1 |
2010 | Tower Prep | Supervising producer | Season 1 |
2009 | Fringe | Consulting producer | Season 1 |
2008 | |||
2007 | Bionic Woman | Consulting producer | Season 1 |
2006 | The Night Stalker | Consulting producer | Season 1 |
2005 | |||
1998 | Millennium | Consulting producer | Season 2 |
1997 | |||
1996 | The X-Files | Story Editor | Season 3 |
1995 |
Writer
Year | Show | Season | Episode | Episode # | Original air date |
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2018 | The X-Files | 11
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"The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat" | 4 | January 24, 2018 |
2016 | 10
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"Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster" | 3 | February 1, 2016 | |
2014 | Those Who Kill
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1 | "Souvenirs" | 5 | April 13, 2014 |
2014 | Intruders | 1 | "The Crossing Place" | 7 | October 4, 2014 |
"The Shepherds and the Fox" | 5 | September 20, 2014 | |||
2010 | Tower Prep | 1 | "Dreams" | 9 | December 14, 2010 |
"Book Report" | 6 | November 23, 2010 | |||
1998 | Millennium | 2
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"Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me" | 21 | May 1, 1998 |
1997 | "Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense" | 9 | November 21, 1997 | ||
1996 | The X-Files | 3
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"Jose Chung's From Outer Space" | 20 | April 12, 1996 |
"War of the Coprophages" | 12 | January 5, 1996 | |||
1995 | "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" | 4 | October 13, 1995 | ||
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"Humbug" | 20 | March 31, 1995 |
References
- ^ a b Darin Morgan – Awards
- ^ a b c d Kirby, Jonathan (October 29, 2007), "Not Just a Fluke: How Darin Morgan Saved The X-Files", PopMatters, retrieved June 28, 2021
- ^ IMDb
- ^ a b Darren Mooney (August 5, 2014). "The X-Files – Blood (Review)". The m0vie blog. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ^ Chris Carter Talks About Passing “The X-Files” Colonization Date (2012); Reveals Returning Cast!
- ^ "The X-Files Season 11 Episode Descriptions Give Us New Hints". Den of Geek. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Elston Gunn's WEEKLY RECAP Archived April 4, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Ain't It Cool News.
- ^ The 'M' Word
- ^ Handlen, Zack. "Mulder and Scully meet the monster, and he is us". TV Club. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Handlen, Zack. "A delightful X-Files plays with memory, lawn darts". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
External links
- Darin Morgan at IMDb