David Greenwalt

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2. David Greenwalt. Greenwalt was part of Team Whedon for a few years, and he’s written for some of the best shows on television ("Shannon’s Deal," "Angel," "Buffy," "X-Files"). He also co-created, with John McNamara, "Profit," one of the most influential short-lived series of all time. (McNamara would be on this list but he just signed up with Showtime for a pilot.)

Greenwalt can do light ("Eureka") and dark ("Kidnapped"), and seems to have a particular fondness for blending both. He’d actually be the perfect guy to take the helm of the proposed "Fables" series, but something that blends a supernatural storyline into a gritty, realistic milieu would work. Scott Rosenberg bought the rights to Charlie Huston’s Joe Pitt novels a few years ago, but since he’s busy with "Life on Mars," Greenwalt’s return to the vampire P.I., albeit far darker than the series he worked on earlier, would make for some interesting TV.

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