Kenneth Johnson (born 26 October 1942) is an American screenwriter, producer and director best known as the creator of the series V. His creative efforts are almost entirely concentrated in the area of television science fiction. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... V is a two-part 1983 NBC sci-fi miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

A native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Johnson is a graduate of the Carnegie Institute of Technology. His early TV work includes The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman and The Incredible Hulk. Coordinates: Country United States State Arkansas County Jefferson Founded 1832 Incorporated 1839 Mayor Carl Redus Area    - City 121. ... The Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie Tech), the predecessor to Carnegie Mellon University, was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. ... Part of The Bionic series The Six Million Dollar Man was an American television series about a cyborg working for a U.S. secret service called OSI. The show was based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin, and aired on the ABC network from 1973 to 1978. ... Part of The Bionic series The Bionic Woman was a television series which spun off from The Six Million Dollar Man. ... Lou Ferrigno in the 1978 episode Married The Incredible Hulk was an American television series loosely based on the comic book character of the same name. ...

In 1983 he gained fame for writing and directing the original V miniseries, an allegorical tale of World War II with aliens substituting for Nazis. V is a two-part 1983 NBC sci-fi miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... In popular culture and conspiracy theories, life forms, especially intelligent life forms, that are of extraterrestrial origin, i. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ...

In 1989 he created the Alien Nation television series based on the 1988 film of the same name. Alien Nation was a science fiction television series, based on the movie of the same name. ... Alien Nation is a 1988 science fiction movie written by Rockne S. OBannon and directed by Graham Baker. ...

In 2004 Kenneth Johnson proposed to the networks a V sequel, but was asked to script a remake instead. If successful, this could lead to a sequel.

In 2006 Kenneth Johnson announced his completion of a four hour script for a new V mini series called V The Second Generation. The story line will take place 20 years after the Original miniseries, by passing the second miniseries and the TV series. Currently he is working on finding a network that will carry the project. NBC is surprisingly negative on the idea, and is giving Kenneth Johnson and WB execs the run around. Tor publishing is going to release a novel based on Kenneths script, due for release in early 2007.

External links

• Kenneth Johnson at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.kennethjohnson.us Official website
• [1] ilana's V celebrity site
• [2] Traves' V merchandise site