NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Rob Thomas (writer)

Rob Thomas (born August 15, 1965 in Sunnyside, Washington) is an author and screenwriter, best known for his book Rats Saw God and his television program Veronica Mars. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Categories: Music stubs | 1972 births | Male singers ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Sunnyside is a city located in Yakima County, Washington. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Sunnyside is a city located in Yakima County, Washington. ... An author is any person(s) or entity(s) that originates and assumes responsibility for an expression or communication. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Rats Saw God is a novel written by Rob Thomas, published in 1996. ... This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ...

Background

Before he began writing novels for young adults, Thomas taught high-school journalism classes, advised the University of Texas student magazine, and worked for Channel One News; this last experience informs his novel Satellite Down. Rob played bass and was the primary song writer for two Austin, Texas bands, Hey Zues and Black Irish in the late 80's and early 90's. Young adult (YA) literature is literature written for, published for, or marketed to young adults. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a doctoral/research university located in Austin, Texas. ... Channel One News is a United States television news program that public and private schools agree to show their students in exchange for the loan of TV equipment. ...

His first television writing-credit came on a 1996 episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast which appeared on Cartoon Network, after writing the script that would eventually become the 1999 film Fortune Cookie. Based on the script he was offered a job on the writing staff of Dawson's Creek during the show's first season. After reading the same script Jeff Sagansky, then president of Sony Entertainment, suggested he create a romantic pilot. That show soon developed into Cupid, a critically acclaimed dramedy series that was quickly cancelled. Some attribute the cancellation on the bad time-slot. It led to Thomas being asked to run ABC's 1999 series Snoops, although he left due to creative differences with producer David E. Kelley before the show aired. Thomas got his own show in 2004 — the critically successful but again low-rated Veronica Mars, which battled ratings until it was canceled after the third season. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Space Ghost Coast to Coast (often abbreviated as SGC2C) is an animated spoof talk show on the cable TV channel Cartoon Network in the United States, Adult Swim in Australia, Bravo in the UK, and Teletoon in Canada. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek is an American primetime television drama, which first aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. ... Sony Corporation or SonÄ« Kabushiki-gaisha is a multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates and electronics manufacturers with revenue of $68. ... Cupid is a 1998-99 American dramedy series created by Rob Thomas about a Chicago psychologist and one of her most challenging patients: a man who believes he is the titular god of love, banished to earth until he can match up 100 couples. ... Dramedy, a portmanteau of drama and comedy, is a genre of movies and television in which the lines between these very different genres were blurred. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Snoops was a 1999 dramedy television series created by David E. Kelley. ... David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a prolific multi-Emmy award winning American writer, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, and Boston Legal. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ...

Thomas also adapted the screenplay for Drive Me Crazy, and directed On Air, a twenty-minute film adaptation of a story from Doing Time. Drive Me Crazy is a teen-oriented romantic comedy based on the novel How I Created My Perfect Prom Date by Todd Strasser. ...

Books

Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Rats Saw God is a novel written by Rob Thomas, published in 1996. ...

Television programs

This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Snoops was a 1999 dramedy television series created by David E. Kelley. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek is an American primetime television drama, which first aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Cupid is a 1998-99 American dramedy series created by Rob Thomas about a Chicago psychologist and one of her most challenging patients: a man who believes he is the titular god of love, banished to earth until he can match up 100 couples. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Space Ghost Coast to Coast (often abbreviated as SGC2C) is an animated spoof talk show on the cable TV channel Cartoon Network in the United States, Adult Swim in Australia, Bravo in the UK, and Teletoon in Canada. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Films

Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Drive Me Crazy is a teen-oriented romantic comedy based on the novel How I Created My Perfect Prom Date by Todd Strasser. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

Trivia

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