Bob Forward

Bob Forward

Bob Forward on April 30, 2007.
Born 1958
Occupation Novelist, film director, screenplay writer

www.bobforward.com

Robert D. Forward (born 1958), commonly known as Bob Forward,[1] is an American writer, director and producer.[2] Forward is the production director and president of his independent company, Detonation Films.[3] Forward has been the writer of many animated television series, as well as a film, The Owl, based on his novel of the same name.

Forward is the son of the late Dr. Robert L. Forward, who was an American physicist and science fiction writer. His sister is Eve Forward.

Forward currently resides in Chatsworth, California, while Detonation Films is located in Simi Valley, California.

Contents

Filmography

Writer

Year(s) Title Notes
2009 Transformers Animated 1 episode
2006–2007 Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes 4 episodes
2005 Alien Racers
2000–2003 X-Men: Evolution 7 episodes
1996–1999 Beast Wars: Transformers 17 episodes
1998 Young Hercules 1 episode
1996–1997 The Incredible Hulk 8 episodes
1993 The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 episodes
1993 Biker Mice from Mars 1 episode
1991 G.I. Joe 2 episodes
1991 Hammerman
1991 The Owl novel and screenplay
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! unknown episodes
1989 The Legend of Zelda 13 episodes
1989 Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters 2 episodes
1988 Bravestarr: The Legend
1987–1988 BraveStarr 9 episodes
1985 She-Ra: Princess of Power unknown episodes
1985 The Secret of the Sword
1985 He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special

Director

Year(s) Title Notes
1998 Beast Wars: Transformers 1 episode

Producer

Year(s) Title Notes
1991 The Owl co-producer

Novels

Forward (writing as Robert D. Forward) is the author of two novels, The Owl (1984)[4] and its sequel The Owl 2 (1990).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Professional biography of Robert L. Forward". http://www.uah.edu/library/about/department/forward/ProfBio.html. Retrieved 2008-02-03. "As a writer, Dr. Forward writes (or destroys the name of a popular videogame via a horrible animated cartoon) under his full professional name of "Dr. Robert L. Forward" in order to distinguish himself from his son Robert D. Forward who writes under the name of "Bob Forward"." 
  2. ^ Bob Forward at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ Detonation Films official website
  4. ^ The Owl, Pinnacle Books, August 1984; ISBN 978-0523421940
  5. ^ The Owl 2, New English Library Ltd., September 1990; ISBN 978-0450532153