David Fury

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David Fury
David Fury, 2007
Born	David Allen Shapiro (1959-03-05) March 5, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, producer
Notable award(s)	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series 2006 24 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series 2005 Lost Writers Guild of America Award 2006 Lost
Spouse(s)	Elin Hampton (1993-present)

David Fury (born 5 March 1959) is an American television writer and producer.

Career

He is well known for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost, 24, Fringe, and Hannibal.

Fury was a co-executive producer and writer for the first season of Lost. Fury and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first season.^[1]

Fury was born in New York City, New York, the son of a model.^[2] He was a stand-up comic at The Improv and Catch a Rising Star, and founded a comedy theater troupe called Brain Trust. He also wrote for The Jackie Thomas Show, House of Buggin, Dream On and Pinky and the Brain.

In 2008, Fury cameoed alongside Marti Noxon as a singing newsreader in Joss Whedon's short film Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

Fury is married to fellow screenwriter Elin Hampton (producer of Mad About You), and has three children.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Fury first freelanced episodes throughout seasons two and three of Buffy before joining the writing staff in season four as a producer. He was promoted to a supervising producer in season five and to a co-executive producer in season six. He is the only writer besides creator Joss Whedon to write a Buffy season finale episode.

2x20 "Go Fish" (co-writer; with Elin Hampton)
3x12 "Helpless" (writer)
3x19 "Choices" (writer)
4x04 "Fear, Itself" (writer)
4x11 "Doomed" (co-writer; with Marti Noxon and Jane Espenson)
4x13 "The I in Team" (writer)
4x21 "Primeval" (writer)
5x02 "Real Me" (writer)
5x08 "Shadow" (writer)
5x14 "Crush" (writer)
6x02 "Bargaining (Part 2)" (writer)
6x05 "Life Serial" (co-writer; with Jane Espenson)
6x11 "Gone" (writer and director)
6x22 "Grave" (writer)
7x08 "Sleeper" (co-writer; with Jane Espenson)
7x11 "Showtime" (writer)
7x17 "Lies My Parents Told Me" (co-writer and director; with Drew Goddard)

Angel

Fury freelanced episodes throughout the first three seasons of Angel, then took over Marti Noxon's role as consulting producer on the show beginning with season four. After Buffy concluded, he was promoted to co-executive producer for the final season of Angel, and then to full executive producer midseason. He appears as an actor in the fifth season episode "Smile Time", portraying the producer of a children's television program.

1x02 "Lonely Hearts" (writer)
- "Corrupt" (original second episode)
1x10 "Parting Gifts" (co-writer; with Jeannine Renshaw)
2x17 "Disharmony" (writer)
3x19 "The Price" (writer)
4x03 "The House Always Wins" (writer)
4x10 "Awakening" (co-writer; with Steven S. DeKnight)
4x13 "Salvage" (writer)
4x21 "Peace Out" (writer)
5x02 "Just Rewards" (teleplay and story; story with Ben Edlund)
5x08 "Destiny" (co-writer; with Steven S. DeKnight)
5x12 "You're Welcome" (writer and director)
5x21 "Power Play" (writer)

Lost

Fury served as a co-executive producer for the first season of Lost. Significantly, Fury wrote the first flashback episodes for many of the important characters including Locke, Sayid, Hurley, and Walt. His episodes also introduced such important series phenomenon as the numbers and the whispers, and the episode "Walkabout" was the first time that any of the survivors saw the monster.

1x04 "Walkabout" (writer)
1x09 "Solitary" (writer)
1x14 "Special" (writer)
1x18 "Numbers" (co-writer; with Brent Fletcher)

24

Fury was hired to co-executive produce the fifth and sixth seasons of 24, and moved up to executive producer during the show's seventh season. A title he also held during the series final season.

5x06 "Day 5: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m." (writer)
5x09 "Day 5: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m." (co-writer; with Howard Gordon)
5x17 "Day 5: 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m." (writer)
5x22 "Day 5: 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m." (co-writer; with Sam Montgomery)
6x03 "Day 6: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m." (co-writer; with Evan Katz)
6x08 "Day 6: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m." (co-writer; with Evan Katz)
6x12 "Day 6: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m." (teleplay; with Evan Katz)
6x14 "Day 6: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m." (story; with Manny Coto)
6x17 "Day 6: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." (writer)
6x24 "Day 6: 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m." (co-writer; with Robert Cochran & Manny Coto)
7x04 "Day 7: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m." (co-writer; with Alex Gansa)
7x08 "Day 7: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m." (story)
7x09 "Day 7: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m." (writer)
7x15 "Day 7: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." (story)
7x19 "Day 7: 2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m." (writer)
7x23 "Day 7: 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m." (co-writer; with Alex Gansa)
8x03 "Day 8: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m." (co-writer; with Alex Gansa)
8x08 "Day 8: 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m." (writer)
8x11 "Day 8: 2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m." (co-writer; with Evan Katz)
8x17 "Day 8: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m." (writer)
8x22 "Day 8: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m." (writer)

Terra Nova

Brannon Braga brought Fury on board as a co-executive producer for the 2011 series Terra Nova. Fury left the show during pre-production in September 2010 due to creative differences.^[3]

Fringe

Fury joined the FOX science-fiction/horror series Fringe for its fourth season as a writer and co-executive producer. Episodes he contributed to include:^[4]

4x03 "Alone in the World"
4x08 "Back to Where You've Never Been" (co-written by co-producer Graham Roland)
4x14 "The End of All Things"
4x17 "Everything in Its Right Place" (Fury and consulting producer J.R. Orci co-wrote a teleplay based on a story by Orci and story editor Matthew Pitts)
5x02 "In Absentia" (co-written by executive producer J.H. Wyman)
5x06 "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There"
5x10 "Anomaly XB-6783746"

Hannibal

1x03 "Potage" (co-written by Chris Brancato and Bryan Fuller)

References

↑ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
↑ "David Fury Biography ((?)-)". Filmreference.com. 2003-03-13. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
↑ "UPDATE: Stephen Lang Eyes 'Terra Nova' Lead, EP David Fury Exits The Fox Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
↑ Roco. "David Fury Joins FRINGE Season 4 As Writer Producer". Fringebloggers.com. Retrieved 2012-09-23.

External links

David Fury at the Internet Movie Database
DavidFury.net - "official" fan site.
PopGurls.com - PopGurls Interview: David Fury
Mr. Media - David Fury interview

v t e Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Canon Index Joss Whedon

Series	Film Television Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Comics Season Eight Season Nine Season Ten Buffyverse canon

Main characters	Buffy Willow Xander Cordelia Giles Angel Spike Oz Anya Tara Dawn Riley

Major villains	The Master Drusilla Angelus The Mayor Adam Glory The Trio Dark Willow The First

Spin-offs	Angel Fray Tales of the Slayers Tales of the Vampires Buffy the Animated Series

Expanded universe	Novels Undeveloped productions Video games

Auxiliary	Academia CCG DVDs Guidebooks In popular culture Magazines Music RPGs

Universe	Big Bads Hellmouth Main characters Minor characters Monsters Scooby Gang Slayers Sunnydale Vampire Watcher

v t e Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes

Season 1	"Welcome to the Hellmouth" "The Harvest" "Witch" "Teacher's Pet" "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" "The Pack" "Angel" "I, Robot... You, Jane" "The Puppet Show" "Nightmares" "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" "Prophecy Girl"

Season 2	"When She Was Bad" "Some Assembly Required" "School Hard" "Inca Mummy Girl" "Reptile Boy" "Halloween" "Lie to Me" "The Dark Age" "What's My Line, Parts One and Two" "Ted" "Bad Eggs" "Surprise" "Innocence" "Phases" "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" "Passion" "Killed by Death" "I Only Have Eyes for You" "Go Fish" "Becoming, Parts One and Two"

Season 3	"Anne" "Dead Man's Party" "Faith, Hope & Trick" "Beauty and the Beasts" "Homecoming" "Band Candy" "Revelations" "Lovers Walk" "The Wish" "Amends" "Gingerbread" "Helpless" "The Zeppo" "Bad Girls" "Consequences" "Doppelgangland" "Enemies" "Earshot" "Choices" "The Prom" "Graduation Day, Parts One and Two"

Season 4	"The Freshman" "Living Conditions" "The Harsh Light of Day" "Fear, Itself" "Beer Bad" "Wild at Heart" "The Initiative" "Pangs" "Something Blue" "Hush" "Doomed" "A New Man" "The I in Team" "Goodbye Iowa" "This Year's Girl" "Who Are You" "Superstar" "Where the Wild Things Are" "New Moon Rising" "The Yoko Factor" "Primeval" "Restless"

Season 5	"Buffy vs. Dracula" "Real Me" "The Replacement" "Out of My Mind" "No Place Like Home" "Family" "Fool for Love" "Shadow" "Listening to Fear" "Into the Woods" "Triangle" "Checkpoint" "Blood Ties" "Crush" "I Was Made to Love You" "The Body" "Forever" "Intervention" "Tough Love" "Spiral" "The Weight of the World" "The Gift"

Season 6	"Bargaining, Parts One and Two" "After Life" "Flooded" "Life Serial" "All the Way" "Once More, with Feeling" "Tabula Rasa" "Smashed" "Wrecked" "Gone" "Doublemeat Palace" "Dead Things" "Older and Far Away" "As You Were" "Hell's Bells" "Normal Again" "Entropy" "Seeing Red" "Villains" "Two to Go" "Grave"

Season 7	"Lessons" "Beneath You" "Same Time, Same Place" "Help" "Selfless" "Him" "Conversations with Dead People" "Sleeper" "Never Leave Me" "Bring on the Night" "Showtime" "Potential" "The Killer in Me" "First Date" "Get It Done" "Storyteller" "Lies My Parents Told Me" "Dirty Girls" "Empty Places" "Touched" "End of Days" "Chosen"

Angel

Series

Television
- Episodes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
After the Fall
Angel and Faith

Characters

Primary	Angel Connor Cordelia Doyle Fred Gunn Harmony Illyria Lorne Spike Wesley

Secondary	Darla Drusilla Eve Faith Groo Kate Lilah Lindsey

Villains	Wolfram & Hart Holtz Jasmine Hamilton

Expanded universe

Auxiliary

Universe

v t e Angel episodes

Season 1	"City Of" "Lonely Hearts" "In the Dark" "I Fall to Pieces" "Rm w/a Vu" "Sense & Sensitivity" "Bachelor Party" "I Will Remember You" "Hero" "Parting Gifts" "Somnambulist" "Expecting" "She" "I've Got You Under My Skin" "The Prodigal" "The Ring" "Eternity" "Five by Five" "Sanctuary" "War Zone" "Blind Date" "To Shanshu in L.A."

Season 2	"Judgment" "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been" "First Impressions" "Untouched" "Dear Boy" "Guise Will Be Guise" "Darla" "The Shroud of Rahmon" "The Trial" "Reunion" "Redefinition" "Blood Money" "Happy Anniversary" "The Thin Dead Line" "Reprise" "Epiphany" "Disharmony" "Dead End" "Belonging" "Over the Rainbow" "Through the Looking Glass" "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb"

Season 3	"Heartthrob" "That Vision Thing" "That Old Gang of Mine" "Carpe Noctem" "Fredless" "Billy" "Offspring" "Quickening" "Lullaby" "Dad" "Birthday" "Provider" "Waiting in the Wings" "Couplet" "Loyalty" "Sleep Tight" "Forgiving" "Double or Nothing" "The Price" "A New World" "Benediction" "Tomorrow"

Season 4	"Deep Down" "Ground State" "The House Always Wins" "Slouching Toward Bethlehem" "Supersymmetry" "Spin the Bottle" "Apocalypse, Nowish" "Habeas Corpses" "Long Day's Journey" "Awakening" "Soulless" "Calvary" "Salvage" "Release" "Orpheus" "Players" "Inside Out" "Shiny Happy People" "The Magic Bullet" "Sacrifice" "Peace Out" "Home"

Season 5	"Conviction" "Just Rewards" "Unleashed" "Hell Bound" "Life of the Party" "The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco" "Lineage" "Destiny" "Harm's Way" "Soul Purpose" "Damage" "You're Welcome" "Why We Fight" "Smile Time" "A Hole in the World" "Shells" "Underneath" "Origin" "Time Bomb" "The Girl in Question" "Power Play" "Not Fade Away"

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Name	David Fury
Alternative names
Short description	Writer; Producer
Date of birth	5 March 1962
Place of birth	Denton, Texas
Date of death
Place of death

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