![]() ![]() ![]() After he left the office, Straczynski realized he was in charge of 78 episodes that had to be written and story-edited simultaneously. ![]() He wanted Straczynski to be story editor on both and already told Simon and Trias that Straczynski was his top choice. Chalopin explained the story editors he hired, Len Janson and Chuck Menville, didn't want the workload that came with working on both the network and syndicated episodes. Chalopin finished a phone call and asked Straczynski if he knew Ame Simon and Jennie Trias at ABC. Straczynski went to Chalopin's office and noticed there was a lot of concept sketches for shows in various stages of development, including The Real Ghostbusters. Jim Carlson, the story editor, informed him he was being taken off the show and was to report immediately to Jean Chalopin, the owner of DIC. In January 1986, Straczynski went to DIC to drop off a script for Wheeled Warriors that he completed during the Christmas hiatus. He heard about The Real Ghostbusters in Daily Variety and hoped to write an episode or two, but knew his odds were small since he wasn't on ABC's list of approved writers. By the end of Christmas 1985, J Michael Straczynski had written 9 scripts for "He-Man," 9 for "She-Ra," 14 for "Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors," and story edited (without credit) about 24 freelance scripts at Filmation. ![]()
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