Creative Team

A little older than Sputnik, Gareth is married, with three children, three grandchildren, three dogs, and seven cats.  He grew up in San Antonio, Texas, reading Wells, Verne, Asimov, Clarke, Niven, and Heinlein, along with a host of other great sci-fi authors, and watching films like “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (the original) and “Forbidden Planet” (considered one of best). He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 1974 with one of those “what-the-hell-are-you-going-to-do-with-it degrees.” He has always had a strong creative side, which drove his teachers crazy, with his greatest interest in writing. Fortunately, this talent for writing came in handy during his 20-plus years in the advertising and marketing communications fields in both ad agencies and “hi-tech” corporations. It was during that time that the seeds of SCOW were planted, but like many such ideas, it went nowhere fast. In November, 2016, Gareth retired to pursue SCOW and other film projects full time. Although he remains a fan of science fiction, he limits viewing while working on the teleplay for SCOW.  He doesn’t spend a lot of time watching television, but when he does, he prefers shows like “Face Off,” “Vikings,” “Antiques Roadshow,” and “Naked and Afraid.”  When he needs a break, his go-to films are “The Martian” and “Thirteenth Warrior.” His current reading interests include George R.R. Martin, S.M. Stirling, and Bernard Cornwell, with a marked preference for alternate history, post apocalypse, and historical fiction. Occasionally, he does get out of the house for camping trips to the Colorado mountains.