![]() The people here lived in barges and it was a very nice place until Saint Dane unleashed a poison that makes the plants grow large and fatal. “The Lost City of Faar” is the sequel, where most of the events took place in Cloral, a planet covered in water. I learned that it’s okay to be wrong, as long as you can admit it and are willing to listen to those who may know better.” –D.J. I learned that it’s sometimes okay to think like a weenie, so long as you don’t act like one-at least not all the time. This is where he meets for the first time, Saint Dane, the villain whose goal is to break the barriers between the ten territories of Halla. This is where Bobby gets to shout Denduron for the first time and they were transported there. From this idea came the birth of Bobby’s journal, a boy who becomes a hero in another world along with Mark a reluctant thinker who tends to over analyze and frets but who has a romantic side as well and Courtney who tends to always seize the day, take charge and live in the moment.Īmong the books in the series includes “The Merchant of Death” the first book of the series. He wrote while he waited and eventually resulted to the success of the book series.Įmails which he sent to love ones to let them know what is happening or what has happened in his day to day life became the inspiration for the book. Machale started to write the “Pendragon” novels while waiting for a for a decision about a pilot episode of a series. MacHale when he created and at the same time directed movie “Tower of Terror”ĭ.J. Kristen Dunst and fellow actor Steve Guttenberg also worked with D.J. His notable credits include “ABC after school Specials” which includes the classic “Seasonal Differences” and the pilot for the long-running series “Ghostwriter” with Samuel L. His first work from School was for a small company in the same city that made and sponsored films for corporations. He then moved from Villanova University, to New York University and he took up film as a major. A friend made him realize again that he loves film making. Like so many college students, he went through a career crisis, pretty much not knowing exactly what to pursue. His first paid video produced was for a Public Service Announcement warning about Parvo-Virus in dogs and the dangers that came with it. His first paid fiction work he was paid was a kids TV special called “The Great American Music Video. A Documentary about fermentation was his first video ever produced. MacHale wrote his first ever science fiction story about a journey to the stars, which he said nobody ever read, which probably is the reason why he never really liked writing in the first place. Also got the nomination for cable ace for a book series Encyclopedia Brown.Īt age 9 D.J. This also secured the Writers Guild of America Award for him for Outstanding Children’s Script and a nomination for the Award under the Directors Guild of America. Machale has been affiliated with several television shows such are “Are you Afraid of the Dark?” where he came up with 91 episodes for eight years,earning him the Gemini Award, “Seasonal Differences” and “Flight 29 Down” where he wrote all episodes and directed some of them. He also savored the works of Ian Flemming and Alistair McLean which is probably the reason why loved thrillers as a genre. ![]() according to him, before he became a producer of television series, a director or even a writer, he devoured books from Dr. ![]() ![]() What is ironic however for this truly gifted and brilliant writer is that he never enjoyed writing until college where his screenwriting teacher changed his perspective. Along side this job, he also taught film production and photography. MacHale really got his big break in both Movie, Television and writing, he started out as In New York non-agent writer/director and spent time making videos for businesses and commercials for television. MacHale then got his BFA in film production from the after graduating from New York University.At present, he lives with his better half Evangeline and Daughter Keaton in Manhattan Beach, California.īefore D.J. That he did along side other activities like playing football and spending time running track. In Greenwich, he finished High School while having several jobs which included poultry farm work where he collected eggs, cleaning the dishes in a steakhouse and he also did engraving of sports trophies. MacHale grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut where he was born in March 11, 1955. The creator, Writer and Producer Donald James Machale who is popularly know as D.J. ![]()
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