Bob Forward

Bob Forward
Forward on April 30, 2007
Born	1958
Occupation	Television writer, novelist, film producer, screenwriter, television director
Nationality	American
Website
bobforward.com

Robert D. Forward (born 1958) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is the production director and president of his independent company, Detonation Films.^[1]^[2] 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, which was republished in 2014.

Forward is the son of the Robert L. Forward, who was an American physicist and science fiction writer. His sister is Eve Forward. Forward currently resides in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, while Detonation Films is located in Simi Valley, California. Forward is also known to have registered at least one patent under his name.^[3]

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Filmography

Writer

series head writer denoted in bold

Year(s)	Title	Notes
1984–1985	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
1985	The Secret of the Sword	Television special
1985	He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special	Television special
1985–1987	She-Ra: Princess of Power
1986	Rambo: The Force of Freedom
1986	Filmation’s Ghostbusters
1987–1988	BraveStarr
1988	BraveStarr: The Movie
1988	Slimer!
1988–1989	COPS
1989	Ring Raiders
1989	The Legend of Zelda
1990–1992	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	developed by
1991	G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1991	Hammerman
1992	Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire
1992	Defenders of Dynatron City	Television pilot
1993	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
1993	Double Dragon
1993–1994	Biker Mice from Mars
1993–1994	Exosquad
1994	Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills
1994–1995	Wild C.A.T.s
1995	Ultraforce
1995	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1995–1996	Action Man
1996	The Savage Dragon	season 2 head writer
1996–1997	The Incredible Hulk
1996–1999	Beast Wars: Transformers
1997–1999	Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends
1998	Young Hercules
1999	Sonic Underground
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000–2003	X-Men: Evolution
2001–2002	Ultimate Book of Spells
2003	Stargate Infinity
2005	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2005	Alien Racers
2006	Legend of the Dragon
2006	Zorro: Generation Z
2006–2007	Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
2008	Wolverine and the X-Men
2009	Transformers: Animated
2012	Transformers: Rescue Bots
2013	Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
2016	Miles from Tomorrowland
2018	Kulipari: Dream Walker

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

^ "Detonation Films". detonationfilms.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
^ "Professional biography of Robert L. Forward". Archived from the original on January 24, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2008. As a writer, Dr. Forward writes 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".
^ "US Patent 8,897,877 B2 (2011)".
^ The Owl, Pinnacle Books, August 1984; ISBN 978-0-523-42194-0
^ The Owl 2, New English Library Ltd., September 1990; ISBN 978-0-450-53215-3