Writer
Over the past decade, Paul Merrill has written for just about anyone who would pay him, and a few who didn’t. He has written scripts for top-selling video games and jokes for talking bugs. His strangely popular Seattle Supersonics blog, Supersonicsoul.com, has landed him in the New York Times, ESPN.com, and on Public Radio’s Weekend America.
Here is a not-quite-complete list of things I’ve written:
Television:
Staff writer for the Emmy-nominated PBS show Biz Kids.
A 30 Rock spec script called “Boy Trouble”, which was a semi-finalist in the Scriptapalooza TV writing competition.
An original TV pilot called Meat about a fellow with obsessive-compulsive disorder who works at a meat packing plant.
Another pilot, BOUNTY! (co-created with Dartanion London), about a lovable loser who starts his own bounty hunting business, something he is hopeless unqualified for.
Advertising:
I wrote and starred in a promotional video for RealNetworks, where I portray their Helix software as an aging, down on his luck schlub looking for love. For some reason they really liked it.
Animation:
I wrote and voiced all the characters for Paul Merrill: Karate Konsultant, a spoof of the old Chuck Norris cartoon from the 80s.
Film:
Grand Old Flag is a short film script based on a true story that happened to me in a junior high gifted class back in the 1980s.
Vikings vs. Hillbillies, a short monster movie script about, well, Vikings versus Hillbillies.
BOOKS
Pups: The official Nintendo Guide to Nintendogs
Animal Crossing: Wild World — The Official Nintendo Guide
Battalion Wars : The Official Nintendo Guide
The Scarecrow Movie Guide (contributor)
VIDEO GAME WRITING
I’ve written character dialog and helped with plots and game design for dozens of video games, including:
Carmen Sandiego (2010), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Disney Fairies (2009), Disney Interactive
JONAS (2009), Disney Interactive
Westward IV: All Aboard (2009), Sandlot Games
Ancient Secrets: Quest for the Golden Key (2008), GameHouse, Inc.
Cake Mania 2: Jill’s Next Adventure! (2008), Majesco Entertainment Company
Corey in the House (2008), Disney Interactive
Sunset Studio (2008), Reflexive Entertainment Inc.
Barbie Fashion Show: An Eye for Style (2008), Activision
Power Rangers: Super Legends (2007), Disney Interactive
Spider-man (2007), Jakks Pacific
That’s So Raven: Psychic on the Scene (2006), Disney Interactive
Backyard Skateboarding (2004), Atari, Inc.
Backyard Basketball 2004 (2003), Atari, Inc.
Backyard Hockey (2002), Infogrames, Inc.
Backyard Football 2002 (2001), Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
Backyard NBA Basketball (2001), Infogrames, Inc.
Backyard Soccer MLS Edition (2001), Infogrames, Inc.
Backyard Baseball 2001 (2000), Humongous Entertainment, Inc.
Backyard Football (1999), GT Interactive Software Corp.
WEBSITES
I’ve edited and/or created several websites over the years. Here are a few of the more popular ones:
Supersonicsoul.com (co-creator, editor, writer) – The #1 Seattle Sonics blog on the internet, Supersonicsoul has been featured in the New York Times, ESPN.com and Slam! Magazine.
SeattleComedyBlog.com (creator, writer, editor) – A popular guide to the wild Seattle comedy scene written by and for comedians.
Prokomedy.org (creator, writer, editor) – The official online home of the critically acclaimed comedy group, The People’s Republic of Komedy.