Brad Falchuk debuts first Ryan Murphy-less project and becomes a mentor with 'The Brothers Sun'

Brad Falchuk remembers earning his first real writer's credit on the sci-fi series “Earth: Final Conflict” in 2001.

Falchuk describes the project as a “deeply mediocre science fiction syndicated show ... that aired at four in the afternoon on a Saturday.” Although he doesn't remember the words he wrote, Falchuk recalls how it made him feel to have his words make air.

“It’s moving. It’s exciting. You choose a dream, which is an irrational dream ... to become a writer that gets paid for their work ... Even a show like that, which is a very middling show, there's still millions of dollars invested in what you have written.”

At present day, Falchuk has a list of multihyphenate credits on shows like “Nip/Tuck,” “Glee,” “American Horror Story” and “ Pose, " with frequent collaborator Ryan Murphy.