June 8, 2023: News of Note!

Check out this excellent article that breaks down the current dire state of television: https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1666591355932483590 A couple of great quotes: https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1666591359887704064 But this is my favorite part: Coming soon... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1666561230834737154 This has to be a mistake... There is no way I'm blocking fewer than 20 000 accounts. Today's Yes/No... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1666818560642142211

June 6, 2023: Projects Galore!

Business(ish) lunch meeting today to discuss the high concept low-budget horror feature.  In attendance - line producer Robbie David, production manager Cathy Lang, director John Stead, Co-Executive Producer Ivon Bartok, star and research assistant Akemi Aota, and mystery backer.  We discussed budget, schedule, tax credits, crew, distributors, directors of photography, locations, post-production, Bulgaria, passive-aggressive emails,…

June 5, 2023: Unusual Deaths!

https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1662935223581933569 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1663273116255109120 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1663677283687596033 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1664027073038491658 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1664360616016986116 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1664743314719948801 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1665067950699683841 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1665478811700305920

June 2, 2023: More Stargate BTS vids! Developments!

This Mortal Coil... Air, Part 1... Broken Ties... Finished the first draft of my murder mystery pilot and I'm happy...for the most part.  I still feel the ending is a little too easy, the evidence maybe a little too circumstantial, and my first reader, Ivon,  agrees.  We'll take the weekend to think about it.  Maybe…

May 30, 2023: Slow Progress and Stargate vids!

https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1663641585404264448 Things are settling in on the honor film front.  Spoke to my line producer and my director today.  Tomorrow, I chat with a contact in Bulgaria.  Next week, it's a sit-down lunch to muscle through the budget and then, the week after that, it's a lunch/dinner Tax Credit 101! A few more Stargate behind…

May 29, 2023: Recommend me a binge-worthy series with fewer than 50 episodes that was produced in the last 5 years and is in the same league as The Sopranos, The Shield, and Breaking Bad!

https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1663215989343789057 I really wanted to keep it within a specific budget range, and that seems unlikely so, at this point, I can either scrap it or consider a different shooting location - maybe Bulgaria or Serbia?  What are the tax credits in Yemen like? Received feedback on the second issue of my horror comic.  So…

May 27, 2023: Unusual Deaths!

https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1660060111702749184 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1660323172955160576 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1660707469306241038 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1661081396792762368 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1661451748223991811 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1661829777542479872 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1662171541075886080 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1662525511078236161  

May 25, 2023: Meanwhile, on the home front!

The U.S. Strawberry vs Canadian Strawberry Challenge!  Which is better?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-x1-9KgWdk Ultimately it's like trying to decide whether you'd prefer to be slapped in the face or kicked in the butt. Awww. Suji is featured in the International Aid for the Protection & Welfare of Animals 2023 Doggy Handbook! Get your free copy here: https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/InternationalAidForTheProtect/doggy-handbook.html…