Film #9: Peppermint Candy (1999) Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide. My thoughts: A fascinating rumination on life and missed opportunities set against the backdrop of some of South Korea’s touchstone historical events.  This one no doubt resonates more with Koreans who…

I'm enjoying L.A. a lot more than I thought I would and a lot of that has to do with the writers' room.  There are ten of us in all - seven writers (including Martin and myself) and three support staff whose ideas and input are encouraged.  The vibe is fun, relaxed, and collaborative, devoid…

Sharky is already making new friends in L.A.! Desperately sleepy... He's a serial lingerer... Photo bombing some random family photo... Pizza time! Salmon sashimi time! Sharky is a service dog... Will you be his Valentines?

Film #6: Sleep (2023) A young, expectant wife must figure out how to stop her husband's nightmarish sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family. My thoughts: A good, creepy horror-thriller with a fun twist marred by dog deaths and an abrupt ending. Film #7: A Company Man (2012) When a change of heart…

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Some breaking Stargate news via Gateworld... Stargate to Film New Series in London This Year I, personally, was hoping we'd be shooting on location on various alien worlds, but I can understand why that might prove more costly. Chose your ship's AI/Android/Robot/Cyborg/Holo-construct! Choose... vs vs Choose.. vs vs Choose... vs vs Choose... vs vs Me,…

To quote Akemi: "Dennit!".  I prepped my weekly Amazing Covers post last night to save time today but between yesterday and this afternoon, it seems to have completely disappeared.  Wordpress ate my homework! Amazon is keeping a tight lid on news out of the Stargate writers' room, but I can report that we ordered Thai…

2026 off to a slow reading start, but I did enjoy this book... A Thousand Blues by Cheon Seon-ran (2026 translation) Two sisters work to reunite a discarded robot jockey and his doomed race horse for one final ride. My thoughts: Unlike anything I've ever read.  Sad and sweet. Meanwhile, the Korean movie marathon continues...…

Choose... vs Lunch yesterday - pasta and pizza at Terroni, the L.A. flagship of the Toronto restaurant.  A taste of home! We have made arrangements to meet up next weekend with the family fostering Puggy-Pie, this adorable special needs pug that has been at Pug Nation of L.A. for almost a year. We're going to…

Hot out of the fryer Butter & Salt doughnut from Sidecar Doughnuts. Make sure you flip it to the correct side before turning in for the night! Sharky and mom enjoying an early morning coffee shop visit. Think I'll stick with plain old dark. In fact, no, it was not open. The bone marrow with…

Six books into my 2026 sci-fi novel binge and I am officially tapping out.  This echoes a similar experience several years ago where a string of thoroughly mediocre reads effectively killed my enthusiasm for reading - until it was reawakened in a big way with 2025's Crime Read Blitz.  Between my work on Stargate and…

We have a ship... A captain, a first officer, a science officer, a medical officer, and an Ace pilot.  Now begins our search for a Chief Engineer! Choose... vs Choose... vs vs Choose.... vs vs Choose... vs Choose... vs I'm going: Scotty, Hermiod, O'Brien, and McKay! Who you got?

Today was my first in-person attendance of the new Stargate writers' room as I finally got to meet, and spin ideas with, all of the talented writers I was zooming with last week.  A fun, fine, productive day highlighted by donuts, a discussion of Stargate power requirements, and my first waymo ride.  I was honestly…