I’ve finally completed my rewrite of Whispers. A more dynamic tease, a reprieve on a reveal, an alternate division of forces, and Major Teldy gets a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. Plenty of new blue pages to collate. The actors will be thrilled.
Sadly, both Baron Destructo and Cookie Monster (Clemson? What was he thinking?!) are out of the running in our inter-office March Madness pool. On the bright side, my picks are still alive and well with all of Elite Eight selections still in play.
Back in the office tomorrow, and this is what the short week looks like: Production continues on The Daedalus Variations, most of which is being shot on the FX Stage. Prep continues on Ghost in the Machine. Ken Girotti, who will be directing GitM, also finishes up his director’s cut of Broken Ties, which means I‘ll be heading over to editing later in the week. Carl put out a first draft of Tracker late Wednesday so we should have notes for him first thing Tuesday morning. Or maybe third thing Wednesday afternoon. Paul is in editing, working on The Seed. Marty G. continues work on the still-unnamed mis-season two-parter, while Alan continues work on the Teyla-centric The Queen. The second round of network and studio notes should be coming my way on Whispers. And I’ll continue my leisurely meditations on episode 16. Oh, and start planning my chocolate party.
One of my yahoo accounts received an email from a Mr. Onuoha, a representative of the International Monetary Fund, who wrote to inform me that a Western Union money transfer was earmarked for the owner of my email address. Of course the IMF, demonstrating the trademark prudence that typifies their organization, left Mr. Onuoha with very strict instructions. According to Mr. O: “ They said that they choose to send it to an email address instead of a name.” Aloysius P. Hazzencockle wrote back:
“Dear Mr. Onuoha,
Given the prevalence of fraud in our modern world, I applaud the IMF’s decision to send the sum of $750 000 USD “to an email address instead of a name”. After all, in this day and age it’s all too easy to generate a false alias whereas creating a dummy email account is a far more complicated matter that would only be attempted by the most resolute and tech-savvy of swindlers. Kudos to you and your associates who, by cold-contacting me in this matter, have proven yourselves cautious and vigilant, yet naively trusting and completely negligent.
Sleep well in the knowledge that the $750 000 USD will go toward improvements on the orphanage I run – and namely the addition of twelve new murder holes and a trebuchet for the wading pool.
Anxiously awaiting my big payday,
Aloysius P. Hazzencockle”
Hey, for anyone interested in checking out the Nebula Award Short Fiction Nominees, head on over here: http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/006445.html
And to all those of you who took a look at yesterday’s first picture and asked “What the hell is in Lulu’s bowl?” – it’s her stuffed ice cream cone toy of course. She has this habit of playing keep-away with the pugs until she grows tired of the chase and, in an attempt to discourage them, drops the toy into the communal water bowl. It’s annoying, but it does seem to work for her.
Finally, on a sad note, today’s blog entry is dedicated to sclairef99’s golden retriever, Duncan, who passed away at the all-too-young age of six.
Joe,
Is episode sixteen the big SG-1 (at least Carter, Daniel, Teal’c) crossover with Atlantis that I’ve been waiting four seasons for??? Please say YES!!!!
Heya Joe,
Thanks for clearing up the mystery “food” in the bowl. Now that you name it – derrr, yeah. But Lulu’s expression is rather priceless given what is in the bowl, which did not look edible and as it turns out – is not; and your story about the not so fantaasic meal.
Onward with the rest of March Madness and better culinary treats. And, there is always the trusty Chocolate.
Ghost in the Machine, eh? Catchy title, or does it refer in some way to Rhyles/Cartesianism/mind & body dualism? And along those lines,… what’re the educational background of the writers on the show? I’m always intrigued by the broad range of knowledge people bring to the shows they work on…
Hi Joe
Congrats on the rewrite. You can sleep well now.
Just watched ‘Ark of Truth’ and I loved it.
So it’s a stuffed ice cream cone toy in Lulu’s bowl. I knew that 🙂
Let’s try this again, because I’m curious about it too:
Who spends the most time in the infirmary so far in season 5, as a patient?
I’m so sorry for your loss, sclairef99. I wish you the best of luck getting through this hard time, and my thoughts go out to Duncan.
Hey Joe! I figured that was Lulu’s toy in the bowl mainly because I remembered seeing the toy in another picture. But also because my cat does the same thing with a stuffed toy mouse. Unlike in Lulu’s case, though, I think he’s trying to get the mouse to take a drink. More puppy pics at every opportunity, Please!
Joe:
I have an absolutely brilliantly awesome idea. For your chocolate party, invite everyone to the new venue for your party – The Holiday Inn Metrotown on April 2nd at 8:00PM. Not only will you have all the work done for you, but it won’t cost you even one thin dime! And just tell all your guests to ignore the various Stargate fans in the background. You can tell them we are all waiters. Yes, that’s it. You hired a bunch of waiters to tend to their every need.
Brilliant, no?
Patricia (AG)
WOW! Anne Teldy is on the fast track to the Pentagon, no? Or is her promotion, sadly, posthumous due to the space cow epidemic? Somehow, space cows remind me of the old flying toaster screen saver…
ahem, where was I? oh yeah, happy er Monday night to everyone. I’m not doing so well on my picks either. Dang it. wams352
Hi Joe,
Season 5 sounds so intriguing! Is it July yet?!! Please continue to tease us with little spoilers and pictoures! They’re the only things keeping me holding on until the new season starts!
Thanks,
Elisa
I posted this on yesterday’s entry and as of now it is still awaiting moderation, so I thought I would repost it.
I was watching “Shadow Play” the other day and a question came to mind. In one of the scenes with Dr. Kierson(sp?) he’s having a hallucination where he is going to meet the resistance and Jonas appears. They are being followed and while Jonas is firing back I notice that he is shooting with a Ntar(sp?). At least I’m pretty sure that’s what it was…it had the red glowing base on it that we were shown in “Rules of Engagement”. Was he supposed to be using a Ntar or a regular 9 millimeter? Why would the Dr. be having a hallucination with a character using a weapon he’s never encountered? And finally, why when one of the opposing is shot with said Ntar does he not have a Ntar reaction, but a regular “getting shot” reaction.
Just curious…
Sorry to hear about your foul dinner excursion. I would be very vocal about such a mishap. But that’s just me. I tend to be a bit picky about the quality of my food, especially if it’s a more costly restaurant.
Another promotion for Anne Teldy! Nice work! Keep going this way and we’ll see Supreme Overlord (Overlady???) Anne Teldy by the end of Season 5!
Is the McKay/Katie relationship officially on the rocks and done, or are they going to start thinking about getting back together?
Posted by Mick
“Is episode sixteen the big SG-1 (at least Carter, Daniel, Teal’c) crossover with Atlantis that I’ve been waiting four seasons for??? Please say YES!!!!”
Mick,
Firstly, snap (almost) on the name.
Next, how much more of a ‘big SG-1 crossover’ do you want? Almost all of SG-1 went to Atlantis in the Pegasus Project. Jack did 3 Atlantis episodes last year. Sam did a year-long stint there as base commander. Teal’c came to Atlantis for Midway, and had a wee reunion with Sam. Generals Hammond and Landry have done episodes. And we’ve got a two-parter with Daniel next season. That’s on top of all the various cameos we’ve been treated to.
I love seeing SG-1/Atlantis cross-overs too and would love to see more of them. But it’s not as if they’ve been few and far between!
Anyway, Joe,
Just saw Ark of Truth. Fantastic! Really really enjoyed it!
Sounds like a blue draft to me. The actors will be relieved!
LOL! Just got a chance to review yesterday and todays blog’s. Funny thing is after two days of running around getting things ready for company I can relate to Lulu’s position on the doggie bed. As long as the bum is comfortable. Do we care about if the head is …no not so much.
A friend of mine wants to know if poor Major Lorne is going to get a promotion. It’s been four years FCOL?!? As for myself, I’m still waiting for Sheppard’s full birds.
Joe wrote: …and Major Teldy gets a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel
Hooray for Anne Teldy!!
I’m sure her promotion is for:
“Courage and Self-Sacrifice in the face of Extreme Danger from Carnivorous Space Cows”
Way to go, Anne!
Mick said:
“Is episode sixteen the big SG-1 (at least Carter, Daniel, Teal’c) crossover with Atlantis that I’ve been waiting four seasons for??? Please say YES!!!!”
Last time I checked, this was season 5 of Stargate Atlantis, not SG-1…
If yet another crossover was done in SGA, then the next SG-1 movie should be a crossover movie, with at least half the Atlantis cast on it and at least 75% of the screentime dedicated to SGA and only 25% or less dedicated to SG-1. It would be the fair thing to do, after all the SG-1 characters Atlantis had lately.
Sorry, as an Atlantis only fan, I have to say that the less we see any SG-1 character on Atlantis, the better.
We’ve been watching Da Vinci’s Inquest on DVD and playing “Spot the Stargate Character.” Tonight we saw Oren, Apophis, Morgan le Fay, Dr. Keller, Griffin and Selmak!
Just want to say my condolences to sclairf99 I know the pain of losing a companion.
So Joe come on let us in a little more on these great rewrites for Whispers, is this still going to be Carson (beloved Carson Beckett) with the all female team? Or did the bigwigs make you change any of that?
Geez, people don’t’ recognize toy ice cream cones? Must not be animal toy peoples :-).
A Medieval Civ professor told us that someday we would be glad we’d studied the Norman castle, its defenses, and the weapons used against it. It’s taken 12 years, but by gosh, he was right: that area of study has kept me from having to google “trebuchet,” and of course I can’t be thankful enough.
On the other hand, I’m having trouble figuring out how you’d construct and make use of murder holes in a wading pool, and wondering if in fact a trebuchet might be a bit too much. . . but then I guess it’s all just rhetoric aimed at intimidating the scammers.- Although, “trebuchet” might have them thinking, “Oh, it’s some kind of quaint plastic imaginary animal used for floating,” while “murder hole” could possibly just refer to a deeper section of the wading pool where three-year-olds learn how to cannonball.
I can tell this is going to keep me up all night. Blasted Hazzencockle.
Sweet 16 lookin’ good.
Aww sorry about Duncan! That’s so sad 🙁
*sends hugs to sclairef99 in memory of Duncan* Poor pooch. He was still a puppy. 🙁
Joe,
Any chance you can offer twice as many books for the next book club? No, don’t look at me like that. I am not insane. I’m a bookaholic and my husband feels the book club keeps my addiction relatively in check. 😉 Okay, perhaps you could suggest additional books for those of us too greedy to “Say No.” Maybe things you’ve read along with the new suggestion each month? Joe, really, stop looking at me like that. O.o
KaziWren
I see you still don’t have a title for the two-parter. Allow me to randomly suggest some options. My complete lack of knowledge regarding the actual content of said episodes gives me a fresh outlook on the thing, which I’m sure can only be beneficial for all concerned….
“A Nice, Quiet Brunch on the Patio” parts 1 & 2; “Blind Date: Atlantis” and “Ghost Hunters Intergalactic”; “The Marvelous and Excruciatingly Sublime Venture Into the Unknown Reaches of The Cosmos With Colonel John Sheppard and His Band of Intrepid Explorers” and “.”; “Menage a Teyla” and “McKay’s Day”; “Monday” and “Tuesday”; “Beckett’s Papers” and “The Pocket Crosswords of Rodney McKay”; “Trying to Find Atlantis” and “Oh, Never Mind, It’s Right Here”; “To Atlantis With Love From Moonbase One” and “Bride of Destructo!”; “Duchess Wobblebottom and the Slippery Blanket” parts 1 & 2; and lastly, “The One With Daniel Jackson” and “The Other One With Daniel Jackson”.
I lost two of my 16 year old cat’s and one of my 10 year old cat’s with in a four month period last year. It’s neither fare or Justified when you loose your pet. Hopfully those around sclairef99 will understand how much they mean. Sorry to hear about Duncan.
hey Joe,
wow sounds like a busy week. not that I mind, I’m really looking forward to season 5 and new spoilers 😀 I’m sorry to hear about sclairef99’s loss 🙁
I’m still wondering whether there’s a reason that only a few episodes (SG-1 and SGA) are written and directed by the same person? also regarding the spoiler poem, you said “Actually, two clues for the two-parter – and both apply to part one.” and “The hints refer to 14 episodes within the body of the fifth season”. how can there be hints for 14 episodes? does one line refer to more than one episode?
sclairef99, I’m very sorry for your loss. 🙁
Finished my Ark of Truth recap-review, but part one won’t go live until the 7th, so I’ll sum up the 19 pages for now as: I loved it! 😀 (As if there were any doubt.) I do wish there had been more Daniel/Vala interaction, though (although I undersdatdn why there was not, and I even enjoyed the Vala/Tomin interaction). Maybe the third film? *crosses fingers*
*Goes back to enjoying the slashiest ep of Enterprise ever …*
Would you be so kind as to explain how a shooting season runs? Do you start in Feb and run essentially straight through to Oct, or are there breaks in the shooting action during that time period?
What are you picks for the Elite 8 and Final 4?
I don’t think you ever clarified who you were taking.. I’ll tell you this, it would be a good bet to pick Wisconsin’s D-fense any day.
@ sclairef99 – So sorry about your loss… 🙁 Our pets love us so unconditionally, it just leaves a big empty spot when they go. My thoughts are with you…please take care.
@ JoeSchmo – From yesterday – thanks for the link!! Will have to check it out.
@ wolfenm – Ah! (or as Todd would say, “AAAhhhaaaAAHHHAaaahhhAAHHaahh!!!” 😉 ) – that little touch to his feeding hoof makes it complete! Well done!
sq2830 Said: Sorry, as an Atlantis only fan, I have to say that the less we see any SG-1 character on Atlantis, the better.
I have to agree with you here. I was never a big fan of SG1 – the characters didn’t interest me all that much – and though I might watch and enjoy an episode now and then, I’m not a fan of the show by any means.
The characters in SGA should develop on their own, and stand on their own. They don’t need SG1 characters to make them shine (or worse, upstage them). They need to step out of the shadows of the previous series and go in new and exciting directions, away from the SG1 formula. An occasional ‘guest star’ appearance IS enjoyable, but not for several episodes a season, as if the show NEEDS SG1 to carry it. SG1 characters had their chance to develop, to do their thing on the screen…now let’s give that time to characters of Atlantis. I would much rather see writers concentrate on things fans have been asking for – more Wraith cultural reveals, new ships & tech, new villains/enemies, fleshing out the existing characters even more (esp. minor ones like Lorne, Zelenka, TODD… 😉 ), as well as giving us more Wraith character development overall. For me, and many others, the shaky Wraith/human alliance was the most exciting part of S3/S4. It raised wonderful ethical issues, gave us a deeper, more sympathetic understanding of the species, and even brought out a level of compassion in the Lanteans that probably surprised even them. Good stuff! So much more can be done there. But each time they give SG1 characters screen time, it takes away from time that could be spent revealing more about the PG and its inhabitants – both human and alien alike.
das
So sorry to hear about Duncan, sclairef99. HE was still a baby, I know it is difficult to lose a dog when they are young. My thoughts are with you.
Totally off topic comment (question):
Being Italian, do you like opera? Because I do.
Oops. My brain was set on Saturday re. the tourney. Elite Eight lookin’ even better than Sweet 16. – Having trouble keeping track of the games since I don’t have time to watch… oh well, another excuse to turn on Sportscenter instead of work.
MizMoose Said: Geez, people don’t’ recognize toy ice cream cones? Must not be animal toy peoples :-).
Hee! Doncha just love that puppy look…like she’s asking daddy to ‘fix’ it for her. My cats give me that look when they lose toys under the furniture…:P
MysteryMadchen Said: I lost two of my 16 year old cat’s and one of my 10 year old cat’s with in a four month period last year.
Oh, wow…that’s so sad! 🙁 I have 4 cats, a couple are older, and though I know they won’t last forever, I still dread the day they go. I can’t imagine losing 3 in such a short time. (I have a friend who lost 4 within a year – and a horse – very hard for her…) My only consolation is that my husband loves cats so much, I know the second we lose one, he’ll be home with a new kitten under his arm…big ol’ softy that he is.
Man – I need to hear some GOOD pet news now…
das
Condolences to sclairef99 on her loss. AnneTeldy, make sure the major keeps a sidearm near at hand. Rumor has it certain other military personnel are jealous of the sudden rise of a young redshirt Leutenant. Especially Marjor Lorne, how has watched so many others rise in rank around him. Ok, yes, he lost Teyla, but what could he do about a Dart? Mr. M. Is this year’s production schedule on a par with previous seasons, or are you folks running at an accelerated pace this year? I recall mention that the shooting schedule was tight for season five. Your descriptions indicate a rather frantic pace. To echo squeakjep’s questions, when is the next planned hiatus in the shooting schedule? Finally, thanks again for a moment of humor in another slightly bizarre day at work.
Joe,
Just wondering do you only love pugs? Have you ever thought of getting a Westie? They are great dogs! Also will we ever see BAAL in the Atlantis Series? This is SCI-FI right?
David
Hi Joe!
Congrats on your Whispers rewrite!!! I’m reading Timescape now – good choice up through pg 27!
Thanks to you and Rob Cooper for the upcoming Ark of Truth blog entry. I’m on my third watch and it’s very, very cool!
OMGed, Anne’s a Lt. Colonel now? She’s not going to have a thing for a certain hot Lt. Colonel we know and thunk, is she?????? Cuz if she is, I’ll be glad to step in…to protect her reputation, of course! ;P
I received a strange e-mail with the subject “Name: FRANK,” which proceeded to tell me that “MR Bernard BROAD BEAN, an expatriate, director of Petrol-Technical Support Services Inc, engineer in chemistry, deceased following an traffic accident.” Apparently, Mr. Broad Bean is worth 50 MILLION DOLLARS!! (Oooh! LOL!)
What I find strange is that instead of replying to the address of the sender (williamsfrank100@libero.it), I’m supposed to send it to his “altanative email address” williamsfrank@sify.com. Could he have meant “Alteranative,” thereby giving me proof that all of this alleged writing, acting, and directing is just a coverup for the Truth?????
Baron Destructo wouldn’t possibly want to call and threaten, as only the Baron can do, Williams Frank at +00229 95 95 09 46 “any time?” I’m sure 3am local time to Williams Frank would be very convenient, eh?
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My deepest condolences to sclairef99. It is always sad to lose a four-footed family member, especially one so young. 🙁
All the best to everyone who’s cool!
eddy
Hey Joe,
I have a slightly off topic question.
Do you ever get any hate mail from any radical Creationist groups or any other groups such as “Don’t be mean to parasites, they have a lot to offer” because of the content of your show?
sclairef99 – ouch – reading your news gave me a pang in my heart. A horrible time but 6 years of great memories. A dog is never replaced, but if you do bring another into your family, they have a habit of making you love them just as much 🙂
And Dovil, who are you?
Even if i don’t have time to read all the comments, I do a quick “Find in this Page” for you for a guaranteed guffaw.
Thanks!
WooHoo!!!!!!!!Glad to be back, my computer crashed on Thursday and i have spent all this time getting it back into shape
narellefromaus Said:Do you ever get any hate mail from any radical Creationist groups or any other groups such as “Don’t be mean to parasites, they have a lot to offer” because of the content of your show?
Weeeeellll…if not, he always has me justifying Wraith culling practices and defending their right to life as sentient beings… 😛
das
Let me guess…Desert Crossing?
It’s either that, or Shuttlepod One.
my cats love doing the same thing – toys in the water bowl!
dasNdanger – Your name popped into my head when I wrote that 🙂
And I’m with you in relation to your argument – 100%.
PS: Does your reference to sentient beings mean you have your flags flying?
Endless kudos goes out to anyone who can use the words “orphanage”, “trebuchet”, and “wading pool” in the same sentence. Extra points if you could have fit “oubliette” in there too. You’re alright in my book, Joe…well, not that there was any question. But still.
Stephanie
narellefromaus Said:
dasNdanger – Your name popped into my head when I wrote that
And I’m with you in relation to your argument – 100%.
PS: Does your reference to sentient beings mean you have your flags flying?
It’s after 2 am – not sure what you mean by the second part…undoubtedly, I am not a sentient being at this hour of the morning… 😆
The thing that worries me here is that my name popped into your head when you were asking JM about dealing with radical freaks…
😛
das
Hubs doesn’t follow b-ball, so in a state of increasing panic after posting again here, I called my boss – one of the most dedicated amateur hoopsters I know, and a former sports-section editor – to confirm that I was still seeing 16 teams on the NCAA bracket. Dead silence for about three seconds, then, “You’re kidding, right?”
He gave me a two-day extension on my current assignment, and mandated watching at least half of four different games by the end of the 29th. Thirty-five going on sixty, he gave me a brief (and funny) lecture on priorities.
Sometimes a semi-permanent trance-like state has its rewards.
Any chance Daniel could be staying for a while??
Doing a bit of research…discovering that he wants Teyla BAD!!! He has a thing for aliens. No??
She’s a character that Lulu LOL…
Hope you’re feeling a bit happier Joe! When you going back to Fuel?
*hugs* for sclairef99, thinking about you.
Anne Teldy’s career in the military is going in leaps and bounds and I fully expect that by the time the episode airs she will be a 5 star general.
Major mistake this morning, there is very valid reason I’m banned from watching the news.
Shawna Said:
sclairf99 – So sorry to hear about the loss of Duncan. I can only imagine how you must feel. I have an 18 month old lab and have had her since she was 8 weeks old. The thought of losing her is heartbreaking, so how you must feel after having Duncan for so much longer… well, I feel so sad on your behalf. 🙁
Glad the re-write went well, Joe. It must be a relief?
On the SG1 crossover front. I have mixed feelings. I LOVED Midway. In fact it’s one of my favourite episodes of season 4. Then again Teal’c and Ronon had great chemistry and Teal’c coming to Atlantis made sense. Conversely I didn’t enjoy Return II very much. Why? Because for me, O’Neill took away something from the SGA cast. I didn’t want to see him being heroic all by himself. I’d rather have seen Shep, Ronon or Rodney swimming under water to save the day with him. He didn’t blend with the team. Thus there was no chemistry for me between them. I just sat there thinking, where are the characters I want to see? Whereas with Midway I was cheering Teal’c on.
Thus my point is this: if a member of SG1 fits with the cast of SGA and the reason for them being in the episode makes sense, then I’m fine about it. If he/she is there as a ratings ploy and is separate to the cast, then no thanks, I’d rather see the cast of SGA on the screen having their characters developed.
The mid season two parter should be an interesting one for me. I’m not a big Jackson fan, I mean he’s fine and all, but he’s not a favourite of mine, so I’m waiting to see how I feel about his inclusion on the show as a guest star. Let’s hope he integrates well and doesn’t dominate too much, because that would be disappointing for me. But, I’m keeping an open mind about it all.
Well, I’m going to ask a question. You won’t answer, but what the heck!
Does Sheppard get an infirmary scene in Search and Rescue? Can’t blame a girl for asking… 😉
Ooops! I think I did something wrong with the font on my last post. Sorry! 😳
I lost my golden at the age of 6, as well. My sympathies.
On a much lighter note, please share with us your plans for the chocolate party. I love going behind you to peek at the new chocolatiers you find.
Thanks for the Nebula short fiction nominees. Any favourites for you?
And congratulations on Whispers. It sounds likes it’s going to be great, except perhaps for the actors who are sensitive to coloured paper.
sclairef99: My deep condolences to you. They are family members and it’s always hard loosing them when they are so young. You and Duncan are in my thoughts!
sq2830 and dasNdanger: I completely agree. Though I love SG1, they had a fabulous run. It’s time for Atlantis to come out of the shadows. Of all the villains we’ve seen so far in the Stargate Universe, the Wraith are my favorite. Those moments of illumination regarding Wraith culture really are the best parts and I hope there are more in Season 5. Also looking forward to more character development!
Shawna: Hysterical! I laughed so hard reading those episode titles!
sclairef99 so sorry to hear about Duncan’s untimely death.
I’ve always had golden retrievers they are beautiful dogs so affectionate, but the long blond hair oye!
I brought my first just after I got married his name was ‘Tate’ (the dog not the husband) he lived to be 15yrs old.
Unfortunately my marriage ended after 14yrs, my mum’s words of condolence when Tate passed away “Ah just thing the dog lasted longer than your marriage did!” thanks mum.
People even sent me flowers as they knew how much a part of the family Tate was. And when my 22month old son had surgery to remove a brain tumor the hospital gave us permission to take Tate in to see him, I’m sure it helped speed his recovery.
It took six years before the family felt ready to get another dog who turned out by chance to be Tate’s great nephew.
Pauline
Obviously this is hypothetical but if Colonel Chekov wasnt killed in Stargate SG1 would he have been considered for the new leader of Atlantis?
Hi Joe,
long time no comment from me…
I’m still not sure, whether those Emails, you’re recently answering in your blog are SPAM-Mails you get or something else…
Although I’d be far to scared to answer spam (who knows what I’ll end up paying for) I kind of like the idea. It would be too much fun to write honest sounding answers to all those “sweet” girls, or the lengthening ones *lol*
TOday I zapped into a documentary about a “cook” (no-one doing the following should call himself a cook) who wanted to cook the biggest Currywurst (some kind of sausage) ever. It was about 3 feet in diameter and about 10 feet long. and all that only to be officially the cook of the biggest currywurst ever. Who cares?
Again I’d like to ask what the colours on the Atlantis jackets stand for. Yellow: medical?; black: military?; blue: scientist or technician or…?; red: leader???
Hey Joe. I know there’s an “Essential Scripts” book for SG-1, but do you know of any plans to publish scripts for Atlantis?
Regarding the issue of crossovers, I’m actually a big fan of crossovers — always have been, since I was a tot. (Must be the comic book lover in me.) But I can definitely see other people’s points. I’m happy for a chance to see SG-1 peeps again, patrticularly since the chances of seeing them are sorely limited now, and I tend to think of franchises as just one big stage rather than seperate ones, but at the same time … I would never want them to pre-empt the Atlantis characters’ screentime either. (Well, except that I would muich rather have seen Vala helping out in Outcast than Bates, but yeah, the practicality of flying Claudia up for that would have been zero.) I think Teal’c inclusion did a wonderful job of letting us see the Teal’c we know and love yet using him as a plot tool to serve Ronon’s story, and I think we still got plenty of the Atlantis crew in that ep. Unfortunately, the character I most want to see crossover, Vala, is the one least likely to — and it wouldn’t really do me any good, because s) I’d want to see her with Daniel, and b) I’d want to see her front-burner, since she didn’t get much screentime overall in the franchise (less than two years vs Atlantis’ crew’s four). So I guess I’d rather hope she gets a starring role in another film someday, one in which she gets some good scenes with Daniel. 😉
@ PG-15 ~ yes, it was “Desert Crossing”. Not terribly good writing-wise, I admit — I remember Peter David mentioning how bad it was at Dragon one year, in fact — but I kind of had the sense that the writers *knew* it was silly and over-the-top at times, and were making the whole ep an in-joke. I mean, some of the lines — they *had* to see the double entendre in them … I may ship Trip/T’Pol most of the time, but I definitely have a soft spot for Archer/Trip, thanks to that ep. *G* (Or Archer/Trip/T’Pol. *cough*)
I don’t think I’ve seen “Shuttlepod One” (I didn’t really watch the series duringh the original run).
Why are you bringing in new characters when the older ones still don’t have much development? Teldy gets a promotion, but what about Lorne? We meet a new scientist (Vega?) but what about some background on Zelenka? Or are you folks just bringing in more hot chicks for the guys in the audience? I hope that isn’t the case. You brought in cutsy Keller to replace Carson and it blew up in your faces as most guys (or anyone else for that matter) can’t stand her. We are dying for more info on the characters we already “sorta” know, so please stop with the noobs!
PS, everyone against crossovers ~ if it helps, think of these guest stars as being like any other guest “alien” — they have to bring in other people outside of the core cast now and then, often complete strangers, like Harmony, or the Hoffans, or the Genii or the Travellers when we first met them. So if they’re going to bring in other people anyway, why not a familiar face now and then? 🙂 I thought SG-1’s “Pegasus Project” proved how seamlessly they can merge the two casts without losing anything. 🙂
I was wondering if you could recommend some places for me and my sister to visit on my 33rd birthday next year. I am truly excited to finally be heading 5 hours north of Portland to see your fair city. We will be there the Feb 13th thru the 19th and want to explore as much as we can.
On a side note…I am on page 205 of THE KEEP and I am totally enthralled. My sister has already read it and though she says she did not like the ending…I don’t get the sense that F. Paul Wilson is an author who would cheat his readers so I push onward. I will get it done by the time the book discusion comes around (reading three other books at the same time!)
On March 24, 2008 at 7:50 pm narellefromaus Said:
[…]or any other groups such as “Don’t be mean to parasites, they have a lot to offer” because of the content of your show?
Hm…so you consider the Wraith to be parasites? Well, every living being that is not able to produce it’s own energie to survive is a parasite – including humans. Think about that. 😉
Those are some great pictures. It seems like you used a different camera than the one used to take photos on set. Are you using a camcorder and using screen captured pictures on set mostly? Or do you use a regular digital camera? I seem to recall you have a pretty good Sony HDR video camera.
I just upgraded to a Canon Rebel XTi and the difference is remarkable.
Congratulations on finishing your rewrite!
Hi, im from brazil and i LOVE Stargate
i just want to know when you put some brazilian guy on SGA?
could be only the flag on the arm
tks
Just a big hooray for Arkh of Truth. Saw it yesterday and loved it.
I won’t go into detail for not to spoil the folks that haven’t seen it yet. DVD is out in the UK on April 28th.
Only this one thing. Where do I get the music? Who do I need to bribe for a CD release. Absolutely fantastic composing Mr. Goldsmith. And while at it they could really do another Atlantis music CD as well.
Goood morning, miss me? Just got back from Vegas, oooh, I need some rest! Burning all Saturday night, riding in the semi all Sunday, dancing on the bar, then riding back up in the big rig. I am sore, I tells ya, sore!
Catching up, so sorry to hear your lost your companion, sclairf99, may Duncan meet you at the Rainbow Bridge.
A while back I said I’d organise some books that I would be willing to send out free to people who have difficulty affording books for whatever reason.
Anyway, I have a few on my site HERE along with how to contact me. No sci-fi I;m afraid, but some Ruth Rendell (Inspector Wexford) books, biographies and kids books.
To reiterate; I’m giving these away free and even paying the postage.
Joe M: Glad to hear the script has come together, and thanks for the link to the nominations.
sclairef99: Commiserations on your loss. Losing a much loved pet is hard. Sending virtual hugs your way.
Leesa Perrie
1)Would you say so far with what’s in store for Season Five, that the storylines have continued on a dark path(both of circumstance and of human nature)?
2)Will secondary characters like Lorne and Zelenka continue to have notable personalizations added in dialogue next year?
@ wolfenm – I can’t speak for the others, of course, but for me it’s not so much a problem of the OCCASIONAL guest appearance, but the regular, or re-occurring, use of an SG1 character in a predominant role. It takes away from what can be done with existing characters. For instance – so, Weir leaves. Why replace her with a character from SG1 (unless it was solely to boost ratings, or fulfill a contractual obligation)? Why not find a leader from within the existing team (OH, how I wish they were once again cut off from earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE??!!!)?
Imagine Sheppard being forced into that role – no more off-worlding!! No more adventures! Poor sulky, restless Shep, waiting back at Atlantis while everyone else gets to play. Put Lorne as team leader, see how the others respond to him – for good, and bad. Add Todd to the team, and figure out new and exciting ways to feed him! “Woot, Todd! We just found a nest of those self-righteous Ancient control freaks – looks like yer eatin’ good today!” Ya know – shake stuff up a bit – get away from the predictability…see what the Lanteans can do…not revisit what we already know the SG1 folks can do.
das
((((((((((((JM))))))))))))))
THANK YOU for the blog dedication to my boy, Duncan! It means alot, it made me smile today.
He was far too young, cancer is what claimed him early. Thank you to everyone on the comments section for your thoughts and prayers for me and the Duncan Punk, as I called him. I also enjoyed the stories about other’s animals too. They really do complete your life don’t they? I just can’t imagine what it’s like to be without a furry face in the house. Thankfully I have three others here that are trying to help me smile every day.
On to a lighter note, I thought GitM, was one of those early “pet” names for an ep w/o a name. I was pondering that it was something to do with Get ’em, perhaps a chase ep. Then I realized as I was scanning the comments that it was Ghost In The Machine…OHHHHH…shows you where my mind it right now.
I can’t wait for your chocolate party! Self proclaimed chocohaulic over here can’t wait to see what you do and see if I can’t host my own sometime. Perhaps that’s the research I should bury myself in to get my mind of Dunc. Hummmm, I could do that, but perhaps I should also research proper exercise programs while I’m at it….
Congrats to Lt. Col. A. Teldy! Climbing the ranks quickly!
Congrats on the blue pages for Whispers – perhaps they will be the most soothing color for the actors eyes… 😉
Thanks again for the kind words about my Duncan and thanks for keeping up with your blog.
S
*waves*
Firstly hugs to sclairef99, sorry to hear about your dog. 🙁 My dog died of testicular and lung cancer… yeah our family hasn’t got a great track record with cancers. 😆 What can you do? Anyway I can’t do morbid… so changing the subject fast.
So, did I mention I have a cat that is a bit nuts… no comments, and she’s a bit like a lulu a bit naughty and drops ‘her baby bear’ in the water bowl and in her food. Yeah shame hers is made of cloth. 😆
So let’s talk ATA gene’s Mr M. Are there any plans afoot in the writing room that involves the ATA gene going a bit whacko, or exploring that a bit more, and how it’s linked in with the city? 😀
*hugs*
Oh meant to say about the re-write!! *slaps self* Should we be expecting something exceptionally creepy from Whispers then? 😀
Salut Joseph! =)
Sa va bien??
wwahou moi, j’ai passer la pire journée de l’année c’est une longue histoir, désoler j’ai pleins de chose a faire, je doit y aller, Gros Bisou, je pense fort a vous =)A demain!
When you get “suggestions” from the studio to change things in your scripts, do they tell the writers why they want the changes? Are they cold, pragmatic reasons like appealing to a certain demo, or are they creative differences just because the reviewers have different ideas for the show and the characters? If the latter, why don’t they just write their own show?
Speaking of promotions … do you think that Major Lorne will ever be promoted? Okay, yes he made General in the season finale timeline, but will we see him getting promoted on Atlantis? Also, I was just wondering if Rachel is giving you much feedback on writing the working mom scenario – as Teyla will be the quintessential working mom?
RIP Duncan
Six years was far to short, but the memories Duncan gave will always be the best gift any dog can hope to give to his owner and friend.
Take Care
Jean :~)
wolfenm said:
“everyone against crossovers ~ if it helps, think of these guest stars as being like any other guest “alien” — they have to bring in other people outside of the core cast now and then, often complete strangers, like Harmony, or the Hoffans, or the Genii or the Travellers when we first met them. So if they’re going to bring in other people anyway, why not a familiar face now and then? :)”
Bring other people outside the core cast? Then bring, as you said, the Hoffans, the Genii, the Travelers… In other words, other characters that are from the SGA universe, not characters from SG-1. We’ll never agree on this, so we’ll have to agree to disagree 🙂
wolfenm also said:
” I thought SG-1’s Pegasus Project proved how seamlessly they can merge the two casts without losing anything. :)”
I watched The Pegasus Project because I knew there would be SGA characters in it (the only other SG-1 episodes I’ve seen are some of the ones with David Hewlett). Hated it. For me it was a prime example of what doesn’t work. Rodney was written as the jerk he was when he first appeared in an SG-1 episode years ago (don’t remember the name of the episode). He has changed so much since he arrived in the Pegasus Galaxy and all of the sudden he’s written again as his “old” persona? And all the SG-1 characters treated him like an idiot? Was that supposed to be funny? I kept wishing Rodney punched all of them in the face. One of the SGA main characters goes as a guest to SG-1, another show from the same franchise, and he’s made a jerk? In contrast, when an SG-1 character comes to SGA, he/she seems to be written as a bigger-than-life hero. I, for once, would like to see any SG-1 character in SGA getting the same treatment this SGA character had in SG-1.
Once again, I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree:)
linzi said:
“On the SG1 crossover front. I have mixed feelings. I LOVED Midway. In fact it’s one of my favourite episodes of season 4. Then again Teal’c and Ronon had great chemistry and Teal’c coming to Atlantis made sense. Conversely I didn’t enjoy Return II very much. Why? Because for me, O’Neill took away something from the SGA cast. I didn’t want to see him being heroic all by himself. I’d rather have seen Shep, Ronon or Rodney swimming under water to save the day with him. He didn’t blend with the team. Thus there was no chemistry for me between them. I just sat there thinking, where are the characters I want to see? Whereas with Midway I was cheering Teal’c on.”
I see your point. Midway is not a fave episode of mine, but I did enjoy it and thought it worked far better than The Return II. I didn’t enjoy The Return II. For the same reasons as yours. When O’Neill was on screen, he wasn’t with any SGA character (except for a tiny bit here and there). When I watched that episode, I kept thinking “enough of this guy. If I wanted to watch him, I would watch SGA. Where are the SGA characters?”. Far too much time in the episode was dedicated to a non SGA character.
dasNdanger said
“so, Weir leaves. Why replace her with a character from SG1 (unless it was solely to boost ratings, or fulfill a contractual obligation)? Why not find a leader from within the existing team (OH, how I wish they were once again cut off from earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE??!!!)?”
I wholeheartedly agree. I didn’t mind Sam. I thought she was OK and didn’t bother me because she didn’t have much screen time, so I’m OK. But it would’ve been far better to have a character that wasn’t someone from the SG-1 main cast.
And I agree about the cut off from Earth thing. For once, that would end any possible crossover *g*
in my above post “If I wanted to watch him, I would watch SGA” should read “If I wanted to watch him, I would watch SG-1.”
😀
@ JM – SERIOUS NON-WRAITH DOGGY QUESTION…
It looks like pieces of wood around Lulu’s water bowl…why is that? I ask because I have a cat who insists on dragging the water bowl all over the floor – splishy-splashing it everwhere! If I get a ceramic bowl, he figures out how to tip it – so I have a metal one (wider at the bottom kind) – and he can’t tip it, so he draaaaaaaaaaaaaaags it all over…and leaves it RIGHT were we walk. Funsies to bang into it in the middle of the night. So, I was wondering – are the pieces of wood to keep the bowl in place??
das
AV eddy Said:
“Baron Destructo wouldn’t possibly want to call and threaten, as only the Baron can do, Williams Frank at +00229 95 95 09 46 “any time?” I’m sure 3am local time to Williams Frank would be very convenient, eh?”
If you’re in the UK it is maliciously convenient. If you are in the Americas he will love you cos it will be in the middle of the day here.
I say here, cos I know sure as eggs are eggs that hatch that this is an African scam.
Talking that – be aware of this one. Someone buys something online (or direct deposit)and instead of paying 350 pays 3500. They then phone in a panic, stating that they made a mistake and really need the money back and can you please refund the 3150 back into their account as soon as possible.
You do that then they’re 3150 richer as the deposit was either a stolen credit card or cheque (check for you US people)
My company has a huge presence online and this kind of fraud has been attempted three times so far.(Thrice?)
Yet another African scam us decent people aren’t to happy about. 🙁
Hi Joe. A couple of questions.
1) Have you ever produced any sitcoms and if so could you tell me if you enjoyed producing sitcoms and why as It would help me with my Media Studies exam that’s coming up.
2) Could you dedicate your blog post on 2nd April as the next day I’ll have my Drama GCSE exam.
P.S. You guys are doing a great job with SGA.
Here’s a link for all you chocolate lovers (why would I think there’d be any reading this blog?):
50% off at Lake Champlain Chocolates.
Congratulations on finishing the rewrite of the script!
narellefromaus Said:
And Dovil, who are you?
Even if i don’t have time to read all the comments, I do a quick “Find in this Page” for you for a guaranteed guffaw.
That’s very kind of you to say, and the cheque is in the mail! So it’s probably quite unfortunate that I didn’t have your address.
Watching SG1 reruns and I got to wondering about the Tok’ra tunnelling crystal doodads, what happened to them? seems to me it would be a handy piece of kit to have so how come they seem to have gone the way of the woolly mammoth?
more stuff I’m sure will occur to me but that’ll do for a start.
dasNdanger Said: “…I have a cat who insists on dragging the water bowl all over the floor – splishy-splashing it everwhere! If I get a ceramic bowl, he figures out how to tip it – so I have a metal one (wider at the bottom kind) – and he can’t tip it, so he draaaaaaaaaaaaaaags it all over…and leaves it RIGHT were we walk. ”
I have a german shepherd that LOVES to dig in her water bowl, makes loadsa soggy mess which isn’t much fun if you’re wandering round in your socks! The staffy just flips it and makes even more mess,the she hides the goshdarned bowl! haven’t worked that one out yet but I was thinking of installing a trough.
Ever thought of putting a wad of prestick under the bowl? (Prestick, or whatever one calls that silly putty that one uses to stick kids photos to the fridge…)
Peel off and stick to fridge while refilling or it won’t be much use 🙂
Hi, Joe.
Have you seen the Sleeping Dog Video Channel?
http://sleeping-dogs.wowtv.tv/
You’ve heard of the Yule Log channel? Well these are the Yule Dogs – videos of sleeping dogs. Tune in, chill out, and watch these mutts as they catch up on their z’s.
And they accept submissions of sleeping dogs…Lulu could be an international star!
Morjana
@ shiningwit – Oh! And I thought I had it bad!!! LOLOL!! (wet socks are no fun – esp. in the winter…) I had one of those running water cat bowls for awhile – BAD idea!! The cats were so fascinated by it, all they did all day long was sit and watch it and drink the water…pee…drink…pee…drink…slishy-slashy…drink…pee… 😛 I finally had to get rid of it because it totally changed their behavior, so much so they were all sleeping in the kitchen just to be near the fountain. OCD cats!! 😆
das
Why does not Major Lorne get a promotion??? *pets her sad, little Lorny*
-Oh, wait… yeah we cannot have two Lieutenant Colonels on Atlantis, right? -Good reason!
Still, you should give us watchers more of Lorne, Zelenka and Co. instead of stuffing more new Charackters into the show. Except if you want to kill off the new ones in Season 5. That would be fine with many fans as long as you do not kill off the favourite ones… like Lorne.
Will Major Lorne ever be getting a promotion to Lt. Colonel? He’s been a major since “Enemy Mine.”
Also, I haven’t heard much about Lorne and Season 5. Will he be around a good bit?
Were you aware that the Mayans had a base twenty counting method?
HI Joe,
Will Atlantis always be under military rule? I mean it is a city by itself. What about elections, so that the people living there can select who they want to lead the city. Won’t that be fun! Also Teyla’s episode titled the ‘Queen’? I am guessing this has to do with Teyla again getting inside the mind of a wraith Queen. This story line is getting a little old is it not?
Hi Joe,
Thanks for clarifying about the deleted scenes on the S4 DVDs…I’m relieved to know they are safe and sound! Is there any chance that we might get some unambiguous insight into Sam’s personal life during one of her current two S5 episodes, as you’d promised when the Trio scene was cut? *crosses fingers*
Joe keep the Wraith story arc going strong in Season 5 and give Teyla more to do and PLEASE give us J/T shippers a teaser about possibly seeing a little angst/UST between these two .. My offer still stands to bake you some cookies and dog sit 🙂
On March 25, 2008 at 5:06 pm Jenny Robin Said:
Were you aware that the Mayans had a base twenty counting method?
Jenny Robin I blame you for triggering my memory and therefore this discourse, I love trivia it’s a hobby of mine. You never know when the counting systems of Papua New Guinea will come up in an exam, crossword or quiz!
Anggor is a language spoken in the West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. They begin counting on the little finger of one hand. In some cases, the left hand is specified as the starting hand, but in most the count may start on either hand. The count then proceeds through the fingers of the starting hand, then to the thumb and then to the wrist (6, 18) forearm (7, 17) elbow (8, 18) upper arm (9, 15) shoulder (10, 14) breast (11, 13) sternum (12). The count then proceeds down the other side of the body until it ends at the little finger of the other hand. The count ends at 23 and it is customary to call such a system a 23-cycle system. For counts above 23, such systems would usually continue on with a phrase like “one man and ” begin the count anew.
I apologise to anyone who didn’t care to know the above information, humour me.
Pauline
Kimberly Said:…and dog sit.
I SOOOOOOO read that wrong… 😛
😮
das
Question: Why is it everytime Michael and Teyla are reunited, they have to rehash the last two or three years?
Can’t we hear new dialogue? I mean, just once, give something like this…
Teyla: You will pay for what you have done to my people.
Michael: Yeah, lady, tell me something I don’t know.
(Part of the deck turns dark and the lights on the machines go bazurko (sp?))
Michael: Uhm…
Teyla: Yo Mike, did you pay the light bill?
Michael: Yeah, I sent Fido (identified as super-wraith bug 31) out on Nebula 4 to mail it. I don’t know what happened. We used the hyperdrive and everything.
Teyla: Well shoot, I was all ready to kick your arsse and now this happens? Darn!
Michael: Honey, if you want, you can feel your way to kicking my…
Teyla: Get your mind out of the gutter…
(You know, give us something different…better yet, whose the bloke who writes the jokes…)