Setting up the gate for the New Mexico shoot (Air III) Photo compliments and copyright MGM Television. To those of you who missed yesterday’s blog entry (Seriously, just click on the link below if it’s not too much trouble), I have officially kicked off our No Fan Left Behind campaign aimed at getting Stargate fans…
August 30, 2009: No Fan Left Behind! David Blue Wants To Hear From YOU! Exclusives! Prizes! And Surprises!
David Blue (Eli Wallace) and Brian J. Smith (Lt. Matthew Scott) gunning for action in Stargate: Universe (photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television). Today, it gives me great pleasure to kick off my No Fan Left Behind campaign, a campaign designed to get all Stargate fans - past, present, and future - ready…
August 29, 2009: My Day At The Fair. No, really.
Today, I went to the fair. No, really. My wife had mentioned wanting to go yesterday and I’d answered her with a “Sure, sure.” - you know, the kind of response you give an acquaintance who suggests getting together for coffee some time. Sure, sure. So imagine my surprise this afternoon when she took that…
August 28, 2009: Deciphering the Results! Actor Peter Kelamis! And Random Set Pics!
Spooky jungle pic. My pug Jelly went in for her ultrasound this morning. According to the helpful, page-long summary of results I received when I picked her up, her “left and right medial iliac lymph nodes are sonographically normal measuring 5.1 mm and 3/6 mm in thickness respectively” which is great to know as…
August 27, 2009: A Reconciliation! A Special Guest! And Another Random Set Pic!
Random set pic. Brian J. Smith IS Lieutenant Matthew Scott. I’m pleased to report that after a brief falling out, my rewrite and I have reconciled and we are on much better terms. I admit that I was a little frustrated yesterday, and said some things I now regret. However today, things are much brighter…
August 26, 2009: Hey, who wants to rewrite the season finale for me? October’s Book of the Month Club Pick! What’s your space pirate name? And other important questions from the gang at SFSignal.
Hey, remember when I said I was actually looking forward to this rewrite? Well, I honestly don’t know what the hell I was thinking. I guess I figured that, given the notes, it wouldn’t be all that big a pass. But it turns out I was wrong. Yep, it never fails. Those tiny little changes…
August 25, 2009: Tomatoes, Chatty Neighbors, Involuntary Walkers, and Actor Patrick Gilmore!
“They make-a me a prisoner inside-a my home,”my elderly neighbor Tony informed me this morning. Needless to say I was surprised, not so much by the implication that he was being held captive and had somehow managed to escape in order to tend to his tomato plants, but the fact that he was actually engaging…
August 24, 2009: News of Note and the Mailbag.
Hey, did you hear? Civilization will come to an end in 2012! Knowing this, I plan to work one more year, then quit and spend the rest of my albeit short existence - 2011 to 2012ish - traveling the world, blowing my hard-earned savings on platinum suits and thousand dollar sundaes. I’m going to buy…
August 23, 2009: What you’ve been missing. My finalized Tokyo restaurant list. And the mailbag.
I’m taking the weekend off to read, study my Japanese, watch some dvd’s, and spend quality time with the dogs. It’s amazing how much they appreciate a leisurely walk or something as simple as having company while sunning themselves out in the backyard. Those of you who haven’t been following the dogs on twitter -…
August 22, 2009: Grand Prize Annoucement! Carl’s Birthday Dinner! And A Robust Mailbag!
Several weeks ago, this blog hosted its very first Caption This contest. After considering countless inspired entries, contest judge Carl Binder selected the winner: none other than blog regular JES who took home the grand prize. Well, actually, he didn’t take anything home because I hadn’t decided on a prize at the time. But I…
August 21, 2009: Google Translation! Script Notes! Wedding Wishes! VFX Supervisor Mark Savela! Actor Jamil Walker Smith!
Over the course of the many weeks I’ve spent researching restaurants for my upcoming Tokyo trip, I’ve made use of numerous resources: professional reviews, personal blogs, the Michelin guide, and, of course, several Japanese food sites. Negotiating the latter has not been without its share of frustration, however, owing to the fact that many of…
August 20, 2009: Seriously, folks.
Over the course of my many years with the Stargate franchise, I’ve seen fandom at its very best and at its very worst. Instances of the former far outweigh the latter as fans have come together in shared interest to discuss, critique, and, more importantly, support one another. Speaking from personal experience, it’s been wonderful…
August 19, 2009: A day set aside for a triple feature. I mean double feature. I mean a movie. I mean a movie trailer. Fine, I’ll just read the back of the dvd.
Well, damn. I stayed home today in the hopes of running a few errands and then taking the rest of the day off to watch some movies. I have a backlog to get around to which includes the likes of: Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Watchmen, Howl’s Moving Castle, Patlabor WXIII. Despite the fact that…
August 18, 2009: My Top 20 Films of the Past 17 Years. And still with the freakin’ mailbag!
Thanks to the gang at SFSignal (SFSignal.com) for directing me to this (http://screenrant.com/tarantinos-top-20-movies-since-1992-reservoir-dogs-ross-21915/) video of Director Quentin Tarantino listing his Top 20 Movies of the Past 17 Years (1992 to the present). Interesting selections. Some, I agree with. Some, I disagree with. Others I haven’t seen so I’m in no position to judge. The fact…
August 17, 2009: Air III Day 2 Mix, All Scripts In Play, The Destiny Mess. Mailbag.
Today, we watched the Day 2 Mix of Air III. Wow! White Sands is a gorgeous location. It lends the episode a depth and scale usually reserved for features. Terrific performances all around (That Greer-Rush scene? Whoa!) and spectacular score by composer Joel Goldsmith make this one simply a great, great episode. In…