May 24, 2011: Transporter: The Series Pre-Production Update! Site Stats!
No turning back now! The production machine is rolling along and picking up steam, speeding, faster and faster, toward the precipice that will launch us into glorious flight! Provided the mechanical wings on this contraption hold firm. Our European team is gearing up to start shooting in Paris, Berlin, Nice, Marseilles, and the south of France. To that end, we had a conference call this morning to go over the storyboards for the early episodes. The guys in France have come up with some terrific car action sequences that, like the ones in the Transporters film series, are fun, inventive, and holy-smokes-impressive! I suppose this shouldn’t come as a surprise since a number of the key people on our car and fight stunt teams are the same ones who worked on the movies.
When car stunt coordinator extraordinaire Michel Julienne gets into town, I’m just going to start catching a lift with him in the morning.
I figure that’ll allow me to shave about fifteen minutes off my twenty-two minute travel time.
Every so often, I like to check out my site stats – Top Referrers, Top Posts, and, my favorite, Top Search Engine Terms that directed new readers to this blog. I always find it very interesting. For instance, here’s a sampling of the Top Search Engine Terms over the past six months…
Search
Views
julia benson
59,088
joseph mallozzi
36,572
joe mallozzi
16,013
mallozzi
7,600
joseph mallozzi blog
7,581
elyse levesque
6,252
jennifer spence
5,400
alaina huffman
4,193
mallozzi blog
3,876
batman
2,914
joseph malozzi
1,882
julia anderson
1,766
joseph mallozi
1,751
vanessa james
1,659
stargate blog
1,553
amanda tapping
1,526
julie mcniven
1,450
jamil walker smith
1,047
brian j smith
984
elyse levesque hot
955
louis ferreira
932
jewel staite
895
patrick gilmore
882
joseph mallozzi weblog
865
joe malozzi
839
peter deluise
831
bermuda triangle mystery solved
751
mike dopud
744
david blue
727
malozzi blog
707
stargate universe destiny
706
stargate atlantis
693
leela savasta
693
iron chef chairman
455
michael shanks
454
joseph mallozzi’s blog
433
peter kelamis
428
lexa doig
424
paul mcgillion
416
mint leaves
313
icarus base
288
wraith todd
282
julia benson pictures
267
todd wraith
265
julia benson hot
263
andy mikita
263
stargate destiny model
243
todd the wraith
242
christopher judge
234
chocolate party
223
vanessa james sgu
217
julia benson actress
203
julia benson pics
192
“jennifer spence”
190
mark savela
189
butterscotch schnapps
189
stargate universe shuttle
188
sgu destiny
188
stargate universe julia benson
175
josephmallozzi.wordpress.com
171
julia benson sgu
165
stargate universe chloe
163
vanessa james stargate universe
161
julia benson photos
149
joseph mazzolli blog
149
space shuttle interior
133
stargate atlantis city
131
seed ship
131
blog mallozzi
129
julia benson stargate universe
127
stargate universe ship
117
rodney mckay
117
2nd lt. vanessa james
109
batman pictures
109
destiny gate
109
“elyse levesque”
109
viscous
109
lieutenant james stargate
102
robert picardo
101
brad wright
101
sgu vanessa james
91
stargate universe cast
89
best atlantis episodes
89
stargate atlantis todd
89
ben browder
79
amaretto cream
79
stargate universe ships
71
paul mullie
71
coq au vin
67
carl binder
66
alien ship
55
teryl rothery
54
destiny corridor
54
the chairman iron chef
53
julia benson images
53
peter de luise
53
stargate destiny schematics
53
stargate universe kino
53
stargate destiny bridge
53
kobe beef
53
joe flanigan
51
stargate atlantis gate
50
jaffa stargate
50
julia benson picture
48
florida state cowgirls
48
dr rush
48
leaves
48
butterscotch liqueur
25
snow monkeys
19
fedora hat
15
Carl learns he comes in at 66 searches, beating kobe beef by 53 but falling well short of amaretto cream at 79. Also, for what it's worth, just a shade under "coq au vin".
More people searching the internet came here looking for “Julia Benson” than “Joseph Mallozzi” and “Joe Mallozzi” combined. Searches for “Batman” (2914) beat out searches for “Patrick Gilmore” (882), “Stargate Atlantis” (693) doubled “mint leaves” (313), while “Joe Flanigan” (51) was trounced by “Brad Wright” (101), “Robert Picardo” (101), and “viscous” (109).
Even more interesting are the daily single digit search engine terms that range from the obscure to the downright bizarre. Today’s stats yield a unique mix:
Search
Views
sucking pig
3
brian j smith girlfriend
2
godzilla tokyo
2
mallozzi fondy divorce
2
janina javankar married or single
1
raccoon lottery
1
leon with pig puppet
1
psych symptoms include speaking in accents
1
confit brain
1
bermuda trapezoid
1
I would assume the first one was supposed to be “suckling pig” rather than “sucking pig”, but the fact that three different search attempts went with “sucking” gives me pause. It’s nice to know there are people searching for love on the internet, doing their research to ensure their prospective future partners are indeed single: Brian J. Smith, Janina Gavankar, and my ex wife. Also, I sincerely hope that whoever searched for “psych symptoms include speaking in accents” found the sound medical advice they were looking for here on this blog. Finally, what the hell is a “raccoon lottery”?
Joe, I admit to being a bit busy lately, and though I’ve breezed over the Q&As, I really haven’t ‘studied’ them. So quick Transporter questions:
1. Since the movies were action flicks, how do you think they will translate on the small screen? What sort of ‘meat’ are you adding to them?
2. Isn’t there a chance that the whole package transport plot will grow old after a half dozen eps?
3. Since this is going to be on a premium cable channel, is it going to be all bouncy tits and slurpy penises like in the current run of cable shows? Or is it *just* going to be uber violent? Hmmm?! (You have to read those questions in the Church Lady voice. 😉 )
I said it back when Joe was in Tokyo the same time as the Caped Crusader… and now when people are searching for the Dark Knight they find their way to Joe’s blog… this just proves it…
And if you mentioned Joe Flanigan more often in your blog, people would be directed here more frequently when doing searches. I know I did a search yesterday and your site popped up because of one of the comments about casting Sheppard. But your site doesn’t usually show up. (I would know, because I do a search almost daily…)
Sure enough, “January 13, 2010: Reclusive Raccoon Wins Powerball Lottery!” comes up for “raccoon lottery”.
Two questions for you, Joe:
1. Do you think the cancellation of Stargate has any bearing on ratings of other things on the Syfy channel. I would especially think canceling SGU would adversely affect Sanctuary.
2. Any suggestions on dining in Montréal, especially with a two year old? I recall m:brgr being mentioned in the past. Last time I remember eating at Arahova, what Greek places do you enjoy there?
Some people gather, things happen to them, they do some things, it’s all about the journey, there is no suspense in this story, they all die in the end except they’re not really dead, and there is a pug in it.
Brilliant, eh? I’m going to pitch it to the large dogs in doggy daycamp tomorrow and see if they’ll fund it.
Shoot Joe!! If I knew you were going to put up an All Star Hits List, I would have searched “Jason Momoa” a few hundred times to get him on your list. Could you give me a little advance warning next time?
Is this your blog or Julia Benson’s?
I must confess. I went looking for Carl’s name, and I started from the bottom of the list! 😀
Sixty six is not bad. I’m sorry I doubted him.
I agree with Deni. Wraith todd, todd wraith, todd the wraitb, stargate atlantis todd = DAS did it.
Now I’m stuck on church lady voices and bouncy tits and slurpy penii. What’s a slurpy penis? Now I’m thinking about frozen blue drinks of unnatural origin from 7-11.
I’ve been following your blog since the news of SGU cancellation to read about your Stargate Memories mostly and about news regarding the other projects you and some of the other writers are up to (I’m looking forward to see how “Transporter : The Serie” will turn out).
Quick question regarding SGU (and Stargate in general)
I know that in other sci-fi shows (like Star Trek) they usually have a Writer/Director guide made for the show but I can’t seem to find out any on ebay right now for Stargate.
1) Did Stargate had a similar guide ?
2) Any chance some of the staff might make it available on e-bay for us fans to buy it ? (or maybe sell it for charity).
3) Also, do you know which part of the set or props are gonna be destroyed and which are gonna be sold ? I don’t know if this is something that’s possible but I would really love to get my hand on a Kino as a souvenir 😀
Thanks by the way for the time you’re taking to respond to fans. You’re one of the few in the television world who seem to understand Web 2.0 doesn’t only mean putting more content available out there but it’s also about being able to have a more direct link with the fans.
Hi Joe! You mentioned that Heroes was turned into a two parter unexpectedly. I’m curious, since Heroes was so late in the season, did this bump another planned episode into the next season (if so, which one?), take the place of an episode (if so, what would it have been?), did we get an extra episode that season (Bonus!), etc? Thanks!
Hey, Sparrow! If you haven’t been to Mike’s site, thought you may be interested in this (maybe you, too, Joe) – be sure to check out the two pictures in my post:
Moi super 🙂 Waou vous travaillez avec beaucoup de français, vous allez pouvoir mieux parler la langue 😉 ..et peut être faire un séjour dans notre beau pays..!
Waou, vraiment impressionnante la video, c’est un très bon travail!
Ahaha j’adore le résultat du moteur de recherche..il y’en a qui sont pour le moins surprenant ! lol
I eagerly searched through the list to see if one of the random search phrases I make up as a present for you was there…*pouts* they never are…will have to lift my game.
Well today’s my birthday…only woke up to one birthday tweet from my sis..had lunch at my parents (Mum started yelling at Dad 🙁 ..at least I didn’t have to work..I haven’t been on here heaps lately so didn’t say anything but I’d really love to hear from y’all.
Really enjoying the stunt vids Joe…my fave bit there was the massive semi trailer on half its wheels – OMG! Plus the precision driving criss-cross – too cool…awesome stuff Michel…if you do get a lift to work with him, pack extra underwear.
Regarding Michel Julienne, I think he is the son of the infamous Rémi Julienne. The guy performed all James Bond car stunts in the 80s and 90s (the car cut in 2 in A View to a Kill).
That family is very skilled and usually safe.
More q’s:
1. There was like ~50 people that went to Atlantis on the first mission, how many were there by the end? (i ask because they always had the entire city lit up)
2. What happened to the Sekkari? Did they finally start growing on their new world?
3. Did the “tower” (from ‘The Tower’) have an Ancient name? Also what was its function there, science outpost, weapons development, or was it a newly constructed city-ship that was abandoned before it was completely finished and allowed to fly away?
4. We know the Asgard has sublight-only ships 30,000 years ago and that they had interstellar hyperdrives at least 10,000 years ago, when exactely did they meet/alliancify with the ancients, did the ancients leave a presence in the milky way all those millions of years while in pegasus?
Thanks!
Wooow, I’d give a lot for a practical training with a stunt coordinator and/or stuntmen doing such awesome stuff. Or you know, looking over their shoulders while they do their jobs =D. Really cool. I really wonder if some of the motorbike guys were injured, some of that stuff looks plain painful. Thank you for that video.
And I really laughed at the sucking pig search…. hahaha, still laughing…
Joe, why do you assume they were checking the marital status of Fondy and not you? Hmm?
Nor did you answer my question about you dating furries.
Can’t wait for the series. Seems exciting. Please though, if it has to have penises/penii? (lol Margaret), I don’t know what slurpy ones are, but please no.
Das…(cough)….my goodness, what have you been watching?
Bouncy tits and slurpy bits? Do tell. Definitely do tell.
We may be located at the bottom of Africa, but we have a big… (ahem) satellite dish and know how point it. 😀
Chev. Happy Birthday for yesterday. I think you are in Oz land, but I may be mistook. Ether way, may every day from now on be fantastic.
A final note, doesn’t everyone do powerslide parallel parking? It’s great, especially during a torrential downpour. 🙂
I agree with the above consensus that Das did ALL the Todd searches.
What did you do to Mr. Carl?
The car chases were cool! I’ve watched the Transporter movies before. I’ve always been intrigued that Frank calculates the weight of the car before he does a stunt. I especially love the revolving license plate!
Is Bam-Bam working on Transporter the series?
Storms are decimating the South and we have a round aimed at us tonight. Building a storm shelter may be on our “to do” list.
Some of those search names sound somewhat questionable as to why people would even need to type that.
So almost 3000 people typed in Batman to come to your blog Joe? I had no idea you were Batman lol
Okay, joking aside, some of those sound like random fans searching for info on their fav character/actor/actress, the huge amount of Julia Benson searches sounds rather erm, questionable.
Anyway, kinda suffering from Flu symptons here, horrible, headaches and a sore throat that wont go away, kinda sucks lol
:LOL: @ Mark Savela Thanks Mark, I needed the laugh! 🙂
Heya Joe! *hugs Joe* I’m not an MS Excel wizard (anyone?), but if you dumped your stats into an Excel file, you could select all (with *mouse,* so as not to select 11 empty pages), and hit the Sort button at the top, for either ascending or descending Alpha order. There is a way to merge the totals, too, but I don’t remember it.
Glad to see the hits for Paul McGillion! 😀 ‘T’weren’t from me, but that made me smile, too. Hey… Pauly taped Patrick Gilmore’s latest installment of Laptop Chat, on YouTube. Another big grin. And Gilmore made him promise to join Twitter if the video gets 10,000 hits. That would be a big hoo-rah! for me. Paul is a classy, hunky guy. 😀
DAS!!! I’m still blushing!!! I think you better let Mr. Das buy that Albino wig after all, cuz grrrrl….! You got it bad. 🙂
Hi Carl! See what you came back just in time for? LOL. Please pop in and sass Joe and Alexander once in a while? We miss you around here. Hey, besides your Transporter script, what other projects are you working on?
Joe, we are hooked on Transporter here at home. Coincidentally, I watched them in reverse order, as they became available. Then I said, “Mom, come watch what Joe is up to.” Now we’re watching them in sequential order, and catching some of the gags repeated from the previous movie. [A surprise guest at the front door…] “What? I’m the cook!” :LOL:
Have to say though, it’s going to be strange seeing Transporter without Jason Statham in the lead role. He is so good! He’s perfectly qualified for the job, with killer martial arts skills, stunt work, and exhilarating stunt driving skills. And he’s got the chops to play an iceman with both a heart and a conscience.
The other thing is it will seem odd for the Transporter to have an assistant. Frank Martin is an ex-military, special forces guy. They’re trained to get in & get out with surgical accuracy. They don’t need anybody but themselves. That makes Frank a perfect loner, right? The drama and conflict come from Frank’s interaction with people. If you put a layer of insulation, an assistant, between Martin & the unstable people he deals with, you water down the drama & conflict. The pivotal plot points in the movies come when Frank is forced to break one of his Rules, which are always necessitated by his interaction with people.
Just a thought, anyway. I miss everybody! It’s been a crazy spring here, and a happy/sad event watching the close of the Stargate franchise. Hugs to all…
,Those car stunts are amazing, How many cameras will they have to set up to catch all that action? cool..
Give Carl some chocolates and macarons, maybe will help cheer him up, and I will go do some searches for him to help his count…make it like a Binder nation.
@Joe: the “raccoon lottery” comes from the title of a previous blog – January 13, 2010: Reclusive Raccoon Wins Powerball Lottery!January 13, 2010 by josephmallozzi and possibly this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ByW1aEs7FI
While I loved Chris Vance in “Mental” I would have really loved to see Jason Stratham be the lead in the Transporter series.
1. Was there any attempt made to secure him for the role?
2. Will the series be available on Itunes?
3. Do you think if it does well the next season will the more episodes (20)?
Now for the Stargate questions:
Disclaimer: I’m a huge Sam/Jack shipper
1. Was there any attempt to “ship” Cam and Sam together? (I’ve heard there was supposed to be a kiss in “Ripple Effect” between them and you nixed it plus the cookies and kiss in AoT)
2. Why didn’t Jack get got at least a mention in “Unending”? (he was the star of the show for 8 years and Daniel’s, T’s and Sam’s best friend)
3. Why wasn’t Sam/Jack confirmed in “Continuum”?
please be sincere:
4. Do you think Sam/Jack would have been confirmed in the 3rd movie or ever?
Joe, can you tell us, how many shuttles were on the Destiny originally? There were two of them when the crew arrived, but there is a third landing area, which is empty.
I have not seen any of the HBO productions to which I refer…I’m just going by what the guys on another forum say about said programs…and naughty bits…and sound effects.
Todd the Wraith trounced Flanigan…TWICE! 😀
😆
das
There definitely does seem to be a Julia Benson and Elyse Levesque theme going on there. And with good reason! Go Julia and Elyse!!
I guess I’m curious what the “Bermuda Trapezoid” is. Sounds like an idea for an episode of… something.
Maybe the raccoon lottery is for a license to shoot raccoons? Or maybe the winner gets a free live raccoon every week for life? I dunno.
I stand corrected – he trounced him THRICE! 😀 😀 😀
das
Unfortunately, I’m still speaking with a Swedish accent. However, I am learning about the new Transporter TV series, so that’s a good thing.
Oh, here it is:
http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/june-11-2008-bermuda-triangle-mystery-solved-more-of-a-trapezoid/
Todd also trounced Carl. 😉
das
Joe, I admit to being a bit busy lately, and though I’ve breezed over the Q&As, I really haven’t ‘studied’ them. So quick Transporter questions:
1. Since the movies were action flicks, how do you think they will translate on the small screen? What sort of ‘meat’ are you adding to them?
2. Isn’t there a chance that the whole package transport plot will grow old after a half dozen eps?
3. Since this is going to be on a premium cable channel, is it going to be all bouncy tits and slurpy penises like in the current run of cable shows? Or is it *just* going to be uber violent? Hmmm?! (You have to read those questions in the Church Lady voice. 😉 )
das
I said it back when Joe was in Tokyo the same time as the Caped Crusader… and now when people are searching for the Dark Knight they find their way to Joe’s blog… this just proves it…
Joe
is
BATMAN!!!!!
Hmmm…
wonder what that makes Carl???
wow, i didn’t realize julia benson was THAT popular
Carl must be the Boy Wonder, otherwise known as Robin.
Todd the Wraith, 242. ALL Das. 🙂
I admit I was hypnotized by that car vid!
And if you mentioned Joe Flanigan more often in your blog, people would be directed here more frequently when doing searches. I know I did a search yesterday and your site popped up because of one of the comments about casting Sheppard. But your site doesn’t usually show up. (I would know, because I do a search almost daily…)
Also, I kind of think us Joe F fans are a bit scared of your blog.
Whoooo Hoooooo!!!!!! I’m tied with Butterscotch Schnapps!!!!!! B
Sure enough, “January 13, 2010: Reclusive Raccoon Wins Powerball Lottery!” comes up for “raccoon lottery”.
Two questions for you, Joe:
1. Do you think the cancellation of Stargate has any bearing on ratings of other things on the Syfy channel. I would especially think canceling SGU would adversely affect Sanctuary.
2. Any suggestions on dining in Montréal, especially with a two year old? I recall m:brgr being mentioned in the past. Last time I remember eating at Arahova, what Greek places do you enjoy there?
I have a great idea for a story. Here goes:
Some people gather, things happen to them, they do some things, it’s all about the journey, there is no suspense in this story, they all die in the end except they’re not really dead, and there is a pug in it.
Brilliant, eh? I’m going to pitch it to the large dogs in doggy daycamp tomorrow and see if they’ll fund it.
my blog stats confuse me too, like why is the most popular post usually the one i did about the golden globes during the WGA strike from 2008?
Shoot Joe!! If I knew you were going to put up an All Star Hits List, I would have searched “Jason Momoa” a few hundred times to get him on your list. Could you give me a little advance warning next time?
Is this your blog or Julia Benson’s?
I must confess. I went looking for Carl’s name, and I started from the bottom of the list! 😀
Sixty six is not bad. I’m sorry I doubted him.
I agree with Deni. Wraith todd, todd wraith, todd the wraitb, stargate atlantis todd = DAS did it.
Now I’m stuck on church lady voices and bouncy tits and slurpy penii. What’s a slurpy penis? Now I’m thinking about frozen blue drinks of unnatural origin from 7-11.
Damn you all.
@ das – What did you say??!! Number 3. 😯 Holy Mary Mother of God!!! And I’m not even Catholic! 😳
Contrary to popular belief, I have no need to do a search for Todd. I know exactly where he is…
Isn’t that right, my poppet? *pulls out brush and gently strokes it through long white tangly hair*
😉
das
PS: Thanks Ponytail! I totally missed that Todd was named in the search 4 – FOUR! – times! That’s four times he bested Flanigan…AND Carl. 😈
das
Hi Joe,
I’ve been following your blog since the news of SGU cancellation to read about your Stargate Memories mostly and about news regarding the other projects you and some of the other writers are up to (I’m looking forward to see how “Transporter : The Serie” will turn out).
Quick question regarding SGU (and Stargate in general)
I know that in other sci-fi shows (like Star Trek) they usually have a Writer/Director guide made for the show but I can’t seem to find out any on ebay right now for Stargate.
1) Did Stargate had a similar guide ?
2) Any chance some of the staff might make it available on e-bay for us fans to buy it ? (or maybe sell it for charity).
3) Also, do you know which part of the set or props are gonna be destroyed and which are gonna be sold ? I don’t know if this is something that’s possible but I would really love to get my hand on a Kino as a souvenir 😀
Thanks by the way for the time you’re taking to respond to fans. You’re one of the few in the television world who seem to understand Web 2.0 doesn’t only mean putting more content available out there but it’s also about being able to have a more direct link with the fans.
Hi Joe! You mentioned that Heroes was turned into a two parter unexpectedly. I’m curious, since Heroes was so late in the season, did this bump another planned episode into the next season (if so, which one?), take the place of an episode (if so, what would it have been?), did we get an extra episode that season (Bonus!), etc? Thanks!
Heh heh I can’t stop giggling about “raccoon lottery”
And, big congrats to Mark Savela on the tie.
Hey, Sparrow! If you haven’t been to Mike’s site, thought you may be interested in this (maybe you, too, Joe) – be sure to check out the two pictures in my post:
http://www.multiverse.org/fora/showthread.php?t=23795
🙂
das
Does anybody know what the make/model is of the military back packs with the single sling?
Go Julia!
Coucou ça va bien?
Moi super 🙂 Waou vous travaillez avec beaucoup de français, vous allez pouvoir mieux parler la langue 😉 ..et peut être faire un séjour dans notre beau pays..!
Waou, vraiment impressionnante la video, c’est un très bon travail!
Ahaha j’adore le résultat du moteur de recherche..il y’en a qui sont pour le moins surprenant ! lol
Aller, gros bisou!
Anais
Hi
I eagerly searched through the list to see if one of the random search phrases I make up as a present for you was there…*pouts* they never are…will have to lift my game.
Well today’s my birthday…only woke up to one birthday tweet from my sis..had lunch at my parents (Mum started yelling at Dad 🙁 ..at least I didn’t have to work..I haven’t been on here heaps lately so didn’t say anything but I’d really love to hear from y’all.
Cheers, Chev
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_accent_syndrome
^
Maybe this is what they wanted?
Anyhow, you know who does really good (fairly realistic) car chases? Burn Notice.
Really enjoying the stunt vids Joe…my fave bit there was the massive semi trailer on half its wheels – OMG! Plus the precision driving criss-cross – too cool…awesome stuff Michel…if you do get a lift to work with him, pack extra underwear.
Cheers, Chev
Happy birthday Chev!
Yeah, that stunt reel is pretty great. My faves…
Flipping the Vespa (sounds dirty, doesn’t it?)
The last bit grabbing onto the cargo net
Two-wheeling the car into the house & parking it
As for the powerslide parallel parking, that’s not so hard to do. I’ve done it myself. Um, in Burnout Paradise. But I’m pretty sure that counts.
Yahhh une frenchie rejoind le casting!
http://www.ozap.com/actu/m6-delphine-chaneac-casting-serie-transporter/424124
happy 😉
hoo boy! After today’s blog conversation, I can’t wait to see what the next round of search terms is going to be!
Michel Julienne must have the most fun job in the world. How much math goes into figuring out how to crash cars?
Do you think I could get my sons to do their math homework by hyping the math/vehicle stunt coordinator link?
ONLY in New Zealand…
http://www.3news.co.nz/Man-falls-on-nipple-inflates-like-balloon-through-buttocks/tabid/367/articleID/212579/Default.aspx
das
If your stunt coordinator worked on a James Bond film, you’re obviously in good hands!
Regarding Michel Julienne, I think he is the son of the infamous Rémi Julienne. The guy performed all James Bond car stunts in the 80s and 90s (the car cut in 2 in A View to a Kill).
That family is very skilled and usually safe.
Congrats on Vancouver making it to the finals, that’s some fine shooting. If it couldn’t be the Penguins or Flyers then I’m glad it’s the Canucks.
Those car stunts made my undercarriage hurt. Cool stunts.
More q’s:
1. There was like ~50 people that went to Atlantis on the first mission, how many were there by the end? (i ask because they always had the entire city lit up)
2. What happened to the Sekkari? Did they finally start growing on their new world?
3. Did the “tower” (from ‘The Tower’) have an Ancient name? Also what was its function there, science outpost, weapons development, or was it a newly constructed city-ship that was abandoned before it was completely finished and allowed to fly away?
4. We know the Asgard has sublight-only ships 30,000 years ago and that they had interstellar hyperdrives at least 10,000 years ago, when exactely did they meet/alliancify with the ancients, did the ancients leave a presence in the milky way all those millions of years while in pegasus?
Thanks!
@Chev7 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
You can imagine me singing to you – no, don’t, stop, it’ll hurt your ears!
Joe,
That is hilarious! Carl looks pissed. I am laughing in the library and people are staring at me
Wooow, I’d give a lot for a practical training with a stunt coordinator and/or stuntmen doing such awesome stuff. Or you know, looking over their shoulders while they do their jobs =D. Really cool. I really wonder if some of the motorbike guys were injured, some of that stuff looks plain painful. Thank you for that video.
And I really laughed at the sucking pig search…. hahaha, still laughing…
Happy birthday Chev7!
Joe, why do you assume they were checking the marital status of Fondy and not you? Hmm?
Nor did you answer my question about you dating furries.
Can’t wait for the series. Seems exciting. Please though, if it has to have penises/penii? (lol Margaret), I don’t know what slurpy ones are, but please no.
For faster travel times, fork over about $190,000 for this, a flying car:
http://enlokam.blogspot.com/2010/12/transfugia-transition-flying-car.html
Hi Joe!
Can you give me a birthday shout-out? It’s been 3 years since I’ve started reading your blog! Thank you for your entertaining posts 🙂
-Sarah
Hi Joe I keep forgetting to ask did the Ori have Zpms?
Das…(cough)….my goodness, what have you been watching?
Bouncy tits and slurpy bits? Do tell. Definitely do tell.
We may be located at the bottom of Africa, but we have a big… (ahem) satellite dish and know how point it. 😀
Chev. Happy Birthday for yesterday. I think you are in Oz land, but I may be mistook. Ether way, may every day from now on be fantastic.
A final note, doesn’t everyone do powerslide parallel parking? It’s great, especially during a torrential downpour. 🙂
I agree with the above consensus that Das did ALL the Todd searches.
What did you do to Mr. Carl?
The car chases were cool! I’ve watched the Transporter movies before. I’ve always been intrigued that Frank calculates the weight of the car before he does a stunt. I especially love the revolving license plate!
Is Bam-Bam working on Transporter the series?
Storms are decimating the South and we have a round aimed at us tonight. Building a storm shelter may be on our “to do” list.
Some of those search names sound somewhat questionable as to why people would even need to type that.
So almost 3000 people typed in Batman to come to your blog Joe? I had no idea you were Batman lol
Okay, joking aside, some of those sound like random fans searching for info on their fav character/actor/actress, the huge amount of Julia Benson searches sounds rather erm, questionable.
Anyway, kinda suffering from Flu symptons here, horrible, headaches and a sore throat that wont go away, kinda sucks lol
Mac Users, don’t use MacDefender! http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20065881-248.html?tag=topTechContentWrap%3BeditorPicks
:LOL: @ Mark Savela Thanks Mark, I needed the laugh! 🙂
Heya Joe! *hugs Joe* I’m not an MS Excel wizard (anyone?), but if you dumped your stats into an Excel file, you could select all (with *mouse,* so as not to select 11 empty pages), and hit the Sort button at the top, for either ascending or descending Alpha order. There is a way to merge the totals, too, but I don’t remember it.
Glad to see the hits for Paul McGillion! 😀 ‘T’weren’t from me, but that made me smile, too. Hey… Pauly taped Patrick Gilmore’s latest installment of Laptop Chat, on YouTube. Another big grin. And Gilmore made him promise to join Twitter if the video gets 10,000 hits. That would be a big hoo-rah! for me. Paul is a classy, hunky guy. 😀
DAS!!! I’m still blushing!!! I think you better let Mr. Das buy that Albino wig after all, cuz grrrrl….! You got it bad. 🙂
Hi Carl! See what you came back just in time for? LOL. Please pop in and sass Joe and Alexander once in a while? We miss you around here. Hey, besides your Transporter script, what other projects are you working on?
Joe, we are hooked on Transporter here at home. Coincidentally, I watched them in reverse order, as they became available. Then I said, “Mom, come watch what Joe is up to.” Now we’re watching them in sequential order, and catching some of the gags repeated from the previous movie. [A surprise guest at the front door…] “What? I’m the cook!” :LOL:
Have to say though, it’s going to be strange seeing Transporter without Jason Statham in the lead role. He is so good! He’s perfectly qualified for the job, with killer martial arts skills, stunt work, and exhilarating stunt driving skills. And he’s got the chops to play an iceman with both a heart and a conscience.
The other thing is it will seem odd for the Transporter to have an assistant. Frank Martin is an ex-military, special forces guy. They’re trained to get in & get out with surgical accuracy. They don’t need anybody but themselves. That makes Frank a perfect loner, right? The drama and conflict come from Frank’s interaction with people. If you put a layer of insulation, an assistant, between Martin & the unstable people he deals with, you water down the drama & conflict. The pivotal plot points in the movies come when Frank is forced to break one of his Rules, which are always necessitated by his interaction with people.
Just a thought, anyway. I miss everybody! It’s been a crazy spring here, and a happy/sad event watching the close of the Stargate franchise. Hugs to all…
~Lise
@chevron7,,,,Happy Birthday !!!
,Those car stunts are amazing, How many cameras will they have to set up to catch all that action? cool..
Give Carl some chocolates and macarons, maybe will help cheer him up, and I will go do some searches for him to help his count…make it like a Binder nation.
@ chevron7 – Happy!!! Birthday!!! Hope your day turns out great!
@das: Whah?….
@Chevron7: Happy Birthday!
@Joe: the “raccoon lottery” comes from the title of a previous blog – January 13, 2010: Reclusive Raccoon Wins Powerball Lottery! January 13, 2010 by josephmallozzi and possibly this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ByW1aEs7FI
@das: nice picture on MM’s blog. I haven’t been there in a while. See! See! Nuada = Elric! at least appearance-wise!
Joe, with production in France, does this mean that maybe you’ll take your foodie vaca in Paris this year?
das
While I loved Chris Vance in “Mental” I would have really loved to see Jason Stratham be the lead in the Transporter series.
1. Was there any attempt made to secure him for the role?
2. Will the series be available on Itunes?
3. Do you think if it does well the next season will the more episodes (20)?
Now for the Stargate questions:
Disclaimer: I’m a huge Sam/Jack shipper
1. Was there any attempt to “ship” Cam and Sam together? (I’ve heard there was supposed to be a kiss in “Ripple Effect” between them and you nixed it plus the cookies and kiss in AoT)
2. Why didn’t Jack get got at least a mention in “Unending”? (he was the star of the show for 8 years and Daniel’s, T’s and Sam’s best friend)
3. Why wasn’t Sam/Jack confirmed in “Continuum”?
please be sincere:
4. Do you think Sam/Jack would have been confirmed in the 3rd movie or ever?
Joe, can you tell us, how many shuttles were on the Destiny originally? There were two of them when the crew arrived, but there is a third landing area, which is empty.
To clarify…
I have not seen any of the HBO productions to which I refer…I’m just going by what the guys on another forum say about said programs…and naughty bits…and sound effects.
das
Hi,
Q: After using Tretonin for so many years, did Teal’c became weaker? Because in SG-A i really didn’t believe he couldn’t take down Ronon.
A story in the paper in Australia
http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/american-archaeologists-discover-17-buried-pyramids-in-egypt/comments-e6frfq80-1226063109487
Please refer to comments 17, 23,25 and 26
Stargate fans can always be trusted to take any opportunity presented.
June 2, 2011: Perhaps the “racoon lottery” search turned up “raccadillo” instead? Or was that on an older incarnation of this blog?
“I guess I’m curious what the “Bermuda Trapezoid” is. Sounds like an idea for an episode of… something.”
The Bermuda Trapezoid was featured in an old Disney “Talespin” episode. I am both proud and ashamed that I know this….