Many not know dis but Monster on short list to replace Simon Cowl on Amerikan Idol. Deal almost closed (with jenerous chocolate chippee dressing room rider) when show hire Cookie's bitter enemy = Jennifer Lopez! Me and JLo be feuding since Monster walk off set of Gigli (me fired after complain JLo too rough during…
January 16, 2012: Batgirl Rising!
By day, she's a student, struggling to settle into college life at Gotham U. By night, she's a costumed heroine, fighting crime, battling supervillains, and carrying on the name of Batgirl. But there are those who aren't exactly pleased with Stephanie Brown's decision to don the cape and cowl. The former Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, has…
January 15, 2012: Another football Sunday! Mailbag!
Well, another underwhelming weekend of football comes to a close. Exciting 49ers/Saints game aside, it was a mighty grim two days. With the exception of the Ravens, every team I was rooting for lost. If Baltimore gets bounced next weekend, I won't feel at all bad about missing the Superbowl while I'm in Tokyo. Anyway,…
January 14, 2012: Dim Sum! Maximus! Mailbag!
I got a request for more Akemi pictures (from Akemi's mom) so here we go - snapped today while we were having dim sum at THE best place for dim sum in Vancouver = Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant on No. 3 Road in Richmond. A great selection of items, all listed with accompanying photos, in…
January 13, 2012: Golden Boy Martin Gero wants to hear from YOU!
Yes, it's true! After too long an absence, fan favorite and culinary wingman Martin Gero makes his return to this blog to field YOUR (and a couple of my) questions. What the hell has he been up to since Stargate: Atlantis ended it's run? Find out! Ask him about his time on Stargate, his HBO…
January 12, 2012: This Blog
"What are you talking about? You can't stop. You have to continue until you die!" - Akemi on the subject of my blog. Well, in all fairness I'm not aware of any contractual obligation that requires me to continue blogging. Strange to think that when I started this blog, back in November of 2006, it…
January 11, 2012: Dark Matter #1 hits the shelves!
The first issue of my SF comic book series, Dark Matter, hit the shelves today! But you already knew that. I chat about the series with We Love Cult's Jason Tabrys: http://popculturezoo.com/2012/01/observing-dark-matter-1-with-joe-mallozzi/ Over at Pop Culture Zoo, I talk about the first issue with Joseph Dilworth: http://popculturezoo.com/2012/01/observing-dark-matter-1-with-joe-mallozzi/ Some reviews of the first issue: Advance Review: DARK MATTER…
January 10, 2012: Hot new diet plan! One day to Dark Matter #1! Cookie Monster pissed!
You never fully appreciate what a crucial role the sense of smell plays in the tasting process - until its compromised and everything you eat tastes like my aunt's half-the-sugar cookies. This became clear to me yesterday, two days into my killer cold, when I went out for Italian and: a) didn't have a second…
January 9, 2012: The Superfilm of the Week Club! Superman and the Mole Men! Cookie Monster Review!
Cookie Monster come down with flu - or maybe bug picked up from Grover jacuzzi party - and not feeling one hunerd persent so sorry if dis review make less sense den movie. Monster very sick. Last night, me toss and turn and have terrible fever dream. Turn out not dream but memories of dis…
January 8, 2012: Another project! Football Sunday!
Tomorrow, I start work on that feature script I really should have written a year ago. What stopped me? Well, for one, the fact that the life of a feature writer never held much appeal to me. Given the choice, I'd rather be working in television, producing my own episodes or running my own shows…
January 7, 2012: What I did today!
Besides watch NFL football playoff action of course. After watching an episode of Top Chef last night, I was in a braising mood this morning. I went to the butcher, figuring I'd pick up a pork shoulder when counter man, Spencer, directed me to the fresh, milk-fed goat they'd just got in. Capretto! My mother…
January 6, 2012: Evil Testicle! Shanks T.O.-bound and Golden Boy Martin Gero does it again! I talk Dark Matter with Steve Eramo! Talking business with Ivon!
"Talented people is always crazy so don't worry." - Akemi, today on the subject of yours truly. The other week, Akemi called me an "evil testicle". I assumed this was the literal translation of some Japanese diss but it turned out she was simply repeating an insult I'd once hurled at someone. Or so she…
January 5, 2012: Countdown to Dark Matter! Pick my next show! And NFL playoff fantasy line-up!
Check it out! The advance solicitations for Dark Matter issues #1-4, complete with covers (art by Garry Brown, colors by Ryan Hill) and non-spoilerific teasers. DARK MATTER #1 Joseph Mallozzi (W), Paul Mullie (W), Garry Brown (A/Cover), and Ryan Hill (C) A derelict ship floats in space, its troubled crew awakened from stasis with no…
January 4, 2012: Graphic Novel Day! Dark Matter Mailbag! A Pet Peeve!
Wednesday is Comic Book Day and, occasionally, Graphic Novel Day as well, depending on my mood. This afternoon, for instance, I was in the mood for a little diversity so, in addition to the latest issues of the ongoing titles I'm currently following (Uncanny X-Force, Detective Comics, Red Lanterns, Aquaman, Thunderbolts, The Punisher, and Penguin:…
January 3, 2012: The doggy dilemma! Dark Matter!
antisocialbutterflie writes: "I have garnered a lot of respect for you and your rallying behind Maximus for a while. There’s a strength of character and obvious loyalty for the things you care about that lures me back more than any amusement you provide. I now find myself in a similar situation and my understanding of…