On the heels of some disappointing/underwhelming/unfortunate/painful dining experiences, I've done much of my eating at home of late. The other day, however, I did end up venturing out to grab a sandwich at Meat & Bread in Gastown, and a dessert or two (or three...or four...okay, more like five) at Cadeaux Bakery. I hear that…
June 14, 2012: Familiar territory! Days of Stargate Past, Atlantis! Hot Zone! Sanctuary!
The other day, I was back in familiar territory, at The Bridge Studios, the former home of Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, and Stargate: Universe, present home of Once Upon A Time, and Brightlight Pictures the company producing the SF miniseries Paul and I are writing. I dropped by to get notes on the script, toss…
June 13, 2012: Dark Matter at Comic Con! Save Lennox the dog! Days of Stargate Past, Atlantis! The Eye and The Defiant One! Vote on our favorite Stargate mid-season two-parter for a chance to win!
It looks like I will be in San Diego for Comic Con, signing copies of my SF comic book series, Dark Matter, at the Dark Horse booth (conveniently located steps away from where former Stargate scribe Remi Aubuchon will be overseeing the action at the Falling Skies booth). I'll have the space for about an hour…
June 12, 2012: Pirates! Days of Stargate Past – Atlantis! Home and The Storm! Pick your favorite Stargate mid-season two-parter and WIN!
You know you're in a skeevy neighborhood when a grown man tries to sell you six of his hand-drawn pirate pictures for five dollars. I had parked the car around the corner from Akemi's language school and was hanging around out front, waiting for her class to finish, when I was approached by a fellow…
June 11, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Batman Forever!
Batman Forever. Well, at almost two hours running time, it sure feel dat way. After box office suckcess of first two Batman movies, studio reward Tim Burton by replacing him as direktor and changing tone of franchise to make it less dark and more kid friendly. Result is movie about as stoopid as Batman Returns…
June 10, 2012: Misery! Comic Con! Days of Stargate Past – Atlantis! Poisoning the Well and Underground!
Last night, Akemi and I watched Misery. It was her first time, my...what is it now...twelfth? It's my favorite Stephen King movie and last night's screening further cemented it as one of my top ten favorite films of all time. Brilliant performances, a tightly plotted script, and some of the most excruciatingly suspenseful sequences ever…
June 9, 2012: Dark Matter! Comic Con! Days of Stargate Past – Stargate: Atlantis! Suspicion and Childhood’s End!
So, the plan is to head down to San Diego for Comic Con in early July and do a signing for my comic book series, Dark Matter. Of course, I suspect that more than a few individuals will show up to chat Stargate so, in addition to giving away copies of Dark Matter, I've been thinking…
June 8, 2012: Dim Sum and Donuts and more Stargate: Atlantis memories!
Today, I met up with former Stargate creator/producer/director/writer Robert Cooper and former Stargate special features producer Ivon Bartok for an afternoon of dim sum and donuts. Over the course of our culinary conference, we discussed past productions, pending projects, and even pitched out plans for a few potential programming possibilities. We also ate. A lot.…
June 7, 2012: Day of Stargate Past – Atlantis, Rising I and II
Whew! Done! For now anyway. Today, Paul and I delivered the first draft of our SF miniseries. The robust 204 page script is now with the studio - and, more importantly, in the hands of director Steve Barron who will be working his magic sometime in July. Despite its four hour event status, it moves…
June 6, 2012: Days of Stargate Past…Atlantis
Last year, I took us all on a trip down memory lane as I reflected back (and attempted to recall what details I could of) my seven seasons on Stargate: SG-1. Our journey began here (April 24, 2011: Days of Stargate Past – SG-1 Season Four!) and ended here (November 9, 2011: Ending my SG-1 trip down…
June 5, 2012: Bad dining karma!
I believe the food gods are trying to tell me something. Lately, my dinner outings have varied from middling to highly disappointing. Several of my formerly dependable favorites have failed me. Still, I held out hope that some of my old standbys would come through and deliver the positive dining experience I desperately needed. And…
June 4, 2012: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews The Shadow!
Who knows what evil lurk in de hearts of men? De Shadow knows! How he know? Search monster. Me having hard enough time trying to make sense of dis movie. De Shadow remind monster of De Rocketeer. Both great-looking period movies with terrifik costumes and set dezign. But while Rocketeer skript flat and simple ,…
June 3, 2012: News of note!
Had dinner last night with Steve Barron who is in town to direct the miniseries Paul and I are writing. Among the projects Steve has in the works is this intriguing hopefully-soon-to-be-series called Slingers: Thoughts? Some news of note: Enjoy your swim! Swimming Pools Are Public Toilet Bowls for Many: Survey | Healthy ... The…
June 2, 2012: Lifely Updates! The miniseries, the horror script, travel plans torpedoed, selling my car, Akemi’s corn soup, Jelly, and The Shadow!
Having finished a rough first draft of our four hour, sixteen act near-future miniseries, I've moved on to reading and reviewing Paul's work on Part I (a robust 108 pages. I have to admit, he's done a might fine job on the rewrite, pulling everything together into a nice, tight, suspense-filled seat-of-your-pants narrative. I have…
June 1, 2012: We hit EAT! Vancouver! And then Eat! Vancouver hits us back and takes my wallet.
Today, Akemi and I met up with our friend Sheryl (and her boyfriend West) to check out the first day of the EAT! Vancouver festival, described as "the only consumer food, beverage and cooking festival in Vancouver" and "the ultimate Food Expo". These two facts together make me very, very sad. I'm not saying it…