My oven is broken. "Again?"I can imagine you asking. Or: "Wait a minute. I've already read this blog entry!" Actually, my oven is STILL broken. It's been inoperable for about a week now because, apparently, that's how long it takes the average Vancouver Maytag repairman to clear his busy schedule. One week. Can you imagine…
February 27, 2013: When was the last time we did a Mailbag?
It's been a while since I've done one of these. Let's answer some questions... for the love of Beckett writes: "How did you like “Cabinet of Curiosities?” Answer: I liked it but not as much as either Still Life With Crows, Relic, or Reliquary. Pendergast is a terrific character and I wanted to learn more…
February 26, 2013: Gearing up? Days of Stargate Atlantis Past continues! Enemy at the Gate!
Look familiar? Well, it should. This is the massive VFX Stage at The Bridge Studios that once housed sections of Atlantis, the village set, various hive ships, and the Daedalus/Apollo/Odyssey/Korolev. Yesterday, Paul and I were joined by an old friend, former Stargate Producer/Production Manager John G. Lenic as we took a trip down memory lane,…
February 25, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Hellboy II: The Golden Army!
Monster pleasantly surprised by first Hellboy so, of course, me expeckt less of de same from de sekwel becuz, after all, it be a sewkwel. Remember Hangover II? Blues Brothers 2000? Citizen Kane II: The Quickening? But Hellboy II: The Golden Army out-surprise de first Hellboy. It a movie wit even more heart, even more…
February 24, 2013: My review of dinner at Steve and Jodi’s!
Last night, Akemi and I attended a dinner hosted by our friends Steve and Jodi, a home cooked meal inspired by Steve's Hungarian roots. So, how did he do? Here's my review: We arrived to find Steve hard at work, slaving over a hot stove. There were a number of different dishes in play but…
February 23, 2013: Progress report and news of note!
The first, rough pass of my new pilot is complete. And, as expected, it's a little long, even by cable script standards. It presently sits at 65 robust pages but I'm sure I can get it down to a respectable 62(ish) by week's end. Normally, I just send it my writing partner's way and have…
February 22, 2013: Progress report! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past continues with…Vegas!
Huzzah! A big 13 page writing day now puts me on P. 51 of my new pilot. And, potentially, a little too long. My ballpark breakdown has been pretty spot-on so far and, if my powers of prognostication hold true, the rough first draft is going to clock in at a robust 64 pages. I…
February 21, 2013: Bubba, business, and books!
No wonder Bubba was having trouble chewing. He went in for his dental today and ended up having seven teeth removed! Him and Jelly now have roughly a half dozen teeth between them. I'm going to suggest Akemi start chewing their dog food for them like a mother bird. Well, he's all hopped up on…
February 20, 2013: Seriously? Seriously? Yeah, apparently so!
Well, that's just fine. Great. Just great. On the one hand, I hit the 26 page mark of my script (At this rate, I should have a solid first draft by next week!). On the other hand, my oven is broken. Okay, to be fair, it's not totally broken. The clock still works and it…
February 19, 2013: Days of Stargate Atlantis Past Continues! Identity!
So, while Akemi's been busy making outfits for the dogs (see above), I've been busy working on that female protagonist-driven drama series I mentioned the other week. My research is almost complete. I've hammered out a solid outline, and I started writing the script yesterday. So far, so good. But before I can declare smoooooth…
February 18, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Hancock!
Monster not professional writer so not in position to offer advice to whoever wrote dis movie, but me can't help but feel it obviously a bad idea to change direktion and tone of a skript one hour into its 90 minute running time. Which be de case wit Hancock. We introduced to our anti-hero, Hancock.…
February 17, 2013: The Hot Chocolate Festival Wrap-up! And the Winners are…!
Akemi and I tried to make the most of the last few days of the Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival by checking out some of the more intriguing offerings we had yet to sample...Canadian Classic: 100% pure hazelnut with 38% milk chocolate served with four pieces of artisan chocolate.At: Schokolade 2263 East Hastings Street, Vancouverhttp://www.schokoladecafe.com/Sweeter than most of…
February 16, 2013: Beta 5’s Valentine Dessert Tasting!
Last night, Akemi and I attended a Valentine Dessert Tasting at Beta 5, Vancouver's premiere chocolate (and cream puff!) shop. I know, I know. It was actually the day after Valentine's Day - but we were out for dinner the previous night and would have had to cut it kind of tight. And so, instead,…
February 15, 2013: The (slow) Progress Report! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past! Infection!
A surprisingly productive day. The network notes on our first draft of the scifi pilot were minimal. We'll take the weekend to address them and turn around the next draft (really, what amounts to a polish) by early next week after which it'll "go wide". Also got an update from our business partner on those…
February 14, 2013: Happy Valentine’s Day! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past Continues with Brain Storm!
I celebrated today by going out for dim sum with my buddies Rob and Ivon, and then hopping on a twenty minute "project update" phone call with our business partner, Jay, in Toronto. Yeah, I'm a hopeless romantic. Tonight, I look forward to an enchanting evening with my gal, one that will be highlighted by…