Monster like to rate sekwels on what me call de Sliding Celebrity Sibling Scale. It start at Clint Howard and go all de way up to Mark Wahlberg. Given how much me enjoy first Iron Man, me expect Iron Man 2 to be a real Stephen Baldwin. But it surpass monster's expektations and, initially, me…
April 14, 2013: Weekend highlights!
So how was your weekend? What did you do? Something exciting no doubt. Do tell! It was a quiet two days on my home front. I finished reading three books, started watching the second season of Boardwalk Empire, worked on the new pilot outline, almost sold my car, attended a French bulldog meet-up, and added…
April 13, 2013: Scariest Endings!
Akemi has decided she wants to invite some friends over for a movie night next week and asked me to recommend a good horror film. I thought about it and realized that my favorites, the ones that left a lasting, unsettling, impression, always did two things well: they built to a horrifying climax and then…
April 12, 2013: Insight in SGA’s Quarantine! News of Note!
Let's kick things off with a little something from a far flung prep week on Stargate: Atlantis's Quarantine... Remember the scene? We require a steel for throwing, a tempered glass for breaking. The existing wall has to be re-finished so that it looks convincing on camera and, of course, we need to add the climbing…
April 11, 2013: Sculpting the perfect script!
Someone, I don't remember who, once likened the writing process to the work of a sculpter. In this view, the writer isn't so much creating as attempting to free their vision imprisoned within. Somewhere in that hunk of stone, or deep inside the mind of the writer, exists the perfect version of what has been…
April 10, 2013: I have this friend…
I suspect that someone I know may have a drug dependency issue. I can't say for certain because I can't really talk to her about it. Confronting her with my suspicions won't do any good because she just wouldn't understand. In the fourteen years I've known her, she's been obstinate, set in her ways, and…
April 9, 2013: A trip through time…
I'm working my way, backwards, through this blog - seeking out, copying, and pasting passages I'm thinking of using for an upcoming project. The experience has proven a little surreal, like traveling back in time. Unlike a photograph that captures an instant for future reflection, these 2358 entries, one for every day since I started…
April 8, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Super Capers!
If nothing else, Super Capers prove dat absolutely anyone can make a movie. You not need to have a good idea or a good skript or good direktor or good aktors. Just two million dollars and you too can take creative equivalent of a big, cheesy dump onscreen. Some movies me have reviewed left monster…
April 7, 2013: Foodly Matters! And a Supermovie of the Week Club reminder!
The other night, Akemi and I checked out one of the buzziest Taiwanese restaurants in Vancouver, the well-reviewed, foodie favorite: Kalvin's Szechuan Restaurant. Akemi has a couple of Taiwanese friends who swear by the place and so, more than a little intrigued, we headed out to Victoria Street to see (and taste) for ourselves. The…
April 6, 2013: Design your own Destiny! Let the Resurgence Art Department package be your guide!
In advance of my official Days of Stargate Universe Past trip down memory, how about a little something to whet your appetite? Ah, this takes me back! The Resurgence Art Department package accompanied by visuals from various points in Stargate: Universe's two-year run... The Gate Room... The control interface room... The apple core... In his…
April 5, 2013: Nebula Awards Showcase 2013!
I know a guy who knows a gal who knows someone (another guy? another gal? a super-intelligent chimp?) who knows a gal who got me an advance copy of... Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 edited by Catherine Asaro The book includes Nebula winners in the categories of Best Short Story, Best Novelette, Best Novella, Best Novel, the…
April 4, 2013: Akemi-isms! Okay, here’s the plan!
"I'd love to be a judge on this episode of Iron Chef,"said Akemi. "The secret ingredient is heroin." "Heroin?"I asked. And here I'd thought they couldn't get any more surprising than "battle scotch". "Heroin,"she repeated. And then enunciating just to be sure: "He-ro-in." Hunh. You think you know a person... "The fish,"she added. "Like aji."…
April 3, 2013: My gals! News of Note! Mailbag!
Check out what I picked up today at The Comic Shop today. It's the latest addition to my collection of supervillain statues. Magneto, Master of Magnetism! When Akemi asked me what I bought, I told her it was her early birthday present (two weeks away!). Unbeknownst to her (in the unlikely event she doesn't read this blog),…
April 2, 2013: From guest stars to recurring favorites! My Top 10! And 1 for good luck!
Television, like life, is just full of surprises. Shows you expect to be huge hits tank while apparent duds become breakout hits. Seemingly average episodes on the page magically come together onscreen while guest characters envisioned for a single episode appearance will pop, surpassing all expectations to develop into fan - if not writer -…
April 1, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Kick-Ass! Goa’uld-related news!
Dis film be filled wit violence, torture, and a little girl charakter more potty-mouthed den Grover dat time he developed "chemikal burns" on his blueberries after jacuzzi party wit Madonna. It be a terruble, TERRUBLE movie for kids. But a super, FANTASTIK movie for monster. Me loved it! Kick Ass ask de qwestion: What if?…