Stargate: Atlantis premiered ten years ago today. I'm celebrating with a look back at my Top 10 favorite SGA memories. In no particular order... #10. RODNEY MAKES THE CUT. BUT JUST BARELY! Production on the new Stargate spinoff was fast-approaching, but we were scrambling to cast one crucial role: the part of the intrepid, dedicated…
July 15, 2014: News of Note!
I knew it! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/greenpolitics/10965887/People-who-claim-to-worry-about-climate-change-use-more-electricity.html http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/07/15/thor-is-now-woman/ On the one hand, it makes a hell of a lot more sense than Thor Girl. On the other, I'm sure hugely disappointing for fans of the existing incarnation. Making Cheesesteaks with Joe. God Bless America! Glassholes abound: http://nypost.com/2014/07/14/is-google-glass-cool-or-just-plain-creepy/ Three hanky alert! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/14/dog-last-day-robyn-arouty_n_5585074.html?1405362504&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063 Today's entry is dedicated to blog regular gforce.
July 14, 2014: Mailbag! And Grey Poupon!
Hey, it's been a while since I've done one of these! Time to answer your hard-hitting questions... Airelle writes: "What did you do with all the blueberries??" Answer: I set aside a containerful for my houseguests, then froze the rest. I'll use them in my breakfast shakes. Tam Dixon writes: "That picture with Lulu &…
July 13, 2014: The weekend highlights!
Food Truck Alley at the Kitsilano Day Festival. The French have foie gras, Americans have hot dogs, and we Canadians have the the beavertail. Working the takoyaki stand. This would have been my summer job had my show not been green lit. An obviously inebriated Grimace is escorted off the premises. Akemi: "I don't like…
July 12, 2014: News of Note!
As we head into the World Cup Final, news you need to know: The World Cup Flopping Rankings! http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-world-rankings-of-flopping-1403660175 And this: http://screamer.deadspin.com/the-world-cups-third-place-game-is-a-goddamned-disgrace-1603619746 Uh oh. Blogger fined for writing negative review: http://eater.com/archives/2014/07/11/food-blogger-fined-3400-for-writing-negative-restaurant-review.php. All I've got to say is you better LOVE my new show when it airs next summer. I'm extremely litigious! 🙂 Reboot Fever! Catch it! Via…
July 11, 2014: 4 down! 8 to go!
Our writers' room wrapped up its first week by knocking completing its fourth story in as many days: tease, five acts, and, because you demanded it (and, frankly, I recall how much you wanted them back in the Atlantis days), a tag. I'm very happy with the first five episodes. As one nameless writer (let's…
July 10, 2014: This year’s Emmy nominations are out! Forget the series and acting awards. What’s in the running for Best Commercial?
Well, I'm glad you asked - and yes, it IS a category. The nominees are: Apple - "Misunderstood" Budweiser - "Heroes Welcome" Budweiser - "Puppy Love" General Electric - "Childlike Imagination" Nike - "Possibilities" So, which one are you voting for?
July 9, 2014: 2 down! 10 to go!
Whew! Despite the pessimism of one nameless writer, we managed to finish breaking our second story in as many days, setting a torrid pace that should see us hit the mid-season(ish) mark by week's end. Could we actually have all 13 of our stories by end of next week?! Not a chance. That opening three-parter…
July 8, 2014: And so it begins! Pitching, spinning, breaking, and snacking on familiar ground!
Well, this takes me back. On Monday, we kicked off the writers' room for my new scifi series. Even though the show will be produced in Toronto, most (if not all) of the pitching, spinning, breaking, outlining, writing, and rewriting will be done here in Vancouver. And I couldn't think of a better place for…
July 7, 2014: Our Book of the Month Club reconvenes! Let’s discuss White Fire!
This book is the equivalent of that lamb kebab I ate one hot summer back when I was living in Montreal. Like the Pendergast series to date, I quite enjoyed Indian food - until that wretched kebab. It was bad. So bad that I couldn't eat Indian food against for years. And, I suspect, it'll…
July 6, 2014: Our Star Trek TOS rewatch continues with…Miri!
Cookie Monster and I continue our review of the original Star Trek series... Me: I remember this one being a lot creepier when I was a kid, like that movie Phantasm and clowns in general. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Yeoman Rand, and a couple of redshirts beam down to a planet with an Earth-like atmosphere -…
July 5, 2014: Our Star Trek TOS re-watch continues with…What Are Little Girls Made Of?
Welcome back to our Star Trek: The Original Series re-watch with your hosts: Me and Cookie Monster... Me: The Enterprise is enroute to planet Exo-III to check on the health and welfare of researcher Dr. Roger Korby who hasn't been heard from in five years. Roger's fiancee, Nurse Chapel, is on the bridge, hopeful that…
July 4, 2014: Our Star Trek: TOS continues with…Mudd’s Women!
Continuing our Star Trek TOS rewatch! Come on, who's watching along with me and Cookie Monster? Me: Hunh. I remember this being a seminal episode back when I was a kid but, unlike, say, The Enemy Within, it fared much, much worse on rewatch. Silliness aside, I wasn't at all sure what the hell was…
July 3, 2014: The series theme!
I was in a bookstore in Montreal, browsing for some suggested reads for my sister, when a song started to play over the P.A. system. It was a great tune, very catchy, but my attempts to Shazam and identify it proved futile, so I flagged down one of the floor staff and asked if she…
July 2, 2014: Pizza Paaaaarty! Pizza Paaaaaarty!
Last night, we capped off our Canada Day festivities at one of Akemi's favorite pizza places in Vancouver...Chez Rob! The top-notch ingredients and genuine pizza oven yielded some superior pizzas. The ambiance was great as was the service. Terrific value too (considering all it cost me was the gas for the drive over)! I highly…