2017 was a banner reading year for me. I read anywhere and everywhere: on set, in bed, at red lights. All told, I blazed through a staggering 265 titles on the year covering a wide variety of genres (science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, thrillers, crime, non-fiction, and general fiction). Over half of those were 2017…
December 30, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 Awards – Part 3!
Concluding our Dark Matter Season 3 Awards with recognition of our amazing main cast and their performances big and small... MELISSA O'NEIL (TWO) BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE It's hard to believe Dark Matter was Melissa O'Neil's first t.v. role, even more surprising if you'd actually seen her amazing audition for TWO. From the moment I watched…
December 29, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 Awards – Part 2!
Continuing our Dark Matter Season 3 Awards, we move on to the category of Best Supporting Performance By A Recurring Actor in Dark Matter's Third Season... JEFF TERAVAINEN (LT. JOHN ANDERS) Jeff's role on Dark Matter really blossomed over the show's three year run. Had we done a fourth season, it would have expanded even…
December 28, 2017: The Dark Matter Season 3 Awards – Part 1!
Dark Matter's season 3 finale marked the 279th episode of original scripted television I produced for the syfy Channel. That's 279 television hours over 13 years, 4 different shows, and 15 seasons! And, in recognition of our longstanding working relationship, syfy treated me, my show, and its fans like a family... . * * Yes,…
December 27, 2017: Best Comic Book Covers of the Week!
My favorites... Spiderman #793 (cover by Alex Ross) Black Panther: Long Live the King #2 (cover art by André Lima Araújo) Captain Marvel #127 (cover art by Phil Noto) Doomsday Clock #2 (cover art by Brad Anderson and Gary Frank) Fantomah #4 (cover art by Djibril Morissette-Phan) Gasolina #4 (cover art by Mat Lopes and…
December 26, 2017: Victory as sweet as a double chocolate mocha!
Feast your eyes! Aint it glorious? The Snow Monkeys are 2017 League of Accommodations fantasy football champions. Final score... In all fairness, it's all thanks to Todd Gurley and the Carolina Panthers D truly stepped up for my Monkeys. Ah, victory tastes as sweet as a double chocolate mocha! So, I'm blazing through my final…
December 25, 2017: Let’s all rejoice for tis the season!
And by all, I mean everyone regardless of political, gaming, or religious affiliation. And by rejoice I mean celebrate. And by season, I mean my fantasy football League of Accommodation's post-season playoffs that culminated yesterday in a win for my Snow Monkeys, thus allowing them to secure their first championship since 2011. Okay, technically, it's…
December 24, 2017: Classic SF Authors Who Shaped My Imagination!
I grew up a voracious reader. In elementary school, I shared my classmates' love for comic books - but, unlike my fellow classmates, I also had a passion for science fiction. It was a habit my mother fed, often surprising me with the books I would read through the summer months. From early July to…
December 23, 2017: The Ten Types of Writers You’ll Find in a Writers’ Room!
THE BIG IDEA-ER: This individual comes into the room with a vision, a big idea, sometimes a single visual, occasionally a cool plot twist, and will move heaven and earth to see it realized. In the hands of a pro, it will all come together in glorious fashion, but a lesser writer will drag the…
Best Books I Read In 2017 That Weren’t Published in 2017!
In advance of my BIG Best Books of 2017 blog post, I give you the Best Books I Read In 2017 That Weren't Published in 2017! Memory of Water by Emmi Itaranta Global warming has changed the world's geography and its politics. Wars are waged over water, and China rules Europe, including the Scandinavian Union,…
December 21, 2017: Montreal-bound!
Ta-da! Just in time for Christmas. The perfect stocking stuffer! Who could resister their very own Bathing Suji t-shirt? The first in what I suspect will be a long line of Suji-related merchandise - including the pins and lapels Akemi has designed and special-ordered for an early January delivery. Yep, as I've said before, if…
December 20, 2017: Best Comic Book Covers of the Week!
My favorites... Luke Cage #168 (cover art by Rahzzah) Another week, another Rahzzah cover. This one gives me a real creepy Descent vibe. Old Man Logan #32 (cover art by Mike Deodato Jr.) Logan braves a rain of streaking metal weaponry. I feel we're taking in the cover upside-down. The Shadow #5 (cover art by…
December 19, 2017: That Dark Matter Dark Timeline Revealed!
Back in 2012, I went out with a well-developed plan for a space opera, one with a beginning, middle and end to every storyline and character arc, answers to every question. It was to be a self-contained and satisfying narrative. But after the show was green lit and we went into production, those plans changed…
December 18, 2017: The Dark Timeline revealed? Some clues!
Well, this sums it up nicely. Compliments of the gang at River's Reavers, a group of Firefly Online gamers looking to recruit crew for job's that need to get done. Thanks to Erika for bringing it my attention. So, back when I did my last twitter Q&A, #DarkGate round 2 for the international fans, I made…
December 17, 2017: My Snow Monkeys are headed to the league championship!
It's not quite a final, but up 65+ points with only one player to play against, we can give my Snow Monkeys the W and stamp their ticket to the big dance. Next week, it's the championship game and my Snow Monkeys have opened as slight 3 point favorites. And with a starting lineup like…