https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1289203019544846336 I mean, I'm a pretty adventurous eater but I would probably draw the line here. Things still simmering away on the projects front. Positive baby steps with my sci-fi series, TimEscape, which is currently in network hands while another time travel-themed series overview was delivered to a different broadcaster. Finally finished up and delivered…
July 30, 2020: Blog #5030
This is it! Last day to leave a comment in my July 28th blog entry for a chance to win a zoom chat with yours truly and two other blog readers. The three randomly selected winners will be announced in tomorrow's blog entry! Getting a lot of push back on this one. What say you?…
July 29, 2020: It takes me three times as long to come up with a blog entry title as it does to write the actual damn entry!
Akemi: How do people get superpowers? Do they inherit them from their parents? Me: Usually, superpowers are the result of an accident. Akemi: So, more clumsy people are superheroes? Me: I...guess so. https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1288475203757117443 Start your kid's day off right. This cereal will give them the energy they need to power through to recess! Yesterday's film-themed…
July 28, 2020: Who’s up for a little zoom chat?
Who's up for a little zoom chat with yours truly? If you're interested, just leave a comment in to today's blog entry. Friday, I will choose 3 lucky to take part in a group chat where we can discuss everything from Dark Matter and Stargate to pepper preferences and my pug, Suji's bathroom habits. The…
Happy 23, SG-1! What else you got for us? Well, I’m glad you asked…
12 years. 14 seasons. Almost 350 episodes. And this was probably the best thing I ever wrote for the franchise. Lyrics and vocals by yours truly and Paul Mullie, with an assist by the lovely Peter DeLuise. It's hard to believe that it was 23 years ago today that SG-1 first graced our screens. 23…
July 26, 2020: Suji Sunday!
No sleeping in for this girl. She is up at 6:30 a.m. every morning and will make sure YOU get up to so that she can have her breakfast and morning walk. Relaxing after her daily double walk. The call her "The Cleaner". She does this thing now where she hangs around the strawberry plant…
That Original Dark Matter Ending – Dark Timeline Edition!
When I originally pitched Dark Matter, I had an ending in mind for the show, and for each of our main characters. But as we rolled into production and the series started to take form, I ultimately decided to abandon it for something...different. I had completely forgotten about that original, bittersweet ending until I recently…
Putting together that show bible and/or pitch!
Blog regular Shawn Parrish asks: "What is in a show bible? A treatment, the pilot script, character and world histories?" Show bibles differ from show to show but, in general, they include - at minimum - a Series Overview, Character breakdowns, and Episode Summaries. This is in the case of an existing series. I recall…
July 23, 2020: An Atlantis-themed blog post!
Today's hot top question on twitter was: What where your Top 3 favorite Stargate: Atlantis episodes? A few video files from the archives... So, where are we headed? Wraith hive ship display. Puddle Jumper display. Guess the episode! Keeping tabs on the place.
July 22, 2020: How goes quarantine?
https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1285952624831930370 Akemi, after some consideration: ""Maybe, if someone doesn't eat sweet stuff for a while." To follow up on some of the comments and questions posted to yesterday's mailbag... Carol G writes: "Thanks for the Q & A. One question: Would you be willing to finish DM 4 & 5 m if the financing was…
July 21, 2020: Answering YOUR questions!
Alrighty. It's been forever since I've done one of these, so let's get to it. Opening the mailbag... Egal writes: "A while back you tweeted that you gave your old stargate behind the scenes box to MGM. Is there any news on that?" Answer: Apparently, a lot of the digital files I sent over were duplicates…
July 20, 2020: Dream casts, strange movies, and amazing people with whom I have worked!
Today, I zoom pitched an adaptation of one of my very favorite Korean t.v. shows. As part of the pitch, I included a few visuals for each of the main characters, drawn from some of the amazing talent I have worked with in the past. IF I ever get the chance to make this show,…
July 19, 2020: Suji Sunday!
Suji is back to her spirited two-walk self again. I'm not sure what the issue was. Maybe she was injured. Or needed that second afternoon stroll to limber back up. But she is a rocket out there. Well, more of a later stage rocket anyway. Seriously? Mid-shake action. On the look-out for fallen strawberries. Okay.…
July 18, 2020: Got questions? Leave them in comments section!
Last night, I took part in the Exoplanets of Stargate panel. Tomorrow, it's the Sound Space panel: A significant part of storytelling is the soundtrack. Music can conjure up a place, a culture, and a time. In this session, writers and musicians discuss how sound can be used to invoke space and advance a story.…
July 17, 2020: The Exoplanets of Stargate panel! Gardening! World’s most dangerous cheese!
At 7:00 p.m. tonight, I'll be sitting on The Exoplanets of Stargate panel... Hosted by CosmoQuest. Should be fun. And highly informative. And I'm talking about me being informed since I'll be sharing the virtual stage with some science heavy hitters including our host, and former Stargate science advisor, Mika McKinnon. P.S. In the event…