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 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…
February 11, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews The Incredible Hulk (2008)!
This movie be improvement over first Hulk film de way a bad cold be improvement over Type A influenza. In retrospekt, you not want to subject yourself to either but, hey, in dis case beggars Supermovie of de Week Club reviewers can't be choosers. Still, whereas first movie be uniformly stoopid-ridikulous throughout, dis Hulk movie start…
February 9, 2013: More from the Akemi Fall 2013 Collection! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past! Remnants!
Akemi is still at it, expanding her doggy wardrobe. Continuing our stroll down SGA memory lane with one of my favorites... REMNANTS (515) This one was a personal favorite for several reasons. It offered action, humor, surprises and, best of all, genuinely heart-felt character moments brilliantly conveyed by our amazing cast and guest stars. It…
February 5, 2013: The Superbowl’s Most Controversial Ads! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past continues with…Inquisition!
The Superbowl is never without its share of controversy. Power issues. Blown calls. And, of course, the commercials! What am I talking about? Well, find out for yourself. Presenting, the most controversial ads in superbowl history... Holiday Inn compares itself to a post-op transexual: Apple's depresssing misstep: The great Fred Astaire dances with a vaccuum…
February 4, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Iron Man!
Monster not want to sound sexist, but Iron Man be waaaaay more fun and exciting den sekwel Iron Lady. Movie open on rich industrialist playboy Tony Stark, a guy who be seeing more girly action den Kermit during his Muppet Show days! But during grand tour of Afghanistan, his military convoy attacked (see, dis why…
February 1, 2013: Stargate Prop Builder Mark Nicholson Answers Your Questions!
The hard work and contributions of so many individual went into making one of the greatest SF franchises in television history. Over the course of this blog's run, I've invited various members of the extended Stargate family to talk about their experiences on the show(s). We've spotlighted writers, producers, directors, actors, stunt coordinators, VFX and…
January 30, 2013: Projects brewing! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past! The Lost Tribe!
Today, I revised and sent off the mythology document for the urban fantasy series we're developing, then continued the rewrite of the pilot script. Feedback on the first draft was heartening ("Lots of twists and turns and high stakes jeopardy", "loads of fun" and "Great little horror movie"!) and we received some terrific notes that,…
January 25, 2013: Days of Stargate Atlantis Past! Tracker!
So, what've you all been up to? Besides reading this blog of course. Watching anything good? Reading anything great? Do tell. I'm watching some t.v. I know, I know, I really should watch more but I'm a busy guy! I've got scripts to write, books to read, and dogs to walk. I have, of course,…
January 23, 2012: Blog Hopping Dark Matter!
A few weeks ago, I was invited to take part in The Next Big Thing blog hop. And what, pray tell, is a "The Next Big Thing blog hop"? Well, it involves me answering a set of ten questions on a recent or upcoming release on this blog, and then forwarding the same questions to…
January 17, 2013: Stargate Q&A! Blog Hop! Introducing Fernando!
Hurrah! I'm pleased to announce a new Stargate-related Q&A! Mark Nicholson joined the franchise in SG-1's tenth season (Atlantis's third) and worked BEHIND the scenes, helping to build a lot of the amazing things you saw IN the scenes. He was with us until the very end, Universe's last episode, and, along the way, his…
January 15, 2013: Days of Stargate Atlantis Past continues with Ghost in the Machine!
I spent yesterday afternoon going through the various Art Department handouts I amassed over my time on Stargate. Sadly, not over my entire run on the franchise but mainly over those last four years - Atlantis's fourth and fifth seasons, and Universe's first and second. There's a lot of interesting stuff - and some highly…
January 14, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer!
Benign and inoffensive. Dat pretty much sum up dis movie. On de one hand, it not sink to craptastic lows of first FF movie; on de other hand, it never quite reach de lofty heights of mediocrity either. Reed Richards and Sue Storm be in love and want to get married. Meanwhile, silver alien on…
January 11, 2013: Days of Stargate Atlantis Past! Broken Ties!
Well, I pretty much accomplished zero out of the dozen or so things I needed to get done today. Zero. Oh, I started off with the very best of intentions, but I was either at the wrong place or at the wrong time and, in one instant, on the wrong date(!) so that, when all…
January 7, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Spiderman 3!
As rule of thumb, you know you in for crappy viewing experience when SUPERHERO movie you watching kick off wit MUSIKAL NUMBER. Let just say dat, after sitting thru rest of dis film, monster wasn't any Less Miserables. Whew! Dis movie be messier den Snuffalufagus eating Cantonese chow mein. It meander and hopscotch from one…