Despite the fact that I was only on set three days this week, I'm more exhausted today than I have been all year. Yep, one of those weeks. Expect to have a lot more of these between now and the end of November... Today, we were paid a visit by surprise guest... A usually voracious…
August 10, 2011: Back on set!
Back on set today - even though my episode (#102 - 12 Hours) wrapped two days ago. I've been standing in for Paul who has been busy prepping episodes #104-105 (The Switch and Harvest), overseeing the final two outstanding days on the pilot. Yes, it's true! So much awesomeness it couldn't be contained in one…
August 9, 2011: Snow Monkeys Return! Back on Set!
Even though I'm on the other side of the country, my Snow Monkeys will be making another bid for Fantasy Football supremacy. This season, they square off against the likes of The New Old Spice Guys, Van Isle Vultures, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, and Ivon Bartok's The Running Dead (among others). The League,…
August 3, 2011: Transporter – Episode #2 – 12 Hours – Day 5!
Although we started an hour later this morning, I had to add an hour to my travel time so it was a wash: no extra sleep for me. 5:20 a.m. wake-up, walk the dogs, wash up, then out the door at 6:30 a.m. By the time I rolled into The Devil's Punch Bowl at Stoney…
August 2, 2011: The Transporter – Episode #2 – 12 Hours – Day #4! Thanks from me and Maximus!
Back at it again today, this time in Stouffville for a visit to Geneva and a very unique home plus a healthy dose of action compliments of Fight Choreographer Cyril Raffaelli (pictured above, calling YOU out). The day was a scorcher! It was a hot, long day and, as a thank you to my terrific…
July 29, 2011: The Transporter – Episode #2 – 12 Hours – Day #3!
We were back at TIFF today for the third day of production on episode #102: 12 Hours. The usual cast of characters were in attendance... Eventually, we head down to the parking garage for the final sequence of the night... The weekend is upon us and, finally, I can relax. Just as soon as I…
July 28, 2011: The Transporter – Episode #2 – 12 Hours – Day Two!
Let's kick off today's entry with a (sort of) pic of Tara Yelland - actress, entertainer, stupendous stand-in, and princess (For real!)... We started the morning with the reception area so that we could shoot out Francois Berleand who heads back to France today. Another great Tarconi scene. Apparently, before leaving, Francois let it be…
July 4, 2011: Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire
It’s been years since Earth was struck by a mysterious plague. Called The Affliction, it killed billions and gave rise to strange genetic mutations – the birth of countless human-animal hybrids. Innocents, they are born into a hostile world where they are targeted by suspicious and fearful survivors. Gus is one such off-spring, a naïve…
July 2, 2011: Crunch time and comics!
Boy oh boy, nothing keeps a television writer real and grounded like network notes two days AFTER a rewrite has been completed. Just when they're regaining that old self-confidence, growing presumptuously organized and focused on the next script, the email fairy appears bearing tidings of discomfort and requests for a serious rethinking of the script's…
June 29, 2011: Dinner and drinks with Hawkman! Episode 10 on track! Bento Breakfast! And a Sweet Tooth reminder!
Hey, look who it is! It's Michael Shanks (Stargate's Dr. Daniel Jackson, Smallville's Hawkman) who's in town shooting Saving Hope with Erica Durance (Smallville's Lois Lane). Michael texted me last week to let me know he'd be in Toronto and that I should set aside a night for catching up. He suggested drinks, I countered…
July 25, 2011: Weary! Toronto = world’s douchiest drivers! Additions to the rogue’s gallery!
Feeling a little overwhelmed of late on the home and work front, looking ahead to the summer, Christmas vacation and beyond. Since post-production work on Transporter: The Series will keep me busy through December, it looks like I'll have to push my annual Japan trip to January. And, yes, I fully intend to go -…
June 23, 2011: Transporter: The Series! Dark Matter! Stargate SG:1 Season 9!
Busy-busy on Transporter: The Series. Notes on episode 2 (Carl's) and episode 7 (Alexander's) have slowly started trickling in. Once I've received input from all 4+ players, I'll jump on the rewrites - just as soon as I've finished the rewrite on episode 6 (mine). Paul continues his pass on episodes 3 (his) and 4…
May 30, 2011: WTF? Traffic City Toronto! Transporter: The Series prep update! Dark Matter new ship designs! Stargate: SG-1 memories!
Crazy as this may sound, I think I may be getting older. No. Really. I was sitting up in bed last night, reading the entire first volume of Morning Glories when I realized I was having trouble focusing on the text. I gave myself an impromptu vision test, covering first the left eye, then the…
May 27, 2011: Getting the Book of the Month Club back on track! More Dark Matter Designs! Mailbag!
Given my increasingly busy schedule, I've been finding it very difficult to set aside any time for reading. As a result, I've shifted focus from novels to trade paperbacks which I find equally accomplished, just as enjoyable, yet also offer the added bonus of shorter narratives that don't require a lengthy commitment. And this got…
May 25, 2011: More Transporter: The Series Casting Announcements! Another Dark Matter Character Design! Stargate: Extinction Secrets Revealed!
Sacre bleu! Two more casting announcements for my new show, Transporter: The Series! As most of you already know, actor Chris Vance (Prison Break, Mental, Dexter, and Burn Notice) will be donning the driving gloves in the role of Frank Martin, the Transporter who delivers anything, anywhere - for a price. Andrea Osvart will play…