StellaByStargate writes: "I’m curious as to who (person or organization) “owns”–for lack of a better word–the scripts for the SGA and SG-1 movies? So many of us would love to see those novelized and made part of the Stargate canon…is there any way we could launch a campaign to make that happen? Who would we…
November 28, 2013: A Thanksgiving mailbag!
Happy Thanksgiving to our American viewers! How are your turduckens and piecakens coming along? Let's see the pics! Hey! When's the last time we did a mailbag? Maggiemayday writes: "I'm looking at planning my 2015 spring vacation and Vancouver is an option. So, is April or May a decent time to visit? We visited Vermont…
October 27, 2013: Just like Zelenka used to bake!
It was an up and down day for my Snow Monkeys in fantasy football league play today (thanks for asking). On the one hand, my Snow Monkeys #2 fell to a record of 2-6 in Stargate league play, meaning they'll have to sweep their final five games to have any hope of making the playoffs.…
September 21, 2013: Now what?! Stargate: Atlantis! The Remnants Art Department Package!
Seriously. No sooner do I recover from my pulled solar plexus (see previous issues, ed.) than I am now battling a lower back "thing". Specifically, a lower right hip ache that flares up whenever I shift my weight a certain way - or not. I don't remember doing anything that could have caused it -…
September 12, 2013: Whither Stargate?
With the recent news that Roland Emmerich would like to make a second, big screen, Stargate movie, questions surrounding the future of the franchise have again started popping up throughout fandom. It's been three years since Stargate: Universe was cancelled and fans want to know: What's next? Whither Stargate? Well in my humble and somewhat…
August 10, 2013: On milkshakes and space!
Look at them all, all smiles, pretending like they all get along. From left to right: my former nemesis Ashleigh, Birthday Boy Carl "Ghost Writer" Binder, my gal Akemi, Ivon, Kerry (with a Y), and Lawren. The other night, we met up for dinner at Stackhouse Burger (slow service, okay burgers, way too much bun…
July 29, 2013: Our Movie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Stargate!
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May 15, 2013: Worst. Pitches. Ever!
Over the course of my 11+ years on the Stargate franchise, I heard my fair share of freelance pitches - some of them good, most of them fine but not quite what we were looking for, and a few of them truly horrible. In the first case, kudos to those writers who were able to…
April 16, 2013: Dark Matter developments! Mailbag! My dog eating kale chips!
First things first! My french bulldog, Lulu, eating kale chips. Please raise volume to maximum before viewing: One of the worst kept secrets on this blog has been the identity of that scifi series Paul and I have been trying to set up. As many of you know, back when we were working on Stargate,…
April 5, 2013: Nebula Awards Showcase 2013!
I know a guy who knows a gal who knows someone (another guy? another gal? a super-intelligent chimp?) who knows a gal who got me an advance copy of... Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 edited by Catherine Asaro The book includes Nebula winners in the categories of Best Short Story, Best Novelette, Best Novella, Best Novel, the…
March 22, 2013: The Destiny Bridge!
In Stargate: Universe's second season, the crew finally discovers Destiny's bridge. From a creative standpoint, holding off the discovery until then allowed for some great drama: Rush's attempts to hide it from the rest of the crew, the subsequent attempts to control the ship, etc. Also, waiting until season two permitted us to give it…
March 15, 2013: Things Stargate!
Every so often, I like to check out this blog's site stats to get a sense of the daily visits, most popular posts and, most interestingly of all, what leads people to check out this little corner on the internet. In the case of the latter, if you go by recent search engine terms, it's…
March 14, 2013: Veronica Mars fans are finally getting their movie! So when are Stargate fans getting THEIR movie?
This was the question many Stargate fans were asking themselves yesterday after news broke of the astounding success of the Veronica Mars kickstarter campaign. For those of you who haven't heard, series creator Rob Thomas approached Warner Bros. about making a Veronica Mars movie. According to Thomas: "Their reaction was, if you can show there's…
February 26, 2013: Gearing up? Days of Stargate Atlantis Past continues! Enemy at the Gate!
Look familiar? Well, it should. This is the massive VFX Stage at The Bridge Studios that once housed sections of Atlantis, the village set, various hive ships, and the Daedalus/Apollo/Odyssey/Korolev. Yesterday, Paul and I were joined by an old friend, former Stargate Producer/Production Manager John G. Lenic as we took a trip down memory lane,…
February 22, 2013: Progress report! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past continues with…Vegas!
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…