Tree tings monster hate most in dis world: injustice, poverty, and movies dat run more den two hours. Unless film be based on musty Russian novel, it have no business being so long. Seriously! Your movie be about a guy running around town in a cape punching people. It not exaktly Anna Carnita or Dr.…
March 2, 2013: Help me choose my new favorite show!
For a guy who works in television, I watch surprisingly little television. Well, relatively speaking. In comparison to most, I watch what I consider a somewhat below average amount. In comparison to my friends like Martin Gero and Mark Savela, I hardly watch any at all. Not counting a few guilty "non-scripted" shows like Top…
March 1, 2013: Crushing Cancellations!
Your responses to my recent post about SGA's final episode got me to thinking about some of the shows I've enjoyed that ended too soon. I thought it might be fun to compile a list of My Top Ten Crushing Cancellations, those show's whose premature demises left me alternately bewildered, disappointed, and frustrated. So I…
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 25, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Hellboy II: The Golden Army!
Monster pleasantly surprised by first Hellboy so, of course, me expeckt less of de same from de sekwel becuz, after all, it be a sewkwel. Remember Hangover II? Blues Brothers 2000? Citizen Kane II: The Quickening? But Hellboy II: The Golden Army out-surprise de first Hellboy. It a movie wit even more heart, even more…
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…
February 21, 2013: Bubba, business, and books!
No wonder Bubba was having trouble chewing. He went in for his dental today and ended up having seven teeth removed! Him and Jelly now have roughly a half dozen teeth between them. I'm going to suggest Akemi start chewing their dog food for them like a mother bird. Well, he's all hopped up on…
February 19, 2013: Days of Stargate Atlantis Past Continues! Identity!
So, while Akemi's been busy making outfits for the dogs (see above), I've been busy working on that female protagonist-driven drama series I mentioned the other week. My research is almost complete. I've hammered out a solid outline, and I started writing the script yesterday. So far, so good. But before I can declare smoooooth…
February 18, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Hancock!
Monster not professional writer so not in position to offer advice to whoever wrote dis movie, but me can't help but feel it obviously a bad idea to change direktion and tone of a skript one hour into its 90 minute running time. Which be de case wit Hancock. We introduced to our anti-hero, Hancock.…
February 15, 2013: The (slow) Progress Report! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past! Infection!
A surprisingly productive day. The network notes on our first draft of the scifi pilot were minimal. We'll take the weekend to address them and turn around the next draft (really, what amounts to a polish) by early next week after which it'll "go wide". Also got an update from our business partner on those…
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 12, 2013: Decision, Projects, and Hot Chocolate!
Thanks to everyone who took the time to offer their sage advice on my recent "dilemma of the day" (February 10, 2013: Let’s all pitch in and help me plan my life!). I was actually leaning one way but, after reading some very convincing arguments, am now reconsidering. Tomorrow, I'll be meeting with my accountant who…
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 2013: The Akemi Fall 2013 Collection! Days of Stargate Atlantis Past! The Prodigal!
Akemi has caught the dog fashion bug! Over the last couple of days, she's been hard at work, snipping, sewing, and generally cannibalizing some of her older outfits, transforming them into haute canine couture. Check out her Fall Collection so far: Meanwhile, a naked pudgy Bubba awaits his first outfit... Sadly, Akemi is running out…