Whew! Busy day! Shooting those scenes outstanding from The Hunt over on Stage 4. Boy, does that second level set look awesome. I took plenty of pics. A little spoilery...but a very cool spoilery so I may consider posting next week. Watched the Day 2 mix of #210, Resurgence, with the VFX finals. Wow! An…
November 4, 2010: Ashleigh’s sketchy neighborhood! Unique cast headshots! Links!
When Akemi told me she'd been checking out a language school in the city's Gastown district, I warned her to be careful. It isn't the best of neighborhoods, frequented by junkies, pickpockets, and Ashleigh. For her part, Ashleigh took exception to my warning, insisting the area is perfectly safe - which is the same thing…
November 3, 2010: Production Update! Stargate Pics! More of that Q&A with Louis Ferreira!
Finished up the script for the second issue of the comic book. It was a little tricky getting used to the format - and, truth be told, there are still elements that don't make sense to me. It took me about a week to write the script for issue #1 (which is comprised of the…
November 2, 2010: New SGU! Snow Monkeys Pull Off Incredible Comeback! Stargate Set Pics!
Snow Monkeys Win! Snow Monkeys Win! Down 17+ points going into the Monday night game, my Snow Monkeys scratched, bit, and clawed their way to victory over the Vancity Viktors, improved their record to 3-5, and positioned themselves one game out of that final playoff spot. A new episode of Stargate: Universe airs tonight at…
November 1, 2010: Snow Monkeys, Zombies, and Louis Ferreira!
Curse the Seattle Seahawks' offensive line and the team's inability to establish a running game. Thanks to them - and several other notable underachievers, my Snow Monkeys head into tonight's Monday night game needing a monster night from both QB Matt Schaub and RB Arian Foster to pull off an unlikely week 8 victory. At…
October 29, 2010: SyFy Vice President of Original Programming and Development Erika Kennair Answers Your Questions! + A Stargate: Universe Outtake (at the bottom of the entry)!
Today, it gives me pleasure to turn this blog over to the all-around awesome Erika Kennair - dog-lover, network point person, and SyFy VP of Original Programming and Development - who finally came up for air to answer your burning questions. A big thanks to Erika for taking the time to chat - and, of…
October 28, 2010: Refuel’s Annual Whole Hog Dinner!
Well, last night was Refuel's annual Whole Hog Dinner. There were three seatings offered: 6:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. In preparation for my senior years, I opted for the early bird special, arriving maybe five minutes before the scheduled seating. As I neared the restaurant, I noticed a group of people milling about…
October 26, 2010: Cloverdale, SGU episode 215, tonight at 9:00 p.m. on SyFy!
Paul finished up his pass on Gauntlet over the weekend and, today, heads prep on episode 20. Boy, that last scene... Dare I say it? Not a dry eye in the house! Hey, guess who dropped by the office today! Go ahead. Guess. Nope. Guess again. Nope. One more guess! No! Come on, people! Dropping…
October 24, 2010: Tried and True or Something New! A Tasty Spoiler! Mailbag!
The other day, we hit one of our favorite Korean restaurants. As usual, I was torn between ordering something tried and true or going with something new. And, as usual, I decided to do both - Tried and true = the kimchee pancake. Something new = The four pepper blow-your-mouth-off sea snails with cold noodles.…
October 20, 2010: Finally! An All Mailbag Entry!
I finally have time to come up for air, so I'm making today's post a dedicated mailbag entry. It's a brief respite since it looks like I'm looking ahead to a crazy-busy few months to end 2010 chock full of Stargately excitement, holiday planning, a Tokyo trip, and not one, not two, but three super…
October 19, 2010: Stargate: Universe, “Pathogen”, tonight at 9:00 p.m. on SyFy!
Just got the live+7 numbers for Intervention, the season 2 premiere. Wow. We jumped 78% from the live number, about 40% from the liv+SD. That's a lot of eyeballs. Of course that isn't even counting those who are viewing the show through alternate platforms (ie. netflix, iTunes, and other download options). Merely a point of…
October 13, 2010: Anatomy of a Shuttle Crash
It happens every time I write a script. About halfway through the process, I get bogged down. I become convinced that what I've got isn't working, that whatever writing ability I once possessed has deserted me and that, very soon, I'll be called out as a fraud , forced to hand off my script to…
October 12, 2010: My episode, Awakening, airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. on SyFy! Travel Day!
By the time I touch down in Vancouver, those of you on the east coast of the U.S. will be settling down to take in the third episode of Stargate: Universe's second season. Tonight? That's right! 9:00 p.m.! SyFy! Tune in! Last season, I got more than a few fans asking about the possibility of…
October 8, 2010: Travel Day! Mailbag!
I'm in Montreal for the long weekend, here to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving, attend a surprise party for a family member (if any family members happen to be reading this blog, I'm just kidding of course - ha ha - no, seriously, forget what you just read), and go to a friend's wedding with. Fun, fun,…
October 7, 2010: SGU Ouchies! Questions if you got ’em! Help my Snow Monkeys!
Wow. The Make-Up Department has really been meting out the punishment this season. Check out these ouchies... I know, I know. I've been remiss. The truth is, I've just been too busy to hit the mailbag. But that will change in the coming days. So if you've got questions, post 'em! On a thoroughly unrelated…