"You have to guess what it is,"said my dining companion as my hand probed the contents of the brown paper bag. Inspired by my recent blog posts about sampling new, exotic fruit, Denise had gone through the trouble of picking me up a couple of worthy candidates. I'd failed to guess the first one ,…
March 17, 2010: Production Update! New of Note! Art Department Package of SGU’s Earth!
Today, we spent the morning beating out Remi's script - episode 9. Alas, no title as of yet but I'm sure Remi will come up with something truly inspired in the next couple of days. We'll finish up by filling in the missing moments tomorrow after which I hope to receive notes on my outline…
March 15, 2010: Let me help you with those March Madness brackets! Art Department Package of SGU’s Water! Guess the episode title!
Wow. Hammering out a full blue draft rewrite of a fairly intricate first draft script was challenging, but it was a cake walk compared to selecting my teams for our annual office March Madness pool. On the one hand, the Yellow Jackets are very talented and have the potential to play spoiler but, on the…
March 13, 2010: Foodly Adventures! The Art Department Package from Fire! Another Episode Title Revealed! The Return of the Mailbag!
I had stir-fried broccoli for lunch today, using the recipe from the latest issue of Cook's Illustrated as a guide. The first time I made the stri-fry, I used the stated amount of red pepper flakes. The second time out, I decided to go with jalapeno flakes instead. The third time, today, I decided to…
March 12, 2010: Spinning with Syfy! What we’re watching! Production update! Another episode title!
Yesterday, we received a visit from our friends at Syfy, Exec. VP of Original Programming Mark Stern and Director of Development Erika Kennair, who dropped by to talk travel, television and, oh yeah, Stargate: Universe. We spent the afternoon discussing the first five scripts of season two and beyond - character developments, story arcs, and…
March 11, 2010: The New SGU 1.5 Trailer! Shuttle Specs! One episode title guessed; four to go!
I'm sure most of you have already seen it but for those who haven't, here's the awesome SGU 1.5 trailer courtesy of Grey Munford and the gang at MGM: For more vids, pics, and behind-the-scenes scoops, check out: http://stargate.mgm.com/view/series/3/index.html Now, I believe I promised you some designs and schematics of the Destiny shuttle... Congratulations to…
March 10, 2010: SGU Season 2 Production Day #1! More Art Department Package Peeks from Air 1-3! Icarus Base! Homeworld Command! The Hammond!
According to the call sheet I discovered sitting in my mailbox early this morning, we have apparently started shooting Stargate: Universe's second season. This is exciting for many reasons, the chiefest, of course, being the return of the catering truck. Alas, we're on location until Friday and, thus, won't see our lovable cast and crew…
March 9, 2010: New SGU Trailer Update! Stargate: Universe Art Department Package Highlights for Air 1-3! Guess the Episode Titles – Round Two!
Thanks to all of you who took the time to suggest a possible solution to the problem I've been experiencing with my Audi's power window. Alas, the child lock is NOT on so, in this rare instant, the problem isn't a result of my personal ineptitude but an actual mechanical issue with the car itself.…
March 4, 2010: The Stargate: Universe Cast Dinner at La Quercia! Check out the new network SGU 1.5 trailer!
BEST - CAST DINNER - EVER! And I'm not just saying that because I ended up sitting at a table with Alaina Huffman, Elyse Levesque, Jennifer Spence, and Julia Benson. Okay - maybe that had a lot to do with it. They were lovely company and, as an added bonus, were completely stuffed after…
February 11, 2010: Production update! Olympic update! Mailbag!
Last day at the office before the Olympic hiatus and I finally completed the rewrite for Awakening (episode 3). Prep has already begun on the first episode up, Pathogen (actually episode 4), with our special guest director. In other writerly news, Paul and Carl are brainstorming #6 and #7, while Rob and Remi look to…
February 10, 2010: Actor Patrick Gilmore Answers Your Questions!
Before I turn things over to Patrick Glimore (SGU's Dale Volker), I feel obliged to mention that Carl came by my office this morning and requested I make a public retraction. He took offense to my assertion that he is an American trying to be Canadian. In fact, he claims he has dual citizenship. It's…
February 8, 2010: SGU Season 1.0 Trivia Contest!
The SGU 1.0 DVD box set comes out this week so, as promised, here are 25 Stargate: Universe trivia questions to mark the launch. First three posters to correctly answer all twenty-five questions will be awarded some cool SGU-related prizes. Ready... Set... Go! 1. Who was the first person through the gate? 2. How old…
February 4, 2010: An oversight! Olympic update! Your feedback! The mailbag!
I'd like to kick off today's entry by apologizing for a serious oversight made in yesterday's entry. While listing my Top Ten Worst Movies of All Time, I failed to include Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes. I sincerely regret the error. The Winter Games are just around the corner and even though I couldn't…
January 31, 2010: What was your favorite “story moment” from the first half of SGU’s first season?
I asked. You answered... 20) The race back to the gate (Air III). With time ticking down, Greer rallies Scott and, as both men scramble to get back before Destiny can jump to FTL, Eli buys them time by holding the gate open for them, quite literally risking life AND limb. 19) The Senator's sacrifice…
January 30, 2010: We interrupt the scheduled blog entry for this unimportant message…
Today, I went to Future Shop to pick up a new laptop to replace the one in my home office that keeps doing that blue screen of death thing. I told the sales associate that I wanted something simple. I don't need a computer with games or satellite tracking or face recognition software. All I…