Carl second-guesses Rob's directorial decision. Everyone laughs off Carl's suggestion. Chadwick, the birthday boy. Chadwick's birthday cake. Director Robert Cooper - prepared for any eventuality. Peter Kelamis (Adam Brody) and Patrick Gilmore (Dale Volker) Mark Burgess (Franklin) Jennifer Spence (Lisa Park) Nancy Ha (Costumes) all decked out for the inclement weather. Camo rain gear Goodies…
May 3, 2009: Transforming Stage 5 From Stargate Command to Icarus Base
Follow Carl down the new-look corridor on Stage 5. Hang a left, up the stairs, and you're in the control room. The stripped-down gate room. The former SGC gate becomes the gate on Icarus Base. Back in early February, Carl and I wandered down to Stage 5 to check out the work in progress.…
May 1, 2009: Projects Galore!
I’m well into the rewrite of Space, episode #11 of Stargate: Universe, and finally got it down to a full 46 pages from a robust 54 (and that’s down from its original 60!). Paring down the dialogue, stripping away some of the superfluous beats, but still maintaining a lot of the character beats that Rob…
April 29, 2009: Simul-posting, Stargate, and the SyFy Slant.
Several weeks ago, when SyFy (sic?) and MGM first approached me about becoming the official behind-the-scenes voice for the new Stargate: Universe series and simul-posting on SciFi.com (sic?) I was admittedly leery. As someone who has made it a point to post a daily entry going on 2+ years now, the last thing I need…
April 23, 2009: It’s Like That Episode Of SG-1 Where The Team Has To Introduce A Foreign Element Into the Sun Of Another Planet In Order To Save The World’s Inhabitants Except That Instead Of “The Team” It’s “Me” And Instead of “Introducing A Foreign Element Into A Sun” It’s “Making This Entry” And Instead Of “Save The World’s Inhabitants” It’s “Entertain The Readers Of This Blog”. Oh, And A Production Update.
Hey, remember that episode of Atlantis where the team encounters a civilization of children living in a village located within some mysterious neutralizing field that renders technology inoperable? Well, switch out “village” for “my office”, substitute “a civilization of children” for “me”, and swap “technology” for “my wireless internet connection” and you have a pretty…
April 22, 2009: Director Peter DeLuise Answers Your Questions + Another Upcoming Guest Blogger
Some of my fondest memories of my early years on SG-1 involve Director Peter DeLuise - his fast-paced style, his encyclopedic knowledge of the show's mythology, and , of course, his unrestrained sense of humor. He occupied the office across the hall from Paul and I, a veritable Stargate shrine he decorated with the weirdest collection of curios imaginable: prop…