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.…
October 4, 2013: The Be All My Sins Remember’d Art Department Package!
Check it out. Just a part of the prep and planning that went into every episode...
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…
August 7, 2013: Marked for death! Select your sandwich! News of note!
This morning, I came across this interesting article that offers up a list of 11 t.v. characters originally slated for death who were granted a reprieve by the show's producers: http://www.avclub.com/articles/i-can-kill-you-whenever-i-please-but-not-today-11,101147/ Some surprising names on the list including The X-Files' Melvin Frohike (the bespectacled member of the Lone Gunmen), Battlestar Galactica's Karl "Helo" Agathon, Jack…
July 29, 2013: Our Movie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Stargate!
Monster not familiar wit Stargate series starring MacGyver and RuPaul so left somewhat confused by dis film dat be reminiscent of de old Crosby and Hope road movies - but wit more killing and androgyny. Movie open in distant past where revival of de musical Hair get awaken while sleeping on a giant soundstage. Wind…
June 12, 2013: Top 10 Running Gags in SG-1!
My favorites and in no particular order... 10. Blue Jello The blue jello predates my involvement with the show. By the time Paul and I joined SG-1 in its fourth season, the gelatin was already de rigueur in most every mess scene, eventually, finding its way to Atlantis as well. So what's the deal? Search…
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…
May 1, 2013: Excerpts from the Trio Art Department package!
A little something from the "How'd they do that?" section of the Stargate vault. Here are some pages from the Trio Art Department package that break down a couple of the episode's more ambitious stunt sequences... The episode made use of the gimboled set that was built for Stargate: Continuum:
April 6, 2013: Design your own Destiny! Let the Resurgence Art Department package be your guide!
In advance of my official Days of Stargate Universe Past trip down memory, how about a little something to whet your appetite? Ah, this takes me back! The Resurgence Art Department package accompanied by visuals from various points in Stargate: Universe's two-year run... The Gate Room... The control interface room... The apple core... In his…
April 2, 2013: From guest stars to recurring favorites! My Top 10! And 1 for good luck!
Television, like life, is just full of surprises. Shows you expect to be huge hits tank while apparent duds become breakout hits. Seemingly average episodes on the page magically come together onscreen while guest characters envisioned for a single episode appearance will pop, surpassing all expectations to develop into fan - if not writer -…
March 31, 2013: Days of Stargate Atlantis past concludes! Stargate: Extinction! And beyond!
Looking back over my 11+ years with the Stargate franchise, I have one giant regret - the missed opportunity of bringing you that Atlantis movie. We came close...so close... Late in Atlantis's fifth year, when we were working on the final few scripts of the season, we had no way of knowing what the future…
March 29, 2013: Build your own wraith facility! Here’s how!
So, how's everyone doing? Good, good. Enjoying the long weekend? Great. Here in Vancouver, it looks like we've finally put winter behind us. The sun is out, the temperature has risen, and my french bulldog, Lulu, is in full spring mode - As for me - well, I'm taking the long weekend off. I plan…
March 26, 2013: You asked for it! Atlantis floor plans! The Control Room! The ZPM Room! Weir’s Office! The Adrift & Lifeline Art Department Package!
This week feels like the calm before the storm. Of course, I could be wrong and it may actually be the calm before the calm before the storm. Or, worse, the calm before the storm that never comes. Paul and I are closing on several writing assignments (an action feature, an SF pilot, another SF…