Well, last night I received a call from my writing partner, Paul. It was the call I suspected and expected and altogether dreaded. He was a couple of days into his pass on the first four acts I'd written and, while things were going well, they were also progressing slowly. "I don' t know what…
April 30, 2012: Remembering Joel Goldsmith
I'm going to interrupt this blog's scheduled posting to dedicate today's entry to the memory of Joel Goldsmith. Joel, who passed away last night, was a much loved and respected member of our extended Stargate family; his considerable contributions to the franchise a key part of its long-running success. The son of renowned composer Jerry…
March 1, 2012: Some prelim work on the trailer! Pics from the Stargate vault! Dark Matter #3 preview! Mailbag!
Today, Ivon was out and about, scouting locations for our horror trailer. Kudos to him for coming up with some fantastic, diabolically creepy-looking places - the type of places you would never frequent at night, least of all to shoot something. While Ivon was on the road, I was on my laptop, working on the…
December 19, 2011: Snow Monkeys Bowl-Bound! A Very Stargate Christmas Reunion!
As it turned out, it wasn't as close as I feared. My Snow Monkeys, after winning a must-win game to get into the playoffs, pulled off two successive post-season upsets to land themselves in my fantasy football league finals. Who the Snow Monkeys will be facing is entirely dependent on tonight's Monday Night match-up. It'll…
November 9, 2011: Ending my SG-1 trip down memory lane with Unending!
UNENDING (1020) Word had come down a couple of months earlier. Stargate: SG-1 was finally coming to an end. And, to be honest, despite the countless 11th hour reprieves that saw us coming back year after year, the many changes the show had undergone, the fact that we were producing a lofty tenth season of the…
November 3, 2011: Dark Matter Preview! Reminiscing SG-1’s Tenth Season!
DARK MATTER #1 (of 4) Joseph Mallozzi (W), Paul Mullie (W), Garry Brown (A/Cover), and Ryan Hill (C). Edited by Patrick Thorpe for DARK HORSE COMICS A derelict ship floats in space, its troubled crew awakened from stasis with now memories of who they are or how they got onboard. Their search for answers triggers the…
November 2, 2011: Reminiscing on SG-1’s Tenth Season!
I'm past the halfway mark, reflecting back on SG-1's tenth and final season... THE QUEST II (1011) My many years of playing Dungeons & Dragons finally paid off in this fantasy-themed two-parter. And mom and dad thought I was wasting my time! Again, loved the double dose of villainy in this one with the indefatigable Adria…
October 24, 2011: Vids! SGA! SGU! Puppy Lulu!
Robert Cooper directs Bob Picardo and David Hewlett in a scene from SGA's Vegas... And a scene of the evacuation of the Icarus base from SGU's Air I... And video of puppy Lulu. This was her very first day with us and the pugs...
October 23, 2011: Behind the scenes on Stargate: Atlantis! Snow Monkeys win! Mailbag!
A couple of more clips from the vault - behind the scenes on Stargate: Atlantis's Midway. Andy Mikita directs the wraith... I'm pleased to report my Snow Monkeys kicked the crap out of Ivon Bartok's The Running Dead in fantasy football action today, climbing into a three-way tie for second place in the R.I.P. Stargate…
October 18, 2011: Dark Matter hits the street January 11, 2012!
DARK MATTER #1 (of 4) Joseph Mallozzi (W), Paul Mullie (W), Garry Brown (A/Cover), and Ryan Hill (C) On sale Jan 11 FC, 32 pages $3.50 Miniseries A derelict ship floats in space, its troubled crew awakened from stasis with no memories of who they are or how they got on board. Their search for answers…
October 12, 2011: On SG-1’s Tenth Season!
Reflecting back on SG-1's tenth and final season... COMPANY OF THIEVES (1009) The Lucian Alliance return in fine, occasionally over-the-top fashion - in contrast to their later appearance on Stargate: Universe. Damn, what I would have given to have snuck Tenat or Jup into the team that invades Destiny at the end of SGU's first season.…
October 10, 2011: More SG-1 Memories! Mailbag!
Back to SG-1 memories... COUNTERSTRIKE (1007) The second of three scripts I wrote over a fourteen day period during one hiatus, I loved this one for the Daniel-Vala moment (something I expand on in the ensuing episode) and the fact that it had all of our team members - and Landry! - in play. I recall…
October 3, 2011: 200 (continued)…
Continuing my memories of SG-1's 200th episode... This episode gave us the opportunity to do something we've always wanted to do: blow up Stargate Command. It's part of the story Martin Lloyd pitches the team. Mitchell, however, points out a potential problem. They're alive in the next scene. How is that possible. To which Martin…
September 6, 2011: Memories of SG-1’s 10th season! More I’ll miss!
Back when Stargate was heading into it's tenth season, I was feeling very good about its chances for a pick-up. And I wasn't the only one. I remember standing on set one day while we were shooting The Quest II, chatting with actor Chris Judge (Teal'c) as the faux snow fluttered down around us (and…
July 17, 2011: The Transporter – another Stargate connection! Dog pics! Catching up with the mailbag!
As many of you know, the new show I'm working on - The Transporter - has a few Stargate connections. In addition to Paul and I who are show running the series (alongside Alexander M. Ruemelin), there's Executive Producer Robert Cooper and series director Andy Mikita. And now, another tenuous connection of sorts. The director…