Production on episode #220, Gauntlet, the BIG season finale continued today. How BIG a finale? Well, let me put it this way - the booming bass of the thunderous happenings on Stage 5 were reverberating all the way up to the writers' room ALL AFTERNOON. On a somewhat related note... What hath wrought such destruction?…
November 8, 2010: Pics and links!
Today, we started production on our final episode of the season: Gauntlet. There is one scene still outstanding, however, and it looks like I may be the one to write it - right after I finish my producer's edit of The Hunt tomorrow. We've finally got all the scenes from the new set (where, not…
November 7, 2010: Snow Monkeys about to win! The challenges of scripting comics! Jamil’s new, personalized head shot!
An exhausting day today spent watching every NFL game televised (and that was all of 'em, folk!). God bless the NFL package provided by my local satellite provider. At one point, I was flipping between five different games in order to track the progress of my fantasy roster. Looks like week 9 was kind to…
November 6, 2010: Stargate ratings, fandom, and my picky aunt!
The great thing about the ever-growing variety of programming choices available out there is that it gives us plenty of options, allowing us to be very selective when it comes to the shows we choose to invest in. There are just so many hours in a day so, naturally, people will only make time for…
November 5, 2010: Production Update! Louis tells us about the infamous “camera” prank!
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 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 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…