You've just landed your first showrunning gig. Congratulations! It's no doubt both an exciting and foreboding time. But regardless of how well-prepared you think you are let me assure you of this - you will make mistakes, you'll learn a lot, and you'll have a great time doing it. Now before you embark on your…
November 2, 2020: We discuss Dark Matter’s spookiest episode! Snow Monkeys! And Stargate stuff!
A spooky ship! Dead crewmembers! Space Zombies!!! Join us TONIGHT at 5:30 p.m. ET when the gang at Orville Nation and I discuss Dark Matter's spookiest episode... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axcn98gAvjo Come armed! With questions! So, how was everyone's weekend? What did you all get up to? How are your respective fantasy football teams doing? For my Snow…
November 25, 2019: 11 Days to Tweet Storm!
Hey, Stargate fans! Ready for battle? The Stargate Superdrive campaign is picking up steam as we barrel towards our scheduled tweet storm. Friday, December 6th at 21:00 EST, 18:00 PST. Tell you friends, family, fellow fans, acquaintances, and even strangers who may just have an interest in helping to lock down a new in-canon Stargate…
Pitching!
Some writers are great at coming up with ideas. Some are great at selling ideas. And some are great at realizing ideas. Very few writers are great at all three. No one can teach you how to come up with great ideas. And I am of the opinion that while good writers can hone their…
September 13, 2019: The Stargate: Atlantis Greatest Episode Tournament is underway! Alex Mallari Jr. eye candy!
And Rising takes the season 1 crown, securing its spot in the playoffs. A respectable showing from Siege Part 2, but will it be enough to grab one of the three available wildcard spots? We'll find out soon enough. In the meantime, cast your vote for the best episode of Stargate: Atlantis's second season... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1172631941818081280…
July 4, 2019: Super Secret Projects Revealed!
Finally. Over the course of the past few months, I've been making vague references to a total of SEVEN different projects I'm currently work on, all in varying stages of development. There's that comic book adaptation and that horror novel adaptation and my (formerly) Untitled Awesome Project and that small-town horror and that BIG comic…
June 13, 2019: Dark Matter Storyboard – The Android Trench Walk!
Occasionally, when faced with a more complicated series of shots, a director may work with an artist to storyboard the sequence. Going through my old files, I happened to come across this storyboard for the Android space-walk from Dark Matter's third episode... It's like a Dark Matter comic book!
Holy Rankings! The Top 10 Villains from the 60’s Batman Series!
Atomic batteries to power. Turbines to speed. T.V. shows from the 60's hold a special place in my heart, and none more than the '66-'68 Batman series with its gloriously colorful, over-the-top villains. Apparently, doing a guest spot on the show was such a blast that producers had big name actors lining up for a…
January 10, 2019: Back in my old stomping grounds!
A bittersweet trip back to the site of my previous series, Dark Matter, today as we start early prep on this new show. I have, to the best of my ability, sought to reassemble the same behind-the-scenes team that made DM such a great experience. If all goes as planned, I'll be moving back into…
14 Ridiculous Plot Twists That Hurt Syfy Shows – Or Were They?
I came across this interesting Screen Rant article today by Toby Symonds which offers up his take on what he felt were ridiculous plot twists (and a few that weren't) on shows that aired on syfy. Among the culprits was the decision NOT to kill of Ronon Dex in the Atlantis finale and the decision…
November 17, 2018: The Projects, Poll, and Fried Chicken Update!
Well, this past Thursday afternoon, we pitched Untitled Awesome Project to a broadcaster. As you may (or may not) know, I'm especially excited about this one as it's a notion that (like Dark Matter) was many years in the making. And by "many years in the making" I mean that, like Dark Matter, I came…
November 12, 2018: Distant Dark Matter Rumblings
When Dark Matter was cancelled a little over a year ago, I was left somewhat frustrated, kind of annoyed, a more than a little pissed. For various reasons. I was frustrated because I wouldn't be able to complete the story I'd mapped out, annoyed by what I felt was a petty and vindictive decision, and…
October 12, 2018: And that’s a writers’ room wrap! PLUS the season finale verdicts!
Yep. That's a wrap. Now, we all go our separate ways to pursue other assignments. For Courtney and I, it's writing the pilot and episode 2. For Nicole, it's Hollywood-bound to pitch her original new series. For Alejandro, Andrew and Natalia, it's off to parts unknown to help stage a military coup with their fellow…
October 4, 2018: Scenes from a Writer’s Room – Week 4!
It's hard to believe that, in a little over a week, I won't be able to shout out these people anymore. I'm already tearing up.
The New Show Update! Presenting R.T. Thorne!
The second week of the writers' room has drawn to a close and not only have we made great progress, but we're picking up steam. Following a week of world building, we started talking stories and managed to get the first three episodes broken. I'm trying to complete all three outlines for Monday (two revisions…