My sleep patterns are all wonky while I'm in Montreal so last night, I was up until 2:00 a.m. working on my script for episode 20, Gauntlet, the season two finale. I hit the 16 page mark and, if all goes as planned, should have it half completed for my return to the office on…
October 6, 2010: A Farewell Feast!
With about a month to go before production on Stargate: Universe's second season draws to a close, I thought it would be nice to take out SGNewbies Remi Aubuchon and Linda McGibney out for a farewell dinner. I offered them a variety of choices and they ultimately elected to go with - no surprise -…
October 3, 2010: Secret Vegetarian Santa
Every couple of months we go out for a vegetarian dinner. It's a semi-regular outing not unlike an annual visit to the doctor or dentist in that it's not something you look forward to but you do just the same because it's supposedly good for you - and occasionally ends with an unpleasant surprise. Well,…
September 30, 2010: The Masked Superteam Answers Your Questions! Lou Anders! Matthew Sturges! James Maxey! Paul Cornell! Daryl Gregory! Gail Simone! Mark Chadbourn! Marjorie M. Liu! And yours truly!
It's finally here! Nine authors and their tireless editor answer your questions about the Masked superhero-themed anthology, comic books, and writing in general. We've got quite a team here. One could go so far as to call them a "super team". And it strikes me that members of this literary superteam have some pretty obvious comic…
September 22, 2010: Stargate Universe Premieres Tuesday, September 28th at 9:00 p.m. on SyFy!
September 12, 2010: Sunday night football! Reminders! A message from Marty G.! Massive Mailbag!
A reminder to finish up our book of the month club pick, Masked. Discussion begins tomorrow! And a reminder that this is your last day to post your questions for SGU writer/Supervising Producer Linda McGibney! The return of Sunday Night Football also saw the return of THIS guy - Executive Producer and Big-Time Cowboy Fan…
September 6, 2010: Rika-chan? Rob Cooper! NFL! And my new college football team!
We were driving along, discussing Japanese eyelash salons, when Akemi brought up an example of someone with perfectly lush eyelashes. "Do you know Barbie?"she asked me. Akemi has a habit of gauging my understanding of various matters by invariably asking "Do you know...?". "Do you know pumpkin pie?" or "Do you know Obama?" or "Do…
September 5, 2010: Sushi, Burgers, and Pizza!
Last night, we made sushi. Sort of. This was the result of my first attempt - Chotto sad, no? My poor ikura nigiri looks like a drunken salaryman sprawled on a Tokyo subway platform. Now THAT'S authentic! At one point, I got up to get myself a drink and came back - to discover someone…
September 4, 2010: Bill Y.W. Butt – SGU’s Vince Kwan – Answers Your Questions!
Today, it gives me great pleasure to turn this blog over to the greatest overnight sensation in Stargate franchise history. Last year, he was one of a handful of nameless Destiny crew members left behind on a perplexingly perfect planet. This year, thanks to a massive fan campaign, Vince Kwan is set to make his…
August 31, 2010: Destiny! Truffles! Jelly! And Curt!
The model Destiny sitting in Brad's office is pretty sweet but, as nice as it looks, the fact that it is under glass kind of defeats the purpose. "How do I get it out of there?"Brad asked the other day. The short answer: "You don't.". What Brad was looking for was not so much a…
August 29, 2010: Chocolate Day!
Well, damn. I delayed publishing today's entry in the hopes that I could also include pics of my last three truffle creations but, presumably because of the booze content in each, they haven't firmed up sufficiently enough for molding. So, it looks like it'll have to wait until tomorrow. Or maybe Tuesday because tomorrow's entry…
August 28, 2010: A model Destiny! Checking in with Marty G.! Burgers! Frenchies! Chocolates! And the mailbag!
Hey, check out what was delivered to Brad's office yesterday afternoon... Chotto cool, n'est ce pas? I plan to head back to Brad's office Monday morning while he's away on a scout and shatter the glass case so I can take some better pictures. Hey, I spoke to Golden Boy Martin Gero today. He says…
August 27, 2010: Cookies By George! Dinner with Lisa! Officely happenings!
I was sitting in Ashleigh's office this morning, feigning interest in her pre-breakfast post-coffee blather, when Co-Production Coordinator David Magee walked in bearing gifts. As it turns out, I was incorrect in my initial assumption that David, out of the goodness of his heart, had gone out and bought me a present (although there's still…
August 24, 2010: That comic book project!
I received an email this morning from the editor of our upcoming comic book project. He informs me he's looking into artists and wondered whether Paul and I were a) familiar with scripting for comics and, if not, b) required what he referred to as a "comics writing 101" he could send our way. I…
August 22, 2010: Author Daryl Gregory makes a return visit to discuss the Kirby-Lee gene, the mystifying popularity of the Kardashians, and, oh yeah, his novel The Devil’s Alphabet!
A couple of months ago, Lou Anders sent me an advance copy of Masked. It was for proofreading purposes, of course, but I couldn't wait to check out the other stories in the collection. Most were contributions from well-known talents. A few were from authors I was unfamiliar with - Daryl Gregory for one. Well,…