This past week, former Stargate and Travelers creator Brad Wright was presented with a well-deserved lifetime achievement award. In the days leading up to the event, I was asked to contribute to a special compilation reel by responding to five questions about Brad - which I did. Now, I wasn't at the event and didn't…
March 29, 2019: Production Day #5!
A Day in the Life - Shibuya (A construction site story)... https://twitter.com/imabari_yuka/status/1109471394851479552 Heartwarming, no? Speaking of which... https://twitter.com/InsiderFood/status/1111576231613329409 Cheese-dipped burgers! Yes/No? Meanwhile, on the production front... Script Supervisor/Male Model Brad Wetherly. Production Assistant Leah Tomlinson captures me with her old timey camera for my Wanted poster - dead or alive! But preferably alive. “Explain the…
March 28, 2019: Production Day #4!
WUT is this?! Why, it's the Art Department's Roxanne Borris with a print of her Suji painting. Order yours HERE! 1st Assistant Diretor Derek Filitraut clearly aint buying this Third Act twist. People are always quick to comment on my ties, pocket squares, cufflinks and socks - but no one ever even mentions Supervising Producer…
March 27, 2019: Week’s Best Comic Book Covers!
There were my favorites... Age of X-Man: X-Tremists #2 (cover art by Rahzzah) Black Panther #10 (cover art by Daniel Acuna and Paolo Rivera) Books of Magic #6 (cover art by Kai Carpenter) Daredevil #3 (cover art by Julian Totino Tedesco) Doctor Strange #12 (cover art by Jesus Saiz) Jughead: The Hunger #1 (cover art…
March 26, 2019: Production Day #2!
Well look what Set Decorator Andy Loew found. Two Galactic Authority commendation plaques for Lieutenant Kal Varrick. They will soon adorn my office - along with that giant painting of Emperor Ryo Ishida. What's this? A little something to celebrate our first week of production courtesy of writer Alex Levine. He knows me way too…
March 25, 2019: Production Day #1
Rolling! Yes, finally, after months of development, writing, designing, world-building, set and costume construction, and meetings, meetings, meetings, today was our first day of principal photography! On set today were the former lieutenant, the former Agent, and the former bounty hunter - along with several others. Boy, if this was Dark Matter, I'd be posting…
March 24, 2019: Suji Sunday!
High fashion pug. Innerwear as outerwear. Louging about with with sis. Hanging with dad. Lulu reflects on that fourth act turn. Hey. Move! HEY! MOOOOVE!!! Suji has a modeling gig this Friday. Wish her luck!
March 23, 2019: Let’s hit the mailbag and answer YOUR questions!
So, what's on your mind? Colleen Scott asks: "I have a question about Stargate Atlantis. Once you had decided to have David Hewlett reprise McKay did you have a contingency plan if he had not signed on?" Answer: Ah, it may interest you to know that it was just the opposite. As I wrote in…
March 22, 2019: Production looms!
So today was our last day of prep before Monday's start of production and we celebrated, as is the custom, with a cast read-thru, mini cupcakes, and some 11th hour blue pages. Also, a tour of the stages culminating in the grand space piano reveal! Tonight, is the cast dinner followed by bowling - -…
March 21, 2019: Well – this may take a while.
You know what I hate more than driving around looking for parking? Or weddings? Yes, rewriting scripts. More often than not, it's just a pain in the ass necessary evil. Other times, it can be downright infuriating as you realize... And that afternoon script polish suddenly turns into a three day rewrite. Production meeting for…
March 20, 2019: Week’s Best Comic Book Covers!
These were my favorites... Batman #67 (cover art by Elizabeth Breitweiser, Lee Weeks) Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4 (cover art by Andrew C. Robinson) Immortal Hulk #15 (cover art by Alex Ross) Infinity 8 #10 (cover art by Martin Trystram) Invisible Kingdom #1 (cover art by Christian Ward) Jessica Jones #3 (cover art by Martin Simmonds)…
March 19, 2019: What delicious plans await!
Plotting and scheming with this evil genius. Who knows what the future holds? Not sure. But I do know the recent past included chirashi, squash agnolotti, black truffle-topped pasta, and schnitzel at Spago. #GoldenBoy Speaking of food - New Swiss Study Suggests That Hip-Hop Makes Cheese Taste Better Wonder if I can find a way…
March 18, 2019: Teams with awesome (or occasionally suspect) nicknames I am sorry didn’t make the NCAA Division 1 March Madness Tournament!
Stony Brook Seawolves UMBC Retrievers Albany Great Danes Wichita State Shockers Tulane Green Wave Richmond Spiders Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stetson Hatters TCU Horned Frogs Depaul Blue Demons Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Idaho Vandals Campbell Fighting Camels Presbyterian Blue Hose Rutgers Scarlet Knights UC Riverside Highlanders Delaware Blue Hens Drexel Dragons Marshall Thundering Herd North Texas…
March 17, 2019: Suji Sunday!
As is the tradition... My girls in their matching sweaters. Sadly, they didn't have one in medium for Lulu. Slo-mo Suji! Mesmerizing. Checking out her Pooch Patch. It's like having a mini park on our balcony! Yet another addition to the every-growing Coffee Cup Cap Collection!
March 16, 2019: The fruits of our labor!
Today was the big day! Yes, after hours and hours of molding, spinning, glazing, and generally not paying attention, it was time to pick up our finished works of pottery. Akemi's creations... Put to good use... Now, check out MY masterpieces... When I heard we'd be glazing, I knew I had to make a donut.…