When you gather up a roomful of talented but very opinionated writers and put them to work on a show, you're bound to run into more than a few disagreements. Often, heated debates ensue and, after much back and forth, consensus is reached - perhaps grudgingly on the part of certain participants. There are those…
Red Tape, Robots, Marty G., and Travel Plans!
The bureaucratic ineptitude of the Canadian government is alternately sad and staggering. I'll save you the rant but suffice it to say the general apathy could be readily addressed - and customer service greatly improved - by replacing these indifferent civil servants with trained monkeys. I so look forward to the day when they all…
September 23, 2018: Suji Sunday!
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…
Inside the U.F. Writers’ Room – Part 2!
Can you feel the magic? R.T. is adamant. NO telekinetic chipmunks! Ivon focuses on that third act twist. That or his fantasy football team. Everyone pretending to get along. Sam with the kugel assist. Birthday gal Courtney gets some donut love from Natalia. Alex under pressure to come up with some good ideas. And now…
A Sneak Peak Inside the U.F. Writers’ Room – Part 1!
Story Architects At Work! R.T. has the floor. And table. Lakna, not paying attention to the crucial fourth act discussion. Ivon and Andrew offer insights on characters journeys, story arcs, and fantasy football. Natalia seems be having fun. Let's revisit her in three weeks, shall we? A concerned Sam checks his notes. It's not looking…
September 19, 2018: Week’s Best Comic Book Covers!
These were my favorites... Amazing Spider-Man: Red Goblin (cover art by Alex Ross) Aphrodite V #3 (cover art by Jeff Spokes) FutureQuake vol. 25 (cover art by Conor Boyle, Bruno Stahl) Mister Miracle #11 (cover art by Nick Derington) Multiple Man #4 (cover art by Marcos Martin) Nightwing #49 (cover art by Dave McCaig, Mike Perkins)…
Hoowee!
This, is exhausting. I spend all day in the writers' room, breaking episodes, then come home at night to flesh out the stories so that I can deliver outlines in the morning. I know, I know, this isn't how it's done. But, in all fairness, it saves so much time in the long run, allowing…
Garlic and Chocolate!
Two of my favorite things. On Sunday, we hit the Toronto Garlic Festival, THE place to go if you're looking to stock up on garlic - fresh, powdered, pickled, and in ice cream or popsicle form. There were fewer vendors and food options this year, but we made the best of things, sampling some Syrian…
Meanwhile, back on the home front…
Writers’ Rooms!
Over the course of my almost 12 years of blogging, I've often made references to "the writers' room" as it's a crucial part of the production process. But what, you may ask, is the purpose of "the writers' room"? What goes on in this storied chamber? Well, simply put, "the writers' room" is a gathering…
Week #1 Complete!
That's a wrap on our first week of the writers' room for this new sci-fi series and I do love the way thing are coming along. We've completed our world building discussions and characters arcs and can now look forward to four weeks of spinning and breaking. I'm curious to see how quickly things move…
Dinner with the Writers!
Last night, we took a break from the pitching and spinning and spitballing and hatching and devising and scheming and planning and plotting and complaining about lunch to go out for a nice dinner compliments of our hosts (and series Execs) Andrea and Ashley. I have to admit, I was a little... concerned going into…
Week’s Best Comic Book Covers!
These were my favorites... Li'L Gotham Batman Day 2018 #1 (cover art by Dustin Nguyen) Batman: White Knight - Batman Day 2018 #1 (cover art by Sean Murphy) Domino #6 (cover art by Greg Land) House of Whispers #1 (cover art by Sean A. Murray) Orcs & Goblins vol. 3 Gri'im (cover art by Stephane…
The World’s Saddest Sandwich!
Today was the second day of the UF Writer's Room and I'm pleased to report things are coming along nicely. So far as the show's creative is concerned anyways. Lunches, on the other hand, are a work in progress. While I appreciate the sentiment of catered lunches ("Ooooh, catered lunches!"), I am forced to point…