After a couple of duds, I've discovered my new favorite show: Boardwalk Empire. I was told the first season was slow but I thought it terrific and am now halfway through the second season. By the time I finish up season 3, I'll be able to transition right into the third season of Game of…
April 17, 2013: Geek Cred!
"You are geek," Akemi informed me. Me? A geek? Surely she was mistaken. I've never played World of Warcraft. I'm not technologically savvy. And my facebook timeline isn't one endless stream of Dr. Who-related updates. But, upon further reflection, I can see how certain of my interests, past and present, could lead the dispassionate observer…
April 16, 2013: Dark Matter developments! Mailbag! My dog eating kale chips!
First things first! My french bulldog, Lulu, eating kale chips. Please raise volume to maximum before viewing: One of the worst kept secrets on this blog has been the identity of that scifi series Paul and I have been trying to set up. As many of you know, back when we were working on Stargate,…
April 15, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Iron Man 2!
Monster like to rate sekwels on what me call de Sliding Celebrity Sibling Scale. It start at Clint Howard and go all de way up to Mark Wahlberg. Given how much me enjoy first Iron Man, me expect Iron Man 2 to be a real Stephen Baldwin. But it surpass monster's expektations and, initially, me…
April 14, 2013: Weekend highlights!
So how was your weekend? What did you do? Something exciting no doubt. Do tell! It was a quiet two days on my home front. I finished reading three books, started watching the second season of Boardwalk Empire, worked on the new pilot outline, almost sold my car, attended a French bulldog meet-up, and added…
April 13, 2013: Scariest Endings!
Akemi has decided she wants to invite some friends over for a movie night next week and asked me to recommend a good horror film. I thought about it and realized that my favorites, the ones that left a lasting, unsettling, impression, always did two things well: they built to a horrifying climax and then…
April 12, 2013: Insight in SGA’s Quarantine! News of Note!
Let's kick things off with a little something from a far flung prep week on Stargate: Atlantis's Quarantine... Remember the scene? We require a steel for throwing, a tempered glass for breaking. The existing wall has to be re-finished so that it looks convincing on camera and, of course, we need to add the climbing…
April 11, 2013: Sculpting the perfect script!
Someone, I don't remember who, once likened the writing process to the work of a sculpter. In this view, the writer isn't so much creating as attempting to free their vision imprisoned within. Somewhere in that hunk of stone, or deep inside the mind of the writer, exists the perfect version of what has been…
April 10, 2013: I have this friend…
I suspect that someone I know may have a drug dependency issue. I can't say for certain because I can't really talk to her about it. Confronting her with my suspicions won't do any good because she just wouldn't understand. In the fourteen years I've known her, she's been obstinate, set in her ways, and…
April 9, 2013: A trip through time…
I'm working my way, backwards, through this blog - seeking out, copying, and pasting passages I'm thinking of using for an upcoming project. The experience has proven a little surreal, like traveling back in time. Unlike a photograph that captures an instant for future reflection, these 2358 entries, one for every day since I started…
April 8, 2013: The Supermovie of the Week Club reconvenes! Cookie Monster reviews Super Capers!
If nothing else, Super Capers prove dat absolutely anyone can make a movie. You not need to have a good idea or a good skript or good direktor or good aktors. Just two million dollars and you too can take creative equivalent of a big, cheesy dump onscreen. Some movies me have reviewed left monster…
April 7, 2013: Foodly Matters! And a Supermovie of the Week Club reminder!
The other night, Akemi and I checked out one of the buzziest Taiwanese restaurants in Vancouver, the well-reviewed, foodie favorite: Kalvin's Szechuan Restaurant. Akemi has a couple of Taiwanese friends who swear by the place and so, more than a little intrigued, we headed out to Victoria Street to see (and taste) for ourselves. The…
April 6, 2013: Design your own Destiny! Let the Resurgence Art Department package be your guide!
In advance of my official Days of Stargate Universe Past trip down memory, how about a little something to whet your appetite? Ah, this takes me back! The Resurgence Art Department package accompanied by visuals from various points in Stargate: Universe's two-year run... The Gate Room... The control interface room... The apple core... In his…
April 5, 2013: Nebula Awards Showcase 2013!
I know a guy who knows a gal who knows someone (another guy? another gal? a super-intelligent chimp?) who knows a gal who got me an advance copy of... Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 edited by Catherine Asaro The book includes Nebula winners in the categories of Best Short Story, Best Novelette, Best Novella, Best Novel, the…
April 4, 2013: Akemi-isms! Okay, here’s the plan!
"I'd love to be a judge on this episode of Iron Chef,"said Akemi. "The secret ingredient is heroin." "Heroin?"I asked. And here I'd thought they couldn't get any more surprising than "battle scotch". "Heroin,"she repeated. And then enunciating just to be sure: "He-ro-in." Hunh. You think you know a person... "The fish,"she added. "Like aji."…