Film #9: Peppermint Candy (1999) Following a man’s suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide. My thoughts: A fascinating rumination on life and missed opportunities set against the backdrop of some of South Korea’s touchstone historical events.  This one no doubt… Read more ⇢

I’m enjoying L.A. a lot more than I thought I would and a lot of that has to do with the writers’ room.  There are ten of us in all – seven writers (including Martin and myself) and three support staff whose ideas and input are encouraged.  The vibe is… Read more ⇢

Sharky is already making new friends in L.A.! Desperately sleepy… He’s a serial lingerer… Photo bombing some random family photo… Pizza time! Salmon sashimi time! Sharky is a service dog… Will you be his Valentines? Read more ⇢

Film #6: Sleep (2023) A young, expectant wife must figure out how to stop her husband’s nightmarish sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family. My thoughts: A good, creepy horror-thriller with a fun twist marred by dog deaths and an abrupt ending. Film #7: A Company Man (2012)… Read more ⇢

Choose… vs vs Choose… vs vs vs Choose… vs vs vs Choose… vs vs vs Me, I’m going with Kryten, B-9, Marvin the Paranoid robot, and Secunit. And you? Read more ⇢

Some breaking Stargate news via Gateworld… Stargate to Film New Series in London This Year I, personally, was hoping we’d be shooting on location on various alien worlds, but I can understand why that might prove more costly. Chose your ship’s AI/Android/Robot/Cyborg/Holo-construct! Choose… vs vs Choose.. vs vs Choose… vs… Read more ⇢

To quote Akemi: “Dennit!”.  I prepped my weekly Amazing Covers post last night to save time today but between yesterday and this afternoon, it seems to have completely disappeared.  Wordpress ate my homework! Amazon is keeping a tight lid on news out of the Stargate writers’ room, but I can… Read more ⇢

2026 off to a slow reading start, but I did enjoy this book… A Thousand Blues by Cheon Seon-ran (2026 translation) Two sisters work to reunite a discarded robot jockey and his doomed race horse for one final ride. My thoughts: Unlike anything I’ve ever read.  Sad and sweet. Meanwhile,… Read more ⇢

Choose… vs Lunch yesterday – pasta and pizza at Terroni, the L.A. flagship of the Toronto restaurant.  A taste of home! We have made arrangements to meet up next weekend with the family fostering Puggy-Pie, this adorable special needs pug that has been at Pug Nation of L.A. for almost… Read more ⇢