Yesterday was the last day of principal photography on Stargate: Universe's second season. We marked the event with woodfire pizza, champagne, and, oh yeah, shooting those final scenes. It's been a great year and, looking back over the 20 episodes produced for SGU's second season, I have to say I'm very proud of what we've…
November 18, 2010: The Final Day of Main Unit Photography on SGU’s Second Season!
Well, here we are - the last day of main unit principal photography on Stargate: Universe's second season. And I say again: "Wow! That was fast!". I walked into my office to find THIS sitting on my desk... And check out what was inside... Cool, no? And perfect for my upcoming trip. So it…
November 17, 2010: Author Christopher Moore Stops By!
Writers are busy people, so when I contact an author about the possibility of participating in our little book of the month club discussion, I always promise them that the process will be quick and relatively painless. They're free to pick and choose among the questions sent, and under no obligation to meet any sort…
November 16, 2010: Stargate: Universe, Episode #208, Malice, on Tonight – 9:00 p.m. on SyFy!
As I was walking into the Production Office this morning (after waiting some twenty minutes for the recycling guy to move his truck out from in front of my parking space), I ran into actor Peter Kelamis (SGU's Adam Brody) who had just dropped off the cast's crew gifts. Check 'em out - Cool, no?…
November 15, 2010: The art of trash talking taken to artistic heights! Production update! Doggy ailment update!
THIS was the first sight to greet me when I walked into work this morning - Most gloaters do their gloating verbally. Best Boy Mike goes one step further, celebrating Bailey's Irish Creamers' defeat of my Snow Monkeys with a painstakingly assembled collage. Obviously, someone has put their weekend scrapbooking classes to good use. Well,…
November 14, 2010: The “I Make the Best Whatever” contest is off to a delicious-looking start! That was fast! And the mailbag!
The "I Make the Best Whatever" contest is off to a great start. Check out yesterday's blog for full contest details but, in short, I'm asking blog readers to send in a description of THE dish they're known for - be it rack of lamb, walnut cream cake, or those bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with almonds…
November 13, 2010: The “I make the best whatever” contest!
Announcing this blog's very first "I Make The Best Whatever" contest! 1. How To Participate No purchase necessary. Just post the name of your dish with a short description and an accompanying photo. 8 recipes will be chosen for the showdown. The 8 finalists will then be asked to post the accompanying recipe. Each week…
November 12, 2010: Some Stargate: Universe links! What are YOU reading? Mailbag!
Thanks to everyone who took the time to fill me in on their viewing habits. Some wildly varied tastes out there. Keep those t.v. lists coming! To those who may have missed it (ie. anyone who lives outside of Canada), here's a link to the Stargate: Universe segment that aired on Canada AM this morning…
November 11, 2010: Mystery vid! What are YOU watching? Mailbag!
Let's kick things off with a little mystery clip from the set of Stargate: Universe... So, what is everyone watching? Beside Stargate: Universe of course. My weekly viewing schedule is made up of - The Walking Dead: I love the fact that Frank Darabont has taken the source material, the brilliant comic book series by…
November 10, 2010: What hath wrought such destruction? Take the Dog Bark Challenge! Mailbag!
Production on episode #220, Gauntlet, the BIG season finale continued today. How BIG a finale? Well, let me put it this way - the booming bass of the thunderous happenings on Stage 5 were reverberating all the way up to the writers' room ALL AFTERNOON. On a somewhat related note... What hath wrought such destruction?…
November 9, 2010: Bloodsucking Fiends – A Love Story, by Christopher Moore
Apologies to those who were waiting for me to wade in with my thoughts on November's Book of the Month Club pick: Bloodsucking Fiends - A Love Story, by Christopher Moore. For some reason, I thought discussion on the novel wasn't scheduled to begin until the week of the 15th. Fortunately, while I didn't get around…
November 8, 2010: Pics and links!
Today, we started production on our final episode of the season: Gauntlet. There is one scene still outstanding, however, and it looks like I may be the one to write it - right after I finish my producer's edit of The Hunt tomorrow. We've finally got all the scenes from the new set (where, not…
November 7, 2010: Snow Monkeys about to win! The challenges of scripting comics! Jamil’s new, personalized head shot!
An exhausting day today spent watching every NFL game televised (and that was all of 'em, folk!). God bless the NFL package provided by my local satellite provider. At one point, I was flipping between five different games in order to track the progress of my fantasy roster. Looks like week 9 was kind to…
November 6, 2010: Stargate ratings, fandom, and my picky aunt!
The great thing about the ever-growing variety of programming choices available out there is that it gives us plenty of options, allowing us to be very selective when it comes to the shows we choose to invest in. There are just so many hours in a day so, naturally, people will only make time for…
November 5, 2010: Production Update! Louis tells us about the infamous “camera” prank!
Whew! Busy day! Shooting those scenes outstanding from The Hunt over on Stage 4. Boy, does that second level set look awesome. I took plenty of pics. A little spoilery...but a very cool spoilery so I may consider posting next week. Watched the Day 2 mix of #210, Resurgence, with the VFX finals. Wow! An…