I feel as though the past couple of weeks have finally caught up with me and I could sleep for a week. Or, at the very least, the weekend. Might as well make the most of it because next week, I'll be launching into my rewrite of episode #10, Resurgence, AND spending a couple of…
May 7, 2010: Coast Restaurant! Mini mailbag!
For the past five years, I've hosted an annual chocolate party, a theobroma extravaganza in which I attempt to stuff about forty guests with enough cacao to kill them ten times over (Don't believe me? Check out the spread: https://josephmallozzi.com/2010/04/18/april-18-2010-the-greatest-chocolate-party-ever/). And, for the past five years, Carl has thanked me by taking me out to…
May 6, 2010: If you’re wearing a hat right now, there’s a 95% chance you look like a dork! Mailbag!
When Paul and I became show runners on Atlantis's fourth season, one of my first executive decisions was to place a moratorium on hats. I vowed that, under my watch, neither series lead nor supporting player nor lowly extra would be made to parade around in one of those silly, scene-stealing, scalp-warmers. Back in the…
May 5, 2010: Cookie-gate! Early script feedback! And a little something from the Atlantis vault!
Ashleigh was at it again today. I'm sure that once you hear the details, many of you will be horrified and will seriously reconsider your misguided support for my arch-nemesis. So, yesterday, Ashleigh mentioned that those chocolate peanut butter chip cookies she brought in were actually her second batch. The first attempt was so soft…
May 4, 2010: Victory is sweet! And peanut buttery too! Artwork, schematics, and set pics from Stargate: Universe episode #11, Space!
Well, she may be sneaky and cruel, conniving and occasionally vengeful, but I'll say one thing for Ashleigh - she's also prompt. Only one day after losing to me in a food trivia showdown, she paid up on the bet by bringing in the batch of cookies I requested: chocolate with peanut butter chips. Before…
May 3, 2010: Battles with Ashleigh! Production Update! Miscellaneous Pics! And the Mailbag!
I walked into the office this morning and, as I do every day, popped my head into Ashleigh's office to say hi, inquire about her weekend, and ask her if she missed me (her mouth says no but her eyes say "Hell, yeah!"). Anyway, she was wearing her new jacket - When my writing partner,…
May 2, 2010: My Super List! News of Note!
My interest in comic books has waxed and waned since I was a kid and yet, after all these years, a good graphic novel or engaging multi-issue arc never fails to delight. An engaging, well-written story will always bring back fond memories of visiting the Nova Bookshop in my never-ending quest for missing back issues,…
May 1, 2010: Spoiler Alert! Projects on the Go! Dog Day Afternoon!
Boy, I'm going to get in trouble for this - but against my better judgment, I am uploading a pic of one of the placeholder titles up on the white board in the writers' room. Like Teal'c Interrupted, Fool's Goa'uld, and The Red Shirt Diaries, this temporary title may end up as nothing more than…
April 30, 2010: Finally! Ellen Kushner drops in! Cynthia leaves! Dinner at Refuel! And – some mailbag!
Success! I finally completed a first draft of episode 10, Resurgence. It's a little rough, granted - but it'll do. I'll spend the weekend revising it and deliver it on Monday. Normally, it takes me about an hour to write the fifth act (usually in a white heat, coming off the momentum of the fourth…
April 29, 2010: Camera issues! Script issues! And Personal Issues!
Well this is friggin' annoying. I'm suddenly unable to upload photos to my Mac - which means no pictures of the sub par pasta I was served last night for you guys. Instead, you'll have to trust me when I tell you the ravioli in brodo were limp and underwhelming and the evening's special long…
April 28, 2010: Production update! Puppy pics! And a dire dinner – with exceptional company!
I'm pleased to report significant progress on the script front! After countless weeks of frustration, desperation, and sleep deprivation, I'm finally in the stretch run and that oh-so-elusive Fade Out is well within striking distance. I spent the day rewriting what I had (something I do while pacing which, I'm told, makes me look like…
April 27, 2010: June’s Book of the Month Club! Cynthia Cooks! Puppy Pics! Chotto Mailbag!
I'd like to start off today's entry by announcing June's Book of the Month Club - Swordspoint, by Ellen Kushner From the publisher: "On the treacherous streets of Riverside, a man lives and dies by the sword. Even the nobles on the Hill turn to duels to settle their disputes. Within this elite, dangerous world,…
April 26, 2010: It’s an all mailbag blog entry!
Mailbag: Belouchi writes: "1. Will we ever encounter the race that built the star system and the obelisk in the future or is it meant to stay a mystery?" 1. It's possible the Destiny crew will cross paths with these near-omnipotent beings again. Belouchi also writes: "2. The odysey spaceship was on a secret mission…
April 25, 2010: Entertaining – Day 2!
Another day spent entertaining my friend Cynthia who has come from London bearing chocolates, marmite cereal bars, and the Swedish film version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (that we should get around to watching sometime soon). Will be catching up on the mailbag tomorrow so if you've got questions, post 'em. If you've…
April 24, 2010: Entertaining
My friend Cynthia is visiting from London so, for the rest of the week, I'll be playing the role of affable host (as opposed to the role of ranty belligerent blog poster. No. Wait. Maybe I can do both). After picking up at the airport, I took her for dim sum at Sun Sui Wah,…