Hey! Look who it is! Why, it’s 20-year film and television veteran Andy Mikita, director of such episodes as Heroes I and II, Before I Sleep, Be All My Sins Remember’d and, more recently, Search and Rescue, The Daedalus Variations, The Shrine, First Contact, and The Lost Tribe. Andy, who is presently prepping the series…
September 2, 2008: A Touch of Evil, a Kellerific Mailbag, and The Weird Food Purchase of the Day
Today, Evil takes over this blog. And by Evil, I am, of course, referring to "Evil" Kenny Gibbs, our Stargate Atlantis Props Master. Kenny a.k.a. Evil a.k.a. Yellow has been with the show as long as I can remember and it's a pleasure to have him drop by for a little meet 'n greet. While…
September 1, 2008: Corn Soup, Crispy Brains, and Mailbag!
Well, the last few weeks have been bittersweet. Bitter because Atlantis has been cancelled, I face an uncertain future, and, in a matter of days, my wife will be setting off an a two-week Asian excursion without me. Sweet because the corn soup is back on the menu at Fuel. I’ve been so caught up…
August 31, 2008: The Blue Screen of Death, A Horrific Crime and the Likely Suspects, The Weird Food Purchase of the Day – Guest Edition
I would seem my laptop is not long for this world. Twice, yesterday, I fell victim to the blue screen of death. One second, I’m copy and pasting the day’s blog entry into the wordpress window and, the next, my computer is rebooting. I ended up spending most of last night watching Mad Men while…
August 30, 2008: Actress Sharon Taylor Answers Your Questions and We Complete Our Tour of Stage 5.
With the end of production on Stargate Atlantis less than a month away, I’m going to do my best to introduce you all to some of the amazing unsung heroes who have worked very hard behind the scenes these many years. They may not get the all-expenses-paid invites to the overseas conventions but that doesn’t…
August 29, 2008: We’re #1, Ducking the Mix, Honk! Honk!, and a Video Tour of Stage 5, Part 1.
We’re #1! Well, we were anyway. The #1 pirated show on BitTorrent last week, beating out the likes of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, Psych, and Mad Men, and up from #6 the previous week. No actual hard numbers provided in the report, but one can’t help but wonder whether all those illegal downloads have been…
August 28, 2008: Lexa Doig Answers Your Questions And We Complete A Tour of Stage 6.
Here’s a tip. If the Stargate event you’re attending is turning into a bit of a bore, track down Lexa Doig and hang with her for a while. She is freaking hilarious. Smart, no-nonsense, and gifted with a razor-sharp acerbity capable of keeping you entertained for hours or cutting you to shreds if you step…
August 27, 2008: Keep it. Keep it. Toss it. Keep it. Burn it.
With production on the Stargate Atlantis series slated to wrap in the coming weeks, it was time for a little house-cleaning, so the producers took a trip down to the various lock-ups the other day to decide what should stay and could should go. After twelve years of television, you tend to amass a fair…
August 26, 2008: Author Catherynne M. Valente Answers Your Questions – And Carl Binder Takes Us On A Virtual Tour
Today, it gives me great pleasure to turn this blog over to Catherynne M. Valente, author of The Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden. If you didn‘t get the chance to participate in this month‘s Fantasy BOTMC discussion, all is not lost. Both The Orphan‘s Tales: In the Night Garden and The Orphan‘s Tales: In…
August 25, 2008: The Church of Dead Girls, the Mailbag, and a Walk Through the Production Office
The fact that this book club covers three different genres each month often requires me to do a bit of research in order to come up with quality selections, especially when it comes to the horror category. It’s not that there aren’t plenty of worthy books out there, only that I’m not as familiar with…
August 24, 2008: 2008 Olympic Summary
Hey, the Olympics are finally over. In case you just got back from a two-week round-trip journey to the moon, here’s what you missed… Day 1: Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic wins the games first gold medal in “air rifle“, not be confused with “air guitar” which was won by Jimmy “Aces” Pasquali of…
August 23, 2008: Questions, Answers, Guests, and Pics!
Well, not surprisingly, you guys have more than a few queries concerning recent developments. I’ve received about 650 comments over the past two days and, while I can’t address them all, rest assured I have read them. Still, many of you bring up some very interesting questions that I’m going to try to respond to…
August 22, 2008: Firstlies through Eightlies…
First, let me start off today’s entry by saying if you have any questions about the new spin-off, Stargate: Universe, I’m not the person to ask. Hell, I didn’t even know the ship was named Destiny until I read it in the press release this morning. What I do know, however, is that with Brad…
August 21, 2008: All Good Things…
By now, I assume you’ve all heard the news. This will be Stargate Atlantis’s fifth and final season. I’m disappointed but not surprised. We came into this year knowing that renewal would be a longshot. With 100 episodes under our belts, rising production costs, and the US dollar’s steep decline, the odds were stacked against…
August 20, 2008: Production Update, More Guest Announcements, and The Weird Food/Medicinal Purchase of the Day!
The other day, Fondy was sick. Today, it was my turn. It’s, of course, easy to point the finger at some of the items I’ve sampled for my Weird Food Purchase of the Day segment but I prefer to point the finger at all of you for encouraging my outrageous behavior by watching these videos.…