You know who enjoys sunshine? The dogs! And so, when the weekend rolled around, I was all ready to hop in the car and head downtown for the afternoon when I started getting "the look". You know what I'm talking about. The "What? You're just going to leave us? Okay, okay. Go. Have fun. We'll…
June C, 2011: Five film/t.v. projects I’m looking forward to!
Despite the fact that I work in television, I don't watch a lot of t.v. I could say it's because I'm incredibly busy (which I am) but the truth is that, given the choice, I'd much rather read, cook, work-out, or spend quality time with my dogs. I do, however, manage to make time for…
June 18, 2011: Set construction begins on Transporter: The Series! Looking back on Stargate: SG-1’s ninth season! Links!
Since work has commenced on the standing sets for Transporter: The Series, fellow Executive Producer Alexander M. Ruemelin and I figured the least we could do was swing by and check out the work-in-progress before redirecting funds and manpower to construction on the sundecks of our new cottages in Muskoka. And... Getting back to my…
June 17, 2011: I’ve become that crazy dog guy my writing partner warned me about. And barbecue! Oh, and the weekend alarm sounds early!
With Fondy heading out of town for the week, Akemi and I assumed temporary possession of her house. And dogs, Brie and Stewie. As a result, we'll be hosting a veritable pooch party for the next little while... Slow progress on the script rewrite front. It seems that whenever I sit down to tackle Act…
June 16, 2011: That was one night I’m glad I wasn’t in Vancouver for! Dinner with Alexander and Sarah! Another class field trip! Lunch so bad I want to punch the chef in the face!
Yesterday, Akemi and I joined Alexander and Sarah for lunch at Terroni Restaurant on Adelaide Street. The pizza was fine, the pasta was cold, but the clear high point of the night was the surrounding decor. Specifically THIS ill-advised piece of art (?): After dinner, I went home, worked out, watched part of the hockey…
June 15, 2011: Bento Breakfast! Transporter: The Series production update! Stargate fans still fighting!
Today's bento breakfast, compliments of Akemi. It gave me the much-needed energy I needed to watch the dailies from the European shoot while listening to tracks upon tracks of potential music for our new show, Transporter: The Series. Some truly amazing footage coming in from Berlin and Nice. Fantastic work on the part of our…
June 14, 2011: Ripple Effect! The deleted scenes!
Of all the scripts I've written/co-written over the course of my 11+ years on the Stargate franchise (some 70+ scripts in all), season 9's Ripple Effect remains my favorite. It had all of the elements I love most in a story: humor, twists on classic SF tropes, character insight, What If's, twists, turns, and a…
June 13, 2011: Akemi’s latest culinary creations! Food! Checking out one of the new cars! And, the new, improved, more cerebral me!
The other day, Akemi shifted her creative focus to eggs. I almost didn't have the heart to eat my breakfast... Dinner is my job on weekends and so, on Saturday, I took requests and made Akemi's favorite: Braised Short Ribs. Sear them on all sides, make a mirepoix (onions, celery, carrots and herbs), then…
June 12, 2011: Bubba update! Ivon Bartok hits Banff! Woofstock! Pugs eating ice cream! Mailbag!
Bubba update! We took him back to the vet's for a second visit, this time getting him checked out by a second doctor. We explained that he'd been quite lethargic of late and, every so often, was given to brief trembling bouts. The vet informed us that this was a sign he was in pain…
June 11, 2011: Screenwriter James Moran Drops By To Discuss Cockneys, Zombies, Stabby-Arm Aliens, and Girl Number 9!
James Moran's list of credits include Torchwood, Spooks, Dr. Who, Girl Number 9 (premiering on FEARnet this week), Cockneys vs Zombies (presently in post-production), and now, no doubt the crowning achievement of his writing career: his reader Q&A for this blog! Check out what he has to say, then check out his blog (the pen…
June 10, 2011: Assuming bento duties! Dog pics!
Akemi took the day off so I was left to craft my own inspired oatmeal/fruit/peanut butter masterpiece. Pretty impressive, huh? Akemi took one look at it and made me promise I wouldn't try to pass it off as one of her bento creations. Personally, I think she was just jealous. Long overdue gratuitous dog pics...…
June 9, 2011: Oatmeal Snowman! Trevor screws up my page count! Stargate: SG-1 season 9! News of note!
Akemi's latest breakfast bento creation: oatmeal snowman! This morning, we checked out a new place, a cozy little apartment in the ritzy Yorkville district. Pros: Upscale neighborhood, better oven, located close to gourmet shop Pusateri, and the woman who showed us the suite was gorgeous - but, in all fairness, I failed to inquire if…
June 8, 2011: Marty G. rejoins this blog as a series regular! Your herbal top 5! Stargate: SG-1’s ninth season!
Hey! Look who it is! No, not Joaquin Phoenix. It's Martin Gero (Stargate: Atlantis, Bored To Death) who is in Toronto to Executive Produce his new show (which I'm calling Untitled Martin Gero Project or UMGP). We met up Sunday night for chat, laughs, and this odd cocktail containing pimms, gin, lemonade, ginger beer, and cucumber.…
June 7, 2011: Breakfast! Nightmares! And mailbag!
Today's breakfast, compliments of Akemi. In my Happy Panda bentox box = a happy panda fashioned out of steelcut Irish oatmeal and nutella. Also includes various fruit and one of the nutella mini-cupcakes Dede made yesterday - The other night, she texted me a picture of the above. I texted her back. Although I wrote…
June 6, 2011: Our first Transporter: The Series field trip! Mailbag!
We spent much of today driving around the city, checking potential locations for the pilot episode of Transporter: The Series. Pictured above is my brilliant solution to the scene in which our hero, Frank, evades the bad guys by blending into the background. Yes, a closer look at the photo will reveal that only the…