Last night was the Sci Fi dinner. In attendance: representatives from Sci Fi, Eureka, Who Wants to be Superhero, Flash Gordon, and, Stargate Atlantis. We got there for 8:00 p.m., assuming we’d be sitting down to eat at 8:30ish - but we weren’t actually seated until 9:30 p.m. by which time I was pretty much…
July 27, 2007
Had a terrific dinner last night with the lovely April McIntyre of Monsters & Critics, her good friend and San Diego diva Monique Marvez, and Monique’s cousin, a charming Alabama native considering the move out west. We went to George’s at the Cove in La Jolla where I enjoyed some delicate ricotta ravioli with porcini…
July 26, 2007
I woke up at 4:30 this morning. And then again at 4:47. And then at 5:05, 5:12, 5:21, 5:27, and, finally, for good at 5:30 a.m. I never sleep well the night before I travel. But since I’d already packed and made the necessary preparations, the morning went smoothly: fed the dogs, had breakfast, showered,…
July 25, 2007
Well, we’re heading into the four day Comic Con break. Carl managed to put out his Final Draft of Midway (Final Draft being a misnomer really since he’ll be revising that sucker between now and about two days after it’s been shot) while Marty G. is finding out that his little Three’s Company episode aint…
July 24, 2007
Final preparations are underway for Comic Con. Even though the Stargate panels are on Friday, I’ll be flying in the day before - and since the only direct flight available leaves Vancouver at 8:40 a.m., it looks like I’ll have plenty of time to kill. To that end, I’ve already put together my in-flight/post-flight/pre-dinner reading…
July 23, 2007
Miracles of miracles! Just after I’d given up all hope, I received the following email from my old friend Ali -“Dear Hazzencockle, Qiute a while ,good to hear from you ,although still on my sick bed i'm still doing better. Ofcourse your mail sounded a little difiicult but i did pick something off it, I…
July 22, 2007
We tried out a new breakfast place this morning: Rob Cooper’s house. After breaking 80 on a recent golf trip (apparently, this is very good) and winning a bet with Ivon Bartok, Rob scored a state-of-the-art waffle iron he was just dying to try out on some prospective guests - and Fondy and I were…
July 21, 2007
We spent the better part of the morning spinning Joe F.’s notion into the actual beginnings of a story. Due to a schedule sleight-of-hand, Marty G. will be taking a break from that troubled trio script to tackle this one. We discussed the basic premise, the type of story to tell, and also started hashing…
July 20, 2007
The guy seemed to be having trouble focusing, incessantly clenching his eyes shut and popping them wide, feet rooted yet upper body swaying in place, his unsettling rictus grin perhaps belying some deeper-seeded issue: drug dependency, mental illness, a serious medical condition? His staccato mutterings barely audible, he staggered a little and caught himself, using…
July 19, 2007
Well, congratulations are in order.Congratulations to hotshot Martin Gero whose first feature, Young People F*cking will open the Canada First programme of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Martin co-wrote the script with long-time buddy (and part-time Atlantis character Kanayo) Aaron Abrams, and directed the movie over the course of last year’s hiatus. For those…
July 18, 2007
Yesterday, I received a follow-up email from James Williams himself: “How are you? Can i know what is goin on that you have not respond back to my mail your urgent replay is needed to my mail with out any kind of delay okay.” I sent off my response:“James Williams not respond to Cookie Monster…
July 17, 2007
Since moving to Vancouver from my native Montreal, there are three things I’ve missed over the course of my eight years here: mom, a proper smoked meat, and a really good French bistro. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the caliber of the French cuisine this city has to offer, an overall quality to rival that…
July 16, 2007
Rumors of Gatecon’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. By me it would seem. I’ve been told that Gatecon is far from dead, having split into two different incarnations - Gatecon U.K. and Timeless Destinations (here in Vancouver) - way back when and developing separate entities ever since. So, apparently, with a 2008 con planned for…
July 15, 2007
The other day, I received an email from longtime gater Gilder who informed me of the recent troubles being experienced by a once-mighty fan-run Stargate convention. Gatecon was the first and, in my opinion, best of the Stargate cons as it: 1) Took place in Vancouver where the show (SG-1 at the time) was being…
July 14, 2007
My yahoo account used to get inundated with spam promising everything from lottery winnings to big money business proposals. I would receive almost thirty a day. But ever since I actually started responding to them, their numbers have dwindled. Now, I’m lucky if I get one. So imagine my delight when I woke up this…