Well, I forgot to bring the ice cream in to work again this morning and, while many of you did remind me, I can't help but recall an exchange from The Last King of Scotland that goes something like: Idi Amin: Yes, you are my advisor. You are the only one I can trust in…
May 11, 2010: Julie McNiven is awesome! My day with Maverick! The day in pictures!
Hey, you know who's really awesome? Actress Julie McNiven. And I'm saying this because she's incredibly talented and unbelievably sweet, and not just because she brought me some TimTams back from her recent con appearance in New Zealand. I was touched! "Why did you get me Tim Tams?"I asked her. "Because you told me not…
May 10, 2010: The Prisoner, by Carlos J. Cortes! A new title for that superhero anthology! Sweet Corn and Cheddar Chip Ice Cream is a success – but it depends who you ask!
It's 2049 and the antiquated penal system is a thing of the past. The incarceration of prisoners has been outsourced to Hypnos, a corporation charged with the task of placing and maintaining inmates in a hibernative slumber for the duration of their respective sentences. Washington D.C.'s maximum security lock-up, a.k.a. the sugar cube, houses some…
May 9, 2010: Alaina Huffman wants to hear from YOU! Brody’s Bar! And the mailbag!
I begin today's entry with another BIG guest blogger announcement. As you all know, Jamil Walker Smith and Elyse Levesque have your questions and are furiously working away on them, also managing to squeeze in time for their full-time jobs on Stargate: Universe. So to those of you asking - yes, they're working on 'em…
May 8, 2010: Goodies from the Art Department, both Universe and Atlantis!
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…