I heard from my buddy, Hugo Award-winning artist John Picacio, today. He dropped me an email to let me know: a) He liked the look of that sweet potato pie Rob made for yesterday's Thanksgiving Football gathering. b) He has just launched his own company: Lone Boy | John Picacio Calendar & Loteria Cards c) He's…
July 14, 2012: Comic Con Day #2!
"I've never seen so much drunk zombies." - Akemi walking home after drinks at the Hilton last night. Well, not really Comic Con Day #2. Actually, the second half of Day #1 and part of Day #2 as the festivities are ongoing. Today = my Dark Matter signing. Where: The Dark Horse Booth (#2615) When: 4:00…
March 19, 2009: A Taste of the Other Side. With Cheese! And the Hugo Nominations.
I know a guy who spent a month living with an indigenous tribe in South America. Over the course of four weeks, he ate what they ate, drank what they drank, did as they did and, generally, lived as they lived. When I asked him the obvious question - Why? - he informed me that…
October 4, 2008: September’s Top Reads, Following Through on Your Recommendations, and The Return of the Mailbag
With the month of September behind us, it’s time for me to look back over my recent reads and pick my favorite titles of the past month. It was a pretty good crop but, of the bunch I did read (and not including the book of the month club selections) the, following were my favorites:…
July 26, 2008: The Broken Ties Breakdown
I’d like to thank John Picacio for an entertaining and very informative guest entry. As someone who possesses the drawing and design skills of a six year old, I am in awe of John’s talent. I’ll be ordering myself a copy of Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio (containing over 180 images of John’s…
July 25, 2008: With Special Guest – Award-Winning Artist/Illustrator/Designer John Picacio
Just a reminder to tune in to Sci Fi at 10:00 p.m. tonight to catch this week’s episode, Broken Ties. Jason Momoa acted his heart out in this one, giving his best performance to date, so be sure to check it out. The episode also offers nice moments for fans of the Sheppard-Ronon friendship, explores…
July 17, 2008: Congratulations to our VFX crew, suggestions for this year’s crew gift, Jeff Carlson’s trailer for Plague War
I’d like to kick off today’s entry by congratulating our visual effects department on their well-deserved Emmy nomination in the category of “Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series” for last year’s season premiere, Adrift. Mark Savela and the gang outdid themselves in season 4 and they’re managing to top that effort with the work…
July 16, 2008: Meetings, book discussion, and lazy dogs
Today’s notes session on Remnants was long and involved but went very well. No requests to tone down or lose any of the key beats. Mainly requests for clarity and thematic reinforcement. We followed up with our final meetings of the week - 1) Stunts and SPFX in which we discussed squibs (What’s a squib?…
July 13, 2008: Baron Destructo’s Investment Advice
Fun time’s over. It’s back to work for me tomorrow. And, by the looks of the prep schedule, it’s going to be a long day: 0900: Concept Meeting for Ep. #515 “Remnants” 1030: Prosthetics Meeting for Ep. #515, “Remnants” 1100: Art Department Meeting for Ep. #515, “Remnants” 1145: Props Meeting for Ep. #515, “Remnants” 1330:…
July 12, 2008: Bookly Things and Behind-the-Scenes on Search and Rescue
I’d like to begin today’s blog entry by once again thanking K.J. Bishop for stopping by to spend time with us. As expected, her novel, The Etched City, engendered some fairly strong and wide-ranging opinions. According to Kirsten, she was “just amazed at the detail and thoughtfulness of the responses”. So, kudos to all those…