Today, it gives me great pleasure to turn this blog over to the greatest overnight sensation in Stargate franchise history. Last year, he was one of a handful of nameless Destiny crew members left behind on a perplexingly perfect planet. This year, thanks to a massive fan campaign, Vince Kwan is set to make his…
September 3, 2010: Success! More super-secret set pics! A book of the month club reminder! And some mailbag!
Success! I finished my rewrite of The Hunt, finally nailing that tricky fourth act scene. I'll re-read it sometime this weekend and put it out on Tuesday after which my entire week will be free to spin episode 20, the season finale, that Paul will probably be writing (unless the approaching rewrites prove too time-consuming…
September 2, 2010: Behind-the-scenes pics of that super secret set! Production update!
The SGU season 2 premiere is a little over three weeks away, so let's kick off today's entry with a few pics of a work-in-progress down on Stage 6... The finished version is awesome, but those pics will have to wait. For a couple of weeks at least. Almost finished my rewrite of The Hunt.…
August 30, 2010: The Greatest Lou Diamond Phillips Interview Ever!
I was introduced to him in La Bamba, enjoyed his work in Young Guns, and positively loved his performance as the scheming Cisco in the under-appreciated The Big Hit- but it's been his latest role as Stargate: Universe's Colonel David Telford that has made me a HUGE Lou Diamond Phillips fan, partly because he's so…
August 25, 2010: Our VFX team! Behind the scene pics! Ashleigh’s Unsolicited Advice!
Well as most of you have probably heard, our terrific Visual Effects team led by Mark Savela was not nominated not one but TWO visual effects Emmy Awards but, alas, didn't bring home the gold (plating). I didn't see the effect sequences that won, but I have seen the ones that didn't and - well,…
August 20, 2010: An all-encompassing meandering rant! Production developments! Mailbag!
It's been my experience that making a contribution to charity leads to nothing but trouble. A few fleeting seconds of contentment at the prospect of helping out those in need isn't worth the endless follow-up phone calls from not only the charity in question but the countless other organizations your charity has sold your information…
August 17, 2010: A little more from the Art Department! A super secret set pic! Some book of the month club discussion!
A little something from the Art Department. The suit isn't as fitted as I'd like and I would never wear that tie in a million years, but I'm certainly looking presidential. Assistant Director Bill Mizel, on the other hand, is looking positively old-timey in his portrait. Hell, he was so delighted with James Robbins' work…
August 15, 2010: MY Top 10 Favorite Stargate Episodes
And when I say "MY" Top 10, I am strictly referring to episodes I am credited on otherwise the list would be comprised solely of episodes scripted by the likes of Cooper (Time), Wright (2010), Binder (Life), and Gero (Duet). And of the episodes I've been credited on, I'm not counting those scripted solely by…
August 14, 2010: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! And Pictures!
Ah, decisions, decisions, decisions. I hate 'em. For the most part, I prefer to sit back and allow situations to resolve themselves. Take the big move from Montreal to Vancouver eleven years ago. Paul and I had just submitted the first draft of our script, Scorched Earth, to the producers of Stargate SG-1 and there…
August 13, 2010: Author James Maxey drops by! Guest blogger announcement! A hint of things to come in SGU’s second season!
The recently released anthology, Masked, boasts some impressive talent, its various authors hailing from diverse backgrounds: comic books, literary SF, and television. But James Maxey is one of the few contributors with experience writing specifically superhero-themed prose fiction - like his cult classic debut novel, Nobody Gets the Girl, as well as several of his…
August 11, 2010: Production update! Another hint at what’s to come in season two! Carl’s new office!
Holy smokes! It's taken us a day and a half to watch the Day 1 mix of Trial and Error - and we're still not done! Had our sit-down with the Art and Construction departments today about the new late season set we'll be discovering in my episode, The Hunt. We talked playback, atmosphere, functionality,…
August 9, 2010: Author Mark Chadbourn drops in! An old friend visits the production offices! Back on set! With pics!
My love of comic books has waxed and waned over the course of my life. I'll go years without reading a single issue and then, one day, pick up a copy of every title on the racks. I'll continue to follow the books that appeal while dropping those that fail to hold my interest, whittling…
August 7, 2010: Author Daryl Gregory pops in! Another hint at SGU season 2 things to come! More from the Atlantis archives! And the mailbag!
When editor Lou Anders sent me an advanced copy of Masked for proofreading purposes, I ended up reading the entire anthology over the course of two days. I remember emailing Lou soon after to discuss, among other things, Daryl Gregory's brilliant contribution to the collection. I enjoyed "Message from the Bubblegum Factory" so much that…
August 6, 2010: Editor Lou Anders talks Masked! Another hint at SGU season 2 things to come! More from the Atlantis vault!
Editor Lou Anders is a busy guy. Lately, he's been doing the internet rounds for not one but two recently released anthologies. The first, Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery, co-edited with Jonathan Strahan, includes stories by the likes of Gene Wolfe, Steven Erickson, and Scott Lynch, as well as former guests…
August 5, 2010: Creative spam! Dinner at Refuel! Paul Croteau Confections! Another Masked review! Another SGU season 2 teaser! More from the Atlantis archives!
Whenever a spam comment manages to find its way into my moderation queue, I'm always quick to trash it. But this one I couldn't help but set aside because it was refreshingly unique. It doesn't pretend to be anything else but a straightforward link dump. With a twist: I’m currently being held prisoner by the…