“Shoo!”I yelled, waving my arms over my head. “Shoo! SHOO!” They backed up, wide-eyed and fearful, and then, slowly, advanced once again. “Tssss!”I hissed, stamping my foot for added effect. “TSSSS! SHOOO!” The pack held its ground and stared back at me uncertainly then, cautiously, two of them crept forward, sniffing the air for…
August 16, 2008: A Strategic Dinner, Some 25 Cent Porn, and The Weird Food Purchase of the Day
The other day, Marty G. and I took Carl out for dinner in celebration of his birthday, our friendship, and the outside chance that if the show is canceled Carl may be in a position to give us jobs next year. We went to Fuel of course and ordered the Chef’s Five-Course Tasting Menu, carefully…
August 15, 2008: Production Update and The Weird Food Purchase of the Day
Apologies for the tardy post but I spent all day in the darkened catacombs of post-production amidst the trolls, troglodytes, morlocks, and editors. The light from my laptop screen! AIIIEEEEE! IT BURNS!!! I was cutting Remnants which clocked in at an astounding +9.20! Trimming out the first four and a half minutes was no problem;…
August 13, 2008: Special Guest Blogger Stargate Director of Photography Jim Menard, Your Favorite Ronon Line, and The Weird Food Purchase of the Day
First order of business: Hey, Jason Momoa wants to know your favorite Ronon line. Let's hear 'em. Second order of business: Today, I turn the blog over to Stargate Director of Photography Jim Menard who has been with the show for - well, as long as I can remember. Now I'm sure many of you…
August 12, 2008: Another Yawn Study, Production Update, Let’s Talk Cordelia’s Honor, Mailbag, and The Weird Food Purchase of the Day
A couple of days ago, I reported on a study that found dogs demonstrated empathy by yawning in response to a human yawn. Intrigued, I conducted my own study (titled 0% of dogs sensitive to human yawns - http://josephmallozzi.com/2008/08/09/august-9-2008-are-human-yawns-contagious-to-dogs-lets-find-out-and-the-weird-food-purchase-of-the-day/ ) which concluded that either a) dogs are not empathetic or b) my dogs knew they…
August 10, 2008: Near FTL Travel – Weekends = Temporal Constant! Plus The Weird Food Purchase of the Day!
Science has shown that time slows down as one approaches faster than light velocity and then speeds up on weekends. Seriously, it felt like only hours ago I was jumping out of bed, ready to make the most of my Sunday. Flashforward eight hours and what do I have to show for my efforts? A…
August 9, 2008: Are Human Yawns Contagious to Dogs? Let’s Find Out. And the Weird Food Purchase of the Day.
A study published in the journal Biology Letters this week claims that dogs are highly sensitive to catching human yawns. Of the 29 dogs tested, 72% yawned after observing a human doing so. Apparently, this strongly suggest that they are capable of a rudimentary form of empathy. Interesting. I decided to pursue a parallel study…
August 8, 2008: With Special Guest Blogger Writer/Supervising Producer Alan McCullough
Today, I turn the blog over to Alan McCullough. Some of you will of course recognize Alan for the close to 20 Stargate scripts he’s written to date. Others will recognize him for his boyish good looks that occasionally grace this blog. Still others may recognize him Man in Stall from American Psycho, Bip from…
August 7, 2008: Road Triiiiip! And The Weird Food Purchase of the Day
ROAD TRIIIIIP! This morning, fellow Exec. Producer Carl Binder and I threw caution to the wind, jumped into my Q7, and hit the road. We took an impromptu journey guided only by our spontaneity, our sense of adventure, and the directions to the location of Marty G.’s Brain Storm shoot. As it turned out, however,…
August 4, 2008: Actor/Martial Artist/Iron Chef Chairman Mark Dacascos Answers Your Questions
Mark Dacascos is an actor we've wanted to have on the show for quite some time. His name often came up when we were casting guest roles on SG-1 but, time and again, it just didn't feel right to have him put in a cursory appearance as a Jaffa commander. After all, this was Crying…
August 1, 2008: My Top 5 July Reads
Well, July is behind us and, as promised, I looked over all the books I read over the past month and come up with a list of My Top 5 Favorite Reads for that period. The various Book of the Month Club selections had already been given the spotlight on this blog, so they were…
July 31, 2008: The Happening
Something's happening! Can this really be happening? What's happening?! Yes. Yes. And - this blog entry. Sorry. I couldn't come up with a heading and decided to go with something all-encompassing in its scope yet spectacularly uninspired in its banality. Oh, and I've also cast myself as the scarily brilliant writer. Scroll down to the bottom of…
July 30, 2008: With Special Guest Blogger = Stargate Special Features Producer Ivon Bartok
Today, it gives me great pleasure to turn this blog over to a my good friend Ivon Bartok, a shining example for all you prospective go-getters out there. He’s a guy who started from humble beginnings here at Stargate and then through hard work, determination, and the timely and highly suspicious deaths of the next…
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 24, 2008: Stargate Atlantis Visual Effects Supervisor Mark Savela answers your questions. And he brought treats!
Well, as promised, Stargate Atlantis Visual Effects Supervisor Mark Savela is joining us - and he’s come bearing gifts. In addition to fielding your questions, he has included some pics and videos of various VFX shots, from temp to finished versions. I’m sure you’ll agree that both his write-up and accompanying visuals offer a very…