I've had some mighty crazy experiences in my life. I've partied to excess, dated a few lunatics, sampled the deadly fugu. But it all pales in comparison to the daredevil exhilaration of attending my very first fan convention. After being roasted alive online, I was fully expecting similar in-person treatment at the hands of some…
May 13, 2011: Okay, try to keep up! The Transporter Team! Dark Matter Ship Designs! Movement on the Anime Front! Stargate: SG-1 Season 6 Memories! Notes on Network Notes! And I Answer Your Stargate Questions!
When Stargate finally ended, I figured I'd take a year off to relax and recharge. As it turns out, 2011 is shaping up to be quite the opposite. As you all know (or should know if you've been reading this blog) my writing partner Paul and I have made the move to Toronto in order…
May 6, 2011: James Moran! Fandom Fury! And Reflecting Back On SG-1’s Fifth Season!
I've had my share of online skirmishes. Not surprising give the fact that I: a) maintain a consistent (daily) internet presence and, b) work in a genre with notoriously passionate (rabid) fans. In the past, the blow-outs have progressed thusly - 1. A certain section of fandom objects to a creative decision made. 2. The…
May 4, 2011: Transporter pre-production update! Canada’s Space Channel pays us a visit! Further Stargate SG-1 season 5 reminiscences!
Al-most there! I hit the 54 page mark of my second script for Transporter: The Series today. I'll take the night to think about the big showdown, then write it tomorrow along with the final scenes (surprise, goodbye, flashback, and SHOCK - in that order) after which I'll be all done. On the first draft…
May 2, 2011: You’ve Been Warned! More SG-1 Season 5 Memories!
Late last year, after watching the producer's edit of Epilogue, Carl expressed a sentiment that has echoed throughout fandom since the episode aired: "That would have made a great series finale.". Yes, in hindsight, it certainly would have. Unfortunately, that isn't the case and Stargate: Universe WILL end on a cliffhanger. Now I've noted some…
April 27, 2011: Sunshine! And the SG-1 season 4 trip-down-memory-lane wrap-up!
Apparently, Alexander has discovered the source of all my recent problems (the jet flight I was denied, the payment I'm yet to be reimbursed for, the recent damage to my car, my VISA being compromised - to name just a few). According to Alexander, it's my attitude. I'm just getting back what I put out…
April 26, 2011: Since arriving in Toronto I’ve suddenly become the protagonist in a Lemony Snicket book!
Looking forward to hearing everyone's comments on the latest (and one of the last remaining) episode of Stargate: Universe, Epilogue. In retrospect, it would have been a nice way to conclude the show but, alas, at the time, we were looking at Gauntlet as the season ender, not a series ender (more on that when…
April 25, 2011: Spicy fingers! Fan Wars! Further Toronto-induced Headaches! And More SG-1 4th Season Memories!
Hey, you know what they apparently don't have in Japan? Long hot peppers! How do I know? Well, the other night we were at Fondy's house and Akemi volunteered to clean the hot green peppers we had set aside for dinner. Unbeknownst to either Fondy or I, rather than use gloves or simply use a…
April 24, 2011: Days of Stargate Past – SG-1 Season Four!
Special Features Producer Ivon Bartok started on the franchise around the same time we did. Back then, though, he wasn't doing Special Features. He was just a recent Toronto-transplant looking to land a job as an assistant to Gecko Films Corp., a partnership between actor Richard Dean Anderson and Executive Producer Michael Greenburg. I remember…
April 23, 2011: Days of Stargate Past – SG-1 Season Four!
So, in yesterday's blog entry, I offered up a short but sweet summary of my rise from humble animation freelancer to landing a gig on the biggest television production in Canada. I had uprooted, wife and dog in tow, and joined my writing partner, Paul, on a west coast adventure that - at the time,…
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…
June 22, 2010: My Rob Cooper Top Ten!
I was perusing the internet this weekend when I came across the news that Stargate Show Runner Robert C. Cooper would be leaving the franchise after losing a bet to his Exec. Producer Assistant, Ashleigh, and that he was to be replaced by the Stargate Production Office Mascot, Kerwin the chimp, who is rumored to…
August 30, 2009: No Fan Left Behind! David Blue Wants To Hear From YOU! Exclusives! Prizes! And Surprises!
David Blue (Eli Wallace) and Brian J. Smith (Lt. Matthew Scott) gunning for action in Stargate: Universe (photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television). Today, it gives me great pleasure to kick off my No Fan Left Behind campaign, a campaign designed to get all Stargate fans - past, present, and future - ready…
July 9, 2009: Get Your Stargate Fix! Finally, A Decent Meal! And News Of Note!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of days or staying at your mother’s place in Montreal without proper internet access, you probably already know about the new, revamped, ultra-cool and informative dedicated Stargate site at MGM.com. It’s a terrific-looking site, easy to navigate, with tons of goodies on all things…
April 22, 2009: Director Peter DeLuise Answers Your Questions + Another Upcoming Guest Blogger
Some of my fondest memories of my early years on SG-1 involve Director Peter DeLuise - his fast-paced style, his encyclopedic knowledge of the show's mythology, and , of course, his unrestrained sense of humor. He occupied the office across the hall from Paul and I, a veritable Stargate shrine he decorated with the weirdest collection of curios imaginable: prop…