The production train is about to leave the station! All aboard who's coming aboard! Everyone else get the f*ck out of the way. Move or be REmoved! We're now two days away from the start of main unit principal photography on Transporter and I feel like I'm in the heart of a maelstrom. Time to…
June 29, 2011: Dinner and drinks with Hawkman! Episode 10 on track! Bento Breakfast! And a Sweet Tooth reminder!
Hey, look who it is! It's Michael Shanks (Stargate's Dr. Daniel Jackson, Smallville's Hawkman) who's in town shooting Saving Hope with Erica Durance (Smallville's Lois Lane). Michael texted me last week to let me know he'd be in Toronto and that I should set aside a night for catching up. He suggested drinks, I countered…
June 24, 2011: Ensure your legacy in the Name My Co-Worker’s Baby Contest!
I was in Trevor's office today going over some production details on episode #3 when, partway through our Harry Potter discussion, I noticed two of my female co-workers staring out the window. "Ooooh, loooook!"cooed one. "Soooo cute!", the other. I hurried over to join them, peering out and scanning the area across the street for…
June C, 2011: Five film/t.v. projects I’m looking forward to!
Despite the fact that I work in television, I don't watch a lot of t.v. I could say it's because I'm incredibly busy (which I am) but the truth is that, given the choice, I'd much rather read, cook, work-out, or spend quality time with my dogs. I do, however, manage to make time for…
June 18, 2011: Set construction begins on Transporter: The Series! Looking back on Stargate: SG-1’s ninth season! Links!
Since work has commenced on the standing sets for Transporter: The Series, fellow Executive Producer Alexander M. Ruemelin and I figured the least we could do was swing by and check out the work-in-progress before redirecting funds and manpower to construction on the sundecks of our new cottages in Muskoka. And... Getting back to my…
June 16, 2011: That was one night I’m glad I wasn’t in Vancouver for! Dinner with Alexander and Sarah! Another class field trip! Lunch so bad I want to punch the chef in the face!
Yesterday, Akemi and I joined Alexander and Sarah for lunch at Terroni Restaurant on Adelaide Street. The pizza was fine, the pasta was cold, but the clear high point of the night was the surrounding decor. Specifically THIS ill-advised piece of art (?): After dinner, I went home, worked out, watched part of the hockey…
June 9, 2011: Oatmeal Snowman! Trevor screws up my page count! Stargate: SG-1 season 9! News of note!
Akemi's latest breakfast bento creation: oatmeal snowman! This morning, we checked out a new place, a cozy little apartment in the ritzy Yorkville district. Pros: Upscale neighborhood, better oven, located close to gourmet shop Pusateri, and the woman who showed us the suite was gorgeous - but, in all fairness, I failed to inquire if…
June 4, 2011: A sneak peek at the standing sets for Transporter: The Series! They eyes (don’t) have it! The Stargate: SG-1 season 8 wrap-up!
Yesterday, we took walk through the preliminary standing sets for Transporter: The Series. Granted, they still need a little work (and Paul, Alexander and I did have a few suggestions) but here's a sneak peek at what we've got so far... Widen the pool, lengthen the back patio, a few tweaks here and there, and…
May 27, 2011: Getting the Book of the Month Club back on track! More Dark Matter Designs! Mailbag!
Given my increasingly busy schedule, I've been finding it very difficult to set aside any time for reading. As a result, I've shifted focus from novels to trade paperbacks which I find equally accomplished, just as enjoyable, yet also offer the added bonus of shorter narratives that don't require a lengthy commitment. And this got…
May 25, 2011: More Transporter: The Series Casting Announcements! Another Dark Matter Character Design! Stargate: Extinction Secrets Revealed!
Sacre bleu! Two more casting announcements for my new show, Transporter: The Series! As most of you already know, actor Chris Vance (Prison Break, Mental, Dexter, and Burn Notice) will be donning the driving gloves in the role of Frank Martin, the Transporter who delivers anything, anywhere - for a price. Andrea Osvart will play…
May 20, 2011: Transporter: The Series Casting News! V1 Jets President Andrew Zarrow Comes Through! Stargate: SG-1 Season 7 Memories!
Today, it gives me great pleasure to announce: We have our Frank! Pictured above (looking suave, tough, and all sorts of charming) is Chris Vance as Frank Martin, The Transporter. He delivers anything, anywhere, no questions asked – for a price. We auditioned a ton of very talented actors for the part but, ultimately, Chris…
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 10, 2011: Thanks for the thanks! Transporter: The Series! My Comic Book series!
I'd like to start off today's entry with a huge "Thank you" for all the "Thank you's". A lot of the people who brought you Stargate over the years do frequent this blog, and I know I speak for all of them when I say your kind words are much appreciated. Thanks for taking 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…
April 7, 2011: The Mystery of the Chewed-Up Chapstick! Stargate links! Pre-Production Update!
Look at 'em. So easygoing and laid-back. Little angels they appear to be. Certainly not the type capable of something like... THIS! I'm baffled as to who the guilty party is. In The Big Red Chewing Gum Incident, Jelly's cinammony breath was a dead giveaway. In the Mystery of the Missing Curry Fusilli, the fact…