Had a meeting regarding the Untitled Awesome Project today. This one has me all kinds of excited for a two simple reasons: theme and tone. It's something this prospective sci-fi series shares with three other shows I've done in the past, specifically: Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, and Dark Matter. Sense of fun? Check! Sense of…
Oh, sure. As a viewer, your mileage may vary. But, looking over the list of 100+ episodes of television on which I've been credited or co-credited as a writer, THESE were the ten I had the most fun writing... Honorable Mentions... The Ties That Bind/It's Good To Be King (Stargate SG-1) Yeah, it's always the way.…
Congratulations. You've just wrapped up your very first round of Hollywood meet-and-greets, sit-downs with production and broadcast executives all over town, and if there is one indisputable fact you can take away from the glorious experience it's this: Everyone wants to work with you! It's true! They said as much in their unbridled enthusiasm for…
The other day, I was asked to describe my writing process. My first instinct was to say I didn't have one but, upon further consideration, I realized that I do follow certain patterns when writing a script. Step #1: PROCRASTINATE I'll do anything to avoid starting a script - surfing the net, doing my taxes,…
Yashaaa! * (*Made-up exclamation of satisfaction with a recent accomplishment. Yoshay! is an accepted variation). Just finished a first draft of episode #4! Initially, I thought it was going to be long but, in the end, it actually turned out a little long. I had WAAAAY too much fun with this one. I'm going to…
So, despite having done this for over five years now, I apparently break all the fundamental rules of successful blogging. I don't market my blog, make money off it through advertising, stick to a single niche or dedicated theme, and, perhaps worst of all, do not limit myself to the recommended weekly entry. Instead, my…
Great news! It looks like I won’t be asked to pack up my office and escorted off the lot for the time being. Rob, who has been spending his days on set since the start of production, called this afternoon to tell me he liked my script. Always good to hear, but especially so given…
As another week draws to a close we inch ever closer to our first day of principal photography. We had the costume fittings on Monday and then the super-secret closed-door invitation-only cast read thru on Tuesday. Yesterday was the stage tech survey for Air #1, #2, and #3 while the production meeting for all three…