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December 14, 2019: My Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Reading Year! Do or die time for my Snow Monkeys! Stargate!

2019 was a surprisingly anemic reading year for me.  On the heels of an astounding 2018, when all is said and done, I’ll be lucky to crack 80 books by month’s end.  Sure, impressive for some, but not this usually avid reader.  I don’t know.  Chalk it up to the fact that I was showrunning a new series.  Or juggling various development projects.  Or simply the fact that, following the insane number of books I read last year, I was feeling a little burnt out.  But I’d love to get back at it in 2020 and, at the very least, break 100.

I have about a half dozen books recommended to me by friends that I still have to get to, but I’d love to hear from you, dear readers.  What were the best books YOU read in 2019?

Oh yeah, fantasy football is also partly to blame for my rather poor reading effort on the year.  On the bright side, my Snow Monkeys clawed their way up from the league cellar to claim the #2 spot and a place in the semi-finals…which kicked off Thursday night.  We’re off to a promising started and projected to advance, but everyone knows those projections are meaningless.  Any given Sunday anything can happen.

Hoping my Snow Monkeys wrap this up tomorrow so I can sleep well tomorrow night!

Oh, hey, in case you missed it, here’s another little something from the vault.  This is the full speech made by Carter upon her arrival to Atlantis in SGA’s “Reunion”.  A truncated version appears the actual episode, edited down for time:

 

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December 13, 2019: Final Mix! Holiday Plans! In case you missed it…

This morning marked the final mix session for Utopia Falls’ first season.  And, once the final note had been given, we celebrated with champagne and mini cupcakes!  Congratulations to series creator, Executive Producer, director RT Thorne on finally seeing his vision fully realized.  A BIG thank you to him, Andrea and the rest of the gang at Sonar, the cast, crew, and everyone else involved.

the world is yours pic.twitter.com/i6FmtzYtDn

— Utopia Falls (@UtopiaFallsTV) December 13, 2019

Now my focus shifts to the holidays.  We’re heading to Montreal for a week and, because our frenchie Lulu is a terrible flyer, it looks like we’ll be making the five(ish) hour drive there instead.  Time to fire up the podcasts, Japanese lessons, and kpop!

In case you missed it, HIGH ANGLE SHOT of the human-form replicator escape (Stargate: Atlantis – “Reunion”) –

 

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December 12, 2019: In case you missed it…

In case you missed, it another deleted scene from Stargate: Atlantis’s “Reunion”.  Well, okay, not technically a deleted scene but a big chunk of a deleted scene pertaining to Carson’s beloved turtles…

This was just uploaded to the Stargate Command youtube channel, a behind-the-scenes feature that makes it clear why I am no longer permitted to do onscreen interviews…

Well, tonight’s the night!  My Snow Monkeys kick-off the post-season in their semi-final match-up.  After much agonizing, I have elected to roll with Mark Ingram tonight, thus relegating Austin Hooper to the bench.  Was that the right decision?  I guess we’ll find out tonight!

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December 11, 2019: Week’s Best Comic Book Covers!

These were my favorites…

Captain America #17 (cover art by Alex Ross)

Gideon Falls #19 (cover art by Andrea Sorrentino)

Justice League: Odyssey #16 (cover art by Lucio Parrillo)

Kakeguri, Compulsive Gambler vol. 11 (cover art by Toru Naomura)

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #13 (cover art by Rahzzah)

Ocean Master: Year of the Villain #1 (cover art by Francesco Mattina)

Superman #18 (cover art by Skan)

Vengeance of Vampirella #13 (cover art by Ben Oliver)

So, which were your favorites?

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December 10, 2019: Stargate: Atlantis “Reunion” deleted (Carter-Sheppard) balcony scene you may have missed!

Another deleted scene I uploaded during the tweestorm that you may have missed is this one from Stargate: Atlantis “Reunion”, a nice episode-ender featuring new Atlantis commander Samantha Carter and John Sheppard, that was, sadly, lost for time.  Blue screen here as our heroes would have looked out on the waters surrounding the city through the magic of visual effects.

As I stated in an October, 2007 blog entry: “This scene was intended to develop the friendship/working relationship between these two characters and close out the episode, but we were long and I thought it would be preferable to end with the Ronon-Teyla scene since it was Ronon’s episode.”

Okay, in preparation for 2020, I am shifting creative priorities, crafting strategic alliances, and adopting a more ruthless game plan.  Should be fun!

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December 9, 2019: Stargate Tweetstorm Giveaways! And the SGA “Reunion” alt. scene you may have missed!

Announcing the winners of our Stargate tweetstorm giveaways…

Stargate Ark of Truth/Continuum sweatshirt (size small) winner = Therabwiser @fallingoutin

Autographed Alex Mallari Jr. photo winner = Hadel S. Ma’ayeh@Hadel

Stargate: Atlantis “The Kindred Part 1” art department package = @harmjan387

Stargate: Universe “The Hunt” art department package = Brad Rohman @xdabluesfan

Stargate: Atlantis crew gift North Face vest (large) = @VictoriaRose713

Dark Matter cast-signed script =

December 8, 2019: Suji Sunday!

I dunno…Looks pretty cold out there…

I was right!   C-c-c-c-cold!

Monkeying around with Lulu.

Santa’s saddest reindeer.

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The Stargate Tweetstorm

Nice job, everyone! We wrecked twitter!#WeWantStargate@bradtravelers @stargatecommand

— Joseph Mallozzi (@BaronDestructo) December 7, 2019

Well, that was impressive.  We had a huge turnout for last night’s Stargate tweetstorm, with thousands of fans joining in from all over the world.  Those who took part were treated to exclusive concept art, never before seen show footage, and surprise appearances from numerous former cast and crew.  Just a few of the highlights –

Halfway through our SG-1 pitch to Showtime the fire alarm went off. We all had to go downstairs and assemble in the parking garage. When we got there, the head of the network just looked at me and said “okay, keep going…” So I did. I guess he was thinking #WeWantStargate

— Brad Wright (@bradtravelers) December 7, 2019

I don’t know about you, but #WeWantStargate…to be fair the robots want what i program them to…So humans…let’s get tweeting! pic.twitter.com/dPBlkrpmrv

— Hewlett! (@dhewlett) December 7, 2019

I’m here for a good time #WeWantStargate pic.twitter.com/3KQPKNW8sl

— Michael Shanks (@MichaelShanks) December 7, 2019

Hello all!!! How fun!!! It’s like a big family reunion. SGA always felt like family to me. Xox@markdacascos @loydbateman @StargateCommand @bradtravelers #WeWantStargate pic.twitter.com/PGiOFfedBV

— Rachel Luttrell (@rachel_luttrell) December 7, 2019

Stargate: F.O.R.D#WeWantStargate https://t.co/6rAFu2snjg

— Rainbow Sun Francks (@RainbowFrancks) December 7, 2019

#WeWantStargate@bradtravelers
@stargatecommand
@BaronDestructo
Season 2 Cast/Crew Gifts…designed by yours truly! pic.twitter.com/kDafKICTbm

— Peter Kelamis (@PeterKelamis) December 7, 2019

I think of this moment a lot from the #SGU finale, if only because it fulfilled a childhood fantasy. I got to fly a damn SPACESHIP! #WeWantStargate #bucketlist pic.twitter.com/aEBc6uvMYP

— Patrick Gilmore (@PatrickGilmore) December 7, 2019

Me too! #WeWantStargate https://t.co/XzVM78DCOE

— Jewel Staite (@JewelStaite) December 7, 2019

I’ll be stuck in space with @JewelStaite any day #WeWantStargate https://t.co/OZF1rDr4XQ

— Alaina Huffman (@AlainaHuffman) December 7, 2019

#wewantstargate @jewelstaite remember this? #sttargateatlantis #tracker pic.twitter.com/EW0nVMi5aU

— Mike Dopud (@dopudmike) December 7, 2019

Hey, hang on – is this thing legit? I typed in #WeWantStargate and got an email saying "Your order has shipped and your Credit Card charged. Allow 4 business days for delivery" – Where will I put it? pic.twitter.com/7HZLMEYvK9

— Peter Williams (@actualApophis) December 7, 2019

And many more, including Dark Matter cast members Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr, Jodelle Ferland, and Roger Cross!

We trended #1 in Australia, Canada, France, and the U.S., trended #2 in Germany, the UK and Worldwide, second only to the #BBCLeadersDebate and the always formidable BTS Army.  Hollywood also took note of our efforts, resulting in a notable campaign mention on Deadline:

#WeWantStargate Trends In Worldwide Campaign To Bring Forth New ‘Stargate’ Series

Head on over and add your voice to the 86 comments already there.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped pull off this seismic storm: the aforementioned cast and crew, the Stargate Now facebook crew, the gang at Save FutureStargate Travel, the High Council of StargateNow and StargateNowEurope, and, of course, all of you.

As promised, I have some goodies to give away.  Give me a day to organize. Winners will be announced in Monday’s blog entry!

So, what’s next?

Well, some much-needed R&R – and a new series ideally.

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Tonight’s the night we storm twitter! Stargate Superdrive!

This is like an online version of the Battle of King’s Landing except that the forces joining together for this online storming hail from twitter, facebook, reddit, instagram, this blog, and all over the internet, representing the worlds of television, novels, comic books, and much more.

When you type your tweets today (you can start now or during the Tweetstorm), the 2 accounts we are going to point to are: @StargateCommand & @Bradtravelers (Brad Wright). Don't freak out if you forget to add them. Best try. Hashtag is what counts for trending.

— Stargate Now (@StargateNow) December 6, 2019

We storm the internet tonight at 9 pm EST/6 pm PST.  Make sure you’re following @StargateNow and yours truly (@BaronDestructo).  We’ll be revealing the secret hashtag which you should use in your tweets (and ONLY the secret hashtag) just before the hour.

Tweet away with your fellow fans – and a number of familiar faces who will be joining us.

But remember to keep it POSITIVE, especially now that we’re closer than ever!

A MESSAGE FROM TEAL'C FOR ORVILLE NATION!!!

ALL SCI-FI fans NEED to SUPPORT Joe Mallozzi's @BaronDestructo Dec.6 Twitter Storm

1 Day to Stargate Tweetstorm!

Ready?  Did you clear your Friday night schedule?  Tell your friends?  Limbered up your tweeting fingers?  (Once again, a big thanks to Samuel Cockings for the video.)

Spent much of yesterday sending out the invites.  Looking forward to reconnecting with some old friends tomorrow night.  Don’t miss it!

Some Stargate concept art by Production Designer James Robbins to inspire you.

Thanks to David Bax for the assist!

And thanks to Nicolas Bannister for the artwork!

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