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December 17, 2019: Felix

A heartbreaking day back home in Montreal where mom had to say goodbye to her constant companion for these many years, Felix.  He’d been ill for a while now and, in recent days, his condition had really taken a turn for the worse.  It’s always difficult to know when is the right time to let them go, and I know mom really agonized over the decision, but when it reached the point where he wouldn’t even eat the home made chicken she would attempt to hand feed him, it became readily apparent that the time had come.  Which, of course, doesn’t make the decision any easier.

Mom never sought out a dog and I’m not sure what ultimately convinced her to adopt, but it was clear to me that in the many years since, she never second-guessed that decision.  She and Felix were inseparable.  She would dote on him. So much so that my sister, Andria, would often describe him as: “The son she never had.”

Felix came into my mother’s life late in his, but they were, without a doubt, the best of his 12 years.

It won’t be the same without him.

 

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December 16, 2019: My Monkeys D.O.A.! In case you missed it…

Wow.  There’s nothing quite like having your team eliminated from fantasy football playoff contention to really put the rest of your life in stark relief.  On the bright side, I do some of my best writing when I’m angry and have already completed the first act of my new horror feature.

I’l focus on that for now with an eye to having a first draft for early February.  Also going to start work on the second commissioned script for TimEscape – as well as a few development projects I’m planning to go out with in first quarter of 2020.

While I’m working on that, why don’t you check out some Stargate deleted scenes (partial scenes) you may have missed…

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December 15, 2019: Suji Sunday!

The latest in Suji’s coffee cup cap series.

Single snoozer.

The dynamic duo.

Sneezerific!

Soaking up those rays!

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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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