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October 28, 2018
October 28, 2018: Suji Sunday!
Hmmmm. This could be a problem. Whenever I’m working, Suji has to be sitting up on the couch as well, pressed up against me. At night, she’s on the bed, also pressed up against me when she sleeps. Apparently, when I leave the house or am gone for a while, she paces anxiously and, when I come through the door on my return, she absolutely loses it.
I am already feeling guilty about being away for her for nine whole days when we travel to Japan at the end of November.
Out for Hong Kong waffles…
Look at her ears go!
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October 27, 2018
October 27, 2018:
Apologies for the late blog entry but I was out tonight with the lovely and talented Roger Cross who is in Toronto shooting a t.v. series, between his various other t.v. show appearances. Despite his busy schedule, he still found the time to take Akemi and I out for dinner. A class act. Hopefully, before he heads back to Vancouver, he has time to swing by our place and put a dent in the 70 or so collected bottles that survived the Dark Matter Whiskey Club.
On our way back home, I noticed Halloween parties were in full swing. It has been, admittedly, a while since the last time I dressed up, but I will always have fond memories of those early outfits. They included: Captain Kirk, Han Solo, and Wolverine. Really, the cool character trifecta. What more is there to add?
One of the things I miss about living in an apartment rather than a house is the opportunity to hand out treats to costumed kids. Not that I have any great affection for children. Just the opposite. Back in Vancouver, I used to answer the door with a platter of raw vegetables and canned fish. I remember it backfiring when one kid’s eyes positively lit up: “I love smoked oysters!” In retrospect, I should have gone with hard cheeses.
So, with Halloween just around the corner, what are YOU dressing up as? Harley Quinn? Brite Bomber from Fortnite? Michael AvenattiM?
Matinees I want to check out this week that I probably won’t have time to go see so why am I doing this to myself?: Burning, Venom, Halloween, Bad Times at the El Royale, Suspiria, A Simple Favor.
Please weigh in with your early reviews!
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October 26, 2018
October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018: Robert Cooper’s new series!
Many of you know Robert C. Cooper as a writer and/or Executive Producer on such shows as Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, Stargate: Universe, and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. Well, his new project, Unspeakable, sees him reunite with a number of familiar faces including Paul McGillion, Lexa Doig, Aaron, Douglas, and Michael Shanks on a poignant eight-part limited series.
Unspeakable is set to premiere January 9th, 2019 .
It’s an important project for Rob, one he’s been trying to get made for years, and I hope you’ll all take the time to check it out when the time comes.
So we’ve booked our first trip to Japan in two years. We’ll be gone for ten days – which means that Suji will be without us for TEN WHOLE DAYS! She and Lulu will be in great hands, but I do wonder how she’ll do without us to boss around.
Our ten day trip will come at the tail end of my fantasy football league regular season – and just in time for the playoffs! How, you’re no doubt wondering, are the Snow Monkeys doing? Well, I’m glad you asked. Across both leagues…
Is it possible? A double championship for my Snow Monkeys?
I’m feeling it!
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October 24, 2018
October 24, 2018: Week’s Best Comic Book Covers!
These were my favorite comic book covers of the week…
Batgirl #28 (cover art by Mattie Hollingsworth, Sean Murphy, Julian Totino Tedesco)
Books of Magic #1 (cover art by Kai Carpenter)
Incidentals #13 (cover art by Ryan Brown)
Isola, vol. 1 (cover art by MSASSYK, Karl Kerschl)
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #25 (cover art by Ashley Witter)
So, which was your favorite?
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October 23, 2018
October 23, 2018: Things are moving along…
Well, I must admit that your varied bucket lists made for some fine reading. When the time comes, schedule permitting, I may tag a long on your various globe-trotting/culinary/ill-advised adventures!
This morning we delivered the first draft of the UF episode 1 script as well as the outlines for episodes 2-5. Hopefully we get the notes on all turned around in a speedy manner so that we can move on to rewrites and script go’s. The plan, so far as I’m concerned, will be to do the rewrite on episode 1, write episode 3, and then do passes on all 9 episodes before scripting the season 1 finale. Start prep in November, have all scripts done by January, and then start production in mid-February. Piece of cake!
This afternoon, we finally had that much rescheduled conference call related to that comic book adaptation. It’s a terrific book, and the writer and artist are equally wonderful. At this point, it’s a matter of reviewing and revising the existing series overview before talking about how we want to approach the pilot. I think we’re all in agreement that the first issue of the comic book offers the ideal blueprint. This one is going to be a blast.
I wrote up the character summaries for Untitled Awesome Project. It’s a little more intimate than the bigger family unit we saw on Dark Matter, but these characters will be no less endearing. I already have the pilot episode’s opening tease, fifth act out, and episode tag in my head – which fairly parallels my approach to the Dark Matter opener. Shocks, surprises, and oodles of fun!
The pitch for that supernatural small town mystery is pretty much complete. We finished up the bulk of the bulky 25+ page series overview months ago and it is now in the fine-tuning stages. This one is…very ambitious. I’ve never seen an approach like it.
Finally, there’s that horror novel adaptation. The deal is closed almost closed close to almost being closed, but given the workload ahead of me on UF, I realistically won’t be able to start on this one for a while. Still, it will be nice to meet up and chat with the author. But only after I read his latest award-winning release.
At this rate, I don’t know when I’ll get around to checking out Killing Eve and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina!
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October 22, 2018
October 22, 2018: My Bucket List
A difficult day for reasons I’ll not elaborate on in this blog entry. Suffice it to say, however, that days like these make you stop and think about not only what you’ve done with your life, but what remains to be done.
MY BUCKET LIST
Buy a place in Tokyo and spend more time visiting and exploring the country.
Take a tour of the southern U.S. Hit Charleston, Savannah, and New Orleans.
Spend a couple of weeks in Tuscany.
Attend one Worldcon and finally meet many of the authors whose work I’ve enjoyed the years.
Create and produce at least one more dear-to-me sci-fi series.
Produce, at the very least, a Dark Matter miniseries to give the series closure.
Get the band back together and join them for at least one season of a new Stargate series.
Rescue a whole bunch of senior pugs.
I reserve the right to revise and amend this list.
So, what’s on YOUR bucket list?
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October 21, 2018
October 21, 2018: Suji Sunday!
So, what has our cantankerous senior been up to?
Relaxing in her jimmy jams.
Making popcorn.
Quality time with mom.
Out and about.
Hitting the road with sister Lulu.
Some final thoughts from Lulu…
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October 20, 2018
October 20, 2018: Spend wisely!
Bad news, guys! No one won the Mega Million jackpot.
Good news, guys! No one won the Mega Millions jackpot. We’re still in play!
Things you can possibly buy with your 1.6 billion cash prize…
Almost any team in the NHL.
One of roughly 20 NBA franchises including the Spurs, Pistons, and Raptors.
Select from about half the teams in Major League Baseball.
The Buffalo Bills.
More specialty channels than you would think (Plus the perk of being able to cancel the professional cancelers!).
Several comic book companies.
At least twelve seasons of an awesome sci-fi series.
Swimming pools full of this bottled water: https://luxurystndrd.com/only-beverly...
Balmoral Castle.
A small, modest country like Lichtenstein.
Let’s not waste time, people! The time to start planning is now!
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October 19, 2018
October 19, 2018: The Plans! The Plans!
I’m pleased to report that you needn’t worry about me and, specifically, my right shin. According to the doctor, it’s a bone bruise that should clear up in 3-4 weeks.
Unless, of course, it’s a stress fracture. In which case I’ll be in a walking boot until it clears up – in 3-4 weeks. But we won’t know for sure until he receives the x-ray results early next week.
Guys. Guys! We did it! We have a first draft of our series opener. Almost. This weekend, my partner in crime (also writing and hip-hop) will review what we have, make the necessary changes, and deliver it on Monday. Meanwhile, Courtney is going to draft on Episode 2. I’ll be switching off to revise the outline for Episode 3, while Alejandro and Nicole do the same for Episodes 4 and 5.
Also next week, I start work on Untitled Awesome Project. I had a great meeting with the gang on Thursday and everyone is very excited to move forward. We discussed the overview, tone, themes, and possible landing spots for the series. As I said, if you enjoyed episodes like Dark Matter’s All The Time in World and Isn’t That A Paradox, or Stargate’s Window of Opportunity, and Wormhole X-Treme, you’re gonna love it!
Thursday was a busy day. In addition to the writing and the meeting, I also had a call with a comic book company about the possibility of collaborating on an original comic book series along the lines of what I did with Dark Matter. I”ll take the next couple of weeks to fine-tune my pitches (I have three!) and deliver them in early November.
And…other stuff.
So, what are your weekend plans? Do you usually follow routine or are you spur-of-the-moment types?
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