March 1, 2024: End of week updates!

Well, looks like i’m about to close on a deal to rewrite a pilot script that, pending network approval, could see us in Portugal this summer shooting an 8-episode first season.  Next week, I’ll pitch everyone my take on the revised pilot and then, hopefully, turn it around before month’s end.  If everyone is as quick at turning around notes as I am writing, we could be convening a writers’ room in April-May, then prepping in June for an August-September shoot.

Anyone been to Portugal?  I hear the fish and seafood are amazing.  Something for Akemi to look forward to.

If we do go, we will, of course, be bringing Sharky with us so we’ve started looking into the requirements for traveling with a dog.  So far, it looks fairly straightforward and relatively simple.

Sharky may not be traveling alone as we’ve made some inquiries about some pugs in need of a good home.  We’re okay with seniors and special needs, but really need a smaller pug as they will travel with us in-cabin (and I hear Air Canada are being absolute jerks about pet travel of late).

I’d look to pick up the new addition to the family sometime in March as that is when I am looking to be in L.A. to pitch another series.  Ideally, the timing would line up so that once I finish production and post on the Portugal show, I could roll into the writers room for this one – which is looking like it would shoot its first season in Croatia and additional locales throughout Europe.

Looks like this will all force me to put my ongoing Crime Binge on hold.  I’m 224 shows in and the scorecard tallies up thusly:  Thumbs up: 53  Thumbs down: 167  Thumbs sideways: 4

Speaking of putting on hold, I’ve grown increasingly frustrated with twitter and its suppression algos that have suppressed my account’s reach.  So once I finish uploading the last of these Stargate bloopers and cut scenes, I’m going on hiatus for a couple of weeks to see if that resets the algos.  If not, then life’s too short and I have other places to be – like this blog for instance.

Hope all is well with all of you!  The weekend awaits!

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