February 28, 2009: My Deserted Island TV On DVD Library

It’s stormy at sea. It looks like you’re going to have to abandon ship. But all is not lost! There’s an island within swimming distance – an island with food, water, a working dvd player and, conveniently enough, the electricity to operate it. With mere minutes to go before the rattling death trap sinks to [...]

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February 27, 2009: A Nebula Nomination, Some Icarus Base Action, A Chocolate Sampling, and the News Round-Up

I’d like to kick off today’s blog entry by offering my congratulations to Executive Producer Brad Wright whose script for the Stargate: Atlantis episode “The Shrine” has been nominated for a Nebula Award. He’ll be vying for top honors alongside some very impressive contenders: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, and David S. Goyer for The Dark [...]

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February 26, 2009: Mailbag and a Feeble Frenchie

Well, I picked up the dogs from daycare today and Lulu seemed unusually sulky.  She’s been moping around all night. Either she’s feeling under the weather or that mastiff she has a crush on spurned her and hurt her feelings. Whichever the case, I think I’ll be keeping an eye on her tonight.
More Icarus Base [...]

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February 25, 2009: Finally, That Cast Announcement!

Well now you know as much as we do. No, no, that’s not exactly true. We still know more than you do. But at least we ALL know the names of our cast members. The news finally broke yesterday but, on the off-chance you were in your basement watching a Lord of the Rings marathon, [...]

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February 24, 2009: Greetings, Book Discussion, and The Questions are Amanda-Bound

First off, allow me to welcome and respond to two new readers to this blog, both of whom posted comments in response to yesterday’s entry.
Sherry Harris writes: “Brian’s mom here, Mr. Mallozzi! Thank you so much for the compliments. I am extremely proud of my son, he is not only very talented and smart, but [...]

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February 23, 2009: Infoquake, by David Louis Edelman

Following The Autonomous Revolution that pitted humanity against intelligent machines, Earth entered a Second Dark Age.  Science and technology were shunned and survivors surrendered their freedom to austere religious governments.  But, despite their autocratic rule, not even these organizations could hold back the march of progress and, eventually, the planet entered an age known as [...]

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February 22, 2009: Screw the Oscars. Enjoy the Dogs Instead.

 
Well, I had intended to turn this blog over to Baron Destructo and Cookie Monster for their annual Oscar Selection Show but, alas, both were caught by surprise when the Academy suddenly announced they were telecasting the awards tonight! Unfortunately, of the numerous Oscar contenders, Cookie Monster and the Baron only watched a grand total [...]

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February 21, 2009: Fond Remembrances and a BIG Guest Blogger Announcement!

Whenever my career draws to its inevitable conclusion, I’ll be able to reflect back on the many fond memories of my time in “the business“. I‘ve had good times, bad times, and everything in between. That said, the high point for me were the years I spent working on Stargate: SG-1. They were memorable for [...]

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Febrary 20, 2009: Early Returns Are Positive!

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 [...]

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February 19, 2009: Why Does This Restaurant Smell Like Cheese?

I attended a surprise birthday party last night for my friend Steve, a videogame producer and occasional dining companion. As per instructions, Fondy and I arrived at the Samba Brazilian Steak House at exactly 6:30 p.m., joining the other twenty or so guests. Many of you may be familiar with the concept: You pay a [...]

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