http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/ en-us Copyright 2009 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:21:13 +0000 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:43:12 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.24-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss So this is my last Atlantis blog and I can say, without a doubt, it has been a great experience working on the show. Christine Mooney, formerly the costume designer on SG-1, stopped by yesterday and remarked on just how... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2009/01/not_the_end_ene.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2009/01/not_the_end_ene.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:21:13 +0000 So by now you've probably heard that some of this week's episode entitled "Vegas" was actually shot in Vegas. Rob Cooper wrote and directed this one, and sometime in August he said to me, "You know, we're probably going to... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/12/vegas_baby_vega.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/12/vegas_baby_vega.html Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:01:04 +0000 Carl Binder has been writing for television for 23 years. "Impossible!", you say? Well, I'll prove it to you. His first credit: Punky Brewster. So when I tell you he's been around a long time, I mean it. Don't let... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/12/23_years_identi.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/12/23_years_identi.html Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:46:26 +0000 Everybody always asks writers where their ideas come from, and in science fiction, ideas are king. Happily, Stargate Atlantis has a crack staff of experienced writers who can turn good ideas into compelling stories, but they still need the ideas.... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/12/ideas_and_infec.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/12/ideas_and_infec.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:55:08 +0000 This week's episode "Brain Storm", is not your typical Stargate Atlantis episode. First of all, it's a Martin Gero joint - written and directed by. So that's a first, right there. This is more of a science-based story, as you'll... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/11/brain_storm.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/11/brain_storm.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:49:38 +0000 Just kidding. Actually, there were going to be a lot of great spoilers in this blog, which is about the upcoming Stargate Atlantis episode entitled "Remnants". You see, I sat down with Joe and we had a lengthy conversation about... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/11/spoilers_remnan.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/11/spoilers_remnan.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:53:46 +0000 Now this is all happening behind closed doors, but I can tell you that there is some serious high-level planning going on with respect to Stargate Universe. Things are afoot! I'm just as curious as you are as to how... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/11/red_shirts_and.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/11/red_shirts_and.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:25:27 +0000 Let’s see if I can remember this exactly the way it went down. In the second season of Atlantis, I pitched a virus story that Brad Wright and Robert Cooper spun with me. I remember Rob wanted it to be... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/10/persistence_pay.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/10/persistence_pay.html Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:11:22 +0000 Series television has some serious advantages over feature films. I know most people think features are better, because they almost always have more money thrown at them, and of course they’re played in first run on gigantic screens. But for... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/10/building_mythol.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/10/building_mythol.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:51:02 +0000 The gang was in watching a cut, and Mark Savela was waiting to show them a temp of one of the visual effects shots for The Lost Tribe, so I dragged him into my office to find out more about... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/10/vfx_and_mark_sa.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/10/vfx_and_mark_sa.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:36:19 +0000 Okay, things really are slowing down. Martin Gero just walked into Joseph Mallozzi’s office and demanded to be entertained. And Carl Binder just tried to offer me a bottle of water. Not finding any fun to be had, they both... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/09/heists_and_fast.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/09/heists_and_fast.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:10:05 +0000 Well, by now you’ve heard the tragic news: Stargate Atlantis is ending as a television series. While I am going to miss this series just as much as any of you, I do understand the reasons why this happened. But... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/09/the_bad_news_an.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/09/the_bad_news_an.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:25:56 +0000 This is the way it went down. I was in my office, doing my office-ey type stuff (yep, paperwork galore) and the writers were in Paul's office trying to drum up a story idea. But there was only silence. And... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/09/a_story_resurre_1.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/09/a_story_resurre_1.html Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:26:47 +0000 I know it’s a bit trite to say this, but “Whispers” really is a ‘very special’ Stargate Atlantis. Why so special, you ask? Well, it’s a horror story, pure and simple. And I know some episodes of Stargate SG-1 veered... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/08/the_horror_whis.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/08/the_horror_whis.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:03:12 +0000 Well, this is an interesting time of year. All the scripts have been written so we know where the season and story arcs are going, and there's no more pitching or spinning to be done. Paul is collecting notes on... http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/08/the_heat_of_sum.html http://blogs.syfy.com/stargate/archives/2008/08/the_heat_of_sum.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:33:45 +0000