tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147311602008-11-30T08:09:39.629-08:00From <I>Stargate</I>'s DVD Special Feature Producer, exclusively at GateWorld.net!Darrennoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731160.post-48787219159455535692007-05-04T17:38:00.000-07:002007-05-04T19:16:01.835-07:00

Just thought I would stop by and say hi... "Hi" Also, I wanted to let you guys know that I am providing some content for stargateatlantis.com. Check the video section, they have uploaded my first 4 minute piece featuring James "you love him, you know him, BAM BAM" Bamford. Also wanted to throw out some goood vibes for the TORONTO RAPTORS who are on the court as I write this. Game 6... please

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Well hello... It has been awhile since my last blog, and I thought I would check in and say hi. (if anyone is reading this.) It has been quite busy for me over the last few months, and besides taking off to Brazil for a little R&R with the family, I pretty much worked straight through the hiatus. Most of the time was spent producing "Behind the Mythology of Stargate SG-1" for MGM which will be

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So I heard that there is a course offered at a university or college that focuses on Stargate. First off, does anyone know if this is true or false? If it is true, does anybody know where this is offered? Or who the professor is? Why you ask? Well I am currently working on a Stargate related project and would love to know if this could somehow fit into what I am doing. Vague enough for you

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Hello all, So I am interviewing Martin Gero for a Special Feature on Friday... and I was thinking (me thinking) maybe I should have some fan questions in this piece. The problem is that it is Thursday and I am sitting down with him on tomorrow morning. (I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO POST THIS BLOG FOR TWO DAYS... BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE) So... if you have any questions for Martin that pertain to what

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So there is one more scene left for the season and maybe forever in the shows current incarnation... and the feeling around set is getting quite sentimental. Old crew members are showing up to say farewell, Beau Bridges lefts with kind words for the whole crew, Gary Jones copied his speech... then said a few nice things. The cast are toasting to a successful 10 years in Chris Judges trailer.

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Well we just oficially wrapped season 3 of Stargate Atlantis at 7:00pm Pacific Standard time... with hugs, and high fives all around the crew were all smile as Martin Wood called out "that's a wrap on season 3." I have been here 7 years and it never gets old... It's like when you are in school as a kid and you can't wait until summer, but when it comes you miss school by the time you get home.

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Well things are going well.. the mood is very light on set, people have brought in their families to share in the experience. (James "Bam Bam" Bamford just walked into my office and gave me a cool STUNTS CANADA hat... what a good man. ) I'm still running back and forth between the two shows, and SG-1 has been a little cooler today with fights, and green screen work, but Atlantis is sure to pick

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Well I have been a terrible blogger this season, and I would be even worse if I didn't drop by on this last day of shooting on both Stagate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. It has a bit more meaning on SG-1 because we all know that this may be it for the series, but who knows. I came in this morning and headed right to stage 1 where Chris Judge and Ben Browder were engaged in a fight... on camera

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Hey guys, As I have said in the past... I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE COMMENTARIES! So if you don't like who is doing them all the time, I can't help you, but I can shed some light on it for you. The commentaries are done when the season is over, and people that work on these shows have these crazy things called 'lives' (crazy but true). Now it is true that for nine to 10 months of the year

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Hey guys... I need your participation in a special feature for the Atlantis season 3 box set. Last year many of you sent in questions for the "PROFILE ON" pieces that I did, and they were great... so I am doing a profile on the fantastic Rachel Luttrell for the season three box set. I would really like if you guys could send in some questions to an email account I have set up. The questions

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Well I have been absent for long enough and figured I needed to swing by and say hi... Oh, Joel Collez (asst. post prod coordinator), walked into my office and asked if I could remember the episode of SG-1 that featured an exterior shot of Area 51... um, I don't remember what I ate for lunch yesterday. If anyone of you could tell me that would be great, I will be sure to pass it along. So we

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Good morning all... long time no post. Sorry for the long delay in posting, but it has been quite the busy stretch over the last month or so.. Currently I am shooting footage for a Director's piece on the episode "Momento Mori." It's a great script with lots of actions and adventure, so I am pretty pleased to be on set for this one. Peter Deluise is directing, and looking quite buff these

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How is everyone?.. good to hear. Well we started filming the Top Secret episode you all have heard nothing about... yes the 200th. That's all I am saying about that. Seriously, that's as much as I can say without losing my job, career, and probably a few friends. Things have been crazy busy... I just finished shooting b-roll for a "Mission Directive" featuring Andy Mikita... the episode was "

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Hey guys... so I appreciate all the comments, but... Understand that I am here and know what can get done and what can't... you all know that Claudia had a wonderful child this year and that she needs all the time when not shooting on set to be with the her new pride and joy. I don't feel it is appropriate to ask to to take any time out at the moment to do extra stuff. If the time comes down

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First off I just have to say it was a pleasure to meet all those who attended the Gateworld dinner this past weekend... it was my pleasure. Second... Scenes from last year that were cut, well they were last year. Remember that we are doing a whole new season, and there will not be any missing scenes from last year on the season 10 and 3 dvd's... So sorry about that. Also... I appreciate all

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We are underway big time here... and things are going very well. I have been filming a lot these past few weeks, and most of it has been on the blockbuster epoisode "Sateda." Rob Cooper, or "The Coop" as he is called, wrote a script unlike anything I have seen on Stargate before. What that all means for Special Feature lovers, is that I will take you behind the scenes and show you what exactly

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Well hello there... I just returned from Costa Rica, and I gotta say, I wish I was still on the beach. But, I am back and ready to start the new season. There is not much to say about this year yet, so let's go back and talk about Season 10 and season 3. I just want to pass on a huge thanks to the cast, crew, and producer's for helping in what I think will be the best year for DVD special

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Well, well, well... Let me first explain what blogging is. It's "ranting"... just writing what's on ones mind, not really worrying about typos or gramatical correctness. When it comes to spelling, I'm terrible... but unlike what your english teacher may have told you, spelling is NOT linked to intellegence. Now you're saying... what's Ivon talking about? Well... I just recieved a "comment"

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All a foggy Sunday afternoon means is guilt free football watching... but this post is about Special Features... So I thought I would talk about the lastest Special Features to enter into the world of a Rough Cut... Well maybe I will just talk about one so I feel like I have something to talk about in my next blog. The lastest to come off the line in the SG-1 Special feature "INSIDE THE

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Hey all! Well Well Well... looks who's back... yep me. Well I have been quite busy since we wrapped for the season... I got out of town for a little while. I headed to New York city for a little adventure and to hook up with a few buddy's from back in Toronto... My home town. New York... what can you say. That city is pure electricity. For the first couple of days I walked around and took

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Ok... this is a quick note to address a few of the concerns about the DVD's. 1. "Why isn't there a full version of threads..." I don't know but I assume space is a factor on the DVD's. Remember... I only produce the DVD special features and I am not consulted or "let in the room" when marketing decisions are made. Just the Special Features Producer... 2. Why aren't all the features of

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Well hello all... things have been crazy as we come down to the final week of the season. Everyone in all the different departemnts are making sure they are on their game... we have been shooting 3 episodes at one time, and that makes for some serious scheduling... but all has been going very well. As I talked about before, I am doing Directors Pieces for both shows, and the last one for the SG

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Hello all... well it is a busy day today, but I have a little down time so I thought I'd stop by and fill you in to what's going down. I spent a good part of the morning with Martin gero... we were doing two interviews. One for a Profile On: David Hewlett, and well, the other one is top secret. I have two more interviews today... One with David Hewlett himself... I'm quite looking forward

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Well, I have to start this blog with the news that the Womenofsci-fi.com website is OFFICIALLY SECURE... YES, IT IS SECURE. Now stop reading this and check it out... lol, kidding. As well there should be a 30 second trailer up by tomorrow... and the website complete ASAP. Well we are heading into a week off here... better known as GOLF TIME! For me it is Golf peppered with work. At the

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Ok, Ok... this is a first... We are going to start with the ever popular "Look Out My Window and See What I See" segment of the blog... there is a reason for this. Ok.. hang on. Ok, back... Out my East facing window is Bam Bam and his band of merry stunt people throwin' down! They seem to be preparing for an upcoming episode that features Torri in a fight... hmmm. Well this is exciting...

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