Comments on: One of My Big Announcements for January http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/ DEVISING A SYSTEM FOR REMEMBERING EVERYTHING Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:57:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jeff http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/#comment-126316 Jeff Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:43:04 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5972#comment-126316 Mr. Scalzi, to be honest, I'm scared. You have so much background material to draw on; the corollary being what to avoid. My humble advice: avoid the traps that were built into series like Star Trek Voyager and Farscape. Stick with the K.I.S.S. principle. Use the volumes of previously aired material. My ideal would be a recurring adversary, following our intrepid adventurers. If I have to watch a Gould-possessed Wraith or a Replicator Prior, I will know you aren't trying. I read your books and you are better than that. That said, thank you for taking the job. Oh, just for my personal edification, it might be nice if someone were to define just how much better the Ancients' technology is, when compared to the Asgard. Best of luck and all that. Mr. Scalzi, to be honest, I’m scared. You have so much background material to draw on; the corollary being what to avoid. My humble advice: avoid the traps that were built into series like Star Trek Voyager and Farscape. Stick with the K.I.S.S. principle. Use the volumes of previously aired material. My ideal would be a recurring adversary, following our intrepid adventurers. If I have to watch a Gould-possessed Wraith or a Replicator Prior, I will know you aren’t trying. I read your books and you are better than that. That said, thank you for taking the job.

Oh, just for my personal edification, it might be nice if someone were to define just how much better the Ancients’ technology is, when compared to the Asgard. Best of luck and all that.

]]> By: DG Lewis http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/#comment-126116 DG Lewis Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:20:16 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5972#comment-126116 #100: John Scalzi: Can't sing, can't act, knows a little bit about Science Fiction. #100: John Scalzi: Can’t sing, can’t act, knows a little bit about Science Fiction.

]]> By: Bill Dickson http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/#comment-126111 Bill Dickson Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:49:34 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5972#comment-126111 Of course, as has already been established in SG-1, there's every possibility that the creative consultant is himself an alien with amnesia. /me looks askance at John. Of course, as has already been established in SG-1, there’s every possibility that the creative consultant is himself an alien with amnesia.

/me looks askance at John.

]]> By: Michael A. Burstein http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/#comment-126063 Michael A. Burstein Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:19:58 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5972#comment-126063 This is most excellent news! Congratulations! This is most excellent news! Congratulations!

]]> By: JustAnotherJohn http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/#comment-126057 JustAnotherJohn Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:41:13 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5972#comment-126057 Congrats, John. I was a little leery of SGU. But you have now convinced me that it's worth a scheduling slot on my DVR, once it goes live. Congrats, John. I was a little leery of SGU. But you have now convinced me that it’s worth a scheduling slot on my DVR, once it goes live.

]]> By: MarkHB http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/#comment-126055 MarkHB Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:29:21 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5972#comment-126055 Wow! That's fantastic - I always really loved Stargate. SG: Atlantis seemed a smidge skimmed-milky to me, but that's just pers'nal preference. Really looking forward to SGU even more now that you're working on it! *simper, fawn* Oh and if they need a <i>rilly rilly rilly</i> good effects animator, you know if you just happen to hear someone saying "Gee, I wish we had a <i>rilly rilly rilly</i> good effects animator right about now" by the water cooler or something, don't forget your old mate Mark, eh? Eh? Oh, another restraining order... cool... Wow! That’s fantastic – I always really loved Stargate. SG: Atlantis seemed a smidge skimmed-milky to me, but that’s just pers’nal preference. Really looking forward to SGU even more now that you’re working on it! *simper, fawn*

Oh and if they need a rilly rilly rilly good effects animator, you know if you just happen to hear someone saying “Gee, I wish we had a rilly rilly rilly good effects animator right about now” by the water cooler or something, don’t forget your old mate Mark, eh? Eh? Oh, another restraining order… cool…

]]> By: James Swallow http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/#comment-126054 James Swallow Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:19:38 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5972#comment-126054 Hey John; Jim here, writer of stuff (including many Stargate tie-ins and audio dramas) - it's great to see a voice from the world of lit SF being brought in to add expertise to a TV series. Hope to see you writing for the show at some point in the future. Hey John; Jim here, writer of stuff (including many Stargate tie-ins and audio dramas) – it’s great to see a voice from the world of lit SF being brought in to add expertise to a TV series. Hope to see you writing for the show at some point in the future.

]]> By: Jon S. http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/#comment-126036 Jon S. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:35:26 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5972#comment-126036 I hate Stargate. Don't get me wrong, SG-1 and Atlantis both had potential (Atlantis' first season was actually pretty good), but they squandered it on 'monster/virus or the week' filler episodes and deus ex machina-plagued storylines. Hopefully, you'll be in a position to discourage this kind of shoddy storytelling and steer Stargate in a new direction. I hate Stargate. Don’t get me wrong, SG-1 and Atlantis both had potential (Atlantis’ first season was actually pretty good), but they squandered it on ‘monster/virus or the week’ filler episodes and deus ex machina-plagued storylines. Hopefully, you’ll be in a position to discourage this kind of shoddy storytelling and steer Stargate in a new direction.

]]> By: John Scalzi http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/#comment-126025 John Scalzi Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:26:08 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5972#comment-126025 Well, then what will I have for the DVD commentary tracks? Well, then what will I have for the DVD commentary tracks?

]]> By: CKL http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/01/14/one-of-my-big-announcements-for-january/#comment-126024 CKL Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:24:40 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=5972#comment-126024 Hey, congrats on the gig! Hope it's tons of fun for you. Personally, this makes me much more interested in checking out the show. I know you're not the guy who leaks stuff, but will you at least dish about the process after episodes have aired, Kung Fu Monkey style? Hey, congrats on the gig! Hope it’s tons of fun for you. Personally, this makes me much more interested in checking out the show. I know you’re not the guy who leaks stuff, but will you at least dish about the process after episodes have aired, Kung Fu Monkey style?

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