Alex Levine's SciFi Blog - Updates

[prion]

Hmm, only problem with his blog is that it isn't actually a real blog.

IMHO if you cannot comment, it ain't a blog it is a promo. I see a nasty trend these days where so many folks think they are blogs when in fact they are nothing more then mouthpieces for studios... or governments.

They are not blogs.

I have to agreee. The scifi blog is for MARKETNIG PURPOSES ONLY. It's vetted by the studio. However, I don't think anybody disagrees that the blog is fun to read, but it is still purely marketing.

[Willow'sCat]

I suppose if you always want to be someone who's crying in their milk, that's one way to look at Alex's blog.

I have no idea what that means.

To call it a blog would be wrong it is not a blog it is a piece of studio promotion. It's an add if you will.

You can read it and enjoy (vote for it if it makes you happy) but it still doesn't make it a real blog.

Joe M's blog is a blog even if he does vet comments. 'Cause he at least allows comments.

btw: I will be voting for David Hewlett's blog as he also allows comments

[Agent_Dark]

I have to agreee. The scifi blog is for MARKETNIG PURPOSES ONLY. It's vetted by the studio. However, I don't think anybody disagrees that the blog is fun to read, but it is still purely marketing.

thats because its hosted on the scifi website and hes posting it under his job title, not because he doesnt allow comments. A blog is simply a website where someone posts their own opinions. There's nothing that makes comments a needed part of a blog....

[Willow'sCat]

thats because its hosted on the scifi website and hes posting it under his job title, not because he doesnt allow comments. A blog is simply a website where someone posts their own opinions. There's nothing that makes comments a needed part of a blog....

No, I disagree; a journal doesn't need to allow comments but a blog does. OR ideally it does as a blog is a social tool.

Really this is what I was talking about people are so use to not being able to comment on company "blogs" they just assume that is how blogs are meant to be, they were a social tool in the beginning a way to interact on the internet. We are losing that, and have been for a while now.

[Agent_Dark]

No, I disagree; a journal doesn't need to allow comments but a blog does. OR ideally it does as a blog is a social tool.

Really this is what I was talking about people are so use to not being able to comment on company "blogs" they just assume that is how blogs are meant to be, they were a social tool in the beginning a way to interact on the internet. We are losing that, and have been for a while now.

huh? there's nothing inherently more social about a blog than anything else on the internet. the whole "Web 2.0" crap, which the blog craze came from, is really just a term for "noobs discovering the internet". If you want social, then theres nothing a so-called blog gives you that usenet bulletin boards didnt.

[prion]

thats because its hosted on the scifi website and hes posting it under his job title, not because he doesnt allow comments. A blog is simply a website where someone posts their own opinions. There's nothing that makes comments a needed part of a blog....

Er, I didn't say it did, but most do allow comments. But, I think it's sort of a moot point as it will go silent for six months at least, until SGU comes back. So, I do stand by 'it's for marketing/promotional purposes.'

[morjana]

SGA - Alex Levine Blog Update Jan 6 '09 - EATG:

From Alex Levine's Blog Update for January 6, 2009:

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January 6, 2009

Not the End

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 special this place is, and she's right. There's a reason Stargate has been so successful - it's the people. Starting right at the top with the creators Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, the Showrunners Joe Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, the other amazing writers, the talented directors, and all the other amazing people who work on the crew, this is an incredible group of talented people. Lucky for us Stargate will go on, even though Atlantis won't continue as a television series.

I sat down with Paul Mullie today, who wrote the finale for Atlantis, entitled "Enemy at the Gate". Paul told me that when the writers came up with this final episode, they didn't know at the time it would be the last episode. However, because it is also the 100th episode of the series, they had always wanted it to stand on its own, so the story wasn't planned as a cliff-hanger. As you probably all know, cliff-hangers are de rigueur for season ending episodes so the viewers will anticipate the beginning of the next season. Also, cliff hangers are a good way to deal with actors who are in the last season of their contracts; for example, you put all the characters in a big explosion, and if the studio can't come to terms on a new contract for some of them, well... I know it sounds harsh, but it would be even more harsh to you viewers to write a character off the show off-screen after the fact.

... By the way, this episode is dedicated to Don S. Davis, who recently passed away. Don played General Hammond on SG-1 for years. In addition to a dedication card at the end of the episode, the writers also honored Don's passing by writing into the episode the off-screen passing of Don's character, General Hammond. It is a fitting tribute and done in a very classy way, as I'm sure you will agree when you see it.

... Thanks to you fans for five great years!

Posted by Alex Levine at 7:21 PM