Joseph Mallozzi's Blog! (SPOILERS For All SG Shows and Dark Matter)

[PG15]

Keirberos writes: “Any talk yet on general directions S5 may go?”

Answer: Yep. Marty G. pitched out a great idea with big-arc implications.

Sweeeet. Oh my; it seems my Pro-bone is all-a-tingle.

[morjana]

From Joseph Mallozzi's blog update for November 3, 2007:

http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2...er-3-2007.html

(Please follow the link for the complete blog update. There are
spooky photos from Halloween at the site.)

Saturday, November 3, 2007

**snippity doo-dah**

Hey, it's nice to see so much positive buzz about last night's
episode, Tabula Rasa. Like I said in an earlier blog entry, it was
one of my favorites of the first half. Alan McCullough is in Tokyo at
the moment otherwise I'm sure he'd be dropping by to do his own Q&A.
But since he's not here, allow me to say a few things about how this
one came about.

It started, of course, with Alan who came up with the idea to do an
episode in which Atlantis is infected by spores, the combination
result of its trip through space and its new environment. We went
back and forth on how the infection would manifest itself and I
suggested amnesia. Alan went away to think about it and, when he came
back, pitched out a fantastic tease: McKay awakens, cuffed to his
chair, and finds a message awaiting him - a recording in which he
instructs himself to find Teyla - or else. We loved it. The writers
sat down and, working off the template Alan had put together, broke
the story into scenes, choosing to tell this particular story in a
non-linear way. Alan wrote the first couple of drafts, Paul did his
pass (adding, among other things, his take on the Ronon-Sheppard
confrontation), and then it went into prep.

That was when director Martin Wood suggested the two distinct looks
to help the audience differentiate between past and present. Although
it was done to help clarify the episode's atypical narrative, it also
went along way toward establishing a somewhat bizarre tone for the
whole - which was Martin's aim as well. At one point, we considered
adding chyrons (ie. "14 HOUR EARLIER", "12 HOURS LATER") but,
ultimately, decided the episode didn't need them. And from comments
I've read to this point, it looks like we made the right call. So,
what did you all think? Were you confused at any point during the
episode?

This was also the episode of the zillion walk-ons, all radio
personalities from all over the U.S., almost all of them featured in
the cafeteria scene where McKay and Carter rally the troops. This
episode was also notable for another special guest star, one Zach
Selwyn, the host of Attack of the Show, who impressed in his role as
Scientist #2.

Well, Halloween has come and gone but the memories remain -
specifically, I refer to the whack of pictures my sister sent me
documenting her Halloween haunt. Scarecrows and skeletons and undead
and dismembered limbs. It seems like a lot of work to go through for
the pleasure of scaring the beejeebers out of a bunch of kids. I save
myself the time and effort by simply waiting until the trick-or-
treaters approach the door and then suddenly whip around the corner,
loosening a torrent of expletives and waving a broken bottle of Jack
Daniels. It's a move guaranteed to frighten the crap out of even the
most jaded teenagers. And their parents!

Posted by Joseph Mallozzi at 4:46 PM

[prion]

NOVEMBER 3rd

No videos, no mailbag.

Pictures are all Halloween related with a pumpkin no doubt imitating one of JM's lesser days this week

[xfkirsten]

At one point, we considered
adding chyrons (ie. "14 HOUR EARLIER", "12 HOURS LATER") but,
ultimately, decided the episode didn't need them. And from comments
I've read to this point, it looks like we made the right call. So,
what did you all think? Were you confused at any point during the
episode?

I'm confused now! They did have those, didn't they? Or did I really take that much medication last night that I hallucinated them? o_O

[Platschu]

I tried to find what acronym he used for the first three episode.

S&R
Segmentation and Reassembly
Search & Rescue
Storage & Retrieval
Safety & Reliability
Shipping & Receiving

B&B
Bed and Breakfast
Bread and Butter
Bag and Baggage (US Immigration)
Branch and Bound
The Bold and the Beautiful (TV show)
Boole & Babbage

KGS BGT BSK KSB
Kings
Busch Gardens Tampa, Be Glad To
Basking Shark, Banashankari
Kogod School of Business, Kelley School of Business, Keeper of the Sacred Bundle

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

I can't say I became wiser.

[Pegasus_SGA]

I'm confused now! They did have those, didn't they? Or did I really take that much medication last night that I hallucinated them? o_O

Nope you're not hallucinating. They definately did have them at the bottom of the screen.

[Briangate78]

So I asked Joe a question this morning..

Are there any plans to bring back Rodneyanivalosa for a guest spot or recurring role?

[Platschu]

So I asked Joe a question this morning..

Are there any plans to bring back Rodneyanivalosa for a guest spot or recurring role?

If it became really big, they can leave outside, so they have a new cactus tower between the skyscrapers.

[Pitry]

Nope you're not hallucinating. They definately did have them at the bottom of the screen.

Oooh! You're both hallucinating. I wonder if you've been exposed to some alien plant

[Pegasus_SGA]

So I asked Joe a question this morning..

Are there any plans to bring back Rodneyanivalosa for a guest spot or recurring role?

I'm no botonist, so does anyone know if the anivelosa (sp?) is a real word and what it means?

Oooh! You're both hallucinating. I wonder if you've been exposed to some alien plant

I wish! Think of the mayhem I could cause while hallucinating. Does anyone else think that TR was like part of a little set up for Quarantine? Or is it just my spidey sense going off half cocked again?

[Alipeeps]

I'm no botonist, so does anyone know if the anivelosa (sp?) is a real word and what it means?

I don't know quite how the writers spelt it but I'm assuming the name Katie gave the plant was written more along the lines of Rodneyana Velosa.. plant names are usually in a two word latin form..

[Pegasus_SGA]

I don't know quite how the writers spelt it but I'm assuming the name Katie gave the plant was written more along the lines of Rodneyana Velosa.. plant names are usually in a two word latin form..

Thanks hon, i've been trying to find a decent latin website and, oh you'll never guess what i've found.

The latin spelling for it, is villosa and the latin meaning is "hairy"! *snort*

Haven't found out the Ana (sp?) bit is yet.

[Alipeeps]

Thanks hon, i've been trying to find a decent latin website and, oh you'll never guess what i've found.

The latin spelling for it, is villosa and the latin meaning is "hairy"! *snort*

Haven't found out the Ana (sp?) bit is yet.

Well if it's an entirely new genus, she can name it whatever she likes.. hence she's basically taken Rodney and "latinised" it to get Rodneyana I think!

[Pegasus_SGA]

Well if it's an entirely new genus, she can name it whatever she likes.. hence she's basically taken Rodney and "latinised" it to get Rodneyana I think!

I think i'll have to get the books out to study my latin.

*cough*

Spoiler:

That should suffice.

[Princess Awinita]

Think of the mayhem I could cause while hallucinating. Does anyone else think that TR was like part of a little set up for Quarantine? Or is it just my spidey sense going off half cocked again?

I remember that need new ear plugs because of Rodney's screaming like a banshee