Phoenix Comicon 2013 Day One Recap

This is just my personal recap, so please do not expect a complete rundown of the day and every little thing that happened... After going to bed at around 12:30 on Thursday, I was up at 3:30 to begin tidying things up in preparation of my flight to Phoenix for Phoenix Comicon 2013. As I was getting ready to go, I zipped up my brand new luggage only to find BOTH main compartment zippers were off the tracks, and there was no hope of getting them back on  I shuffled everything into my laptop … [Read more...]

You Can’t Be An Expert In A Week

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When Peter Shankman (http://www.shankman.com) told me to get out of my comfort zone, he told me this: "Can you take a few days and get the hell out of town and do totally different things? Things that have NOTHING to do with your professional life? The goal is to try something new - Learn new things about yourself - You'd be surprised where those might lead..." Now, I'm pretty sure he meant to take a weekend trip out of my area, maybe a few hours drive, settle into a nice hotel or bread … [Read more...]

TV Show websites – what good are they?

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As one of the pioneering first members of Warner Bros. Online, I had the opportunity to help promote some of the first TV shows on the Internet. Starting out with the website for the TV show EXTRA, then Rosie O'Donnell and Babylon 5, those initial websites help create a multi-million dollar branch of the entertainment giant.  Of course, in 2001, things came crashing down a bit, but those initial websites would set the standard for promoting television shows on the web. Or would … [Read more...]

The 10 Best 80's Science Fiction Shows

Recently I have been viewing a few of my favorite TV shows from the 1980's via all sorts of outlets, and I have compiled my list of 10 best science-fiction TV shows of the 1980's.    Hope you enjoy. 10. The Powers of Matthew Star I only vaguely remember this show, but I remember an episode where he saves people by astral projecting inside a building that is about to blow up.   Anything with telekinesis and psychic powers were always on the best list. 9. V Ok, this should really rank hire … [Read more...]

Exit Stage Left

For the past several months I have been directing a play at the community theater called  Big based on the Tom Hanks film of the same name.   Almost a year ago when I first read the play, I thought it would be fun to do, so I challenged our play selection committee over it, and eventually won my case.  Secretly (or not so secretly - I wanted to play the lead) Things change, and somehow I agreed to direct rather to audition.   Last year I directed "High School Musical" for the theater and … [Read more...]