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Can’t Let This One Pass
In a press release following the release of Thursday night’s viewing figures, CBS announced: The second season premiere of THE MENTALIST on its new night improved the 10:00-11:00 PM year ago time period premiere of ”Eleventh Hour” which is hardly comparing like with like… Eleventh Hour‘s number was for a new show and was the…
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On the Lot (2)
I spent yesterday as writer-on-the-set for filming of my bylined episode of The Forgotten. A lot of time is spent in the writers’ room swapping ideas and working up stories, but every now and again you have to shut the door and write one. And that’s as much insider leakage as I’m prepared to offer……
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Stephen Volk
Screenwriter, Noirmeister and all-round Good Guy Stephen Volk has a newly-launched web presence and you can find the new site here. Stephen Volk is the creator of Afterlife and writer of the notorious Ghostwatch, the Halloween ‘live’ investigation of a haunting that scared the crap out of a nation and set the template for an…
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The Forgotten
We have a promo online, though I’m told that for the moment it won’t play outside the US; if anyone comes across a live international link, please let me know. The Forgotten – Series Premiere Promoby SeriesNet UPDATE: With thanks to Hoppy Uniatz, I’ve replaced the link with one that should play worldwide. The previous…
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The Dodgers, Christian Slater, and Me (2)
One thing I noticed at the ballgame. Before the gates there are big signs listing all the things you’re prohibited from bringing in. They include alcohol and weapons and there’s a bag search to check for them. As soon as you’re inside, they’ll sell you beer and a baseball bat!
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The Dodgers, Christian Slater, and Me
On Sunday I went to my first-ever ball game. The Dodgers vs the Chicago Cubs. Christian Slater was the day’s celebrity first-ball pitcher, and he’d invited the cast and crew of The Forgotten to attend the game as his guests. I dithered a bit, I admit… I’m not really a sports event kinda guy. But…
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The Autry
I got to the Autry National Center of the American West in Griffith Park yesterday – looked as if there might not be much to it at first but it was good fun. Like a pocket version of the Cody museum in Wyoming. Even has a Buffalo Bill section, and a series of rooms dedicated…
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Mystery and Imagination
In the comments section, Good Dog wrote: …if you’re stuck for something to do next weekend, the Mystery & Imagination Bookshop at 238 N. Brand Blvd in Glendale is having a signing/celebration for Ray Bradbury’s 89th Birthday on Saturday 22nd, August starting at 1:00pm. When I last stopped by (some years back) they were still…
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New Work, and Some Old Places
I’m thinking of going to the Gene Autry Western museum in Griffith Park this weekend. See if there’s anything that helps my ideas for the new book. (That’s the new new book; the new book, a big historical in the same vein as The Kingdom of Bones and from the same Random House imprint, is…
Hauling Like A Brooligan
Stephen Gallagher
