Get teased!

04/20/10 12:38 PM Filed in: Work

Please to enjoy. The Warehouse 13 Season 2 trailer from Syfy.

Bob and Saul explain it all for you

03/01/10 10:35 PM Filed in: Work

Warehouse 13 writer Bob Goodman has written a fantastic essay on the discovery process he discovered working on a hit TV show. It’s about writing and working and fun and imagination and why this job is great. So of course the Writers’ Guild magazine Written By rejected it for publication. io9’s gain. See you at the office, Bob.

And, to get even more Warehousey, check out Saul Rubinek’s (our Artie) video interview.

Tags: warehouse 13 | syfy | science fiction

Back in the Warehouse

12/30/09 09:21 AM Filed in: Work

For the last few days I’ve been slogging away at my first script for the second season of Warehouse 13. The first outline submitted to the network was justifiably returned stamped “Bullshit.” It was a clunky tale of weather gone mad. I’d been saddled with the truth of Toronto’s weather in March (snowy -- when the episode is slated to be shot). Knowing that, writing an episode about, well, snow, seemed... production friendly. And that’s about it. Thankfully, network heads prevailed and booted the yarn into the dumpster. A forced rethink resulted in a story I’m excited about. It’s got hardware, a mad genius (whom you’ve already met, sort of), and my love of tv and old movies amply represented. Enough said. Wait. One more thing. As an homage to a unique individual and a fortunate time in my life, the episode is called “Beyond Our Control.”

And, just because I’m procrastinating (and yet feeling like I’ve earned it) I’m employing The Pomodoro Technique. 25 minutes on. 5 minutes off. Getting things done. Page by page. You should look into it.

Back to work. I’ve got Pete and Myka in a jam and I’m eager to see how they’re getting out of it.

Tags: sci fi channel | syfy | warehouse 13 | Beyond Our Control

Warehouse 13 Nom'd for People's Choice Award

10/22/09 08:08 PM Filed in: Work

Winners announced in January. Vote!

Update: Well, not quite "nominated." More like nominated to be nominated.

Tags: warehouse 13 | syfy | Golden globes

Gearing Up for Season 2

10/13/09 10:28 AM Filed in: Work

The Warehouse 13 writers' room is slated to start up on November 2. In addition to many of our returning Season One staff (Jack Kenny, me, Drew Greenberg, Bob Goodman, Deric Hughes, Ben Raab, Tamara Becher) we have some new faces at the table. Mike Fox and Ian Stokes (last season's script coordinator and writers' assistant) have joined the ranks. Also on board are Andrew Kriesberg and Nell Scovell. It's a great group.

The goal is to get as many scripts written as possible before production starts (in Toronto) in early spring. We're trying to avoid the snow. And the cold. And the snow. Did I mention the snow?

We've got a lot of story threads to address and, just like you, we've got plenty of ideas toward ramping things up, keeping things fun and thrilling. We've have spent the hiatus chilling, digging into artifact research and ruminating on Pete, Myka, Artie, Leena, Claudia, Mrs. Frederic and MacPherson. They're a great, dysfunctional family full of hopes, secrets, lies, loyalties and betrayals. Can't wait to dig in.

And if anybody's noticed (probably not) I took myself off Facebook and Twitter. Both venues were weighing on me. Keeping up, keeping clever and keeping my mouth shut was just too difficult. Apparently, I'm in good company: Miley Cyrus also canned Twitter.

To catch season of Warehouse 13, check out Hulu or Warehouse 13 on Syfy's site.

Thanks for watching. We wouldn't be here without you.

Tags: warehouse 13 | syfy | writing

Taking Some Time

09/06/09 01:35 PM Filed in: Play

Warehouse 13 is on hiatus. What have I been doing on my summer vacation? Well, I dumped Facebook and Twitter from my life. That was an easy decision. I'd been spending way too much time gazing at navels. Sometimes mine. Mostly everybody else's.

Poking around the web here's a couple things that are holding my interest.

Derren Brown. Check out some of his television stunts here. Nice article here at about his astounding lottery number prediction.

Apple's Snow Leopard has been a nice distraction. Tracking its fun and foibles are John Gruber and Merlin Mann, two excellent writers in the Mac and tech trade.

Tags: warehouse 13 | writing | syfy

Season Two!

08/20/09 11:17 AM Filed in: Work