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April 10, 2014 Big Fish, Dead Projects, Go, Projects, Television

Maybe I’m hyper-aware because yesterday was the 15th anniversary of Go, but I’m encountering sorts of references to past projects this week.

Mason and Finley

June 3, 2013 Dead Projects, Projects, Television

The 22-year old twins at the center of my 1999 TV show D.C. were named Mason and Finley. Rare names at the time, but increasingly common.

What should I do in a general meeting?

March 4, 2009 Dead Projects, Film Industry, Projects, QandA

Taking generals: how to turn a get to know you meeting into paid work.

Which project should I write?

February 11, 2009 Dead Projects, Psych 101, QandA, The Nines, The Remnants

I’d recommend writing the one that has the best ending.

Shazam! It ain’t happening.

January 5, 2009 Dead Projects, Projects

Before the holidays, I promised a post-mortem on Shazam!, the big-screen adaptation of the DC comic I’ve been working on since early 2007. In case you’re not familiar with the character, here’s what I wrote when I first announced the project: Captain Marvel is a superhero roughly as powerful as Superman, minus the heat-vision and […]

Aquaman is a Pescepublican

August 13, 2008 Dead Projects, Projects, Psych 101

Superhero politics should remain abstract.

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