Morley Walker, the long-time books editor of The Winnipeg Free Press, has a major, lengthy profile of Robert J. Sawyer on page 1 of today’s (Thursday, May 14, 2009) Entertainment section. (The Free Press, a major Canadian daily newspaper, is the largest-circulation paper in Manitoba.) You can read it online right here. An excerpt: Robert […]
… is on YouTube alreday. It’s awesome. Check it out! (Click the “HQ” in the lower right to see it in high quality.) W00t! Visit The Robert J. Sawyer Web Siteand WakeWatchWonder.com
1983: HOTEL comes to ABC2009: FLASH FORWARD comes to ABCIn the 500-channel universe, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that the big-four American broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox — still dominate in terms of audience size. Nothing on cable comes close in audience reach as far as dramatic television is […]
Douglas Adams famously observed that the World Wide Web was the only thing ever for which the abbreviation took three times longer to say than the full name (“World Wide Web” is three syllables, but “WWW” is nine). But, man, reading all the coverage of the Flash Forward TV series in the trades, it’s getting […]
Okay, yeah, I don’t live in B.C. (British Columbia), but I’m not complaining. :) Here’s the front page of the “Arts & Life” section of the Tuesday, May 12, 2009, edition of Canada’s National Post, a major daily newspaper distributed coast-to-coast: The actual article by Mark Medley appears on page A3 and runs the entire […]
Mississauga, where I live, is Canada’s sixth largest city, with a population of 704,000; it’s eastern border is Toronto’s western border. And the Mississauga newspaper is called The Mississauga News, and today they put online this nice piece about the Flash Forward TV series. (The above photo is the Mississauga News‘s file photo of me, […]
A wonderful piece by the terrific Mark Medley is online here. And note my comment, added at the end: Many thanks for the terrific article. A small clarification, if I may. The article says, “HBO was keen at first, but passed after reading the pilot.” In fact, HBO is still very keen, and retains a […]
… the account manager at your bank contacts you because he’s read the news story about your TV series pick-up and wants you to come in to discuss what you’re going to do with all that money. ;) Took less than 12 hours from when the news broke … :D The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
W00t! The Hollywood Reporter and Variety and TV Guide are all reporting that late today (Friday, May 8, 2009), ABC gave a series order for Flash Forward, the TV show based on my novel of the same name. The Hollywood Reporter says it’s a 13-episode order, which is a big commitment (many shows only get […]
I make no comment; I just pass on the news, this time from Entertainment Weekly: An insider says more promos [for Flash Forward] are planned for the finales of Lost, Grey’s Anatomy, and Dancing with the Stars this month. The whole article is here. The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
Planet S is the biweekly arts-and-entertainment newspaper in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and I was on the cover of the April 9, 2009, issue, and the cover story was about me. That story by Ashleigh Mattern, headlined, “Light Speed, Mr. Sawyer — Engage!,” is online here. (The first word in the article refers to Wanuskewin Heritage Park, […]
The terrific online SF magazine SciFi Dimensions has a meaty podcast interview with Robert J. Sawyer right here. Among other things, we talk about my new novel Wake, the forthcoming Flash Forward TV series, and author Nick DiChario, whom I publish under my Robert J. Sawyer Books imprint. The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
I neither confirm nor deny this rumour, but The Hollywood Reporter had an article yesterday that said this: ABC is so excited about its new project Flash Forward the network has plans to start marketing the show before its even officially ordered a series. When viewers tune in for the 100th episode of Lost next […]
Today is Flash Forward day! My 1999 novel Flash Forward begins thus: Chapter 1 Day One: Tuesday, April 21, 2009A slice through spacetime … The control building for CERN’s Large Hadron Collider was new: it had been authorized in A.D. 2004 and completed in 2006. The building enclosed a central courtyard, inevitably named “the nucleus.” […]
From The Hollywood Reporter: Pilots building early buzzABC’s sci-fi drama ‘Flash Forward’ among the hot projects By Nellie Andreeva April 19, 2009, 11:00 PM ETAlthough most pilots — especially on the comedy side — are yet to be completed, several projects are enjoying early buzz based on screenings, testings, dailies or the strength of their […]
USA Today yesterday had the first official photo from the ABC series pilot based on my novel Flash Forward (above; click for larger version; photo by ABC’s Ron Tom), and in their article they say: There are still a few big bets [for the fall TV season]: • ABC is spending $7 million on Flash […]
K. Stoddard Hayes, who did the recent SciFi.com interviews with me about Flash Forward, has some nice things to say about the novel in her blog here. The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
Part 2 (of 2) of SciFi.com’s interview with me about the ABC adaptation of my novel Flash Forward is now up right here. The interviewer is Karen Hayes. The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
Check it out: “Author Got Misty on the Set.” Above: David S. Goyer and Brannon Braga on the set of Flash Forward, based on the novel by Robert J. Sawyer The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
Today is, I believe, the last day of filming on the Flash Forward pilot (based on my novel of the same name). I can’t wait to see the finished product! The buzz has been amazing. The Hollywood Reporter calls Flash Forward “a strong companion to Lost.” TV Guide concurs, saying, “It could be an obvious fill-in […]
I was talking with my friend Virginia O’Dine just a couple of days ago about coincidences (after she’d watched Supernatural Investigator, which I host on Vision TV; this week’s topic — people who had dreams that seemed to presage the events of 9/11 — we both agreed could be chalked up to coincidences). Well, how’s […]
I can’t remember if he’s shooting Flash Forward today or not, but, if he is, I hope he took time out for a piece of cake (there’s always delicious cake at the catered lunches): Courtney B. Vance, one of our stars (and one of the first two actors cast for the show) is celebrating his […]
The amazing Sonya Walger, who plays the female lead in the upcoming Flash Forward TV series, based on my novel of the same name, has just been nominated for a Saturn Award by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Films, in the category “Best Guest Starring Role in a Television Series” for her […]
I always find it interesting to see who is ponying up to use my name in the Google AdWords program (the thing that puts sponsored links to the right of Google search results). Chapters.ca and Amazon.ca have both bought “Robert Sawyer,” which is fine by me, and my speakers bureau has sometimes bought my name […]
EXT. LOS ANGELES – DAY ROBERT J. SAWYER, a bald, bespectacled novelist, and CAROLYN CLINK, his beautiful poet wife, survey the dozens of trucks, the hundreds of people milling about, and all the general chaos. CAROLYN Just think — all of this because of you. ROB And it isn’t even a crime scene! As I said back on Thursday […]
Today was outdoor location shooting for Flash Forward, the ABC TV series pilot based on my novel of the same name. Carolyn and I were on hand from 7:45 a.m until noon, then had to head to LAX for the flight back to Toronto. We had an incredible three days in Los Angeles. Everybody treated […]
Another fabulous day on the set of Flash Forward. We were there from about 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. (meaning we worked a much shorter day than just about everyone else!). Had lunch with Sonya Walger, but can’t show a picture of her because she was in costume all day. (For those trying to divine […]
The pilot for the ABC TV series based on my novel Flash Forward is coming along fabulously. We’re having an absolute blast here in Los Angeles. We spent from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the set today, and it was OMG amazing. I’m way too exhausted to write much now, but here are a […]
… to watch the pilot for Flash Forward be filmed. W00t! It’s really happening! :D The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site
Is the title of my book — and the TV series based on it — one word or two? I was asked that question in the comments section of this post, but since people keep wondering, I’m putting the answer in its own blog post, too: It’s complicated (sigh). I always intended the title to […]
