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Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 87th episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. For this installment, titled "Mozzie! The Treasure!" I took a road trip to visit my friend Kirk Nybakken in Minot and we tore into the series premiere of USA Network's original series "White Collar," my Fuzzy Feature for this set.

In my Classic Collection, cataloging discs 1426 to 1450, I talk about "FlashForward," "Monk," "Criminal Minds," "Mad Men," "Mercy," "Grey's Anatomy," "Tales from the Darkside," "Nip/Tuck," "Community," "Glee," "The West Wing" and "Battlestar Galactica." Also, with this set I break into a new binder, Binder No. 8, so I take a moment to reminisce about what all turned up in Binder No. 7.

In my Current Collection, I only archived one disc, but that included the third season finale of "Kung Fu," and the series premiere of Bob Odenkirk in "Lucky Hank." I also watched the Netflix productions of "Cunk on Earth" and "BoJack Horseman," and Ralph stood me to "The Super Mario Brothers Movie," which was quite a lot of fun.

TOP ELEVEN: Here's a "Top Eleven" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort: https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about Enjoy! 🙃

Ce soir c'est la 2ème partie de notre quadrologie sur le temps dans les séries. On parlera des tentatives plus ou moins réussies de flashforward.

Merci Morgane et Shipou d'être là pour pas que je me sente seul. Vous pouvez les retrouver ici :

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• Blog : https://justonemoreep.com/

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Alles hat eine Ende. Und dann...?

Neil Jackson fearlessly walks through memory lane of being told no various times, to writing his own musical that caught the attention of a profound theater producer that allowed him to study the craft of acting. This man has had some lucky breaks but they all came from the hand work and relentless preparation of owning his craft and creating his own content. Ten years ago Neil's interview for a prestigious acting school was cut short due to lack of professional training. Ten years later, with several highly notable roles under his belt, he shares his most prized moment of receiving an offer for the 2nd season of Westworld after driving Uber. This man is tenacious and doesn't take NO for an answer. The NO's led to the creation of hunger and passion for performing.

Currently, Neil can be seen in the second season of HBO's WESTWORLD and Robert Zemeckis' THE WOMEN OF MARWEN.

 

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Resources

LINKS:

• INSTAGRAM: @theneiljackson
• TWITTER: @theneiljackson
• YOUTUBE:
• IMDB: Neil Jackson
• WEBSITE: NeilJackson.me

QUOTES:

“Set your level of compromise on every single job.” | CLICK TO TWEET

“I call them my DREAM FUNDers job: doing a job that doesn’t necessarily push me towards the way I want my creative career to go but at least I’m doing a job that “funds” me to continue pushing towards my that dream.” | CLICK TO TWEET

“My barometer for success or failure is about the level the of creativity that I work on in every project.” | CLICK TO TWEET

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Mark chats with Canadian Science Fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer. Sawyer is one of only eight writers in history — and the only Canadian — to win all three of the world’s top Science Fiction awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (the full list of such winners: Paolo Bacigalupi, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, Joe Haldeman, Frederik Pohl, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, and Connie Willis).

In their conversation, Mark and Rob talk about:

• The fact that Rob was the very first science fiction writer in the world to have a website (sfwriter.com) which has grown to over 1 million words of text and more than 800 documents since it launched in 1995, including documents about the craft and business of writing and publishing
• The text-heavy nature of Rob’s website and how he still manually codes his website in HTML
• The SEO involved in the creation of the SFWriter website using the three main key words: “science fiction writer” and how that has led to Rob being on the first page of search results for those in the media looking to talk to a sci-fi writer for various commentary on events (example, anniversary of the moon landing, cloning, the death of a famous science fiction writer, etc)
• How optimizing his brand and SEO has led to just under 1000 radio and television interviews
• The way that Rob’s novels are typically grounded in real-life scientific research, such as his latest novel, Quantum Night, which is about psychopathy and what might happen if a psychopathy were to get into the office of the President of the United States
• The way Rob was able to pivot in the marketing of the book after Donald J. Trump became the US President
• The brilliantly supportive way that Rob’s US audiobook publisher (Audible) worked quickly to resolve the issue of a few funny incorrect pronunciations that a US narrator made with a couple of “Canadian” words
• Advice for authors regarding dividing up your IP by format as well as by territory and how the aggregate of the sale of rights of each unique division adds up to far more than a single “world rights” offer would typically be
• How Rob used KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and KWL (Kobo Writing Life) and other direct to retailer and distribution platforms to publish to iBooks, Nook and other markets using the rights that he did not sell to a publisher (ie, direct selling an “international edition” of a book like QUANTUM NIGHT where publishers only purchased Canadian and US rights)
• How each new format that emerges for a book enlarges the audience, rather than cannibalizes upon the previous format editions
• The ABC Television program (FlashForward) which was based on Rob’s 1999 novel of the same name and details about his involvement with that experience
• The approved changes in the television adaptation (which includes changing the “flash forward” from 21 years to 6 months) that helped to make the story more palatable for a US network television audience yet retained the important theme of “fate VS freewill”
• How a scene in that novel, published in 1999 had a scene which predicted the existence of the Espresso Book Machine, which can print and bind a paperback in about 15 minutes right inside a bookstore
• The changes within publishing since Rob’s first novel was published in 1990
• The different royalties received on the self-published version (70%) VS the traditionally published version (17.5%) of Rob’s novel Quantum Night and a reflection on the time most likely spent by the author and by the publisher on a single book (typically a 12:1 ratio) and how that changes the perspective of the 3:1 split in the publisher’s favor
• A teaser for Rob’s next novel about the Manhattan Project, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020 and how that ties in to Rob’s marketing plans for the book and himself
• The figure Rob has in mind for selling the Canadian, American and British rights to a publisher and, if his agent isn’t able to secure those numbers, his plans to release it independently
• The odds that a book will never be made into a movie, including stats on how only 3 out of the 53 novels that have so far won the Nebula Award (often seen as the “best science-fiction novel” of the year) have been made into movies (They were: Dune, Ender’s Game and Flowers for Algernon)
• The approximate 16 years that Rob’s Nebula Award winning novel The Terminal Experiment has been optioned for film rights (but with no film ever having been made so far)

After the interview, Mark reflects upon two elements from the conversation. First he looks at the manner by which Rob has acted as a linchpin within the writing and publishing community, mentoring other writers, assisting beginners and always looking to connect people together. Then he explores the way that, when Rob is talking about one of his novels, he focuses on the high level concept that makes people think or makes people want to engage, rather than a "blow by blow" of the plot details. He encourages writers to look for a similar thing in their own work.

This podcast was sponsored by Findaway Voices – a company that gives authors and publishers everything they need to create professionally-narrated audiobooks and reach listeners in more than 170 countries through the world’s largest audiobook distribution network

Links of Interest:

• Robert J. Sawyer's Website
• Rob on Twitter
• Rob's Facebook Author Page
• The "How to Write" section of Rob's website
• Misc links to media Coverage of Rob
• Video of Rob's launch of WATCH at McMaster University

 

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Robert J. Sawyer — called "the dean of Canadian science fiction" by The Ottawa Citizen and "just about the best science-fiction writer out there these days" by The Denver Rocky Mountain News — is one of only eight writers in history (and the only Canadian) to win all three of the science-fiction field's top honors for best novel of the year. Rob — who holds honorary doctorates from the University of Winnipeg and Laurentian University — has taught writing at the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, Humber College, and The Banff Centre.

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The music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

The guys Interview Zachary Knighton

PODCAST FINALE

Mark finds out the date of the next blackout, and Demetri and Simon attempt to stop it. Everyone discovers if the visions they had of the future actually come true.

Mark interrogates Hellinger about the next blackout. Aaron discovers Tracy's link to Jericho. Lloyd figures out the equation in his flash-forward, Demetri debates helping Janis and Simon break into NLAP.

On April 28th, the day before everyones future was revealed, Mark must protect Gabriel, Aaron mounts a rescue attempt to retrieve Tracy, and Janis is ordered to kill a fellow FBI agent.

Demetri investigates a murderer who is targeting people that have escaped their futures, and Mark agrees to find Simons sister. Nicole finds Keiko, the woman in Bryces flashforward. The FBI closes in on Suspect Zero.

Aaron infiltrates an Afghan village to find Tracy. Olivia finds a person who had several flashforwards. Janis tries to cover her tracks against her fellow FBI agents before they can discover her secret.

The FBI attempts to track down the missing Demetri. Olivia discovers who texted her about Marks flashforward.

Olivia and Lloyd grow closer. Wedeck helps Aaron infiltrate Jericho to rescue Tracy. Demetri moves up his wedding date after finding out more information about his murder.

Keiko searches for Bryce while Mark and Vogel plot to uncover the FBI mole.

Olivia tries to get Charlie to reveal her flashforward. Bryce talks to Nicole about his cancer.

Mark continues to grill Lloyd about their phone conversation in each of their flashforwards. Zoey is determined to alter the fate of Demetri. Aaron investigates the link between Jericho and his daughter.

Mark is suspended from the FBI and Demetri must partner with Agent Vogel

Exclusive Interview w/Jonathan Levit

The guys interview FlashForwards Quinton Peeples and Avi Youabian