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Tag Archives: pilot episode
The Odyssey – The Fall
watch the pilot episode (complete with scene 49)
For better or for worse, the work for which I am still best known is The Odyssey, the fantasy TV series which I created and wrote with my writing partner and longtime friend Warren Easton. In it, an 11-year-old boy, Jay … Continue reading
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Tagged ashleigh aston moore, canadian broadcasting corporation, fantasy, fantasy tv show, illya woloshyn, jana fritsch, jay ziegler, jorge montesi, michael chechik, michael conway baker, Omni-Films, pilot episode, ryan reynolds, scene 49, the fall, the odyssey odyssey, tony sampson, tv series, warren easton
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The Odyssey odyssey, part 25
Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading
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Tagged ashleigh aston moore, canadian broadcasting corporation, cbc drama, illya woloshyn, ilya woloshyn, ivan fecan, jay ziegler, michael chechik, my dad the butler, Paul's house, Paul's life, pilot episode, ryan reynolds, sarah scott simonson, street legal, the jellybean odyssey, the odyssey odyssey, tony sampson, tv series, vancouver, warren easton, what's wrong with neil?
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The Odyssey odyssey, part 24
Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading
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Tagged ashleigh aston moore, audience testing for tv, burrard first nations, canadian broadcasting corporation, david pears, hart hanson, illya woloshyn, ilya woloshyn, jana fritsch, jay ziegler, jorge montesi, lord of the flies, michael chechik, michael conway baker, music, north vancouver, Omni-Films, pilot episode, ridgeway elementary school, ryan reynolds, scene 49, scoring a tv show, the odyssey odyssey, tony sampson, tv series, UBC, warren easton, what's wrong with neil?, writing for children
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The Odyssey odyssey, part 23
Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading
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Tagged ashleigh aston moore, canadian broadcasting corporation, david pears, editing for tv, filming for tv, greenpeace: voyages to save the whales, ilya woloshyn, jana fritsch, jay ziegler, jorge montesi, macgyver, michael chechik, Omni-Films, pilot episode, post-production, postproduction, richard dean anderson, ryan reynolds, scene 49, the fall, the jellybean odyssey, the odyssey odyssey, tony sampson, tv series, vancouver, warren easton
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The Odyssey odyssey, part 22
Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading
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Tagged ashleigh aston moore, brad, canadian broadcasting corporation, cologne conference, ilya woloshyn, jay ziegler, Paul's life, pilot episode, ryan reynolds, silent movie, super 8, the device, the jellybean odyssey, the odyssey odyssey, tony sampson, tv series, warren easton
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The Odyssey odyssey, part 21
Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading
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Tagged ashleigh aston moore, burrard first nations, canadian broadcasting corporation, filming for tv, ilya woloshyn, jay ziegler, jorge montesi, michael chechik, north vancouver, Omni-Films, pilot episode, pilot script, ryan reynolds, the odyssey odyssey, tony sampson, tv series, versatile pacific shipyard, warren easton
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The Odyssey odyssey, part 20
Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading
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Tagged angela bruce, ashleigh aston moore, canadian broadcasting corporation, david pears, filming for tv, ilya woloshyn, janet hodgkinson, jay ziegler, jorge montesi, michael chechik, pilot episode, pilot script, ryan reynolds, scene 49, storytelling, the jellybean odyssey, the odyssey odyssey, tony sampson, tv series, versatile pacific shipyard, warren easton, watch out for weirdos, writing for tv
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The Odyssey odyssey, part 19
Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading
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Tagged ashleigh aston moore, bill ferguson, canadian broadcasting corporation, cologne conference, david pears, eagle ridge hospital, filming for tv, jay ziegler, jorge montesi, lynn valley, michael chechik, pilot episode, ryan reynolds, scriptwriting, the jellybean odyssey, the odyssey odyssey, tony sampson, trig singer, tv series, tv stunts, vancouver, warren easton
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The Odyssey odyssey, part 18
Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading
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Tagged ashleigh aston moore, Canada, canadian broadcasting corporation, jay ziegler, jorge montesi, michael chechik, night heat, pilot episode, ryan reynolds, television, television drama, the jellybean odyssey, the odyssey odyssey, tony sampson, tv series, warren easton
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The Odyssey odyssey, part 17
Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading
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Tagged ashleigh aston moore, ashley rogers, auditions, canadian broadcasting corporation, casting a tv show, ilya woloshyn, jay ziegler, michael chechik, pilot episode, ryan reynolds, scriptwriting, sid kozak, the jellybean odyssey, the odyssey odyssey, tony sampson, tv series, vicki wauchope, warren easton, writers guild of canada, writing for tv
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