TOP 3 TV!

My Top 3

Was asked this on FB: What are the three television series you have rewatched most often? Hard to get it down to 3, but... M*A*S*H, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Magnum p.i. made my top 3.

Honorable mention goes to Leverage, The Newsroom, Night Court, and Married... With Children.

What are your Top 3 TV series you've rewatched most often?

Bobby

REUNION DREAMS...

I was asked in a Facebook thread what reunion shows I would like to see come back like X-Files, Will and Grace, Roseanne, 24, etc. with the original cast still attached (not a reboot). Here's what I would like to see:

Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. Would love to see them on new missions and the casts are all still around and working.

Leverage was cancelled too soon. Would love to see this team back in action again.

Stargate: SG-1 and Atlantis. I miss those characters.

The Newsroom. I would love to see how Sorkin and company would cover the last election cycle. Plus, I miss those characters as well.

I know these will never happen as they have been either rebooted or are about to be, but a short season of episodes of the original MacGyver or Magnum p.i. casts together. Would love to see these characters one more time.

What shows would you like to see get the reunion series treatment?

Bobby

Earth Station One Episode 158 – The Art of the Con

This week, the ESO crew takes a look at the art of the con, and we’re not talking about conventions. Mike, Mike, and the award-winning author Bobby Nash plan and scheme their way through movies and TV shows featuring street hustles and big scores. We also con illustrator Stephanie Gladden into The Geek Seat! Plus, the usual Rants, Raves, Khan Report, and Shout Outs!

Join us for yet another episode of The Earth Station One Podcast we like to call: The Art of the Con at www.esopodcast.com.
Direct link: http://erthstationone.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/earth-station-one-episode-158-the-art-of-the-con/

Table of Contents

Stephanie Gladden in the Geek Seat

0:00:00 Intro / Welcome
0:07:05 Rants and Raves
0:21:35 Interview & Geek Seat with Artist Stephanie Gladden
0:46:19 The Con Game
1:43:04 The ESO Khan Report
1:57:13 ESO Shout Outs
2:03:33 Show Close

My Rave: NCIS renewed for season 11

Next on Earth Station One...

The Earth Station One crew and their guest pilot, Captain William (or is it Anthony) “Buck” Rogers, experiences severe cosmic forces that freezes their life control systems and returns Mike Faber, Mike Gordon, and Bobby Nash to Earth… 500 years later. ESO takes a look at the history of Buck Rogers from the novel that started it all to comic strips, the serials, and the fan-favorite 70’s television series.

Marina Sirtis joins NCIS.

ESO wants to hear from you. What are your favorite Buck Rogers stories? Let us know at www.esopodcast.com, Facebook, Twitter, or Google+. We just might tread yours on the show.

BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN!

Welcome back, boys and girls. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, for those who celebrate the holiday. I took a couple days off, which was nice. Of course, for a writer, taking the day off means only working part of the day, but it was still nice to spend time with family and friends and catch up on some long-overdue reading and TV watching.

I caught up with some programs on the DVR and even some stuff on DVD, including some Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which is one of my favorites. I also watched the new episodes of Rizzoli & Isles, the Doctor Who Christmas Special, and the series finale of Leverage, another favorite of mine. All good, fun shows.

Some news came out of my time off. On Christmas Eve I agreed to write a novel for a publisher featuring a character I've written before in a story with a well-known character I've not written before, which has me excited to see how the two characters work together. although I can't give any details, the well-known character has appeared in novels, comic books, and on TV. It's sure to be a fun project and I look forward to diving into it in a few months.

Then, on Christmas Day I agreed to write a novel for another publisher, one I've not previously written for in the past. I can't say much about this one yet either, but it's a genre I've not really explored much before now. I'll also be diving into this one in a few months, once I finish up some open projects on the ol' To Do List.

2013 is shaping up to be a mighty busy year, which is pretty darn cool. If all goes well, we'll also see Evil intent, Deadly Hearts, and Lance Star: Sky Ranger "Cold Snap!" out as well next year. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. There are several exciting projects on deck that I can't wait to talk about. will post more here when I get the go ahead from the publishers.

Happy New Year!

Bobby

HOW I SURVIVED THE MAYAN APOCALYPSE

Well, it looks like the world didn’t end, there was no mystical reboot of our lives, and no giant monster or space anomaly devoured the planet. Really, aside from some intense sinus pain and pressure that resulted in a lack of sleep, the apocalypse passed me by. Oh well. I’m sure there will be another one somewhere down the line. I admit that the writer in me imagines a scenario where several fictional characters got together and saved the world while I went on about my life unawares. If that was the case, then thank you.

My day was pretty unusual in that I didn’t have a chance to do any writing. Ran some errands, did some work around the house, took a nap (very little sleep during the night, thank you sinuses), and then helped my parents with a project before joining the podcast, which I’ll talk about below.

Tonight I, along with several other ESO Network folks and other special guests, joined hosts Jason and Rita De La Torre from the Transmissions From Atlantis podcast for a live (yes, live) episode. That was a lot of fun. There will be an edited version available later this week. I’ll post a link here when that happens.

Learn more about Transmissions From Atlantis here. It’s a fun podcast.
Learn more about my podcast, Earth Station One here. Also a fun show.

It reads: "Michael, Thanks For Being A Great Wingman"

In other great news, reader Michael Dean sent for a free Authorgraph for the Lance Star: Sky Ranger “One Shot!” comic today, which I, of course, happily signed. He shared this photo on Twitter so I’m sharing it here. I got a bit of a chill seeing the photo. I love the Authorgraph experience. You can, of course, request your free Authorgraph today too. Click here for more details.

Sadly, there was one casualty of the apocalypse. I was saddened to hear that one of my favorite TV shows, Leverage, was not picked up for a 6th season by TNT. That means that next week’s season finale will now become the show’s series finale. Leverage is a fantasticly fun show. Seasons 1 - 4 are now available on DVD and I give them my highest recommendation. You can learn more about the cancellation here.

Some interesting news included the announcement of new season pick ups for The Walking Dead and How I Met Your Mother, two shows I enjoy. Also, it was announced today that fan-favorite writer Gail Simone will be the new writer of the Batgirl comic book series. She replaces recently fired writer, Gail Simone. Wait! What? This is one of those instances where fan reaction works. Personally, I'm excited, not only because Gail is a wonderful writer, but also because she's a great person. I'm very happy for her.

If you aren't reading Batgirl, you should. Gail also had incredible runs on Birds of Prey and Secret Six, both of which you can find in various trades and collected editions. Highly recommended reading.

Coming 2013

Tomorrow, life returns to normal as I get back to work. I have a short story to finish this weekend and then, after a break to celebrate Christmas with my family, it’s back to work on the Evil Intent novel and putting together some pitches for publishers for projects later in 2013. If all goes as planned, Evil Intent will be completed in January or February and ready for editing. In January, I also have a story to write for The Ruby Files Vol. 2. 2013 is going to be jam-packed and I’m loving every minute of it.

Yesterday, I was playing around with some images to decorate my social media sites for the holidays. I also wanted to share them here. These are fun little modifications I made to some covers of books I worked on. These are strictly for grins.

Original cover photo: Bobby Nash

Deadly Reindeer Games! is a riff on my novel, Deadly Games! Rudolph teams up with a cop to track down Santa’s missing Naughty/Nice List. This one was actually created last year, but I like it enough to share it again.

Original cover art: Ruben Procopio

I designed A Green Hornet Christmas just to do the take off on the “Let’s Roll, Kato!” gag. I think it’s funny.

Original cover art: Mark Wheatley

The Ruby Files cover already had the space needle in the background. It was an easy matter to turn it into a Christmas Tree. Forget Santa. You do not want to get on Rick Ruby’s naughty list.

Well, that’s enough for today. I hope you had a happy apocalypse and that you’ll have an even better weekend. I leave you with one final shot of the Leverage team.

"Let's go steal a series finale."

HO! HO! HO!

Bobby