We wrapped filming on episodes 1 & 2 late last night, finishing up three straight nights of filming on the Artemis set. Woo hoo!!!

Even though it was late (around 2am) I managed to stay awake long enough to see a bit of the footage we had shot and I nearly busted a gut. Everything looks great! The comedic moments are genuinely funny. I cannot wait to share this with everyone.

Huge thanks to my production team: Allison Vanore, Jorge Urbina, P.J. Gaynard, Raphe Wolfgang, Rob Gokee, Derek Oishi, Eli Benavidez  and my lovely wife, and my kick-in-the-pants, Jan Min (she made craft services and every meal a religious experience — donut bread pudding… enough said.) I seriously could not have imagined doing any of this without your hard work, ingenuity, dedication and your unquenchable desire to create. Thank you to everyone involved who donated their time, equipment, skill and effort. Your passion for film-making was apparent every moment you were on set – thank you for pouring your passion into my show. You are all AWESOME!

Massive Shout Out to the entire crew! Every day there seemed to be a new face, out of nowhere, who showed up on set to wrangle a light or move some equipment. It was a pleasure meeting and working with each and every one of you. All of you showed up as a favor to a friend, a stranger to me, and your effort, time and skill is appreciated beyond my means of expression. Thank you.

Now to fire up the enthusiasm, once again, for the post-production team and get our pilot episode polished to wow the rest of the interwebs-TV community. Trailers and teasers coming soon, naturally.

I just wanted to give you a sneak peek at the flight suit I will be wearing as I play Scott Drizhal. A talent designer and good friend, Ben Liu, created the mission patch designs. And it is amazing how just shopping at a few local stores can help you drum up and instant flight suit. Sewing on the American Flag patch was actually fun, and took me back to my college days when I would spend hours in the costume shop at the Krannert Center (Univ. of Illinois) – sewing is a very useful skill I am proud to have in my toolbox.

We are filming my scenes, in the nearly finished Artemis spaceship set, next week. So this week I still have a few props to finish work on – which I will be more than happy to share with you here. A little more set dressing is necessary, which we will tackle this weekend.

I’m ready to suit up!

I’m happy to announce that SOLO – The Series is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions in behalf of SOLO – The Series may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

SOLO – The Series needs your support! We need to raise $30,000 by November 30th to be able to just barely cover our costs for food and equipment rental. If 300 donors stepped forward right now and donated $100 each, we would reach our goal. More would be a blessing! Your contribution today is TAX-DEDUCTIBLE to the extent permitted by law.

Your tax-deductible donation also makes you a special member of an elite team we lovingly call: SOLONAUTS. Think of all the benefits of being a SOLONAUT: Your name in the credits. First peek at all future episodes. Behind the scenes gossip and photos. AND you will forever have our ETERNAL LOVE AND GRATITUDE!

SOLO – The Series is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions in behalf of SOLO – The Series may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.