We're about three weeks away from the Dark Matter season 3 double episode premiere... In the U.S. - Friday, June 9th at 8:00 p.m. on Syfy In Australia - Saturday, June 10th on SyfyAU In the U.K. - Monday, June 12th at 8 p.m. on SyfyUK For some reason, Canada's SpaceChannel has been doing a terrific job…
May 15, 2017: Dark Matter composer Ben Pinkerton Q&A announcement!
We've quickly settled back into life in Vancouver. Well, most of us. Lulu clearly misses her daily visits to the dog park while Suji doesn't have a clue what's going on but seems be enjoying the backyard. For our part, Akemi and I are happy to be back - working out every morning in the…
May 14, 2017: Back in Van!
I am pleased to report we are back home following a thoroughly uneventful flight from Toronto. A 4:50 a.m. wake-up, much fussing and fretting over the dogs, a seemingly endless walk from one end of Pearson airport (check-in) to the other (our boarding gate), five straight hours of Preacher, and a slew of Vancouver errands,…
May 13, 2017: Final day in Toronto until….season four?
Almost finished packing. Almost finished my farewells. Tomorrow, we're up at the crack of pre-dawn (5:00 a.m. here, 2 a.m. for those of you on the west coast, and 11:00 p.m. today for those of you in Hawaii) to catch our early flight back to Vancouver. As always, my big concern is the dogs -…
May 12, 2017: A Diverse Update!
I'm doubly pleased to report that Suji is on the mend following a quick out-patient procedure to remove to suspicious lumps - both of which came back as non-cancerous growths. She celebrated the news by kicking back and spending the afternoon with her new best friend, Pinky Cactuscadero. Spent the last two days in Montreal…
May 11, 2017: Best Comic Book Series of 2016!
My favorites... Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples "When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. From bestselling writer Brian K. Vaughan, Saga is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find…
May 10, 2017: Best Genre Novels of 2016!
My favorites... The Suicide Motor Club by Christopher Buehlman "Remember that car that passed you near midnight on Route 66, doing 105 with its lights off? You wondered where it was going so quickly on that dark, dusty stretch of road, motor roaring, the driver glancing out the window as he blew by. Did his…
May 9, 2017: Student Bodies
Before there was Dark Matter, before there was Stargate, there was a little show called Student Bodies, my very first live-action production. We shot the series in an abandoned high school in Montreal. Our office was an enormous carpeted former classroom where my writing partner, Paul, and I would spend the greater part of our days pacing, writing…
May 8, 2017: Dark Matter season 3 double episode premiere sneakiest peeks!
The Dark Matter double episode season 3 premiere is only one month away! If you're in the U.S. or Canada, circle June 9th on your calendars. The festivities kick off at 8:00 p.m. with "Episode 27: Being Better Is So Much Harder". Then, at 9:00 p.m. it's "Episode 28: It Doesn't Have To Be Like…
May 7, 2017: The Week Ahead!
MONDAY Minor surgery for Suji. Lunch with Zoie. Dinner with some of the old Student Bodies gang. TUESDAY Lunch with my favorite network exec, Gosia Kamela. Dinner with Jay Firestone to discuss Dark Matter's third and fourth seasons. WEDNESDAY Catch an early flight out to Montreal. THURSDAY Catch a late flight out of Montreal. FRIDAY Sit in…
May 6, 2017: Aches and Pains!
Eons ago, while I was on a journey through the Far East, a practitioner of the mystic, manipulative arts foretold I would experience dark times later in life. Specifically with my left shoulder. Okay, so she was the masseuse at the Shangri-la Hotel in Hong Kong back in 2006, but she turned out to be eerily accurate.…
May 5, 2017: Courting Controversy!
The admission that I abhor kiwis is often met with outrage. And when I clarify that I am, in fact, referring to the fruit, not the people of New Zealand, that outrage is often doubled. Today, in an bid to further alienate blog readers scandalized by the aforementioned aversion, I present to you a list…
May 4, 2017: Happy Star Wars Day!
May the 4th be with you! Hey! Guess what video has over 17,000 views on instagram? THIS one - Yes. That's Suji eating apple slices. We have GOT to make her a series regular on Dark Matter. Okay, in addition to all my reading, I'm finally going to catch up on some television as well. On…
May 3, 2017: Dark Matter Update!
I work in a very strange, unpredictable business. Three years ago, I was 100% certain that Dark Matter was dead and I was poised to go into production on another show I had developed. Within the span of 24 hours, that other show was dead and Dark Matter was suddenly a go. You just...never know. The fact is, despite…
May 2, 2017: Some of the delicious things I’ll miss when I leave Toronto!
When I head back to Vancouver in a couple of weeks, these are the Toronto treats I will miss most... The sushi omakase at Yasu Sushibar. The tacos at Campechano. The corn soup and veggie wrap combo at Ravi Soups. Scallops conserva in Galician sauce at Bar Raval. The grilled whole octopus at Bar Isabel.…