Selfie with Susanne Döpke (Geek Magazine), Marietta Steinhart (DIE ZEIT), and Mirsad Halilovic (NBCU) who flew in today to talk Dark Matter and take in the super secret on-set action. Between set-ups, I got to sit down and talk season 2 plans, guest stars, and schnitzel! I had a great time. Miss you guys already! Beware of co-workers…
January 6, 2016: Dark Matter Season 2, Episode 202, Day 4!
Today was all about the Android. Between set-ups, I finally got a chance to sit down with actress Zoie Palmer and take her through our plans for the Android in season 2. We discussed the surprising encounter in Episode 204, the wildly atypical happenings in Episode 205, and those late-season developments and payoffs (plus much…
January 5, 2016: Dark Matter season 2! Episode 202! Day 3!
Today, we were back on Hyperion-8 for our third day of main unit. On the docket: Inserts owing of the "flash" The lipstick acquisition A deal is struck/A plan is hatched A complication leads to an improvisation (that will, in turn, lead to another complication - which will, again, lead to another improvisation) The ladies…
January 4, 2016: Back on set! Dark Matter Season 2!
We were back on set today for Day #2 of Dark Matter Episode 202. Normally, a 5:20 a.m. wake-up compounded by a thirty minute work-out would have had me nice and tired and ready for bed - at around 2:00 p.m. Luckily, consulting producer Ivon Bartok was packing his GreensPlus. A single shot was enough natural caffeine…
January 1, 2016: Resolutions and reading recommendations!
During my first year on Stargate, I put on fifteen pounds (The Freshman Fifteen!). I blame mostly the fantastic catering - Steve's terrific cooking and Anthea's extraordinary desserts. At one point, we were producing two shows (SG-1 and Atlantis) and that meant TWO catering options. Then script coordinator Lawren Bancroft-Wilson would scout out the trucks and report back…
December 18, 2015: Dark Matter! Last day of production – for 2015!
And...that's a wrap on Dark Matter 2015! Just in time too as I simply cannot spare another Saturday what with the holidays on deck. I have banking to do, presents to pick up, and dog harnesses to buy before our Monday morning road trip to Montreal. It's hard to believe that, same time last year, I was…
December 17, 2015: Dark Matter production! And the return of Cat T-Shirt Thursday!
The onscreen greeting awaiting us in Warden Treihan's office on Hyperion-8! Playback mayhem courtesy of this man, Dark Matter playback operator Patch Whiteside. Cat T-Shirt Thursday returns! Best Boy Andy Gondek partakes in the grand tradition. As does 1st Assistant Camera Marcel Janisse. And stand-in Alyssa Pawlak. 10 Shows to Binge Watch Over the Holidays. Check out #7:…
December 16, 2015: Dark Matter season 2 is going to be epic!
Only two more days to go on Amanda Tapping's directing tour-de-force and I miss her already. She's is going to deliver one hell of a second season premiere episode and, quite frankly, it's bittersweet. Sweet because it's sooooo damn good and will cause many heads to explode. Bitter because you'll have to wait until summer of…
December 15, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201! Production continues!
It's hard to believe, but we're looking at only three more days of production on Episode 201 before we break for holiday hiatus. Director Amanda Tapping has been all-systems-go and is set to deliver one hell of a season premiere. With an assist from stunt coordinator John Stead, today's on-set action was simply...Wow! Tomorrow, it's…
December 13, 2015: It’s BEEginning to look a lot like Christmas!
"He loves to dress up!" - Akemi on Bubba and his silly festive outfits. I was somewhat dubious but have to admit that he does seem to enjoy all of the attention/sympathy he receives when he's out for his walks. Lulu, on the other hand, prefers to go au naturel, running and hiding under the coffee…
December 12, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201 Day 4! Yes, on a Saturday!
Finally, the weekend is here! For most of us. But, for director Amanda Tapping and the Dark Matter crew, it was...not quite! Their weekend doesn't begin until tomorrow because, today, they were back on set shooting Day#4 of Episode #201. Executive Producer Paul Mullie and Director Amanda Tapping all smiles. What better way to spend a Saturday?…
December 11, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201 – Production Day 3!
Got your pass key? Great! Welcome to Hyperion-8 Galactic Detention Facility. Please leave your cell phones at the door. The blue screen view out the hotel room. Quarters for two of our, uh, "guests". An interesting set of doors. Can't wait to see them in action. LBW captures Professor Bartok's lecture on me mechanics of…
December 10, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201 – Production Day #2!
Today, we were back on Hyperion-8, shooting Day 2 of Episode #201. Moon-base! Mooooooon-base! First scene up called for some major reinforcement of the corridor wall to withstand the, uh, "actor action". But director Amanda Tapping had it all figured out. We're heading this way in the coming days. Please observe the regulations and mind…
December 9, 2015: Production begins on Dark Matter season 2!
I'd set my alarm for 6 a.m. but actually got up a half an hour earlier at 5:30 a.m. Technically, I'd been awake even earlier if you counted the numerous times I woke up to anxiously check my alarm clock between 3 and 4 a.m. Even earlier still if you counted that 2:00 a.m. text message…
December 8, 2015: Last day of prep on Dark Matter Episode 201! Snow Monkeys!
Pictured above, director Amanda Tapping and 1st Assistant Director Brandon Tataryn oversee this morning's production meeting for Episode 201. Today was the last day of prep for our season 2 premiere as principal photography is scheduled to commence bright and EARLY tomorrow morning in the: INTERIOR - HYPERION 8 - MINIMUM SECURITY - QUARTERS While…