All the kids and SyFy International Execs are doing it! And they'd like me to join in, Monday July 20th at 9 p.m. U.K. time, 4 p.m. EST, and 1 p.m. PST. As someone who can barely manage Excel, I look forward to winging it on the day. I imagine I'll turn on the live stream,…
July 15, 2015: Dark Matter mailbag! And such!
Dark Matter Episode 6 approacheth! What are we in for? http://www.spoilertv.com/2015/07/dark-matter-episode-6-preview-past-lives.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter "The episode is jam packed with reveals and new details about the crew. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to watch this episode, especially if you’ve been waiting for some answers." http://www.threeifbyspace.net/2015/07/dark-matter-episode-6-sneak-peek-a-very-disciplined-dream/#.Vab9KWA-CgQ "In this sneak peek, we see her relive a memory from…
July 14, 2015: Answers await in Dark Matter Episode 106!
https://www.facebook.com/darkmatterseries/videos/vb.700884259999027/883368278417290/?type=2&theater Oh, yeah! Now we're getting into the meat of the series. After so many questions, we're finally getting some answers in a BIG way next episode. I mentioned the fact that we'd be peeling the onion on our characters' backstories - well, Dark Matter Episode 6 goes multiple layers deep, offering up insight into the…
July 13, 2015: The Return of the Weird Food Purchase of the Day! Key Lime Oreos! Dark Matter interview links!
The biggest highlight of my trip to San Diego Comic Con (yes, even bigger than the corn tamales at The Cheesecake Factory) was meeting the fans (Dark Matter and Stargate), at the panel and then one on one on the floor. I met up with my former Stargate cohort Jenny Stiven and her family, David and Tiffany who I first met…
July 12, 2015: The Mikkei Ships!
A little something I was holding onto. The breakdown on the Ferrous Corp and Galactic Authority ships were featured on another site. Today, I feature the ships of The Mikkei Combine with helpful overviews from design artist James Robbins and VFX supervisor Lawren Bancroft-Wilson. James Robbins: [Dark Matter Production Designer] Ian Brock forwarded me the…
July 11, 2015: Back! But barely!
Well, I'm finally back home - but it was touch and go there for a while. For some reason, there are no direct flights from Vancouver to San Diego, so we were at the whim of the schedule makers. The aforementioned decreed one hour would be plenty of tie to fly in to San Francisco…
July 10, 2015: Dark Matter hits San Diego Comic Con! Links! Episode #105 tonight!
SDCC, Day #2! Dark Matter SDCC Panel: The Intros... http://www.tvgoodness.com/2015/07/10/comic-con-2015-the-cast-of-syfys-dark-matter-tease-rest-of-season-1/ Video (1 of 3): http://www.enstarz.com/articles/96451/20150709/dark-matter-syfy-will-wheaton-joins-ruby-rose-as-guest-sdcc-2015-reveals-several-surprise-stars-video.htm "Ruby Rose won't be the only familiar face to join Dark Matter's amnesiatic crew this summer." http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/09/dark-matter-cast-teases-ruby-roses-guest-appearance "If there’s anything to be learned from the cast of the sci-fi series Dark Matter, it’s that nothing is at it seems." http://www.noreruns.net/2015/07/10/interview-with-dark-matter-cast-at-sdcc-2015/
July 9, 2015: San Diego Comic Con! The Dark Matter panel! That Dr. Who/Dark Matter dinner crossover you’ve been asking for!
The photo highlights: The panel was A LOT of fun. Great turnout and some terrific questions. I was actually sad to see it end. From there, we headed for a cast dinner at Nobu where, it turns out, we were seated right behind the gang from Dr. Who, enjoying their own cast dinner. Bigtime Whovian…
July 8, 2015: San Diego Comic Con! Finally!
If this is a taste of what San Diego Comic Con has in store for me, I'd best head back home right now. Akemi and I were up at 6:00 a.m. this morning so that we could get to the airport well in advance of our fight's departure. As it turned, out well WELL in…
July 7, 2015: Recommended reads! Dark Matter happenings! Ruby Rose! UK Ratings! Dark Horse Comics!
One more day to San Diego Comic Con! I'm packing light so I can come back heavy. If you're in the SDCC neighborhood, come see us: Jodelle Ferland, Melissa O'Neil, Roger Cross, Anthony Lemke, and Executive Producer's Jay Firestone and Vanessa Piazza for autograph signings at the Dark Horse Comics booth (2615) on Thursday at 5…
July 5, 2015: Comic Con! Dark Matter links! Mailbag!
Going to San Diego Comic Con? So is Dark Matter! In addition to our Thursday night (7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Room 6BCF) panel in which Melissa O'Neil (TWO), Anthony Lemke (THREE), Jodelle Ferland (FIVE), Roger Cross (SIX), and Exec Producers Jay Firestone, Vanessa Piazza and I spill on the show's first season, we'll also be…
July 4, 2015: Gambatte Japan! What did you think of Dark Matter episode 104?
So, tomorrow Japan plays the U.S. in the finals of the Women's World Cup. Despite the fact that they're playing the match here in Vancouver, Akemi refuses to go watch it live - not because she doesn't care but because she cares too damn much! I fear that, if we do go and Japan loses,…
July 3, 2015: Dark Matter Dog Clues! Episode 4 tonight! Directed by Amanda Tapping!
I was in the costume department, talking to Dark Matter costume designer Noreen Landry when I noticed the pictures of the dogs lining the back wall. How cute, I thought. A different dedicated dog for each episode. And then, on closer scrutiny, I realized that it was much more than that. Yes, a different dog for each…
July 2, 2015: Completing the Dark Matter Episode 103 overview!
1) I went through the vent. This is my favorite scene in this episode. A lot of nice little beats here, from FIVE's slow bullet spill to THREE's uncertain weighing of his guns. 2) You might want to hurry. This scene in the final cut is a shortened version of what was originally envisioned. From…
July 1, 2015: The Dark Matter episode 103 discussion!
1) Yes, I am an excellent information source. Thank you. And the hits just keep on coming. More bad news in the form of gamma radiation being emitted from the remains of a Type 1a supernova. The revised reveal of our ship from the gang at VFX: Again, the challenge in scenes like these is…