Well, whaddya know? Our teaser trailer has quietly been racking up views and is nearing the 200k mark. Let's see if we can hit the quarter mill mark by the time Dark Matter premieres on June 12th (10:00 p.m. on SyFy! Check your local listings!) "Do Androids dream of electric sheep? This one's too busy beating people…
May 26, 2015: Akemi! Dark Matter! And friends!
"Carnibal is eat the same species." - Akemi on cannibalism. "Hello Kitty’s pet is cat so not carnibal but don’t you find strange?" - Akemi elucidating on the topic of cannibalism. “My stomach and back is touching.” - Akemi's way of letting me know she's hungry. “Wow. So depressing Facebook account ever.” - Akemi passing…
May 25, 2015: The Dark Matter rollout! Introducing Melissa O’Neil as TWO!
Finishing up my overview of our wonderful cast, we finally come to the character of TWO. Here's the breakdown that went out for the role: "AKA Boss Lady, AKA Portia Lin. NIKITA-ESQUE, BEAUTIFUL, SOFT- FEATURED. THE GROUP'S DE FACTO LEADER, SHE IS A MASTER FIGHTER and an unbelievably quick learner when it comes to any…
May 23, 2015: The Dark Matter Deluge!
Whoa! As our series premiere draws ever nearer (less than two weeks and counting!), things are really beginning to ramp up. Check out all of the Dark Matter-related goodies... ...starting with this terrific interview by longtime Stargate supporter and friend, Steve Eramo, who talks to Dark Matter Executive Producer and Prodigy Pictures President Jay Firestone about how he…
May 22, 2015: The Dark Matter rollout! Introducing Anthony Lemke as THREE!
When it came time to cast Dark Matter's resident bad boy, this is the breakdown that went out for the role: "AKA Sunshine, AKA Marcus Boone. A TRUE BADASS, he is the flipside to One's principled coin- which is why the two are often at odds, developing a (grudging) like-hate relationship over the course of their…
May 21, 2015: The Dark Matter wrap party!
Check 'em out. A day too late for the wrap party, but pretty awesome nevertheless - my custom-made Hieronymous Bosch Garden of Earthly Delights tie suit from The Knotty Tie Company (http://www.knottytie.com). I think I may follow up with a round of Salvador Dali this summer. Yes, last night was the Dark Matter season one wrap…
May 20, 2015: And that’s a wrap on Dark Matter’s first season!
Annnnnnd we're done! More or less. I've still got my producer cuts of episode #112 and #113 to complete, all the mixes to sit through, and visual effects to approve but, for all intents and purposes, production on Dark Matter's first season is complete. It's hard to believe that this time last year, I honestly…
May 18, 2015: The Dark Matter rollout! Introducing Zoie Palmer as The Android!
"Zoie!!!" is the reaction the Android elicits from my girlfriend every time she pops up on my laptop. I've screened 11 of 13 prod cuts for Akemi and, to date, she loves the show, loves all of the characters, but is especially fond of Zoie's Android - which leads me to believe that #zobot is going…
May 16, 2015: The last days of production on Dark Matter’s first season!
Here's hoping that, five years from now, I'll be looking back on these photos of how it all began... Dark Matter Executive Producer, President of Prodigy Pictures, and our show's #1 fan Jay Firestone surprises the Dark Matter Whisky/ey Club with its most impressive bottle to date: a sublime Balvenie 21 year old PortWood Finish Whisky. It doesn't get…
May 15, 2015: And, that’s a wrap! Almost! Production on Dark Matter’s first season nears an end!
I can't believe it. After ten years developing it, several years trying to set it up, over ten months of prep and four months of production, we are finally done. Today was our last main unit day on Dark Matter's first season. We're off for the long weekend, come back to shoot a final day of second unit,…
May 14, 2015: The Dark Matter rollout continues! Introducing Alex Mallari Jr. as FOUR!
As the Dark Matter premiere draws ever closer, allow me to introduce you to our cast - and the characters they'll be playing. Today, let's talk about Alex Mallari Jr., Dark Matter's FOUR. This was part of the original breakdown that went out for casting: "Possessed of a quiet strength and dignity that belies an exacting…
May 13, 2015: The Dark Matter rollout continues! Introducing Jodelle Ferland as FIVE!
Continuing our Dark Matter rollout - today, we turn the spotlight to actress Jodelle Ferland and her character, FIVE. This was part of the casting breakdown that went out for the role: "AKA The Kid. THE SHIP'S PIXIE-ISH MASCOT WITH MYSTERIOUS ABILITIES - SHE'S THE KID WITH ALL THE SECRETS. And a propensity for getting…
May 12, 2015: Who’s ready for some ship-based SF?! A Dark Matter sneak peek! News! Behind the scene pics!
SyFy offers up a sneak peek of Dark Matter in this awesome video highlighting the show, the crew and - finally! - some of the visual effects: http://www.syfy.com/darkmatter/videos/dark-matter-season-one-sneak-peek Geo-blocked...but here's hoping it gets uploaded to youtube soon! Hey, Canadians! We finally have an air date! Dark Matter premieres Friday, June 12th at 10:00 p.m. on Space Channel. Other Dark…
May 11, 2015: The Dark Matter rollout continues! Introducing Roger Cross as SIX!
Continuing our Dark Matter primer in the lead-up to the show's June 12th premiere (10 p.m. on SyFy, part of their new SyFy Friday lineup), I'd like to turn our attention to the character of SIX played by veteran Roger Cross. This was the initial casting breakdown that went out for the role: "AKA Tiny,…
May 10, 2015: As we head into our final week of production on Dark Matter’s first season!
Walked onto set the other day to find the above adorning the triptych in the mess hall. From left to right: Anthony Lemke as Han/THREE, Marc Bendavid as Luke/ONE, Melissa O'Neil as Leia/TWO, Alex Mallari Jr. as Chewbacca/FOUR, Zoie Palmer as C3PO/The Android, and Roger Cross as R2D2/SIX. Greg Whiteside, in charge of Futurama and…