Yesterday, I offered up a list of My Favorite Genre Novelettes of 2016. Today I’d like to offer up a list of My Favorite Genre Short Stories of 2016. Of the roughly 200 stories I read last year, these were, in my humble opinion, the Top 30. I’ve included a short synopsis and links to…
April 23, 2017: My Favorite Genre Novelettes of 2016!
It's that time of year again, the time of year that the various big name genre awards start generating their list of nominees. As a fairly prolific reader, I'm often left bewildered and genuinely annoyed at some of the titles that make - and, often, do NOT make - these lists. So much so that,…
April 21, 2017: Dark Matter Costume Designer Noreen Landry Answers Your Questions!
Today, I turn this blog over to Dark Matter Costume Designer Noreen Landry who not only happens to be an incredible talent but, really, one of my very favorite people to work with. Her costume meetings are always the highlight of any given prep week and I honestly can't imagine doing the show without her…
April 20, 2017: Announcing the Dark Matter Aftershow – After Dark!
How much does the gang at Syfy International love Dark Matter and Dark Matter fandom? So much that they were at the studio all this week, prepping and shooting an aftershow, After Dark, that will premiere following our season 3 premiere on all Syfy International channels. As a participant in the After Dark segments for our first two…
April 19, 2017: That’s a wrap on Dark Matter season 3 – Day 93 of 93!
Well, that's it! That's a wrap on Dark Matter season 3. Finally, a well-earned rest for our tireless cast and crew. But there'll be no respite for yours truly. I have still two more edits, a handful of mixes, a season's worth of music notes to get through and, starting immediately, a brand new season to plan, arc…
April 18, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 92 of 93! Vote for a new episode title!
Plotting my next move aboard The Raza. Why, yes, those ARE ninja cat socks. (Photo by Roger Cross) Okay, gang. Pull up your socks and get ready to vote. We have two more episode titles to choose before season's end. Today, we pick a title of Episode 312, our penultimate shocker. Your choices are... Polls…
April 17, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 91 of 93!
I received a few comments after yesterday's blog entry in which I considered early retirement to Tokyo once Dark Matter ends. Ideally, in such a scenario, that would be two years from now after the show's fifth and final season (although certain cast members have already started lobbying for an SG-1-like 10 year run). There is,…
April 14, 2017: Thai and Goodbyes!
This evening, Jodelle joined Akemi and I for a traditional Thai Good Friday feast... ...if, say, we'd been in Thailand dining somewhere that didn't really celebrate Easter. By the time we were finished, Jodelle was ready for bed. Yesterday was originally slated to be our last day of production on Dark Matter's third season but, gosh darn…
April 13, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 90 of of 93!
Saw this in the breezeway between our two stages this morning. Very on point for Dark Matter's this season. A crew gift from the cast - my very own Raza Crew backpack. I just have to buy a suit to match. Costume Designer Noreen Landry and Executive Producer Jay Firestone go way back to their Lost…
April 12, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 89 of 93!
Hunh. So after announcing a fan Q&A for Dark Matter Costume Designer Noreen Landry in yesterday's blog entry, I saw Noreen on set this morning and gave her the heads up. "You'll be doing a Q&A on my blog,"I told her. "I've been working on the questions,"she said. "I'll finally have time to finish them this weekend."…
April 11, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 88 of 93!
I'd like to start off today's entry with a thank you to Dark Matter Production Designer Ian Brock for an informative and entertaining Q&A. If you haven't read it, check out yesterday's blog instalment. And now, I'd like to open the floor to yet another Q&A, this one with Dark Matter Costume Designer Noreen Landry. Noreen and her team can…
April 7, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 Premiere Date! New Episode Title! Behind the scenes pics!
We have an official premiere date! Dark Matter returns Friday June 9th with a double episode premiere starting at 8:00 p.m.! Then, the show moves to its NEW TIME at 9:00 p.m. the following week. Friday, June 9th - 8:00 p.m. = "Episode 301: Being Better Is So Much Harder" 9:00 p.m. = "Episode 302: It…
April 6, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 85 of 91!
I'd like to kick off this entry with a shout-out to this show's biggest supporters. Well, next to the fans of course, there are no greater friends to Dark Matter than the folks at NBC Universal International/Syfy International. They have gotten behind our little series in a big way, tirelessly promoting us from the very beginning, taking the…
April 5, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 84 of 91!
On the Raza mess triptych this morning, compliments of Dark Matter playback operator Greg Whiteside - another SF classic. And, hey, it's Dark Matter playback operator Greg Whiteside. Director Bruce McDonald - always a blast on set. Director Ron Murphy snapping me snapping him snapping me snapping him snapping me... Construction begins on "the shipyard". The costume department wants…
March 31, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 81 of 91!
Guys, guys! Not so fast! We're not heading back to Vancouver for another month and a half. I've still got another two and a half weeks of production, one script rewrite, four cuts, and innumerable mixes to complete before I can start packing. The action was fast and furious on main unit over at the…