Thanks to all those who asked but, sadly, Lulu isn't doing any better. Yesterday's ultrasound offered up nothing in the way of answers, so she's going in for an endoscopy on Thursday morning to test for something called stand lymphagectasia. If that too comes up empty, then next week it's a colonoscopy to check for…
July 20, 2015: That Periscope Q&A! Thoughts on Episode 106! Previews for Episode 107!
Well, today's Periscope Dark Matter Joseph Mallozzi Q&A was a tremendous success! Insofar as I actually got it to work...eventually. One full minute of confused dead air time aside, it came together as expected: fun, informative, and sporadically awkward. I think that, in the future, I'll just stick with the onscreen questions as bouncing between…
July 19, 2015: Dark Matter update! Periscope! Links! The SDCC Panel!
That's 9 p.m. in the U.K., 10 p.m. in Germany, 4 p.m. EST, 1 p.m. PST. Find me @BaronDestructo on twitter. #AskJoeDM for tomorrow's event. For those of you who missed the Dark Matter panel at SDCC, here it is compliments of Tom Gardiner from http://www.threeifbyspace.net: On Dark Matter Episode 106: http://www.thetvjunkies.com/dark-matter-episode-six/ "Dark Matter took a bloody trip down memory…
July 17, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 107! Periscope Monday!
How's that for a sneak peek? Prepare to learn the hitherto hidden backstories of three of the Raza crew as tonight's episode of Dark Matter answers some long brewing questions: How and why did FIVE end up on the ship? What bizarre circumstances transformed a young prince into one of the G.A.'s Most Wanted? What horrific crime did…
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 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 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…
June 30, 2015: The Dark Matter episode 3 breakdown!
Picking up where we left off yesterday - let's continue our rundown of Dark Matter's third episode.. 1) So somebody in this room wiped our memories and probably killed that kid. TWO comes clean about what she's learned - the fact that someone did, in fact, upload a program into the stasis pods that targeted their memories.…
June 29, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 103!
So, what did everyone think of Dark Matter's third episode? Questions? Concerns? Theories? Got it all figured out? Who wiped their memories? Why? What's behind the big metal door? What's the significance of FOUR's ring? Who killed the boy? Check out my weekly episode debrief with TheTVJunkies' Bridget Liszewski for some additional hints: http://www.thetvjunkies.com/dark-matter-episode-3-postmortem-the-real-jace-corso/?utm_content=buffer3b631&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer This episode was…
June 27, 2015: Dark Matter! Comics! I’m #3?!!
So, Dark Matter's third episode aired last night in the U.S., Australia, and Canada. If you watched it, what did you think? Since the episode will be airing in different parts of the world over the next few days, I'm going to hold off on weighing in with my insights - but plenty of behind-the-scenes pics and…