"Where," you no doubt are asking, "is that awesome VFX -laden trailer you promised us?" Well, they're stuck in the pipeline (like Homer Simpson in that waterslide) and, hopefully, will be coming your way BEFORE the premiere - because, after all, that's the whole point of releasing this trailer: to get you even more excited…
June 9, 2015: 3 Days to the Dark Matter premiere! Videos! Pics! Our hero ship!
Another short video from the gang at Space Channel: "Death. Despair. Chaos. So what?" More early reviews: http://scifiandtvtalk.typepad.com/scifiandtvtalk/2015/06/dark-matter-gets-two-thumbs-up.html http://www.scifistream.com/2015/06/review-dark-matter-blasts-off-this-friday/ I talk about the show with Greg David at TV, eh?: http://www.tv-eh.com/2015/06/09/dark-matter-launches-canadas-summer-of-sci-fi/ "There is a lot of dark sci-fi out there that is great,” he explains. “But a lot of fans are missing a fun sci-fi…
June 8, 2015: 4 Days to the Dark Matter Premiere! Tons of Dark Matter goodies: cast featurettes, videos, and behind the scene pics!
4 days to the Dark Matter series premiere! Some of the cast and I will be live tweeting the premiere (both east and west coast airings!) on Friday, June 12th at 10 p.m., so get ready! Let's start by meeting the crew courtesy of these individual behind-the-scenes featurettes... http://io9.com/meet-the-memory-wiped-astronauts-of-syfys-new-show-dark-1709920345 A shot from one of my favorite scenes…
June 7, 2015: 5 Days to the Dark Matter world premiere! Checking out the ship’s underbelly! And a couple of Stargate tidbits to boot!
Comin' at ya in five (WITH FIVE!)! Space Channel here in Canada is counting down toward the Friday premiere in delightful fashion. Each day ticks off with a different Dark Matter, appropriately enough... Who's next? Can't wait to find out tomorrow! SyFy UK and SyFy Australia, meanwhile, have launched this terrific campaign that asks... Zoie Palmer (Dark…
June 6, 2015: 6 Days to the Dark Matter Premiere! Sneak peek and behind the scene goodies!
The excitement continues to mount as we approach the Dark Matter premiere, less than a week away (Friday, 10 p.m. on SyFy/Space)! I'll be live-tweeting the event with various to-be-announced cast members, pulling double duty with both the east and west coast airings. Who'd like to join us? A slightly different Dark Matter trailer from Space Channel: https://www.facebook.com/SPACEchannel/videos/10153037388371225/ Some…
June 5, 2015: 7 Days to the Dark Matter Premiere!
Jay and I are putting the finishing touches on a VFX-laden trailer that will blow your socks off. It'll go wide next week - along with an assortment of other Dark Matter-related goodies in the lead-up to the premiere. Fun, ship-based scifi makes it's triumphant return in a week! Help spread the word! Oooh, lookit the…
June 4, 2015: Jay’s Phantom Class Marauder! Tara! Dark Matter! And Lulu!
Prodigy Pictures President (and Dark Matter Executive Producer) Jay(mes Bond) Firestone is a man of surprisingly simple tastes. He's a jeans and t-shirt type of guy. He prefers pizza and burgers over haute cuisine. He flies economy. But if there is one thing he likes to spoil himself on, its cars. He claims they're a great investment(!).…
May 29, 2015: Two weeks to the Dark Matter world premiere! A Jelly update!
"If this series not popular, I really can't believe." - Akemi last night after watching the producer's cut of episode #113, our season finale. Her words echo the sentiments of my writing partner who said pretty much the same thing, in less economical fashion, after viewing prod cuts of our first two episodes: "So, having seen…
May 28, 2015: 15 days to the Dark Matter premiere! Tell your friends, family, co-workers, and acquaintances! Maybe a few strangers as well!
Last night, I watched Andy Mikita's director's cut of episode #113, the big season finale. All I can say is: Whoa! I envy all of you who'll be coming into the show fresh when it premieres on June 12th. Believe me, you're in for such a treat. We're not just going to surpass expectations, we're…
May 27, 2015: Another Dark Matter sneak peek! Don’t mess with the Zobot! More behind the scenes pics! What to expect from SyFy’s new space opera!
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…
April 13, 2015: A final Dark Matter location scout! And one more Thank You!
I spent most of today out and about, checking out possible locations for our last few episodes. We were on the lookout for: a high-tech facility, cool corridors and stairwells, operating theaters, a dining room, and a field emitter room... This chamber offers a great-looking entrance and exit - when it's not being used to…
April 12, 2015: Dark Matter – A 7+ year journey!
I was actually developing Dark Matter as far back as 2007. That year comes to mind because, in 2007, we were producing Stargate: Atlantis's fourth season and I remember walking the corridors of the ship we constructed for episode #405, Travelers, and saying to Paul: "We've got to find a way to keep these sets. They'd be perfect for…
April 4, 2015: We have an official premiere date! Kicking off my Four Days of Tabor Calchek feature! Introducing on set dresser Jean Brophey!
With the cast reveals right around the corner, it's time to ramp up the big visual reveals as we count down towards our early summer premiere. So let's kick things off with a mini blog feature I'm calling The Four Days of Tabor Calchek. Introducing the crew's handler, their de facto agent, the guy who…
November 4, 2014: Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown – unless the Art Department meeting runs late in which case it rests just fine on the table while you take a little nappy!
Check out the cool slot box label outside my office door. "Executive Producer" would have been fine, but they went ahead and included "Showrunner" - which is nice, but I would've preferred "The Commodore". In fact, that's how I'd like to be referred to moving forward. It wasn't my first choice, but Natalie Cooper already…
October 30, 2014: Introducing Kim Morrison! Construction continues! Building the bridge!
She's like a shadow in the night - dark, mysterious, silent and stealthy. One second she's there, the next she's gone. Then, she's sitting behind you, sipping her coffee! I've never seen her come or go and yet, somehow, whenever I turn a corner, she'a there - appearing as if by magic. Her name is Kim…