FOUR has restored his memories and, as Ryo Ishida, plots against the throne of Zairon with the help of Hiro, his half-brother. The change in him has not sat well with the rest of the crew, especially Nyx. In this scene (directed by series stunt coordinator John Stead and, sadly, cut for time) she and…
June 20, 2019: Dark Matter – Another deleted scene!
This one was not so much a deleted scene as it was re-shot (so, technically, yes, deleted and replaced). The broadcast version has ONE and Android scrambling to save SIX who has gone into cardiac arrest. Ultimately, it's the Android's quick-thinking - and a residual electro-magnetic shock - that brings him back to the land…
June 18, 2019: Dark Matter deleted scene – Episode 2!
More often than not during Dark Matter's first season, episodes came in short, often necessitating the scripting of extra scenes (usually featuring the Android - like the accents scene in Episode 7). Occasionally, however, an episode came in long requiring edits to bring it down to time. Rarely did this ever result in the excision…
June 13, 2019: Dark Matter Storyboard – The Android Trench Walk!
Occasionally, when faced with a more complicated series of shots, a director may work with an artist to storyboard the sequence. Going through my old files, I happened to come across this storyboard for the Android space-walk from Dark Matter's third episode... It's like a Dark Matter comic book!
June 11, 2019: Dipping into the Dark Matter Vault – Welcome To Your New Home!
A little trip down memory lane... Welcome to Hyperion-8 Anthony Lemke as THREE Director Amanda Tapping Meet your new neighbors Alex Mallari Jr as FOUR Face-off Fight! Fight! Fight! Take the high ground! Time-out! Stunt Coordinator John Stead and actor Alex Mallari Jr Ah, good times. Good times. (All photos by Jan Thijs)
Dark Matter Virtual Season 4 – Episode 4.03, Act IV!
Previously On Dark Matter Our story continues...
Dark Matter Virtual Season 4 – Episode 4.03, Act III!
Our story so far... ACT I ACT II ACT III...
Dark Matter Virtual Season 4 – Episode 4.03, Act II!
Episode 4.03, Act 1 Our story continues...
Dark Matter Virtual Season 4 – Episode 4.03, Act 1
Erratum! 5/11 should read: "Aboard the Raza, FIVE exits the transit pod. THREE, Wexler, and TWO are waiting for her. So? Did she get her sister the transmission codes? FIVE doesn't know. The only thing they can do know is wait and see..."
May 23, 2019: Dark Matter Virtual Season 4 – Episode 4.03 Coming Your Way!
I have a window of opportunity to do a little writing in the coming weeks: completing the pilot script for my (formerly) Untitled Awesome Project, outlining the pilot for that comic book adaptation, beating out the first five issues of my original ship-based sci-fi comic book series, developing that horror novel adaptation, hopefully moving on…
Finales I Have Wrought!
12 finales in 18 seasons. 10 in the last 13. February 23rd, 2001... May 17, 2002... March 25, 2005... March 10, 2006... March 7, 2008... January 9, 2009... June 11, 2010... May 9, 2011... August 28, 2015... September 16, 2016... August 25, 2017... ???... Whew! What a ride so far! And hopefully a few more…
April 23, 2019: More from the Stargate trove!
So, last night I found myself with a window of free time between my two scripts and my episode 1 cut (that never materialized) and seized the opportunity to go through the various discs, DV's, and hard-drives I'll be shipping out to MGM this week. I can't access a good 95% of the material, but…
April 11, 2019: Dark Matter Vault Drop! Playback!
Going through some old file folders and came across the awesome playback elements from back in the day... DM313 - Aslanov Field Screen DM313 - Ferrous Corp Lab Wall Graphics DM313 - Ferrous Corp Shipyard Transparent Lab Monitor DM313 - Ferrous Corps Shipyard Transparent Monitor DM 313 - Ferrous Corp Shipyard Console DM313 - Ferrous…
March 25, 2019: Production Day #1
Rolling! Yes, finally, after months of development, writing, designing, world-building, set and costume construction, and meetings, meetings, meetings, today was our first day of principal photography! On set today were the former lieutenant, the former Agent, and the former bounty hunter - along with several others. Boy, if this was Dark Matter, I'd be posting…
January 14, 2019: Flashback Monday!
Lunch date today with Zoie Palmer (aka Dark Matter's Android). You wouldn't believe how much she ordered. I mean, I could barely keep up! Great to hear she had a crazy-busy 2018 - and is looking ahead to an even crazier and busier 2019! Came across some behind the scenes pics from the Dark Matter…