Oopsy. Many of you got a sneak peek at today's blog entry last night when I accidentally posted its unfinished contents. It was the second time it's ever happened to me - in almost ten years of daily blogging. Not bad. Anyway... Tune in tonight for an all-new episode of Dark Matter: "Going Out Fighting"…
August 24, 2016: Entertaining the out-of-towners!
My cousin Paul and niece Erica were in town for a week, visiting Vancouver. Their stay involved a lot of eating, mainly dessert, but also included plenty of sightseeing, shopping, and spending quality time with my dogs. Did I mention we ate a lot of desserts? yes? One of the highlights was the carrot cake…
August 22, 2016: Let’s talk Dark Matter “Episode 21: Stuff To Steal, People To Kill”!
As I mentioned in a previous post, two my favorite sub-genres of SF television are AU (alternate universe) and time travel. They both allow us to shed light on our characters, and the show's world, in ways we wouldn't normally be permitted within the established narrative. "Stuff To Steal, People To Kill", for instance, answers…
August 14, 2016: BTS pics of tonight’s episode of Dark Matter – “She’s One Of Them Now”! BTS Pics!
The bad boys of Dark Matter. Director Jason Priestley on set. Alex Mallari Jr.'s Spiderman audition. Fun on set. The Android picks up some churros. Nighty-night, FOUR. Who's up for a little trip? Shaun Sipos preparing for his next scene. The Android overseeing the action. Tabor Calchek getting comfortable on the bridge. The New Odd…
July 26, 2016: Dark Matter “Episode 17: We Were Family”! What didn’t make the cut!
This episode ran long so we ended up trimming some scenes, and dialogue, at both the script and post-production stage. In yesterday's blog entry, I offered up some of the stuff we had to lose for time. Here's more of - what might have been... While everyone else heads off onto the station, FOUR stays…
July 24, 2016: More thoughts on “We Were Family”! The Dark Matter SDCC Fallout!
It's been busy week for Dark Matter. More reviews, reactions, and interviews! Tomorrow, we role into my behind-the-scenes insights into "Episode 17: We Were Family"! Never forget that Dark Matter doesn’t forget it’s clues and sub-plots from last season, everything connects and everything will be made known in its due time. We’re almost half-way done…
July 23, 2016: Dark Matter “Episode 17: We Were Family” Recaps, Reviews, and Reactions!
For those of you who weren't able to attend, here's the SDCC Dark Matter panel c/o the fine folks at Syfy: Also at Comic Con: Crave Online's Blair Marnell talks to The Women of Dark Matter Dark Matter "Episode 17: We Were Family" recaps, reviews and reactions: Welcome Back, Son by Tom Gardiner at Three If By…
July 19, 2016: Farewell to a member of our extended blog family
Late last night, we learned of the passing of Nola "Nolamom" Shingledecker, a longtime Stargate fan, recent Dark Matter fan, and a member of this blog's community since the very beginning. Her friend and fellow San Antonian, baterista9, forwarded the following: “This is a very hard post to write…On July 12, 2016 my wife passed away in her sleep.…
July 16, 2016: Printer rant! Stargate alumni! Dark Matter!
I want to start off today's blog entry by simply stating how bullshit home printers have become. Today, I was unable to print up a copy of my new script because my HP printer needed to have its magenta cartridge replaced. Magenta?!! Seriously. I only require one color for all of my printing needs. Black.…
July 13, 2016: Dark Matter “Episode 16: I’ve Seen the Other Side of You” Preview!
While laying low on the Raza, a computer glitch causes the crew to turn against each other. Oooh. Sounds ominous. I'm not going to say much about this episode because I don't want to spoil the surprises in store, but suffice it to say it's one of my favorite episodes of the show's second season.…
July 11, 2016: Dark Matter “Episode 15: Kill Them All” Behind the Scenes!
So, now that U.K. viewers are on board, let's continue our look back at the behind-the-scenes goings-on of Dark Matter "Episode 15: Kill Them All"! Ah, yes. Awesome to have Torri Higginson back as Truffault in deliciously Machiavellian fashion. Love her performance, her attitude, her style! As I mentioned in a previous blog entry, the director's…
July 8, 2016: Tonight! Dark Matter “Episode 15: Kill Them All”!
Tonight! Things are going to get crazy on Hyperion-8! "Episode 15: Kill Them All!" A sneak peek at Commander Shaddick (includes a teaser clip from tonight's episode!) The Android zings SIX in another Exclusive clip at Parade.com And one more exclusive clip - an actual blog exclusive! Interviews: I talk about the season 2 premiere with Kelly…
July 7, 2016: Zoie Palmer Answers YOUR Questions!
It's the Q&A you've all been waiting for! Actress Zoie Palmer (Dark Matter's Android) offers insight into her character, her process, and her love of soup! Now some of you may not be aware of it, but the Android character was originally envisioned as male. But, when it came time to cast "him", we cast…
July 4, 2016: Dark Matter!
Happy 4th of July to everyone celebrating! The "Episode 14: Welcome To Your New Home" Re-cap The Dark Matter cast still has plenty of fight in the season premiere HollywoodTheWriteWay reviews "Episode 14: Welcome To Your New Home" BiffBamPop weighs in on the premiere TVEquals have their say Dark Matter Interview: TWO, SIX, & Nyx…
July 3, 2016: Dark Matter contest winner!
Let me kick off today's entry by announcing the winner of the cast-signed, annotated script of "Episode 14: Welcome To Your New Home". Congratulations to MFB, Mike From Blaine, who matched an astounding 9 of 13 episodes to their thematic dog picture counterparts. I say astounding because, as it turns out, this contest was really,…