Recently, much of my days are spent reading, writing, and in creative discussions over the phone, via email, or while enjoying double chocolate mochas. Again, the plan was to take time off, travel, catch a bunch of matinees, but the opportunities that have presented themselves have proven too intriguing to pass up. Besides, in this…
November 20, 2017: Knock Knock!
In the almost eight years she's been living in Canada, Akemi has mastered many aspects of western culture - its unreliable transportation system, the English language, Beef Wellington - but there's one uniquely North American oddity she's yet to grasp: the knock-knock joke. And yet, despite her repeated failures to fully grasp its nuanced set-up…
November 19, 2017: More pics from the Dark Matter vault!
Courtesy of Mean Jean Brophey! Matt Purdy, Jozie Conte, and Kelly Anastasiou - behind the scenes on EOS-7. Bits and pieces - Episode 304, "All the Time in the World" Turn off the damn light! Can't you see Mishka Thebaud is trying to sleep here! Ready to shoot - Episode 304, "All the Time in…
November 18, 2017: Dark Matter – behind the scenes!
Some behind the scenes photos from the set of Dark Matter's third season, compliments of Mean Jean Brophey: Jean and Anthony from the pilot episode for their buddy cop show. Downtown at the Ishida Palace. Our kooky emperor. Mmmmm. What's cooking? Director J.B. Sugar's red carpet walk. Grant Boyle in the infirmary for his annual check-up.…
November 17, 2017: Busy, but never too busy for tapas!
While I may not be as busy as I was while Dark Matter was in production, I find myself surprisingly busy for someone without a show to run. Most of my days are spent reading comic books and reviewing anime...for work! In addition, I've got a little over a half dozen "things" percolating, from being…
November 16, 2017: Suji and shout-outs!
Ideally, I'd like my next show to be either an anime, comic book, novel adaptation - or one featuring dogs in pajamas. Akemi, meanwhile, has been hard at work designing for her upcoming Suji-themed lapel pin and badge line. A few shout-outs are in order today: Marc Bendavid, Dark Matter's ONE, stars in a…
November 15, 2017: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover – but you can appreciate the artwork!
It's Wednesday and you know that means?! That's right. It's New Comics Day! I no longer get down to my local comic shop as often as I'd like but, fortunately, my comixology membership allows me to keep up with all of the latest releases (and back issues!), purchase those that catch my interest, and…
November 14, 2017: Buddy, can you spare a slice of pizza?
We were walking back from my favorite pizza joint, Superpoint on Ossington, last night when we were approached by a somewhat disheveled looking man. "Do you have twenty-five cents for food?"he asked. I recognized him as the same guy we'd passed not two hours earlier on our way to the restaurant. "Offer him the…
November 13, 2017: Time Enough at Last!
There are time when I feel like Henry Bemis in the Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last". The episode focuses on Henry, a bank teller played by Burgess Meredith, who is constantly prevented from doing the one thing he loves most: read. One day, during his lunch break, he retreats to the bank's vault…
November 12, 2017: Checking in with the dogs!
Lulu (10), and Suji (12) may be old timers, but what they lack in mobility they more than make up for in spirit and appetite. This week, we dropped them of with our new dogsitter, Cynthia, for the day. Step #1 complete. In a couple of weeks, Step #2 will see us drop them off…
November 11, 2017: Signs I may be getting old!
I fell asleep on the couch and napped for two hours today. I'm getting more forgetful. I pulled something doing lunges two weeks ago and now my inability to cut has diminished my confidence in my ability to play the corner position. Instead of doubling its character limit, I really feel twitter would have been…
November 10, 2017: LOUD and NOISY!
Well, this is a lovely article that speaks to what many fans loved about Dark Matter: the characters at the heart of the show... A Love Letter to the Women of Dark Matter by Paste Magazine's Frannie Jackson. "But beyond the Faster Than Light travel and the insane corporate politics, one of the show’s most…
November 9, 2017: My Top 10 Favorite Whiskeys!
In the three years that the Dark Matter Whisky Club was in operation, 2014-2017, I sampled a wide variety of whiskeys, over a hundred in all. These were my favorites... #10. WRITER'S TEARS Appropriate, no? Line Producer Norman Denver contributed this ironic Irish entry, a blend of single malt and single pot-stilled whiskeys, triple-distilled and…
November 8, 2017: The Dark Matter Whisky Club – A Short Visual History (2014-2017)!
In the three years I worked on Dark Matter, I made some wonderful friends and accomplished many great things, but one of my biggest take-aways from my time on the show was the impressive amount of knowledge and experience I garnered in the world of whiskies. It started back in season 1 after Blindspot Executive…
November 7, 2017: Thanking the Dark Matter Council!
"Your writing partner likes to tweet." - Pointed observance made by an executive to my long-time writing/producing partner on his recent trip to L.A. Well, yes and no. No insofar as I hate the 140 character limit and don't really find twitter a suitable medium for relaying opinions and in-depth information outside of links. But…