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 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 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…
July 1, 2015: The Dark Matter episode 103 discussion!
1) Yes, I am an excellent information source. Thank you. And the hits just keep on coming. More bad news in the form of gamma radiation being emitted from the remains of a Type 1a supernova. The revised reveal of our ship from the gang at VFX: Again, the challenge in scenes like these is…
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…
June 26, 2015: Dark Matter episode #102! Pics! Vids! Secrets!
Who is ready for an all new episode of Dark Matter?! Tonight at 10 p.m. EST/PST and 7 p.m. on SYFY and SPACE CHANNEL! What's in store for our mercs? Well... "Sabotage is suspected and the onboard paranoia surges when the ship mysteriously veers off course. To bring the systems back online, a perilous spacewalk is…
June 25, 2015: We’re going to Comic Con! Dark Matter episode #102! More pics! Vids! Secrets!
Yes, it's official! Dark Matter will be at San Diego Comic Con! Our panel is scheduled for the night of Thursday, July 9th from 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm in Room 6BCF! Those in attendance will include cast members Melissa O'Neil (TWO), Jodelle Ferland (FIVE), Roger Cross (SIX), and Anthony Lemke (THREE), Executive Producers Jay Firestone…
June 24, 2015: Dark Matter episode 102! Pics! Vids! Secrets!
Continuing our behind-the-scenes insight in Dark Matter's second episode... 1) "Who doesn't like a good song?" The boys head down to the planet to complete the delivery and get the hell out of Dodge. ONE continues to agonize over the situation. Partly, it's his desire to take the moral high ground here, but much of it is…
June 23, 2015: The Dark Matter episode 102 breakdown! Pics! Vids! Behind the scenes insights!
Dark Matter episode #102 has aired in most of the world (I know because, this afternoon, I was live tweeting the episode with viewers watching on @syfynl, @SyfyFr, and @Syfy_Spain) so that means I can offer a little behind the scenes insight into the episode... 1) The mugshots... In the comic book, the assorted mugshots flash…
June 22, 2015: Dark Matter Episode #103 coming your way!
Ooooh. Looks like things are heating up aboard The Raza. What's in store for our intrepid crew? Well, if you must know: paranoia, suspicion, revelations, potential sabotage, a shocking discovery, and one of this season's biggest WTF?! episode enders! Hey, guess what I did today? That's right! I live tweeted the Dark Matter episode 2 airing with…
June 21, 2015: Dark Matter links! Comic book recommendations! And the need to de-stress!
Whoa. I seriously need to decompress. I've been going at full throttle for almost a year now from the moment Jay called me up to tell me the show was a go. I went from spinning story ideas to breaking them to writing scripts to prepping the show to producing the show to overseeing elements…
June 20, 2015: The Jay Firestone Q&A! The Dark Matter Boys’ Choir! Dark Matter links!
Well, as promised in a recent blog entry, I'd like to give you all a chance to get to know our extended Dark Matter family by bringing back the guest Q&A's I used to do on Stargate. For those not in the know, it works like this: I announce our blog guest after which you'll have a few…