12 episode titles down and 1 to go. The time has finally come to name our season 2 finale. To date, you (the fans) have chosen the following: “Episode 14: Welcome To Your New Home” “Episode 15: Kill Them All” “Episode 16: I’ve Seen The Other Side Of You” “Episode 17: We Were Family” “Episode…
May 2, 2016: Final week of production on Dark Matter’s second season!
Tomorrow will mark the last Tuesday of the Dark Matter season 2 production schedule. Where has the time gone? It feels like only yesterday we were in Vancouver convening the writers' room - Back at a time when season 2 and the Trump presidency seemed so impossibly faraway. And now look at us. Finally, after many months…
April 30, 2016: Bring Your Daughter to Work Day on Dark Matter! And more premiere dates!
This past Thursday was Bring Your Daughter to Work day on Dark Matter. As a result Lulu had the run of the place. Pictured above, seconds before she launched missiles on that Ferrous Corp cruiser. Then, later, calling dibs on her new quarters. Looks like hereonin THREE will be sleeping in the infirmary. She also…
April 29, 2016: Announcements! Season 2 Premiere Dates!
It's official! Dark Matter returns for its 13-episode second season this summer. When exactly? Well, it depends on where you live... On SyfyUK: Monday, July 4th On Syfy in the U.S.: Friday, July 1st: http://www.tvinsider.com/article/87735/syfy-sets-killjoys-and-dark-matter-season-2-premieres/ On SyfyDE in Germany: Monday, July 11th: http://www.nbcuniversal.de/presse/pressemitteilung/detail/syfy-zeigt-die-deutsche-tv-premiere-der-2-staffel-von-dark-matter-ab-11-juli/ On SpaceChannel in Canada, Friday, July 1st: And more to come! Another official…
April 28, 2016: Vote on a new Dark Matter episode title!
It's your second-to-last chance to vote on a new Dark Matter episode title! Also, the one chance to vote on the second-to-late Dark Matter episode of the show's second season! The nominees are: The polling stations close in 24 hours! The BTS pics from Dark Matter's first season continue to be uploaded at a record pace over at my dedicated Dark Matter twitter…
April 27, 2016: Ice cream donut day on Dark Matter!
Today was a good news, bad news, good news, bad news, good news day. Good news: I arranged to have a local ice cream donut truck swing by set this afternoon after lunch as a thank you to our amazing cast and crew. Essentially it's a European sugar and cinammon-encrusted donut, lined with nutella, and…
April 26, 2016: New Dark Matter episode title revealed!
Love this guy! I haven't had this much fun working with a director since, well, one of the last times I worked with this director: https://josephmallozzi.com/2008/05/02/may-2-2008-thats-a-wrap/ It's been great hosting Will Waring on Dark Matter and I can't wait to do it again - next season. Hey, we have a new episode title! The fans have chosen:…
April 25, 2016: Vote on a new Dark Matter episode title!
We're in the stretch run of production on Dark Matter's second season. Two weeks to go! And three final episodes to name. Next up, Episode 211. Your choices are: Polling stations will be open for the next 24 hours. Cast your ballot now to avoid disappointed! The Imperial Court of Ishida. Wait! Who's on trial? And what's…
April 24, 2016: That damned star field! Reading recommendations!
So, over on alt. Dark Matter twitter account (@DarkMatter_show) I uploaded the above pic, snapped very early on in the show's first season. It's a beautiful set, beautifully lit, with gorgeous playback displays and...a truly awful star field out the front. The production purchased it from somewhere in the middle east - and it didn't come…
April 23, 2016: Dark Matter goodies! And planning ahead!
The construction of the "big metal mystery doors" - Dark Matter, season 1. Just a few of the BTS pics I'll be uploading on a daily basis over at my dedicated Dark Matter twitter account (here: @DarkMatter_show). Tell your friends! Also, bonus pic! Alex Mallari Jr.'s (FOUR) very first costume fitting: All smiles. Little did he know what…
April 22, 2016: BTS pics! And pineapple!
Received these from VFX Supervisor Lawren Bancroft-Wilson this morning - two choices on the size of the Reynaud ship. We're thinking of going with 01 - bigger, more menacing. What do you think? So, my new Dark Matter-centric twitter account (@DarkMatter_show) is off to a rollicking start. I started it as an alternate account dedicated to…
April 21, 2016: New Dark Matter episode title! And much love for Syfy International!
The votes have been tabulated and we have a new episode title! In the end, this one wasn't all that close either. The results... "Episode 23: Take The Shot" Thanks for playing and stay tuned for a chance to weigh in on another Dark Matter episode title. We have three more to name and less than three…
April 20, 2016: Choose a new Dark Matter episode title!
The Dark Matter season 2 episode titles you, the fans, have chosen to date: “Episode 14: Welcome To Your New Home” “Episode 15: Kill Them All” “Episode 16: I’ve Seen The Other Side Of You” “Episode 17: We Were Family” “Episode 18: We Voted Not To Space You” “Episode 19: We Should Have Seen This Coming”…
April 18, 2016: A Stargate reunion on Dark Matter!
Last month, it was Peter DeLuise. This month, it's Will Waring, another former Stargate veteran who's in town to direct an episode of Dark Matter. It's been ages since I've seen Will, much less worked with him, and he hasn't changed a bit. Still incredibly affable. Still full of his trademark youthful exuberance. Still scheming to find a…
April 17, 2016: The Dark Matter picnic!
Because I just can't get enough of them during our 12 hours workdays, I met up with members of the cast and crew this weekend for the very first Dark Matter Picnic! Organized by Melissa O'Neil (TWO) and (conspicuously absent) Executive Producer Vanessa Piazza, the event promised "fun, picnic potluck, and hangs!", "12:30 onward til sun…