What is Stargate? My friend Michelle gave me the heads up that the answer, pictured above, appeared on a recent episode of Jeopardy. And, yes, apparently, someone had the right question. Siege Part 3 earned a hard-fought victory to secure a playoff spot in our Stargate: Atlantis Greatest Episode Tournament. But second place finisher Duet…
Night out with the guys and gals!
I love reunions! So, a couple of weeks ago, Roger Cross (Dark Matter's SIX/Griffin Jones/Kal Varrick, and every other show's everyone else) sent out a Toronto-wide text to let everyone know he'd be in town shooting one of his innumerable productions. Last night, we finally got together for a feast of steak, sides, steak, wine,…
More from the Dark Matter vault!
A few more BTS photos from the archives... Behind the scenes on Episode 210, "Going Out Fighting" (and, evidently, singing and dancing as well). We shot this episode at Brampton City Hall with its gorgeous floral wall art lobby. My old friend and former Stargate cohort, Peter DeLuise, directed this story that, in its infancy…
December 30, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 Awards – Part 3!
Concluding our Dark Matter Season 3 Awards with recognition of our amazing main cast and their performances big and small... MELISSA O'NEIL (TWO) BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE It's hard to believe Dark Matter was Melissa O'Neil's first t.v. role, even more surprising if you'd actually seen her amazing audition for TWO. From the moment I watched…
December 7, 2016: Dark Matter’s Roger Cross Answers Your Questions!
Back when we were first casting the show, I watched countless auditions for the role of SIX. Going in, I knew that the linchpin of the performances would be that one line of dialogue our lovable father figure utters to FIVE at the end of Episode 9: "But truth is, when the time comes that you…
May 11, 2015: The Dark Matter rollout continues! Introducing Roger Cross as SIX!
Continuing our Dark Matter primer in the lead-up to the show's June 12th premiere (10 p.m. on SyFy, part of their new SyFy Friday lineup), I'd like to turn our attention to the character of SIX played by veteran Roger Cross. This was the initial casting breakdown that went out for the role: "AKA Tiny,…
May 7, 2015: Space Cat! Oh, and the rest of the Dark Matter cast!
A sneak peek at the Dark Matter season finale. In the final shot, the crew enters the bridge as this season's mysterious Big Bad swivels around in the command chair to reveal their true identity: Space Cat! See, this is the type of behind the scenes photos fans love. Actor Anthony Lemke (Dark Matter's THREE) eats an egg…
January 13, 2015: Dark Matter – from cast to characters!
Today, we shot two of the most important scenes of this first season (if not the entire series), and every member of our cast - Marc Bendavid, Melissa O'Neil, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr., Jodelle Ferland, Roger Cross, and Zoie Palmer - delivered BIGTIME. Sitting at the monitors, watching them in their first scene together,…