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December 10, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201 – Production Day #2!
Today, we were back on Hyperion-8, shooting Day 2 of Episode #201. Moon-base! Mooooooon-base! First scene up called for some major reinforcement of the corridor wall to withstand the, uh, “actor...
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December 11, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201 – Production Day 3!
Got your pass key? Great! Welcome to Hyperion-8 Galactic Detention Facility. Please leave your cell phones at the door. The blue screen view out the hotel room. Quarters for two of our, uh,...
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December 12, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201 Day 4! Yes, on a Saturday!
Finally, the weekend is here! For most of us. But, for director Amanda Tapping and the Dark Matter crew, it was…not quite! Their weekend doesn’t begin until tomorrow because, today, they were back...
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December 13, 2015: It’s BEEginning to look a lot like Christmas!
“He loves to dress up!” – Akemi on Bubba and his silly festive outfits. I was somewhat dubious but have to admit that he does seem to enjoy all of the attention/sympathy he receives when he’s out for...
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December 14, 2015: The script elves have forsaken me!
“Well, it’s Christmas. They’re a little busy.” – Dark Matter script coordinator Alison Hepburn. So…fine. I’ll just write the script myself. After I hammer out this outline. Which is taking a little...
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December 15, 2015: Dark Matter Episode 201! Production continues!
It’s hard to believe, but we’re looking at only three more days of production on Episode 201 before we break for holiday hiatus. Director Amanda Tapping has been all-systems-go and is set to deliver...
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December 16, 2015: Dark Matter season 2 is going to be epic!
Only two more days to go on Amanda Tapping’s directing tour-de-force and I miss her already. She’s is going to deliver one hell of a second season premiere episode and, quite frankly, it’s...
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December 17, 2015: Dark Matter production! And the return of Cat T-Shirt...
The onscreen greeting awaiting us in Warden Treihan’s office on Hyperion-8! Playback mayhem courtesy of this man, Dark Matter playback operator Patch Whiteside. Cat T-Shirt Thursday returns! Best Boy...
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December 18, 2015: Dark Matter! Last day of production – for 2015!
And…that’s a wrap on Dark Matter 2015! Just in time too as I simply cannot spare another Saturday what with the holidays on deck. I have banking to do, presents to pick up, and dog harnesses to buy...
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December 19, 2015: Dark Matter Mailbag!
baterista9 writes: “Are you requested by “powers that be” to cast guest stars from other NBC /Universal /Syfy /SPACE network series or films?” Answer: In fact, quite the opposite. We try to avoid...
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December 22, 2015: Arax Nero and more Dark Matter casting announcements to come!
As I mentioned in a previous blog entry, we’ve got big casting news coming your way – most likely early in the New Year. We’ve already made it official with the character of Nyx who will be played by...
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January 3, 2016: The calm before the Dark Matter storm!
I woke up this morning, rolled over, and checked the time. 7:00 a.m. I briefly considered getting up to help accustomize my body to the early wake-ups to come…then thought better of it and went back...
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January 4, 2016: Back on set! Dark Matter Season 2!
We were back on set today for Day #2 of Dark Matter Episode 202. Normally, a 5:20 a.m. wake-up compounded by a thirty minute work-out would have had me nice and tired and ready for bed – at around...
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January 5, 2016: Dark Matter season 2! Episode 202! Day 3!
Today, we were back on Hyperion-8 for our third day of main unit. On the docket: Inserts owing of the “flash” The lipstick acquisition A deal is struck/A plan is hatched A complication leads to an...
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January 6, 2016: Dark Matter Season 2, Episode 202, Day 4!
Today was all about the Android. Between set-ups, I finally got a chance to sit down with actress Zoie Palmer and take her through our plans for the Android in season 2. We discussed the surprising...
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January 7, 2016: Dark Matter media day!
Selfie with Susanne Döpke (Geek Magazine), Marietta Steinhart (DIE ZEIT), and Mirsad Halilovic (NBCU) who flew in today to talk Dark Matter and take in the super secret on-set action. Between...
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January 8, 2016: Up and at ’em! Dark Matter in production!
In a perfect world, I’d be sleeping peacefully away like those two pictured above (Look at them! They get to actually sleep on set instead of pretending they’re simply “deep in thought” which is MY...
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January 9, 2016: Saturday in space!
Wow. I can’t think of anywhere I’d rather spend a Saturday than in outer space with the Dark Matter crew… Up and at ’em! Director Bruce McDonald contemplates an orange prior to blocking our first...
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January 10, 2016: A rare rest day!
Today was the calm in the eye of the hurricane, that brief respite before the inevitable storm that will be tomorrow’s BIG extended action sequence. When I said that this was our most ambitious...
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January 11, 2016: Mayhem! New sets! Flaccid chicken!
We tried out a new caterer today. On the menu: flaccid boiled chicken, dressing-free salad, and fat slices of disquietingly gooey eggplant parm topped with cold cheese. Mmmmm. There were a lot of...
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