April 5, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 84 of 91!
On the Raza mess triptych this morning, compliments of Dark Matter playback operator Greg Whiteside – another SF classic. And, hey, it’s Dark Matter playback operator Greg Whiteside. Director Bruce...
View ArticleApril 6, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 85 of 91!
I’d like to kick off this entry with a shout-out to this show’s biggest supporters. Well, next to the fans of course, there are no greater friends to Dark Matter than the folks at NBC Universal...
View ArticleApril 7, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 Premiere Date! New Episode Title! Behind...
We have an official premiere date! Dark Matter returns Friday June 9th with a double episode premiere starting at 8:00 p.m.! Then, the show moves to its NEW TIME at 9:00 p.m. the following week....
View ArticleApril 10, 2017: Dark Matter Production Designer Ian Brock Answers Your...
Back in 2014 when we first started putting together our team for the show’s first season, Ian Brock’s name came up. A LOT. And always, whenever it did, it would be accompanied by the phrase: “He’s a...
View ArticleApril 11, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 88 of 93!
I’d like to start off today’s entry with a thank you to Dark Matter Production Designer Ian Brock for an informative and entertaining Q&A. If you haven’t read it, check out yesterday’s blog...
View ArticleApril 12, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 89 of 93!
Hunh. So after announcing a fan Q&A for Dark Matter Costume Designer Noreen Landry in yesterday’s blog entry, I saw Noreen on set this morning and gave her the heads up. “You’ll be doing a...
View ArticleApril 13, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 90 of of 93!
Saw this in the breezeway between our two stages this morning. Very on point for Dark Matter’s this season. A crew gift from the cast – my very own Raza Crew backpack. I just have to buy a suit to...
View ArticleApril 14, 2017: Thai and Goodbyes!
This evening, Jodelle joined Akemi and I for a traditional Thai Good Friday feast… …if, say, we’d been in Thailand dining somewhere that didn’t really celebrate Easter. By the time we were finished,...
View ArticleApril 15, 2017: Dark Matter Dinner and Drinks!
Dinner at Lee Restaurant: Akemi, Jodelle, Mackenzie, Melissa, Ivon, and Roger. Lee’s signature 19 ingredient salad – minus the cilantro for Akemi, which puts it at 18. Out for drinks with Mackenzie,...
View ArticleApril 17, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 91 of 93!
I received a few comments after yesterday’s blog entry in which I considered early retirement to Tokyo once Dark Matter ends. Ideally, in such a scenario, that would be two years from now after the...
View ArticleApril 18, 2017: Dark Matter Season 3 – Day 92 of 93! Vote for a new episode...
Plotting my next move aboard The Raza. Why, yes, those ARE ninja cat socks. (Photo by Roger Cross) Okay, gang. Pull up your socks and get ready to vote. We have two more episode titles to choose...
View ArticleApril 19, 2017: That’s a wrap on Dark Matter season 3 – Day 93 of 93!
Well, that’s it! That’s a wrap on Dark Matter season 3. Finally, a well-earned rest for our tireless cast and crew. But there’ll be no respite for yours truly. I have still two more edits, a handful...
View ArticleApril 20, 2017: Announcing the Dark Matter Aftershow – After Dark!
How much does the gang at Syfy International love Dark Matter and Dark Matter fandom? So much that they were at the studio all this week, prepping and shooting an aftershow, After Dark, that will...
View ArticleApril 21, 2017: Dark Matter Costume Designer Noreen Landry Answers Your...
Today, I turn this blog over to Dark Matter Costume Designer Noreen Landry who not only happens to be an incredible talent but, really, one of my very favorite people to work with. Her costume...
View ArticleApril 25, 2017: The Farewell Tour has begun!
This is the time of year when I put on the pounds. Between show wrap and my return to Vancouver, it’s about four weeks packed with goodbye lunches and dinners. Farewell to friends. Farewell to...
View ArticleApril 26, 2017: Name the Dark Matter season finale!
Over the past two seasons, you, the fans, have helped shape the show. You’ve weighed in on everything from concept designs to episode titles and, today, your opinion counts more than ever as we seek...
View ArticleApril 27, 2017: Tonsilitis and Titles!
“Tonsilitis,”said the doctor. “Tonsilitis?”I repeated. “Tonsilitis?”asked a concerned Akemi. “Tonsilities,”he confirmed. “Surgery?”I asked. “Surgery?!”said a suddenly panicked Akemi. “No surgery,”said...
View ArticleApril 29, 2017: Taking a break. Sort of. And your Dark Matter season 3 titles!
Even though I remain busy with post duties on Dark Matter season 3 (cuts, music reviews, mixes, and VFX approvals), I have made it a point NOT to think about season 4. Not yet. I do have a game plan...
View ArticleMay 3, 2017: Dark Matter Update!
I work in a very strange, unpredictable business. Three years ago, I was 100% certain that Dark Matter was dead and I was poised to go into production on another show I had developed. Within the span...
View ArticleMay 8, 2017: Dark Matter season 3 double episode premiere sneakiest peeks!
The Dark Matter double episode season 3 premiere is only one month away! If you’re in the U.S. or Canada, circle June 9th on your calendars. The festivities kick off at 8:00 p.m. with “Episode 27:...
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