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October 19, 2015: The Snow Monkeys’ Miracle Win! Let’s celebrate with some...
There was the 1980 Miracle on Ice that saw a team of gutsy American amateurs best a powerful team from the USSR/ There was the Boston Red Sox 2004 defying seemingly impossible odds to rally from down...
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October 20, 2015: Gearing up for Dark Matter season 2!
I was back in the production offices today for my first full half-day of work! Well, more like third-of-a-day’s work, lunch inclusive. And that also counts the roughly half hour I spent sorting...
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October 21, 2015: Alex Mallari Jr. – Dark Matter’s FOUR – answers YOUR...
DARK MATTER — “Episode Ten” Episode 110 — Pictured: Alex Mallari Jr. as Four — (Photo by: Russ Martin/Prodigy Pictures/Syfy) When we were first casting the part of FOUR in Dark Matter, we cast a wide...
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October 22, 2015: Dark Matter season 2 sneak peeks!
Work progresses on Dark Matter season 2. Today brought a fresh round of auditions – and a handful of very strong candidates. Casting the part of Nyx is going to be especially challenging because our...
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October 24, 2015: Behind the camera on Dark Matter’s second season!
Assembling the directors’ roster for Dark Matter’s second season was challenging for several reasons: scheduling, availability, and a desire to include some capable candidates we didn’t get a chance to...
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October 25, 2015: But wait! There’s more!
In addition to those mentioned in yesterday’s entry, we’ve got a bunch of great directors taking the helm in Dark Matter’s second season. Take this familiar face… John Stead: In his first major...
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October 26, 2015: Walking the quiet set! Construction begins!
Today, I took a walk through our existing standing sets – the infirmary, the mess, the corridors, bridge, and underbelly. Boy, the place sure looks different during the hiatus. Without the lights,...
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October 28, 2015: The Dark Matter crew gift! Help me decide!
Pictured above, the card from the cast that accompanied their gifts for the Dark Matter crew as season one neared wrap. Their gift was this handy customized Dark Matter phone charger: The production,...
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October 30, 2015: Dinner with Tabor and Rodney!
“I’m at the back sitting under the Hades mural!” said the message. I quickened my pace. I had, in fact, arrived twelve minutes early for dinner. And as I rolled by a parking spot about a block from...
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October 31, 2015: Jay’s Birthday Bash!
It started early that morning – whispered conversations, furtive looks amongst the members of the Prodigy Pictures production staff. “Is this about me?”I wondered. And then, when I saw them sneak the...
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November 1, 2015: More sneak peeks of Dark Matter season 2!
Notes session tomorrow with Jay during which we’ll be covering Episodes 201 and 202. We reconvene on Tuesday for a discussion on the merits of Episodes 203 and 204. Meanwhile, concept art and actual...
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November 2, 2015: Welcome to Hyperion-8! Pod-shopping!
Welcome to Hyperion Eight, Maximum Security Galactic Detention Facility. Logo compliments of 1st Assistant Art Director Roxanne Borris. In the market for some new-look pods this upcoming season. Check...
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November 3, 2015: Dark Matter season 2 sneak peek! Moon Base Hyperion-8!
In addition to the Art Department, our crack VFX crew is going to have their hands full as well heading into prep on Dark Matter’s second season. I’ve already offered up sneak peeks at some of our...
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November 4, 2015: Dark Matter season 2 prep! The gang at work!
You know what I enjoy doing while working on a new script? Anything BUT writing. I’ll go for a stroll, research, check out the kitchen, re-watch auditions and, occasionally, head downstairs and see...
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November 5, 2015: Monstress! The Cornell Collective! Snow Monkeys! Hyperion-8!
My Recommended Read of the Week: Monstress #1 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda. An amazing book, beautifully illustrated by Sana Takeda, and beautifully written by New York Times bestselling author...
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November 6, 2015: Behind the scenes on Dark Matter season 1 – and a sneak...
Check out Warden Treihan’s sweet office courtesy of concept illustrator Sanford Kong and production designer Ian Brock. Talk about a room with a view! Hey, here’s another director that will be making...
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November 7, 2015: Memories of Dark Matter’s first season!
These take me back… Line Producer Norman Denver at the controls. As usual. The initial version of the Corporate Guard uniforms. Deemed a little too colorful. We ended up going with basic black....
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November 9, 2015: Official prep begins on Dark Matter season 2!
Uh oh. Actual real bonafide official prep on Dark Matter’s second season kicks off tomorrow with not one, not two, but THREE big meetings! First up is our pre-concept meeting during which all the...
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November 10, 2015: Let’s get this show on the road! Eventually, when we go...
Huzzah! Looks like we’re making a t.v. show after all! Today, after a morning spent writing and perusing potential casting options, I attended my very first concept meeting of this young season....
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November 12, 2015: Scripts are out! Props are primed! And Lulu is bummed!
Two down(ish); eleven to go! If all goes as planned, Jodelle and co. should have two more scripts (Episodes #203 and #204) to curl up with next weekend. Victoria came by this morning for her regular...
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