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November 16, 2015: In the works – Dark Matter season 2!
One of the many, many things we’re looking to accomplish in Dark Matter’s second season is to introduce cool new futuristic energy-based weapons along the lines of THREE’s Bubba – Well, we’ve got a lot...
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November 17, 2016: Dark Matter season 2 casting news! We have our Nyx!
The news broke just a few hours ago. Actress Melanie Liburd (High Priestess Kinvara in this upcoming season of Game of Thrones) joins the cast of Dark Matter in the role of Nyx....
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November 18, 2015: The Great Green Screen Debate of 2015!
November 18, 1477: William Caxton prints the first English dated book. November 18, 1626: St. Peter’s Basilica is completed. November 18, 1916: The Battle of the Somme ends. Today: Members of the Dark...
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November 20, 2015: Today in Dark Matter news!
Well, well, well. Look who came by for their season 2 fitting. Why, it’s none other than Alex Mallari Jr. (Dark Matter’s FOUR), back from a multi-month working vacation in Russia…which might explain...
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November 21, 2015: Dark Matter season 2 – new sets in progress!
With our second walk-thru of the new sets (at the new stage) scheduled for this Tuesday, I thought it might be nice to show you all what the Art Department and Construction have been working on for our...
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November 23, 2015: YOUR Ishida Imperial Shuttle!
Last week, I asked you all to play producers by assisting me in selecting the design for the Ishida Imperial shuttle (to be introduced in season 2). There were 11 options to choose from, all skillfully...
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November 24, 2015: Dark Matter graphics!
I feel like my head is about to explode. And it’s only Tuesday. I’m juggling revisions and rewrites on six different scripts, casting, prepping, and trying to figure out the most efficient way to...
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November 26, 2015: Dark Matter season 2 teasers!
Presenting : our Dark Matter season 2 mystery concept sketch of the week. What’s going on up there? Who are those guys? What is that room? What’s the deal with those green things? Any guesses?...
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November 26, 2015: American Thanksgiving Treats and Teasers!
I’m pleased to report that I finally pushed through that pesky today. In the end, I went with the one tried and true writer’s block-breaking method I failed to mention in yesterday’s blog entry: When...
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November 27, 2015: Rude dogs and Dark Matter!
This is what Akemi gets up to with the dogs while I’m at work… According to her: “They love to wear their hats when they go out!” I remain dubious. Meanwhile, back on the work front: a little something...
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November 29, 2015: Noooooooooo!
Noooooooo! Nooooooooo! (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) Nooooooooooooo! My Snow Monkeys were trounced in week 12 fantasy football league play, blowing an opportunity to secure a first...
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November 30, 2015: It’s on!
Today was our first official day of prep on Dark Matter’s second season. Yeeeeah! Following a props meeting to discuss “the claw”, we all hopped in the van and headed over to our second stage for a...
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December 1, 2015: We’re going to space jail!
Awwww. One of the pictures sent in from Mrs. Faversham’s first grade class over at Admiral Farragut Elementary on Torren-5’s third moon. Prisoners are a resourceful bunch. And, occasionally,...
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December 2, 2015: Dark Matter Season 2 Playback-in-Progress!
A couple of days ago, I gave you a sneak peek at the graphics-in-progress for our season opener: https://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2015/11/24/november-24-2015-dark-matter-graphics/ Well, today, I...
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December 3, 2015: Dark Matter season 2 prep continues! Goodies galore!
Interrogation room – concept illustrator Sanford Kong Our old stomping grounds, The Raza! Hyperion-8 tech room scan via artist Victor Mare. Reading materials on on tablet via 1st Assistant Art...
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December 4, 2015: Counting down to Dark Matter’s second season!
Production on Dark Matter’s second season commences Wednesday, December 9th with the ever-awesome Amanda Tapping at the director’s helm. Amanda has been BUSY these last few days, scouting, meeting,...
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December 5, 2015: Specs and sketch!
“I can read distant street names but I have a hard time telling who I’m kissing.” – Me trying to explain my farsightedness to Akemi. Apparently, I need reading glasses. I say “apparently” because I’ve...
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December 7, 2015: Final days of prep on Dark Matter Episode 201!
It’s the final days of prep on the Dark Matter second season premiere. This morning, I attended and 8 a.m. stage walk-thru with VFX Supervisor Lawren Bancroft-Wilson and the rest of the gang. While...
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December 8, 2015: Last day of prep on Dark Matter Episode 201! Snow Monkeys!
Pictured above, director Amanda Tapping and 1st Assistant Director Brandon Tataryn oversee this morning’s production meeting for Episode 201. Today was the last day of prep for our season 2 premiere...
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December 9, 2015: Production begins on Dark Matter season 2!
I’d set my alarm for 6 a.m. but actually got up a half an hour earlier at 5:30 a.m. Technically, I’d been awake even earlier if you counted the numerous times I woke up to anxiously check my alarm...
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