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April 20, 2020
April 20, 2020: Animals takes over the streets!
There’re gangs, GANGS, of monkeys fighting in Thailand! pic.twitter.com/at1lqTov0L
— Hamz
April 19, 2020
April 19, 2020: Suji Sunday!
Hey! Heeeeeeyyyyy!!!
All dressed up for her morning outing.
In case you forgot.
Flashback photo – Suji and Lulu.
Suji on the hunt…
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April 18, 2020
April 18, 2020: Akemi’s Birthday Blog! Sort of.
Thanks to everyone who has made these Dark Matter rewatches a huge success: the cast and directors who have taken the time to rewatch, live tweet, and do the InstaLive Q&A’s, but also all of you who promoted and participated.
For those of you who missed it, here is actress Melissa O’Neil and director Ron Murphy’s Q&A following yesterday’s rewatch of Episode 213, But First We Save The Galaxy. A big thank you to blog regular Kat Karena for recording it and making it available!
So, I’m thinking of starting #AGraphicNovelADay challenge where in I will attempt to read a graphic a day for a month. Or until lockdown is over. Whenever that is. Starting tomorrow, I will announce the Graphic Novel of the Day. I will then have some 24 hours to read it and weigh in with my thoughts either here or on twitter. All of you are free to join in. I realize that this could grow quite expensive, so feel free to offer up suggestions from your own collection. If available, you can borrow a digital copy from your local library. OR, if the title intrigues, you can purchase a digital copy from the publisher or over on Comixology.
What’s this? Why it’s Akemi’s birthday lunch c/o Tala restaurant. Grilled squid for her. Sisig for me. Birthda leche flan for both of us!
I leave you today with one of the greatest commercials ever produced…
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April 17, 2020
April 17, 2020: Join actress Melissa O’Neil, director Ron Murphy, and Dark Matter fans worldwide for today’s Dark Matter rewatch!
Get ready to join fans around the world today as we watch and live tweet Dark Matter Episode 213, But First We Save the Galaxy, with actress Melissa O’Neil, director Ron Murphy and yours truly. We’ll be kicking things off at 3 ET/noon PT! Please double check the time in your area.
STEP #1: Sign up for a twitter account and make sure to follow me @BaronDestructo, @Mel13Oneil and @centralfiction1.
STEP #2: Sign up for an instagram account and make sure to follow @missoneil and @fakeronmurphy [Note: If you’re using a desktop/laptop version of Chrome, you’ll need to download the Instagram Story extension. – Thanks to Don R. Bell for this tip]
STEP #3: Cue up Dark Matter Episode 213, But First We Save the Galaxy, whether you’re watching it on dvd, Netflix, Amazon Prime, or other means.
STEP #4: Make sure you’re following me on twitter. Keep an eye out because at the appointed time (3:00 p.m. ET) I’ll tweet GO! which is your signal to press play.
STEP #5: Watch and tweet, engage with Melissa, Ron, me, and Dark Matter fans around the world. For first time tweeters, just hit this icon at the bottom left of your screen –
And then write a message in the pop-up box (making sure not to go over the 240 character limit). Hit SEND and you’re done!
Please include the hashtag #DarkMatter in all of your messages so we can find your tweets.
STEP #6: Once the episode is over, head on over to Melissa’s instagram page. Once you see her icon on the left hand top of the page indicate she has gone live (you’ll see the word LIVE) OR if you see an icon indicating she has gone live (you’ll see the word LIVE) just click on her face and you’ll be transported to a live videostream of Melissa and Ron. They’ll be answering your questions for about 30-45 minutes.
For those of you who missed yesterday’s Live Q&A with Melissa O’Neil and Melanie Liburd, blog regular Kat Karena was kind enough to save and upload it to youtube for us. Thanks, Kat!
[And thanks to Tom Gardiner for the amazing movie posters and TeamRazaEurope for the time graphic!]
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April 16, 2020
April 16, 2020: Join Actresses Melanie Liburd and Melissa O’Neil for today’s Dark Matter Rewatch/Live Tweet/InstaLive Q&A!
Join fans around the world today as we watch and live tweet Dark Matter Episode 206, We Should Have Seen This Coming, with actresses Melanie Liburd, Melissa O’Neil, and yours truly. We’ll be kicking things off at 3 ET/noon PT! Please double check the time in your area.
STEP #1: Sign up for a twitter account and make sure to follow me @BaronDestructo, @melanieliburd, and @Mel13Oneil.
STEP #2: Sign up for an instagram account and make sure to follow @melanieliburd and @missoneil. [Note: If you’re using a desktop/laptop version of Chrome, you’ll need to download the Instagram Story extension. – Thanks to Don R. Bell for this tip]
STEP #3: Cue up Dark Matter Episode 206, We Should Have Seen This Coming, whether you’re watching it on dvd, Netflix, Amazon Prime, or other means.
STEP #4: Make sure you’re following me on twitter. Keep an eye out because at the appointed time (3:00 p.m. ET) I’ll tweet GO! which is your signal to press play.
STEP #5: Watch and tweet, engage with Melanie, Melissa, me, and Dark Matter fans around the world. For first time tweeters, just hit this icon at the bottom left of your screen –
And then write a message in the pop-up box (making sure not to go over the 240 character limit). Hit SEND and you’re done!
Please include the hashtag #DarkMatter in all of your messages so we can find your tweets.
STEP #6: Once the episode is over, head on over to Melissa’s instagram page. Once you see her icon on the left hand top of the page indicate she has gone live (you’ll see the word LIVE) OR if you see an icon indicating she has gone live (you’ll see the word LIVE) just click on her face and you’ll be transported to a live videostream of Melissa and Melanie. They’ll be answering your questions for about 30-45 minutes.
Then, get ready for another rewatch tomorrow when we’ll be joined by Melissa O’Neil and director Ron Murphy for a rewatch of Episode 213, But First We Save The Galaxy!
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April 15, 2020
April 15, 2020: Dark Matter rewatch! No puppet show! Gardening! And Dalgona coffee!
Miss Dark Matter? Looking to interact with fans, cast, and crew of the show? Well maybe the upcoming Dark Matter rewatches are for you.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 16th) at 3 pm ET/noon PT (check your local times!) actress Melanie Liburd leads a rewatch of her chosen episode, We Should Have Seen This Coming (Episode 206). Join us for our communal rewatch and live tweet. And then, once the episode ends, head on over to Melanie’s instagram for a live Q&A with Melanie and Melissa O’Neil.
Melanie Liburd on twitter: @melanieliburd
Melissa O’Neil on twitter: @Mel13Oneil
Melanie Liburd on instagram: @melanieliburd
Melissa O’Neil on instagram: @missoneil
Then, on Friday April 17th at 3 pm ET/noon PT (check your local listings), Melissa O’Neil leads our rewatch of the explosive season 2 finale, But First We Save The Galaxy, with director Ron Murphy.
Ron Murphy on twitter: @centralfiction1
Ron Murphy on instagram: @fakeronmurphy
Ready?!
Came across this throwback pic of our very first date at Tokyo’s Michel Troisgros (pictured with Chef Lionel Beccat, now at the helm of his own tremendous restaurant, Esquisse). How happy she looked!
Akemi claims she was probably disappointed because she was expecting the promised puppet show that never materialized. Apparently, back then, I had – in my broken Japanese – asked her out for dinner and informed her we had reservations for 6:30. But rather than using the term “yoyaku” (reservations) I’d said “yokyo” (stage show/pre-party). When I’d first used the term, Akemi had asked her mother what the hell I was referring to and her mother, quite impressed, informed her that many of the high-end restaurants put on these special pre-dinner performances for their guests.
Sadly, in the end, there was no performance. No puppet show. Just dinner with me.
Akemi’s burgeoning herb garden.
The planter she ordered and spent the morning assembling on our balcony.
The first sprout from Akemi’s tomato seed! She’s named him Freedo!
Hey, check it out! Akemi made Dalgona coffeee today, that Korean-style coffee that has been all over the internet lately. It’s milk topped with whipped instant coffee, sugar, and hot water.
So, what was the verdict?
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April 14, 2020
The Forgotten Dark Matter Spinoff!
Well, forgotten by me until this morning when I recalled –
That halfway through Dark Matter’s second season, I was asked to come up with an idea for a potential spinoff. And although it, sadly, didn’t get past that initial pitch stage, at the time I’d imagined a scenario where we would start prep as season 2 was winding down, then roll right into production on the spinoff right after Dark Matter wrapped.
Alas, it was not to be, but for a while there, I was very excited at the prospect of working on two productions in the same franchise – sort of like the old days of Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis.
Anyway, this was the preliminary pitch…
How do you track and take down the most infamous mercenaries in the galaxy?
By hiring a team of even more infamous mercenaries for the job.
After the crew of the Raza heist the Blink Drive, key to victory in a long-disputed interplanetary war, Emperor Ryo Ishida assembles a crew of the galaxy’s toughest mercs to get it back – and exact a little revenge.
Led by the fearsome, sword-wielding Misaki Han, Commander of the Ishida Royal Guard, the new team is made up of some familiar faces, fugitives from a parallel reality:
Portia Lin – TWO’s deadly alter-ego.
Marcus Boone – THREE’s renegade counterpart.
Wexler – The smarmy, freewheeling opportunist.
Tash – A kick-ass pirate, pilot, and brutal persuader.
Havelock – The youngest member of the crew but the most dangerous, his mind and body a mix of bio-mass and cyber-tech.
Over the course of Dark Matter’s second season, this team of darkside bounty hunters will pursue the Raza and, eventually catching up with our anti-heroes in the second season finale. They’ll succeed in taking the Blink Drive and uplinking it to their own ship. But, in the ensuing clash, their drive is damaged and an attempt to use it results in disastrous consequences.
The Blink Drive punches a hole through spacetime, and the crew is transported to an alternate universe where Earth and its colonies have been enslaved by a race of militaristic aliens.
Two young rebels cross paths with our crew, hitching a ride and guiding them, despite their initial reluctance, on a road to redemption.
Now, humanity’s last hope rests with a team of deadly mercenaries.
They’re fierce, destructive and completely ruthless.
Exactly what humanity needs.
***
A reminder that we have not one but TWO Dark Matter rewatches this week!
Thursday, we’ll be joined by Melanie Liburd and Melissa O’Neil for a rewatch of Episode 206, We Should Have Seen This Coming.
And Friday, Melissa O’Neil and director Ron Murphy will be on hand for a rewatch of Episode 301, Being Better Is So Much Harder OR Episode 213, But First We Save The Galaxy.
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April 13, 2020
April 13, 2020: Two more Dark Matter rewatch announcements! And mom’s taralli recipe!
Another week brings another round of Dark Matter rewatches!
Thursday, April 16th, actress Melanie Liburd (NYX) will be leading our rewatch of Dark Matter Episode 206, We Should Have Seen This Coming, starting at 3 p.m. ET, noon PT (Please check the times in your area). Following our live tweet, we’ll be heading over to Instagram for a Live Q&A with Melanie as well as actress Melissa O’Neil (TWO/Portia).
Then on Friday, April 17th, at 3 p.m. ET, noon PT (check your local times!) Melissa O’Neil returns to lead our rewatch of Dark Matter Episode 301, Being Better Is So Much Harder. After the live tweet, we’ll be hiding over to Instagram where Melissa will be fielding your questions, along with special guest – director Ron Murphy.
Today, I leave you with mom’s taralli recipe:
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April 12, 2020
April 12, 2020: Suji Sunday!
Brace for impact!
That after-nap snack.
Wait! Did I leave the stove on?
Settling down for the first of several afternoon power naps.
Apple snack time with Suji…
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April 11, 2020
April 11, 2020: Your Time Loop Episode Reference List
Since several of you asked, this is a list of the time loop-themed television episodes (or time travel episodes that play with a similar theme) that I watched in preparation for writing Dark Matter’s All the Time in the World:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Life Serial
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Cause and Effect
Stargate: SG-1 – Window of Opportunity
The X-Files – Monday
Angel – Time Bomb
Lois and Clark – Twas the Night Before Christmas
Smallville – Reckoning
Lost – Flashes Before Your Eyes
Dr. Who – Father’s Day, Meglos, Heaven Sent, Carnival of Monsters, Image of Fendahl, Invasion of Time, The Armageddon Factor, The Claws of Axos
Person of Interest – If Then Else
Vampire Diaries – Hell Is Other People
Sealab 2021 – Lost in Time
The Twilight Zone – Death Ship, Shadow Play
Eureka – I Do Over
Sapphire & Steel – The Trap
Supernatural – Mystery Spot
Blood Ties – 5:55
The Outer Limits – Deja Vu, The Refuge
Red Dwarf – White Hole
South Park – Cancelled, Go God Go XII
Fringe – White Tulip
Stargate: Universe – Time
Charmed – Deja Vu All Over Again
Andromeda – What Goes Around
Dead Zone – Deja Voodoo
Farscape – Back and Back and Back to the Future
Painkiller Jane – Playback
Star Trek: Enterprise – Future Tense
Futurama – Meanwhile, The Late Philip J. Fry
Xena – Been There, Done That
Star Trek: Voyager – Coda
How many of the afore-mentioned 44 have you seen and which were your favorites?
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