February 27, 2015: Introducing our new Dark Matter consulting producer!

Between prep, production, and post, I hardly have time for anything else. ��Hell, I hardly have time for prep, production, and post. ��If I’m prepping an episode, I can’t be on set. ��If I’m on set, I can’t be in editing. ��And if I’m in editing, I can’t be in prep. ��So what’s an Executive Producer to do? ��Well, if you know someone with production experience (producing AND directing) and that someone shares your script sensibilities, then you hire them to set sit for you. ��Which is exactly what we did.

Introducing new Dark Matter consulting producer Ivon Bartok who will be overseeing production of episodes #106 through #109. His duties will include script consultations, shot surveillance, and the putting out of fires both literal and figurative. ��But especially literal.

First order of business after taking the grand tour of the sets and meeting the DM gang was Ivon’s induction into our whisky club. ��From left to right: Norman Denver, Trevor Finn, Jay Firestone (sipping tea instead), Ivon Bartok (breeching etiquette by foregoing the toast and getting right to it), Brandon Tataryn, and director Ron Murphy. ��Not pictured: me.

We were actually drinking 18 year old Bunnahabhain, but I’d love to try this 250 year old Glenmercury spaceside single malt.

Tone meeting today for episode #106 and parts of #109 with director Ron Murphy. Next week, Ivon acts as my representative to the tech survey heading to Kitchener early Monday morning. ��Then, on Tuesday, we’re going ATV’ing. ��No, seriously. ��The area we’ll be scouting for #109 is only accessible by ATV. ��Wish me luck!

It’s official. ��He got his parking pass. ��He’s one of us now!

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