March 13, 2015: Seething…working…entertaining…celebrating!

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March 13, 2015: Seething…working…entertaining…celebrating!

Ever get one of those morning phone calls that annoys you so thoroughly that is sours your mood for the rest of the day? ��I received one of those this a.m. and it irritated me to no end. ��BUT then, happily, I got distracted with work – a visual effects spotting session, a second unit production meeting, green page revisions on four different scripts (!), the first day of episode #107 (a Bruce Mcdonald joint!), and continued work on my first draft of episode 13, the grand finale (a tease and four acts done, an act and a tag to go!). ��I’m busy. ��Crazy busy. ��I liken it to juggling while having someone constantly throw extra balls into your routine. ��Yes, it’s exhausting – but also incredibly satisfying. I’ve seen cuts of our first five episodes and they’re all great. ��Yes, the episodes are great, the cast, crew and directors are great, and my fellow Executive Producers (Jay Firestone and Vanessa Piazza) have been great. ��And I have no doubt that when the show premieres this summer, you’ll all discover how great it is. ��And I can’t wait.

On the brighter side of this Friday the 13th…

Well look who dropped by the Dark Matter��studios today��. ��Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/Universe creator, Executive Producer, Showrunner Brad Wright was in town on unrelated business and I guess he had a hankering for some intergalactic adventuring – and I was only too happy to oblige. ��Great to see him, and equally great to hear about the various projects he’s got in development (a few of them, yes, of an SF nature). ��Here’s hoping he’s soon in production on his new show – to coincide with season 2 of Dark Matter!

There’s no telling what kind of unfathomable��treasures our space-faring crew will unearth. ��Particle accelerators, anti-grav boots, even a couple of ancient books from Earth’s rich literary history…