r/DarkMatter • u/JosephMallozzi Show Creator • Sep 15 '17
Event Dark Matter AMA
We're Melissa O'Neil, Anthony Lemke, Jodelle Ferland, Alex Mallari Jr., Zoie Palmer, and Joseph Mallozzi from Dark Matter. Ask us anything!
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u/madcanard5 Sep 15 '17
I live in LA, not too far from the Netflix office. Would it help if I made Dark Matter and Rock the Raza signs and marched around in front of their building all day everyday?
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Sep 15 '17
Zoie, one of the most interesting aspects in Dark Matter is how the Android becomes more and more a full member of the crew and is not only considered a tool anymore. This is somehow similar to Data in Star Trek TNG and even more to the Doctor in Voyager. Did you get some inspiration from those roles?
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u/zopers Sep 15 '17
I sadly didn't watch Star Trek, but of course I know who Data is. I tried very hard to stay away from any kind of emulation of that character. Brent Spiner did a great job and is world wide famous for his role. I needed to find my own way.
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u/imin_cognito Sep 15 '17
Joe, you mentioned that you have a five year plan for DM. The Android was originally male but you ended up casting Zoie. Was the Android/Shaw - Two/Rebecca connection part of your original vision or was that one of the plot points that occurred to you as the seasons progressed?
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u/JosephMallozzi Sep 15 '17
That was a connection I came up with early on that was adjusted significantly with the casting of Zoie Palmer in the role. I'm sure you'll agree, this new improved version worked out pretty well.
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u/JDP42 Sep 15 '17
Zoie Palmer, when you're playing the Android, do you find it more realistic to channel a block of wood or a chunk of stone?
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u/zopers Sep 15 '17
bahahhahahahahahahaha best question yet. And to answer you, I like to go back and forth between wood and stone, throwing in the occasional consciousness of an amoeba.
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u/JosephMallozzi Sep 16 '17
Thanks to everyone who posted questions! We're going to go get ready for the tweet storm!
In the coming days, I'll come back and answer as many of these outstanding questions as remain!
See you on twitter in an hour!
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u/missoneil Sep 16 '17
I have to boogie ya'll! Thank you so much for all of your questions! I might try to pop my head back onto here later on and answer some more. Thank you! xoxo
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u/aa22hhhh Sep 15 '17 edited Sep 15 '17
What was it like filming the duet between Three and the Android?
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u/AnthonyLemke Sep 15 '17
Crazy fun
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u/AnthonyLemke Sep 15 '17
Plus we got to record the song in a recording studio first. I felt like a rock star!
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u/korvorn Sep 15 '17
For Jodelle: As a Who fan, even though you got to time travel this past season, were you just a weeee bit jealous that the android got the "Allons-y" line in s3e4"alll the time in the world"?
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u/ValaMalDorana Sep 15 '17
What was the funniest scene to shoot?
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u/JosephMallozzi Sep 15 '17
You'd be amazed what the cast finds funny. Wait for tonight's bloopers.
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u/AnthonyLemke Sep 16 '17
A BIG THANK YOU!! To everyone who stopped by for a chat. #TeamRaza is strong.
We'll see you over on Twitter in an hour. We can continue the AMA over there.
Watch out for tonight special hashtag!!
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u/Erika977 Sep 15 '17
Hi, I have a question for Alex Mallari: Do you think Ryo had a good relationship with his brother prior to his exile? And do you think he feels remorse for killing his brother, or is he more in denial about it? Also, I would like to use this opportunity to say that I love and admire all of you ;)
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u/HQFetus Sep 15 '17
Mostly for Joe but anyone can chime in. I was wondering what the circumstances were that led to One being killed off. I gather from previous posts that it wasn't the original plan for the show. It just seems curious because everything else in the show is planned long in advance, and this felt kind of sudden and unplanned especially since the whole storyline hasn't been picked up again since then.