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Helix Summer Hiatus – SDCC Extravaganza

Welcome to the Helix Podcast, a fan podcast that dives deep into the SyFy series “Helix.” This episode brings us back after a bit of a hiatus, and features a roundup of all the Helix goodness from the 2014 SDCC! Join us as we talk about what may be coming up in Season 2 and more!

After each episode, join hosts Ryan Boyles and Tim Arthur as they discuss each Helix episode, share news about the show, interview cast and crew, and bring you predictions on what may be to come. Warning: Spoilers Ahead!

Helix News

• The Helix cast and crew took over San Diego Comic-con this week; we weren’t there but our friends in the Helixr hoarde have given us the scoop!
• We are going to share all the Helix season 2 previews, Comic-con panel news and our views with all of you this week on the show!!
• Babies! Beards! Shirtlesseros! Singing! Showers! Limos! New Cast! New Locations! New Writers! Predictions! Confirmations! Neil! Jordan! Steve! Kyra! Mark! Tweets! Shipping! Monkeys! Gore! And More!!

Favorite Five Moments (or Four in this case…)

This is Day 13+however many it’s been or is it 235 + same? We’re confused. Anyway…

1. Helix podcast summer hiatus: What have we been doing?
2. SDCC social media shenanigans including swanky limo rides, Sharknado 2 plus Balleseros is still sexy even when wearing a shirt
3. SDCC panel teasers, previews and new cast members?
4. SDCC cast interviews, or what is in store for season 2?

Discussion

Our Summer hiatus

• We were not at SDCC… boooo!
• But we’re going to season 2 set-visit soon. Yaaay!!
• Tim – Fireworks, NY
• Ryan – Orlando, NC coast, London  – “it’s monkeys out here”
• Coming up: Dragon*Con

SDCC social media

• Helix Writer’s Room on twitter has new writers, new scripts, new teasers
• All the twitter and instagram coverage (#HelixSDCC) – see retweets on @HelixPodcast
• All the tumblr tips and hints (#helix syfy) – see reblogs on Helix Podcast tumblr
• Some of our favorite social media moments
  • Panel poster http://helixpodcast.tumblr.com/post/92984842337/helix-panel-poster-for-today
  • Sharknadoed cast  https://twitter.com/KyraZagorsky/status/494169707772395520
  • Cast singing together http://helixpodcast.tumblr.com/post/92985412972/hornswaggler-updates-from-sdcc-the-cast-is
  • Limo ride https://twitter.com/NeilNapier/status/493079900488622080
  • Red carpet shenanigans http://www.seat42f.com/helix-comic-con-photos.html and  http://helixpodcast.tumblr.com/post/93010665748/farfarawaysite-sdcc-ongoing-hq-photo-updates
  • Neil and Mark chillin’ https://twitter.com/markghanime/status/493451898045730816
  • Kyra and Jordan doin’ the press thing http://helixpodcast.tumblr.com/post/92985550182/83rdparallel-sdcc-update-the-cast-has
  • XBox party https://twitter.com/NeilNapier/status/493487412144648192
  • Writer’s room teasers – We’re on a boat http://helixpodcast.tumblr.com/post/93253704197/twitter-helixwriters-what-the-helix-helixseason2
  • Mini Balleseros https://twitter.com/markghanime/status/493227126749794305
  • Panel images, video https://twitter.com/FarFarAwaySite/status/493363984905416705
  • Steve shared title page of script http://helixpodcast.tumblr.com/post/93261238272/83rdparallel-steven-has-gifted-us-a-thing-we
• Follow our twitter and tumblr for all the juicy bits and fan love

SDCC panel

• ABS is a crater, but we don’t care because there is a new locale – and we called it! Season 2 is on an island. Rewind the tape to our last podcast interview with Neil Napier!
• Season 2 starts filming in August 8/11 in Montreal and airs in January
• 2 new location teaser images shared for Season 2
  • Church?
  • Botany Lab?
• 2 new cast members coming in Season 2
  • One new CDC member “in the mold of Hataki”
• What is going on with Dr. Hataki? Is Hiroyuki Sanada staying on Extant?
• Season 2 takes place 15 months after the destruction of Arctic Biosystems (day 468? And this is what, like 232 days after season 1 finale time jump?) http://helixpodcast.tumblr.com/post/93249479797/news-from-sdcc
• Eh oooohh GROSS
  • Ron D. Moore: “Nothing is too gross for#Helix. That’s our motto.”
  • Maeda said the drama really is “about the gross” but 1 or 2 scenes were cut from Season 1 because they were too much for TV
• Mark Ghanime discovered what “shipping” means and spent a fair bit of time during season 1’s broadcast diving into the Balleseros fandom
• Neil said the only thing he forgot to say on the panel was how awesome the Helix Podcast is! https://twitter.com/NeilNapier/status/494302037488590848
• Thanks for all the low-down from the Panel from the following folks who were there and curating the news online from twitter
  • Kayla AKA on “ananaashoona” tumblr http://helixpodcast.tumblr.com/post/93249567027/helix-sdcc-panel
  • Nick Barnes on Unreality TV http://primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk/helix-spoilers-show-gross-will-season-two-set/
  • 83rd Parallel on tumblr http://83rdparallel.tumblr.com/post/92939031755/assorted-news-and-quotes-from-twitter-during-the

SDCC cast and crew interviews

• What is coming with Season 2 and what are your best moments from Season 1?
• Shout-out to Timothy and Seat 42F for all of the press room interviews!
  • Mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gfci8UcSPA
    • Mark’s most special scenes was off’ing Doreen! #JUSTICE4DOREEN
  • Neil  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnjeujob-vA
    • Make-up process was relaxing
  • Kyra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4kHsY5xfjU
    • Confirmed Julia is charge of ILARIA
  • Jordan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5THkyMifXE
    • Did she know that she and the Good Doctor would “get together?” No.
    • Immortality girl talk
  • Ron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Cjd6Rgngw
  • Steve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnB4V0t8nXE
• Afterbuzz TV red carpet spots
  • Mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IW1obN13Wk
  • Jordan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8tow30z6xI
  • Neil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HQ2Ld6LuWE

Big questions of the week

• When is the season 2 set visit? We want to visit the Island!
• Is Island re-utilizing Sharknado 2 set resources in Montreal?
• Ron D. Moore AMA on Reddit redd.it/2c26yi
• What is going on with Dr. Hataki? Is Hiroyuki Sanada staying on Extant?
• What are the best bits when you re-watched Season 1 on DVD or Blu-ray?
• Did you find any easter eggs or goodies on the Season 1 Blu-ray?

Death count

• No one has died at San Diego Comic-con, that we know of…

Stay Tuned For More Helix Goodness!

We’ll be back in a couple of weeks or maybe sooner with more Helix news! We’re also planning to re-watch all of Season One and find a way to interact with fans as we do so!

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