Richard Dean Anderson (best known to fans of Stargate SG-1 as the sarcastic Colonel Jack O'Neill) is among the stars making an appearance in the new season of The Simpsons, says TV website The Futon Critic.
Fans of the show will know that one of Anderson's previous characters, MacGyver, is an object of obsession for two recurring characters in The Simpsons - Marge's sisters Patty and Selma. RDA will, however, play himself in this episode, which sadly is not due to air in the US until late March 2006.
 | Forbidden Warrior, the 2004 martial arts movie starring Tony Amendola (best known to fans of Stargate SG-1 as fan favourite character Master Bra'tac) and Musetta Vander (the Jaffa priestess and Teal'c love interest Shao'nac) gets its US premiere today.
Forbidden Warrior is one of the movies featured at the Action On Film International Film Festival 2005, taking place this weekend in Long Beach, CA. For more on the movie, visit the official website here. |
Dion Johnstone, best known to fans of Stargate SG-1 for his many roles on the show including Chaka and Lieutenant Tyler ('The Fifth Man'), has picked up a prestigious role in the Toronto production of the Lord of the Rings musical says online news source Broadway World.
Johnstone, currently starring as Orlando in As You Like It at the Stratford Shakespeare festival, will appear as conflicted prince Boromir in the production, scheduled to open on March 26th, 2006.
For more on this production, go here.
Peter Wingfield, well known to Stargate SG-1 fans as the deliciously evil Goa'uld, Tanith, will appear in season 5 of the Emmy-nominated show "24" on Fox Broadcasting. Wingfield couldn't reveal details about his character but the Official Peter Wingfield Fan Club reports that Peter has a substantial part in episodes 2-4, including scenes with Keifer Sutherland, the star of the show. Season 5 airs in January 2006.
The fast-paced, well-written storylines, and strong acting has led the series to 11 Emmy nominations including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series for Kiefer Sutherland. For information about the show, visit the show's Web site here.
Thanks to Leah on the Our Stargate Forum for the tip!
It's come to the site's attention that someone(s) are apparently so threatened by Michael Shanks' entry on the Inside TV Hottest Male list that they appear to be making a Herculean effort to vote him out of the running. Our Stargate regulars have taken note of a steady increase in negative votes over the past two days at a regular time, indicating a probable conspiracy since the other gentlemen on the list aren't enjoying, ahem, such decline. Almost like old times, eh? ;-)
We're betting Inside TV will be most pleased with all those ad impressions...
Overnight ratings just in for the season premieres of Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica on July 15th mean that the Sci Fi Channel 'reasserts its dominance on Friday nights', says a press release from the channel.
Stargate SG-1 picked up 2,610,000 viewers (2.1HH), up 5% on the viewing figures from January's mid-season premiere episode, while Stargate: Atlantis followed on with an impressive 2,783,000 viewers (2.2HH) - up 6% from the show's January figures. The Battlestar Galactica premiere went on to rack up ratings of 3,053,000 viewers (2.6HH), making it the highest rated episode for that show to date.
Thanks to the SG-1_spoilme mailing list for the tip.
Stargate SG-1's own Michael Shanks is featured as the "Daily Male" in this week's issue of Inside TV now available on newsstands across the US. You can also vote online for how "hot" you think Michael is here.
Thanks to Dani at the Our Stargate Forum for the tip!
Cinescape Online Reviews Stargate SG-1's Season 9 premiere, Avalon Part 1 and finds it to its liking.
Could it be that one series has actually learned from the mistakes of another? On April 15, 2001, THE X-FILES aired an episode called "Empedocles" that seemed set to create a new mythology for the Doggett-Reyes era of the series. Abandoning the alien trappings of previous seasons, the story concerned the disappearance of Doggett's son and Reyes's expertise in demonology and the occult. The two notions combined to form a perfect engine that would have easily drive the show in new directions for a number of years to come. Sadly, Chris Carter and company seemed to consider "Empedocles" merely a monster of the week story and Doggett and Reyes were forced to trudge along in Mulder and Scully's footsteps to the detriment of the franchise. Now, STARGATE SG-1 seems poised to explore another mythology in the wake of Anubis's fall.
Read the rest of the review here.
TV Guide Online has reviewed the premiere episodes of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis (and Battlestar Galactica, too, for those who are interested -- several SG-1 alumni feature in the show) in their "Watercooler" section.
For Stargate SG-1: Replacing the beloved star of a long-running series is always tricky (remember Mayberry RFD? AfterMASH?), but SG-1 shrewdly dealt with the departure of Richard Dean Anderson by dividing his Jack O'Neill in two. New Stargate chief Gen. Hank Landry (Beau Bridges) embodies O'Neill's craggy crankiness ("I like yelling at people!") while Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell (Ben Browder) provides the deadpan heroics. Pardon the sacrilege, but I think the show is better for the change. Read the rest here.
For Stargate Atlantis: Look out! Here comes the Daedalus! Granted, the idea of James Joyce's spiritually obsessed alter ego coming to aid the embattled garrison of Atlantis is a really weird idea. I suppose that's why the Atlantis writers didn't think of it. This Daedalus is actually an überpowerful Stargate command warship. Its mission: eradicate the besieging hive ships of the cadaverous Wraith and save the Atlantis folks. Read the rest here.
The Sci Fi Channel is offering to fly one lucky person and their guest to Vancouver, where they will become a walk-on extra in new episodes of Stargate SG-1 or Stargate: Atlantis - you could get the opportunity to hand a coffee to Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) or the chance to offer to lend Major Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) your comb!
For more details on the competition, which is sadly only open to Stargate fans in the US, visit the Sci Fi Channel website.
Both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis caught the eye of the nominations panels for this year's Emmy awards, each show picking up a slot for creative categories - both shows get the nod for Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series, SG-1 for the episode 'Reckoning Part 2' and Atlantis for 'Rising'.
Meanwhile, Atlantis also gets an unexpected nomination for Outstanding Main Title Theme, a choice that seems more than a little ironic in a week when it was announced that the title sequences for both shows would be cut down to 10 seconds.
For more information on the Emmys, go here. Thanks to sue on the Our Stargate forum for the tip.
James Spader has landed a much-deserved Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance on Boston Legal. Spader's co-star William Shatner also gets another Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination - both will doubtless be hoping for a double success after picking up the awards last year for their performances in the same roles on The Practice.
This year looks like being a tougher contest, as Spader goes toe to toe with Ian McShane (Deadwood), Hugh Laurie (House), Hank Azaria (Huff) and Kiefer Sutherland (24). The winner will be announced August 27th, 2005.
For more information on the Emmys, go here. Thanks to sue on the Our Stargate forum for the tip.
Zap2It interviewed Ben Browder and also provides a few tidbits about the upcoming new seasons of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica in a short article on their site here.
Ben mentions working with all of his co-stars, particularly Claudia Black, Beau Bridges, Lou Gossett, and Michael Shanks as well as trying to fill the shoes of Richard Dean Anderson.
Thanks to ShardsGlass from Our Stargate for the tip.
Tuesday, August 9 at 10 pm ET the much missed Boston Legal starring James Spader (much loved around these parts for his former role as Stargate's original Daniel Jackson) and William Shatner is returning to ABC in the US! ABC hasn't released any details about the episode that will be shown yet but seem to be indicating that it might be one of the episodes that was left unshown at the end of last season when they pulled it off the air (in spite of good ratings) in order to replace it on Sunday nights with a mid-season replacement (Grey's Anatomy).
The ABC website promises some details are coming soon, so check there for updates.
The Los Angeles U Daily News apparently has a thing for the "babes" on science fiction shows. Since The SciFi Channel seems to have taken the approach of promoting that aspect of their three top science fiction shows this season in order to garner media attention, I suppose it's to be expected, although you have to wonder why after mouthing platitudes for so long about how many female viewers their channel has, SciFi would go so far out of their way to now insult and alienate said female viewers of these shows ...
In any case, the U Daily News says ...
Friday on the Sci Fi channel is either for watching babes or some pretty good shows - "Stargate SG-1," "Stargate Atlantis" and "Battlestar Galactica," which all kick off new seasons. The guys, however, seem kinda interchangable. There's even a joke on "Stargate" about how the new team member Ben Browder ("Farscape" alum) looks like Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson). They do look alike. That's not a problem with Claudia Black (Browder's "Farscape" alum), who plays sexy (and she is) and Amanda Tapping, who always hints at something fiery beneath her military reserve. And has the exotic-looking Teyla (Rachel Luttrell) on "Atlantis" ever covered her midriff? But "Battlestar's" top gun "Starbuck" (Katee Sackhoff), with her muscle; the secret Cylon Sharon (Grace Park), with her passion; and the seductive Six (Tricia Helfer), always in something provocative, are frakking (you know what that means if you watch the show) cool. And the shows, starting at 8 p.m. and repeated starting at 11 p.m., are pretty good, too.
Catch the entire article about many things here.
Early reports coming out of the Creation Official Stargate Convention in Burbank, CA have indicated that SciFi Channel has requested that the opening credits for both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis be completely slashed down to a mere *10* seconds, leaving out all actor credits (until, one presumes, they are simply shown over the opening action of the episode itself). This means no more soaring theme music. No introduction of the main characters and actors on SG-1. Producer Joe Mallozzi confirmed elsewhere on the web that this was true and had been done by the request of The SciFi Channel. He also confirmed that the show itself would remain the same length -- in other words, more commercials would be inserted in place of the openings. Fan reaction so far has been stunned disbelief -- and anger.
Read more on the Ourstargate Forum.
Gearing up for the new seasons of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, the Chicago Tribune has interviewed some of the actors from both series: Ben Browder (Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell), Gary Jones (Walter Harriman), David Hewlett (Rodney McKay) and Claudia Black (Vala). Go here to read them all!
Rittenhouse Archives Ltd., producers of collectible Stargate trading cards, has announced that a special Stargate Atlantis Season 1 promo card will be available at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con. The Atlantis card will be handed out by authorized Rittenhouse dealers on Saturday during the convention. Comic Con is scheduled for July 14-17, 2005.
The North Carolina Journal has published an online article about the new Stargate SG-1 season (with a brief mention of the new season of Stargate Atlantis, as well):
At first glance, it may seem as if Sci Fi Channel's TV shows are starting to run together, because two stars of the network's canceled Farscape - Ben Browder and Claudia Black - are joining the cast of SG-1 ...
Browder - who grew up in Charlotte - plays Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell, the newly assigned leader of the Stargate project's SG-1 exploration team. Black reprises her guest role from a Stargate episode last season as Vala Mal Doran, an opportunistic alien whose path crosses with that of the Stargate team.
Browder's character is similar to John Crichton, the character he played on Farscape - heroic, a bit befuddled, with a wry sense of humor.
Black, however, is playing a far different character than before. Her Farscape character, Aeryn Sun, was a stern and noble warrior woman. Vala Mal Doran, by contrast, is a flirtatious, devious con artist. She intrudes in the activities of the Stargate team partly because she wants to use their skills to her own ends, but also because she has a thing for head scientist Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks).
Browder replaces Richard Dean Anderson, who had played the Stargate team leader since the TV series made its debut on the Showtime network in 1997. Anderson makes a cameo appearance in the season premiere, symbolically passing the baton to Browder. The two-part season premiere, "Avalon," involves a discovery that may connect the stargates to Arthurian mythology.
To read more of the article, go here.
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Hot on the heels of his appearance battling killer insects in Mansquito, former Stargate SG-1 cast member Corin Nemec finds himself facing a new foe in his movie Raging Sharks as an object crashes in the Bermuda Triangle, triggering a pulsing magnetic field that drives sharks in the area into a frenzy.
Nemec stars with Vanessa Angel (best known to fans of Stargate SG-1 as the Tok'ra Anise) and Corbin Bernsen (LA Law) - the R1 dvd is due to be released on July 26th.
New Stargate SG-1 cast members Beau Bridges and Ben Browder lead the list of the actors turning up for next weekend's Comiccon convention (July 14th-17th, San Diego CA), which will also be attended by new Stargate: Atlantis cast member Jason Momoa, as well as a host of actors from both shows. They'll be joined on stage by writer/producers Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, as well as Sci Fi Channel VP Tony Optican.
For more information on Comiccon, go here.
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