Earlier this month, we commented here on the rumoured cancellation of the game's production after JoWood Productions issued a statement decrying the quality of the work done by Perception on Stargate SG-1: The Alliance. This was followed swiftly by a rebuttal from Perception, who stated that they were the licensees and that they were now considering court action against JoWood.
In another turn of events, "Science fiction fans everywhere will rejoice at Stargate SG-1: The Alliance, an authentic interpretation of one of the most beloved sci-fi series ever," said Garry Cole, executive vice-president of Namco Hometek, announcing they had obtained the rights to distribute the troubled game in North America. JoWood Productions, who may themselves now be on the verge of bankruptcy, hold the European rights but after so much wrangling, many fans of the show wonder whether the game will ever actually materialise.
For more on this latest development, go here.
Whether or not he picks up a second Emmy for his performance as Alan Shore in Boston Legal, James Spader will definitely be on stage at the award ceremony say television news source Zap2it as they announce the names of more presenters for the September 18th ceremony.
Spader will join Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) and Patrick Dempsey (from the show that ousted Boston Legal from its original timeslot, Grey's Anatomy) among others, to help host the 57th annual Primetime Emmys.
For more on this, go here.
Tsotsi, a South African movie written and directed by Gavin Hood (best known to fans of Stargate SG-1 as Colonel Alexi Vaselov in season 8 episode 'Lockdown') is now the country's official nomination for the Best Foreign Film category in the 78th Annual Academy Awards.
Hot on the heels of its success at the Edinburgh Film Festival, where it picked up two awards - the Standard Life Audience Award for most popular film and the Michael Powell Award for Best Film - Tsotsi will now be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival (17th - 21 September).
For more on the movie, go here.
Torri Higginson (Elizabeth Weir on Stargate: Atlantis), Roger Cross (who's guest starred on Stargate SG-1, 24 and many more genre shows) and Ellen Dubin (who co-starred in Swarmed with Michael Shanks) are among the stars already signed up for the 2005 Motion Picture Industry Charity Alliance auction.
This annual event, taking place October 21-23, 2005 in Los Angeles, California, will this year benefit two charities: the Westside Children's Centre and the Ronald McDonald House, British Columbia.
For more information on the event, go here.
Announcing their autumn line-up, UK satellite channel Sky One has confirmed that it will be showing a raft of sci fi shows. The new seasons of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis take pride of place, alongside the new season of The 4400 and new sci fi series Threshold, starring Brent Spiner (best known to genre fans as android Data in Star Trek: the Next Generation). The season premieres of SG-1 and Atlantis are expected to air in early October.
For more details on the line-up, go here.
Hot on the heels of new Stargate SG-1 cast members Ben Browder and Claudia Black (both from the much-missed Farscape), not to mention new Stargate: Atlantis guest star Mitch Pileggi (X Files), there's news that another genre actor is due to join the cast of Atlantis.
At a convention last weekend, Connor Trinneer (best known to sci fi fans as Trip on Star Trek: Enterprise) announced that he will be taking a trip to the Pegasus galaxy in an upcoming episode.
For more news on this, go here.
We commented here last week on the news that the planned video game project Stargate SG-1: The Alliance might now be canned due to differences between JoWood Productions and Perception, the company hired to make the game.
Perception have now issued a press statement decrying the comments issued by JoWood and stating that "Perception is the official licensee of MGM on Stargate SG-1: The Alliance. Any suggestion that JoWooD has rights to Stargate SG-1: The Alliance upon termination of the contract is incorrect and not based on commercial or legal fact."
Perception claim to be continuing work on the game, so all we can say to those fans looking forward to the planned release later this year is: watch this space!
To visit Perception's official site, go here.
In preparation for their planned Stargate SG-1 Viewer's Choice Marathon, due to air on September 2nd, the Sci Fi Channel is now offering fans of the show the chance to vote for their ten favourite episodes. The six episodes that receive the most votes will be aired on the day.
Will early episodes of SG-1 outweigh later classics or will newer episodes carry the day? Go here and vote any time between now and August 25th.
"The title in its current form, initially scheduled for an October 2005 release, does satisfy neither our quality requirements nor the fans expectations," says the CEO of JoWood Productions in a press release issued yesterday.
The long-awaited Stargate SG-1: The Alliance video game, originally due out in October 2005, has now been delayed to an unspecified date, amid speculation that the project may now be canned.
Thanks to the SG-1_spoilme mailing list for the tip.
Richard Dean Anderson (best known to fans of Stargate SG-1 as Jack O'Neill), Legends Memorabilia, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society announce the launch of the "Signed and Sealed" charity autograph project to raise funds to assist Sea Shepherd in their efforts to stop the slaughter of Canadian seals.
This project offers a unique selection of photos of Richard with the baby seals taken on the ice floes in March 2005. Each photo has been personally signed by Richard Dean Anderson and every single cent of the proceeds will go to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
For more information and to view the photos for sale, go here. Thanks to our good friends at Stargatefan for the tip!
Last Friday's episode of Stargate SG-1, 'Origin', picked up the top cable slot in the coveted P18-34 demographic, according to overnight ratings just posted on the Our Stargate forum.
After starting the new season well, SG-1's season 9 episodes have held steady, with an overall household rating of 2.0 for the second part of 'Avalon' and a 1.95 this week. New episodes of Stargate: Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica picked up 1.98 and 1.96 respectively, as the latter show once again failed to pick up ratings in line with its impressive debut (2.6HH).
For more information on the ratings and what they mean, go here.
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