Friday, February 8, 2008

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - NEW in US Syndication Weekend Feb 9/10 '08

Premiering this weekend in US Syndication:



Stargate SG-1 tenth season episode, "The Shroud," guest-starring Richard Dean Anderson as Maj. Gen. Jack O'Neill



Dr. Rodney McKay (David Hewlett), Maj. Evan Lorne (Kavan Smith), Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson), and Dr. Radek Zelenka (David Nykll)



Stargate Atlantis third season episode, "Tao of Rodney."



(Photos courtesy of GateWorld)

Please check your local listings for channel, date and time.

And remember...that was zen, this is tao!

Stargate Atlantis - GateWorld: Leela Savasta cast as Alison Porter

From GateWorld:

http://www.gateworld.net/news/2008/02/leela_savasta_cast_as_alison_por.shtml

(Please follow the link for the complete GateWorld article.)

Edited Feb 8 at 9:26pm - UPDATE: Joseph Mallozzi just advised in his blog that Ms. Savasta's character has been renamed to: Capt. Alicia Vega!

http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/february-8-2008-books-anime-and-a-behind-the-scenes-development/

Leela Savasta cast as Alison Porter



FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 (ACTORS)

Vancouver, B.C. actress Leela Savasta has been cast in the recurring role of Captain Alison Porter.

A brief excerpt:

Vancouver, British Columbia actress Leela Savasta has been cast in the role of Captain Alison Porter, the actress's management confirmed for GateWorld.

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Official Leela Savasta web site:

Leela Savasta

Stargate Atlantis - FedCon USA - Paul McGillion at June Con - Dallas, TX

From FedCon USA:

http://www.fedconusa.com/

Welcome To FedConUSA

Although we have been promoting events in Germany for over 15 years, Dallas, Texas will host our first in the United States. It is our aim to continue delivering and building upon the FedCon experience which has become the gold standard of excellence in Europe.



Best known for his role as the fan favorite Dr. Carson Beckett aboard Stargate: Atlantis, Scottish Canadian actor Paul McGillion will be coming to FedConUSA this summer! Paul has appeared in a number of science fiction shows, including The X-Files, Sliders, Smallville, and Star Trek (2008) - where he will not be playing Scotty. Paul has been working with FedConUSA since it was announced last year at FedCon Germany.

Other guests include:

Jonathan Frakes
Marina Sirtis (SG1's Dr. Markov in "Watergate")
Garrett Wang
Connor Trinneer (SGA's Michael)
John Billingsley (SG1's Dr. Coombs in "The Other Guys")
Anthony Montgomery
Bonita Friedericy
Menina Fortunato
Shane Felux
Jack Marshall
James Cawley


Convention runs June 13-15, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency DFW.

For more information, please follow the link above.

Stargate Atlantis / Sanctuary - Dan Payne Interview

From FADPOV:

http://www.fadpov.com/read.php?ID=631

(Please follow the link for the complete text interview. Photos at the site.)

Large Mean Dude in Residence: An Interview with Dan Payne



If you’ve ever watched an episode of Stargate: SG-1 or Stargate: Atlantis, chances are you’ve seen Dan Payne in action, ripping it up as Large Mean Dude in Residence (cue Kull Warrior, Jaffa, or Bad *** Wraith here), although it’s possible you might not recognize him without layers of prosthetics and some incredibly well filled-out alien costumes.

He’s also appeared in Sanctuary (which has just been picked up by the Sci Fi channel) and has starring roles in upcoming films Mulligans and Smile of April (also featuring Torri Higginson), among a host of other credits.

Did we mention Dan is incredibly funny? And wickedly good looking? No? We’re not sure how we’ve been able to get this far without gushing about how utterly handsome Mr. Payne is in real life! At 6”4’ and sporting a smile that could light up New York, Dan is difficult to miss in a crowd. What we also found difficult was controlling our impulse to reach out and squeeze his very muscular arms! (*sigh!*)

But all this aside, what made our recent interview with Dan really enjoyable was his open and frank manner as well as his naturally comedic nature (my lord, how we laughed!). It definitely seemed like the hour and a half we spent chatting with him in Vancouver just flew by, and here’s why… (FADPOV note: *Dan is an absolute riot, so hopefully we can do justice to his humor here*)

**snippage**

FADPOV: Have you heard anything from Atlantis with regards to the new season?

Dan: No, nothing so far, although with them they usually just call up and it happens fairly quickly. What I’m really hoping for is more news from Damian Kindler’s series Sanctuary, with Amanda Tapping. Fingers crossed on that one!



FADPOV: Speaking of Sanctuary, you’ve already been featured on the series quite a bit so far, haven’t you?

Dan: Oh yeah, so I was the werewolf on the tv that little Will was watching in the first episode. But I also played the Bigfoot character when he was younger, who scared Will in his bed… the bit when Will is trying to convince himself there are no such thing as monsters, then he turns around and there’s Bigfoot with no shirt on… that’s me.

**snippage**

Special thanks to Dan-Payne.com for use of the photos!

Stargate Atlantis - VES Awards Nominees' Sneak Peek

From Visual Effects Society:

http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/

The Visual Effects Society and UCLA Film and Televison Archive present

VES Awards Nominees' Sneak Peek

Saturday, February 9, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd (intersection of Wilshire and Westwood Blvds.)
Los Angeles, CA

310-206-8013

Featuring Visual Effects from:

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST SERIES

Stargate Atlantis (Adrift) * Doctor Who * Fight for Life * Battlestar Galactica


OUTSTANDING PRE-RENDERED VISUAL IN A VIDEO GAME

Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars * Hellgate: London * World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade * The Witcher Cinematic


OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FILM

Surf's Up * Shrek the Third * Beowulf * Ratatouille


BEST SINGLE VISUAL EFFECT OF THE YEAR

Transformers * Pirates of the Caribbean * 300 * Surf's Up * Spider-Man 3

FREE ADMISSION

Parking under Museum $3.00

Question and Answer period with the artists will follow the presentations.

For a map click here:

http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/documents/VES_SneakPeak08_5_001.pdf

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - SciFi Friday Line Up - Feb 08 '08

The SciFi Channel's (US) SciFi Friday line up for February 8, 2008:

5:00P STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 2) CONDEMNED

6:00P STARGATE SG-1 DEMONS

7:00P CHUCK

8:00P FLASH GORDON REVOLUTION - PART 2 - Season finale

9:00P STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) OUTCAST



10:00P STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) TRIO - NEW episode!

11:00P FLASH GORDON REVOLUTION - PART 2



12:00A STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) TRIO

01:00A STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 6) ALLEGIANCE - Carmen Argenziano (Jacob Carter) and Tony Amendola (Bra'tac) guest-star.

02:00A STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) TABULA RASA