Thursday, March 20, 2008

Stargate SG-1 - GateWorld: Action Man - Ben Browder Interview

From GateWorld:

http://gateworld.net/interviews/action_man.shtml


(Please follow the link for the complete two-page interview.)



ACTION MAN

GateWorld talks with Ben Browder

Many believe Stargate SG-1 ended its journey on the small screen way too soon. Others think the series jumped the shark when it entered Season Nine. Whatever the case may be, actor Ben Browder, who was known well before entering the SG-1 scene, has made an impact on both old and young generations of sci fi viewers. GateWorld is privileged to speak with him again, this time inviting him to detail his favorite moments from the production of the first direct-to-DVD SG-1 film, Stargate: The Ark of Truth.

Ben talks us through what has been taking up his recent days, from coaching to developing his TV miniseries. He remembers what he most loved about showing up on the sets of Stargate every day, but is not afraid to reveal reasons why he also loves being home for a time.




A brief excerpt:

GateWorld: For GateWorld.net I'm David Read and I'm here with Mr. Ben Browder. Ben, what's life been like since Stargate?

Ben Browder: Well obviously I'm home a bit more. That's the good thing. It gives me time to watch my children grow. I don't have to worry about "Am I going to be here for that?" "Am I going to be here for this?" That's the good thing.

The bad thing of course is quite frankly going to work was fun. Going to work is tremendous fun. You miss the people and you miss the day-to-day. You miss getting the next script and seeing what you're going to do. You miss walking over to a sound stage and seeing something you wouldn't quite frankly expect to see when you walk out of a sound stage.

Last time we were there I was walking with a journalist and there was a guy standing outside and they were testing a new bio gel. They were hitting this guy with a flame thrower. He's standing there in street clothes with nothing on his face, and they're hitting him in the face with a flame thrower. This is not what you'd expect to see when you walk out your front door in the morning. It's the kind of thing you might see when you walk out the door of your trailer. You just never know what you're going to get.

"Oh look, there's a Wraith over there. He's having coffee."

It's just another day at work. "h look, we're going to blow something up! We're going to freeze a bunch of people."It's fantastic, and that's an exciting way to start your day.


**snippage**

SF Scope: 2008 Hugo Award Nominees

From SF Scope:

http://sfscope.com/2008/03/2008-hugo-award-final-ballot.html


(Please follow the link for the complete list of nominees.)

2008 Hugo Award Final Ballot

By Ian Randal Strock March 20, 2008

This year's Hugo Award ballot has just been announced. Members of this year's World Science Fiction Convention, Denvention 3, are eligible to vote. Winners will be announced at the convention, which will be held 6-10 August in Denver, Colorado.

The nominees are:

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form:


Enchanted written by Bill Kelly, directed by Kevin Lima (Walt Disney Pictures)
The Golden Compass written by Chris Weitz, based on the novel by Philip Pullman, directed by Chris Weitz (New Line Cinema)
Heroes, Season 1 created by Tim Kring (NBC Universal Television and Tailwind Productions)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix written by Michael Goldenberg, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling, directed by David Yates (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Stardust written by Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, directed by Matthew Vaughn (Paramount Pictures)


Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form:

Battlestar Galactica "Razor" (televised version) written by Michael Taylor, directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá and Wayne Rose (Sci Fi Channel)

Doctor Who "Blink"
written by Stephen Moffat, directed by Hettie Macdonald (BBC)

Doctor Who "Human Nature"/"Family of Blood" written by Paul Cornell, directed by Charles Palmer (BBC)

Star Trek New Voyages "World Enough and Time" written by Michael Reaves & Marc Scott Zicree, directed by Marc Scott Zicree (Cawley Entertainment Co. and The Magic Time Co.)

Torchwood "Captain Jack Harkness" written by Catherine Tregenna, directed by Ashley Way (BBC Wales)

Stargate Atlantis / SG-1 /Jericho - SciFi Friday Mar 21 '08

The SciFi Channel's SciFi Friday line up for Friday, March 21, 2008:

5:00 PM STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 1) THE DEFIANT ONE



6:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 THE CURSE



7:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 9) PROTOTYPE



8:00 PM JERICHO THE DAY BEFORE
9:00 PM JERICHO BLACK JACK
10:00 PM JERICHO HEART OF WINTER
11:00 PM JERICHO SEMPER FIDELIS

12:00 AM STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) REUNION



01:00 AM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 6) PARADISE LOST



02:00 AM STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) SPOILS OF WAR

Doctor Who / Torchwood - BBC Audio Zone: Barrowman/Agyeman Audio Interviews

From the BBC Audio Zone:

http://tinyurl.com/22ddkt

has free extracts to download of interviews with:

Torchwood's John Barrowman




Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman

Stargate / Sanctuary - IGN: Amanda Tapping Talks Stargate and Sanctuary

From IGN:

http://tv.ign.com/articles/861/861274p1.html

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

Amanda Tapping Talks Stargate and Sanctuary



Colonel Samantha Carter, meet Dr. Helen Magnus.

by Scott Collura



March 20, 2008 - Amanda Tapping must have the biggest and best office in the SCI FI Channel building… or at least the nicest pension plan. For the Canadian actress has proven to be a huge asset to the network, anchoring not just the long-lived Stargate SG-1 series as Colonel Samantha Carter, but also jumping in as a regular cast member on that series' spin-off, Stargate: Atlantis, and now appearing in the direct-to-DVD movies that are based on the franchise as well. Additionally, she's got a new series coming to SCI FI in the fall called Sanctuary. IGN TV caught up with the actress at this week's SCI FI Channel upfront event in New York to discuss her current career path towards absolute SCI FI dominance.

"Sam Carter, after [the DVD movie] The Ark of Truth goes to Stargate: Atlantis," explains Tapping. "So for all of season 4 I was the commander of the base. And then at the beginning of season 5… I can't tell you what happens! But I'm not going to be as regular on Atlantis, so I can do my new series Sanctuary."

Sanctuary, which began as a web-only series, was recently picked up by SCI FI for a 13-episode commitment for cable broadcast. She'll be recurring on Atlantis for a time while focusing mostly on the new show.

"We shot a pilot that went on the web for eight webisodes," says the actress, who adds that production on the proper series begins next month. Tapping stars as a character named Dr. Helen Magnus in the new show.

**snippage**

Sanctuary begins airing in October and Stargate: The Ark of Truth is out on DVD now. Go pick up a copy -- for Amanda's sake!


Battlestar Galactica - Stargate Planet: Interview with Tahmoh Penikett

From Stargate Planet:

http://stargate-planet.de/stargate.html

Interview with Tahmoh Penikett



German

http://stargate-planet.de/stargate.html

English

http://stargate-planet.de/stargate.html

A brief excerpt:

S-P.de: You were in a huge number of "Battlestar Galactica" episodes and at some time parallel to that in eleven episodes of "Cold Squad". How do you manage not to mix up characters when having parallel job commitments?

TP: It's easy when they're not shot at the same time. I finished the mini series of BSG and went right away into the shooting of Cold Squad. I was done the 13 eps of Cold Squad long before I went back to BSG for the first season. Last year though I was shooting a four part arc on Whistler at the same time as Smallville. To be honest with you I really enjoyed it. They were both great characters but very different and there were a few days were I was playing both in the same day. If your choices are strong with each character the transition shouldn't be that difficult.

Stargate SG-1 / Richard Dean Anderson - Continuity Photos from Legends Memorabilia

From Legends Memorabilia:

http://tinyurl.com/2goxdo

Stargate SG-1 Continuity Photos - Richard Dean Anderson (Col. Jack O'Neill)

SEASON ONE

"Bloodlines"








"Hathor"




"Fire & Water"




SEASON TWO

"Spirits"




"Touchstone"




"A Matter of Time"




SEASON THREE

"Legacy"




"Learning Curve"






SEASON FOUR

"Window of Opportunity"








COMBINED PHOTOS

Stargate Ark of Truth - FOX's Stargate Hub: Two NEW Wallpapers & New Photos Mar 20 '08

From FOX's Stargate Hub:

http://stargatehub.com/


(Please follow the link for the full-sized, higher-resolution version of the wallpapers/photos.)

GATEROOM


WALLPAPERS - Two NEW!

* Col. Sam Carter Wallpaper



* Teal'c Wallpaper




PICTURES

* Nine new photos, including Vala and Tomin; and Daniel, Teal'c, and Vala; singles of Daniel, and Tealc.

A brief sampling: