Stargate SG-1 - Big Finish: 'Lines of Communication' - Gary Jones

At Big Finish Productions:



Stargate SG-1 - Lines of Communication

Starring Gary Jones
(Duration: 60' approx)

SYNOPSIS:

“You know how sometimes, it only takes a split second to work out that things are about to go completely off the rails?”

With no gate activity scheduled and General Landry in Washington, Chief Master Sergeant Harriman settles in for a quiet night shift at Stargate Command. But when a routine gate diagnostic triggers an attack that traps him and an injured Sergeant Siler in the control room, things look set to be anything but quiet…

AUTHOR: Luke Mansell
DIRECTOR: Sharon Gosling
COVER ART: Alex Mallinson
RELEASE DATE: 30 September 2009

Stargate Atlantis - Vortex Magazine: Big Finish Audio Dramas - FREE Magazine!

At Vortex Magazine:



Welcome to the first issue of VORRRRTEEEEEEXXXX!

Those of you who haven’t been listening to the Big Finish Podcasts will just think I’ve accidentally leant rather heavily on my keyboard there... But those of you who have listened will know exactly how to say the title of this new Big Finish magazine. You’ll have to imagine the echo and dramatic music yourself, I’m afraid – although playing the Superman theme while shouting in the bath may approximate the effect.

Anyway, here it is at last, an online magazine devoted to the many audio worlds of Big Finish. Each month, you’ll be able to find out exactly what we’ll be releasing in the year ahead, and we’ll be aiming to give you the most revealing, in-depth behind-the-scenes features and interviews possible.

Sadly, I can’t claim to have given any in-depth insights into Stargate in my feature this issue, but that’s because I’ve only just dipped my toe into that particular world. But that’s also one of the aims of this magazine, to give you a chance to find out about our other audio ranges.

And finally, a plea for your help... Let us know what you think of VORTEX, tell us what you want to see in it and write in with any feedback on VORTEX or any of our productions. I know you can already contribute to the forums or get your emails read out on the podcasts, but in this truly interactive age of interwebby stuff you simply can’t have enough feedback from your audience. It’s you who make our productions possible, so don’t hesitate to have your say by e-mailing enquiries [at] bigfinish.com

And now, enter the VORRRRTEEEEEEXXXX...

Nick Briggs – executive producer

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Included in this issue is an article discussing the making of Impressions, with Kavan Smith (Maj. Evan Lorne) on page four.

Stargate SG-1 / Stargate Atlantis - Big Finish Audio Dramas

At Big Finish Productions:

Stargate SG-1 - First Prime



CAST:

Christopher Judge (Teal’c), Noel Clarke (Sebe’t)
(Duration: 60' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:

Teal’c’s past as First Prime of Apophis comes back to haunt him when Colonel O’Neill and Daniel Jackson are taken captive by the system lord’s forces. As Teal’c struggles to free them, he finds himself confronted by an old friend and fellow Jaffa, Sebe’t. Can this warrior really be trusted? Or has Teal’c reopened an old wound that can never be healed?

AUTHOR: James Swallow
DIRECTOR: Sharon Gosling

RELEASE DATE: 30 May 2009


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Stargate Atlantis - Impressions



CAST:

Major Evan Lorne (Kavan Smith), Dr David Glennie (Nicholas Briggs)
(Duration: 60' approx)


SYNOPSIS:

"I've painted this city from every angle - inside, outside, day, night. I suppose you could say I'm trying to tell its story."

Plagued by blackouts, painting strange pictures in his sleep, Major Evan Lorne begins to fear that he's losing his mind. Has the stress of life in the Pegasus galaxy pushed him over the edge? Then, when Atlantis itself begins to behave strangely, the Major wonders if something else entirely is going on. But with his behaviour becoming increasingly erratic, who can he trust? And can the soldier convince his colleagues that the answer lies in his paintings?

AUTHOR: Scott Andrews
DIRECTOR: Sharon Gosling

RELEASE DATE: 30th June 2009


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Stargate SG-1: Pathogen

CAST:

Teryl Rothery (Dr Janet Fraiser), Christopher Judge (Teal'c)
(Duration: 60' approx)

SYNOPSIS:

"Teal'c – was there a rock fall? Are we… are we trapped in here?"

SG-1 runs into trouble when the team triggers a Goa'uld trap meant for grave robbers. Infected by an unknown pathogen, Colonel O'Neill orders the team to stay put and sends for help. It arrives in the form of Dr Janet Fraiser, but when did any rescue ever go smoothly for Stargate Command's flagship team – or its intrepid doctor?

AUTHOR: Sharon Gosling
DIRECTOR: Sharon Gosling

RELEASE DATE: 31st July 2009

Stargate Atlantis - Big Finish Productions - Impressions Teaser Sequence

From author Scott Andrews' web site, eclectica:

(Please follow the link for the complete sequence.)



Impressions: the teaser sequence

(For the NEW Big Finish Production Stargate Atlantis audio drama, Impressions, starring Kavan Smith [Maj. Evan Lorne].)

I was given permission to post the teaser sequence to Impressions here on the blog when it was announced, and since details appeared on the Big Finish website today, here goes:

A brief excerpt:


ACT 1

SCENE 1

Neutral, narrating space.

LORNE:Light and shade.

The dappled green of forest leaves. The splashes of white foam on dark grey seas. The pools of light that collect like water in the fissures of a rock face.

Light and shade, colour and form; that’s how I try to see the world. The boundaries between one thing and another. The distinctions.

Anybody who carries a gun in the name of peace needs to be comfortable with shades of grey. I live in no man’s land, surrounded by water and working under fire. Caught between extremes.

This is what I try to capture in paint on canvas. It’s like trying to bottle lightning. But it helps ...

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3. Stargate SG-1: Pathogen (Starring Teryl Rothery)
4. Stargate Atlantis: Kindness of Strangers
5. Stargate SG-1: TBA
6. Stargate Atlantis: Meltdown

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Stargate SG-1 - James Swallow Live Journal Update - 'First Prime' Audio Drama

At James Swallow's live journal:

(Please follow the link for the complete update.)



Stargate SG-1: First Prime

A few weeks ago, I mentioned downblog about First Prime, my newest entry in the Stargate audio drama series - and I'm pleased to announce that the CD is now available for pre-order in digital and shiny disc formats from BF's site.

... The plotline is set in the fifth season, and it confronts Teal'c with a face from his past and the legacy of a secret he has held since his time in service to the System Lord Apophis.

Stargate SG-1: First Prime will be out in May; to pre-order a copy, click Here.

Stargate SG-1 - Big Finish: Christopher Judge Audio Drama - 'First Prime'

At Big Finish:



2.1 Stargate SG1 - First Prime

Starring Christopher Judge and Noel Clarke
(Duration: 70' Approx)

CAST: Christopher Judge (Teal’c) and Noel Clarke (Sebe’t)

SYNOPSIS:

Teal’c’s past as First Prime of Apophis comes back to haunt him when Colonel O’Neill and Daniel Jackson are taken captive by the system lord’s forces. As Teal’c struggles to free them, he finds himself confronted by an old friend and fellow Jaffa, Sebe’t. Can this warrior really be trusted? Or has Teal’c reopened an old wound that can never be healed?

AUTHOR: Jim Swallow
DIRECTOR: Sharon Goslin
CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT: TBC

Stargate SG1 / Atlantis - Update on Big Finish Audio Dramas

At author James Swallow's live journal update for November 23, 2008:

(Please follow the link for the complete update.)

Jaffa Fight Club

... This week just gone I've been in the recording studio working on the second series of Stargate audio adventures for the good people at Big Finish productions [Click Here to learn more].



First Prime is my third script for the audios, a Stargate SG-1 story featuring Christopher Judge as Teal'c and guest-starring Noel Clarke, the aforementioned ex-boyfriend of Rose Tyler, star of Kidulthood, Adulthood and a blazingly talented actor/writer/director.

Part of First Prime's plotline involves Teal'c and Noel's character Sebe't fighting with staff weapons, but without Chris in the studio, someone had to be his radio stunt double for some of the combat scenes - cue Jim. And so, I got to be Judge's stand-in, snarling and grunting, making oof! and rargh! noises. It's nice work if you can get it.

Apparently I was so good at it - or maybe it was just that I was the only spare body in the studio, who can say - that when Neil Roberts (who recently appeared in my Doctor Who audio Kingdom of Silver) came in to give his sterling performance in the forthcoming Stargate Atlantis audio The Kindness of Strangers, I got tapped once again, this time to play Doctor Carson Beckett, in lieu of Paul McGillion. Everyone was very generous about my attempts at a Scottish accent.

Stargate Atlantis - Big Finish: 'Zero Point' Audio Drama

From Big Finish Productions:



Stargate Atlantis: Zero Point

Starring David Nykl

(Duration: 70' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:

“Then the energy shockwave hit us, and the Apollo was thrown about as if it were a rowboat in a storm.”

Zelenka reluctantly finds himself aboard the Starship Apollo as part of Colonel Carter’s drive to survey the area of space surrounding Atlantis’ new planet. It’s a sensible idea, he understands that – but it’s also very dull. Dull, that is, until the ship discovers an entirely new life form…

AUTHOR: James Swallow
DIRECTOR: Sharon Gosling

RELEASE DATE: September 2008

CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place in season four, between Reunion and Midway.

Stargate SG-1 - Big Finish - Savarna Available for Download

At Big Finish Productions, the latest Stargate SG-1 audio drama,
Savarna, narrated by Teryl Rothery is available for download (with purchase):

Stargate SG-1 - Big Finish - Savarna Release Date Aug 31 '08

From Big Finish:



Stargate SG-1: Savarna

RELEASE DATE: 31 Aug 2008

Returning from a mercy mission, the Prometheus is attacked and Doctor Janet Fraiser is kidnapped. Finding herself amongst a crew of outlaws, the Doctor must treat a desperately ill patient and keep herself alive long enough to escape.

Starring Teryl Rothery and Toby Longworth
(Duration: 70' Approx)

CD EXTRAS:
Behind-the-scenes interview with Teryl Rothery

SYNOPSIS:

“My twelfth grade teacher once told me, 'We don't regret the things we do in life, it's the things we don't do that haunt us'. And she was right.”

Returning from a mercy mission, the Prometheus is attacked and Doctor Janet Fraiser is kidnapped. Finding herself amongst a crew of outlaws, the Doctor must treat a desperately ill patient and keep herself alive long enough to escape. But are things all that they seem?

AUTHOR: Sally Malcolm
RECORDED DATE: 3 June 2008
RELEASE DATE: August 2008

CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place in season six, after Unnatural Selection.

SPECIAL NOTE:

Savarna has been moved forward to replace the originally planned August release, Pathogen. Because of scheduling issues, Pathogen will now be released at a later date, in season two. It will still star Teryl Rothery and Christopher Judge.

Stargate: Atlantis - Big Finish: Perchance To Dream Available for Download

From Big Finish Productions:



The NEW audio drama, 'Perchance to Dream' read by Paul McGillion, is now available for download. (If you purchased the CD, you can also download the file for the same price.)

Starring Paul McGillion
(Duration: 70' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:
"I thought there'd be more pain. My patients have always complained of more pain..."

Doctor Carson Beckett finds himself in an uncomfortable situation when he becomes a patient in his own infirmary. After a disastrous mission, Beckett is brought back to Atlantis with a broken leg – and a bad case of amnesia.

But that's the least of his troubles. Cared for by Doctor Gilbert, Beckett watches as a strange affliction overcomes his friends and colleagues. One by one, members of the Atlantis crew are brought in, unconscious and unresponsive yet with no sign of trauma. What's causing this peculiar illness? And why doesn't anyone want to hear what Carson has to say about it?


CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place during season two.

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - Big Finish Stargate Audio Dramas

The Big Finish site has a new banner ad up for the July Stargate Atlantis audio drama, "Perchance to Dream," read by Paul McGillion as Dr. Carson Beckett.



1.4 Stargate Atlantis: Perchance to Dream

Starring Paul McGillion - (Duration: 70' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:

"I thought there'd be more pain. My patients have always complained of more pain..."

Doctor Carson Beckett finds himself in an uncomfortable situation when he becomes a patient in his own infirmary. After a disastrous mission, Beckett is brought back to Atlantis with a broken leg – and a bad case of amnesia.

But that's the least of his troubles. Cared for by Doctor Gilbert, Beckett watches as a strange affliction overcomes his friends and colleagues. One by one, members of the Atlantis crew are brought in, unconscious and unresponsive yet with no sign of trauma. What's causing this peculiar illness? And why doesn't anyone want to hear what Carson has to say about it?

RELEASE DATE: 31 Jul 2008

CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place during season two.



Also, Big Finish author James Swallow revealed another title (possibly a working title only) in the second series of the Big Finish audio dramas in a post at GateWorld Forum:

Coming Soon:

Stargate SG-1: First Prime (from Big Finish Productions)

(Dare we hope that Christopher Judge will be the narrator? Yes, yes I dare!)

Stargate SG-1 - Big Finish: Audio Dramas - Change in Line Up - Savarna

From Big Finish Productions:

http://www.bigfinish.com/15-Stargate-SG-1-Savarna



Savarna has been moved forward to replace the originally planned August release, Pathogen. Because of scheduling issues, Pathogen will now be released at a later date, in season two. It will still star Teryl Rothery and Christopher Judge.

SAVARNA

Starring Teryl Rothery and Toby Longworth
(Duration: 70' Approx)

CD EXTRAS:

Behind-the-scenes interview with Teryl Rothery

SYNOPSIS:

“My twelfth grade teacher once told me, 'We don't regret the things we do in life, it's the things we don't do that haunt us'. And she was right.”

Returning from a mercy mission, the Prometheus is attacked and Doctor Janet Fraiser is kidnapped. Finding herself amongst a crew of outlaws, the Doctor must treat a desperately ill patient and keep herself alive long enough to escape. But are things all that they seem?

AUTHOR: Sally Malcolm
DIRECTOR: Sharon Gosling
RECORDED DATE: 3 June 2008
RELEASE DATE: August 2008


CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place in season five, between Fragile Balance and Heroes 1 & 2.

Stargate Atlantis - David Nykl Blog Update June 6 '08 - NEW Photos

From David Nykl's blog, "Letters From Pegasus," blog update for June 6, 2008:


http://lettersfrompegasus.blogspot.com/2008/06/3-2-1-haitus.html

(Please follow the link for the complete blog update and to view the NEW photos.)

Friday, June 6, 2008

3-2-1 Haitus



Actor David Nykl (Dr. Radek Zelenka)

**snippage**

Well I wrapped out of the mid-season two parter today - my final scenes before summer hiatus. There's still a week of production before the break, but I got let out early for good behaviour. It's been a fun episode to shoot - and a great script -finally getting some screen time with the very fine Rachel Luttrell.

Next up: a guest spot on Sanctuary, (Thanks, Martin Wood!) That's going to be fun - I've never been to the Hindu Kush Mountains before. Then there's the second of the audio dramas I'm doing with Big Finish. I did one last week and the script was really really good. And they're a lot of fun to do. I think you'll like them a lot.



**snippage**

Stargate SG-1 / Atlantis - Shop SciFi: Introduction To The World Of Big Finish

From a SciFi Find e-mail announcement:

Big Finish have been producing full cast audio dramas since the late 1990's. Most famously they have kept Doctor Who alive and well during it's days when it was missing from the screen.

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Big Finish produces monthly 2 CD dramas starring original Doctor Who cast members and has racked up an amazing 100+ titles over the past few years.

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Stargate SG-1 - Big Finish: 'Shell Game' available for download

From James Swallow's blog, Red Flag, update for June 1, 2008:

http://jmswallow.livejournal.com/59190.html

Stargate SG-1: Shell Game available now!



As mentioned [previously], I recently wrote a Stargate SG-1 audio drama starring Claudia Black (in the role of Vala Mal Doran) and Michael Shanks (as Daniel Jackson) for Big Finish Productions; I'm pleased to say that the direct digital download release has just gone on-line several weeks ahead of schedule, and is available for purchase by clicking here. I believe the CD version is currently being pressed and will be in shops by the end of the month.

http://www.bigfinish.com/13-Stargate-SG-1-Shell-Game

(If you haven't already purchased Shell Game, a trailer from the audio drama is available for download:

http://www.bigfinish.com/trailer/487fae87-9a84-4ef5-8587-52f3e143ade2.mp3 )

I'm really pleased with the way Shell Game turned out; there are some great performances from Claudia and Michael, good work by our audio ace Steve Foxon, a neat cover by Alex Mallinson and some spot-on direction by Sharon Gosling. I'll be returning to Stargate audios in the coming months with an Atlantis tale called Zero Point, featuring David Nykl (as Radek Zelenka).




http://www.bigfinish.com/16-Stargate-Atlantis-Zero-Point

RELEASE DATE: September 2008


The NEXT scheduled release of a Stargate Audio Drama is:

Stargate Atlantis: Perchance to Dream -- Narrated by Paul McGillion



http://www.bigfinish.com/14-Stargate-Atlantis-Perchance-to-Dream

RELEASE DATE: July 2008

Stargate SG-1 - Big Finish: Audio Trailer for "Shell Game" Available

From Big Finish:
http://www.bigfinish.com/13-Stargate-SG-1-Shell-Game




The trailer for "Shell Game," narrated by Claudia Black and Michael Shanks, is now available for download. Both actor's voices are in the trailer.

SHELL GAME

Starring Claudia Black and Michael Shanks

(Duration: 70' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:

“One reaches a certain level of notoriety in the business of appropriating things, and you’d think you'd get accommodation that matches your rep. But no…”

Vala Mal Doran finds herself in a particularly sticky situation when an old foe catches up with her. With only Daniel Jackson able to fight her corner, Vala may have to do something that's really not her style – tell the truth.

RECORDED DATE: Oct 2007 & Feb 2008
RELEASE DATE: June 2008

CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place during season ten, after The Pegasus Project.

Stargate Atlantis - Big Finish - Details and Cover Art for Zero Point featuring David Nykl

From Big Finish Productions:

http://www.bigfinish.com/16-Stargate-Atlantis-Zero-Point



ZERO POINT

Starring David Nykl

(Duration: 70' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:

“Then the energy shockwave hit us, and the Apollo was thrown about as if it were a rowboat in a storm.”

Zelenka reluctantly finds himself aboard the Starship Apollo as part of Colonel Carter’s drive to survey the area of space surrounding Atlantis’ new planet. It’s a sensible idea, he understands that – but it’s also very dull. Dull, that is, until the ship discovers an entirely new life form…

AUTHOR: James Swallow
DIRECTOR: Sharon Gosling
NUMBER OF DISCS: 1 CD
RELEASE DATE: September 2008

CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place in season four, between Reunion and Midway.

And a reminder:

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3. Stargate SG-1: Shell Game (Starring Claudia Black and Michael Shanks)



4. Stargate Atlantis: Perchance to Dream (Starring Paul McGillion)



5. Stargate SG-1: Pathogen (Starring Teryl Rothery and Christopher Judge)


6. Stargate Atlantis: Zero Point (Starring David Nykl)

With every release you will also receive access to our online service, so you can download it in advance of your CD's arrival.

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - NEW CD Cover Art for Audio Dramas

From Big Finish Productions:

http://www.bigfinish.com/

STARGATE ATLANTIS - Perchance to Dream

http://www.bigfinish.com/14-Stargate-Atlantis-Perchance-to-Dream



Starring Paul McGillion
(Duration: 70' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:

"I thought there'd be more pain. My patients have always complained of more pain..."

Doctor Carson Beckett finds himself in an uncomfortable situation when he becomes a patient in his own infirmary. After a disastrous mission, Beckett is brought back to Atlantis with a broken leg – and a bad case of amnesia.

But that's the least of his troubles. Cared for by Doctor Gilbert, Beckett watches as a strange affliction overcomes his friends and colleagues. One by one, members of the Atlantis crew are brought in, unconscious and unresponsive yet with no sign of trauma. What's causing this peculiar illness? And why doesn't anyone want to hear what Carson has to say about it?


CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place during season two.


RELEASE DATE: July 2008

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STARGATE SG-1 - Pathogen
http://www.bigfinish.com/15-Stargate-SG-1-Pathogen



Starring Teryl Rothery and Christopher Judge
(Duration: 70' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:

“Teal’c – was there a rock fall? Are we… are we trapped in here?”

SG-1 runs into trouble when they trigger a Goa’uld trap meant for grave robbers. Infected by an unknown pathogen, Colonel O’Neill orders the team to stay put and sends for help. It arrives in the form of Doctor Janet Fraiser. But when did any rescue ever go smoothly for Stargate Command’s flagship team – or their intrepid Doctor?

RELEASE DATE: August 2008

CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place during season seven, after Fragile Balance and before Heroes 1 & 2.