Thursday, March 6, 2008

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - SciFi Friday Mar '7 '08 - SGA Season 4 Finale!

The SciFi Friday line up for Friday, March 7, 2008:



5:00P STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 1) HIDE AND SEEK



6:00P STARGATE SG-1 CROSSROADS



7:00P STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 9) EX-DEUS MACHINA



9:00P STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) THE KINDRED - PART 2




10:00P STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) THE LAST MAN - Season Four Finale!



11:00P STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 8) ZERO HOUR



12:00A STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) THE LAST MAN



01:00A STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 6) SIGHT UNSEEN



02:00A STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) THIS MORTAL COIL

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - Diamond Select Toys Newsletter E-Spectrum No. 63

From Diamond Select Toys e-mail newsletter E-Spectrum No. 63:

Get Your Transport Rings!



While included with some of this week's Stargate SG-1 Series 4 action figures, the sci-fi series' trademark Transport Rings usually operate in groups of five. Does that mean you'll have to buy duplicate action figures to complete your own Transport Ring display? Definitely not! The DST online store will be the exclusive home of these additional rings, each available for only $4.00!

Click Here to Order

http://tinyurl.com/23fycm

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Diamond Select Toys Factoid:

So far 10 aliens have appeared in the DST Stargate action figure releases. Later this year, expect to see the release of at least four more!

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Shipping Soon: Stargate Atlantis Series 2!



Out Stargate-themed newsletter continues with an update for fans of the Sci-Fi Channel's hit series Stargate Atlantis. The second series of action figures based on the People's Choice Award-winning show will debut in stores nationwide on March 26th. This assortment features Dr. Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagen and a Wraith Queen as well as the final installment of gate pieces used to create the figure-sized Atlantis-style Stargate!

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Top 5 Pre-Order Items

1. BSG Mark II Viper Statue
2. Back to the Future Flux Capacitor Replica
3. Stargate SG-1 Jack O'Neil 12" Cloth Figure

http://tinyurl.com/ys5gcp


4. For a Few Dollars More Minimates Box Set
5. BSG Cylon Bust

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New in the Store!



The latest Stargate release featuring the much-requested Desert Combat versions of your favorite SG-1 members is now in stores! Each figure in this stellar assortment features a piece of the robotic MALP or a Goa'uld Transport Ring perfect for creating the ultimate Stargate display. Follow the link below to pick up your own Desert Combat Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson and Teal'c and don't forget
to add the Previews Exclusive former member Jonas Quinn to your collection as well!

Click Here to Order!

http://tinyurl.com/2s7f6n

SG1: Ark of Truth - SciFi Channel - Exclusive Photos

From the SciFi Channel's Ark of Truth site:

http://www.scifi.com/arkoftruth/gallery/index.php



23 photos

A brief sampling:

Tomin (Tim Guinee)



Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks)



Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell (Ben Browder) and Lt. Col. Sam Carter



Vala Mal Doran (Claudia Black) and Tomin

SG1: Ark of Truth - SciFi Channel: NEW Trailer & Videos

Wow!

I was going to visit the SGA site at SciFi Channel...and instead an Ark of Truth page popped up!

http://www.scifi.com/arkoftruth/index.php

With a variety of videos, including:

Trailer
The Ark of Truth
Watch the trailer for "Stargate: The Ark of Truth."





http://www.scifi.com/arkoftruth/index.php?Video=1

If You Can't Take the Heat, Part 1
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Stuntmen test out a new gel that allows them to withstand direct contact with fire.

Stunt Coordinator Dan Shea



http://www.scifi.com/arkoftruth/index.php?Video=2

If You Can't Take the Heat, Part 2
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
The stuntmen continue testing the gel, now on a full upper body and face.

Special Effects Coordinator Wray Douglas



http://www.scifi.com/arkoftruth/index.php?Video=3

If You Can't Take the Heat, Part 3
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
The testing of a new fire-resistant gel continues on a man's bare head.

Fire!



http://www.scifi.com/arkoftruth/index.php?Video=4


Plains of Celestis Scene
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Watch a behind-the-scenes clip featuring Christopher Judge (Teal'c).







http://www.scifi.com/arkoftruth/index.php?Video=5


About Celestis
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
Robert C. Cooper talks about the making of the Plains of Celestis scene on set.



http://www.scifi.com/arkoftruth/index.php?Video=6

Stargate Atlantis - GateWorld: SCI FI eyeing summer 2008 for Season Five?

From GateWorld:

http://gateworld.net/news/2008/03/sci_fi_eyeing_summer_2008_for_se.shtml

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

SCI FI eyeing summer 2008 for Season Five?



THURSDAY, MARCH 6 (GENERAL)

How long will viewers have to wait after this week's season finale?

A brief excerpt:

With the current fourth season of Stargate Atlantis pushed to a fall premiere for the first time in franchise history, it is not hard to guess that SCI FI Channel may be doing the same with Season Five. But that is not necessarily the plan, as a number of online sources have indicated.

**snippage**

Stargate Atlantis - MGM Stargate: NEW Video - Jewel Staite on Extra!

From MGM Stargate:

http://stargate.mgm.com/video.php?id=105

Jewel Staite on Extra!

5:45 26MB

(Formatted in QuickTime 7)

Extra TV's Jerry Penacoli goes behind the scenes with Jewel Staite.

(Screenprints from the video)







Includes brief glimpses from Comic Con 2007





And scenes from "The Last Man":







Stargate Atlantis - SciFi Weekly: Review: SGA Action Figures

From SciFi Weekly:

http://www.scifi.com/sfw/cool/sfw18434.html

(Please follow the link for the complete review.)

The SGA Action Figures were rated a B.



REVIEWS: COOL STUFF

March 06, 2008

Stargate Atlantis Action Figures

A spinoff series spawns an impressive set of action figures that will even help you build your own Stargate

Stargate Atlantis Action Figures
By Diamond Select Toys
MSRP: ~$16 each


By Sean Huxter

Stargate SG-1 has been one of the longest-running science fiction shows on TV, and certainly one of the best. But it almost always concentrated on the -1 part—the fact is, however, that the Stargate project has more than one team that makes its excursions through the Stargate. So when it came time for a spinoff series, it's small wonder a new team was introduced. This team travels through the Stargate to the Pegasus Galaxy and discovers Atlantis—yes, the Atlantis. Not hidden beneath the oceans of Earth, as legend would have it, but the legendary Atlantis nonetheless.


The Wraith cuts an impressive figure.

This new team, led by Elizabeth Weir and military lead Lt. Col. John Sheppard, becomes trapped on the planet Lantea, on the submersible, highly technological (but very ancient) city of Atlantis. While there they discover a dangerous new enemy, the Wraith.




Diamond Select Toys has created several sets of action figures based on this spinoff series, the first of which includes Dr. Weir, Lt. Col. Sheppard, Field Ops Weir, Field Ops Sheppard and a Wraith. Each figure is just under 7 inches in height, and is to scale with previous Stargate SG-1 figures, so they can all form a huge happy family. (Incidentally, they are also to scale with their Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica figures.)

**snippage**