From Stargate: Continuum's featurette, 'Stargate Goes to the Arctic' includes mini-interviews with Richard Dean Anderson, Martin Wood, Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping and Barry Campbell (from APLIS), the gentleman who approached producers N. John Smith and Martin Wood and asked if they would like to go to the Arctic. Thank you Mr. Campbell!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Stargate Atlantis - Alex Levine's Blog Update July 31 '08
From Alex Levine's SciFi Channel's Stargate Atlantis blog update for July 31, 2008:
(Please follow the link for the complete blog update.)
July 31, 2008
Slow Day Mish Mash
...Just before lunch, I spoke with Alan McCullough about Friday's episode, "The Daedalus Variations." The working title for this one was "The Flying Dutchman", which refers to the legend of a ghost ship that can never go home, and is doomed to sail the oceans forever. In this one our intrepid team finds another Daedalus with an inter-dimensional drive that sends them jumping through alternate realities. That's not a spoiler, by the way, that's Sci-fi's log line and it's on the front of this website. So don't blame me for letting the cat out of the bag!!!
In any case, the original story Alan pitched was about a room in Atlantis that shifts into alternate realities, but that scenario creates issues such as: what if there was no Atlantis in another reality? Would the room simply exist, in that example, in the middle of the ocean? So as you can see that permutation became a bit unwieldy. That is, until Robert Cooper spun it around and suggested using the Daedalus (good with ideas, that guy). And that's how the story developed. After that little gem of a turn, all the guys had to do was decide what kind of cool stuff the team would run into in the other realities. They had a lot of fun narrowing it down, as you'll see....
...Lastly, The Daedalus Variations had one of the most expensive VFX budgets we've ever had, right up there with Be All My Sins, Adrift, and Rising (the pilot). Because the show was 99% shot on the Daedalus, an abundance of VFX really opens up the episode.
Enjoy!
ATL
(Please follow the link for the complete blog update.)
July 31, 2008
Slow Day Mish Mash
...Just before lunch, I spoke with Alan McCullough about Friday's episode, "The Daedalus Variations." The working title for this one was "The Flying Dutchman", which refers to the legend of a ghost ship that can never go home, and is doomed to sail the oceans forever. In this one our intrepid team finds another Daedalus with an inter-dimensional drive that sends them jumping through alternate realities. That's not a spoiler, by the way, that's Sci-fi's log line and it's on the front of this website. So don't blame me for letting the cat out of the bag!!!
In any case, the original story Alan pitched was about a room in Atlantis that shifts into alternate realities, but that scenario creates issues such as: what if there was no Atlantis in another reality? Would the room simply exist, in that example, in the middle of the ocean? So as you can see that permutation became a bit unwieldy. That is, until Robert Cooper spun it around and suggested using the Daedalus (good with ideas, that guy). And that's how the story developed. After that little gem of a turn, all the guys had to do was decide what kind of cool stuff the team would run into in the other realities. They had a lot of fun narrowing it down, as you'll see....
...Lastly, The Daedalus Variations had one of the most expensive VFX budgets we've ever had, right up there with Be All My Sins, Adrift, and Rising (the pilot). Because the show was 99% shot on the Daedalus, an abundance of VFX really opens up the episode.
Enjoy!
ATL
Stargate Atlantis - GateWorld: First hints at 'Infection' story
From GateWorld:
(Please follow the link for the complete GateWorld article.)
First hints at 'Infection' story
THURSDAY, JULY 31 (EPISODES)
The first story details have arrived at GateWorld for the upcoming episode of Stargate Atlantis.
A brief excerpt:
The first scarce story details have arrived at GateWorld for "Infection," an upcoming episode of Stargate Atlantis's fifth season.
Written by staff writer and producer Alan McCullough, the episode is currently slated to be the seventeenth in production order.
Here's what we know about the episode so far...
(Please follow the link for the complete GateWorld article.)
First hints at 'Infection' story
THURSDAY, JULY 31 (EPISODES)
The first story details have arrived at GateWorld for the upcoming episode of Stargate Atlantis.
A brief excerpt:
The first scarce story details have arrived at GateWorld for "Infection," an upcoming episode of Stargate Atlantis's fifth season.
Written by staff writer and producer Alan McCullough, the episode is currently slated to be the seventeenth in production order.
Here's what we know about the episode so far...
Stargate Atlantis - NEW Episode 'The Daedalus Variations' Aug 1
From the SciFi Channel's schedulebot, the SciFi Channel's SciFi Friday line up for August 1, 2008:
[NOTE: Times for this Friday's repeat episodes are off by a half-hour, due to the 90 minute Doctor Who season finale. No 5pm Stargate Atlantis weekday rotation episode Friday.]
5:30PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 8) IT'S GOOD TO BE THE KING
6:30PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 7) FALLOUT
7:30PM JOAN OF ARCADIA THE BOAT
8:30PM DOCTOR WHO - SEASON 4 JOURNEY'S END
10:00PM STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 5) THE DAEDALUS VARIATIONS
MGM trailer From MGM Stargate
11:00PM DOCTOR WHO - SEASON 4 JOURNEY'S END
12:30AM STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 5) THE DAEDALUS VARIATIONS
SciFi.com episode trailer:
01:30AM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASONS 1-5) JOLINARS MEMORIES
02:30AM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASONS 1-5) THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Stargate photos courtesy of GateWorld
Official Stargate Special Ops member
[NOTE: Times for this Friday's repeat episodes are off by a half-hour, due to the 90 minute Doctor Who season finale. No 5pm Stargate Atlantis weekday rotation episode Friday.]
5:30PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 8) IT'S GOOD TO BE THE KING
6:30PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 7) FALLOUT
7:30PM JOAN OF ARCADIA THE BOAT
8:30PM DOCTOR WHO - SEASON 4 JOURNEY'S END
10:00PM STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 5) THE DAEDALUS VARIATIONS
MGM trailer From MGM Stargate
11:00PM DOCTOR WHO - SEASON 4 JOURNEY'S END
12:30AM STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 5) THE DAEDALUS VARIATIONS
SciFi.com episode trailer:
01:30AM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASONS 1-5) JOLINARS MEMORIES
02:30AM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASONS 1-5) THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Stargate photos courtesy of GateWorld
Official Stargate Special Ops member
Stargate: Continuum - MGM Stargate: Close Up: Amanda Tapping
From MGM Stargate:
Close Up: Amanda Tapping
July 31, 2008 (Actors)
She’s crossed the universe with Stargate SG-1, but filming Stargate Continuum gave star Amanda Tapping her greatest challenge yet – filming inside the Arctic circle.
A brief excerpt:
...“The one thing that I really missed on it was Teryl [Rothery]. I was hoping that there would be a way that we would find Dr. Fraiser somewhere. I know that the scope of the movie was so huge that the odds of us actually finding a comrade from our time was slim, but it would have been nice,” she says. “But the fact that we had Don Davis there, and we had William Devane come back as the president, and we had Cliff [Simon] – we were very lucky in the people that we were able to bring back...”
...Nor does Tapping think that the film marks the end of her involvement with Samantha Carter, the character that she has carried with her for so long.
Story by Sharon Gosling
Close Up: Amanda Tapping
July 31, 2008 (Actors)
She’s crossed the universe with Stargate SG-1, but filming Stargate Continuum gave star Amanda Tapping her greatest challenge yet – filming inside the Arctic circle.
A brief excerpt:
...“The one thing that I really missed on it was Teryl [Rothery]. I was hoping that there would be a way that we would find Dr. Fraiser somewhere. I know that the scope of the movie was so huge that the odds of us actually finding a comrade from our time was slim, but it would have been nice,” she says. “But the fact that we had Don Davis there, and we had William Devane come back as the president, and we had Cliff [Simon] – we were very lucky in the people that we were able to bring back...”
...Nor does Tapping think that the film marks the end of her involvement with Samantha Carter, the character that she has carried with her for so long.
“I don’t think that it’s the last for anyone. I think we all hold out hope that there will be a possibility for more, and I think it’s safe to say that we would all happily go back and do another one,” Tapping states. “I’m sure we’re all working on our own things right now, but if the opportunity came up and I was able, I would jump through flaming hoops to do another SG-1. I have so much respect for the people that run the franchise, for Brad [Wright] and Robert [C. Cooper] who wrote the films, and if they asked I would do everything I could to do it.”
Story by Sharon Gosling
Joe Flanigan - Video: Questions and Answers Part 3
Courtesy of the SciFi Channel and HULU, from Stargate Atlantis' fourth season, Joe Flanigan Q&A - Part 3.
Stargate Atlantis
Web Exclusive |04:52 |PG |
Joe Flanigan (Lt. Col. John Sheppard) answers fan questions from the Forum in this special Q&A series.
Stargate Atlantis
Web Exclusive |04:52 |PG |
Joe Flanigan (Lt. Col. John Sheppard) answers fan questions from the Forum in this special Q&A series.
Eureka - Video: 'Bad to the Drone'
Courtesy of the SciFi Channel and HULU, Eureka's third season premiere episode, 'Bad to the Drone.' Starring Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson, Joe Morton, Jordan Hinson, Niall Matter, Erica Cerra and Ed Quinn. Guest stars include Frances Fisher, Chris Gauthier and Kirsten Robek.
Success comes at a price, as several citizens of Eureka discover when the DoD sends a corporate fixer to town during an anti-missile test that sees the target drones threatening Eureka.
Success comes at a price, as several citizens of Eureka discover when the DoD sends a corporate fixer to town during an anti-missile test that sees the target drones threatening Eureka.
Stargate Atlantis: 2nd Annual Robert Picardo Charity Dinner
From the official Robert Picardo web site:
(Please follow the link for more information.)
Where: Palace Station Hotel & Casino, 2411 West Sahara Drive, Las Vegas, NV
When: August 10, 2008 from 8pm - 12am
Cost: $35 per ticket (includes dinner)
All proceeds go to the San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity.
(Please follow the link for more information.)
Where: Palace Station Hotel & Casino, 2411 West Sahara Drive, Las Vegas, NV
When: August 10, 2008 from 8pm - 12am
Cost: $35 per ticket (includes dinner)
All proceeds go to the San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity.
Supernatural - TV Guide Online: Video: Jared Padalecki
At TV Guide Online:
TV Guide News
VIDEO: Supernatural's Jared Predicts Dark Changes
On Tuesday we gave you scoop from Supernatural star Jensen Ackles, but what kind of people would we be if you didn't give you the other half of the brotherly duo? Watch as Jared Padalecki reveals his predictions about a tougher and darker Sam to come on this upcoming season, the change that may occur with the Sam-Dean dynamic and just how manipulative those gosh darn demons if you're not on point!
Supernatural's Jensen Ackles Talks Hell
TV Guide News
VIDEO: Supernatural's Jared Predicts Dark Changes
On Tuesday we gave you scoop from Supernatural star Jensen Ackles, but what kind of people would we be if you didn't give you the other half of the brotherly duo? Watch as Jared Padalecki reveals his predictions about a tougher and darker Sam to come on this upcoming season, the change that may occur with the Sam-Dean dynamic and just how manipulative those gosh darn demons if you're not on point!
Supernatural's Jensen Ackles Talks Hell
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