Stargate / Sanctuary - The SciFi Guys: Vote in the Red Shirt Awards

At the SciFi Guys Blog (UK):

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The Red Shirt Awards 2009



Voting for all categories is open as of now and will close on Wednesday 30th December at 12:00am UK time and voting can be cast by all of the options mentioned above (twitter, email and the forum).

People can vote on via the following methods:
twitter: www.twitter.com/thescifiguys
email: vote@dtrn.co.uk
and by registering their suggestion on the forum: www.dtrn.co.uk/smf

Among the categories are:

BEST ACTOR:

Simon Baker (The Mentalist), Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica), Joseph Finnes (Flash Forward), Mark Harmon (NCIS), Christopher Heyerdahl (Sanctuary, Stargate Atlantis), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Tim Roth (Lie To Me), Nathan Fillon (Castle), Colin Ferguson (Eureka)


BEST NEW SHOW:

NCIS LA, Flash Forward, Paradox, V, Warehouse 13, SGU (Stargate Universe)


BEST RETURNING SHOW:

Battlestar Galactica, Sanctuary, Dollhouse, The Big Bang Theory, Lie To Me, The Mentalist, Supernatural, Fringe, Eureka

BIGGEST IMPACT ON SCI FI (TV):

Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Flash Forward, Jericho, Chuck, Stargate SG1, Matts Rants On Smallville

Sanctuary -SciFi and TV Talk's Blog: Robin Dunne Interview

At SciFi and TV Talk's Blog:

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Sanctuary’s Robin Dunne – A Will Of His Own

by Steven Eramo

It was not that long ago that forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman crossed paths with Dr. Helen Magnus, but was it fate or happenstance that brought them together? It was, in fact, no accident that the scientist sought out Will and offered him the opportunity to become her protegé and part of the Sanctuary team. His curiosity got the better of him and he accepted. Since then, Will has been helping Magnus protect one of Earth’s oldest and sometimes most dangerous inhabitants, creatures called Abnormals. In Sanctuary’s first season finale, Revelations, a mysterious group known as the Cabal set a plan in motion to turn Abnormals against humankind. Unknown to our heroes, this was the prelude to something far bigger, and for the actor who plays Will, Robin Dunne, it marked the end of what had been a challenging first year on the job.

“I had never done a full season of a TV show before, and certainly not one like this,” says Dunne during a break in filming on Sanctuary’s Vancouver set. “I loved it and it was so much fun doing the things that we did, but it was tough, too. There were some very demanding episodes, so by the end of last season I felt like I’d just crossed the finish line of a marathon. It was great to get to the finale, where we were wrapping stuff up and bringing in other characters. Not only did I get to work with our core cast – Amanda Tapping [Magnus], Ryan Robbins [Henry Foss], Emilie Ullerup [Ashley Magnus] and Chris Heyerdahl [John Druitt/Bigfoot] – but also Jonathon Young [Nikola Tesla], who came back for a visit, and Peter Wingfield [John Watson]. It was such an amazing story and brought together a number of loose ends..."