Sanctuary - NBCUMV: Viewers Seek 'Sanctuary' on SciFi

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VIEWERS SEEK 'SANCTUARY' ON SCI FI



Published: October 6, 2008

#1 Program Among Adults 25-54

2.7 Million Tune In For Series Premiere

New York, NY – October 6, 2008 –SCI FI's groundbreaking new original series Sanctuary, which premiered on Friday, October 3 (9-11 pm), was the #1 primetime cable entertainment program among Adults 25-54 and the #4 among Adults 18-49. Sanctuary delivered more than 2.7 million total viewers (P2+), 1.08 million Adults 18-49, and 1.4 million Adults 25-54. With its 2.2 HH rating, Sanctuary is the highest rated original series premiere since Eureka made Channel history in July 2006.

Sanctuary helped to make SCI FI the #1 cable network airing entertainment programming in 8-11 pm primetime with Adults 25-54, and among adults 18-49 the Channel was ranked #2.

SCIFI.com also had record highs. Since measurement began in 2006, Sanctuary is the best performance online for any SCI FI series debut in all key metrics. Sanctuary's web performance boosted SCIFI.com to 1.2 million page views, 208,000 uniques, and 287,000 video streams on Friday, October 3, 2008.

Sanctuary follows the adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping), a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population — a group of strange and sometimes terrifying beings that hide among humans. Along with her new recruit, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne), her quirky tech wiz Henry (Ryan Robbins) and her fearless daughter Ashley (Emilie Ullerup), Magnus seeks to protect this threatened phenomena as well as unlock the mysteries behind their existence. The series also stars Christopher Heyerdahl as the sinister John Druitt.

Created by Damian Kindler (Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis), Sanctuary is produced in association with SCI FI Channel and is distributed by Tricon Films and Television. The show is executive produced by Damian Kindler, Sam Egan, Amanda Tapping, Martin Wood, Keith Beedie, and N. John Smith.

SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 93 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.

The Simpsons - Video: 'Lost Verizon'

Courtesy of FOX and HULU, The Simpsons' 'Lost Verizon.'

Bart makes the ultimate prank call.

Michael T. Weiss - The Pretender - Video: 'Hazards'

Courtesy of HULU, The Pretender's 'Hazards,' starring Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau and Jon Gries. Guest stars include Donzaleigh Abernathy, Sam Ayers, Theodore Bikel and Paul Dillon.

An engineer attempts suicide after he is made the scapegoat for a hazardous chemical spill that claimed the lives of three co-workers. Sydney threatens to kill an old enemy.

Battlestar Galactica Classic - Video: 'The Magnificent Warriors'

Courtesy of HULU, Battlestar Galactica Classic's 'The Magnificent Warriors,' starring Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Herb Jefferson Jr., Noah Hathaway, Tony Swartz and Terry Carter. Guest stars include Brett Somers, Dennis Fimple, Eric Server, Ed Begley Jr., Barry Nelson and Rance Howard (Ron Howard's father).

When a Cylon attack destroys most of the fleet's food supply, Galactica must trade equipment for grain on a rural planet plagued by the Borays, a group of pig-like marauders.

Exosquad - Video: 'Scorched Venus'

Courtesy of HULU, Exosquad's 'Scorched Venus,' starring the voice talents of Lisa Ann Beley, Robby Benson, Michael Benyaer, Gary Chalk, Michael Donovan, Janyse Jaud and David Kaye.

As Marsala rescues J.T. and his crew from an ill-fated journey to the sun, Nara learns that except for a brother, James, now a Resistance leader, her family on Venus has been eliminated.

Life After Mars - SciFi Weekly: Jason O'Mara Interview

At SciFi Weekly:

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INTERVIEWS

October 06, 2008

Jason O'Mara and company travel back in time—or do they?—to import (and remake) the British hit Life on Mars

By Mike Szymanski



Detective Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973 after suffering a car accident. He's not sure how he got there, or why he is there, but he knows that he can fight crime and solve mysteries with the knowledge he carries over from the 21st century.

Life on Mars originated in the United Kingdom, but the American version is updated and set in New York. Tyler is played by Jason O'Mara (Resident Evil: Extinction), and his Manhattan counterpart is played by Michael Imperioli, with Harvey Keitel also in the cast.

O'Mara, Imperioli and executive producers Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec gave interviews at the Beverly Hilton Hotel at the same time that they were working on the pilot episode of the show, which airs this fall on ABC-TV.


A brief excerpt:

Do the same characters exist from the original pilot?

O'Mara: I'm the only survivor from the original pilot. Call it Irish luck. But I think a lot of fans of the British show will be happy to see that Ray and Chris are in the script. They're back. I think we wanted Phyllis in the pilot, but there may not be time for Phyllis.

Appelbaum: She'll show up eventually.

Nemec: Annie is certainly in the pilot, and Maya's in the pilot as well. Our goal really was to the BBC series. They did a phenomenal job making that show, and we're very excited to just really be of the spirit of that show into New York in 1973.

Stargate Atlantis - MGM Stargate - NEW Stills 'The Lost Tribe' & 'First Contact'

At MGM Stargate:

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48 NEW Stills

Episode 11 - The Lost Tribe - (Preview)

(however, there are some stills in this folder that are clearly from 'First Contact')

Stargate Atlantis' 'First Contact' airs Friday, October 10 at its NEW time -- 9pm -- on the SciFi Channel (US), guest starring Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson, Christopher Heyerdahl as Todd, and Mitch Pileggi as Col. Steven Caldwell.


First Contact



Dr. Rodney McKay (David Hewlett) and Dr. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks)



Jackson



McKay

The Lost Tribe



Amelia Banks (Sharon Taylor)



Chuck (Chuck Campbell) and Lt. Col. John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan)



Shep, Nurse Marie (Linda Ko), Teyla Emmagan (Rachel Luttrell) and Dr. Radek Zelenka (David Nykl)



Teyla



Shep, Katana (Daniella Alonso) and Zelenka



Richard Woolsey (Robert Picardo), Ronon Dex (Jason Momoa) and Dr. Jennifer Keller (Jewel Staite)

Stargate: Continuum - GateWorld: Stargate: Continuum Screen Capture Gallery

At GateWorld:

Stargate: Continuum Screen Capture Gallery

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 (FEATURES)

GateWorld's massive screencap gallery has more than 3,200 high-quality shots from the DVD movie!



Maj. Gen. Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) and Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks)

(Photo courtesy of GateWorld Continuum Screen Capture Gallery)

Sanctuary - Video: TV Guide Close Up: Amanda Tapping Interview

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SANCTUARY's Amanda Tapping goes green (screen).

Erin Fox interviews Sanctuary's Amanda Tapping about the creation of the show and what it's like to work almost exclusively on green screens.

Posted: 10/3/2008 Length: 04:47

(With thanks to parsifal and lilferret for the heads up.)



EDIT: Update 10/6/08 @ 1:49am:

At TV Guide Online:

TV Guide News

Today's News: Our Take

VIDEO: Amanda Tapping's New Adventure on Sanctuary

You adored her as Col. Sam Carter for 13 years on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, but now Amanda Tapping is launching herself into a new show called Sanctuary (Fridays, 9/8c on Sci Fi). The intriguing show features Amanda as the enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus who recruits the young and handsome Dr. Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne) to work with her in her home – which she calls a "Sanctuary for All." She houses and treats all forms of "abnormals" who most people would deem as monsters that should be destroyed. Erin Fox sat down with the First Lady of sci fi to discuss Magnus' background and the challenges of shooting a show almost solely against green screens.

Sanctuary - Repeats of 'Sanctuary For All'

Repeats of Sanctuary's premiere episode, 'Sanctuary For All,' are scheduled on the SciFi Channel (US) for:



10/05/2008 11:00P SANCTUARY FOR ALL
10/06/2008 3:00P SANCTUARY FOR ALL
10/07/2008 7:00P SANCTUARY FOR ALL
10/09/2008 03:00A SANCTUARY FOR ALL



The next new episode of Sanctuary, 'Fata Morgana,' airs on Friday, October 10 at 10pm on the SciFi Channel.

ReGenesis - Video: 'Resurrection'

Courtesy of HULU, ReGenesis' 'Resurrection,' starring Peter Outerbridge, Maxim Roy, Conrad Pla, Mayko Nguyen, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Sarah Strange and Greg Bryk. Guest stars include Mishu Vellani, Mark Rendall, Vincent Walsh, Rosemary Dunsmore, Hugh Dillon and Chris Wiggins.

David and Jill make a trip to Colorado where a rampant SARS-like outbreak is occurring.

James Marsters - The Dresden Files: Narrates Audio Books

From a Jim Butcher web site e-mail announcement:



At long last, we have the details for the remaining Dresden Files audio books!

Fans of the previous audio books will be thrilled to learn James Marsters has been signed to read the audios of:

DEATH MASKS
BLOOD RITES
DEAD BEAT
PROVEN GUILTY
WHITE NIGHT
and
TURN COAT

Although our release dates are tentative/subject to change, the plan is to release the audios of PROVEN GUILTY, WHITE NIGHT, and TURN COAT simultaneous with the hardcover of TURN COAT in April 2009.

The audio of DEATH MASKS would be released simultaneous with our hardcover reissue in November 2009, while the audios of BLOOD RITES and DEAD BEAT would be released simultaneous with our hardcover reissue of BLOOD RITES in July 2010.

We'll keep you updated on the release schedule if anything changes. We'll also post links to the Jim-Butcher.com store as soon as they are available for preorder.

Discuss this news on the forum.

Additionally, some questions raised in response to the previous post about "Backup" have been answered here.

Heroes - AlloCiné: Masi Oka Interview

At the French website, AlloCiné, there is a very brief interview with Heroes' Masi Oka:



Masi Oka: Season 3 of "Heroes" ...

Using the google translator, a brief excerpt:

While season 3 of "Heroes" has just begun in the United States, Masi Oka gave AlloCiné Series everything that makes a hero Hiro! Yatta !

AlloCiné Series: The 3rd chapter of "Heroes" is "Villains". Should we expect the arrival of new Sylar?

Masi Oka : We wanted to talk about this duality that exists in every human being, that fact that we all can become either a hero or a monster. It is up to us to choose our destiny. This is the choice we are talking about in the 3rd season. Of course, new characters will make their appearance. And they will be bad, very bad ...

Untranslated:

AlloCiné Séries : Le 3ème chapitre d'"Heroes" s'intitule "Villains". Doit-on s'attendre à l'arrivée de nouveaux Sylar ?

Masi Oka : Nous avons voulu parler de cette dualité qui existe en chaque être humain, celle qui fait que nous avons tous la possibilité de devenir soit un héros soit un monstre. C'est à nous de choisir notre destin. C'est de ce choix dont nous parlons dans la 3ème saison. Bien-sûr, de nouveaux personnages vont faire leur apparition. Et ils seront mauvais, très mauvais ...

Stargate Atlantis - Video: The Characters You Love Now At A New Time

A video reminder from the SciFi Channel -- Stargate Atlantis returns Friday, October 10 with the new episode, 'The Lost Tribe,' guest starring Michael Shanks -- at the series NEW time -- 9pm!

Damian Lewis - Life: Video: 'Everything...All The Time'

Courtesy of NBC and HULU, Life's 'Everything...All The Time,' starring Damian Lewis, Cecelia Specht, Sarah Shahi, Adam Arkin, Donal Logue and Brent Sexton. Guest stars include Eileen April Boylan, Adam Hendershott, McKenna Jones, Wendle Josepher, Matt Lanter, Patricia Rae and Jessy Schram.

Charlie Crews and Dani Reese investigate the death of a family man who is found beaten and bound to a chair at the bottom of an empty pool.

SGA - SciFi.com Updates Oct 3 '08 - Trailer for 'The Lost Tribe'

At SciFi.com:



The Lost Tribe

Episode 511

Can McKay and Jackson prevent a cataclysmic chain of events?

Friday October 10 - 9/8C - NOTE new time!

Sanctuary - Video: 'Sanctuary For All'

Courtesy of the SciFi Channel and HULU, the premiere episode of the new SciFi Channel series, Sanctuary, 'Sanctuary For All,' starring Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, Emilie Ullerup, Christopher Heyerdahl and Ryan Robbins. Guest stars include Panou, Kirsten Robek, Kandyse McClure, Ian A. Wallace and Cainan Wiebe.

Sanctuary - Sanctuary For All

Season 1 : Ep. 1 |1:26:53 |

Dr. Magnus finds an ally in Will Zimmerman.

NOTE: This video expires on October 10 '08.

Stargate Atlantis - MGM Stargate: NEW Behind the Scenes Photos - 1st Contact/Lost Tribe

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12 NEW behind-the-scenes photos from First Contact and The Lost Tribe. The Lost Tribe airs Friday, October 10 at its new time -- 9pm -- on the SciFi Channel (US).



Michael Shanks and David Hewlett



Writer/Executive Producer Martin Gero



Director Andy Mikita





Daniella Alonso as Katana and David Nykl as Dr. David Zelenka from 'The Lost Tribe'

Stargate Atlantis - MGM Stargate: NEW Stills from 'Lost Contact'

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20+ NEW Stills from 'Lost Contact"





Dr. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) and Dr. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks)







Dr. Jennifer Keller (Jewel Staite) and Ronon (Jason Momoa)



Lt. Col. John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan)

Sanctuary - SciFi.com Updates Oct. 3 '08

Sanctuary - SciFi.com’s Updates October, 3 ‘08



‘Sanctuary For All, Part 1’

* Episode Synopsis



‘Sanctuary For All, Part 2’

* Episode Synopsis




NEXT new episode, ‘Fata Morgana,’ airs Friday, October 10th at 10pm on the SciFi Channel (US).

Magnus must bring a mysterious trio from Scotland to Sanctuary.

Episode Trailer:



Quiz:

Sanctuary 101