Saturday, January 16, 2010

Corin Nemec: TV Guide: 'House of Bones' Jan 16 '10 TV Hot List

At TV Guide Online:

(Please follow the link for the complete column.)

TV Hot List: Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010



... House of Bones

9/8c Syfy

If the cryptic recordings and anomalous readings recorded on Ghost Hunters leave you wanting more, and you've daydreamed about a scenario in which they run into something so spooky that there's no doubt the place is haunted, well, it might resemble something like this. Charisma Carpenter and Corin Nemec star in this made-for-cable take on the reality show-paranormal investigator genre. — Michael Chant

Courtesy of Syfy, a video trailer for the movie:

House of Bones - Sneak Peek : Syfy Original Movie

Watch a sneak peek from the Syfy original movie "House of Bones." Movie premieres January 16 9/8C.




From Bullet Films:

Directed By: Jeffery Lando

Starring: Charisma Carpenter, Marcus Brown, Collin Galyean, Ricky Wayne.

A cheesy reality television show about haunted houses is being filmed at an old plantation home. Although the producers initially deny claims from their psychic special guest Heather (Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Charisma Carpenter) that this house is actually haunted, a series of mysterious events suggests otherwise. Missing persons, inexplicable sightings of ghosts, and the deaths of the crew not only prove that this house is haunted, but seems to be alive. When pompous show host Quentin (Corin Nemec of Stargate SG-1) arrives to the house, he is warned of the happenings and attempts to save his colleagues. Trapped inside by the house itself, the remaining producers and crew must learn of the house’s gruesome past in order to defeat the evil forces and escape the house alive.

Sanctuary - Syfy: Podcast for Kali, Parts 1 & 2

At Syfy:


SANCTUARY PODCAST

With the Sanctuary podcast, you can listen to exclusive commentary by star Amanda Tapping about each episode, while you're watching it.

Beware of spoilers! Although the commentary is provided before you watch the episode, it is meant to be listened to while watching the episode. Listening to it beforehand might ruin certain dramatic surprises.

Also, commentary by the cast is presented unedited and uncensored, and may contain adult language. Listener discretion is advised.

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Sanctuary - TV Guide Online: TV Hot List: Friday, Jan. 15 '10

At TV Guide Online:

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Tonight's TV Hot List: Friday, Jan. 15, 2010

Sanctuary

9/8c Syfy

A cult sounds intuitively scary; a cult that can foretell disasters sounds scarier; and when a murder gets linked to a group called the Cult of Kali, it sounds even scarier. Magnus, Will and Kate set out for Mumbai, India, to investigate the slaying, but Will gets waylaid by a mysterious illness in the two-hour Season 2 finale. — Michael Chant

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Sanctuary - TV Guide Magazine Online: Sanctuary Goes Bollywood

At TV Guide Magazine Online:

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)



Sanctuary Goes Bollywood

by Michael Logan January 14, 2010

Robin Dunne has gone toe-to-toe with witches, vampires and time-traveling serial killers in his role as forensic shrink Will Zimmerman on Sanctuary. But in the show’s January 15 season finale he will face his greatest challenge ever—dancing Bollywood style! The two-hour episode finds docile abnormals suddenly becoming violent all over the world. Will goes to Mumbai to get answers and is bitten by an abnormal spider which—long story short—may lead to global disaster. The spider’s venom has Will breaking into intense fever and spasms, speaking extensive Hindi and hallucinating an entire Bollywood musical number featuring him and 15 back up dancers.
“It was totally insane,” Dunne says. “I’m not a dancer at all—in fact, I can only do a two-step if I bite my lip long enough—so I was absolutely terrified! The whole thing was so crazy that at first I thought it was a prank. We’re always playing practical jokes on each other at the set and when I read the script I thought that’s what it was. I was really impressed at the lengths [exec producers] Martin Wood and Damian Kindler had gone to fool me—writing an entire fake story! But, to my horror, it turned out to be the real deal...”

...“Kali,” the two-part season finale of Sanctuary airs Friday, January 15, 9/8c, Syfy.

Sanctuary - Clique Clack: Emilie Ullerup Interview

At Clique Clack:

(Please follow the link for the complete TWO page interview.)

Emilie Ullerup talks to us about Sanctuary, surgery, and her plans for 2010

by Ruby T.



You know her as Helen Magnus’s tough, blond, gun-wielding daughter Ashley, but did you know she’s equally tough in real life? It takes a resilient spirit to deal with leaving a show and recovering from major surgery (tailbone-removing, tumor-wrapped-around-the-spine major surgery), but Emilie Ullerup has done that and is already making plans for a breakout 2010

A brief excerpt:

Last year, before shooting began for Sanctuary’s second season, Emilie was called into a meeting with the show’s executive producers. That meeting lasted an hour and a half. Ashley Magnus had been written out of the show, but the producers told Emilie that she would go out with a bang. The phenomenal two-episode arc they promised her became “End of Nights” parts 1 and 2.

When I ask Emilie what was behind the decision to kill off her character, she says she’s still not sure. “It was a network decision. And, to be honest with you, I don’t quite know why. I get a sense that the network felt that Ashley was not very liked and not one of the favorite characters.” The network had determined from audience research that Emilie’s character was not popular — but we may never know if this was at the heart of the decision to kill Ashley Magnus just two episodes into the show’s sophomore season.

Sanctuary - Syfy: Season 2 Marathon PLUS Season Finale Jan 15 '10

From Syfy's schedulebot:

SANCTUARY - Season Two Marathon and Season Finale!

10:00A END OF NIGHTS - PART I - Guest stars include Jonathon Young as Nicholas Tesla

11:00A END OF NIGHTS - PART II - Guest stars include Jonathon Young as Nicholas Tesla



Amanda Tapping as Helen Magnus and Agam Darshi as Kate Freelander

12:00P EULOGY



Robin Dunne as Will Zimmerman and Amanda Tapping

1:00P HERO - Guest stars include Eureka's Chris Gauthier

2:00P PAVOR NACTURNUS

3:00P FRAGMENTS - Guest stars include Stargate SG-1's Colin Cunningham



Agam Darshi, Ryan Robbins as Henry Foss, Amanda Tapping and Robin Dunne


4:00P VERITAS - Guest stars include Eureka's Erica Cerra

5:00P NEXT TUESDAY

6:00P PENANCE - Guest stars include Stargate SG-1's Michael Shanks

7:00P SLEEPERS - Guest stars include Jonathon Young as Nicholas Tesla

8:00P HAUNTED

9:00P KALI - PARTS I & II - Sanctuary's TWO HOUR Season Finale! - Guest stars include Stargate Atlantis' Paul McGillion!

11:00P KALI - PARTS I & II

At Syfy:

Kali Parts 1&2 - Sanctuary

Watch a sneak peek from the upcoming episode of Sanctuary! Fridays 10/9C.



Courtesy of Syfy:

Kali-Parts 1 & 2 - Sanctuary - Next Episode

An ancient cult connected to Big Bertha rocks the foundations of the Sanctuary.



At SciFi Wire:

(Please follow the link for the complete column.)

Everything you need to know about this week's sci-fi TV

By Kathie Huddleston
ON 01/11/10

...Sanctuary (Syfy), Friday at 9 p.m.

Two-hour season finale!

It's hard to believe we're at the end of Sanctuary's second season already. But at least the season is ending with what creator Damian Kindler believes are "two of the most original episodes Sanctuary has ever done." In "Kali, Parts 1 and 2," when all the abnormals in the world begin to behave irrationally, it leads to an ancient abnormal who could destroy billions of lives if left unchecked. The episodes are "completely outside the box," said Kindler. "You will see monster and creature design on a scale we've never attempted before. 'Kali, Parts 1 and 2' are really about a global threat, and we take the audience places they've never been, and we show footage we shot in Tokyo when we were there. And then we take you to our version of Bombay, the ocean depths, the middle of the Indian Ocean. In part two there is, believe it or not, an amazing Bollywood dance by Will Zimmerman." Beyond the dancing Zimmerman, Syfy announced it's picked up Sanctuary for a third season.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Sanctuary - Syfy: Video: Sneak Peek of 'Kali, Parts 1 & 2'

At Syfy:

Kali Parts 1&2 - Sanctuary

Watch a sneak peek from the upcoming episode of Sanctuary! Fridays 10/9C.



At SciFi Wire:

(Please follow the link for the complete column.)

Everything you need to know about this week's sci-fi TV

By Kathie Huddleston
ON 01/11/10

...Sanctuary (Syfy), Friday at 9 p.m.

Two-hour season finale!

It's hard to believe we're at the end of Sanctuary's second season already. But at least the season is ending with what creator Damian Kindler believes are "two of the most original episodes Sanctuary has ever done." In "Kali, Parts 1 and 2," when all the abnormals in the world begin to behave irrationally, it leads to an ancient abnormal who could destroy billions of lives if left unchecked. The episodes are "completely outside the box," said Kindler. "You will see monster and creature design on a scale we've never attempted before. 'Kali, Parts 1 and 2' are really about a global threat, and we take the audience places they've never been, and we show footage we shot in Tokyo when we were there. And then we take you to our version of Bombay, the ocean depths, the middle of the Indian Ocean. In part two there is, believe it or not, an amazing Bollywood dance by Will Zimmerman." Beyond the dancing Zimmerman, Syfy announced it's picked up Sanctuary for a third season.

Stargate Universe - Pink Paper Magazine: Ming-Na Interview

At Pink Paper Magazine:

(Please follow the link for the complete interview.)



"My husband was super thrilled when he found out I was playing a lesbian"

Ming Na was Deb in ER and the voice of Mulan. Yes, Disney's Mulan. Now she's playing gay as Camille Wray in Stargate Universe.

Darren Scott
Pink Paper Magazine
12 January 2010

A brief excerpt:

Working on a show like Stargate Universe, how does it differ from something like ER?
Ming-Na: "Well I’ve been so impressed with Sci-Fi and MGM, with a station that’s a little bit smaller there is a great deal more support and a comfort that you get from the executives of MGM and Sci-Fi. They’re friendly, completely approachable, super-supportive. I mean, right now, MGM will be showing a 90 second trailer in movie theatres which is fantastic. It’s amazing support. It feels like a big family. That’s one aspect of it. Another aspect of it is that the whole Stargate franchise has been around for 15 years. They have Brad Wright and Robert Cooper and the crew and the writers have all been involved for many, many years. It’s just such a well-oiled machine and they’ve embraced all of us newbies with open arms and there’s a lot of comfort so I’m really thrilled about that. Most of the time you’re there biting your nails thinking ‘oh God, I hope they like it and god, I hope they enjoy it. I hope the numbers come in’, and so on. Of course, we want big numbers and I think at the same time they’re excited to see the show air in general."

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - Syfy Schedule week of Jan 12 '10

From Syfy's schedulebot:

STARGATE ATLANTIS - 5pm Weekday Rotation

01/12 THE KINDRED - PART 1



01/13 THE KINDRED - PART 2 - Paul McGillion guest-stars



01/14 THE LAST MAN



STARGATE ATLANTIS - SyFy Friday

01/16 01:00A MILLER'S CROSSING - Kate Hewlett guest stars



01/16 02:00A THIS MORTAL COIL



STARGATE SG-1 - 6pm Weekday Rotation

01/12 SHADOW PLAY - Dean Stockwell guest-stars



01/13 THE OTHER GUYS



01/14 ALLEGIANCE - Guest stars include Tony Amendola and Carmen Argenziano



Episode graphics courtesy of GateWorld.

Monday, January 11, 2010

MacGyver / Stargate - Richard Dean Anderson Video Interview

With many thanks to macgyveronline for the Tweet (and the video at You Tube):

At You Tube:

MacGyver - CBS This Morning interview

Actress Mariette Hartley interviews Richard Dean Anderson in an interview from CBS This Morning on 14 April 1987.

Sanctuary - Syfy: Episode Trailer for 'Kali, Parts 1 and 2'

Courtesy of Syfy:

Kali-Parts 1 & 2 - Sanctuary - Next Episode

An ancient cult connected to Big Bertha rocks the foundations of the Sanctuary.



At SciFi Wire:

(Please follow the link for the complete column.)

Everything you need to know about this week's sci-fi TV

By Kathie Huddleston
ON 01/11/10

...Sanctuary (Syfy), Friday at 9 p.m.

Two-hour season finale!

It's hard to believe we're at the end of Sanctuary's second season already. But at least the season is ending with what creator Damian Kindler believes are "two of the most original episodes Sanctuary has ever done." In "Kali, Parts 1 and 2," when all the abnormals in the world begin to behave irrationally, it leads to an ancient abnormal who could destroy billions of lives if left unchecked. The episodes are "completely outside the box," said Kindler. "You will see monster and creature design on a scale we've never attempted before. 'Kali, Parts 1 and 2' are really about a global threat, and we take the audience places they've never been, and we show footage we shot in Tokyo when we were there. And then we take you to our version of Bombay, the ocean depths, the middle of the Indian Ocean. In part two there is, believe it or not, an amazing Bollywood dance by Will Zimmerman." Beyond the dancing Zimmerman, Syfy announced it's picked up Sanctuary for a third season.

Stargate Universe - Movie Player: David Blue Interview

At Movie Player (Italy):

(NOTE: The interview is in Italian, try Google translate to read in your language.]



Stargate Universe: David Blue talks about Eli Wallach

by Sonja Della Ragione

A brief excerpt:

Want to do more theater?
David Blue: "Yes, I come from theater, I attended a conservatory where I studied theater arts and music and there is always the desire to return to that world. The only negative aspect of television is the difficulty of finding time to do theater, the pauses are not long enough for the time of a standard representation. I would love to do some of my favorite comedies on Broadway, but it is also a big fan of some TV series such as pay for participation in an episode of Glee or I'd even go on the set of Ugly Betty."

Sanctuary - The SciFi Guys: Robin Dunne Audio Interview Wed Jan 13 '10

From an e-mail announcement from The SciFi Guys:



Following a short Christmas and New Years break the guys return this week the first show of 2010 featuring Sanctuary star Robin Dunne*.

Robin who is known to Sanctuary fans as Will Zimmerman talks to Stuart about his how he got his role on the series, what fans can expect from season 2 and much more.

The show will start off at the usual time of 8pm on www.dtrn.co.uk and amongst other things the guys will be discussing the return of Chuck and The Doctor Who Christmas special but in the meantime listeners can still interact with the guys and other listeners by the following free methods:

The New Chat room :

www.dtrn.co.uk/Chat.html

Twitter: www.twitter.com/thescifiguys

Or on the forums: www.dtrn.co.uk/smf

The show will also feature a mixture of news and reviews and if you want to submit your suggestions or opinions on a news story then feel free to email stuart [at] dtrn.co.uk

DTRN Press Office

*Fans can currently see Robin at the Actors Circle Theater 7313 Santa Monica Boulevard West Hollywood, CA 90046-6615, in Spike Heels, which is running from Thursday, January 21 at 8:00pm to Sunday, January 31 at 8:00pm



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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Battlestar Galactica / Chuck - TV Guide: TV Hot List: Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010

At TV Guide Online:

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Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010

...Chuck

9/8c NBC

Chuck's got luck, and so do fans of this spirited, spyjinks-laded dramedy, which finally returns with new episodes after a nearly nine-month layoff. Season 3 opens with a two-hour outing, and it appears Chuck has gone from zero to hero, dud to stud, cold to cool. Now possessing new, upgraded Intersect abilities, he trains to be a master spy — but he flunks spy school and his relationship with Sarah shatters. Later, while trying to mend his broken relationship with Sarah, Chuck takes on a mission when Sarah's gal pal and her fiancé (Vinnie Jones) arrive. Another new episode airs tomorrow night at 8/7c. — Dean Maurer

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

9/8c Syfy

If Battlestar Galactica's disappearance from the prime-time grid has left a void in your life and you're aching for a people-vs.-machines fix, you won't want to miss this reexamination of the saga directed by Adama (Edward James Olmos) himself, which looks at the story from the often-conflicted view of the Cylon skin-jobs. Fans, here's a chance to see how things could have turned out very differently. — Michael Chant

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Stargate Universe - Regina Leader-Post: Regina's Elyse Levesque takes on the universe

From the Regina Leader-Post (Regina, SK, Canada):

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Finding her calling early, Regina's Elyse Levesque takes on the universe — Stargate Universe

By Nick Miliokas

January 8, 2010



REGINA — Let’s be honest. Most people are fortunate to find their calling, period. To find it at all is a wonderful thing. To find it before you are a teenager is a blessing. “And that’s exactly how I feel,” Elyse Levesque says with a magazine-cover smile. “I feel blessed.”

The future cast member of the science-fiction television series Stargate Universe found her calling when she was 11 years old, and while she probably could not articulate it at the time, she understood, inherently, that her destiny was to stand in front of the cameras, making truth out of lies, bringing incredible stories to life as an actress. “It was almost as though I had no choice,” she says. “It was not a conscious decision. It happened because it was meant to happen. I really and truly believe that...”

The Stargate Universe experience has been “trial by fire,” as she puts it, and while Levesque is still a rookie in many respects, she is encouraged by evidence that her comfort zone is expanding. “It’s getting larger, for sure. It’s certainly larger than it was at this time last year,” she says. “This television series is the most significant thing I have ever been part of, one of the first big steps for me.”

Sanctuary - Syfy: 'Haunted' Podcast

At Syfy:

SANCTUARY PODCAST

With the Sanctuary podcast, you can listen to exclusive commentary by star Amanda Tapping about each episode, while you're watching it.

Beware of spoilers! Although the commentary is provided before you watch the episode, it is meant to be listened to while watching the episode. Listening to it beforehand might ruin certain dramatic surprises.

Also, commentary by the cast is presented unedited and uncensored, and may contain adult language. Listener discretion is advised.

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Stargate Universe / Sanctuary - SciFi Wire: Midseason preview of 31 hot sci-fi/fantasy shows

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Our complete midseason preview of 31 hot sci-fi/fantasy shows


By Kathie Huddleston
ON 01/08/10

If you don't live in one of the warm states (and are there any warm states left?), it's too blasted cold to do much of anything outside. Luckily, it's time for midseason TV, which can run anywhere from January to April and keep us warm and toasty through the nasty months. New shows are airing, old shows are returning, shows that have no reason to are airing on Sunday, Battlestar's back with a movie, and Fringe is airing on Monday, just once, to annoy NBC as it goes up against Heroes.

Don't have time to watch the 31 new/returning/movie/etc. shows coming up? Are you saying you actually have a life? Well, then warm up the DVRs, TV fans. Here's the midseason line-up of sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal and spy shows.



... Sanctuary (Syfy), season two resumes on Friday, Jan. 8, at 10 p.m.

Even though there are only three original episodes left in the season, take heart. Syfy has already renewed Sanctuary for a third season. In the two-hour finale, "Kali, Parts 1 & 2," a global threat will surface that will affect the abnormals of the world. The team head to India to stop the threat and find themselves facing the Cult of Kali. Also, rumor has it Dr. Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne) will do an amazing Bollywood dance number. Now that's something we can't wait to see.



... Stargate Universe (Syfy), season one resumes on Friday, April 2, at 9 p.m.

The good news is that Syfy has already renewed the freshman series for a second season. We were left with Col. Young (Justin Louis) stranding Dr. Rush on a deserted planet (well, one with a crashed spaceship). When we return we'll have to see how Rush (Robert Carlyle) manages to get back on the Destiny, and what that scene between him and Young is going to look like when they're first standing in the same room. It should be fun. The other good news, we have 10 episodes left, and producers are promising more action in the second half of the season...

Sanctuary - AlloCine: Amanda Tapping Video Interview

At Allocine (France):

(The video is in English with French subtitles.)

Amanda Tapping Interview : Sanctuary

Sanctuary - Show Patrol: Amanda Tapping Answers Fans' Questions

At Chicago Now's Show Patrol (Chicago, IL):

(Please follow the link for the complete interview and q&a.)



Amanda Tapping (Helen Magnus) and Agam Darshi (Kate Freelander)


Amanda Tapping answers 'Sanctuary' fans' questions

Curt Wagner on 01.08.10

When "Sanctuary" returns for its third season in the fall, fans will be treated to 20 episodes--six more than in each of the first two seasons.
"It's a huge coup," Tapping told me Monday over the phone from Vancouver. "It's daunting, but I think we're ready for it. I'm glad the first two seasons were 13. It really gave us an opportunity to find our feet and get into our groove with it on so many different levels. So 20, we're ready for it."

She and co-producers Damian Kindler and Martin Wood--the "brain trust," as she said--now have to secure funding for the season because, just as in the past, the production does not have the backing of a studio. Tapping said not being tied to a studio has advantages and disadvantages, but "we're still struggling with that..."

... @amandatapping was happy to spend extra time answering fan questions I collected from Twitter followers. Keep reading for those. Check back early next week to read what Tapping and co-star Robin Dunne have to say about the S2 finale coming Jan. 15.

A brief excerpt:

Michael Shanks guest starred this season. Any chance you'll be able to get Richard Dean Anderson or Chris Judge on? (via @morjana)
I'd love to. I'd love to try to get Carol on too. So yeah, the door's always open.

Sanctuary / Amanda Tapping - Results of 2009 Total SciFi Awards

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Posted on Wednesday 06 January 2010

The Total Sci-Fi Awards 2009: Results

The results are in! We asked you to vote for your favourite movies, TV shows, books, comics, special effects and people of 2009. With so many great titles and performers it was tough to choose between them, and the results were some sometimes very close indeed. But after counting the votes, the winners can now be declared! So cast your eye over the results below and see if you agree with fellow readers…




BEST ACTRESS (TV OR FILM)

WINNER: Zoe Saldana (Star Trek)
RUNNER UP: Amanda Tapping (Sanctuary)