Saturday, August 4, 2007

Stargate SG-1 - SciFi Channel's Viewers Choice Marathon Poll - Aug 2 - 23

From the SciFi Channel's Stargate SG-1 site:

http://www.scifi.com/stargate/marathonpoll/



VIEWER'S CHOICE POLL

Cast your votes now for your six favorite episodes of Stargate SG-1. The episodes that receive the most votes from our users will be aired in our Stargate SG-1 Viewer's Choice Marathon, on Friday, August 31!

Select your top six (or fewer) episodes from the list below by checking the box next to the title. To read a synopsis of an episode, click its title. When you've selected your episodes, click the submit button at the bottom of the page.

The poll opens Thursday, August 2, and runs through Thursday, August 23, at 12:01 a.m. Vote now, and tune in on Friday, August 31, to see if any of your favorites made the cut!

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All TEN seasons of SG1 are available for the poll.

Friday, August 3, 2007

Stargate Atlantis: GateWorld: New Season Four episode titles revealed

From GateWorld:

http://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/08/new_season_four_episode_titles_r.shtml

(Please follow the link to read the complete article at GateWorld.)

New Season Four episode titles revealed

Friday - August 3, 2007 | by Darren Sumner


The Stargate Atlantis production team has finally nailed down the rest of the season after returning from the show's hiatus, executive producer Joseph Mallozzi told fans on his blog this week.

"The last story slot has finally been filled. We spent most of yesterday spinning, then breaking 'Harmony' which I am really, really, REALLY looking forward to," Mallozzi wrote. "Alas, I won't be writing it as Marty G. [Martin Gero] will be assuming said duties, but I have no doubt he'll do a brilliant job AND have a lot of fun with it."

**snippage**

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The GateWorld Stargate Atlantis Season Four Episode Guide

(NOTE: Season four premieres Friday, Sept. 28 at a new time - 10pm -- on the SciFi Channel (US).

http://www.gateworld.net/atlantis/s4/index.shtml

Stargate SG-1 - MGM Stargate: Take Home the Gate Sweepstakes

From the MGM Stargate site:

http://www.mgmstore.com/mgmsweeps/stargate-sweeps-gate.html?
referral_id=MGMSGSWEEPS




MGMStore.com welcomes all eligible Humans, Jaffa, Tokra and Ancients alike, to our authorized offworld Stargate "Take Home the Gate" Sweepstakes. Enter now through August 17th, 2007 for your chance to win a limited edition Stargate SG-1 10th Anniversary Watch from the official MGM Store.


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Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. who are 18 years of age or older, with Internet access. Limit one entry per person and/or email address.
See OFFICIAL RULES for complete details.

http://www.mgmstore.com/kernel/file_uploads/mgm_gate0707_sweeps_rules.
html


Total ARV of all prizes: $299. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Sponsors: New Line Cinema, 888 7th Avenue, New York, New York 10106, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., 10250 Constellation Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90067-6241.

Stargate SG-1 - TV Shows on DVD: The Xtras on Complete DVD Set

From TV Shows on DVD:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7773

(Please follow the link for the complete update at TV Shows on DVD.)

A few examples of the extras on the Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series DVD package, due to be released on October 9th:

Promos for upcoming (2008) Stargate SG-1 reunion features:

Ark of Truth
Continuum

Stargate SG-1: The Lowdown (SG-1 Season 7)

From Stargate to Atlantis: The Lowdown (SG-1 Season 8 & Atlantis Season 1)

Behind the Stargate: Secrets Revealed (SG-1 Season 8 & Atlantis Season 1)

Stargate SG-1: The 100th Episode

Sci Fi Inside: Stargate SG-1's 200th Episode (SG-1 Season 10)

Behind the Mythology of Stargate SG-1 (SG-1 Seasons 1-10)

Stargate SG-1: True Science

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Stargate Atlantis - Joseph Mallozzi's Blog Update Aug 2

From Joseph Mallozzi's blog update for August 2, 2007:

http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2007/08/august-2-2007.html

(Photos at the site from Comic-Con and at Bridge Studios. Please follow the link for the complete blog update.)

Thursday, August 2, 2007

August 2, 2007

The last story slot has finally been filled. We spent most of yesterday spinning, then breaking Harmony which I am really, really, REALLY looking forward to. Alas, I won't be writing it as Marty G. will be assuming said duties, but I have no doubt he'll do a brilliant job AND have a lot of fun with it.

**snippage**

Watched the Day 2 Mix of Travelers yesterday. Great episode (Hey, Sheppard bruised and bloodied - what's not to like?), and tremendous work on the part of Joel Goldsmith who produced a terrific score. To all of you Sam fans dying for a hint of what's going on with Carter's love life, you'll have to wait until Trio for a
not-so-subtle tip-off. Let the gang at SDJ begin their predictable hysterics… NOW! The director's cut of Miller's Crossing came in a little long which will probably mean a scene or two not making the cut - but hopefully finding their way onto a future Deleted Footage Special Feature. By the way, guest star Steven Culp is terrific in this one. Finally, we will get around to breaking that Sheppard on Earth story next week along with what we hope will be the season finale.

**snippage**

Mailbag -

Anonymous #1 writes: "Is Teyla's pregnancy a season long thing, or will she be back to her wraith-kicking self before the end of season 4?"

Answer: Since Rachel will be pregnant throughout the shooting of season four, the Teyla character will also be pregnant through most of the season.


Miles writes: "Any chance we'll ever see Colin Cunningham make an appearance on Atlantis?"

Answer: No plans to see Colin in Atlantis for now.

Jason writes: "Do we still find out where Lorne is from in the Kindred I?"

Answer: Yup.

Stargate SG-1/Atlantis - Amanda Tapping Nominated Canadian Comedy Awards

From The Vanouver Sun (Vancouver, Canada):

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastlife/story.html?
id=d348a9e4-638e-4e2e-a5f9-b9e691e41fd7




Local filmmaker John Bolton has plenty of reasons to smile. His short film Breakdown was recently nominated for four Canadian Comedy Awards - - best director, best writer, best actress (Amanda Tapping, Stargate SG1) and best actor (Winston Reker, Neon Rider). It will be shown at the outdoor Harmony Arts Festival in John Lawson Park in North Vancouver at 9:15 p.m. Aug. 11.

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Canadian Comedy Awards site:

http://www.canadiancomedyawards.ca/

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Stargate Atlantis - Season Four Airs at 10pm

From the SciFi Channel's schedulebot:

http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3

The preliminary September '07 schedule is available (and as always, subject to change[s]...)

No episode titles available yet, but the highlights are:

Stargation Atlantis Season 4 premiere

09/28/2007 10:00P Stargate Atlantis (Season 4) (NOTE: NEW time for SGA)
09/28/2007 12:00A Stargate Atlantis (Season 4)


MARATHONS

STARGATE SG-1

09/11/2007 08:00A Daytime Rotation - Stargate SG-1


STARGATE ATLANTIS

09/28/2007 08:00A Daytime Rotation - Stargate Atlantis

REPEATS OF SG1 EPISODES

Continue with the 6pm rotation M-F, and an xtra slot at 7pm on Fridays.

Also, the SciFi Channel SciFi Friday line up appears to be (beginning Sept. 28):

06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (previous season repeat)
07:00 PM BIONIC WOMAN (repurposed from NBC)
08:00 PM DOCTOR WHO (SEASON 3)
09:00 PM FLASH GORDON (series premiere is Aug. 10)
10:00 PM STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) (season 4 premiere at a LATER time)
11:00 PM FLASH GORDON (repeat)
12:00 AM STARGATE ATLANTIS (SEASON 4) (repeat)
01:00 AM DOCTOR WHO (SEASON 3) (repeat)
02:00 AM BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (previous season repeat )

Stargate Atlantis: Joseph Mallozzi's Blog Update July 31

From Joseph Mallozzi's blog update for July 31, 2007:

http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2007/07/july-31-2007.html

(Please follow the link for the complete update and for more photos from San Diego Comic Con 2007.)

**snippage**

By the way, we watched Marty G.’s producer cut of Be All My Sins Remember’d today. Another great episode. Can’t say enough about the convening of the war council scene. Oh, and in dailies today = the wee turtles!

**snippage**

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Stargate SG-1 - Mini Marathon Friday, Aug 3 on SciFi Channel

From the SciFi Channel Schedulebot:

http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3

08/03/2007 08:00A Beast Of Burden
08/03/2007 09:00A The Tomb
08/03/2007 10:00A Between Two Fires
08/03/2007 11:00A 2001
08/03/2007 12:00P Desperate Measures
08/03/2007 01:00P Wormhole X-Treme!
08/03/2007 02:00P Proving Ground
08/03/2007 03:00P 48 Hours
08/03/2007 06:00P Absolute Power

(No SG1 episode repeat at 7pm due to a replay of the Adam Baldwin/Morena Baccrin/Richard Kind/Daniel Castelleneta flick, "Sands of Oblivion.")

Stargate SG-1: The Ark of Truth

A view of the latest promotional poster for the Stargate SG-1: Ark of Truth movie-to-dvd that was unveiled at San Diego's Comic Con 2007:

Monday, July 30, 2007

Stargate Atlantis: Reminder: Get in the Gate Sweepstakes Ends Fri, Aug 3rd

Just a reminder that this year's SciFi Channel's Stargate Atlantis Get in the Gate Sweepstakes ENDS this Friday, August 3, 2007.

From SciFi Channel's Stargate Atlantis website:

http://www.scifi.com/getinthegate/

Contest begins April 13 and ends August 3rd.

Official rules available here:

http://www.scifi.com/getinthegate/GITG_rules.pdf

You can enter online or by cell phone (text message) this time. See the rules for more information.

Brief excerpt:

Get in the Gates Sweepstakes

Official Rules

Eligibility:

The Get in the Gates Sweepstakes ("Promotion") is open only to persons who, at the time of entry, are legal residents of, and are physically present in, the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia and who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older.


PRIZES, APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (ARV) & ODDS: One (1) Grand Prize:

A Trip for two (2) to Vancouver, Canada and a walk on role on Stargate Atlantis ("Series") for the winner. The Trip to Vancouver shall include: coach class airfare for winner and guest from major airport closest to winner's home to Vancouver metropolitan area; Three (3) days/two (2) nights hotel accommodations (standard room,
double occupancy); and a walk on role for the winner on Stargate Atlantis. Approximate Retail Value of Grand Prize is $2,000. Actual value of trip depends on location of winner and fares at time of departure. Winner and travel companion must travel together on the same itinerary, including the same departure date,
destination and return date. Winner and travel companion are responsible for obtaining proper documentation (i.e., passports) prior to travel. Winner's travel companion will be required to complete a travel release prior to travel. A parent or legal guardian must accompany a traveling minor. Walk-on role part of the prize is subject to availability.

Stargate Atlantis - Torri Higginson Video Interview from Polaris 21 Con

From Astro Shorts:

http://www.astroshorts.com/view_video.php?viewkey=3be4f209556518c2fcb5

The relationship between Science and Science Fiction is a symbiotic one, don't you think? Casey and I visited a Science Fiction convention in Toronto called Polaris 21 where we explored that relationship. What we found was that Science Fiction fans are keenly aware of the interplay between the two and had plenty to say. We have their insights in this episode of "News In Space" including an interview with Torri Higginson of Stargate Atlantis.

Of Klingons and Quasars

News In Space host Casey Dee goes to a SciFi convention to explore the unique relationship between Science and Science Fiction. Includes exclusive interviews with actors Ron Glass of Firefly, Steve Bacic of Andromeda and Torri Higginson of Stargate Atlantis.

Stargate SG-1/Atlantis - More Comic Con photos an more

Here's a roundup of info found on the net today:

From Sign On San Diego:

http://video.syndication.msn.com/v/Legacy.aspx?partner=en-
ap&g=67492170-d616-4bc1-ad4b-059d5744610b&f=CADIU


A brief video clip (2 minutes) from Comic Con, of Amanda Tapping and Ben Browder discussing filming in the Artic for Continuum.

Amanda Tapping



Ben Browder and director Martin Wood



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A photo of Teryl Rothery at Comic Con:

http://www.autospies.com/images/users/Agent001/Comicon-2007/29-07-
20070719.14.00.jpg


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Transcript of the SGA panel at Comic Con, courtesy of Myn MacGeek, Third Sentinel over at GateWorld:

PART ONE

http://forum.gateworld.net/showpost.php?p=6943017&postcount=207


PART TWO

http://forum.gateworld.net/showpost.php?p=6943020&postcount=208

PART THREE

http://forum.gateworld.net/showpost.php?p=6943020&postcount=209


(Click on the "Spoilers" button in each post.)

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From the Adventures in SciFi Publishing Blog:

http://adventuresinscifipublishing.blogspot.com/2007/07/comic-con-
pictures.html


"Sunday, July 29, 2007

Comic-Con Pictures

Here are some pics with Joseph Mallozzi, Amanda Tapping, David Hewlett, Joe Flanigan and Jewel Staite. More pictures to come this week!

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From Joseph Mallozzi's Blog update for July 29th:

http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2007/07/july-29-2007.html

With lots of pictures from Comic Con.

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From Saving Carson Beckett:

http://www.savecarsonbeckett.com/2007/07/29/carson-fans-make-waves-at-
comic-con/


More photos, including some of the San Diego bus advertisements featuring SGA.

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From Postcards from the Edge blog:

http://mata090680.livejournal.com/332130.html

Photos from SG1/SGA panels.

Ooohhh -- looks like a candid shot of the SG1/SGA panel casts too!

http://pics.livejournal.com/mata090680/pic/00k8t4d1

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From IGN:

SDCC 07: Stargate SG-1: The Ark of Truth

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/809/809017p1.html

The creators and cast talk about the DVD movie reunion.

AND

http://tv.ign.com/articles/808/808151p1.html?RSSwhen2007-07-
28_222200&RSSid=808151


SDCC 07: Stargate Atlantis Panel

The Sci-Fi hit welcomes new and familiar characters; Plus info on the next spinoff.

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From the Tales From the Road and all that Jazz blog:

Photos from the SGA panel at Comic Con:

http://tsaxlady.blogspot.com/2007/07/comic-con-stargate-atlantis-
panel.html


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From Stuck in a Puddle Jumper with You Blog:

San Diego: Day 4 & 5 - Comic Con (Day 2 & 3)

http://iheartkeys.livejournal.com/5332.html

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From LilFerret's Foray Blog:

Photos

http://lilferret.livejournal.com/35382.html

(A LOT of photos on this page, if you're on dial up, you need to keep hitting your refresh key to see them all.)

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Enjoy!

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Stargate SG-1/Atlantis/Sanctuary - MORE photos from Comic Con

From Stuck in a Puddle Jumper with you:

San Diego: Day 4 & 5 - Comic Con (Day 2 & 3)

http://iheartkeys.livejournal.com/5332.html

Also has photos from the Sanctuary autograph session.

AND

From LilFerret's Foray:

Photos

http://lilferret.livejournal.com/35382.html

(A LOT of photos on this page, if you're on dial up, you need to keep hitting your refresh key to see them all.)

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Richard Dean Anderson website update July 28

From a e-mail announcement from the webmaster of the Richard Dean Anderson website:



It's only been a few days, but RDA has checked in again, this time with a phone call in which he shares some of his upcoming plans before taking off on a bit of a road trip on his BMW.

The latest news has been added to the Updates page, and direct links can always be found on the What's New page.

Thanks for visiting!

Kate
Richard Dean Anderson Web Site
http://rdanderson.com

Stargate Atlantis: SciFi Com: Video of SGA Comic Con Panel

From the SciFi Com's Comic Con section:

http://www.scifi.com/comiccon/video/index.php?vid=135215

Exclusive coverage of the "Stargate Atlantis" panel at Comic-con 2007.

(Formatted in Adobe Flash Player 9. Runs 35:34.)

Gary Jones - Panel Moderator

Friday, July 27, 2007

Stargate Atlantis/A Dog's Breakfast - David Hewlett Blog Update 7/27/07

From David Hewlett's blog at A Dog's Breakfast:

http://www.adogsbreakfastmovie.com/content/view/138/

(Please follow the link for the complete blog update.)

Comicon Crazy!

Written by dgeek

Saturday, 28 July 2007

How great is it to be surrounded by over 100,000 of your own? These are my peeps! These are the Comicon geeks!

We've just done a massive Stargate Atlantis panel for about 4000 fans here in sunny, sweaty San Diego and signed a few hundred posters for those that could stand the heat of the endless line-ups. I couldn't hear a damn thing on the panel. So, instinct kicked in and I took the defensively smiling meerkat stance of polite attention with a slight edge of alertness for danger. No problem hearing the questions from the floor, just impossible to make out the words of anyone on the
stage with me...perhaps it's better that way ;-)

**snippage**

A Dog's Breakfast is being beautifully flaunted on the "other" side of all the Stargatge Atlantis posters, with trailers blaring from the MGM booth (so I'm told...they won't let me out there!).

Stargate SG-1/Atlantis: Joseph Mallozzi's Blog Updated Jul 27

From Joseph Mallozzi's blog update for July 27th:

http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2007/07/july-27-2007.html

(Please follow the link for the complete blog update. Some lovely pictures at the site from Comic Con of Ben Browder, Christopher Judge, Martin Wood, Gary Jones, Robert C. Cooper, and Amanda Tapping.)




**snippage**

Alas, I don’t have time to go into detail (that will have to wait until tomorrow’s blog) but both panels went well. Not all that much in the way of hard-hitting questions with the exception of one that went Rob Cooper's way: “Why do you hate doctors?” His response “I don’t hate doctors, just Scottish people” was met with a healthy chorus of boos. When it came time for the Atlantis panel, I made it a point to inform the gathering: “I’d just like to go on record and say I love Scottish people.” Cheers. “To all you Scots, please direct all hate mail to Robert Cooper. My inbox is full.

**snippage**

I walked around the convention floor for a while, met comic book writer Joe Kelly and said hi (loved his run on Deadpool), snapped some pics, then joined Martin Wood and Ben Browder to make an impromptu appearance at the Stargate Offworld Fandom get-together, a small fan gathering.


...In the meantime, I never had to check my List of Things Not to Talk About at Comic Con, so those particular spoilers remain safe and sound. But for the hell of it, I reprint my list here. Don’t tell anyone:

1. Sheppard battles evil Sheppard and gets his ass kicked all over the gate room – DO NOT DISCUSS

2. The big live-action Space Invaders sequence – DO NO REVEAL

3. The hidden replicator sub-routine, taking it to “the next step”, Teal’c and Ronon face off – DO NOT MAKE PUBLIC

4. The Return of Carson Beckett – SUPER TOP SECRET

Stargate SG-1/Atlantis: Additional articles Comic Con 2007

From Monsters and Critics:

http://smallscreen.monstersandcritics.com/features/article_1335715.php
/Thursday_Comic-Con_report_Crowds_capes_and_crusted_salmon


(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

Smallscreen Features

Thursday Comic-Con report: Crowds, capes and crusted salmon

By April MacIntyre Jul 27, 2007, 15:43 GMT

Comic-Con is an unusual event, in that you really need to seek out what it is you are interested in, and manoeuvre tens of thousands of people while doing it.

Not my favorite pastime, navigating crowds. But the excitement and rare gems unearthed make it a fun time, none the less.

The best part of Thursday was the finale of a lovely dinner overlooking the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla at George's restaurant with Stargate Atlantis's executive producer and showrunner, Joe Mallozzi. He snapped a photo essay of all our beautiful plates that hit the table. The photos will be up on his blog later.

**snippage**

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From G4 TV:



Video at SGA Booth - embedded at site. Follow the link below to view.

http://www.g4tv.com/comiccon2007/blog/date/07262007/index.html#677984

Comic-Con: 'Stargate Atlantis' Booth

Posted By: mdalonzo - Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:45 PM

Zach Selwyn is the kind of guy who likes to shower the love on the television shows he likes. To whit: he makes an appearance at the Stargate Atlantis booth at Comic-Con 2007 and gives us the what's what. You're going to be oh-so-glad he did.

Peep.

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From Wizard Universe:

http://www.wizarduniverse.com/television/bsg/005349349.cfm

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

`BATTLESTAR GALACTICA': INSIDE THE HATCH

Actor and novelist Richard Hatch gives fans the `BSG' A-Z (Apollo-Zarek)

By David Winnick

Posted July 27, 2007 4:30 PM

Fans of "Battlestar Galactica" were in for a treat yesterday at the San Diego Convention Center when Richard Hatch made an appearance to moderate a panel about the series. Hatch, who played Captain Apollo, in the original series now portrays the manipulative politician Tom Zarek on the new show. Television, however is not the only contribution that Hatch has made to the "Battlestar Galactica" mythos; he has also written a series of novels that further expand the tales of the Galactica and its crew.

Hatch was joined on the panel by composer Bear McCreary, scientific advisor Dr. Kevin Grazer and writers Brad Liaweaver and Mark Verheiden.

**snippage**

When the clip had finished, the floor was opened for questions while the next video was being cued up. During the Q&A Grazer made a point of apologizing for a comment that he made at last year's panel, stating that the worst of all science he has ever seen on a show was in "Stargate." What he really intended to say was that it was
actually in "Armageddon." This brought up questions about which was scientifically more inaccurate, "Armageddon" or "The Day After Tomorrow"? Grazer responded to this by saying that he refused to see "The Day After Tomorrow" after seeing a clip in which someone said that the outside temperature was dropping by ten degrees per
second. Grazer then pointed out that the temperature would hit absolute zero in under a minute.

Grazer went on to talk about the science in "Battlestar Galactica" claiming, that the only portions of the show that are technologically inaccurate are light speed and anti-gravity. He said that they actually received a lot of complaints about the death of some characters who were sucked out of an air lock. The viewers, due to
movies like "Total Recall", complained that the characters did not explode like they should have. Grazer set everyone straight though, informing the panel that in actuality a person would die but not explode, the one major place where the damage could be seen is in the eyes as the blood vessels burst.

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The Futon Critic:

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant.aspx?id=20070727_stargate

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

[07.27.07 - 01:14 PM]

LIVE AT THE SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON: SCI FI'S 'STARGATE SG-1'

By Brian Ford Sullivan

12:15 p.m. - So good news and bad news. The good news - the studio just held a private Q&A for the press so I'll have some exclusive "Stargate" cast member/producer quotes later tonight. The bad news - I have to bounce in the middle of the actual "Stargate" panel so I can do the same thing for "Chuck" at 1:30. Anywho, nothing earth shattering was said - but Jewel Staite made the mistake of
saying she bonded with the "Firefly" cast quicker ("They're like family," she noted), a fact that everyone else would not let go of for the entire half-hour. And Ben Browder addressed the whole Paul McGillion thing in only the way Ben Browder can.

**snippage**