Battlestar Galactica - Video:

From the SciFi Channel's SciFi Pulse:


http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=237691



Battlestar Galactica Red Carpet Pt. 2

SCI FI Wire Exclusive

SCI FI Wire talks to the cast and creators of "Battlestar Galactica" on the red carpet at the SCI FI 2008 Upfront. Part 2.


Interviews with David Eick, Mary McDonnell, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Bamber, Ronald D. Moore,


Formatted in Adobe Flash Player 9, 2:40 in length.

Battlestar Galactica's 'Six of One' episode airs Friday, April 11 at 10pm on the SciFi Channel (US).

Stargate SG-1 - Christopher Judge/Michael Shanks - Reunion Island Con June 2008

From a Reunion Stellaire e-mail announcement:

http://www.reunionstellaire.com/



(Translated from French to English by Reunion)

NEWSLETTER APRIL 8th, 2008

Réunion Stellaire “STARGATE SG1” is back in Reunion Island in June 2008.


When the general interest wins over the rest …

it’s our creed today, after 2 hard - working years.

Why should we call off this event only if there are few available guests? Or if they can’t all be there at the same time?

We may made this mistake last year but for 2008, it’s out of the question to deprive ourselves of a new travel through the stars.

So we have decided to thematize Réunion Stellaire to avoid any delay. The Stargate SG1 Stars will be the first to land on our island in 2008.

It’s our pleasure to announce to you the official coming of Christopher Judge (Teal’c), Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) and Lexa Doig (Dr Lam in SG1 and Romie in Androméda).

Felt in love with Réunion Island in 2003, our friends from Stargate SG1 have decided to open the ball from June 27th to 29th, 2008 for an all-fun-inclusive program and unforgettable meetings with…you !!!

The tickets and the full « Reunion Stellaire events » schedule will be soon available on our website.

The team blog will be available too, in order to better interact with you and to inform you of every change in our events.

See you soon on our website, we hope to see you in three months for these new fantastic meetings.

Keep on looking stars !

The Stellaire Team.

http://www.reunionstellaire.com/

Stargate: Ark of Truth - GateWorld: Myth Maker Part Two

From GateWorld:


http://gateworld.net/interviews/myth_maker_part_2.shtml

(Please follow the link for the complete four page GateWorld interview.)

Myth Maker Part Two

GateWorld Talks With Robert C. Cooper



With the arrival of The Ark of Truth on DVD, the final chapter of the television series has finally been told. After seeing the film we had some questions about the Ori storyline that occupied the final two years of SG-1 -- so we went right to the source: Ark of Truth writer and director Robert C. Cooper.

In Part 1 of our in-depth interview Cooper discussed what it was about the Ori he finds so interesting, and what Season Eleven of Stargate SG-1 might have looked like. In the second half, he talks about the evolution of the Ori and their conflict with the Ancients, Daniel Jackson and the ethics of the Ark, and the controversial return of the Replicators.

Look for Stargate: The Ark of Truth now on DVD at stores everywhere!


A brief excerpt:

GW: Let's talk about Morgan a little bit more. Why did Morgan Le Fay go to the Ori galaxy? Did she follow the Odyssey there? We've talked in the past about how ascended beings are sort of located in space.

RCC: Yes. I think she was very conflicted about what to do. The last time she tried to help Daniel in a "guardian angel" capacity, in some type of interference, the other Ancients stopped her. She was pulled out of the Atlantis room in "The Pegasus Project." And I think that she has been following the team and walking the fine line of how to help us without breaking those rules again.

And so it was much like when Daniel was ascended and he appeared to O'Neill in the elevator in "Full Circle" to tell him about the device that Anubis was essentially gathering to make him powerful. He was walking a fine line there. He was acting like our guardian angel, O'Neill's guardian angel, and he was conflicted as to what he could and couldn't do. He ultimately ended up crossing the line as far as the other Ancients were concerned, and he was sent back and became human ("Fallen").

The Simpsons - Video: 'That 90's Show'

In a flashback, Homer gives up his dreams of becoming a musician and takes a job at his father's laser tag warehouse to support Marge attending Springfield University.

Stargate Atlantis - David Hewlett: Wolf Events June 28 - London

From a Wolf Events e-mail announcement:



An audience with David Hewlett

A one day event with Mr David Hewlett who potrays the character Rodney McKay in the hit Sci Fi series Stargate Atlantis.

The event will be held from 11-5 on Saturday 28th June in London.

Location to be confirmed.

A rare opportunity to meet David Hewlett.

Ticket prices and details will be announced this week.


http://www.wolfevents.com/php/

Mark Dacascos - Video: The Crow: Stairway to Heaven - 'Birds of a Feather'

Stargate SG-1 - SciFi Wire: Goldsmith Talks Stargate DVD Scores

From SciFi Wire:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=51813

(Please follow the link for the complete SciFi Wire article.)

12:00 AM, 08-APRIL-08


Goldsmith Talks Stargate DVD Scores

Joel Goldsmith, the longstanding composer for SCI FI Channel's original series Stargate SG-1, told SCI FI Wire that he used different approaches to creating the scores for the two feature-length Stargate movies arriving on DVD.

Stargate: The Ark of Truth, now in stores, used some of the themes Goldsmith set up in the series for the Ori and the Replicators, while the upcoming Stargate: Continuum allowed him to be more expansive in his approach.

"First of all, I could use a symphony orchestra rather than electronics that simulate an orchestra," said Goldsmith, who worked on SG-1 starting with the pilot in 1997. "And because the Ark movie wrapped up some of the stories so well, I reached for a few of the familiar themes from the Ori and Replicators and then created different situations and new themes for Teal'c. Of course, everything was more cinematic."

**snippage**

Continuum, which arrives on DVD in July, is more of a stand-alone film, Goldsmith said. "It is a great, old-fashioned SG-1 film," he said. "It is more retro-Stargate, and, without giving away too much, it's going back to some more things from the past."

Meanwhile, Goldsmith continues working on the spinoff series Stargate Atlantis. "This will be a fantastic season," he said. "People will be really happy with it. They did a great job."


--Mike Szymanski


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The soundtrack for Stargate: Ark of Truth is available for purchase at the Joel Goldsmith website, Free Clyde:

http://www.freeclyde.com/music/sg_aot.html

Stargate SG-1 - FREE Downloads on select episodes from Amazon!

From the Amazon Screening Room Blog:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK2BO7WOY8O8F67

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

Amazon Screening Room Blog

Free Downloads: Our Stargate Favorites

5:50 PM PDT, April 7, 2008

The Stargate experience -- about interplanetary journeys made possible by cool, circular portals and liquid f/x -- started as a movie. Then it became a series that hopped from one network to another and didn't necessarily look like one of sci-fi's icons in the making ... except to its legions of fans. The show's landmark, 10-year run produced a spinoff (Stargate Atlantis), books, and the usual pop culture footprints, including episodes people still talk about.

Here are three of our favorites -- free, for a limited time:



The Torment of Tantalus (season 1, episode 10): A vital chapter in the secret history of the Stargate on Earth is revealed, as we meet a man who went through the gate in 1945 -- and never made it back. The team finds him, and, maybe, the secrets of the universe. And yeah, that's Paul McGillion (later seen in Stargate Atlantis) starring the flashback sequence.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ITT8EW/ref=dv_blog




Window of Opportunity (season 4, episode 6): Stargate gets all Groundhog Day on itself with an episode where two characters find themselves reliving the same few hours -- and doing some pretty wacky stuff (including gate-golfing). I'll put it this way: It's a fan favorite for a reason.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011B5QW4/ref=dv_blog






The Lost City, Parts 1 & 2 (season 7, episodes 21 & 22): The two "Lost City" episodes were originally intended to be a second Stargate movie, and a conclusion to the series and the ambition shows. It ended up as the seventh-season finale and launch pad for Stargate Atlantis.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012B1C2G/ref=dv_blog

Battlestar Galactica - Tricia Helfer guests on Jay Leno Apr 11

Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer guest stars on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday April 11 on NBC (check your local listings for the time.)



The other guests include William Shatner and Ryan Bingham.

Also, Tricia will be appearing on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Monday April 14 on CBS (check your local listings for the time.) The other guests include John Waters and Daniel Lanois.

Hugh Jackman / Ewan McGregor - Video: Trailer for 'Deception'

Battlestar Galactica - Publicity Stills from 'Escape Velocity'

Publicity stills from the NEW Battlestar Galactica fourth season episode, 'Escape Velocity,' airing Friday, April 25 '08 at 10pm on the SciFi Channel (US). Episode guest stars Leela Savasta as Tracey Anne (Stargate Atlantis' Capt. Alicia Vega -- NEW character in season five premiering in July '08 on the SciFi Channel.)

Admiral William Adama (Edward James Olmos) and President Laura Roslin (Mary McDonnell)



Former Vice President Gaius Baltar (James Callis)



Battlestar Galactica's 'Six of One' airs Friday April 11 at 10pm on the SciFi Channel (US).

Sanctuary / Amanda Tapping - Digital Spy (UK): ITV seeks Sanctuary

From Digital Spy (UK):

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a93245/itv4-gets-new-stylised-us-sci-fi-series.html

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

ITV4 gets new stylised US sci-fi series



Monday, April 7 2008, 14:51 BST

By Dave West, Media Correspondent


ITV4 is to air a new stylised sci-fi series from the makers of Stargate SG-1.

Sanctuary uses live-action actors with green-screen shooting and CGI to create a graphic novel feel along the lines of movie Sin City.

A 13-part series is in production for the Sci Fi Channel in the US.

Dave Fewings, ITV4 channel editor, said it would go to air in the UK later this year. He said: "Coming from the team behind Stargate and starring Amanda Tapping (Stargate), Sanctuary couldn't have a better sci-fi pedigree. It's absolutely at the cutting edge of the genre."

**snippage**

• Visit the official Santuary web site

http://sanctuaryforall.com/

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Also from Down the Tubes:

http://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2008/04/itv-seeks-sanctuary.html

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

Monday, 7 April 2008

ITV seeks Sanctuary



Trade magazine Broadcast reports ITV4 has secured broadcasting rights to the first season of Sanctuary, a new show starring Stargate-SG1 and Stargate: Atlantis star Amanda Tapping, which started life recently as Internet webisodes. The 20-minute web pilot gained more than 500,000 online viewers on debut.

The show centres on the dangers caused by genetic mishaps and, perhaps, deliberately engineered genetic versions of “humanity”, a darker side to the evolution of mankind which has let monsters loose in the world -- but may be the key to the future of our race.

Each webisode of Sanctuary follows the exploits of Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis) as she seeks out all manner of terrifying and monstrous creatures.

Also in the cast are Dawson's Creek actor Robin Dunne who plays reluctant protege Will Zimmerman and Emilie Ullerup, (seen in Battlestar Galactica), who plays Helen's intrepid, if somewhat reckless, daughter Ashley. Together they are drawn into a frightening and mysterious world populated by beings that defy explanation.

**snippage**

• Visit the official Santuary web site

http://sanctuaryforall.com/

Medium - SciFi Talk: Audio Interview Patricia/Rosanna Arquette

From SciFi Talk:

http://scifitalk.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=325997

Mon, 7 April 2008

Medium - Lady Killer Preview



A look at the episode where an older woman kills young men after seducing them. The interesting note is the killer is played by Patricia Arquette's real life sister, Rosanna Arquette. You'll hear from the ladies plus David Cubitt who returns as Det. Scanlan. There's a bonus, the audio trailer for Prom Night. Special thanks to NBC, Sony Pictures and Epk.tv for supplying audio. Music is by Victor Stellar.

Download link:


http://media.libsyn.com/media/scifitalk/Medium3.mp3

The Simpsons: Video - "Funeral for a Friend'

Kelsey Grammer guest-voices as the infamous Sideshow Bob, David Hyde Pierce as Sideshow Bob's dubious brother Cecil Terwilliger, and John Mahoney as their father, Mr. Terwilliger.

Mark Dacascos - Video - The Crow: Stairway to Heaven - 'It's a Wonderful Death'

Richard Dean Anderson Website Update Apr 6 '08 - NEW Photo

The Richard Dean Anderson Official Website has been updated today with a Note from Rick and a new photo of RDA on his new motorcyle:

http://rdanderson.com/updates/news.htm#motorcycle

(Please follow the link for Rick's Note and to view the photo in its original full-size.)

Stargate: Continuum: Cast Photos from Preview Screening

From Joseph Mallozzi's blog update for April 6, 2008:

http://josephmallozzi.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/april-6-2008-a-sunday-matinee/

(Please follow the link for complete blog update and to view the photos from the Stargate: Continuum screening, complete with cast photos in their original full-size, higher-resolution versions.)

April 6, 2008: A Sunday Matinee

**snippage**

...Or that time I attended the Stargate: Continuum screening. Remember that time? No?

Of course you wouldn't, because it happened today. It was a special matinee screening of the (finally) finished movie held this afternoon in Vancouver, and among the attendees were some twenty lucky fans who got a sneak peek at Continuum. On the big screen no less.

Alas, no post-screening dessert on this day, but still - one hell of a show. Stargate Continuum is fantastic. Not only is it a treat for long-time fans, but it's a great jumping-on point for anyone interested in checking out Stargate for the first time. Funny, touching, exciting, and chock full of surprises, it's going to thrill
a lot of people.

**snippage**

Brad Wright - Writer Stargate: Continuum and Amanda Tapping (Samantha Carter)



Director Martin Wood



Stunt Coordinator Dan Shea



Fight Coordinator James 'BamBam' Bamford and wife



Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson)



Lexa Doig



Christopher Judge (Teal'c)



Amanda Tapping



Christopher Judge

Sanctuary / Amanda Tapping - SciFi Channel Video Preview

Mark Dacascos - Video: The Crow: Stairway to Heaven - 'The People vs. Eric Draven'

Stargate Atlantis / SG1 - Big Finish: Audio Dramas - Updates Apr 6

From Big Finish Productions:

http://www.bigfinish.com/Stargate-SG-1-and-Atlantis

The web site has been updated to include information on (and you can place your pre-orders):



Stargate SG-1 Shell Game:

http://www.bigfinish.com/Stargate-SG-1-and-Atlantis

Starring Claudia Black and Michael Shanks
(Duration: 70' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:

“One reaches a certain level of notoriety in the business of appropriating things, and you’d think you'd get accommodation that matches your rep. But no…”

Vala Mal Doran finds herself in a particularly sticky situation when an old foe catches up with her. With only Daniel Jackson able to fight her corner, Vala may have to do something that's really not her style – tell the truth.


AUTHOR: James Swallow
DIRECTOR: Sharon Gosling
RECORDED DATE: Oct 2007 & Feb 2008
RELEASE DATE: June 2008

CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place during season ten, after The Pegasus Project.


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Stargate Atlantis: Perchance to Dream

http://www.bigfinish.com/14-Stargate-Atlantis-Perchance-to-Dream

Starring Paul McGillion
(Duration: 70' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:
"I thought there'd be more pain. My patients have always complained of more pain..."

Doctor Carson Beckett finds himself in an uncomfortable situation when he becomes a patient in his own infirmary. After a disastrous mission, Beckett is brought back to Atlantis with a broken leg – and a bad case of amnesia.

But that's the least of his troubles. Cared for by Doctor Gilbert, Beckett watches as a strange affliction overcomes his friends and colleagues. One by one, members of the Atlantis crew are brought in, unconscious and unresponsive yet with no sign of trauma. What's causing this peculiar illness? And why doesn't anyone want to hear what Carson has to say about it?

AUTHOR: Sally Malcolm
DIRECTOR: Sharon Gosling
RECORDED DATE: March 2008
RELEASE DATE: July 2008


CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place during season two.

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Stargate SG-1: Pathogen

http://www.bigfinish.com/15-Stargate-SG-1-Pathogen

Starring Teryl Rothery and Christopher Judge
(Duration: 70' Approx)

SYNOPSIS:
“Teal’c – was there a rock fall? Are we… are we trapped in here?”

SG-1 runs into trouble when they trigger a Goa’uld trap meant for grave robbers. Infected by an unknown pathogen, Colonel O’Neill orders the team to stay put and sends for help. It arrives in the form of Doctor Janet Fraiser. But when did any rescue ever go smoothly for Stargate Command’s flagship team – or their intrepid Doctor?


AUTHOR: Sharon Gosling
DIRECTOR: Sharon Gosling
RECORDED DATE: TBA
RELEASE DATE: August 2008

CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT:

This story takes place during season seven, after Fragile Balance and before Heroes 1 & 2.