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Gate Geek – It’s a New Wave Universe

There’s a building tidal wave of hype for Stargate Universe.

There’ll be a new trailer aired with the premiere of Warehouse13 on SciFi SyFY.  But those lovely, sneaky folks at GateWorld already have it.  (It looks great! Um.  Sorry.)  Plus, the first official episode picture.  It’s akin to the sonogram, I suppose?

In addition, we know that the cast will be making their official debut at ComicCon on Friday.  (Cruel choice for those who are also Star Wars fans.  Thankfully my dislike of crowds keeps me from being put into that position.)

And just what is the official site doing behind that “under construction” sign?

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Do Good – Run! And buy!

We have charity things for both the Star Wars fans, Stargate fans, and sci-fi fans in general, today.

Kilometers 4 Katie – There will be another marathon in Storm Trooper armour.  This one benefits the Make-A-Wish foundation.  The goal is to raise enough to grant two wishes in memory of Katie Johnson; daughter of 501st founder Albin Johnson.

Michael Shanks Online Auction – It’s time, once again, for another auction benefitting the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.  Items have been donated from all over the sci-fi and TV world.  It’s not just Stargate. 

There was news today that says charity contributions are down.  Please do all you can to help the organization of your choice.

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Gate Geek – A lil’ of this, a lil’ of that

It’s me!  The world’s worst internet reporter catching up, yet again, with the news.  Let’s just do this quickly, shall we?

The more techno-savvy cast of Stargate Universe have been doing what they can to generate enthusiasm.  (And I’m starting to see the tides turning, all you Stargate skeptics!)

It will be good.  I have faith.

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Gate Geek – Thanks, Urgo

We interrupt my real life in the H1N1 response to bring some sad news to the Stargate family.  Dom DeLuise, talented comedian and the creator of the much-beloved character Urgo, has died at the age of 75.

Mr. DeLuise was also father to long-time Stargate director/writer Peter DeLuise and actors Michael (Colonel Danning from Wormhole Extreme) and  David (Sam’s boyfriend Pete Shanahan). 

Urgo once said, “I wanna live! I wanna experience the universe! And I wanna eat pie!”  Hopefully you’re now getting to do so.

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Gate Geek – I see interesting things

I really need to do these more often.  Lots of news flying, these days.

Prepare to be astounded.  Stargate Universe is going to feature an openly gay character for the first time; in addition to being “dark and edgy.”  (The cast does not appear to be as dark and edgy, though.  If you’re not already following them, cast members David Blue and Brian Jacob Smith have been Twittering up a storm and seem like a lot of fun.)

So this gay thing is not entirely new.  It has already been said that at least one of the Atlantis characters was gay, but they never put it on screen.  And there may be others.

Maybe they’ll do that in the “some day soon” version of the Atlantis movie?  (Joe Mallozzi has been working on the script.)  But apparently MGM is being a bit wishy-washy about the timing for this and the next SG1 project.

In spend-some-money news, there is a preview of the Teal’c animated maquette on i09 that is entirely too cute.  (Words rarely associated with Teal’c.)

You can also spend your money to have lunch with Richard Dean Anderson to benefit the Waterkeeper Alliance.

And in yet still unrelated news, big, um, congrats to the incredibly talented Christopher Hyerdahl for being cast in the next Twilight movie.  May you not be overrun by Twihards.

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Starlog won’t kill your trees anymore…

Starlog, a magazine that was my lifeline to geekdom when I was a kid, is ending its print magazine and moving to online only.

Y’see, kids (she says, putting on her best old person voice), back in the day, this was one of the few ways to get any news on the geeky stuff.  I can remember my complete shock and utter joy to find Starlog magazine.

These were people who understood me!  They covered things I wanted to hear about!  I would bore my mother for hours regurgitating everything I’d read in it.

Alas, the advent of the fast reporting of the internet and its increasing costs to publish has taken down this classic.  You’ll just need to content yourself by following them online.

Thanks again, Starlog!