Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Battlestar Galactica creator Ron Moore is using his pull with the show’s producer (which is, oh, himself) to take on his first-ever directing gig. He’ll be directing an upcoming episode that he’s also written.
In the meantime, Jamie Bamber reports on the ongoing tug of war between nostalgia and excitement on the series’ end.
Those fans who rather enjoy John Sheppard getting beat up on Stargate Atlantis, will get a kick out of the latest sneak preview clip (this time of Friday’s episode Traveler) on CinemaBlend. I’m just sayin’….
In other words, overdue congratulations to Amanda Tapping (Sam Carter) for her recent win of a Canadian Comedy Award for the short film Breakdown.
This is usually Yav’s beat, but she’s all busy doing something silly, like actual work. ::snort:: At any rate, the insanity of the Dumbledore outing continues.
– Giving validation to all the slash-fic’ers out there, David Thewlis (aka Remus Lupin) reports that he and director Alfonso Cuaron missed the mark a bit where his own character’s sexuality was concerned. (Plus, a nice story about David’s new book.)
– Jo, herself, got grilled a bit in Toronto, afterwards. And gives hope that a bit more of the Harry Potter universe might appear after a bit of a break.
– And GLAAD reminds us to play nice.
In all my Stargate Atlantis renewal euphoria, I failed to realize that the announcement in Variety also included news that Eureka was getting its third season, as well. More wackiness to come!
No word on Flash Gordon, but would anyone be terribly shocked if it didn’t get renewed? It’s been struggling. And no amount of Battlestar Galactica Razor teasing seems to be able to help it.
In other TV news, Pushing Daisies is blooming with happiness over its full season order. (Why, yes. I did have to go there. Look how much I’ve used the whole eureka thing.)
Just found this on Variety (since SciFi seems to be having issues, this morning).
Stargate Atlantis has been renewed for Season 5!
Although the show has been averaging around the same as the rest of the network on the regular Nielson numbers, SciFi was supposedly asking for more. Thankfully, adding in the DVR and iTunes numbers has helped to demonstrate that it’s a bigger hit than the Nielson’s show. (No, really?)
Color me pleased….
The SGA episode that will launch a thousand fanfics, Doppleganger, seems to be getting some good buzz. Hopefully ratings will support it.
The show’s writer/director, Robert C. Cooper, dropped by Joe Mallozzi’s blog to answer some questions about the episode.
Joe also reports that the new-fangled “Ratings +3” numbers that add in DVR and internet viewings show a nice little jump for the first episode. Here’s hoping that will sway SciFi into renewing for Season 5.
In other Gate news, Paul McGillion tells GateWorld that his two episodes aren’t just gimmicks but involve some “meaty” storyline for Carson Beckett.
More fanfics?
Don’t expect to see Jonathan Frakes back in a uniform ever again. He’s not impressed with how things progressed with the franchise.
For that matter, don’t expect to see William Shatner, either. Get a life, people!
We also get some weigh-in (and Heroes talk) from Nichelle Nichols, George Takei and Walter Koenig.
Oh, the drama!
In preparation for tonight’s episode, Doppleganger, we have a few clips to get you psyched.
– First up, Jewel Staite takes her turn in the fan Q&A barrage.
– And a sneak peek of an unfinished couple of scenes from tonight’s episode. Always interesting to see how it works without music or sound effects.
There was a conference call from the Heroes set. That means all sorts of fun coverage coming up, I’m sure.
First items out of the gate:
– Why yes, you will get to meet the people in the picture.
– And are we surprised that self-professed geek, Kristen Bell, campaigned to get on the show while at San Diego Comic-Con? I wasn’t either. Wouldn’t you?
I’ve given up on watching Bionic Woman. And it actually surprises me that I don’t feel guilty about giving up on a show with a strong woman character.
How far we have come!