Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
While not as famous as Club Jade’s very own The Hair, Joe Flanigan‘s hair has become the stuff of legend and many a joke on Stargate. In this video from Creation, Joe tells just how it got that way.
And a man with less hair than Joe, producer/writer Carl Binder, will be picketing in front of Disney Studios in Burbank today from 8am to 11am. Any food other than oatmeal cookies are appreciated.
Rare Appearance Alert! None other than Richard Dean Anderson (Jack O’Neill) will be a guest at next year’s GateCon. The actor has never been one to attend many conventions. And it has been less so since his retirement from the acting industry to spend time raising his daughter. I wonder how air fare to Vancouver is going to look by then….
GateWorld has an interview with David Hewlett (Rodney McKay) in which he talks about the joys of tormenting his sister (Kate Hewlett) in an upcoming episode. And how easy it is to tease Paul McGillion (Carson Beckett) about being blown up.
And Stargate Atlantis is a nominee for a People’s Choice Award in the first-ever Favorite Sci-Fi Show category.
Tonight’s Stargate Atlantis episode is Missing an episode that producer Joe Mallozzi is calling “Stargate’s Thelma and Louise” as Teyla gets to kick some butt. (While already impressive, it’s made even more so knowing that Rachel Luttrell was already pregnant with her son at the time.)
He also tells the story of how Jewel Staite (formerly of Firefly fame and now playing Jennifer Keller) demonstrated her fearlessness by going out on a rope bridge very high up from the ground. (Yet another reason why I can never be an actor.)
Over on the official SciFi blog, it’s been announced that writer/producer Carl Binder is going out on strike with the US writers as he’s a member of the guild. I’m assuming this means we’ll be waiting for Carl’s wonderful stories towards the end of next season? (The rest of the writing staff belong to the Canadian guild and are still working.)
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?
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.
Joe Mallozzi has posted the deleted scenes from last week’s Stargate Atlantis episode, Reunion.
Granted, you have to read and imagine, but it’s interesting to see what might have been and why they weren’t included.
Big thanks to Dunc for giving me (um, us!) a Stargate category! I am truly honored that blabbing incessantly about a show for long enough will eventually be recognized.
So a few things going on in Gateland…
– Still no final ratings numbers for Adrift. What does this mean for how we’re looking to SciFi’s eyes? (Y’know, the people with their hands over the button that could nuke the series?) Torture! [Note: This blog entry contains the beginnings of a discussion about this week’s episode. Be careful if you don’t want to know!]
– Well, David Nykl (Zelenka) is fairly optimistic. Let’s hope he’s right!
– Back to Joe Mallozzi, he has posted a more in-depth discussion about this week’s episode, Reunion.
– And some really funny Q&A videos with Jason Momoa (Ronon) and Joe Flanigan (John). Be careful what handle you use when sending in those questions! You could be teased mercilessly.
Tonight, our intrepid Stargate Atlantis warriors pull an Oceans Eleven on SciFi (10pm, Eastern) in the episode Lifeline.
Please watch. Ratings (without DVR and iTunes factored in) were okay, but not stunning. (Or strong and poised for greater success, depending on whether or not you’re an optimist or pessimist.) Yes, Flash Gordon will suck the life out of you, but you can watch another channel and head on over after it’s done. (This message not brought to you by Team Stargate, but heartfelt, all the same.)
In other Gate news:
– My bad. iTunes gives the fourth episode of the season to people who tried to buy the first episode of the season. That production order number will get you every time!
– There’s a game. It’s fun.
– A slightly more complex Stargate game.
– Pretty pictures.
– Yes, Paul McGillion did, indeed, audition for the role of Scotty in Star Trek.
– The cool thing about television is you get to see how you’d look in fifty years. (Spoilers!)
