Exploding coffee. Interesting nighttime trips to the out-house. No. It’s not a sci-fi convention.
It’s just a few of the adventures Ben Browder got to experience while shooting in the Arctic Circle for the upcoming Stargate SG-1 movie “Continuum.”
Geeky Do-Good Thing of the Week
Michael Shanks, who is just wrapping up a 10-year stint playing Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG-1, is holding his third annual auction to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.
In addition to the truly bizarre things (like the costume he wore for a college production of “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”), you can also find SG-1 scripts and nifty signed things from all the Vancouver-area sci-fi productions.
Stargate Moms
The moms of Stargate are getting their due with the news today.
Everyone’s favorite supersmart mom, Jeannie Miller, has officially been confirmed as coming back to the show in Season 4. Jeannie is the “rebellious” sister of uber-annoying Rodney McKay, played by Rodney actor David Hewlett‘s real-life sister Kate.
And there’s motherhood impending for another Stargate Atlantis member.
Do they use Pamper’s in the Pegasus Galaxy?
Continuum Continues SG1
SG1 producer Robert C. Cooper seems to have been talking up a storm, last week. And the teasers keep coming about the upcoming SG1 straight-to-DVD movies.
Gate Geekiness
In today’s Stargate bits, we have:
Producer Robert Cooper reveals just what The Ark of Truth (the upcoming straight-to-DVD SG-1 movie) refers to. (Spoilers. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.)
Cooper also tells the SciFi Wire that the much-discussed third Stargate series is still being developed.
Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) spills just a little about the last SG-1 episode.
Bridge Studios, home to Stargate and many other sciffy kinds of shows, has been sold.
And, most amusingly, David Hewlett’s Spacey’s acceptance, um, squealing is now available on YouTube. (You might want to turn down the volume for this one.)
Gate Goodness
Season 3 hasn’t finished yet, but the Stargate Atlantis producers are already teasing Season 4 on Stargate’s video site.
We also have the Region 1 and 2 release dates for Stargate Atlantis Season 3 of September 18th and August 27th, respectively. (Don’t be jealous of the UK fans. They have to run about collecting individual discs.)
In other fun Gate news, Stargate Atlantis and David Hewlett (Rodney McKay) took home Spacey’s, last night, for Favorite TV Show and Favorite TV Character.
Stargate Atlantis Threatened?
After a SciFi-imposed six-month hiatus in the US, the Stargate franchise has seen a dip in viewership. Anecdotally, most regular Stargate viewers have already seen the now-airing episodes online. But the actual TV ratings still play a huge part in the decision of whether or not to renew.
Producer Joseph Mallozzi gives his thoughts and worries about this and puts out a plea to get everyone to tune in to these last three episodes to help support SciFi’s decision to greenlight Season 5.
(Of amusement to the hockey nuts on our list, see the pictorial of the aftermath of Carl Binder‘s vow that he would eat a now-very-old Duck-themed cupcake if the Ducks took the Stanley Cup.)
Looking towards the end of the Stargate
Amanda Tapping (aka Samantha Carter) chats with TV Guide about the end of Stargate SG1.
If you can’t get tickets to Spiderman3 tonight, don’t forget to watch the new episodes on Sci-Fi.
Minor spoilers are included for both SG1 and Atlantis, in case you haven’t been anywhere Stargate fan sites, recently.
Stargate Raps
One doesn’t normally associate Stargate with anything remotely resembling the hip-hop culture. But G4TV started it and David Hewlett (Rodney McKay) has now replied.
Don’t listen if you can’t laugh out loud. It’s embarassingly funny (as only nerdy men rapping can be).
The Gate Reopens Tonight
Fans in the US will finally get to see the second half of the current seasons of Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis, tonight, on SciFi Channel‘s SciFi Fridays.
The producers are, understandably, a bit nervous about whether or not anyone will actually be watching, since many US fans found other means to see the episodes that had already aired in other parts of the world. According to Joseph Mallozzi, whether or not Stargate Atlantis will get a Season 5 could depend on ratings during the second half of Season 3.
And now that fans can finally see the last part of the last season of Stargate SG1 on TV, the Season 10 DVD’s North American release has been announced as July 24th.