“It was always going to be a challenge to make this feel like a feature,†Robert Cooper says, of one of his main concerns as preparation for filming ‘Ark of Truth’ went on. Though the budget had been increased from what Stargate SG-1 would usually have for a double-length episode of the television show, the … Read more
The SCI FI Channel and MGM have decided to cancel Stargate Atlantis after its fifth season ends. The show will however continue on with a 2 hour movie that will air on the SCI FI channel in 2009 in the United States and with other global airing’s later on in the year. The film will … Read more
In a recent interview with Cinema Spy, Executive producer for Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis Robert Cooper discusses The Ark Of Truth. When Stargate SG-1 ended its run in 2007, it was the longest-running science fiction series on North American television. The plucky show, inspired by and based on a mediocre feature film from 1994, … Read more
Former “Stargate: SG1” regular Michael Shanks reports he’s been invited to come aboard “Stargate: Atlantis.” “It was the most cryptic, enigmatic pitch of a story I’ve ever heard,” say Shanks, who’ll be reprising his popular “SG1” role as Dr. Daniel Jackson in a recurring capacity. “The pitch was: ‘You go to Atlantis and something happens … Read more
Mark Wilson has published a lengthy interview with Stargate SG1 star Beau Bridges in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy section of About.com. Beau discusses several aspects about his role as the “commander of the SGC†General Landry. It seems like Ark of Truth is a second series finale for Stargate SG-1 — the finale they were on their … Read more
Mark Wilson has published a lengthy interview with Stargate Atlantis star David Hewlett in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy section of About.com. Hewlett discusses several aspects about his role as the “absolute arrogant jerk†Dr. Rodney McKay. Did you ever wonder whether fans would “get” Rodney — that they would get past Rodney’s difficulty to see his complexity … Read more
In a recent interview with Sci Fi Wire, Ben Browder discusses the up and coming The Ark Of Truth. “I’m pretty excited to see the big three brought to life: that’s Zeus, Poseidon and Hades,” Browder said in an interview. “And then, obviously, there’s Athena and Aphrodite and Aries. They’re all very cool.” Browder is … Read more
In a recent interview conducted by Sci-Fi, Ben Browder and Michael Shanks discuss the up and coming Stargate The Ark Of Truth. When Stargate SG-1 left the airwaves last year, the series left viewers clamoring for more SG-1. The show also left behind a slew of dangling plot lines revolving around the ongoing battle with … Read more
When SCI FI Channel cancelled Stargate: SG-1, MGM quickly greenlit two direct to DVD movies which would continue the storyline. The first of these, The Ark of Truth, out today, completes the series by wrapping up the Ori storyline. Actor Christopher Judge, who plays the alien Teal’c recently set down for an exclusive … Read more
Ratings for Stargate Atlantis’s fourth season end on a high with the last episode The Last Man, turned in an average 1.49 rating for viewer audiences in the United States on the 7th March. This is an all time high for season four, beating the former all time viewer audience high episode Be All My … Read more