SideWalks televisionhHost Rafael Siegel interviews Stargate TV series and film stars Ben Browder (plays Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell), Christopher Judge (Teal’c) and Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson). In the March 2008 interview, Ben, Michael and Christopher talk about their career starts and “The Ark of Truth,” the first of two feature-length “Stargate” movies made directly … Read more
Proud Canadian actress Amanda Tapping has been playing the same American sci-fi character — Samantha Carter — for 11 years. That covers two TV series and now two direct-to-DVD movies. The risk of burnout is obvious. “Absolutely! Of course,” Tapping tells Sun Media about the possibility of getting bored and being boring to fans. “Actually, … Read more
Launching on April 1st 2008 is the first in a series of six brand new audio adventures featuring the stars of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. Available on CD and Internet download, Stargate SG-1/Atlantis: The Audio Adventures promise to keep listeners happy during the show’s hiatus. Each release is a one-hour partially dramatized talking book, … 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 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 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
Below is an interview conducted on Movie Web, with actor Michael Shanks. Robert Cooper has said that Stargate: The Ark of Truth was what he had in mind for the Season 10 finale. How far were you into Season 10 when you found out you were going to be cancelled? Michael Shanks: We were … Read more
In a recent interview with Movie Web, actor and director Michael Shanks has confirmed that he is working on a new television series. Here is an excerpt of the interview. Michael Shanks: Well, Chris Judge and I have a project that’s going forward with MGM called Reach of Angels, that Chris wrote the pilot script … Read more
Launching on April 1st 2008 is the first in a series of six brand new audio adventures featuring the stars of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. Available on CD and Internet download, Stargate SG-1/Atlantis: The Audio Adventures promise to keep listeners happy during the show’s hiatus. Each release is a one-hour partially dramatized talking book, … Read more