While the ‘The Kindred, Part 1′ had mostly taken place on the Stargate Atlantis standing sets at Bridge Studios, the second half of the big two-parter was an entirely different story. “We went out on location and it was a huge deal for our set decorators,†recalls James Robbins, “They had truck after truck after … Read more
For Martin Wood, helming the second part of Stargate Atlantis’ penultimate season four story was something of a new experience. The director has been a stalwart of the production team for more than a decade, and has directed numerous episodes. However, usually when a two-parter comes around, he’s called upon to direct both parts, rather … Read more
“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 Kindred’ is an epic adventure for the Atlantis crew, picking up on the story of Teyla’s lost people, her unborn baby and another of the team’s arch-enemies, Michael. It’s an episode that sees much of its action take place away from the City in a range of new places. For the first episode in … Read more
Former Niagara resident Paul McGillion laughs about the first time he told his parents he was going to star in a new TV show called “Stargate Atlantis.” Despite correcting them countless times, they thought he said “Star Trek.” A few years later, he has both franchises on his resume. The rugged, Scottish-born actor was seriously … Read more
Considering he’s also Scottish, McGillion thought the stars were aligned for the part. But he wasn’t crushed when Pegg got the call (Pegg also had a small role in Abrams’ “Mission Impossible 3”). “I can’t say enough good things about what a terrific guy (Abrams) is,” he said. “He came up to me immediately and … Read more
Former Niagara resident Paul McGillion laughs about the first time he told his parents he was going to star in a new TV show called “Stargate Atlantis.†Despite correcting them countless times, they thought he said “Star Trek.†A few years later, he now has both franchises on the resume. The rugged, Scottish-born actor was … Read more
It seems that as soon as something useful comes along for our heroes in the Stargate universe, it has to get blown up… Take the midway station, for example. Those poor SGC engineers spent how long getting it up and running? And now here it is, only just fully operational and it’s blown to smithereens… … Read more
Today is the first official day of production on the new season of the hit SCI FI Channel series — though the writers and much of the crew have been back at work doing pre-production for several weeks. Joe Flanigan, Rachel Luttrell, David Hewlett, and Jason Momoa return to their roles this year. Also joining … Read more
In Stargate Atlantis’ latest episode, three of the City’s personnel find themselves trapped in what seems to be an impossible situation. Stuck in a disintegrating mining facility, far from home and with no way of contacting help, Carter, McKay and Keller face their most demanding challenge yet. The episode was also demanding for the production … Read more