Morris Chapdelaine has released preliminary information for the casting calls of Stargate Universe, although this information has not been 100% confirmed by producers of the show it can be taken in good faith that this will be the main line-up of the new show. Colonel Everett Young 40’s handsome, capable, former SG team leader. Like … Read more
The Official Stargate SG1/Atlantis Magazine: How did you feel last season about McKay developing a relationship that led to a marriage proposal? David Hewlett: It was neat. That episode was so funny because I came onto the set and was like, “Look, here’s the deal. You have a beautiful botanist on a little tropical paradise … Read more
Sci Fi Channel isn’t about to let down “Stargate” fans. The network is set to announce the order of a new series from MGM Television, “Stargate: Universe,” that will mark the third entry in Sci Fi’s longest-running original series franchise. The green light comes on the heels of Sci Fi’s confirming Thursday that “Stargate: Atlantis” … Read more
Ghost in the Machine†sees the return of guest actress Michelle Morgan, who first appeared as F.R.A.N in season four’s “Be All My Sins Remember’dâ€. The story goes that as soon as the producers saw the dailies of Morgan’s performance, they wished they hadn’t had the character destroy herself at the end of that episode. … Read more
SCI FI Wire took part in a VIP tour of the top-secret NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) facility located at the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, just outside of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Aug. 7. I’d like to tell you more, but sorry–it’s classified, and, well, you just don’t have clearance. Actually, although Cheyenne … Read more
Have you ever wondered where you’ve seen Jewel Staite before? chances are you were a fan of the critically-acclaimed Joss Whedon TV series Firefly. Jewl Belair Staite played the ever-cheery mechanic Kaylee Frye in the popular sci-fi western. While the critically praised show was cancelled after just one season, its huge fan base helped ensure … Read more
“I hope fans enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it,†says writer/producer Alan McCullough of Stargate Atlantis‘ latest action-packed installment. The idea for the episode had occurred to McCullough way back at the beginning of season four, and when season five came around the producers felt it was time to put the story … Read more
Robert Picardo told SCI FI Wire that he has not yet seen the completed version of the animated feature Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey, but that he is honored to be a lead voice in the film along with John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Sarah Michelle Gellar. “I had not yet seen the … Read more
After a recent press preview screening in Vancouver, SCI FI team members managed to sit down with: Brad Wright, executive producer N. John Smith and production designer Jams Robbins. Here is an excerpt of the interview. Brad Wright, how does creating and writing a Stargate feature compare to creating TV series episodes? The funny thing … Read more
David Hewlett, the actor behind the ever-irritating and indeed, irritated, Dr. Rodney McKay, is enjoying his first period of ‘down time’ since filming on Stargate Atlantis’ fifth season began. According to Hewlett, McKay is having quite a time of it this year – and he’s happy to tell us all about it. “It’s been amazing,†… Read more