Actress Jewel Staite is no stranger to the odd things that a performer can be asked to do as part of a science fiction television program. After all, she not only starred in Firefly, but her first introduction to the Pegasus galaxy was as a young Wraith. For the episode ‘The Seed’, however, she found … Read more
Damian Kindler, creator and executive producer of SCI FI Channel’s upcoming supernatural series Sanctuary, told SCI FI Wire that he strove to make something that bridged the real and the fantastical with a graphic-novel style that hasn’t been seen before. “I felt there was definitely room for something that bridged the gap between very real … Read more
Amanda Tapping, the star and an executive producer of SCI FI Channel’s upcoming supernatural series Sanctuary, told SCI FI Wire that she welcomes the opportunity to play a character at odds with her previous role on Stargate SG-1–as well as to produce and direct again. “It’s very scary,” Tapping said of taking on the role … Read more
The season premiere of Stargate Atlantis has received its highest ever viewer audiences over any previous season. Search and Rescue kicked off the fifth season with an impressive 1.8 million total viewers, which was 6% up over the season four premiere episode Adrift. Overall the viewer rating for Search and Rescue reached a high of … Read more
Stargate Atlantis returns for its fifth season tomorrow on the Sci Fi channel in the United States at 10/9c, global air dates are available in our television schedule. Be sure to check the site daily especially over the weekend for the latest screen captures for all new episodes that air on Friday nights complete with … 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
United States cable giant SCI FI has announced that it will air its brand new drama series, Sanctuary on the 3rd of October at 22:00. The 13 part production between SCI FI and Canadian producers Stage 3 Media and Tricon Films and Television brings the former online only series to the main stream audience. Interestingly … Read more
Filming inside the Arctic circle isn’t just difficult, it’s almost impossible. For a start, getting there requires special transport and cooperation from the military, and once you’re there, you need some place special to stay. Besides which, there’s no chance of having a standard television production ‘circus’ on an Arctic shoot – and that means … Read more
In a recent interview with Sci Fi Television is Australia Christopher Judge who many Stargate fans will know as Teal’c cut loose on his new writing projects, the new Stargate films and more. Here is an excerpt of the interview. You’re renowned for not quite being the macho man portrayed on screen. Tell us all … Read more
Besides shooting in the Arctic, producing Continuum as a feature film provided some other fantastic opportunities, particularly in the area of production design. “There were things that we could do in Continuum that we simply couldn’t afford to do in the television series. We actually built the bridge and several decks of a 1939 cargo … Read more