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
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
Getting a good script with a good part that the producers want you to play is a dream come true for any actor. The dream only gets better when the show they’re talking about is already a hit and the part is something the producers want the actor to help create from the bottom up. … Read more
It’s hard to believe that here we are, talking about the fourth season finale of Stargate Atlantis. It seems only yesterday that we were anticipating the airdate of the season opener, ‘Adrift’. “Last year just went by so fast,†agrees Joseph Mallozzi, “and I’m sure it’s going to be the same for this year, which … 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
The highly anticipated third spin off series Stargate Universe is still stuck in limbo. Although executive producers Copper and Brad Wright have finished their pilot proposals for the series, it still has to be signed off officially by Sci-Fi. Whether the highly anticipated third spin off series will ever see the light of day on … Read more
A wise man named MacGyver once said on television, the source of all great truths, that “I learned something a long time ago: never laugh at what you don’t know.” This television off-the-cuff genius later moved on to play Colonel O’Neill, one of the anchor characters for Stargate SG-1, the popular science fiction spin-off series … 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