It’s a well-known mantra in show-business – never work with children or animals. Both can be unpredictable, stubborn and unruly. But then, the Stargate Atlantis producers have never been sticklers for the rules, and why should they be when there is talent such as that of young Canadian actress Jodelle Ferland to be tapped? Ferland … Read more
The offices at Bridge Studios, Vancouver, will burst into life again this week as the earliest pre-production on Stargate Atlantis’ fifth year gets underway. Back from their end-of year break, and with work on season four fully complete, the producers and writers will reconvene to create another full season of adventures for the hit show. … Read more
When screen romantic leads spring to mind, Doctor McKay of Stargate Atlantis isn’t necessarily top of the list. He can be difficult, arrogant and insensitive – and yet it seems, there’s someone for everyone, even in the Pegasus Galaxy. That ‘someone’ for Rodney has, for the past three years, been the city’s quiet botanist, Doctor … Read more
Andee Frizzell first appeared in the Stargate Atlantis’ pilot, ‘Rising’ as the Wraith queen, and has since played numerous incarnations of the alien matriarchs. Having worked in prosthetics before, Frizzell was a perfect choice for the role, and has become an invaluable part of the cast. ‘Spoils Of War’ gave viewers a big insight into … Read more
When we left the Pegasus galaxy at the end of season three, no one knew what fate had in store for Dr. Elizabeth Weir. Injured during Atlantis’ frantic flight into space in ‘First Strike’, viewers have had to wait until now to find out – literally – just what was going on in her head. … Read more
With season four signaling so many changes for Stargate: Atlantis, Val Halverson sensed the time was right to give our heroes a bit of a new look. In fact, creating the team’s new outfits was one of her very first duties when she joined the crew. “I was coming on as a new designer, so … Read more
Stargate: Atlantis visual effects supervisor Mark Savela reveals that the second half of the show’s season will kick off with the biggest effects sequence viewers will have ever seen on the show. “We all watched the final mix a couple of days ago, which is amazing,†he enthuses. “It was a sequence done by Image … Read more