At the age of just 13, Canadian actress Jodelle Ferland has already made a considerable mark in the world of film and television. She’s appeared in high-profile movies such as Silent Hill and Good Luck Chuck, and Terry Gilliam’s disturbingly surreal Tideland hung its entire premise on her ability to carry a film along distinctly … Read more
Nora O’Brien has been named Vice President of drama programming at Universal Media Studios. She joins NBC Universal’s TV studio from sibling Sci Fi Channel. At UMS, O’Brien will serve as a development and current executive on drama series projects, including Tom Fontana’s “The Philanthropist,” which has a 13-episode order from NBC, and the network’s … Read more
At Natpe 2008, MGM will be an official exhibitor and will host client meetings. In addition to various other shows, MGM is bringing an array of programming including the sci-fi series Stargate Atlantis to the convention. MGM will also bring two programming packages to Natpe including “MGM Presents,” a syndication wheel, which features the shows … Read more
The Visual Effects Society (VES) today announced the nominees for the 6th Annual VES Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects in over a dozen categories of film, television, commercials and video games. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 5, 2008 by numerous panels of VES members who viewed submissions at the FotoKem screening facilities in Burbank. … 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
“It actually came about from a meeting we had when we realized we had some very, very big episodes,†says writer Carl Binder, of where the idea for ‘Quarantine’ came from. “Because we had these huge episodes, we needed to do a small episode. So we talked around various ideas about a contained episode on … Read more
In the last few years, the SCI FI Channel has really given mainstream networks a run for their money with such popular hits as Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Stargate Atlantis and the recent stand-alone mini Tin Man. In an effort to cater to its loyal fan base even more, SCI FI recently teamed up with Richard … 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
In Stargate Atlantis’ most visually spectacular episode to date, the Atlantis crew team up with the dreaded Wraith to stop the Replicators purging the Pegasus galaxy of human life. As one would expect, there are mega space battles, epic struggles and huge ships – and one very odd looking object that struck fear into Mark … Read more
“When I read the script for the first time, I got quite excited about the notion of having an Earth-based episode,†Mikita explains of ‘Miller’s Crossing’. “It’s refreshing to be on Earth. It just offers you some opportunities aesthetically. And of course, [there was] the added fun of having Kate Hewlett. ‘McKay and Mrs Miller’ … Read more