Robert Picardo Joins Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Veteran actor Robert Picardo has a new gig — or maybe a new take on an old gig. He’s playing the Doctor once again. Before he was Richard Woolsey on Stargate, of course, Picardo enchanted science fiction fans as the Emergency Medical Hologram on board the U.S.S. Voyager. He recently returned to that role to … Read more

Spacecon San Antonio Is Getting A Stargate SG-1 Reunion

The great city of San Antonio will play host to something of a Stargate SG-1 reunion, with several of the show’s original cast members set to appear at the Spacecon pop culture convention this fall. Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, and Amanda Tapping are all among the headliners for the event, scheduled to take place … Read more

Stargate Atlantis Turns 20

MGM Television Today marks twenty years since Stargate Atlantis made its debut. (Yes — like me, you really are that old!) The series premiere, “Rising,” aired as a 2-hour movie on July 16, 2004. It was what many of us consider to be a Golden Age of science fiction television, with SCI FI Channel (back … Read more

Claudia Black To Co-Star In New Spartacus Show

Photo: Lisa Smith Stargate’s Vala Mal Doran is headed for the ancient Roman empire. Actress Claudia Black has been cast in Starz’s new sequel series Spartacus: House of Ashur, which will see the return of actor Nick Tarabay in the lead role of Ashur. The Farscape and Stargate SG-1 veteran will play Cossutia, described as … Read more

Why Stargate’s Ninth Season Wasn’t A Spin-Off

The eighth season of Stargate SG-1 brought what felt like a natural conclusion to the show. Earth’s major foes were defeated, the Jaffa were finally free, and General Jack O’Neill was moving on (as series lead Richard Dean Anderson entered retirement). But Syfy Channel wanted the hit show to continue, and the writers definitely had … Read more

Build Your Own Stargate Z.P.M. or Gate Room

BlueBrixx Here’s a new way to enjoy Stargate (and maybe share it with your kids): a buildable Zero Point Module, coming later this year from BlueBrixx alongside the company’s previously revealed S.G.C. Gate Room set. The German toy brick maker has unveiled the box art for the Z.P.M., including the final look of the device … Read more