28.Feb.05
Posted in SG-1 at 12:02 am by Alison
Stargate Command’s new medical officer is set to be played by Lexa Doig
Stargate SG-1 star Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson) met his wife, actress Lexa Doig, while guest-starring on her sci-fi show Andromeda in the season 1 episode “Star-Crossed.” Doig played the AI – Artificial Intelligence – avatar of the starship Andromeda Ascendant, affectionately known as Rommie in her android form. When Shanks came aboard Andromeda as the android Gabriel, Rommie fell hard for him, only to discover that he was her enemy, the AI avatar Balance Of Judgement. Gabriel/Judgement returned to haunt Rommie in the season 3 episode “Day Of Judgement, Day Of Wrath,” which also featured Christopher Judge (Teal’c) as the AI Hector, avatar of the Resolution.
Now Stargate SG-1’s producers are returning the compliment with interest, having cast Lexa Doig in a recurring role for the pivotal ninth season of the show after her successful audition. Michael Shanks broke the news to fans during his panel appearance at a Creation Convention in Texas today, joking that he had nothing to do with it and in fact had asked the producers if they were crazy!
Doig is set to play Stargate Command’s medical officer and also the daughter of new character General Hank Landry, portrayed by the accomplished veteran actor Beau Bridges. Her character’s name is Carolyn, surname now confirmed as Lam. Shanks told fans that his wife Lexa would be working very closely with Bridges and was “very nervous” about it and went on to joke about ‘most men’s reactions to the news that their wife would be coming to work with them.’
Doig’s Dr. Carolyn Lam is the first character to permanently fulfil the role of medical officer at the SGC since the death of Dr. Janet Fraiser in Season 7’s “Heroes.” Fraiser, played for seven years by fan favourite Teryl Rothery, was succeeded temporarily by Season 8’s Dr. Brightman in “Lockdown” and Dr. Carmichael in “Avatar.”
With newcomers Lexa Doig as Dr. Carolyn Lam, Ben Browder as Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell, Beau Bridges as General Hank Landry, Lou Gossett Jr. as a Jaffa leader and Claudia Black reprising her role as Vala, original cast members Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge won’t be lonely while co-star Amanda Tapping enjoys her maternity leave.
About Lexa Doig
Toronto native Alexandra Doig was born on June 8th, 1973, to Filipina mother Gloria and English-Scottish father David. Her parents held season tickets to their local theatre, and Lexa was inspired to begin acting after seeing a production of “Porgy and Bess” at the age of nine. She dropped out of high school in grade 13, did modelling and commercial work, and hosted YTV’s Video & Arcade Top 10 with friend Gordon Michael Woolvett.
Her first professional job came at the age of 19, when she was cast opposite William Shatner and Greg Evigan in “TekWar”. She went on to appear in several projects for both the big and small screens, including CI5: The New Professionals, Jungleground and No Alibi, before landing a lead role in Jason X, the 10th instalment in the Friday the 13th series. Shortly after, she captured the title role in Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda starring as the Andromeda Ascendant’s sophisticated artificial intelligence system. She has also completed guest stints on several popular television shows, including Traders, Earth: Final Conflict, The Chris Isaak Show. Theatre credits include “Arsenic and Old Lace” and “Romeo and Juliet”.
In her spare time, Lexa enjoys reading, rollerblading and playing RPG video games, “Dungeons and Dragons” being her favourite. She currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia with husband Michael Shanks, their daughter Mia and two cats.
Links
Lexa Doig.org unofficial fan site
Andromeda official site
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27.Feb.05
Posted in SG-1 at 8:09 pm by Alison
Stargate’s fan remain on tenterhooks because in addition to all the cast changes, Richard Dean Anderson has not yet committed to any guest appearances in Season 9. His character General Jack O’Neill will remain an integral part of the Stargate universe, stepping up to command Homeworld Security, even in absentia.
However, much more welcome news has emerged from the official Stargate SG-1 Creation Convention this weekend. Stars Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge made memorable appearances at a breakfast for Stargate fans and then Shanks let slip some spoilers for the new season during his Q&A panel onstage.
While executive producer Joseph Mallozzi shared with fans on the Gateworld.net forum that Season 9 would be kicking off with a three-part episode, Michael Shanks teased con attendees with hints about the major new enemy SG-1 will be facing – the Orii – a group of evil Ascended beings (confirmed for Solutions by a production source). The name of these new enemies is pronounced ‘or-eye’. Shanks also confirmed that Season Nine would be delving deeply into Avalon and Arthurian mythology.
Shanks was also asked how Daniel will react to Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell, played by Ben Browder, being his new C.O. In response, Shanks made mention of the fact that he wasn’t really his C.O., and said there was a running joke about his and Ben’s physical similarities.
Oh, and Christopher Judge is threatening to welcome Ben Browder to the set by saran-wrapping the toilet in his trailer…
Shanks also broke amazing news: his wife Lexa Doig, of Andromeda fame, auditioned for a part in Stargate SG-1 and has been cast by producers in a recurring role which will see her working very closely with accomplished veteran actor Beau Bridges, who will be playing General Hank Landry. More on this exciting development in another report!
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24.Feb.05
Posted in Articles & Updates at 9:20 pm by michelle
Nialla’s latest installment, a parody of 8.08 Covenant, is here for your enjoyment!
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Posted in Merchandise at 9:40 am by Alison
Marla Reed’s article chronicling the journey of sci-fi story “Local Custom” from novel to audiobook is now up at SciFiAbout.com: “Local Custom: A Novel’s Journey & Michael Shanks”
Part One: click here
Writers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller are interviewed about the evolution of their Liaden Universe series, their love for Georgette Heyer and writing “Local Custom” as a sci-fi romance.
Part Two: click here
Michael Shanks – Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG-1 – describes the events that led him to sign on as narrator for the audiobook and shares with us some of the trials and tribulations of ‘cold reading’.
Part Three: click here
Michael Shanks describes the communication process between actor and writer, and between narrator and listener, feeling that his role in reading “Local Custom” was to be, in effect, the listener’s insight.
Our thanks go to Marla Reed for sharing this article and its insights with us 
The “Local Custom” audiobook narrated by Michael Shanks is now available for pre-order from Buzzy Multimedia at a cost of $45.00 The story is unabridged and presented on 8 CDs. Orders placed between 23rd February and 19th March 2005 will receive a complimentary silver Liaden charm.
To place your order for “Local Custom” and listen to audio clips of Michael Shanks reading from the novel, click here.
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23.Feb.05
Posted in News at 11:02 am by Alison
LEGENDS MEMORABILIA LAUNCHES NEW SCI-FI AUCTION
FOR CANSTRUCTION® FOOD BANK CHARITY
Highlights include a private lunch with Amanda Tapping!
February 22, 2005 (Vancouver, B.C.): Legends Memorabilia Inc., the cast members of Stargate SG-1™, Stargate: Atlantis™ and Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda™, plus MGM Television Entertainment Inc., Tribune Entertainment Company and Industrial Brand Creative, are spearheading a special charity auction to support the Canstruction® project help the food banks of Greater Vancouver.
Canstruction® Vancouver is an amazing design/build competition using canned food and other non-perishable items as building blocks. Now in its third year, the event brings together teams of designers, architects and builders to create extraordinary structures, which are exhibited to the public and then de-canstructed, with all food shipped to the local food banks of Greater Vancouver. To visit the Canstruction website, please click here.
In 2004, our team built a magnificent ‘movie theatre’ structure (called ‘The Cans Film Festival’) and which consisted of more than 10,000 cans of food. Click here to see photos and a time-lapse video of our canstruction. We are setting the same target for this year’s event and with your help we ‘can’ do it!
Our participation in this project is inspired by our desire to help those in need, and to help raise the funds for this cause; we are conducting a special Sci Fi Charity auction on eBay.com. This special sale features a wide range of unique ‘lots’ donated by our many supporters including Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Christopher Judge, Teryl Rothery, Paul McGillion and the Atlantis cast, Kevin Sorbo, Steve Bacic as well as the generous contributions from MGM and Tribune Entertainment.
A few of the highlights of this sale include:
• A private lunch with Amanda Tapping at Don Francesco, one of Vancouver’s finest restaurants
• Rare and unique Richard Dean Anderson photo with 6 signatures (used to ‘practise’ his signature!)
• Framed piece of the Stargate, signed by Michael Shanks
• Cast signed Stargate: Atlantis tee shirt
• Stargate SG-1 DVD library case sleeves signed by all 4 main cast members
• Amanda Tapping signed flight suit jacket
• Stargate SG-1 script signed by all 4 main cast members plus Don Davis and Teryl Rothery
• Gillian Anderson bathrobe (gift from GA to the crew of The X-Files)
• David Duchovny ‘life mask’ bust
• Andromeda Force Lance
• Harper’s High Guard uniform from Andromeda (rare!)
• Assorted props and costumes from Stargate SG-1, Andromeda, The Outer Limits, Jeremiah.
• Various miscellaneous signed items
The auction is now open and closes on March 12th. 2005. We shall be adding more items every day over the next 10 days and to visit the auction site, click here.
We encourage you to visit the auction and get involved with helping us reach our goal of 10,000+ cans of food. It’s also your chance to get hold of some really memorable items from your favourite stars as well as feeling good about helping those in need!
For more information, please contact:
Paul Brown
President
Legends Memorabilia Inc.
paulbrown@legends-memorabilia.com
www.legends-memorabilia.com www.stargateprops.com
www.stargate-autographs.com www.andromedaprops.com
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17.Feb.05
Posted in Articles & Updates at 6:16 am by Alison
We’ve updated and expanded our Michael Shanks Interviews section at Stargate SG-1 Solutions, adding 18 new interviews from throughout 2002-2005, as well as adding additional content to some of the existing transcripts. Wherever possible, we’ve added links to where you can buy the magazines online and we’d sincerely recommend that you do so. Magazines are an expensive investment but we hope you’ll trust our word of mouse and make that contribution in support of continuing coverage of Michael Shanks’ career and roles.
We’ve also added a publicity section, starting out with the six adverts supporting Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson placed sci-fi and entertainment industry publications by the worldwide fan co-operative during the SDJ campaign. If you recall, I was webmaster for Stargate SG-1 Solutions when it was still at its old URL savedanieljackson.com and was campaign HQ for the Save Daniel Jackson campaign.
And there’s a collection of 23 magazine covers Michael has appeared on promoting Stargate SG-1 and Dr. Daniel Jackson in the UK, US and Canada, including the prestigious TV Guide cover with Richard Dean Anderson.
We hope you’ll enjoy what is the most comprehensive Michael Shanks interview collection on the web.
Check out our comprehensive collection of Michael Shanks interviews
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15.Feb.05
Posted in SG-1 at 2:31 pm by Alison
According to the British Columbia Film Commission, production on Stargate SG-1’s 9th season begins on 28th February and continues until 17th October 2005. This scheduling casts doubt on the ability of Amanda Tapping to participate in fifteen episodes out of twenty in the season as hoped. Tapping’s baby isn’t due until mid-March.
Kawoosh! Productions IX, Inc.
Exec. Producer: Robert Cooper,Brad Wright, Joseph Mallozzi,Paul Mullie
Co-Exec. Prod: N. John Smith
Prod: John Lenic
Director: Various
DOP: Jim Menard,Peter Woeste
PM: John Lenic
PC: Kaayla Ryane
LM: Doug Brons
PD: Bridget McGuire
Casting: Aikins/Cossey Casting
Cast: Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Ben Browder, Beau Bridges
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13.Feb.05
Posted in Merchandise at 5:55 pm by Alison
Michael Shanks becomes the voice of “Local Custom”
An excerpt from the article by Marla R. Reed, syndicated to Stargate SG-1 Solutions, 14 Feb 05
Actor Michael Shanks recently embarked on a new project in his career, a career that includes successful forays into classical theater, television and film work. His latest project is as narrator of the soon to be released Audio Novel version of the SF/Romance novel “Local Custom.”
“Local Custom,” which is the first of the seven books set in the Liaden Universe® written by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, tells a tale of Master trader Er Thom who knows the local custom of his people is to take a bride from a high Liaden family and provide his most revered clan Korval with a worthy heir. Yet a woman not of his culture or even of his world has captured his heart, a woman whom he discovers has borne his child and for which Er Thom is willing to risk his honor and reputation to be with.
As a narrator of “Local Custom,” Michael Shanks joins the ranks of other fellow “Stargate SG-1″ cast members who have done audio novels before him. Ben Browder, who is joining the regular cast in season 9 as Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell, narrated “Interlopers” written by Alan Dean Foster, and veteran “Stargate SG-1″ actor Tony Amendola, who plays recurring character Master Bra’tac, co-narrated “An Unfinished Life” written by Mark Spragg.
Did they have any advice for Shanks going into this project?
“Tony Amendola, who I respect tremendously as an actor, was telling me ‘don’t do that, I’m telling you don’t do it’,” Shanks says with a gentle laugh.
However Michael Shanks is also quick to inform you that he is a man who knows and accepts about himself that telling him NOT to do something is the quickest way to get him to do it or make him want to try it.
“And I said ‘Wow – Tony saying that…’ That’s something. I better go do that cause I wanna see what he’s talking about and I certainly found out the hard way.”
Read the complete “Local Custom” article by Marla Reed in our Interviews section
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12.Feb.05
Posted in News at 10:42 am by Alison
SOLUTIONS EXCLUSIVE: Stargate SG-1’s star Richard Dean Anderson has broken his ankle
After eight years of playing kick-ass Special Ops Colonel Jack O’Neill taking on all comers in Stargate SG-1, the equally athletic and sporty star Richard Dean Anderson has finally met his match in little daughter Wylie.
A play session for dad and daughter left dad with a broken ankle!
With all of the fights, acrobatics, aeronautics, alarums and excursions Anderson has had to go through in his role as O’Neill, being felled by playing with his little girl of all things has left the star laughing.
A devoted dad who helps out at his daughter’s school, Anderson has signalled his intention to retire from his active role in Stargate SG-1 in order to spend more time with Wylie at their home in Los Angeles.
The show’s producers and broadcaster SCI FI Channel still hope to negotiate with Anderson several appearances as Jack O’Neill in Season 9. O’Neill’s absence from the SGC will be explained by way of promotion as he’ll be taking over from General Hammond as the head of Homeworld Security.
If syndicating this story to your website, please credit Stargate SG-1 Solutions as the source and provide a link back to us. Thanks.
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11.Feb.05
Posted in Merchandise at 3:51 pm by Alison
BRAND NEW STARGATE SG-1 REPLICA PROP PROGRAM LAUNCHED
With great pleasure, Legends Memorabilia is pleased to announce the introduction of the inaugural item in our new Stargate SG-1 Licensed Replica program.
The first item in this exciting new line is a 9″ miniature cast Stargate which is limited to just 2010 units worldwide and is the first of a superb range of new Stargate SG-1 collectibles that we are bringing to the market. To learn more about the development of this superb collectible, please click on the following link where you can read the story of how much detail went into the production of this exact replica of the Stargate.
http://www.stargateprops.com/minigate.html
(Please be patient, there are a couple of large images so it may take a few moments to load!)
Unlike any ‘model’ you’ve seen before, this miniature has been created in precise detail from the actual design plans used to create the original Stargate. To ensure you receive a reproduction that is as close to “the real thing” as possible, we teamed up with the company that made the original Stargate and that most recently created the new Stargate: Atlantis gate.
The Limited Edition number [e.g. 1969/2010] is located on a paper thin laser engraved plaque located on the bottom of the base. The MGM trademark for Stargate SG-1 and the pertaining serial number to that one particular item is also included on this plaque. The serial number on the bottom of the base will match the serial number on the Certificate of Authenticity.
Also, take advantage of our “Pre Order Special Offer” for this great collectible which is destined to enhance the tables, desks and shelves of Stargate fans worldwide!
Finally, be sure to look for future announcements of the many outstanding Stargate SG-1 replica props and Limited Edition Art coming in the weeks and months ahead.
With thanks and regards,
Paul Brown
President
Legends Memorabilia Inc.
www.stargateprops.com
About Legends Memorabilia:
Since its inception in 1995, Legends in Time Memorabilia has pioneered the sale of set-used movie and television props and has a unique position as a specialist supplier of this type of commodity. With clients in 60 countries, the Company is a global player in the memorabilia industry.
The Company is the vendor for Stargate SG-1 set-used props and costume through its online auctions and website sales at www.stargateprops.com. As an official MGM appointed licensee, the Company is responsible for the manufacturing, distribution and sales of replica props from Stargate SG-1 as well as a selection of limited edition art prints from Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis into the U.S., Canada, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Legends Memorabilia also operates the exclusive Stargate cast authorized autograph site, www.stargate-autographs.com
In 2005, the company also entered into an agreement with Tribune Entertainment Company for the sale of set-used props and costumes from Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda through its new website, www.andromedaprops.com
Now celebrating our 10th Anniversary!
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