27.Jun.06
Posted in Press Watch at 7:25 pm by michelle
Shanks for the Memories
Starburst Issue #339, Summer ‘06, features Michael Shanks and Joe Flanigan on the cover, and interviews with both. An excerpt of Michael’s interview is available on-line here, including:
…”In terms of the creative aspect, we’ve had a lot of continuity behind the scenes. Brad Wright has been there throughout, and Robert Cooper as well. We’ve had a lot of writers, like Joe (Mallozzi) and Paul (Mullie), who’ve stayed around, and it’s the same with the actors and crew. Most of us have been here a very long time, and that’s where a lot of shows falter. They lose people here and there and the continuity, which is so valuable, goes by the wayside. We also keep a good sense of humour.”
Buy the issue at Visimag.
Old-time fans might remember another interview with Michael also entitled “Shanks for the Memories,” conducted by Thomasina Gibson in 2002. The context and tone of that interview were quite different, as Michael had just left the show. Feel free to relive those times here. 
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Posted in Press Watch at 7:38 am by michelle
‘Stargate’ on global trek that spans 200 episodes
The Hollywood Reporter has published a new article focusing on SG-1’s worldwide appeal as it reaches its 200th episode.
The partners don’t do meet-&-greets very often with their show’s fans and broadcasters in London or Paris, they say. “You can’t write 40 episodes for television in a single season and go around the world and see people. But we do hear back from a lot of our actors who go to the international conventions. It’s also fun to go to the Net and see messages in all those languages, people who see the show from all over the world, from Japan, Germany, France. That’s fun,” Wright says.
Visit this link to read the entire article.
Thanks to Elyse at sg1_spoilme for the tip!
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24.Jun.06
Posted in Articles & Updates, Atlantis, News, SG-1 at 11:08 am by DeeKayP
Stargate Wiki exceeds 2000 articles
Regular visitors to the Solutions Stargate Wiki might have noticed a surge in new articles recently as episode guides to the spin-off Stargate Atlantis were added to the growing collection of Stargate articles. Although the Stargate Wiki concentrates on the mythology of Stargate SG-1, there is some crossover between the two shows which needed to be addressed. With the potential of even greater crossovers coming when members of each show’s regular cast appear in their sister show’s episodes in the upcoming seasons, the addition of these guides will help SG-1 viewers get background information about Atlantis without having to search for the information outside of the wiki.
Also, another major project which has been ongoing is to add planet articles. Even the planets which only get a brief mention are included in the wiki!
We here at Solutions are proud of the Stargate Wiki, now a bit over two years old and one of the first of its kind on the Internet. It will continue to grow as long as there are things to be said about Stargate SG-1 and its wonderful wealth of characters.
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22.Jun.06
Posted in Merchandise, Press Watch at 9:13 pm by michelle
The August 2006 issue of Sci Fi Magazine (published by Sci Fi Channel) has 16 fun pages of Stargate! It covers mostly SG-1, in honor of its 200th episode, and has news and images for Atlantis. Here is a rundown of what’s included in this worthwhile issue:
–Season 10 promo shots, which we’ve already seen at emedian.net.
–An article with quotes and images from the on-set 200th episode party.
–A series of Top 10 lists, looking back at 200 episodes of SG-1:
- 10 Sexiest Stargaters, in order: Michael Shanks, Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Ben Browder, Chris Judge, Claudia Black, Vanessa Angel, Garwin Sanford, Cliff Simon, Peter Flemming
- Top 10 Guest Stars
- Top 10 Episodes (Reckoning Part 2 is first)
- 10 Funniest Episodes
- Top 10 Bad Guys
- 10 Most Meaningful Deaths (Daniel’s in Meridian is first)
- Top 10 Culture References
- 10 Most Memorable Quotes, O’Neill and Daniel editions
- Top 10 Allies
- Top 10 Special Effects
- Top 10 Alien Words
- Top 10 Most Interesting Races and Civilizations
–An article on Atlantis and another on the quest for the mythical city on Earth, with on-set photos of the Atlantis actors.
The magazine has a full-page SG-1 Season 10 ad (pictured) and an announcement that there will be another Get in the Gate contest starting July 14, for a walk-on role on both shows.
Thanks very much to Elyse from sg1_spoilme for providing the rundown and the ad image.
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Posted in SG-1 at 4:25 pm by DeeKayP
10.14 Line in the Sand
Summary
Carter uses Merlin’s technology to move an entire village into another dimension to save them from an imminent Ori attack, but the village soon comes under danger when the technology fails and the villagers are faced with capitulating to the Ori or being destroyed.
Details
SG-1 continues on missions without Daniel Jackson. SG-3’s commander, Col. Reynolds, has put them in touch with Thilana, the leader of a village which is about to be attacked by the Ori’s army. Thilana is a strong leader with backbone and determination to refuse the Ori, but her fellow villager, Matar, isn’t as strong. SG-1 has come to the village to set up technology which will make the village seem to disappear so that the Ori will have no one to attack.
Thilana leads SG-1 to the village’s library where the records of her people are stored. Her ancestors recorded the history in secret, outside of the Goa’uld’s knowledge. There, Carter explains Merlin’s device to her: It shifts all matter within a preset range (the village) into another dimension. Because they’ll be in another dimension, the Prior of the Ori will not see or hear them and he’ll actually walk right through them. Mitchell is impressed that Thilana understands Carter’s explanation and claims that Carter normally has to “dumb things down” for him, but Carter says that he’s easier than General O’Neill!
After Carter sets up the device, SG-3 watches the Stargate for the Prior’s arrival. They’re aware that they’ll lose radio contact once the village and SG-1 are shifted into a different dimension.
The Ori have sent a squadron to attack the village, led by Firstman. He is a devoted Ori follower, having no problem at all in executing any villager who resists them. He witnesses the library where Carter and Mitchell are disappear before his eyes and determines to find out how it happened. Unfortunately, the village is discovered and Firstman threatens to burn the entire village to the ground if they do not capitulate.
Firstman’s squadron of fighters buzz through the air and attack the village. The wounded are taken to the local pub which has been converted into a makeshift hospital.
Teal’c is separated from his team. He searches for them, dressed in the robes of the villagers to hide his presence. He finds Thilana in the pub and asks her if she has seen his team, and Thilana says that she thinks that they have been captured or killed for resisting. Matar tells Thilana that he’s spoken to many of the other villagers and that they wish for her, as village leader, to go to the Prior on their behalf and embrace Origin so that the remaining people will be spared. Teal’c and Thilana try to talk Matar out of it, but he refuses to change his mind.
Carter and Mitchell are still inside the library, but Carter is badly wounded. Mitchell must administer morphine to ease her suffering. Both of them are still out of phase with the rest of the village and Mitchell proposes to set C-4 around the village and then turn off the device. In the meantime, Firstman has entered the pub and asks about the building which disappeared. Because he asks about the “magic”, Thilana challenges him that his gods are weak because they have not seen past the deception. Matar, knowing that SG-1 was behind activating the device, offers Teal’c for sacrifice, revealing his presence to Firstman as a show of devotion. Then, to Matar’s surprise, Firstman not only takes Teal’c, but himself and Thilana as well.
Guest Characters
Villagers: Thilana, Matar
Ori Warriors: Firstman
SGC: Reynolds [Eric Breker]
Production
Written by: Alan McCullough
Directed by: Peter DeLuise
Before cameras: July 31 – August 9
Spoilers are subject to change as the episode is in production.
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21.Jun.06
Posted in Merchandise, News at 5:35 pm by michelle
According to this article at TVShowsOnDVD, a few weeks ago, MGM switched distribution of all of their DVD’s from their parent company, Sony, to Fox. This throws into question the schedule for release of SG-1 Season 9 on DVD. Presumably Atlantis could be affected too. Let’s hope in the long run it means more DVD extras for Region 1 customers. 
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19.Jun.06
Posted in Merchandise, News at 9:33 pm by michelle
Michael Shanks Online launches second charity auction 21 June
Ever wanted to own Michael Shanks’ rugby boots? Hankered after a memento from Michael’s early stage career? Michael’s shooting script for the Andromeda episode “Star-Crossed”? Well, now’s your chance to get all these and more!
Michael Shanks Online is delighted to announce the launch of their second exciting auction! Following the success of the first event which raised $5500 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, a wealth of items, including a number of extremely rare – and in some cases unique – pieces will be offered in this second auction starting at approximately 7am PST (Los Angeles time) on 21 June. These amazing items of memorabilia, featuring actors from shows such as Stargate SG- 1, Stargate: Atlantis, Andromeda, Highlander, Star Trek, Lost, Supernatural, and Smallville, will make wonderful additions to any fan’s personal collection.
This fantastic auction includes:
- Michael Shanks’ rugby boots (and socks!) from when he was a member of the UBC Junior Varsity Rugby Team
- Costume coat worn by Michael Shanks in Loves Labour’s Lost at University of British Columbia
- Michael Shanks’ shooting scripts of Stargate SG-1 episodes (including the Season 10 premiere, “Flesh and Blood”) featuring Michael’s handwritten notes
- Shooting script for Andromeda episode “Star-Crossed”, signed by Michael Shanks and Lexa Doig
- Copy of the script of Stargate SG-1 Episode “Watergate”, signed by Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping and Christopher Judge
- Michael Shanks’ own Stargate SG-1 100th episode commemorative pewter photo holder, containing photograph of SG-1
And much much more! With items donated by Michael Shanks, Lexa Doig, The Department of Theatre, Film and Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia, Stargate Props, Ann Wortham, Stargatefan.com and Creation Entertainment, this promises to be even more exciting than MSOL’s first auction.
The first 15+ items of approximately 70 will be launched on 21 June, with additional items added each day. So keep checking back at Michael Shanks Online (http://www.michaelshanks-online.com) for full details, and to make sure that you don’t miss that unique item you’ve always wanted!.
MSOL Admin
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Posted in News, Press Watch at 8:39 am by DeeKayP
Nominations
BEST ACTOR/Television
Ben Browder, “Stargate SG-1″
Christopher Eccleston, “Doctor Who”
Nathan Fillion, “Firefly”
Matthew Fox, “Lost”
Edward James Olmos, “Battlestar Galactica”
BEST ACTRESS/Television
Caroline Dhavernas, “Wonderfalls”
Jennifer Love Hewitt, “Ghost Whisperer”
Evangeline Lilly, “Lost”
Mary McDonnell, “Battlestar Galactica”
Billie Piper, “Doctor Who”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/Television
Adam Baldwin, “Firefly”
Jamie Bamber, “Battlestar Galactica”
James Callis, “Battlestar Galactica”
Terry O’Quinn, “Lost”
Michael Shanks, “Stargate SG-1″
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS/Television
Amy Acker, “Alias”
Tricia Helfer, “Battlestar Galactica”
Rachel Luttrell, “Stargate: Atlantis”
Grace Park, “Battlestar Galactica”
Katee Sackhoff, “Battlestar Galactica”
BEST ACTOR/Movie
Christian Bale, “Batman Begins”
Nathan Fillion, “Serenity”
Daniel Radcliffe, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Mickey Rourke, “Sin City”
Hugo Weaving, “V for Vendetta”
BEST ACTRESS/Movie
Zooey Deschanel, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”
Summer Glau, “Serenity”
Natalie Portman, “V for Vendetta”
Gina Torres, “Serenity”
Emma Watson, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
BEST YOUNG ACTOR
Dakota Fanning, “War of the Worlds”
Carter Jenkins, “Surface”
Malcolm David Kelly, “Lost”
Daniel Radcliffe, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Emma Watson, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
BEST WEB SITE
Bloody Disgusting
GateWorld
Kryptonsite
SciFi Wire
Whedonesque
BEST SPECIAL GUEST/Television
Claudia Black, “Avalon, Part 1,” Stargate SG-1
Michelle Forbes, “Pegasus,” Battlestar Galactica
Kelsey Grammer, “Death Takes a Holiday,” Medium
Christina Hendricks, “Trash,” Firefly
Connor Trinneer, “Michael,” Stargate: Atlantis
BEST EPISODE/Television
“Dalek,” Doctor Who
“Downloaded,” Battlestar Galactica
“Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2,” Battlestar Galactica
“Scar,” Battlestar Galactica
“Trash,” Firefly
BEST SERIES/Television
Battlestar Galactica
Doctor Who
Firefly
Lost
Wonderfalls
BEST MOVIE
Batman Begins
Chronicles of Narnia
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Serenity
V for Vendetta
GENE RODDENBERRY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDJ.J. Abrams, producer/writer
Gene Coon, producer
Dan Curtis, producer
Stan Lee, comic book creator
Ronald D. Moore, producer/writer
William Shatner, actor
http://www.syfyportal.com/
From Mike at SyFy Portal
Hello, everyone!
This is very unfortunate because we cannot post this on our own site since we’re still trying to recover from the hack, but I’m releasing the SyFy Genre Awards nominees for 2006.
Please note that the voting is expected to start June 25 and last until July 25. However, because of the site hack and the fact that our programmer Leigh Ashton has been concentrating on getting us back online instead of devoting time he had scheduled to get the nomination forms up, a possibility remains that we may have to delay the start of voting.
I can assure you that Leigh is working very hard around the clock to try and get everything back up among all the other things that also have him occupied on his schedule. We know he will do his very best to get this back up.
This was going to come with some trivia notes about the Genre Awards and such, which we included in our all-staff posting. However, in trying to correct the hack, we did a system restore, which cost us several message board posts, including that one. So, I apologize for the lack of trivia.
We will keep everyone updated on when voting begins. But in the meantime, spread the news far and wide who’s been nominated!
For more details on the SyFy Genre Awards including past winners, click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyFy_Genre_Awards
[Thanks to Sueb45 for posting at Our Stargate.]
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17.Jun.06
Posted in News at 12:14 pm by michelle
Friday night during its Dr. Who marathon, The Sci Fi Channel aired three clever Stargate commercials, showing Sheppard, Carter, and Teal’c each using their unique skills to help “regular” people in real-life situations. Fans have uploaded the videos to free on-line sites:
- Sheppard providing battle tactics to a man to help him literally take out his opponent in a game of pool and get the girl (watch video on-line)
- Carter helping a woman retrieve her potato chips from a vending machine using the magnets in her headphones (watch video on-line)
- Teal’c helping a woman out-bluff an opponent in a poker game (download video on-line — click on link at bottom of page)
The ads are replaying on Sci Fi channel this weekend. We look forward to more of them with the other main actors!
Thanks to Elyse at sg1_spoilme for the links.
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15.Jun.06
Posted in Merchandise at 9:34 pm by michelle
If you haven’t checked out stargateprops.com lately, they have some very cool new items for sale, including replicas of the Zat’nik’tel (Zat Gun) in full and small sizes, and the Staff Weapon. The products are very high quality and come in nice packaging that’s suitable for collectors.
There are great new products on the way as well: an Eye of Ra necklace, Crystal Pyramids, and more. Check out stargateprops.com to see them all.
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