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Set your VCR’s! Don’t forget, Michael Shanks stars in “Under the Mistletoe,” premiering on the US Lifetime Channel this Monday, Dec. 4, at 9 pm local time. Check your local listings to be sure. The production company website has a poster and trailer for the movie (although it does not seem to play on a Mac).
David Hewlett has announced today that MGM will be doing the world-wide distribution of his independent film, “A Dog’s Breakfast.” David gives much credit for this deal to Stargate fans who stepped up to help market the film and create on-line buzz for it. Honestly, as one who has seen it, the quality of the film stands on its own, and it is well deserving of big-time distribution. Here’s hoping it comes to a theater near you sooner rather than later!
From now until December 12, fans will have a chance to vote for their favorite of ten “Keep the Gate Open” videos made by fans who’d like to save Stargate SG-1. “Keep the Gate Open” is an official MGM-sponsored contest, open only to those in the US, and will award the winner $1000! You must register to vote, but may vote more than once. See the website for more information.
Warning: This site is NOT dial-up friendly!
In the current issue of TV Guide, Stargate SG-1 fans are given quite a few interesting spoilers about the upcoming second half of the season, but one of the biggest surprises was the announcement that the Stargates are not returning to the SciFi Channel until April 2007. This information comes on the heels of the announcement that SciFi is moving Battlestar Galactica to Sundays starting January 21, 2007, presumably to increase the show’s failing ratings. Along with the Stargates, Battlestar had been part of SciFi’s record-breaking “SciFi Friday” until the channel broke up the schedule to accommodate their goal to broadcast new episodes of their original programs year-round. It hasn’t been revealed if the Stargates will return to Fridays or if they’ll also be moved to a different night.
Thanks to prion for the tip.
The Solutions editorial staff consists of Stargate fans from around the world. It is only fitting that we provide information about the shows for more of the international community. To start, we’ve added airing dates for current-season episodes for both Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis to our calendar, a new feature of our on-site forum. Right now, the calendar has the schedules for current-season airings on Canada’s SPACE, Movie Central, and Movie Network, as well as Sky One for the UK and SciFi in the US. Additionally, SciFi’s showing of older season SG-1 episodes on weekdays and the US Syndication schedule are provided. The November and December calendars are fairly up-to-date considering these schedules are oftentime changed without much notice. (If you have schedule information not on the calendar and wish to have it added, please just contact us and we’ll see about adding it.)
We’ve also included convention schedules from around the globe. As with the episode airings, we have a link to a forum post which gives more information about the event. It’s a great resource!
And, to add a personal touch, we’ve included the birthdays of the shows’ main cast members. If you want to see an actor’s birthday added, just let us know.
Benefits of joining the forum include the ability to post to our discussion topic threads and send private messages to other forum members. Unregistered guests still get to read the topics, but anything included in spoiler tags will not be visible. We have a special topic thread just for the calendar in case you’d like to correspond to our administrators about the feature.
You can get directly to the calendar by clicking on the links on Solutions’ home page under the “Solutions Calendar” heading in the “New Episodes & Spoilers” box (upper left-hand box). If you’re in the forum itself, use the Calendar button on the top menu bar.
Enjoy!
The SciFi Channel will be remaking their schedule in January and moving Battlestar Galactica to Sunday nights at 10pm Eastern starting January 21, 2007.
This move has been rumored for quite some time, but the exact night of the move wasn’t known. According to Michael Ausiello on TVGuide.com, this move was in response to the show’s low ratings. SciFi’s VP of programming, Mark Stern, talked with Variety (“New ‘Battlestar’ orbit: Sci Fi Channel drama moving to Sundays at 10″) concerning the move, but didn’t state ratings as a factor per se, but that Fridays are more competitive than they once were.
The new Sunday line-up will also include The Dresden Files as the lead-in at 9pm Eastern.
It’s still unknown how this change in SciFi Friday will affect the Stargates which, by last accounts, are not returning until March 2007.
To find out more about the schedule, visit The Chicago Tribune: ‘Battlestar Galactica’ moves to Sundays (possible spoilers).
There were at least 3 Stargate-related conventions going on this weekend, and various bits of news came out of them related to casting of the remaining S10/S3 episodes, as well as upcoming SG-1 DVD movies and Season 4 of Atlantis.
Visit our forum for brief snippets on the conventions from attendees, and stay tuned for a complete A Dog’s Breakfast Screening and Creation Burbank report.
The latest news from the 17-19 November Creation Burbank Convention is that David Hewlett and his sister Kate Hewlett will appear on Sunday, discussing the episode “McKay and Mrs. Miller” on stage and signing autographs for a nominal (e.g., non-Creation) fee. This is in addition to David and producers Jane Loughman and John Lenic appearing on stage on Saturday to talk about “A Dog’s Breakfast” and show a teaser, and of course the first screening of the film Thursday night in Los Angeles. What a pleasant surprise to fans who thought they’d never get to see David at a con in the US!
The complete con agenda:
SHOW HOURS
Friday
Gold Pre-Registration: 1pm to 2pm
Pre-Registration for others: 2-2:30pm
Convention Official Open: 2:30pm to 7pm featuring Cliff Simon and Colin Cunningham
Friday Night Celebrity Cabaret: 9pm (including in GOLD & PREFERRED Weekend packages, separate ticket for others). Featuring Cliff Simon, Colin Cunningham and Tony Amendola
Saturday
Breakfast and Charity Silent Auction:
8:30 am featuring Michael Shanks and Tony Amendola. This Breakfast is included in THE GOLD WEEKEND PACKAGES and can also be purchased separately.
Convention Hours: Noon to 7pm featuring Michael Shanks, Tony Amendola
and JR Bourne
Gold Weekend Patrons Celebrity Dessert Party & Centerpiece Contest (exclusive to Gold Patrons) 9pm featuring Colin Cunningham, Tony Amendola and JR Bourne
Sunday
8:30 am: EXTRA ADDED “ATLANTIS”BREAKFAST and CHARITY SILENT AUCTION featuring Torri Higginson and Jason Momoa (Separate Ticket Required, not included in ANY packages)
Convention Hours: Noon to 6pm featuring Jason Momoa and Torri Higginson
DAVID & KATE HEWLETT will also be signing autographs for a nominal fee on Sunday and will speak on stage about their Atlantis episode “McKay and Mrs. Miller.”
Note, it appears there are still tickets available for the movie screening. Visit the movie website to RSVP!
Gateworld has announced plans to sell a new book commemorating 10 years of Stargate: SG-1. From the thread at GW forum:
To celebrate the world premiere of the 200th episode, the cast and crew of Stargate SG-1 gathered for a big party on August 18, 2006. Part of the celebration was an anniversary gift to every member of the cast and crew from the show’s executive producers, Robert Cooper and Brad Wright. Titled “Stargate SG-1: A Celebration of 10 Years,” it is a glossy, full-color collector’s book packed with pictures, memories, and more from 10 years of Stargate’s production.
A limited number of additional copies of this very unique project were printed to help defray costs, and will be offered to fans exclusively through GateWorld! A portion of the proceeds will also go to charity. Here’s what interested collectors need to know:
* Books will be available for sale exclusively online at GateWorld in the near future. We expect to have approximately 1,000 copies, and no decision has yet been made as to whether more will ever be printed.
* The book includes some favorite photos you have seen, and behind-the-scenes snapshots you’ve never laid eyes on. (My favorite is Martin Wood holding hands with a Furling!)
* These books are autographed. While we won’t be able to accommodate specific autograph requests, we can guarantee that every book is autographed by at least one main cast member of Stargate SG-1 and one producer.
* Books also include four blank Autographs pages! Take your book to conventions with you to collect more autographs, and make your volume absolutely unique.
* The book is paperback, 151 pages, measuring 10 inches by 10 inches. Every page is glossy (heavy stock paper) and full-color.
* There is an introductory limit of two copies per person.
* The introductory price is $199.99 U.S. (You’ll be able to pay by Visa, Mastercard, and hopefully by PayPal.)
* We expect to have international shipping available, for those willing to pay the freight costs from the U.S.
The books are not yet available for ordering, but should be by sometime in mid December, according to GW.
Michael Shanks, Chris Judge, and Gary Jones will lead the Christmas Parade in Vancouver this Sunday, November 19. Visit MSOL for more details. This event will be broadcast locally in Vancouver, so hopefully someone will make any footage featuring the three available on-line.
