30.Jun.09
Posted in Atlantis, Merchandise at 7:55 pm by michelle
Your intrepid editor’s Season 5 DVD box set arrived today, and the first things watched were the deleted scene featurettes. Since those weren’t detailed in the published content description, here’s a rundown of what’s in the deleted scene specials.
All the scenes are unfinished in terms of music, sound, and visual effects, but they are still very fun to watch. The features and many of the scenes are introduced by Martin Gero, and other writers as well as stunt coordinator James Bamford introduce scenes they wrote or were involved in.
Part 1, Disc 4
Search and Rescue — Three scenes introducing Capt. Alicia Vega as a new character were shortened or cut for time and momentum. In the first, Vega approaches Carter to complain that she’s been there a week and hasn’t been assigned to a team. She comes on strong, and Carter ends up putting her in her place. The second scene is a longer version of Vega taking out the Wraith Dart with her machine gun; in the longer scene, Vega takes some credit for the lucky shot. Martin Gero feels Stargate is far too heterosexual, so he wanted Vega to be a lesbian. But, since Keller was the only single female on the show (really?), it had to be Keller that Vega went for. So the third cut scene is Vega chatting up Keller about what there is to do for fun on Atlantis, and finally asking Keller if she can buy her a drink later. Keller tells her yes, if she can get free. Keller seems very puzzled by the offer.
Broken Ties — The scene shown is a much longer version of the fight scene between Ronon and Tyre, with Sheppard holding off Wraith with his gun.
The Seed – The cut scene has Sheppard, Teyla and Ronon discuss Woolsey just after their first conference room meeting with him. Teyla and Ronon decidedly don’t like him, and Sheppard is left to say it could be a lot worse, and that Woolsey is still new. Ronon is not convinced Woolsey will get any better.
The Shrine — Brad Wright had written a scene to help set up Stargate Universe that got cut. In it, Zelenka catches Rodney in the corridor on his way to the mission where he gets infected. Zelenka tries to tell Rodney that the ninth chevron may enable one to travel millions of light years across the universe, rather than only across a galaxy. Rodney rejects the idea completely The scene ends with a funny exchange between Teyla and Ronon, who have been watching the discussion.
Part 2, Disc 5
Whispers — The scene, introduced by Joe Mallozzi, is a much longer version of the one where Carson is packing to leave Atlantis to be a roving doctor, and Rodney argues against it. It includes Carson saying he wants to take his turtles with him, and Rodney being sad to hear it, then pitifully describing their natures, since the clone Carson had never really owned them. Carson relents and lets Rodney keep the turtles, named Jeffrey and Michelle. Then Sheppard arrives, as he did in the final scene as aired.
Remnants – Joe Mallozzi introduces an entire cut scene in which Shen questions Woolsey on all the mistakes she feels he has made, such as not killing Keller when she was infected with the Wraith contagion, permitting Ronon to remain free after swearing allegiance to the Wraith, and allowing the Replicators to establish a corporeal form on Atlantis. Woolsey describes how and why he had to stop going “by the book” to run the city. Woolsey gets the upper hand in the war of words.
Brain Storm — Gero introduces the three scenes that were cut for time. First is a short walk-and-talk between Sheppard and Ronon on the way to the cafeteria, in which they argue about the value of playing video games, with Ronon in the “against” category. Sheppard assures Ronon there won’t be any video games on the surfing planet. The second scene is an interchange between Rodney and Tunney, in front of the white board, talking about a potential solutions to their predicament. The third cut scene is Bill Nye actually being himself in a scene he wrote, talking to the audience about how science fiction reminds us that we can work together to solve our real-life planetary problems.
Stay tuned for more tidbits as we watch the box set. The special in filming Vegas was the next thing I watched, and it was incredibly awesome.
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Posted in News, Press Watch, SG-1 at 2:22 pm by DeeKayP
Actors Jan Rubes and Michael Shanks film scene for “Crystal Skull” in front of a green screen (image from MGM)
Actor Jan Rubes, known by Stargate SG-1 fans for his portrayal of Daniel Jackson’s grandfather Nicholas Ballard in the Season Three episode “Crystal Skull”, passed away last night at the age of 89.
From the CTV Toronto News press release:
Actor Jan Rubes dies at age 89
Updated: Tue Jun. 30 2009 5:38:12 PM
The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Jan Rubes, who played the Amish grandfather in the 1985 Harrison Ford film “Witness,” has died at age 89.
Rubes was born in the former Czechoslovakia and emigrated to Canada in 1948.
In addition to his film work, he was an accomplished singer who performed for the Canadian Opera Company over 1,000 times.
“Witness,” directed by Peter Weir, was nominated for eight Academy Awards and told the story of a detective protecting a young Amish boy who was witness to a murder.
Other film roles included “The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick,” “Snow Falling on Cedars” and “D2: The Mighty Ducks.” He also did TV work, appearing in shows including “The X-Files,” “Due South” and “Stargate SG-1.”
Rubes was married to his wife Susan for almost 60 years. He also leaves behind two sons and three grandsons.
His family announced the death Tuesday through a news release.
Accolades for Rubes include honourary degrees from the universities of Windsor and Guelph and the Earl Grey Award at the Geminis for lifetime achievement in television. He was also a member of the Order of Canada
Rubes was also known for his weekly radio show called “The Songs of My People.”
Solutions extends our sincerest condolences to family and friends.
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Posted in News, Universe at 1:24 pm by michelle
SyFy has announced its line-up of panels for the San Diego Comic Con; the full list of SyFy panels is here at scifiwire.com. First up is the Stargate Universe panel, which will be on Friday, July 24, and feature the main cast as well as the executive producers. From the announcement:
Friday, July 24
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Stargate Universe Ballroom 20. A new chapter of the Stargate saga begins with the all-new original series Stargate Universe. Join stars Robert Carlyle, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque, David Blue, Alaina Huffman, Jamil Walker Smith and Ming-Na alongside series co-creators Brad Wright and Robert Cooper.
There’s no word on any SGA or SG-1 panels, which would likely focus on the movies and be hosted by MGM, not SyFy. Given the uncertainty of the movies, don’t expect any such panels.
As of now, Comic Con is completely sold out, both for tickets and hotel rooms. Rest assured, we’ll keep an eye out for any news that arises from the convention!
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Posted in Merchandise, News, SG-1 at 9:04 am by DeeKayP
Amazon.com is running a special today on the Complete Series Collection (all 10 seasons) of Stargate SG-1 for the impressive price of $131.99! That’s an incredible savings, so if you haven’t gotten all seasons yet, now’s your chance at an unbelievable price!
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27.Jun.09
Posted in News at 8:49 am by michelle
Based upon his twittered tidbits, David Hewlett has a new development deal with MGM to write and star in a feature-length TV pilot that can also stand alone as a Sci Fi (SyFy? not sure) movie. From his tweets, it appears David has only to sign the contract for it to be in place. He was excited and confident enough about it that he and his wife, Jane Loughman, went off to buy matching iPhones in celebration.
While he and his family have been living in Los Angeles, he tweeted that the movie/pilot will be filmed in Vancouver and the “wilds of BC”. Describing it in a nutshell, he said it would be “Midnight Run with aliens instead of mobsters.” Midnight Run starred Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin and was about an accountant (Grodin) on the run from bounty hunters (De Niro), the FBI, and the mafia. We can assume David will play the character on the run, and an “arrogant genius” to boot.
As for co-stars, Joe Flanigan raised the question in a recent fan Q&A whether fans would like to see him, David, and Chris Judge together in a TV series. We have no idea if he was referring to this project of David’s, and it’s important to note David might not have control over the casting. In fact it would be highly unusual if he did!
Here are David’s relevant tweets, in time order from the past few days:
MGM paperwork just completed…Here we go! First, self-gifting of new iphone to celebrate…Jane gets one too for some reason 
MGM deal for writing a new feature length TV pilot, which can stand alone as a Sci Fi movie, or be the start of a whole new series for me!
damn right! Want to shoot in the wilds of B.C. for some of it if I have my way…with a paid crew
Reading over contract is going to take longer than writing the film! Iphone box just for scale …honest;-) http://yfrog.com/7grootlzj
basically it’s Midnight Run with aliens instead of mobsters…and an arrogant genius that should make Stargate fans happy!
We look forward to hearing more about David’s project as it develops, and of course we’ll report it here!
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26.Jun.09
Posted in Atlantis, Merchandise, News at 11:57 am by DeeKayP
TVShowsOnDVD.com has announced that all five seasons of Stargate Atlantis are to be released in a Complete Series DVD set on October 6 (Region 1/North America)! The set will include all 100 episodes and most likely all of the extra features that are included on the individual seasons’ sets, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet.
Visit the website for packaging art and other details. The set is featured at Amazon.com for both DVD (Amazon says there are 26 discs in this set) and Blu-ray formats.
For those who already have Seasons One through Four and just lack Season Five to make their collections complete, the Season Five Box Set is coming to Region 1 at the end of this month (June 30).
Update: Amazon.co.uk has the Complete DVD set with a release date of August 10 for Region 2 (Europe)! This date is subject to change.
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Posted in Press Watch at 8:34 am by DeeKayP
Here’s the list of a week’s worth of upcoming events to add to your calendars concerning our Stargate stars! (This article might be updated if new information is made available after publishing.)
Television:
- David Hewlett – The Closer on TNT at 9 pm on Monday, June 29.
- Beau Bridges – HBO Canada’s network premiere of Without Warning: The James Brady Story on Saturday, July 4, at 8 pm (Website viewable only to those in Canada).
Conventions/Personal Appearances:
Got anything to add? Leave us a note in our comment section. Thanks. 
[Thanks to the folks at Stargate Actor Appearances for keeping up with most of the convention/public appearances information used above. For an even more detailed report of what's happening—with a slightly less formal tone—visit our LJ Companion's Stargate Friday News Roundup Feature.]
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25.Jun.09
Posted in News at 9:01 pm by michelle
Joe Mallozzi turned his blog over to Paul McGillion today, who answered quite a few of the many questions posed by fans a couple of weeks ago. He talks about Beckett and Atlantis, his role on the new Star Trek movie, and what he has in the works now, in which he names a new independent film he’s working on:
No directing is in my immediate future, but I’m co-producing an indie. Hoping to get it behind the camera by the fall; working title, ‘The Bad’.
Visit Joe’s blog to read the entire Q&A.
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24.Jun.09
Posted in News at 11:37 am by michelle
David Hewlett (Dr. Rodney McKay) guest stars in an episode of TNT’s The Closer on Monday, June 29, 9 pm/8 pm Central. Here is a preview scene of the episode, featuring David as a visiting FBI agent:
If you miss the episode, you can watch it on-line after it airs, at TNT.tv.
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21.Jun.09
Posted in Atlantis, News, Universe at 8:51 am by michelle
Television Without Pity is hosting its annual Tubey Awards for the best and worst of television. Anyone can vote via their web site. Currently there are many nominees in each category, and those will be narrowed down to ten when a final round of voting starts on July 6 and continues through August. So visit and vote, early and often!
Stargate Atlantis is featured both in a positive and negative light, and Stargate Universe is mentioned, too. You can vote for Stargate-related items in the following polls:
- Worst Returning Show — Stargate Atlantis (what??)
- Best Performance by an Inanimate Object — John Sheppard’s hair
- Worst Romantic Relationship — McKay and Keller
- Best Almost-Romantic-But-Not-Quite Relationship — John and Rodney
- Best Non-Romantic Friendship — John and Rodney
- Most Anticipated New Show of the 2009-10 Season — Stargate Universe
- Edited to add: new categories are added and old ones removed each Monday. Check back often to see more Atlantis options, including as of today, Worst Season Finale and Most Painful Cancellation.
There are many categories that reference shows and actors related to Stargate, such as Sanctuary (starring Amanda Tapping), Burn Notice (featuring Michael Shanks), Fringe (starring SG-1 alum John Noble), and more. So head on over and show your support for your favorite shows and Stargate alumni.
Visit TWOP to vote!
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