Stargate Planner: Week of April 26-May 2

You might be interested in these news tidbits and announcements that have been noted on this editor’s calendar and notebook for this week. If you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below.

Calendar

Monday, April 26
Tuesday, April 27 Stargate Universe “Faith” on the UK’s Sky One at 8:00 PM.
Wednesday, April 28
Thursday, April 29
Friday, April 30 Stargate Universe “Human” on Australia’s Sci Fi Channel at 8:30 PM. Michael Shanks returns as Dr. Daniel Jackson (sort of).

Stargate Universe “Lost” on Syfy at 9 PM ET and on Space at 10 PM ET.

FEDCON XIX begins today and runs until May 2. Guests of note include David Hewlett, Cliff Simon, Aaron Douglas, Nicole de Boer, and Tahmoh Penikett.

Vulcan Events in Tampa, Florida, begins today and runs until May 2. Stargate’s headliner is Michael Shanks. Also present will be Dean Stockwell and Tony Todd. Currently, Shanks is scheduled for Sunday (May 2) only.

Saturday, May 1 Today marks the limited release of My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, starring our own Beau Bridges and Alyssa Milano.
Sunday, May 2

News Notes

If you missed Jewel Staite in the premiere of the Syfy Original Movie Mothman, you’ll get another chance on May 22 at 7 PM ET and June 19 at 5 PM ET.

Michael Shanks Online has a set of exclusive pictures of Team Shanks, Michael and his wife Lexa Doig, as they participated in the MS Society of Canada’s Walk fundraiser. According to the website, Team Shanks has raised over $2,600, and there are still opportunities for donations to be pledged at the Team Shanks website.

Reminders

For news as it happens, make sure to visit the Stargate Twitter Superfeed for tidbits directly from the Stargate stars and production crew. And don’t forget our new feature Beyond the Event Horizon, which consists of “home pages” with dynamic feeds from our LJ and Blog for the stars of SG-1 and Atlantis.

Our LJ Companion has news bites, polls, and glimpses into the lives of the actors that we don’t necessarily cover here in our more formal news blog. Make sure to visit the LJ’s feed on our front page or visit the site directly to see its mostly fun little tidbits.

For the latest in convention appearances, which are subject to change, make sure to visit Stargate Actor Appearances.