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Calendar
Monday, March 28 | Stargate Universe on Syfy at 10 PM ET with “Hope.”
Michael Shanks guest stars tonight at 10 PM ET/PT in the episode “The Caffeine Hit” of Canada’s new Showcase show Endgame. One of Stargate‘s guest stars is part of the regular cast, Veena Sood, who’s played an Abydonian and Dr. Kelly in episodes of SG-1. The show centers around the Russian-born former World Chess Champion Arkady Balagan, who, after witnessing the assassination of his fiancĂ©e and her high school friend in Vancouver, has become agoraphobic. He doesn’t leave the hotel where he lives. Such a life has caused him to amass a debt, so as a way to earn money, he uses his brilliant mind to solve mysteries. He has friends and associates, many who manage or work in the hotel in which he lives, who help him in his investigations. In “The Caffeine Hit,” Shanks plays “a desperate amnesiac” for whom Balagan “begins to unravel the man’s complicated identity.” When Shanks told his official website (MSOL) about the role, he mentioned that his character Casey Roman “finds out he may have been a real asshole.” MSOL has images of Shanks in his role as Roman in their gallery, but beware of spoilers! The episode will repeat on Thursday and Sunday. Visit their official website for more details. |
Tuesday, March 29 | Stargate Universe on SPACE at 10 PM ET with “Hope.” |
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Thursday, March 31 | Stargate Universe on Australia’s SciFi at 8:30 PM ET with “Hope.”
Jason Momoa will receive the 2011 CinemaCon Rising Star Award at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas tonight. CinemaCon managing director Mitch Neuhauser said, “Bringing with him an already loyal fanbase from Stargate: Atlantis, Jason Momoa is sure to entertain audiences in the action adventure Conan the Barbarian. We can’t wait to see what this new leading action star will do in the future.” Not only does Momoa have the starring role in Conan the Barbarian, but he also has a recurring role in HBO’s new Game of Thrones series that will be premiering April 17. You’ll find links of interest for Momoa’s projects here at Solutions on his homepage in our Actors…Beyond the Event Horizon feature. |
Friday, April 1 | Lou Diamond Phillips is the host of a new franchise on the Military Channel that premieres tonight: An Officer and a Movie. Per the Military Channel’s press release, each installment “pairs Phillips with retired and active duty officers who lived through major battles or have an expertise in the conflicts depicted in notable Hollywood films. As each film makes its Military Channel premiere, AN OFFICER AND A MOVIE provides expert commentary that can only come from being ‘on the ground’ during the action as these officers reflect on the themes of that night’s film and also provide personal insight that puts each movie into a modern context.” In tonight’s movie at 8 PM ET, Phillips and retired Marine Col. Arthur Athens “discuss the themes behind the 1979 classic film The Great Santini, starring Robert Duvall, who was nominated for an Academy Award for this role. As the director of the U.S. Naval Academy’s Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership, the former Commandant of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Athens is uniquely able to comment on what it means to be a leader in the military and within a family’s home, where in his own life he has ten children.” For more on the airing schedule, visit http://military.discovery.com/. |
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Sunday, April 3 | HBO will be airing a preview of Game of Thrones tonight at 9 PM ET. If you miss it, it will be available afterwards online and on demand. Jason Momoa has a recurring role as Khal Drogo, a warrior king. Game of Thrones is a “beyond R” translation of the George R.R. Martin book series A Song of Fire and Ice and is named after the first book, A Game of Thrones. As with Stargate, there exist several fan websites for the new show, two of them being Westeros.org and Winter-Is-Coming.net. HBO also has an official website. Solutions is maintaining a list of GoT links accessible from Momoa’s main page here. |
News Notes
Stargate Universe News
- SGU Destiny: Lou Diamond Phillips Joins Cast of A&E Pilot
- SGU Destiny: SGU Alum Making a Prospect Piece for New Show
Solutions News Blog Round-Up
Our News Blog posts since the last Stargate Planner (most recent listed first):
- Stargate Universe Final Season DVD Coming June 7
- Stargate Universe “Alliances” Ratings
- Stargate Universe: 2.13 “Alliances”
Solutions LJ Companion Background Articles
Last week, we posted a few background articles in our LJ Companion that you might be interested in. The articles listed in this section don’t have a companion piece in our News Blog here:
- Hey, Blastr! What About Our Stargate Stars?!
- Beau Bridges Becomes Father Figure to Bindi Irwin
- Hewlett’s “Rise of the Apes” Gets (Another) New Release Date
- Jewel Staite in Her Next Blastr Entry
- Vote in Our SGU “Alliances” Poll
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.