Category: News

Stargate Planner: Week of April 18-24

We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week. Also, if you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below.

Calendar

Monday,
April 18		 SGUStargate Universe on Sky One at 8 PM with “Twin Destinies.”

NEW TIME! Stargate Universe on Syfy at 9 PM ET with “Common Descent.”

Tuesday,
April 19		 Stargate Universe on SPACE at 10 PM ET with “Common Descent.”

Today is David Hewlett‘s birthday!

Jason Momoa‘s HBO series Game of Thrones premieres in the UK on Sky Atlantic tonight at 9 PM!
Wednesday,
April 20
Thursday,
April 21
Friday,
April 22		 NEW DAY! Stargate Universe on Australia’s SciFi at 8:30 PM with “Common Descent.”

Lou Diamond Phillips hosts the next installment of the Military Channel’s An Officer and a Movie: Victory. Check out the production’s homepage for more information.
Saturday,
April 23		 Lou Diamond Phillips and Mark Dacascos will be presenters at the Thousand Hearts Benefit Concert Supporting Japan Disaster Relief in Pasadena, California. The program is being sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Visit PR-USA.net for times and ticket information.
Sunday,
April 24

News Notes

Stargate Universe News

Solutions News Blog Round-Up

Our News Blog posts since the last Stargate Planner (most recent listed first):

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:

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, Atlantis, and Universe (SGU actors are currently being added).

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.

Stargate Universe "The Hunt" Ratings

The numbers for Stargate Universe episode “The Hunt” have been added to our summary table below.

Season Two Viewer and Ratings Summary
Episode Rating/Share Viewers in Millions
HH 18-49 Live+Same Day Live+7 Days
Intervention 0.8/1 0.5/1 1.175 Note 1
Aftermath 0.7/1 0.5/1 1.070
Awakening 0.8/1 0.5/1 1.222
Pathogen 0.7/1 0.4/1 0.974
Cloverdale 0.7/1 0.4/1 1.012
Trial and Error 0.7/1 0.4/1 0.967
The Greater Good 0.7/1 0.4/1 1.074
Malice 0.7/1 0.4/1 1.025
Visitation 0.7/1 0.5/1 1.169
Resurgence 0.7/1 0.5/1 1.094
Deliverance [Note 2] 0.6/1 0.5/1 1.035
Twin Destinies 0.6/1 0.5/1 0.928
Alliances 0.5/1 0.4/1 0.814
Hope 0.5/1 0.4/1 0.876
Seizure 0.5/1 0.3/1 0.823
The Hunt 0.7/1 0.4/1 1.020 <<<< NEW DATA

Source for New Data: Travis Yanan

Notes

  1. “Just got the live+7 numbers for Intervention, the season 2 premiere. Wow. We jumped 78% from the live number, about 40% from the liv+SD. That’s a lot of eyeballs. Of course that isn’t even counting those who are viewing the show through alternate platforms (ie. netflix, iTunes, and other download options).” — Joseph Mallozzi, October 19, 2010.
  2. “The ratings of the back half of season 2 will have absolutely no bearing on whether or not Brad and co. proceed with movies.” — Joseph Mallozzi, March 5, 2011.

Stargate Universe: 2.16 "The Hunt"

You know it's serious when Varro is asked to join in THE HUNT (MGM)
Tonight at 10 PM ET on Syfy—and later this week in Canada and Australia—is Stargate Universe episode 2.16 “The Hunt,” written by Joseph Mallozzi (and Paul Mullie) and directed by Andy Mikita.

“Hey, my second to last episode of Stargate: Universe, The Hunt, airs this week,” writer Mallozzi posted in his weblog. “It’s an interesting episode in that I tried very hard to make sure most every character got the opportunity to make a contribution. I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts and will make it a point to field your questions after the episode airs.” (Your questions can be directed to Mallozzi directly in the comments section of his weblog.)

Because Mallozzi wrote the episode, he shared with his weblog readers all of the ups and downs he experienced during its production (much of his journey is included in the Production Notes section in the episode’s guide in our Stargate Wiki). He even shared some on-location photos that he took while on a “field trip” to the famous Vancouver forests during the shoot! The weather posed a challenge, but the atmosphere created by shooting at night gave the location and story a “surreal alien feel,” something Mallozzi has enjoyed adding into his scripts as a fan of horror. There will be jump-in-you-seat moments, guaranteed, but there will also be other types of scenes to balance it out, such as “comic beats peppered throughout.”

The episode has an “old-fashioned” Stargate feel to it: the team ‘gates to a planet, gets in trouble, gets out of trouble, and then goes home. Well, at least most of them go home…

Tune in tonight to find out who makes it and who doesn’t, and afterwards, make sure to rejoin us here for our episode poll on the front page.

Link and Spoiler Collection

[spoiler intro=”Episode Synopsis from TV Guide (Spoilers)”]

An alien abducts two crewmen during an off-world expedition, and a rescue team is dispatched to save them. Meanwhile on Destiny, the discovery of a new store of technology causes trouble for Brody.[/spoiler]

[spoiler intro=”Syfy: Preview”]

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[spoiler intro=”Syfy: Sneak Peek (Actual Scene)”]

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[spoiler intro=”Space: Preview (Tuesday)”]

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Stargate Planner: Week of April 11-17

We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week. Also, if you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below.

Calendar

Monday,
April 11		 SGUSGU Returns to the UK! Stargate Universe on Sky One at 8 PM with “Deliverance.”

Stargate Universe on Syfy at 10 PM ET with “The Hunt.”

Tuesday,
April 12		 Stargate Universe on SPACE at 10 PM ET with “The Hunt.”
Wednesday,   April 13
Thursday,   April 14 Today is Robert Carlyle‘s birthday!

Official Stargate ConThe Official Stargate Convention in Vancouver starts today and runs until April 17. Stargate guests include Christopher Judge, Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Paul McGillion, Corin Nemec, Jamil Walker Smith, Alexis Cruz, J.R. Bourne, David Nykl, Kavan Smith, Andee Frizzell, Christopher Heyerdahl, Mark Burgess, Alex Zahara, Dan Payne, Robert Davi, Patrick Currie, and Brad Wright. Make sure to visit the website for the schedule, which is subject to updates.

Joe Flanigan co-stars in the independent film Good Day for It, which is showing at 7 PM ET at the Ritz East Theater One in Philadelphia, PA, as part of the Philly Cinefest.

Friday,
April 15		 NEW DAY/TIME! Stargate Universe on Australia’s SciFi at 8:30 PM with “The Hunt.”

Red Riding HoodToday is the UK release of Michael Shanks‘s Red Riding Hood. Check local listings for times.

Amanda Tapping‘s Sanctuary returns with the second half of Season Three on Syfy at 10 PM ET.

Lou Diamond Phillips hosts the next installment of the Military Channel’s An Officer and a Movie: The Bridge at Remagen. Check out the production’s homepage for more information.
Saturday,
April 16		 Michael Shanks is currently scheduled to appear at the SciFi Convention 1.5 in Paris, France, this weekend. Check the con’s website for more details.

Catch Ronny Cox in the new family movie Truth Be Told on FOX at 8 PM ET tonight! PR Newswire has the details.
Sunday,
April 17		 Today is Alaina Huffman‘s birthday!

Jason Momoa‘s Game of Thrones premieres tonight on HBO at 9 PM ET! Momoa plays the warrior Khal Drogo in this fantasy series based on the books by George R. R. Martin.

News Notes

Stargate Universe News

  • Actors…Beyond the Event Horizon – Louis Ferreira has been added to this exclusive Solutions feature! More SGU actor pages will be added over the next few weeks.
  • SGU and Social Media – Forbes Blog: Stargate Universe Beats Snooki … On New Social Network TV Charts
  • Jonas Quinn as a member of SG-1Jonas Quinn Fans! – Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi had stated in an earlier weblog entry that there was supposed to be a mention of Jonas Quinn in last week’s episode “Seizure.” SG-1 fans who tuned in to find out what has become of the former team member were disappointed! No mention at all was made, although we do know that his home world survived the Ori invasion. In response to fans’ disappointment and questions whether or not it was even considered to mention Jonas, Mallozzi wrote, “Yes, in fact I gave a note at the script stage that, at the very least, some mention should be made about the fact that Jonas Quinn had retired from public office. Don’t know what happened but it obviously didn’t make it onscreen.”

Solutions News Blog Round-Up

Our News Blog posts since the last Stargate Planner (most recent listed first):

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:

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, Atlantis, and Universe (SGU actors are currently being added).

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.

Reminder: Joe Flanigan in Ferocious Planet Tonight (Apr 9)

If you’re in the US, don’t forget to catch Joe Flanigan starring in Ferocious Planet on Syfy network, tonight! It airs at 9 pm/8 pm Central — check your local listings.

Joe has done some great interviews lately, including these:

Pazsaz.com — Joe doesn’t expect his recent Fox movie, Change of Plans, to become a series, so he’s looking for new recurring or regular roles

HollywoodOutBreak.com — Joe recently fell while mountain biking and separated his shoulder. He’s due for surgery in two weeks!

We’ll add more links to this post; wanted to get it up before the show starts!

 

David Hewlett On Returning To Stargate

McKay on Stargate UniverseDr. Rodney McKay returns to Stargate this week with a guest appearance on Stargate Universe, and TVSquad took the opportunity to interview actor David Hewlett about that experience, his views of why SGU didn’t succeed in the ratings, and what he’s up to now. He lets his geek flag fly when speaking of why Rodney McKay is a fan favorite:

I always feel like there’s a little bit of McKay in everybody. Everybody wants to be the guy who has the answers and who isn’t afraid to admit that he’s a genius, social niceties be damned! I mean I love science fiction because it takes me out of this world. And with McKay, he’s the scientist who has spent his entire life reading about this stuff and now he’s getting to live it. In a way that’s what all of us want. We’ve done the reading, we’ve done the research, we’ve done the dreaming, and we want to be McKay — we want to be the guy who saves the day because we know all this stuff. We want all this nerd-dom to pay off. And McKay is the resulting image, he’s the iconic figure of the nerd who’s done his homework and now he gets to go off and save the universe.

David was his usual perky self throughout the interview, so it’s well worth a read over at TVSquad!

Jason Momoa On How Stargate Helped

Jason Momoa as ConanJason Momoa continues to get lots of press thanks to his leading role in the upcoming Conan the Barbarian film remake, and for playing Khal Drogo in HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones. He has two new interviews, at Huffington Post and DenOfGeek, with the latter being especially long and illuminating. There he speaks in detail about the filming experience both for Conan and Game of Thrones, noting he hates horses, loves playing the “bad good guy”, and won’t mind if Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn’t like his portrayal of Conan. He credits his four years on Stargate Atlantis with preparing him to play Conan and Drogo, even though the roles are very different:

How did working on Game Of Thrones compare to Stargate?

Well, there were no horses and I got to wear clothes, for one thing. [laughs] I loved Stargate. I had such a great time and it was such a great training ground. It set me up to play the lead of a movie, you know, so it’s really a phenomenon for four years to be with a family and experiment.

You do a movie, you meet everyone, you go from place to place. It’s like joining a circus. Being on a show for four years, you know everyone. You know the grips. You feel safe and comfortable. You can play with your character a lot. It evolves over a long period of time. It was a great training ground that set me up for Drogo and Conan.

And also, being in that sci-fi fantasy genre, there’s no limitations to what you can do. If I’m sick or drugged out, I can play it like heroin times ten, or crack times 20. You can go to places that aren’t realistic, and that’s fun.

It’s worked out that I’m in these genres and I don’t mind it. It’s fun.

Visit DenOfGeek to read the entire interview!

Stargate Universe "Seizure" Ratings

The numbers for Stargate Universe episode “Seizure” have been added to our summary table below.

Season Two Viewer and Ratings Summary
Episode Rating/Share Viewers in Millions
HH 18-49 Live+Same Day Live+7 Days
Intervention 0.8/1 0.5/1 1.175 Note 1
Aftermath 0.7/1 0.5/1 1.070
Awakening 0.8/1 0.5/1 1.222
Pathogen 0.7/1 0.4/1 0.974
Cloverdale 0.7/1 0.4/1 1.012
Trial and Error 0.7/1 0.4/1 0.967
The Greater Good 0.7/1 0.4/1 1.074
Malice 0.7/1 0.4/1 1.025
Visitation 0.7/1 0.5/1 1.169
Resurgence 0.7/1 0.5/1 1.094
Deliverance [Note 2] 0.6/1 0.5/1 1.035
Twin Destinies 0.6/1 0.5/1 0.928
Alliances 0.5/1 0.4/1 0.814
Hope 0.5/1 0.4/1 0.876
Seizure 0.5/1 0.3/1 0.823 <<<< NEW DATA

Source for New Data: Travis Yanan

Notes

  1. “Just got the live+7 numbers for Intervention, the season 2 premiere. Wow. We jumped 78% from the live number, about 40% from the liv+SD. That’s a lot of eyeballs. Of course that isn’t even counting those who are viewing the show through alternate platforms (ie. netflix, iTunes, and other download options).” — Joseph Mallozzi, October 19, 2010.
  2. “The ratings of the back half of season 2 will have absolutely no bearing on whether or not Brad and co. proceed with movies.” — Joseph Mallozzi, March 5, 2011.

Stargate Universe: 2.15 "Seizure" (Atlantis Crossover)

Robert Picardo as Richard WoolseyDavid Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay

Richard Woolsey and Dr. Rodney McKay are involved in politics
and science in SEIZURE

Tonight at 10 PM ET on Syfy—and later this week in Canada and Australia—is Stargate Universe episode 2.15 “Seizure,” written by Remi Aubuchon and directed by Helen Shaver.

This episode has been called the “Atlantis Crossover” because David Hewlett and Robert Picardo guest star as Dr. Rodney McKay and Richard Woolsey, respectively, but the city of Atlantis is not being highlighted in the story. Instead, the planet Langara is visited by McKay, Woolsey, and Col. David Telford as they negotiate to use the planet’s naquadria-powered Stargate to send supplies to Destiny. This planet’s name should sound familiar to SG-1’s Jonas Quinn/Corin Nemec fans, as this is the former team member’s home world. Executive producer Joseph Mallozzi stated that “there should be” a mention of what has become of Quinn after his world was overtaken by the Ori in the SG-1 episode 10.07 “Counterstrike.”

Langaran Stargate
Langara's Stargate Facility (MGM)
Another major guest star in tonight’s episode is Victor Garber (Alias, Titanic), acclaimed stage and film actor, who portrays Langaran Ambassador Ovirda. The Langarans as a whole have recovered from the Ori War, and have even built a more elaborate facility in which to house their Stargate, but Ovirda is wary of Earth’s use of their Stargate to dial the ninth chevron because, admittedly, the previous uses of a planet’s naquadria core have resulted in utter destruction! To mount even greater tension is the threat of the Lucian Alliance who may also wish to use the Langaran Stargate to invade Destiny.

It’s a jam-packed episode that is sure to touch on much of the mythology of the entire franchise, including the newest storyline concerning Amanda Perry and Ginn, who are now part of the crew as avatars! After viewing, make sure to rejoin us here for our episode poll on the front page.

Link and Spoiler Collection

[spoiler intro=”Episode Synopsis from TV Guide (Spoilers)”]

Rush slips into a coma in the neural interface chair, and Amanda connects with him in the ship’s matrix, but Ginn informs Eli of a problem with that scenario. Elsewhere, Dr. Rodney McKay’s plan to dial the ninth chevron address hits a snag.[/spoiler]

[spoiler intro=”Syfy: Preview”]

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[spoiler intro=”Syfy: Sneak Peek (Actual Scene)”]

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[spoiler intro=”Space: Preview (Tuesday)”]

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Stargate Planner: Week of April 4-10

We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week. Also, if you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below.

Calendar

Monday,   April 4 SGUStargate Universe on Syfy at 10 PM ET with “Seizure.” David Hewlett and Robert Picardo guest star!
Tuesday,   April 5 Stargate Universe on SPACE at 10 PM ET with “Seizure.” David Hewlett and Robert Picardo guest star!

Solutions’ STARGATE PLANNER turns 1 today! 🙂 All of the “back issues” are available by typing “Stargate Planner: Week of” in the Blog’s search box.
Wednesday,   April 6
Thursday,   April 7 Morena Baccarin guest stars in tonight’s episode of The Mentalist at 10 PM on CBS: “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” Synopsis: “Patrick Jane sets out to prove a beautiful yet manipulative matchmaker shot and killed her husband after his body is found floating in the marina.” Visit CBS YouTube for a preview.
Friday,
April 8		 NEW DAY/TIME! Stargate Universe on Australia’s SciFi at 8:30 PM with “Seizure.” David Hewlett and Robert Picardo guest star!

An Officer and a Movie hosted by Lou Diamond PhillipsLou Diamond Phillips hosts the next installment of the new feature on the Military Channel called An Officer and a Movie. Tonight’s installment (8 PM ET) is Heartbreak Ridge. From the Military Channel’s press release: “Hard-living Gunnery Sgt. Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) has seen action in Korea and Vietnam. Approaching retirement, he returns to his old Marine Corps unit to train a young reconnaissance platoon. His training and their skills are tested when the U.S. enters into war in Grenada. Providing expert commentary for Heartbreak Ridge is Bronze Star recipient for his actions in Iraq, Maj. Timothy S. Brady, Jr. (USMC). Maj. Brady planned more than 25 battalion orders for the conduct of combat operations for Operation Iraqi Freedom including the execution of combined ‘heliborne’ assault operations.” There will be reruns of the feature, so check out the airing schedule at the ‘An Officer and a Movie’ homepage.
Saturday,   April 9 Joe Flanigan stars in Syfy’s Original Movie Ferocious Planet, premiering at 9 PM ET. This movie used to be called The Other Side and is about when “[a]n experimental device malfunctions, transporting a group of observers to another dimension. The group must repair the machine in order to return home while fending off bloodthirsty creatures.” The DVD is available on pre-order at Amazon.com with a release date of June 7 (Region 1).

Make a Movie Like SpikeJamil Walker Smith wrote the screenplay, directed, and starred in his independent film Make a Movie Like Spike. This movie will be screened at 2:30 PM at the ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto. Synopsis: “Armed with dreams that extend beyond their block, Luis and Ronald, two best friends from Los Angeles, videotape their last 36 hours before shipping off to Afghanistan. One hundred days before Obama’s inauguration, these young men have joined the Marines together to face the obstacles and circumstances that seem to overwhelm their passage into manhood. Luis wants to be a filmmaker and Ronald wants to travel the world and raise a family. Through the lens of Luis’ video camera, they capture their friends, family members and the places they call home in order to remember who they are and where they come from. In their darkest hour, they turn on the video camera for the last time and document the final moments of their journey home. They soon realize that their dreams and promises of a new life mean nothing in a place called War.” Visit the movie’s Facebook page for more information and additional links.

Corin Nemec will be representing Stargate at the Salon Collexion convention in Macon, France, this weekend. Check the con’s website for more information.
Sunday,    April 10

News Notes

Stargate Universe News

Solutions News Blog Round-Up

Our News Blog posts since the last Stargate Planner (most recent listed first):

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:

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, Atlantis, and Universe (SGU actors are currently being added).

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.