Robert Carlyle Appears on “This Morning”

This morning, Stargate Universe star Robert Carlyle did a nine-minute segment on This Morning, ITV’s morning lifestyle program.

The main site is experiencing technical difficulties in showing the segment (which does include clips from the show, so beware), but user boo453 posted it on YouTube, embedded below:

Stargate Universe is scheduled to make its world premiere in the United States and Canada on October 2, and then will be debuting on Sky One on October 6 (Carlyle mentions the 7th in this interview, but the on-screen titles say it’s the 6th at 8PM) and on Sci Fi in Australia on October 9.

[Thanks to lahela_sga for the tip.]

SGU Press Momentum Builds

With the fancy kits and Air premiere screeners in the hands of press members, anticipation is building for the Stargate Universe series premiere, now less than a month away. So far, the reviews have been positive. TV Guide lists SGU as #10 on its Top 10 Anticipated New Fall Shows.  The list is based on a survey of the magazine’s “TV Team” research members. SGU is the only show listed that isn’t on one of the main broadcast networks.

The San Francisco Examiner lists SGU as number 3 on its top 10 list, saying: “This skeptic did not intend to give the third “Stargate” series in 12 years a chance last spring, but the trailers SyFy craftily released over the summer won me over.”

The most detailed review of the 3-hour Air we’ve heard of so far is here at MediaPundit.net.  The review emphasizes how different SGU is from previous Stargate series. From the review:

Stargate Universe is a lot of things, but upbeat is not one of them.

Think of your typical medical drama, and then think of House. Characters with flaws is what real drama is all about, and this show is full of people with flaws.

The review also claims the comedic moments of the previous series are gone, but to be fair, this is based only on the premiere.

Stay tuned for more reviews, or for the most up-to-the-minute reports, follow us on Twitter!

Mallozzi: Ask Brian J. Smith Your Questions

In continuing his “No Fan Left Behind” Campaign, consulting producer Joseph Mallozzi is about to open his weblog up for questions directed at Stargate Universe star Brian J. Smith, the actor portraying 1st Lt. Matthew Scott (spoilers at this link).

Mallozzi wrote in his September 5 entry: “Brian, by the way, is super keen to do his own fan Q&A on this blog. So, once I’ve organized and sent off the questions for David Blue, I’m going to start taking questions for SGU’s very own Lieutenant Matthew Scott! So, what would you like to ask him?”

As with all of his previous fan Q&As, you’ll need to visit the most recent entry of Mallozzi’s weblog and use the comment section to ask your questions. Mallozzi moderates all of the comments, so it might take a little while for yours to show.

Stargate Universe makes its world premiere on October 2 at 9 PM ET on both Syfy in the United States and SPACE in Canada. After that, Sky One/Sky One HD will show the two-hour premiere on October 6 and the Sci Fi Channel in Australia will show it on October 9 at 8:30 PM. If you know of other premiere dates around the world, please let us know and we’ll pass it on!

Update Your Calendars for Stargate Stars

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:

  • New Stargate Universe promo/trailer – According to Craig Engler of Syfy on his Twitter, “Our marketing team tells me there will be a new Stargate Universe promo/trailer airing soon, possibly this weekend.” Make sure to visit the new SGU page at syfy.com since they usually post the trailers soon after being aired on the Syfy channel.

Conventions and Other Appearances:

Currently Filming:

  • Michael Shanks -In Tasmania, Australia, filming Arctic Blast. Follow him at MSOL.
  • Jewel Staite – In Louisiana, USA, filming Mothman. Follow her on her Twitter.

Make sure to follow what’s happening right now in the world of Stargate by visiting Solutions’ Stargate Twitter Superfeed that shows the Twitter accounts of actors, producers, network and studio reps, and the press who are all about the franchise. You don’t have to have a Twitter account to read the feed.

For an informal summary of what’s happened this past week, please visit our LJ Companion’s Stargate Friday News Roundup.

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.]

Press Begins Screening SGU Premiere

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According to the @Syfy twitter account held by Craig Engler, Stargate Universe press kits went out today, including screening copies of the entire three-hour premiere, “Air“. This is in preparation for the multi-country premieres of the show in early October. Large Sci Fi site AirlockAlpha, formerly Syfyportal, has posted a review of sorts via twitter. Here are their tweets in order. Warning, there are minor spoilers included!

Awesome work #Syfy on packaging for the #Stargate Universe screeners! I can’t wait to see the great work of @davidblue and @msmingna

I’ve seen the first 6 minutes of #Stargate Universe … this show is going to rock #Syfy. Seriously.

Beautiful reference to Gen. Hammond in #Stargate Universe. Made me tear up. 🙁

I haven’t seen a lot of @msmingna in #Stargate yet, but love her anyway. @davidblue rocks … but wow, @brianjsmith has come out of nowhere

Sorry about that … meant to say that @brianjacobsmith is definitely a standout who came out of nowhere on #Stargate Universe

@DavidBlue I am through the piilot and going through the third episode now. Awesome work! I love your character!

#Warehouse13 is getting boffo ratings, but #Stargate Universe is definitely the new signature show of #Syfy … I love it.

By the way, I hate to admit when I watch something that makes me cry. But #Stargate Universe did it twice in three eps. Bastards.

Coolest Stargate moment? When @davidblue visits his first alien planet, and he’s snapping pics on his iPhone. That’s what I would do

Watch this space for more reactions to the screeners.

Stargate Universe Images Around the Web

Galleries galore are available to Stargate Universe fans across the web! Here’s a preliminary and somewhat selective list:

  • Solutions Gallery – Of course we mentioned ours first! Sure to grow over time, this gallery is more fan-art specific, but does have promotional images.
  • MGM SGU Image Gallery – This is the Official Stargate Website, so expect much from them — from episodes, events, and behind the scenes.
  • Joseph Mallozzi’s Weblog – Not a gallery per se, but Mallozzi is publishing his, MGM’s, and Syfy’s images in various entries. SGU-specific entries are mirrored at the Syfy website.
  • IGN: Stargate Universe Screenshots, Wallpapers, and Pics – Not high-res, but extensive.
  • TV Guide – Not high-res, but they also provide US airing schedules and news articles, among other features.
  • Spoiler TV – High-res from “Air”, parts 1, 2, and 3! (Spoilers). We’re thinking that they’ll be posting more high-res episode images in their blog as they become available.

Not on the list yet, but will most likely be in the future, is the Syfy Channel’s Stargate Universe website. They’ve had galleries in the past for Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, so we’re expecting them to have one for Stargate Universe too.

If you’d like to add others, please comment below. Thanks. 🙂

Mallozzi Starts “No Fan Left Behind” Campaign

“Today, it gives me great pleasure to kick off my No Fan Left Behind campaign, a campaign designed to get all Stargate fans – past, present, and future – ready for the big October 2nd world premiere of Stargate: Universe,” announced consulting producer Joseph Mallozzi in the August 30th entry in his weblog. “Whether you’re fans of SG-1, Atlantis, or a complete newbies to the franchise, you’re all welcome aboard Destiny as it prepares for its first manned voyage through distant galaxies fraught with riddles, revelations, action, and adventure.”

Mallozzi’s campaign will be conducted at his weblog and will include guest bloggers from the show, behind-the-scenes images, Stargate-related trivia contests with prizes, and “plenty of surprises.”

First up as guest blogger is David Blue, the actor portraying Eli Wallace. Mallozzi invites fans to submit questions in the comment section of his weblog (scroll all the way down to the bottom of the entry for the comment box) that he’ll turn over to Blue, who will then blog his answers in a massive Q&A entry. The deadline for getting your questions in is the end of next week. Mallozzi suggests that you visit MGM for profiles of both Blue and Wallace before submitting your questions. We’d also like to add to that list with two recent articles from SCI FI WIRE: Meet Stargate Universe‘s resident geek, David Blue” and “For SGU star David Blue, one Syfy series is not enough”.

Solutions also invites you to continue to visit our Season One guide in the Stargate Wiki for an overview of the 20 episodes coming our way starting in October.

Stargate Universe makes its two-hour world premiere on the Syfy Channel at 9 PM (ET/PT) on Friday, October 2. It will then assume its regular timeslot of 9 PM on Fridays.

Update Your Calendars for Stargate Stars

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.)

In Theaters:

  • Stargate Universe Trailer – In select US theaters this weekend, August 28-30. Visit MGM’s official website for list.

Conventions and Other Appearances:

Currently Filming:

  • Michael Shanks -In Tasmania, Australia, filming Arctic Blast. Follow him at MSOL.
  • Jewel Staite – In Louisiana, USA, filming Mothman. Follow her on her Twitter.

Make sure to follow what’s happening right now in the world of Stargate by visiting Solutions’ Stargate Twitter Superfeed that shows the Twitter accounts of actors, producers, network and studio reps, and the press who are all about the franchise. You don’t have to have a Twitter account to read the feed.

For an informal summary of what’s happened this past week, please visit our LJ Companion’s Stargate Friday News Roundup.

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.]

Michael Shanks Filming Movie In Tasmania

Michael Shanks (spring/summer 2007)

As announced in several news items here, Michael Shanks is starring in a new film, Arctic Blast, being filmed on the island and state of Tasmania, Australia. Production started this week, and Michael was scheduled to start filming by now. The film, which Michael hinted at a recent convention has a similar premise to “The Day After Tomorrow”, is a disaster movie about a world-wide freezing event. A bit of plot information comes from this article (SPOILERS!):

Written by Jason Bourque, “Arctic Blast” tells the chilling story of a mega ice fog caused by a rip in the earth’s upper atmosphere over the South Pole.  The killer fog grows in size and fury and moves northward from the polar wastes destroying everything in its path.

As similar rifts appear above cities around the world, only Jack (Michael Shanks), a maverick US meteorologist on the ground in Hobart and his small team of climate researchers based in Australia and the US, can save the world from imminent destruction and at the same time reconcile himself with his estranged wife Emma (Alexandra Davies “X Men Origins – Wolverine”) and his daughter Andrea (Indiana Evans).

The import of this film is perhaps not the subject matter, but rather that its production in Tasmania is a result of Australian incentives to bring film production there. From this article:

“Arctic Blast will provide considerable economic benefits for Tasmania. The Screen Tasmania investment of $150 000 will generate more than $600 000 into the economy during production. About 60 Tasmanian cast and crew will work on the film, including eight trainees. It will provide valuable on-set production experience and develop their acting skills. Mr. Aird said the arrival of United States actor Michael Shanks later this week will also generate international exposure for Tasmania’s screen industry.

The film is scheduled to be ready for release by the end of May of 2010, with various entities releasing it in the second half of 2010. No word yet if Syfy will air it in US. Watch this space for more info.

Paul McGillion to Guest on “Supernatural”

Paul McGillion (Dr. Carson Beckett) is filming a guest-starring role in the fifth episode of Supernatural’s fifth season, entitled “Fallen Idols”. Paul plays the role of Jim Grossman. We don’t know much about his role, but we do know his fellow co-star in the episode will be famous socialite Paris Hilton! Regarding Hilton’s role, from this article:

“We wrote the role just for her,” producer Sera Gamble said. “We’re very excited that she said yes. She plays the role of a demonic creature that takes the form of Paris Hilton. If you know our style, you know we go pretty funny and irreverent with this stuff, so expect that. The fact that she wanted to do the episode speaks volumes about her sense of humor. She’s flat-out awesome for playing along. You’ll see.”

The episode is expected to air on October. 8, 2009, on the US CW network.