Tag: Beau Bridges

Stargate Planner: Week of September 6-12

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. We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week.

Calendar

Monday,   September 6 Today is Labor Day in the USA United Statesand Labour Day in Canada Canada

Dragon*Con concludes today in Atlanta. Scheduled guests of interest include Michael Shanks, Christopher Judge, David Hewlett, Ben Browder, Corin Nemec, Paul McGillion, Jason Momoa, Jewel Staite, Alaina Huffman, Rene Auberjonois, Morena Baccarin, Matthew Bennett, William B. Davis, John de Lancie, Lexa Doig, Aaron Douglas, Salli Richardson, Saul Rubinek, Armin Shimerman, Marina Sirtis, and Dean Stockwell. Schedules have a way of changing, so make sure to visit the con’s website for more up-to-date information.
Tuesday,   September 7
Wednesday, September 8 SGU’s “Faith” and “Human” will start on Sky2 in the UK at 9 PM.
Thursday,   September 9 The Toronto International Film Festival begins today and ends on September 19. Paul McGillion’s short A Fine Young Man makes its premiere, as well as one of the last films in which to see the late Maury Chaykin (SG-1’s Nerus), Barney’s Version. Check the website for screening dates and times. EDITED TO ADD: “The world premiere of A Fine Young Man will take place Sept. 10, at 9:15 p.m., at the Isabel Bader Theatre, and will also be shown Sept. 11, at 1 p.m., at the Art Gallery of Ontario.” — The Standard.
Friday,   September 10 Today is Elyse Levesque‘s birthday!
Saturday, September 11 Today is Patriot Day United States
Sunday, September 12 HBO to preview Game of Thones at 8:40 PM ET (Source: GeekDad).

News Notes

News Flashes and Brief Follow-Ups

  • Joe Flanigan has completed the filming of the Syfy movie The Other Side in Ireland and is now in Toronto filming the backdoor pilot Best Laid Plans. Flanigan tweeted about the new project: “New project is a 2 hour backdoor/pilot about a young couple inheriting 5 adopted kids after the death of a friend, called ‘Best Laid Plans’.” … “I still play an AirForce pilot.” … “Just met cast. My 4 adopted children are more mature than I am. Need to put on game face and pretend to be my age.” Filming is scheduled to wrap September 26.
  • Beau Bridges didn’t take home the Emmy for his guest spot on The Closer. That honor went to another veteran actor, John Lithgow. (Lithgow just finished filming Rise of the Apes with Stargate star David Hewlett in Vancouver. Small world!)
  • Michael Shanks will be appearing in more than one episode of the upcoming final season of Smallville. His first episode is 10.02 “Shield” (story) which will premiere Friday, October 1, at 8 PM ET on the CW. The next episode is rumored to be 10.05 “Isis” on October 22. MSOL, the actor’s official website, reported that Shanks, while on-stage at the Chicago Stargate Con, stated that he will be appearing in the eleventh episode (title currently unknown). We’ll keep our eyes open for more news as the airings approach. Shanks is also still involved in the film project Red Riding Hood, which is scheduled to wrap on September 16.
  • John Scalzi didn’t take home the Hugo Award for which he had been nominated in the Best Novella category for The God Engines. Instead, the award went to Charles Stross for Palimpsest.

Stargate Universe Press

  • Season Two: “Seizure” – Major Spoiler Update.
  • Set Pictures – Curt Wagner of Show Patrol visited the sets of SGU and posted pictures on his Twitter.
  • Bill Y.W. Butt – Butt is a background actor who caught the attention of fans on Gateworld and became the object of the “Save the Balding Asian Guy (BAG) Campaign”. Executive producer Joe Mallozzi dedicated a post in his weblog to the actor to answer fan questions about his role as Dr. Vince Kwan, one of the scientists who stayed behind on the planet in the episode “Faith”.
  • Ming-Na – The Straits Times: Space Trouper.

It should be noted that whenever spoilers come out for SGU, they are placed in the episode guides in the Stargate Wiki without much fanfare here in the News Blog. To keep on top of such updates, visit the main page of the Stargate Wiki to see the “Recent Updates” list of links.

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 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.

Bridges Family Selected for "Outstanding Family Award"

Stargate star Beau Bridges and his family are to be honored at the Fourth Annual Champions for Families Awards Dinner at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, Ocotber 21, for instilling family values. According to an announcement at ET Online, Bridges and his wife Wendy will be accepting the “Outstanding Family Award” on behalf of the Bridges family at the benefit being held by El Nido Family Centers, a non-profit organization that “strives to empower at-risk children, youth and families in L.A.”

“The family values that their parents, Dorothy and Lloyd Bridges, instilled in them have been passed on to three generations of Bridges. These very traits of gaining self-esteem and achieving goals are also the very core of El Nido’s programs that support and strengthen families,” stated El Nido.

The Bridges family also includes this year’s Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges, who can next be seen in the highly-anticipated Tron: Legacy that will be premiering December 17, 2010.

In the meantime, we’re anticipating the outcome of the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards that will be televised live on NBC at 8/5 PT on Sunday, August 29. Bridges has been nominated for his guest starring role in The Closer episode “Make Over” as the cross-dressing Detective George Andrews.

Make sure to visit ET Online for a recent photo of our Gen. Hank Landry actor.

Stargate Planner: Week of July 12-18

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. We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week.

Calendar

Monday,   July 12
Tuesday,   July 13 Jewel Staite’s Warehouse 13 episode “Mild Mannered” premieres tonight on Syfy at 9 PM ET.
Wednesday, July 14 Encore: Stargate Universe “Time” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 10:30 PM.
Thursday,   July 15 Stargate Universe “Life” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 8:30 PM.
Friday,   July 16 Polaris 24 begins in Toronto today and ends Sunday, July 18. SGU’s Alaina Huffman is scheduled to attend. Canada’s Constellation Awards will be given out at this event as well. SGU has a few nominations, as well as Amanda Tapping for her new series Sanctuary. Make sure to visit the website for the complete schedule.
Saturday, July 17 The London Film and Comic Con is scheduled for today and tomorrow, and Stargate’s Ben Browder and David Nykl are on the guest list.
Sunday, July 18

News Notes

Stargate Universe press:

It should be noted that whenever spoilers come out for SGU, they are placed in the episode guides in the Stargate Wiki without much fanfare here in the News Blog. To keep on top of such updates, visit the main page of the Stargate Wiki to see the “Recent Updates” list of links.

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

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 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.

Stargate Planner: Week of May 17-23

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. We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week.

Calendar

Monday, May 17 Ming-Na returns to her role as Judge Linda Harris in the episode “Gumby with a Pokey” in Two and a Half Men on CBS at 9 PM ET.
Tuesday, May 18 Stargate Universe “Sabotage” on the UK’s Sky One at 8:00 PM.
Wednesday, May 19
Thursday,
May 20		 Today, The CW is holding their Upfronts and they’ll announce whether or not Ben Browder will be appearing weekly as a regular cast member of Tom Welling’s Hellcats. The word is that this show is a strong contender. ETA: The CW did pick the series up, but Browder has decided not to appear in it. Instead, he will be pursuing some film projects that have become available to him.
Friday,
May 21		 Stargate Universe “Pain” on Australia’s Sci Fi Channel at 8:30 PM.

Stargate Universe “Subversion” on Syfy at 9 PM ET (Canada’s Space has delayed it until May 28 at 10 PM ET). Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks guest star!

Torri Higginson‘s turn as Beatrice in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing ends tonight at A Noise Within theatre in Glendale, California.

Saturday, May 22
Sunday, May 23

News Notes

There have been several recent interviews with Alaina Huffman and David Blue that cover the end of Season One and into Season Two of Stargate Universe:

Last week, we posted a few background articles in our LJ Companion that you might be interested in. These articles 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 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.

Update on Beau Bridges: NBC Rejects "The Rockford Files"

NBC has decided not to pick up the remake of The Rockford Files as a new fall series. This announcement comes before their Upfronts, scheduled for Monday, May 17.

Stargate star Beau Bridges was cast as Rocky, the father and best friend of the lead character Jim Rockford, but even with a strong cast, the pilot did not meet expectations.

Columnist Nellie Andreeva of Deadline Hollywood made the announcement in her article “PRIMETIME PILOT PANIC: ‘Rockford Files’ Is Now Dead At NBC”. She reported, “The first signs of trouble came in the casting stage when it took a long time to cast the lead famously played by James Garner on the original series as several offers to A-list actors didn’t pan out. But feedback from the audition of Dermot Mulroney, who has strong improv background, was great, and the pilot, which co-starred Alan Tudyk and Beau Bridges, went underway with Michael Watkins at the helm. However, NBC was underwhelmed by the completed pilot. It then underwent major recutting, which was reportedly done by the editor of one of NBC’s top drama pilots this year, the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced Chase. But, while an improvement vs. the original cut, the new version of the pilot still didn’t impress NBC brass enough to muster a series order.”

Even though she announced that the show was “now dead at NBC,” Andreeva closed with the somewhat encouraging note, “Still, a redevelopment of the concept is a possibility.” If that means recasting, several Stargate Atlantis fans and film, television, and video game producer Jace Hall may get to reopen their campaign to get Joe Flanigan in the Jim Rockford role. But of course, there’s no replacing Beau Bridges as Rocky!

Stargate Planner: Week of May 10-16

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, May 10
Tuesday, May 11 Stargate Universe “Lost” on the UK’s Sky One at 8:00 PM.

Claudia Black guest stars as Velvet Road on NCIS in the episode “Borderland” on CBS at 8 PM ET.

Paul McGillion guest stars as Dr. Lawrence Parker on V in the episode “Fruition” on ABC at 10 PM ET.
Wednesday, May 12
Thursday,
May 13
Friday,
May 14		 Stargate Universe “Sabotage” on Australia’s Sci Fi Channel at 8:30 PM.

Michael Shanks, Alaina Huffman, and Britt Irvin reprise their superhero roles in the season finale of Smallville, “Salvation”, on The CW at 8 PM ET. To see the network’s promo, visit our LJ Companion.

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

Saturday, May 15
Sunday, May 16 Beau Bridges and his daughter Emily will close their play Acting: The First Six Lessons tonight at Threatre West. The two did a segment on The Bonnie Hunt Show concerning this play, the video for which can be viewed in our LJ Companion.

News Notes

Last week, we posted a few background articles in our LJ Companion that you might be interested in. These articles 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 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.

Browder & Bridges: Status of Their TV Pilots

We’re keeping tabs on the status of the television pilots in which two of our Stargate stars have been cast. This latest report comes from Deadline Hollywood‘s Nellie Andreeva, who regularly updates her “Primetime Pilot Panic” series of articles.

Andreeva opens up her report, “With pilots starting to be delivered, more information is trickling in for the 2010-2011 season. Remember, it’s still very early and many pilots have not been screened yet. This is Round 2, updating my previous, PRIMETIME PILOT PANIC: Early Hot List, with polling from agents, executives, showrunners, producers, directors, writers, etc:”

Beau Bridges: Bridges has been cast as Rocky, the father of the title character, Jim Rockford, in the remake of the James Garner classic The Rockford Files. The pilot is for NBC. Its status: “NBC has been very high on this for obvious reasons (well-known franchise … David Shore as creator). The network only received the pilot this weekend, early feedback from people who have seen the cut is positive.”

Ben Browder: Browder has been cast in the Hellcats pilot as the college football coach whose character breakdown describes someone who is far removed from the honorable Col. Cameron Mitchell of SG-1. The CW, known to target a young audience, is considering this pilot, which is executive produced by actor Tom Welling of Smallville, a show that was just renewed for its tenth season on the same network. Hellcats centers around the team members of the competitive world of college cheerleading. Even during casting, this pilot looked to be “on track” and Andreeva reports that it looks “very strong, very on-brand.”

The Rockford Files and Hellcats will premiere in the fall if picked up. Here’s crossing our fingers for “good luck” to both!

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.

Beau Bridges Joins "The Rockford Files" Cast

Beau BridgesStargate star Beau Bridges has landed the role of Rocky, Jim Rockford’s father, in the remake of NBC’s The Rockford Files, starring Dermot Mulroney as the title character.

According to the casting breakdown, Rocky is a series regular who is in his “late 60s.. affable, trusting, never really got a break in this life and yet that never really upset him, Rocky is Rockford’s dad and closest friend. A truck driver for thirty years, Rocky loves his son but is a bit rueful about the choices he’s made. Rocky’s always happy to help Rockford out in a tough situation, though he tends to offer a commentary that Rockford doesn’t always appreciate.”

Noah Beery, Jr. played the role on the original series, which aired from 1974 to 1980 on NBC.

Other cast members include Alan Tudyk and Melissa Sagemiller.

Congratulations to Mr. Bridges!

Beau Bridges Joins Cast of The Descendants

Beau BridgesFrom Reuters comes this casting announcement concerning Stargate‘s Beau Bridges:

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard and Robert Forster are joining the cast of Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants,” which begins filming Monday in Hawaii.

Based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, the film stars George Clooney as an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-establish his relationship with his daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident off Waikiki.

Along with the writing team of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, Payne wrote the screen adaptation for the Fox Searchlight release.