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Stargate Planner: Week of August 9-15

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.

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Monday,   August 9 Principal photography resumes for Stargate Universe: Season Two. They’ll be working on the episode “Visitation” that was written by new writer/producer Remi Aubuchon. This episode is scheduled to air ninth, so we should be seeing it before the mid-season break.
Tuesday,   August 10 Today is the DVD release day for Helen, a movie that both David Hewlett and David Nykl are in. It’s about depression and bipolar disorder.

Part 2 of Smallville: Absolute Justice airs tonight in the UK on E4 at 9 PM. Michael Shanks continues his significant guest role as Carter Hall/Hawkman.
Wednesday, August 11
Thursday,   August 12
Friday,   August 13
Saturday, August 14 “The next seven days are full of final sips and refills beginning tomorrow morning, Saturday August 14th with a repeat broadcast from the first moments of Stargate Universe. The series’ three part opener, Air, introduces the unprepared crew of Destiny and parts 1-3 will run in succession on Sky2 starting at 9:00am. The next three episodes Darkness, Light, and Water will be shown on Wednesday, August 18th beginning at 9:00pm.” (Den of Geek: Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week Stargate Universe starts again from the beginning…).
Sunday, August 15

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.

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.

Picardo, Hewlett to Guest on Stargate Universe

Rodney McKay in GHOST IN THE MACHINERichard Woolsey in command at Atlantis in GHOST IN THE MACHINE

David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay and Robert Picardo as Richard Woolsey (MGM)

An early report from the San Diego Comic Con published by IGN announces that David Hewlett and Robert Picardo are the two Atlantis actors that will be making guest appearances in the second season of Stargate Universe.

The Stargate Universe panel was moderated by SGU co-creator Robert C. Cooper and was comprised of Robert Carlyle, David Blue, Alaina Huffman, and Ming-Na.

Although the IGN report has some mild spoilers for some of the characters in Season Two, we don’t know what the storyline for the visiting Woolsey and McKay will be, and it’s possible we won’t know until the episode “Seizure” airs in 2011!

Also coming out from this panel is the long-awaited Season Two Trailer, but that hasn’t made its way to the Internet just yet. We’ll be sure to report it when it does!

Stargate Universe Season Two premieres Tuesday, September 28, at 9 PM ET on Syfy.

Stargate Planner: Week of July 19-25

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.

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Monday,   July 19
Tuesday,   July 20
Wednesday, July 21 Encore: Stargate Universe “Life” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 10:30 PM.
Thursday,   July 22 Stargate Universe “Justice” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 8:30 PM.

Michael Shanks starts filming today in Vancouver for his role in the new Gothic Red Riding Hood. The Warner Bros. movie is currently scheduled for release in theaters on March 11, 2011.

San Diego Comic Con begins today, but the SGU panel is not until tomorrow.
Friday,   July 23 Stargate Universe Panel at SDCC – 10:30-11:30: Robert Carlyle, David Blue, Ming Na, and Louis Ferreira, moderated by Robert Cooper in Ballroom 20.
Saturday, July 24 Sanctuary Panel at SDCC – 1:00-2:00: Moderated by Josh Gates and featuring Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, and executive producers Martin Wood and Damian Kindler in the Indigo Ballroom, San Diego Hilton Bayfront.
Sunday, July 25

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 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.

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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.

New Projects for Staite, Hewlett

Stargate stars Jewel Staite and David Hewlett have been cast in new movie roles!

Jewel Staite – The latest from her official website’s RSS feed: “Jewel has just been cast in Hallmark Channel’s holiday movie Call Me Mrs. Miracle, starring alongside screen legend Doris Roberts! Shooting is slated to start next week!” The Hollywood Reporter describes the film: “It’s Christmas in New York City, and Mrs. Merkle (Roberts) is a saleswoman in a family-owned department store and works her magic on those around her.” Executive producers are Dan Wigutow, Michael M. Scott, and Debbie Macomber.

Additionally, it was just announced that Staite’s Warehouse 13 episode will air on Tuesday, July 13, on Syfy at 9 PM ET.

David Hewlett – He’s been tweeting about his new film that in its early part of principal photography this week: “Wow! Looks like I just got a nice little role in a HUGE movie…but I’m not allowed to say anything…following me sucks! ;-)” … “Wardrobe fitting today…it’s a little worrying how easy it is to make me look like an uptight prick!” … “Day one on my latest primate movie 😉 Currently holding the key to a great performance: coffee and the ubiquitous breakfast burrito!” … “Very tempted to call Flanigan, just to run him through what I’ve eaten today on set! ;-)” … “Day 2 on the big movie that shall not be named…causing chaos on the streets of vangroovey as only Hollywood can!”

We’re still waiting to hear officially what the film is, but in the meantime, some fans have already concluded that it’s Rise of the Apes, which began shooting in Vancouver July 5 (to correspond with Hewlett’s Day One) and is scheduled to wrap on September 17. We’ll be sure to report it when we have more details.

[Thanks to vida_boheme and wraithfodder for taking the time to investigate the Hewlett project.]

Stargate Planner: Week of June 7-13

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.

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Monday, June 7 NBC’s Persons Unknown premieres at 10 PM ET. Current SGU writers/producers Remi Aubuchon and Linda McGibney contributed to the 13-episode show, and actor Robert Picardo is due to make an appearance in the show’s first season finale.

Robert Picardo is participating in the industry presentation of Rocket Boys in New York City at 2 PM and 7 PM.
Tuesday, June 8 Today is Lexa Doig‘s birthday! Follow her on Twitter.

Stargate Universe “Incursion Part 1” on the UK’s Sky One at 8:00 PM. Richard Dean Anderson and Amanda Tapping guest star!

Richard Dean Anderson can be seen as the ever resourceful Angus MacGyver in the release of a two-movie DVD in Region 1 today! MacGyver: The TV Movies comes with MacGyver: The Lost Treasure of Atlantis and MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday. More information about the release can be found at TV Shows on DVD.
Wednesday, June 9
Thursday,
June 10		 Stargate Universe “Darkness” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 8:30 PM.

Lou Diamond Phillips will be participating in the Osoyoos Wine Festival, which starts today and ends June 12. More details can be found at the Vancouver Sun.
Friday,
June 11		 Stargate Universe “Incursion Part 1” on Australia’s Sci Fi Channel at 8:30 PM. Richard Dean Anderson and Amanda Tapping guest star!

Stargate Universe “Incursion Part 2” on Syfy at 9 PM ET and on Canada’s Space at 10 PM ET. This is the season finale!

  • In preparation for the big event, Syfy will be showing an SGU marathon starting at 8 AM ET! Check their schedule for details.
  • Space will have a live chat with David Blue following the episode’s airing at 11 PM during their InnerSPACE program.
Saturday, June 12 The Official Stargate Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, will begin today and end tomorrow, June 13. Guests include Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Brian J. Smith, Alaina Huffman, Dan Shea, and Gary Jones. Check the website for schedule details.

Torri Higginson can be seen tonight on Syfy in the movie Stonehenge Apocalypse at 9 PM ET! Peter Wingfield also stars, along with a whole host of other Stargate veterans (check out the movie’s IMDb profile for the cast list).
Sunday, June 13 Michael Shanks is wrapping principal photography in Winnipeg, Canada, for the movie Faces in the Crowd. Director/writer Julien Magnat has been posting production updates on his Twitter/Facebook, including a few behind-the-scenes photos (none include Shanks to-date, though). Shanks will begin filming his next movie project Red Riding Hood in Vancouver starting July 22.

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.

David Hewlett's "Splice" Opens Tonight (June 4)

Stargate star David Hewlett can be seen in movie theaters across the US when his film Splice opens tonight! Hewlett attended the red carpet premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California, on Wednesday, June 2, and posed for several photos, some of which can be seen at Zimbio.com.

Embedded below is the intense trailer in which Hewlett can be seen in his role as William Barlow, a representative of the pharmaceutical company who is in direct contact with the creators of the new lifeform Dren, the result of splicing human DNA into a hybrid animal. In his review of the film, Fangoria’s Michael Gingold observed that Hewlett’s role “seems styled to resemble John Getz’s Stathis Borans from Cronenberg’s THE FLY.” Borans survived at the end of that movie (and into its sequel THE FLY II), so here’s hoping Hewlett’s Barlow does the same!

Visit the movie’s official website for more details about the film.

David Hewlett in "The Whistleblower"

Click on the image to read the movie's full synopsis from its promo info sheet
Just when we’re preparing to see David Hewlett in movie theaters in Splice this coming Friday, June 4, he’s popped up in another movie’s trailer! This time, it’s for The Whistleblower, a story based on true events. Hewlett filmed in Romania for his part of Fred Murray (his character’s name according to IMDb) back in October and November 2009.

Hewlett tweeted about his appearance in the trailer, and his tweet led us to /Film, which has not only the trailer embedded there, but also posters and a synopsis.

The film doesn’t have a release date, but is expected to open late this year. IMDb’s description: “A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex scandal.”

Here’s the trailer. You should take care in watching as it has mature situations and some strong language, but Hewlett is in it:

Stargate Planner: Week of May 31-June 6

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.

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Monday, May 31 Memorial Day in the United States (observed)
Tuesday, June 1 Stargate Universe “Subversion” on the UK’s Sky One at 8:00 PM. Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks guest star!

We’ll find out tonight if Amanda Tapping has won Vancouver YWCA’s Connecting the Community Award.
Wednesday, June 2 Today is Jewel Staite’s birthday!

David Hewlett will be attending the red carpet screening of Splice in Los Angeles. The movie will have special midnight screenings on June 3 and open “everywhere” on Friday, June 4.

Tonight and tomorrow night, Robert Picardo and John de Lancie will be hosting the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony’s presentation of Star Trek: The Music. There will be an After Party at which fans can obtain autographs, and those attending are encouraged to wear costumes!

Thursday,
June 3		 Stargate Universe “Air Part 3” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 8:30 PM.
Friday,
June 4		 Stargate Universe “Incursion Part 1” on Syfy at 9 PM ET and on Canada’s Space at 10 PM ET. Richard Dean Anderson and Amanda Tapping guest star!

David Hewlett is in the sci-fi movie Splice, which opens tonight.

Tonight is the Celebration Awards Ceremony in Vancouver for the 2010 Leo Awards.
Saturday, June 5 Tonight is the Gala Awards Ceremony in Vancouver for the 2010 Leo Awards. Stargate Universe and Sanctuary have several nominations.
Sunday, June 6

News Notes

Recent Stargate Universe interviews (some may contain spoilers for the Season One finale and the beginning portions of Season Two, so beware):

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.

Stargate Planner: Week of May 3-9

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.

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Monday, May 3
Tuesday, May 4 Stargate Universe “Human” on the UK’s Sky One at 8:00 PM.
Wednesday, May 5
Thursday,
May 6		 Today is Kavan Smith (Maj. Evan Lorne)‘s birthday! His most recent project of note is Red, Syfy’s adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood. SyfyMovies posted a twitpic that includes Smith along with other cast members. Red is due to premiere in 2011.
Friday,
May 7		 Stargate Universe “Lost” on Australia’s Sci Fi Channel at 8:30 PM.

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

Saturday, May 8 Sean Patrick Flanery in the premiere of Syfy’s Mongolian Death Worm at 9 PM PT.
Sunday, May 9 Robert Picardo, Armin Shimerman, and John Billingsley are three of the four “Bald(ing) Eagles of Star Trek” who are taking part in a birdwatching adventure to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Los Angeles’ Audubon Society. There may still be time for you to join them, so check out the links in the article for more information.

News Notes

On our Stargate Wiki front, we’ve created episode guides for the first ten episodes of Season Two of Stargate Universe. This means that all episodes in the first half of the season have names. Filming for the first five episodes has pretty much been wrapped up, and these episodes will next go into the post-production process that includes adding visual effects and a soundtrack.

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:

  • Stargate Planet has a brief interview with Patrick Gilmore, who has had several Stargate roles and can currently be seen as Dr. Dale Volker on Stargate Universe.
  • Voting closes May 28 for the Vancouver YWCA’s Connecting the Community Award for which Amanda Tapping has been nominated.
  • Website benzinga.com has a press announcement that states that Joe Flanigan‘s latest film A Good Day For It (you might be able to catch a glimpse of Flanigan in the trailer at this link), which also stars SGA’s Robert Patrick (Col. Marshall Sumner), has been picked up for distribution.
  • A new trailer for David Hewlett‘s movie Splice has been released and it is very intense, so be warned. The movie is coming to theaters June 4.
  • Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson talks a little about his cameo in SGA’s “Brain Storm” in this video Q&A.
  • The Chicago Tribune’s Maureen Ryan conducted an interview with George R. R. Martin, the author of the fantasy book series on which Jason Momoa‘s HBO series Game of Thrones is based. The new show is coming in early 2011.
  • Smallville executive producer Brian Peterson gave Digital Spy a few hints about the show’s upcoming season finale “Salvation” in which Stargate stars Michael Shanks, Alaina Huffman, and Britt Irvin will reprise their superhero roles. “Salvation” is scheduled to air on Friday, May 14, on The CW at 8 PM ET.
  • Comic book author Brandon Jerwa did an interview with First Comics News concerning Issue #3 in the Stargate: Vala Mal Doran series being published by Dynamite. To see a list of all of Dynamite’s Stargate comic books, click on this link.
  • Rachel Luttrell posted to her blog in the middle of last month to give her fans an update on what she’s been doing. She’s working on her own production, a project called Nothing Ventured, and is about to record a CD later this month!
  • A picture of Torri Higginson has been used to illustrate an article in the LA Times entitled “Three local companies receive NEA grants to help kids brush up on their Shakespeare.” Higginson is portraying Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing at the A Noise Within theatre in Glendale, California, until May 21.

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.