Tag: Richard Dean Anderson

Richard Dean Anderson is in this week’s National Enquirer gossip magazine, thankfully for a good reason, a picture of him and his daughter, Wylie. Visit the rdanderson.com forum to see a scan of the image.

Also, he recently appeared at a Sea Shepherd fundraising event. You can view some lovely pictures of him and read some report snippets at the Pegasus Galaxy forum. Note, we are not at all sure that RDA has filmed his five Stargate episodes already, just based on spoilers we’ve heard. RDA asked that fans “write letters” if they’d like to see him in more episodes :).

From Sci Fi Wire… Note that RDA’s split between SG-1 and Atlantis is revealed in bold below. SG-1 fans may be rightfully disappointed.

Brad Wright—executive producer of SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis—told SCI FI Wire that it’s been like old times having Richard Dean Anderson back on set for several guest appearances on both shows, reprising his role as Gen. Jack O’Neill. Anderson’s first appearance will be in “200,” SG-1‘s 200th episode, which will air Aug. 18 as part of the series’ upcoming 10th season. “It’s been a lot of fun to see him again,” Wright said in an interview. “He’s doing two episodes of SG-1 and three episodes of Atlantis.”

Anderson left the Stargate fold after season eight of SG-1 in order to spend more time with his young daughter. But both he and the show’s producers left the door open for return engagements.

Wright said that SG-1 could not toast its 200th episode without its original leading man. “He was so much the face of SG-1 for so many years,” Wright said. “We did go on without him and made some fine television, but for the 200th episode there was just no way we could even consider doing it without bringing him back. And, of course, when we called him to ask him to do that, he said, ‘Just one?’ So it was nice to know that he wanted to come back. And it’s actually kind of a testament to the environment we have here. People miss it when they’re gone. It’s just a fun place to work, and it’s a fun show to work on. That’s why everybody still works their butt off and why we’re still on the air, I guess, because it shows on the screen.”

SG-1‘s 200th episode is a send-up that picks up the story of the show’s 100th episode, “Wormhole X-Treme!” and brings back guest star Willie Garson as abductee-turned-Hollywood producer Martin Lloyd. The episode “is based on a great idea [executive producer] Robert [C. Cooper] had, and we’ve all written bits and put them all together, and Robert went through it, and then I went through it,” Wright said. “It’s essentially a ‘Wormhole X-Treme!’ revisited, in a sense, because Marty comes back, but this time he needs our help to work on the Wormhole X-Treme! feature [film]. Because even though the series was canceled after three episodes, it did well on DVD. A little nod to Serenity, I suppose. And the Air Force loves it, because they love the notion of a television series out there that is ostensibly … [the] real events in SG-1, in Stargate Command. So, plausible deniability. … So it’s a series of, I guess you could call them, vignettes or flashes. … ‘Wormhole X-treme!’ was pushing it. This is pushing it twice as far. But, you know, it’s the 200th episode.”

Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, which comes back for a third season, will both return with new episodes beginning on July 14. —Ian Spelling

Set your TiVo’s! The long-awaited episode of animated series The Simpsons that features Richard Dean Anderson voicing himself will air in the US on 9 April 2006:

(SI-1710) “Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore” 4/09/06

HOMER GOES TO INDIA ON “THE SIMPSONS” SUNDAY, APRIL 9, ON FOX

Special Guest Voice Richard Dean Anderson

Homer learns that the nuclear power plant is being shut down and outsourced
to India. After Homer is sent to train the new employees, he becomes power
hungry in his new position of authority. Meanwhile, Selma and Patty meet their
Hollywood heartthrob, MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson), and kidnap him for
their own obsessive worship. When Anderson discovers how exciting real-life
drama can be, he refuses to leave until Selma and Patty devise their own plan in
THE SIMPSONS episode “Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore” airing Sunday, April 9
(8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-1710) (TV-TBA)

Thanks to dv30302 at sg1_spoilme for the tip!

The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Celebrity Sports Invitational will be broadcast in the US on February 21st and 22nd. RDA was one of the stars of this event, and Ben Browder, Joe Flanigan, and Amanda Tapping also participated.

It will air on the Fox Sports Network, a cable-only channel, as follows:

Tuesday, Feb 21 at 3:00pm ET (also shown on their High Definition channel at the same time)
Wednesday, Feb 22 at 6:00am ET (ditto)

It will also air on some local UPN stations. Check your local listings or tv.yahoo.com to find it in your area.

Kevin Bacon and Tom Arnold are among the entertainment personalities competing in a multi-sports event in Lake Louise, Alberta. Also vying are Richard Dean Anderson, Lorraine Bracco and Treat Williams. Sports include skiing, basketball and dogsled racing.

Also, check out Ski Press World:

Lake Louise Celebrity Event Sets New Record

More than $900,000 was raised for environmental protection at January’s Celebrity Sport Invitational at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Canada. This is an all-time fundraising record in this event’s 20-year history, and a new benchmark for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Waterkeeper Alliance, whose mission it is to protect waterways around the world.

Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen, Dan Aykroyd and Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden were among the dozens of Hollywood celebrities who joined Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the star-studded event. Many of the stars competed in fun and competitive events at the Lake Louise mountain ski area such as snowshoe and toboggan relays and a dual giant slalom ski race.

Thanks to Elyse of sg1_spoilme for the tip!

2 Feb 2006: Edited to add, the 30-second spot is available for download here: MacGyver Ad. Download and enjoy!

Mastercard has published a press release on its new ad featuring Richard Dean Anderson playing MacGyver, giving background and a full rundown of the ad. The ad will premiere during the fourth quarter of the Superbowl and will join the regular rotation of “Priceless” ads in early March. Here is the Mastercard press release:

MasterCard Unveils Ad During the Super Bowl Featuring Actor Richard Dean Anderson

Latest “Priceless” Spot Features “MacGyver,” Highlights Debit MasterCard

Purchase, NY, January 30, 2006 – MasterCard International today unveiled plans to air its latest “Priceless” television execution during the broadcast of Super Bowl XL on February 5, on ABC Sports. The 30-second spot features actor Richard Dean Anderson, who starred as the lead character in the popular 1980s series “MacGyver,” and focuses on the benefits of Debit MasterCard®. It will air during the game’s fourth quarter.

Entitled “MacGyver,” the ad finds Anderson’s character in typical fashion: held hostage in a remote warehouse with time running out on a self-destructing bomb. Cleverly, MacGyver uses the purchases he had made with his Debit MasterCard card — everyday items at a convenience store — to free himself and escape to safety.

“While I’ve had offers to bring the MacGyver character back to life, MasterCard had the sense of humor I felt was needed to bring the character back,” said Anderson. “The commercial really speaks to how oftentimes everyday items are truly ‘priceless’ and can serve as life savers.”

At the end of the spot, consumers are encouraged to visit Priceless.com, a new website containing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews from the filming of the spot.

“Consumers want to be able to purchase the everyday items they need in a way that is easy, quick and convenient,” said Amy Fuller, group head, Americas marketing for MasterCard International. “Because the MacGyver character continues to have a presence in today’s pop culture, we believe featuring him in a Super Bowl ad further articulates the ease and convenience of Debit MasterCard® in a manner that truly resonates with the millions of TV viewers who tune-in to the game each year.”

The spot, which will go into general brand rotation beginning March 6, consists of the following sequence of events:

As a bomb is ticking, MacGyver struggles to free himself from a chair to which he is bound utilizing “Little Tree” air freshener.

Voice over: air freshener: $1.29 on Debit MasterCard

In the nick of time, MacGyver breaks free of the ropes and breaks through a window, only to realize he is dangerously high from jumping to safety. He notices a wire leading to the ground and quickly realizes he has a tube sock in his pocket, which he utilizes as a handle.

Voice over: tube sock: $4

Sliding to safety, MacGyver runs to a broken down truck, which he jump starts — employing a paper clip, ballpoint pen, rubber band, tweezers, nasal spray and turkey baster — and then drives away, narrowly avoiding an explosion caused by the bomb.

Voice over: little things that get you through the day: priceless

The spot culminates with MasterCard’s traditional voiceover, “There are some things money can’t buy…for everyday stuff there’s Debit MasterCard,” and completes with MacGyver in a convenience store purchasing an array of off-the-cuff items, awkwardly avoiding the questioning looks of the cashier.

Cards featuring the MasterCard family of debit brands are accepted in the United States at an estimated 6.1 million merchants and at approximately 396,000 ATM locations. Collectively, acceptance for the family of MasterCard brands is unsurpassed worldwide, currently standing at over 23 million locations.

Creative for MasterCard’s “Priceless” campaign is handled by McCann Erickson/New York: Joyce King Thomas, EVP, Chief Creative Officer; Leslie Sims, SVP, Group Creative Director; Audrey Huffenreuter, SVP, Group Creative Director; and Sally Hotchkiss, SVP, Executive Producer.

Thanks to Elyse at sg1_spoilme for the tips!