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Sci Fi Wire Offering Stargate Universe Q&As

San Diego Comic ConSCI FI WIRE is inviting your questions to pose to the stars of Stargate Universe while they attend the San Diego Comic Con later this week.

Here are the announcement and instructions:

Got a question for your favorite Syfy star? Post it in the comments section below and we’ll ask as many as we can at Comic-Con International later this week. You’ll be able to watch the answers in coming weeks in our exclusive video of the panels right here on SCI FI Wire.

Post a general question or one aimed at a particular cast member of the Syfy series Stargate Universe, Caprica/Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, Eureka, Warehouse 13 or Sanctuary. You can view our Comic-Con schedule and a list of the stars who will be in attendance below. (Please address your questions only to the actors, not the writers or producers.)

Comic-Con runs July 22-26 in San Diego.

Friday, July 24

10:30-11:30 Stargate Universe. A new chapter of the Stargate saga begins with the Syfy original series Stargate Universe. Stars Robert Carlyle (Dr. Nicholas Rush), Brian J. Smith (1st Lt. Matthew Scott), Elyse Levesque (Chloe Armstrong), David Blue (Eli Wallace), Alaina Huffman (1st Lt. Tamara Johansen), Jamil Walker Smith (Master Sergeant Ronald Greer), and Ming-Na (Camile Wray) join series co-creators Brad Wright and Robert Cooper to take you through a gate you’ve never seen before. Ballroom 20

They’re also offering to do the same for Sanctuary, so you can also pose your questions there for Amanda Tapping, Martin Wood, and Damian Kindler, all Stargate veterans. Details about their panel are as follows:

Saturday, July 25

12:30-1:30 Sanctuary. Before Sanctuary returns for an all-new season, don’t miss your chance to go inside the action and behind the scenes. Join stars Amanda Tapping (Dr. Helen Magnus) and Robin Dunne (Dr. Will Zimmerman) as well as executive producers Martin Wood and Damian Kindler for an exclusive conversation about one of television’s most innovative shows. Moderated by Michael Logan, TV Guide. Indigo Ballroom / Hilton Bayfront

You must visit SCI FI WIRE to ask your questions.

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.)

Conventions/Personal Appearances:

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. For an even more detailed report of what’s happening—with a slightly less formal tone—visit our LJ Companion’s Stargate Friday News Roundup Feature.]

Beau Bridges Nominated for Emmy Award

Beau Bridges guests on Desperate Housewives

Stargate star Beau Bridges has been nominated in the 61st Annual Emmy Awards in the “Guest Actor in a Comedy Series” category for his portrayal of Eli Scruggs in the pivotal 100th episode of Desperate Housewives.

Over his career, Bridges has been previously nominated eleven times and won three, according to the LA Times: “lead actor in a movie/mini in 1992 for Without Warning: The James Brady Story and two supporting wins in the movie/mini race for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) and The Second Civil War (1997).”

The Emmys will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, September 20, at 8/7c. Visit their official website for a countdown and further information about the awards program.

Congratulations, Mr. Bridges!

Mallozzi Publishes Destiny Images

Destiny's Gateroom (Mallozzi)Destiny’s Gateroom under construction (image by Joseph Mallozzi)

Finally, creative consultant Joseph Mallozzi has been allowed to publish some of his pictures that he took of the set of Destiny for Stargate Universe while it was being constructed! He had described some his impressions while taking these pictures, but finally seeing the images brings his words to life! Make sure you visit his “Building the Gateroom” entry from July 14, 2009, for what is promised to be just the beginning of his photo journal.

Currently, the cast and crew are on a month-long filming hiatus, but some of them will be making an appearance at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con. Sitting on the Stargate Universe panel, which will be in Ballroom 20 at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 24, are Robert Carlyle, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque, David Blue, Alaina Huffman, Jamil Walker Smith, and Ming-Na, alongside series co-creators Brad Wright and Robert Cooper.

Stargate Universe is scheduled for an October premiere on the Syfy Channel, which has first-run rights. Not long afterward, the show will be premiering on SPACE in Canada and Sky in the UK. It was announced in Syfy’s Australian affiliate’s blog, Sci Fi Pi, that SGU will premiere on October 9, but this has yet to be confirmed by Syfy.

Stargate, Black Win Constellation Awards

Congratulations are in order for Stargate SG-1‘s Claudia Black and the Stargate franchise as a whole as they took home Constellation Awards this past weekend!

Here’s a portion of the press release:

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – July 14, 2009) – The winners of the 2009 Constellation Awards, honouring the actors and producers behind Canada’s favourite science fiction TV series and movies, were announced this weekend at ceremonies held at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel.

“Most of all, I thank you, the fans!” declared Ontario-born actor Michael Hogan as he accepted the trophy for “Best Male Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Television Episode” for his role as Colonel Tigh in “Battlestar Galactica”. This highly competitive category also included nominees from “Stargate Atlantis”, “Fringe”, “Supernatural”, and “Sanctuary”.

The sentiment was echoed by actress Claudia Black as she accepted the trophy for “Best Female Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Film” for her role in “Stargate: Continuum”. “To all who voted, I would like to say thank you very much,” she noted, acknowledging that all award winners were selected by popular vote. The Stargate franchise also picked up the most prestigious award of the night, “Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2008” which was accepted at the ceremonies by Canadian actors David and Kate Hewlett from “Stargate Atlantis”.

The most competitive category of the evening was the award for “Best Male Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Film”, where Robert Downey Jr.’s performance in “Iron Man” nudged out Heath Ledger, Neil Patrick Harris, Richard Dean Anderson and Ron Perlman for the win.

Disney/Pixar’s “Wall-E” was another multiple winner, picking up the awards for “Best Technical Accomplishment in a 2008 Science Fiction Film or Television Production” and “Best Science Fiction Film of 2008”. However it was the British Science Fiction series “Doctor Who” that ended up the biggest winner of the evening, picking up three trophies including “Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2008”.

The complete list of voting results is available at http://constellations.tcon.ca

For further information: For more information about The Constellation Awards, please visit http://constellations.tcon.ca or email constellations@tcon.ca

Contact:
Andrew Gurudata
416-684-2433
constellations@tcon.ca/

Congratulations to Ms. Black and all the folks behind the impressive Stargate franchise!

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.)

Conventions/Personal Appearances:

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. For an even more detailed report of what’s happening—with a slightly less formal tone—visit our LJ Companion’s Stargate Friday News Roundup Feature.]

Michael Shanks Moderating Burn Notice Panel

Michael Shanks as VictorStargate star Michael Shanks will be the moderator for the first ever Burn Notice panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con!

The press release put out made a mistake that Shanks will be returning next year for a four-episode arc, but Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune confirmed on her Twitter, “Michael Shanks is NOT returning to #BurnNotice. Lil’ mistake there in press release. He IS moderating Comic-Con panel #SDCC.”

Participating in the panel: “Cast members Bruce Campbell who stars as Sam Axe, everyone’s favorite washed-up military intelligence officer; Seth Peterson who plays Nate Westen, Michael’s (Jeffrey Donovan) brother; Ben Shenkman who plays Strickler, a smooth-talking, gregarious freelance spy broker; and Jay Karnes who plays Brennen, an arms dealer who has a vendetta against Michael upon ruining a lucrative deal he had in the works. No stranger to Comic-Con, Campbell is a fan favorite from such hits as Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2. Along with the four stars, creator/writer/executive producer Matt Nix and co-executive producer/writer Alfredo Barrios Jr. will give an insider’s look at the writing process and share behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Fans will get an exclusive sneak peek at an upcoming Season 3 episode of the show.”

The time for the panel is not yet known, but according to Ace Show Biz, it will occur on Thursday, July 23. We’ll be sure to keep our eyes open for confirmation of the time and room number, so make sure to visit Solutions again soon.

ETA: Wow! We just got word of the time and place from ComingSoon.net! Thursday, July 23, 2:30 pm-3:30 pm, Ballroom 20!

Collider: SGU Character Profile: Eli Wallace

Continuing with the exclusive video interviews of Stargate Universe actors is Collider.com’s Character Profile of Eli Wallace, played by David Blue.

Blue will be participating in the San Diego Comic Con Stargate Universe panel on Friday, July 24, at 10:30 a.m. in Ballroom 20, along with fellow castmates Robert Carlyle, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque, Ming-Na, Alaina Huffman, and Jamil Walker Smith. Series co-creators Brad Wright and Robert Cooper are also scheduled to attend.

io9: SGU Character Profile: Col. Everett Young

io9 has the next exclusive video interview with Stargate Universe actors as they describe their characters. This one is from Louis Ferreira (aka Justin Louis) who plays Col. Everett Young, the temporary leader of the Icarus Base who ends up the leader when the base is evacuated to Destiny.

You’ll need Flash in order to play the video (link goes to io9 website):

sgu-young-profile

ComingSoon: SGU Character Profile: Camille Wray

From MGM, ComingSoon.net has an exclusive video of Ming-Na as she describes her Stargate Universe character, IOA representative Camille Wray. The video is embedded below:

Ming-Na will be participating in the San Diego Comic Con Stargate Universe panel on Friday, July 24, at 10:30 a.m. in Ballroom 20, along with fellow castmates Robert Carlyle, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque, David Blue, Alaina Huffman, and Jamil Walker Smith. Series co-creators Brad Wright and Robert Cooper are also scheduled to attend.