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Slice of SciFi #236:  A Conversation with David Blue of “SG:U”
In the News:

J.J. Abrams, Robert Ocri and Alex Kurtzman debunk some of the rumors about the next “Star Trek” movie.
Wil Wheaton talks about his guest role on this week’s episode of “The Big Bang Theory.”
Akiva Goldman talks about the lessons he learned as [...]

 
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Slice of SciFi #235: A Chat With the Ladies of “Stargate: Universe”

In the News:

A new study shows that playing Tetris may make you smarter.
Be careful if someone offers to let you play the new video-game Lose/Lose.  When you kill the aliens, it kills files on your PC
Disney is looking to have a [...]

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New “SG1″ Movie in the Works

September 10, 2009   || Category: TV News || Tags: || 5 Comments

It’s a good time to be a fan of the “Stargate” universe.  A new series, “Stargate : Universe” is set to launch in a few weeks on SyFy and now comes news that the a new “Stargate: SG1″ movie is close to becoming a reality.
“As far as I know, we may start in late fall [...]

During a recent group interview to promote the upcoming “Stargate: Universe,” actor Robert Carlyle revealed a lot of details about what fans can expect from the first season of the series.
What he said is mild to heavily SPOILERy for the first season, so if you don’t want to know anything about the third installment in [...]

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Robert Carlyle Talks “SGU”

July 21, 2009   || Category: Interviews || Tags: || 2 Comments

Actor Robert Carlyle (28 Weeks Later, Angela’s Ashes) stars as Dr. Nicholas Rush for the new SyFy Channel series “Stargate Universe” beginning October 12, 2009. Here is an exclusive IGN interview with the actor as he talks about the uniqness of this new Stargate show.

A band of soldiers, scientists and civilians are forced through [...]

Fancast columnist Julia Diddy has an interesting column this week, listing the 50 SciFi Series That You Need To Watch.
It’s an interesting list and it could give you some ideas of things to put into your Netflix queue or watch on-line during the summer repeat months.
Of course, I do have to question the validity of [...]

Fans of “Stargate SG1″ who don’t have the entire series on DVD may want to take note of today’s Amazon deal of the day.
It’s the box-set “Stargate SG1: The Complete Series,” and it covers all ten seasons spread over 50 discs.  plus four discs of extra features four discs worth of extra features.   The set [...]

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“Stargate: Universe” Announces Guest Stars

April 16, 2009   || Category: TV News || Tags: || 6 Comments

As production begins on “Stargate: Universe,” SciFi has announced a list of upcoming guest-stars for the third installment in the “Stargate” franchise. Fans will find some familiar faces among those who will make a guest appearance during the first season of the show, which is set to debut on SciFi later this year. [...]

There will be an exclusive sneak peek of the all-new “Stargate: Universe” (SG:U) television series tonight, Friday, March 20, 2009 during the 2-hr series finale of Battlestar Galatica on the SCI FI Channel beginning at 9/8C.

[Pictured above: SG:U cast -- Robert Carlye, Lou Diamond Phillips, Alaina Huffman, Elyse Levesque and Ming Na]
SG:U — A Synopsis:
A [...]

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Carlyle: “Stargate: Universe” Will Be Darker

March 18, 2009   || Category: TV News || Tags: || 1 Comment

It must be something with third series of a franchise delving into darker territory.  It happened with “Star Trek” with “Deep Space Nine” and now it appears the third “Stargate” installment will delve into darker territory as well.
Actor Robert Carlyle, who will play Dr. Nicholas Rush, told io9 that the new “Stargate: Universe” will delve [...]

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Amanda Tapping Talks to “Stargate Magazine”

March 11, 2009   || Category: TV News || Tags: || 3 Comments

The good folks at “Stargate Magazine” have sent over a sneak preview of an upcoming interview with Amanda Tapping. The interview is from the current issue (issue 27) and is available on newsstands and in bookstores now.
Amanda Tapping is a busy woman. Not only is she the lead actress an Executive Producer on the [...]

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“Stargate: Universe” Casting Complete

February 25, 2009   || Category: TV News || Tags: || 6 Comments

The cast of the next installment of the “Stargate” franchise is set according to the Hollywood Reporter.  SciFi announced that Lou Diamond Phillips, Ming-Na, Elyse Levesque and Alaina Huffman have been cast in “Stargate: Universe.”
They join Robert Carlyle, Justin Louis, David Blue, Jamil Walker Smith and Brian J. Smith in the series.
Phillips  will play [...]

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After five seasons of “Stargate Atlantis,” the series celebrated its 100th episode and said goodbye. Did the series finale give a fitting end to this fan favorite as it leaves television and sets out for movies?

Yes. The ending was a perfect way to end its television run.

The ending was……meh. But OK.

I was [...]

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“Stargate: Universe” Casting News

January 16, 2009   || Category: TV News || Tags: || 17 Comments

Four actors have signed on for SciFi’s “Stargate: Universe.”  Justin Louis (”The Andromeda Strain miniseries), David Blue, Brian J. Smith and Jamil Walker Smith are set to co-star opposite Robert Carlyle (”28 Weeks Later”) in the upcoming series.
“Universe” follows a group of soldiers, scientists and civilians left to fend for themselves when forced through a [...]

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Geek Syndicate Talks to Amanda Tapping

January 15, 2009   || Category: Interviews, Podcasting || Tags: || 2 Comments

Our good friends at Geek Syndicate kick off 2009 with a great interview with “Stargate SG1″ and “Sanctuary” star, Amanda Tapping. Amanda was our guest on Slice of SciFi last March.
Tapping discusses the creation of the series and the journey it took from being a web-based series to its first season that just wrapped [...]

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SGA SERIES Finale — Friday Jan 9 @ 10/9C

January 9, 2009   || Category: TV News || Tags: || Leave a Comment

Actor David Hewlett, one of the stars of the ensemble cast of “Stargate: Atlantis,” sat down with our partners over at TVGuide and gave this interview in which he says goodbye to the weekly show. David has starred as Rodney McKay in two Stargate series — SG1 and Atlantis — and will continue [...]

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Two “Stargate SG1″ Films Coming to SCI FI Channel

September 27, 2008   || Category: TV News || Tags: || 2 Comments

The SCI FI Channel may be considering a name change that will reflect their slow move away from the genre but that hasn’t stopped them from acquiring the U.S. television rights to premiere both of the Stargate SG-1 made-for-DVD movies that were released by MGM in 2008.
The two made-for-DVD films “Stargate: Ark of [...]

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SciFi opens a new Stargate

August 22, 2008   || Category: TV News || Tags: || 16 Comments

As one Stargate closes, another appears to be opening. According to the Hollywood Reporter, SciFi will give a green light to a third “Stargate” series, “Stargate: Universe.”
“Universe” will premiere as a two-hour movie early next year and will assume a regular hourly slot in the summer. Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, co-creators of “Stargate: [...]

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Atlantis to End After Season Five

August 21, 2008   || Category: TV News || Tags: || 20 Comments

“Stargate: Atlantis” will come to a close at the end of its fifth season. The spin-off to the hit series “Stargate SG1″ was not picked up for a sixth season by the SCI FI Channel, but will live on in a two-hour movie that will air some time in 2008 on SCI FI.
The film is [...]

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Stargate Atlantis: Ghost in the Machine

August 15, 2008   || Category: TV News || Tags: || Leave a Comment

Watch August 15 on SCI FI Channel in real-time to get the secret code and unlock the Gate:

We are proud to announce our “Stargate: Continuum” DVD contest which begins today, July 30, 2008 and will run until midnight Pacific time August 30, 2008. Five lucky people will be chosen as winners over the next month and announced after the close of the contest.
“Stargate: Continuum” follows the SG-1 team as it must [...]

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SGA: Broken Ties

July 25, 2008   || Category: TV News || Tags: || Leave a Comment

QMx will co-sponsor the Stargate/Battlestar Galactica/Serenity Convention to be held in November.
On the eve of Comic-Con, our good friends over at QMx are thrilled to announce that they will be co-sponsoring Creation Entertainment’s awesome Battlestar Galactica/Serenity/Stargate Convention this coming November 21-23, in Burbank, CA. Expect all kinds of cool happenings and special QMx events, including [...]

Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (FarPoint Media Executive News Director)
While I can’t say a great deal about the real plot and what ultimately happens in this next Stargate film on DVD (because I’m a really good guy who doesn’t want to spoil it for any of my readers - also MGM won’t think highly of [...]

 
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Interview with Stargate: Atlantis’ Robert Picardo
In the News:
Warner Bros. studio and Capcom, Japan’s largest gaming company, have joined forces to create and distribute a major motion picture based on the hit video game “Lost Planet.”
Scientists have developed and are trying to perfect a new Star Trek-type device that will become a life-saving earthquake early warning [...]

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Own “Stargate - Continuum”

July 17, 2008   || Category: Cool Stuff || Tags: || 2 Comments

Baal travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from ever being started. SG-1 team must somehow restore history and once again save the galaxy from oppressive domination.
Special appearances by Richard Dean Anderson and the late Don S. Davis.
Pre-order Price Guarantee! Click on the DVD image to order yours now.

Actors: Ben Browder, Michael [...]

Our special guest this week is Robert Picardo, a veteran actor who has starred in such hit television series’ as the “Wonder Years,” “China Beach,” “Star Trek: Voyager” and “Stargate SG-1.”
Robert can now be seen every week as a series regular on the People’s Choice Award winning show “Stargate: Atlantis,” reprising his SG-1 role of [...]

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Stargate Atlantis Season 4 on DVD

July 14, 2008   || Category: Cool Stuff, Merchandise || Tags: || 3 Comments

Click on image to purchase your own copy.

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“Stargate: Atlantis” Returns Tonight!

July 11, 2008   || Category: TV News || Tags: || 3 Comments

From the looks on all their faces, the SGA Team will be taking care of business this season. They appear lean and mean. I was able to view a press copy of tonight’s episode and just let me say — oh yeah! Stargate IS BACK!

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