Stargate Franchise pickes up 22 LEO nominations

9 April 2009: The Leo Awards are an annual set of awards, given each May in Canada, which honour the best in British Columbian television and film production. The Leo Awards are a program of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia.

The Stargate Franchise picks up 22 LEO nominations!

Stargate fans will be pleased to know that the franchise has been nominated for the award in twentytwo categories: and the nominees are.... the list is over at the the Gasbo SciFi Australia Awards Website

'The Ark of Truth' and 'Continuum' To Have U.S. Television Premiere on SCI FI

'The Ark of Truth' and 'Continuum' To Have U.S. Television Premiere
on SCI FI


New York, NY – September 29, 2008 – SCI FI Channel has acquired the U.S. television rights to the two highly successful Stargate films Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum, which will mark their U.S. television premiere on the Channel. Both films are set to air in Spring 2009.

Continuing the legacy and thrilling journey of the popular Stargate SG-1 television series, Stargate: The Ark of Truth picks up after "Unending," the SG-1 series finale. Searching for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the sinister Ori force, SG-1 discovers it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy, and the crew finds themselves fighting two powerful enemies. The film stars series favorites Amanda Tapping (2005 Saturn Award, Best Supporting TV Actress), Golden Globe® winner and three-time Emmy Award® winning actor Beau Bridges, Michael Shanks, Ben Browder, Christopher Judge, and Claudia Black. Robert C. Cooper serves as writer/director and co-executive producer along with Brad Wright. Both men are the co-creators of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis and currently serve as executive producers on Atlantis.

Stargate: Continuum, the adrenaline-driven, action adventure film, has members of SG-1 returning to a world where their history has been dramatically altered. Continuum reunites Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill, with all the series favorite crewmembers. The most northern filmed movie production in history, Stargate: Continuum features incredible visual effects, out-of-this-world battle sequences and breathtaking scenes shot on the Arctic ice. Directed by Martin Wood (Sanctuary) and written by Brad Wright, the film finds Ba'al as he travels back in time and tries to prevent the Stargate program from ever being started. The SG-1 team must somehow restore history and once again save the galaxy from oppressive domination.

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Michael Shanks discusses Continuum

MGM has posted an interview on their Stargate Home page featuring Michael Shanks (Dr Daniel Jackson on the Stargate franchises), in the interview the long time SG-1 star discusses the ins and outs of the MGM produced direct to DVD high budget film Stargate Continuum. The interview can be found here >>

'Continuum', Claudia Black, a stunning performace'

Claudia Black, our fantasic Aussie made Claudia!

Not enough credit has been given to this Australian woman and her acting prowess. Ms Black played Vala Mal Doran on the now defunct Stargate SG-1 and signed on to do Stargate Continuum. That performance was stunning, violent, but stunning.

Poor Baal. (Cliff Simon). Mr Simon was in Australia to attend Convention in Adelaide, South Australia a short time back. It is common knowledge the man loves our country and so the script was adjusted for Cliff to give us an Oi. Well done Stuart of Adelaide, SA 5000.

Other stunning performances, Richard Dean Anderson, Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Beau Bridges, Don S Davis, Cliff Simon , and my favourite male actor of all time William Devane as President Henry Hayes.

Music by Joel Goldsmith was wonderful, the piece was written by Brad Wight, produced by Mr Wright and Rob Cooper and directed by the extremely accomplished director Martin Wood

Stargate Continuum hits Australian shores

Stargate Continuum has indeed hit Australian shores and it hit these very shores today. That headline has been written like that since the Seven network started playing silly buggers with the schedule at Season 5 of Stargate SG-1.

They did the right thing for Season 8 after a lot of legwork by Stargate News Australia and the Stargate SG-1 readers and helpers of that news site but it didn't last. (SGNA is now defunct after umpteen years on the 'net)

Now Stargate Atlantis is suffering the same fate as SG-1 at the hands of the suits at that same network, but fans wont be denied, there are ways and means not only with Stargate but also other SciFi