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Alaina Huffman

Congratulations to Alaina Huffman and her family!

The Stargate Universe actress gave birth to a baby girl today, Charley-Jane.  In true twenty-first century social networking fashion, she even Twittered the event. 

“10 cm, let’s go! Just waiting for the doctor to arrive and I’ll have myself a lil’ baby!” she told fans via Twitter.  Her post-birth tweet reported: “Awww, that was nice!  Baby is healthy and lovely!  Welcome My baby girl, Charley-Jane.“ 

The actress, who plays Lt. Tamara Johansen on the new Syfy series, is married with two other children. 

As previously reported, we don’t know yet if the actress’s pregnancy will result in a parallel storyline for T.J. near the end of SGU’s first season, or if the producers decided to write and shoot around it.  Filming wrapped in October, when Huffman was about seven and a half months pregnant. 

“You have to watch,” Huffman told SCI FI PI in an interview following her announcement.  “I think every actor on the Stargate franchise has had one or more kids.  [The writers] know what they are doing, and they know how to deal with it.  I can’t give away spoilers whether we are or are not going to entertain that possibility.  You’ve just got to keep watching!” 

Stargate Universe returns with new episodes in April.  Should the show be picked up for a second year, filming is expected to commence in late February or early March. 

Sources: 

Gateworld and Twitter

(Excerpts from ComicBookMovie.com interview)

MGM Studios

This does not bode well for all the Stargate Fans who have been eagerly waiting for the next round of Stargate movies direct to DVD…

If you need more proof that the new “Stargate SG-1″ DVD is never going to get made, here it is: MGM Studios is seeking a buyer. The cash-strapped studio got permission from lenders to skip interest payments on loans through January as it seeks a merger or acquisition, possibly with Fox/News Corp., Time Warner, or Viacom. Rumors about a private equity fund also cropped up, but most reports have it that Lionsgate will come out ahead of a possibly bidding war. The New York Times values MGM at between $1.5 and $3 billion, down from the $5 billion that Comcast, Sony, and venture capitalists spent taking MGM private in 2004.

TBS’s new “The Very Funny Show” will debut November 19 at midnight, featuring stand-up comics talking about life on tour. The show will follow “Lopez Tonight.”

The CW is developing a medical school drama called “HMS.” Word is that Hayden Panettiere will executive produce it.

That’s it today. A worthless Browns/Ravens game is on “Monday Night Football” tonight. Enjoy.

Source:

John Guilfoil is the editor-in-chief of Blast: Boston's Online Magazine. He can be reached at guilfoil.j@blastmagazine.com

(Excerpts from an interview with Jenna Busch of the Huffington Post)

Just when you thought sci-fi legend Amanda Tapping couldn't get any cooler...for eleven years, she starred as Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter in Stargate SG-1. Colonel Sam also appeared in twenty five episodes of Stargate Atlantis. She's guest starred on Stargate Universe. And she's currently starring in one of my favorites, Sanctuary. If you're not watching it, and you should be, Tapping plays Dr. Helen Magnus, a hundred-and-fifty-seven-year-old English scientist who runs a sanctuary for non-human creatures (vampires, mermaids ... the kind you don't see in zoos). The show is largely filmed in front of a green screen and was the first North American show to use the RED camera exclusively.

Ryan Robbins and Amanda Tapping in "Fragments"

“I know the last time I spoke to you at Comic Con, we talked about guest stars that you'd like to have on Sanctuary. And when I spoke to David Blue from Stargate Universe, he said he loves you and he'd love to be a guest on your show.

Would he really? That's awesome! [laughs] We'll have to get him on the show then!

I actually wanted who else you have coming up or who you'd like to get.

Jonathan Young comes back as Tesla in a big way.”

Michael Shanks and Amanda Tapping in "Penance."

To find out about Michael Shanks’ upcoming guest appearance on Sanctuary and much more, read the entire article at: Interview With Amanda Tapping

 Richard Dean Anderson

The working title for the next Stargate SG-1 movie has been revealed.  Stargate: Revolution will reunite the cast of the long-running show, including former lead Richard Dean Anderson.

The title has announced at Stargate writer-producer Joseph Mallozzi’s blog.

Revolution will be the third DVD movie for the SG-1 team — if it gets made, that is.  After reportedly giving the production a green light this past spring (story), MGM placed it back in drydocks along with the Atlantis movie, Stargate: Extinction.

As of last spring, the intention was to shoot one or both of the movies this fall, with the SG-1 film apparently taking priority in the production schedule.  But continuing economic pressures have prevented MGM from committing just yet (story).

Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum filmed in 2007 and were released in 2008.

The script for the SG-1 movie has been written by Brad Wright and Carl Binder, who are currently serving as executive producers on Stargate Universe, with a story reportedly set sometime between Continuum and the start of SGU.  Wright told fans at this year’s Vancouver Stargate convention that “I had a story idea that really worked with O’Neill.  And it’s not just his character, by any means. It’s a Stargate story that brings O’Neill back in a big way.”

Keep your browser locked on GateWorld for the very latest on Stargate: Revolution has news develops!  We’ll be adding it to our Stargate Movies guide this week, where you can find everything we know about the film at a glance.

 Source:  Gateworld & Joseph Malozzi’s Blog

….and as always….

Have A Very Stargate Day!

Seems like Stargate Universe has hit a bump in the road or to put it in more appropriate vernacular, a huge asteroid belt.  On October 31, 2009, longtime Stargate writer, Joseph Mallozzi, left an ill-conceived rant on his popular blog denouncing disgruntled fans who had posted crude and negative opinions over various internet sources, such as twitter, syfy and even his own blog, all voicing their extreme displeasure about the new incarnation of Stargate.  There are now over 500 posts on Mr. Mallozzi's Blog with regard to only this topic. 

On October 1, 2009, Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune on wrote her own unflattering review of SGU, mirroring what the fans had been saying, which in turn stirred up Brad Wright, one of the producers of Stargate Universe, who slammed back with his own rebuttal which can be found in Ms. Ryan's second article on November 8, 2009, where she claims that she has now stopped watching Stargate Universe.

So far it looks like everyone is losing in this Stargate tug of war.  The writers and producers of the show seem entrenched in their belief that if the fans don't like it, then that's too bad and the fans are responding by not watching the show and posting about it everywhere. 

SGU's ratings have fallen almost 18% in the US not long after it's phenomenal premiere at the beginning of October from 1.974 million viewers to 1.626 million viewers as of last Friday's episode.