Stargate Atlantis

If you’ll recall, some months ago, MGM asked fans to vote for their favorite Stargate Atlantis episodes for inclusion on this DVD. I don’t know if it was fate or more than a little nudging from a higher power but the two episodes that were chosen were the first and last of the series.

This Blu-ray disc includes the pilot episode, Rising and Enemy at the Gate and I imagine they look better than ever.  If you’d like to win this Stargate Atlantis: Fans’ Choice, simply leave a comment in on this post and it would be even better if you mention your favorite episode (but you don’t have to.)

Remember this is a BLU-RAY disc and will not play in regular DVD players.

Deadline to enter is August 9 at midnight PST. US residents only. Winner will be chosen at random and will have 1 week to respond to the notification email.

Don’t want to wait? You can order Stargate Atlantis: Fans’ Choice right now at Amazon.com.

Box art: Amazon.

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WAREHOUSE 13 — “Elements ” Episode 105 — Pictured: (l-r) Joanne Kelly as Myka Bering, Joe Flanigan as Jeffrey Weaver — Syfy Channel Photo: Philippe Bosse

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Brenda and her squad are temporarily deputized into the FBI when a missing person case turns into a full-blown murder investigation involving drug trafficking at gay dance parties. The case gives Brenda and Fritz the chance to work together again, but her investigative tactics don’t exactly fit FBI protocol.

Hewlett thoroughly enjoyed his time on the series, calling it (by way of Twitter) his best guest star experience ever. The actor is a frequent Tweeter, talking often about his young son, parenting and his life in the business.

Photo: Karen Neal / TNT

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* Michael Shanks’ signed, personal “SG-1″ scripts (with hand-written notations), plus scripts and call sheets from his appearances on the USA Network series “Burn Notice” and the Fox Network series “24″

* Stargate DVDs signed by the original movie’s stars, Kurt Russell, Mili Avatal, Erick Avari and Alexis Cruz.

* Photos, posters, DVDs and action figures signed by – among others – Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins (”Supernatural”), Jeffrey Donovan (”Burn Notice”),  Jamie Bamber and Katee Sackhoff (”Battlestar Galactica”), Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett and Paul McGillion (”Stargate: Atlantis”), Sean Astin (”The Lord Of The Rings”) and Gareth David Lloyd (”Torchwood”).

* “SG-1″ team and individual photos, DVDs, and more, signed by Michael Shanks, Claudia Black, Amanda Tapping, Beau Bridges, Ben Browder and Christopher Judge, among others.

The profits from this auction will be donated to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. The auction starts today and new items will be added daily for the next two to three weeks. You can go straight to the auction on ebay or visit Michael’s website for more detailed information.

The Cap

On offer here is a Stargate SG-1 tan cap, produced to celebrate the milestone of 200th episode. The cap is embroidered on the front with the Stargate SG-1 moniker, and on the back with the words “200th Episode”.

The cap has been signed by:

* Michael Shanks  – Daniel Jackson
* Erick Avari  – Kasuf
* Carmen Argenziano  – Sel’mak
* Steve Bacic – Camulus
* JR Bourne – Martouf
* Ben Browder – Cameron Mitchell
* Claudia Black – Vala Mal Doran
* Alexis Cruz – Skaara
* Colin Cunningham – Paul Davis
* Peter Deluise – Director extraordinaire!
* Bill Dow – Dr. Bill Lee
* Torri Higginson – Elizabeth Weir
* Tom McBeath – Harry Maybourne
* Corin Nemec – Jonas Quinn
* Davd Palffy – Anubis
* Cliff Simon – Ba’al
* Amanda Tapping – Samantha Carter
* Kavan Smith – Evan Lorne
* Alex Zahara – Michael

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Top of the list, Stargate Atlantis’ Joe Flanigan, Tricia Helfer from Battlestar Galactica, and one of my personal faves, James Naughton who starred in the Planet of the Apes TV series, but is more commonly known for his role on Gossip Girl.

Warehouse 13 is the story of two Secret Service agents who are assigned to guard a massive, top-secret storage facility in windswept South Dakota which houses every strange artifact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and supernatural souvenir ever collected by the U.S. government. The Warehouse’s caretaker Artie (Saul Rubinek) charges Pete (Eddie McClintock) and Myka (Joanna Kelly) with chasing down reports of supernatural and paranormal activity in search of new objects to cache at the Warehouse, as well as helping him to control the warehouse itself.

Guest Stars Include:

Ivan Sergei (Crossing Jordan, Charmed) is “Ross” an EMT from Unionville, New York. Ross and some of the other townspeople begin to display bizarre behavioral symptoms — involuntary (and potentially dangerous) expressions of their subconscious desires.

Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, Burn Notice) stars as FBI Agent “Bonnie Belski” who clashes with Pete and Myka when they interfere with a case on her Chicago turf. But after the third inexplicable bank takeover, she finds herself willing to make use of their expertise.

Joe Flanigan (Stargate Atlantis, First Monday) portrays the handsome, wealthy “Jeff Weaver” whose charm captures Myka’s interest, but he finds himself under Pete and Myka’s scrutiny when a sculpture on which he bid, vanishes in an impossible heist.

James Naughton (Ally McBeal, Gossip Girl) is “Gilbert Radburn,” the well-tailored, Trump-esque high-profile entrepreneur. When a competitor threatens his intended acquisition, Radburn’s suspicious behavior brings him under Pete and Myka’s scrutiny.

Roger Rees (Cheers, The West Wing) is “MacPherson” one of Artie’s former Warehouse colleagues, who has gone rogue and is now competing with the team to gather dangerous and powerful objects for his own use.

Erica Cerra (Eureka, The L Word) and Niall Matter (Eureka, The Best Years) portray “Jillian and Gary Whitman,” small-time thieves on the Las Vegas strip, whose fortunes, twisted by the strange power of luck-inducing artifact, take a fantastic turn.

Joe Morton (Eureka, Terminator 2) stars as “John Hill” a charismatic prison inmate and an extremist religious leader in a Florida prison.

Mark Sheppard (24, Battlestar Galactica) is “Mr. Valda” the enigmatic representative of the Regents, the mysterious organization that controls Warehouse 13. He disapproves of Artie’s methods as the team leader of the Warehouse, and isn’t afraid to let him know it.

Michael Hogan (Battlestar Galactica, The L Word) portrays Myka’s father “Warren Bering,” who receives a dangerous object anonymously in the mail which puts his life in jeopardy.

Warehouse 13 will premiere Tuesday, July 7 with the 2-hour pilot from 9 – 11PM ET/PT.

SCI FI Channel Photo: Philippe Bosse

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– Richard Dean Anderson (Stargate SG1, Stargate Continuum, Stargate Atlantis) Anderson reprises his role as General O’Neil. O’Neil is the former leader of the elite military team SG-1.

– Amanda Tapping (Sanctuary, Stargate SG1, Stargate Continuum, Stargate Atlantis) Reprises her role as Samantha Carter, an astrophysicist and United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel.

– Michael Shanks (Stargate SG1, Stargate Continuum, Stargate Atlantis) Reprises his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson, Stargate’s archeologist and linguist.

– Gary Jones (Stargate SG1, Stargate Continuum, Stargate Atlantis) Reprises his role as Chief Mst Sgt. Walter Harriman, commander technician of the team.

– Christopher McDonald (Superhero Movie, Rumor Has It) Stars as Senator Alan Armstrong. The U.S. Senator and head of the International Oversight Committee that governs the Stargate program. He is the father to Chloe Armstrong.

– Janelle Monáe (Bad Boy/Atlantic Records) The Grammy® nominated artist plays herself in an upcoming episode. Janelle and her band will perform “Many Moons” and “Sincerely,” two songs featured from her latest album titled “Metropolis.”

– Carlo Rota (24, Saw V) Stars as Carl Strom, head of the International Oversight Advisory (IOA), the civilian oversight committee that heads up the Atlantis Expedition and all funding.

Now all we need is an appearance by John Shepard (Joe Flanigan) along with his faithful companion Major Lorne (Kavan Smith) and I’m good to go.

Richard Dean Anderson as Maj. Gen. Jonathan “Jack” O’Neill — SCI FI Channel Photo: Eike Schroter..

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The six million viewers that Jericho bowed out with March 25 wasn’t much to a network like CBS, but would be a huge boost to CW or Sci Fi. Sci-Fi has the most experience in this line of work, as they saved Sliders and Stargate when Fox and Showtime respectively gave up on them. Sliders never quite connected with its initial audience the same way. Stargate, however, went on to become the longest running sci-fi show in American history. It even yielded a successful spinoff in Stargate:Atlantis. (I can see my co-blogger Cynthia somewhere pumping her fists on that reference.)

The announcement that Michael Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk are leaving Smallville likely puts that show on borrowed time. Jericho would fill the tremendous void Smallville will leave pretty nicely. I have a feeling things are about to get good, and you know SFUniverse is going to keep you posted.

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Dangerous Spoilers, Will Robinson

Another season of Stargate Atlantis is coming to a close.  There are only three more episodes left in the series before it’s adios Atlantians (at least for a few months as the fifth season is already in production).

It all starts with “The Kindred” Parts One and Two airing February 22 and 29.

A mystery illness wreaks havoc on humans across the Pegasus galaxy; Teyla’s vision about the father of her child prompts her to join Sheppard on a mission that yields an unexpected discovery. In Part Two  Beckett’s return surprises the Atlantis crew. Elsewhere, Teyla, now a prisoner, finds missing Athosians held captive at one of Michael’s secret facilities.

If that’s not a big enough one, two punch for you, just wait until you get a load of the season finale, “The Last Man” which airs March 7.

Sheppard returning to a derelict Atlantis amid a sea of sand dunes thousands of years after his last search for Teyla, but a hologram of an aged Dr. McKay has a plan to set things right.

Sounds like something really new and different for the season ender and I can’t wait to see how it all turns out.

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Stargate Atlantis

Rodney,

Even though I’m proficient in 46 different languages, I still cannot find the words to say how much I love you. Your tireless dedication to the betterment of mankind, your superior intellect, your sparkling wit — there isn’t another person alive or dead who could compare. You are my one and only, true soul mate. There is no one who understands me like you do.

Happy Valentine’s Day.

Love,

Rodney McKay

Sarah Connor Chronicles

John Connor,

When you move into my field of vision the Kavorkian 900 generator inside my chest cavity revs up to maximum speed. At times, when you appear to be amused, my central control drive is unable to process all of the information available and I am– confused. At school, I observed two girls discussing your “hotness”, which I believe relates not to your actual temperature but to your physical appearance. I must agree with them. You are “hot” and I think I would like to “jump your bones”. Would this be amenable to you?

This is a Valentine’s Day card. I believe you should give me one, too.

Cameron

Supernatural

Jess,

I love you.

Pretty simple, huh? But I know I didn’t say it enough to you when you were alive. I didn’t tell you how much it meant to me to see your smile at the end of a long day. To hear you laugh at one of my lame jokes. Just the warmth of you next to me in bed was more than I ever imagined I could have in this world. You have no idea. Though Guitar Hero and Karaoke night, dollar movie night at the student union and coffee on the quad — you never knew about the horror that was my life before I met you. You reminded me that not every life was filled with blood and anguish and terror. You gave me the one thing I always wanted but was afraid to even dream of — a normal life, friendship, love.

I love you so much, even now, even more. I see people buying flowers and candy and big bouquets of heart-shaped balloons. And it reminds me of our last Valentine’s Day and I can’t. . . I can’t let it in because it’ll break me if I remember how soft your lips were against mine. How gorgeous you were when I made love to you. How much joy there was in two misshaped cupcakes with most of the pink frosting gone.

I love you, Jess. And I killed you as surely as if I’d put a gun to your head. I miss you. I miss you.

Please, let it be February 15th, already. Because I can’t take this anymore.

Sam

Add your scifi love letters in the comments section or let us know which pairings you’d like to see! We’ll highlight the best responses in a special post on Valentine’s Day.

Check out some of our other Valentine’s Day messages from the B5 Entertainment crew: Desperate Blog, Gossip Girl Report, Ugly Betty News.

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Stargate Atlantis

Richard Woolsey has often been a thorn in the side of Sheppard and the Atlantis team and I imagine he’ll continue to be, forcing our heroes to “adjust to his unique leadership style.”  It worries me and not in a fictional sense.  Piccardo has always added an element of humor to the series, something he does quite well, but not something I want to see on a weekly basis.  Though it wasn’t specifically mentioned by SCI FI, Tapping’s exit does seem well timed with the announcement that Sanctuary, in which she also stars,  is moving to SCI FI.   

The rest of the cast remains intact and Paul McGillion will return for a five episode arc (never say dead.)  Stargate SG-1 star Michael Shanks will also make a quest appearance and the series will hit a landmark.  During this season, the show will hit it’s 100th episode.  An amazing feat!  Surely The Ancients would be proud.

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