"I'm taking my toys and leaving!" NBC vs. iTunes

Probably any fan in the U.S. who downloads Stargate Atlantis off of iTunes has read of the growing kerfluffle between NBC Universal and Apple, which has resulted in the the contract for downloads of NBC shows ending in December of 2007.

( More discussion etc, under the cut )

Quiz: When are you gonna die?

These quizzes are downright addictive...

Stargate Atlantis filming locations, Chicago Stargate Convention links

Found this cool site: http://visionnetvancouver.ca/ - It’s what the film industry in British Columbia uses to find locations to film. It’s a password protected site, but a backdoor search pulled up http://visionnetvancouver.ca/locationLibrary/view.php?locationId=8155 - Widgeon Park – which is where Joe Flanigan and David Hewlett just spent the last week filming the season 4 Stargate Atlantis episode, “Harmony.” In scrolling through, I dare say I think the Stargates have filmed there before!

 

 

More Chicago Stargate con links, with photos of Paul McGillion, Michael Shanks and more.

 

http://nakedwesley.livejournal.com/97995.html

http://nakedwesley.livejournal.com/98114.html

 

53 photos at

http://pics.livejournal.com/nakedwesley/gallery/0004f3gr

 

http://mlevins.livejournal.com/30860.html

So many pictures, so little time, so late posting them

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Les342/Chicago%20Creation%20Con%202007/Paul%20McGillion/
Photos from the con of Paul McGillion

 

Stargate Atlantis at Dragon Con #1: Photos and links to fan reports

As many folk know, some of the Stargate Atlantis (and SG-1) actors are at Dragon con in Atlanta, GA this weekend. Paul McGillion, Jason Momoa, Michael Shanks, Claudia Black, Christopher Judge, Corin Nemec, Alexis Cruz.  Since I'm not at the con, I'm living vicariously via the internet, collecting links, etc. and why not share 'em with the rest of fandom :) 

If you attended the con, or find a link, feel free to send it to me as I'll probably do several Dragon Con related posts, like I did with Comic-Con.

( Dragon Con links )

“Don’t Spare the Squirrels!” * and other weird news of the day…

While reading up on Felix turning in a hurricane in the Caribbean, tripped over these items...

 

http://www.cbs46.com/news/14023650/detail.html# reports that in Acworth, GA, a kitten nearly became part of a school under construction when he got trapped beneath concrete that was being poured to secure a set of stairs.  A construction worker heard the kitten meowing three days ago. He chiseled into the concrete and rescued the kitten, which had been 5-6 days without food or water. The construction worker took him home and named him ‘Stone.”

 

They do everything bigger in Texas, I swear ;) Check out http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6972062.stm for an article on the HUGE spider web which currently covers 650 feet of a park. They’ve got a photo of it up there as well, but if you’re a spiderphobe, you can ignore.

 

Fast food does kill. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2487251.html reports that McDonalds in Germany is developing a new type of ice cream holder after they caused the deaths of large numbers of hedgehogs. The animals reportedly met their end by climbing into the beakers used to sell the company's McFlurry soft ice cream. After licking out the remains the creatures were unable to free themselves and perished. The new beakers will have a rubber rim that prevents the hedgehogs from getting trapped. They will go into full production as soon as scientists have finished testing the product on a group of hedgehogs, according to McDonalds' spokesman Jennifer Gehrmann

 

* Is a quote from one of the characters in the SciFi flick MEGA SNAKE.