Stargate Atlantis at Comic-Con #30: Hey, links + podcast news!

[wraithfodder]

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6465556.htm, journalist Mary McNamara reported… The Battlestar and Stargate events, held in Ballroom 20, were convention highlights. Sci Fi touted the women of Battlestar. The line for the panel snaked a quarter mile through the convention hallways and out onto a hot, sunny patio. Hundreds baked in the sun; thousands, apparently, were turned away. … The Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis panels were raucous, moderated by Gary Jones, a Toronto Second City improv vet who plays the beloved “GateGuy” (Chief Master Sgt. Walter Harriman) on SG-1. No such event would be complete without a fan protest. When an audience member asked the Stargate producers “what they have against doctors,” the 4,500-strong crowd roared and hundreds of little Scottish flags fluttered in the air. Earlier, a fan named Michelle from San Francisco had distributed the keepsakes in support of returning Dr. Carson Beckett (Paul McGillion) to the Atlantis cast. The character, a Scot and a medical doctor, was killed off last season. The producers tried to deflect the issue with humor. “It’s not doctors we have a problem with,” executive producer Robert Cooper quipped. “It’s Scottish people.” Atlantis showrunner Joe Mallozzi assured the crowd he loved Scottish people and instructed them to redirect their “hate e-mail to Rob Cooper. My inbox is full.” Later, in the hallways, fans dressed in kilts played a dirge on bagpipes.  And check out the Dead Like Me article for a link to pictures of the Stargate SG1/Atlantis buses at http://m2tv.typepad.com/photos/mgm_buses/index.html

 

http://bardicvoice.livejournal.com/13905.html – extensive post on panels. Check it out

 

Shots of the display area

http://flickr.com/photos/muehter/1042121158/

http://flickr.com/photos/muehter/1041287863/

http://flickr.com/photos/muehter/1042142402/

 

Perhaps the ultimate fan photo of Michael Shanks and Amanda Tapping. This is dedication for ya…

http://flickr.com/photos/jod8301/1034906578/

 

Not SG at all, but the strangest Darth Vader helmet ever.

http://flickr.com/photos/jod8301/524506184/

 

More shots

Joe & Amanda

http://www.flickr.com/photos/katiepetruzzelli/1008308701/in/set-72157601239366355/

Martin, Joe & Amanda

http://www.flickr.com/photos/katiepetruzzelli/1008308687/in/set-72157601239366355/

Joe, David & Jewel

http://www.flickr.com/photos/katiepetruzzelli/1008308647/in/set-72157601239366355/

David & Jewel

http://www.flickr.com/photos/katiepetruzzelli/1008308311/in/set-72157601239366355/

Joe, David & Jewel

http://www.flickr.com/photos/katiepetruzzelli/1008308271/in/set-72157601239366355/

 

Picspam from the SGA panel at http://iheartkeys.livejournal.com/6179.html. Here’s one neat shot

 
 
Of course, the names face the audience, not the actors, who must play musical chairs...

UPDATE: Regarding the Stargate podcast at http://adventuresinscifipublishing.blogspot.com/  . This MP3 file will contain interviews with Stargate Atlantis stars Joseph Mallozzi, Jewel Staite, David Hewlett, and Joe Flanigan. Thanks to beaniesheppard for the tip!   NOTE: some minor spoilers for season 4 but nothing that will make you go "ARGH, OHMYGAWD!"

(clearing off some updates. If you read comments below, it was the wrong link, but we're intrepid folk and the link was dug up, and we wrote off to Shaun (very nice fellow!), who runs the site, who quickly fixed the mistake, so now you can right click and save from the main site.)

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Comments

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

Adventures In SciFi Publishing have their podcast up of the interviews they did now.

Just a heads up... =)

Thanks for links!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I had checked them this morning but hadn't done it tonight. Listening to it now and added it to the post :)

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

They got the link wrong...

http://cache.libsyn.com/scifipublishing/AISFP_029_082007.mp3

is where the correct MP3 is. Will give the guy a heads-up...

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Ah, you're right. Anyway to right click and save it?

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

Yep... =)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

All right, I'm begging. How? I opened it and it's a little bar and.... ?

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

Huh...I just right-clicked the link and used "Save Link As" and saved the MP3 to my HDD.

That would be "Save target As" if you use Exploder...

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Smacks self in head. Duh. Thanks!

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

No problem! =)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Shaun got the URL corrected :)

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

I just downloaded it and the podcaster said he had more editing to do and that the SGA podcast would be up next week.

Did I d/l the wrong one? Its the only one for the link there.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Nope, while you were typing up your comments, I was listening as well and tweaking this LJ entry. Ah, another week. Well, something to look forward to. I just sent the website a heads-up about that so that will probably get corrected.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Ah, check answer above with link - they have the wrong link linked but you can download it right now.

[whisper99.livejournal.com]

That ultimate fan photo is hilarious!!

Fan: OMG! *squeeeeeee!!* An arm!!!! LOL!!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? Why can't I be on flights like that??? ;)

[whisper99.livejournal.com]

Can you just imagine? You can't get all fangirly *squeeee* being in a plane filled with the stars of Stargate, can you? Might cause a ruckus, have people think you are a terrorist of something. LOL!!

[timeblind.livejournal.com]

ROFL! I laughed SO hard! But maaaaan I'd kill to be on a flight with them! :D

[whisper99.livejournal.com]

Can you just imagine? I think I'd just about die from the internalzed *squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!* :)

Fan: OMG! Look, he shifted.

Fan: OMG! Look, he's bending over trying to get something.

Fan: OMG!OMG!OMG! *breathe* OMG! He's gotten up to go to the bathroom. *lean waaaaaaaaaaaay over to watch him walk down the aisle, get smacked on the side of the head by a stewardess and her tray and NOT care as you stare.

Fan: OMG! Look! He's sitting back down. *envies whoever is in the aisle and middle seat that he has to shimmy across to get into his seat*

Fan: OMG! Look! He ordered water. *wonders if you can snag the plastic cup and napkin before he throws it away*

[timeblind.livejournal.com]

ROFL!!!!!! I love the whole, smack in the head thing. Hahaha. I think I'd peek every now and then...

But DUDE the fan was sitting RIGHT BEHIND Michael... I wonder if she/he talked to him. Like, said hello or something.

[whisper99.livejournal.com]

Hehehe! I would hope she/he didn't strike up a conversation, cuz, um...sitting right in front isn't easy to talk, you'know? I wonder who was sitting right next to him though, cuz *squeeeee!* :)

FAN sitting next to Shanks: OMG *SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE* his elbow keeps touching mine!!!

[jod8301.livejournal.com]

Next to him was Christopher Judge. The whole first class cabin was full of SG actors and crew.

[whisper99.livejournal.com]

Next to him was Christopher Judge.

Now why doesn't that suprise me? :) But still, sounds like it was a bit o fun riding in the plane with all the stargate stars :)

[jod8301.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, the divider between first class and coach was there. As such, all I could get was the side shot. I guess it does come across as semi-stalkerish. Oh, well...

[zats-clear.livejournal.com]

lmao! that definately would have been me, only punctuated by
"kids, hush"
"kids, stop kicking the seat"
"shush boys, yes that is Daniel but he is undercover so don't talk to him"
and the kicker
"Honey, so help me God, if you tell him I am a fangirl, you are not gonna get laid for WEEKS!"

[whisper99.livejournal.com]

LOL!!!

[prophecy15.livejournal.com]

LOL love the photo

I would have died lol

I was fortunate to be sat a few rows away from Vincent Kartheiser (Connor in Angel) a few years back and that was bad enough.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I remember eons ago, I was on a plane talking to some businessman (we just started talking) and I'd been at ac onvention which had had Star Wars guests. So I talked about that and the actors. Then, as I got off the plane, just a seat up from me, was one of those actors. He'd heard the whole conversation and had such a grin on his face (well, it had been a fun con).

[jod8301.livejournal.com]

To be fair, I didn't "squeeeee," but I did get a huge kick out of it!

[valanunthe.livejournal.com]

question, does anyone have any news on Rachel and her baby yet? Just wondering really, also that IS the oddest looking Darth Vader helmet I've ever seen.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh, they had LOTS of weird Vader helmets there. A virtual weird display.

As for Rachel, I think she's had her baby.

[valanunthe.livejournal.com]

I like newborns, mostly bwecause my counterpart actually sleeps in Teylas sock drawer, don't ask me how she can fit in the thing :)

it is just that there are now many rumors going about Gateowld Forums saying "Yay Rachel!" and the like I just want to be sure(know whayt I mean?)

also I wonder if this means that Teyla WILL be in the season finale? they stop the filming part in October sometime so if Rachel had her child now.... just rambling again I am here :)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I'm not 100% sure she's had the baby. Bam-bam the stunt coordinator said in his thread that Rachel nad the baby are doing fine, but I don't know if that means they're fine as in one, or the baby's been born, as it can mean two things.

[a-pilgrim-soul.livejournal.com]

Quote from Joe Mallozzi's blog August 2nd:

Anonymous #1 writes: “Is Teyla's pregnancy a season long thing, or will she be back to her wraith-kicking self before the end of season 4?”

Answer: Since Rachel will be pregnant throughout the shooting of season four, the Teyla character will also be pregnant through most of the season.

I can't imagine he'd say "throughout shooting of season four" if she was going to give birth two months before they finish. I bet it's a case of people putting two and two together and coming up with 47.

And at the end of the day it's a private thing anyway.

So this podcast, is it very long? I'm really not sure I can be bothered to sit through it.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Well, the pregnancy thing is totally public now (Joe Mallozzi made it so). Fans wouldn't have known till the scifi tour if he hadn't made remarks on his blog.

Anyway, the podcast is about 45 minutes or so. If you download, you can skip up until 18 minutes or so for the actual interviews. I must admit I skipped over JM to go straight to the cast as JM didn't say anything incredibly new, but it was fun listening to the actors.

[a-pilgrim-soul.livejournal.com]

I think I'll wait and see if someone will give me the edited highlights. I really don't feel like listening to it, to be honest I'm not that interested in the actors outside of SGA these days.

Yes the fact that Rachel is pregnant is public and yes at some point she's going to give birth but that doesn't mean she has to put out a some kind of statement to the fans to say she's had the kid or that she has to talk about the child after it is born. If the actors choose to discuss their family etc then fine but certain less than stable members of the fandom seem to think they have a right to intrude on the actor's personal lives.

[thefannishwaldo.livejournal.com]

Of course, the names face the audience, not the actors, who must play musical chairs...

Srsly? I mean, did it not occur to *one* of them to just, you know, pick up the name tags and move them to the right people instead of moving the people to the name tag?

I mean... it's not brain surgery! :)