Best-Lock Construction Toys, Inc. is getting ready to send tiny plastic SG-1 teams into the world to do battle with tiny plastic Jaffa. After eagle-eyed fans discovered the officially licensed Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis construction sets on the Sears Canada Web site (story), we contacted the company to find out their plans for the new …
Monthly Archive: August 2012
Aug 30
More details on Best-Lock’s new Stargate toy line
Best-Lock Construction Toys, Inc. is getting ready to send tiny plastic SG-1 teams into the world to do battle with tiny plastic Jaffa. After eagle-eyed fans discovered the officially licensed Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis construction sets on the Sears Canada Web site (story), we contacted the company to find out their plans for the new …
Aug 27
Syfy nearing pick-up of Canadian series Continuum
This weekend fans of the Canadian science fiction series Continuum celebrated the news that broadcaster Showcase will be bringing the series back for a second season … and is close to a deal with an unnamed broadcaster to bring the show to the U.S. (story). Cue Monday morning, and Deadline reports that broadcaster is … …
Aug 26
Showcase renews Continuum for Season Two
Canada’s newest science fiction series will be back next year for another season, with Showcase announcing today that it has renewed Continuum for a second season. The show has received a 13-episode order for Season Two, expected to air in Canada next spring. The series stars Rachel Nichols (Alias, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) …
Aug 25
Sears Canada selling Stargate construction brick toys
Here’s an interesting discovery for Stargate fans and toy collectors: the Web site for Sears Canada is now selling Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis Best-Lock construction blocks (compatible with LEGO). Available sets include: Stargate SG-1 Earth, with 900 pieces for an F-302, death glider, a small pyramid, obelisk, sphinx, and several soldiers (including the SG-1 team?). …
Aug 25
Jason Momoa to play werewolf villain in Wolves
Former Stargate Atlantis co-star Jason Momoa is racking up the big screen credits, and has just been cast in Wolves — the feature directorial debut for X-Men writer David Hayter. Momoa (“Ronon Dex”) will play the villain in the film, the werewolf patriarch in a small town called Lupine Ridge, according to The Hollywood Reporter. …
Aug 24
Atlantis Season Three Awards: Vote Now!
Earth is under threat, a new foe is rising, and the Atlantis team discovers not only living Ancients but their own ancient foes … Replicators! This month we’re voting on the very best episodes, tech, character moments, and more from Stargate Atlantis‘s third season. Stargate fans have nominated their favorites in each category, and the …
Aug 21
Louis Ferreira guest starring on Breaking Bad
Stargate Universe fans were treated to the first appearance of actor Louis Ferreira on Sunday’s episode of Breaking Bad, the critically acclaimed series from AMC. The good news if you missed it? He’ll be on again this weekend. Ferreira (SGU‘s Colonel Everett Young) plays Declan, a major drug buyer. This week’s episode, “Say My Name,” …
Aug 20
Watch the trailer for Jason Momoa’s Bullet to the Head
Last summer we told you about Jason Momoa‘s next high-profile film role: Sylvester Stallone’s Bullet to the Head (story). Today the first trailer for the movie is out! Momoa (Stargate Atlantis‘s Ronon Dex) plays Keegan, the film’s chief villain who becomes a target for Stallone’s character after murdering his young partner. The movie looks to …
Aug 15
Mallozzi and Mullie’s Delete mini-series now casting
A new, 4-hour mini-series from Stargate writers Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie is heading into production, with actor Seth Green just announced as part of the cast. Delete is a science fiction mini-series about what happens when the World Wide Web becomes self-aware and turns on the human race. “Faced with extinction, there is only …
