Stargate SG1/Atlantis casting news
02-08-05, 02:08 PM
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Stargate SG1/Atlantis casting news
Hot on the heels of the exceptional January premieres of 'Stargate SG-1' and 'Stargate Atlantis,' SCI FI Channel and MGM Television Entertainment have scored a casting hat trick, welcoming three-time Emmy winner Beau Bridges, Oscar winner Lou Gossett, Jr. and sci-fi favorite Mitch Pileggi to the 'Stargate' family.
Bridges will join the cast of 'Stargate SG-1' as General Hank Landry, the new head of Stargate Command. When Jack O'Neill is promoted to oversee Homeworld Security, he hand-picks Landry to be his successor. In addition to being committed to a regular role on 'SG-1,' Bridges will also cross over to appear in a few episodes of 'Stargate Atlantis.' Gossett will also join the cast of 'SG-1' in a recurring role as a Jaffa leader who vies with Teal'c for political control of the new Jaffa nation.
Bridges and Gossett join returning cast members Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge and Michael Shanks, and newest team member Ben Browder, who plays Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell. With these fresh casting additions, 'Stargate SG-1' - currently the longest-running sci-fi drama on American television - is primed for even greater success as it enters its ninth original season.
X-Files alumnus Mitch Pileggi will take on 'Stargate Atlantis' in a recurring role as a hard-nosed colonel who butts heads with Dr. Weir (Torri Higginson) and Major Sheppard (Joe Flanigan).
Production on both 'Stargate SG-1' and 'Stargate Atlantis' is set to begin in March 2005 for summer premieres on SCI FI.
Bridges will join the cast of 'Stargate SG-1' as General Hank Landry, the new head of Stargate Command. When Jack O'Neill is promoted to oversee Homeworld Security, he hand-picks Landry to be his successor. In addition to being committed to a regular role on 'SG-1,' Bridges will also cross over to appear in a few episodes of 'Stargate Atlantis.' Gossett will also join the cast of 'SG-1' in a recurring role as a Jaffa leader who vies with Teal'c for political control of the new Jaffa nation.
Bridges and Gossett join returning cast members Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge and Michael Shanks, and newest team member Ben Browder, who plays Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell. With these fresh casting additions, 'Stargate SG-1' - currently the longest-running sci-fi drama on American television - is primed for even greater success as it enters its ninth original season.
X-Files alumnus Mitch Pileggi will take on 'Stargate Atlantis' in a recurring role as a hard-nosed colonel who butts heads with Dr. Weir (Torri Higginson) and Major Sheppard (Joe Flanigan).
Production on both 'Stargate SG-1' and 'Stargate Atlantis' is set to begin in March 2005 for summer premieres on SCI FI.
Will be sad to see Anderson go, but they're certainly bringing in some interesting choices.
02-08-05, 05:46 PM
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It will be nice to see Pileggi again - I've missed him since The X-Files whent away.
02-11-05, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Shady12
Well I like all 3 of these guys, interesting. Isn't Anderson supposed to still be a recurring character? Hope he's not off completely.
02-11-05, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by HN
probably means he's getting bumped up - Bridges to be General, O'neil to Homeworld security, and Hammond to Outergalaxy overlord...or something.
02-12-05, 04:09 PM
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Claudia Black played a big guest starring role on SG1 just an episode or two back, and it was very much played like a possible recurring character. Hard to imagine they'd have her and Ben on the same show again--just too weird--but it definitely seemed like the character was just being "introduced" on that episode.
02-12-05, 09:39 PM
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Claudia Black played a big guest starring role on SG1 just an episode or two back, and it was very much played like a possible recurring character. Hard to imagine they'd have her and Ben on the same show again--just too weird--but it definitely seemed like the character was just being "introduced" on that episode.
It's not really a spoiler as the news was out generally several weeks ago, but Claudia Black is supposed to be returning for the first five episodes of the next season while Amanda Tapping is on maternity leave. So you'll get to see Ben and Claudia together on the show.
04-08-05, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Wow. Cool news. All three of those guys are great. Can't wait to see Mitch though. He has been missed.
Can't remember the last time I saw him on something other than The X-Files.
04-08-05, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by cdoug57
Director Skinner at Stargate --- WoW!
07-05-05, 07:19 PM
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I've never been a Stargate fan and I haven't watched Sci-Fi more than in passing since Farscape went off the air (well, except for The Peacekeeper Wars), but Browder and Black are enough to get me watching that wretched network again.
If that wasn't funny enough, Comcast is moving Sci-Fi to digital in a few weeks, and I'm actually disappointed now.
If that wasn't funny enough, Comcast is moving Sci-Fi to digital in a few weeks, and I'm actually disappointed now.
07-06-05, 06:09 AM
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The Friday night block of shows on Sci-Fi is on the cover of the TVGuide that comes out this week. There's an article on each of the three shows.
