scifi news update

While perusing the SciFi Wire, I found the following tasty tidbits:

O'Neill back for a visit:
Richard Dean Anderson, former star and executive producer of Stargate SG-1, returns to the series for its historic 200th original episode, SCI FI Channel announced. Production on the bicentennial episode begins April 5 in Vancouver, Canada. Anderson, who will be reprising the role of Gen. Jack O'Neill, will also make special guest appearances in a number of episodes of both SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis that will air in the upcoming new seasons, which are slated to premiere this summer.

I think we can all agree that while Ben Browder is doing a good job, O'Neill is the original. Hopefully they'll have more onscreen time together this go around.

Corin Nemec in SciFi original:
Former Stargate SG-1 star Corin Nemec told SCI FI Wire that he welcomed the opportunity to return to the genre in the upcoming SCI FI original movie SS Doomtrooper. Nemec stars in the film as Capt. Malloy, an American soldier who, in post-D-Day France, leads a unit on a top-secret mission to thwart a Nazi plot to create an army of supersoldier/beasts.

Did anyone else catch the "Parker Lewis Can't Loose" reference? That was good of the SciFi people to throw that in there.

"Wormhole X-treme" redux:
This time around, the SG-1 team helps Lloyd turn Wormhole X-treme into a movie. "Even though the series was canceled after three episodes, it did well on DVD," Wright said. "It's a little nod to Serenity, I suppose." Serenity is based on the failed Fox TV series Firefly, which was canceled in the middle of its first season, but which went on to sell well on DVD, warranting a feature film.

It's good that this is one of the episodes that O'Neill is back for - and it's also good that there's that little, very subtle nod to Firefly (DVD) and Serenity (DVD)

Overall, I'd say that if you're into SciFi, you should check out the wire - there's good info there. And don't forget to watch SciFi Friday this summer! Only three months left before they return!