Finally real life has allowed me to get back to Chapter 4 of the new Stargate Atlantis saga, Promises Made. If you haven’t seen it yet check it out on the FanFiction website. Hopefully there won’t be the same delay on getting Chapter 5 to press although Christmas and a planned holiday my slow my muse down again. She responds well to comments though, so make sure to drop a line after reading the latest chapter.

So what has caused the delay in writing? Just the usual I guess. Work, illness, more work, becoming a volunteer host on RedBubble for a travel photography and writing group, writing a travel article on a local classic car event. Oh and did I mention work? So I guess you get the picture. Here’s hoping that now I have things a little better sorted that delays will be no more (or at least shorter.)

Have a happy and safe Christmas everyone.

Mein persönliches Stargate-Universe Episodenguide – inklusiver (ggf. bissiger) Kritik… !

Zu Allererst: was war das für eine Überraschung, als ich neulich mal wieder ein wenig Informationsmaterial zu Stargate gesucht habe – und feststellen musste, dass der neueste Ableger Stargate Universe (kurz: SGU) schon längst in den USA angelaufen ist… Nun, eigentlich wollte ich nur wissen, ob Stargate Atlantis nach der fünften Staffel weitergeführt werden würde – doch auch wenn dem offensichtlich nicht so ist, war ich doch sehr glücklich über die Entdeckung von Stargate Universe !

Zwar wusste ich schon, dass ein solcher Ableger geplant war; doch hatte leicht aus den Augen verloren beziehungsweise wusste ich überhaupt nicht, wann dies einmal der Fall sein würde. Jetzt geht es also wieder los mit den Abenteuern rund um das Sternentor – eine gute Gelegenheit, hier Buch zu führen über die neuen Episoden und meine persönlichen Eindrücke.

Dazu möchte ich nur noch vorab sagen, dass ich ein Stargate-Fan der ersten Stunde bin – vor langer Zeit sah ich den Film und die ersten Episoden von Stargate SG1 – und bin seitdem gefesselt. Deshalb kann es durchaus sein, dass ich Stargate Universe ein wenig an den vorangegangenen Serien “messen” werde. Und allein der Titel verspricht ja schonmal viel und irgendwo “weitreichendes” ! Wird diese Serie es wirklich schaffen können, Atlantis noch zu toppen ? Intergalaktischer, tiefgründiger, actionreicher… wir werden sehen !

Bevor es zum Episodenguide geht biete ich noch einige Bilder in einer Gallerie an, damit ihr einen ersten Eindruck über die Serie bekommen könnte. Eine Bitte um Nachsicht: die Bilder stammen von MGM, und sind mit einem dementsprechenden Wasserzeichen versehen. Copyright beachten !

Stargate Universe Episode 1.01 – “Air Part 1″

Schwupps – und schon sind wir in der Welt von Stargate Universe. Mir war schon klar, dass alles ein wenig anders werden würde – aber gleich soviel… ? Wir haben einen komplett neuen Cast (Gastauftritte von unseren “Altstars” gibt es gklücklicherweise auch), einen komplett neuen Look; einfach ein komplett anderes Gefühl. Ist das wirklich noch Stargate, oder ist es eine reine Sci-Fi Aufbereitung um auf der Welle der “neuen” Serien mit Übernatürlichkeitstouch (a’la Heroes und Co) mitsurfen zu können – oder ist es tatsächlich einer Weiterführung eienr der genialsten und kultigsten Serien überhaupt ? Eine wohl berechtigte Frage, die ich mir da stelle. Doch der Einstieg in die Staffel gelingt recht gut, hauptsächlich wird das Thema des neunten Chevrons behandelt – welches den Weg in noch unbekannte Regionen des Universums ebnen könnte. Und das geschiet dann natürlich auch… ! Da dies die erste Folge ist, steht natürlich ausser Frage ob es spannend wird oder nicht. Definitiv… ! Allein die spezielle Basis, das notgedrungene Durchschreiten des Stargates zu einem unbekannten Bestimmungsort, das Zurechtfinden auf der “Destiny”… und die einhergehenden Probleme. Von mir bekommt diese gelungene erste Folge 8.0 von 10 Universum-Punkten.

Intermezzo:

Mir ist klar, dass manche “alteingessenen” Fans der Reihe diese Wertungen hier zu hoch finden, oder gar die neue Serie boykottieren könnten.Ich sage mal so: Stargate bleibt für mich immer Stargate (nun gut, fast immer), und daher hat alles was damit zu tun automatisch einen Bonus. Weiterhin muss man anführen, dass die Macher immer noch dieselben sind; und auch der alte Cast sich offenbar nicht “zu schade” war, erneut aufzutreten. Was jedoch auch mir – selbstverständlich – negativ aufgefallen ist im Rahmen der ersten Folgen, war zum einen die klare Richtung hinsichtlich einer eher jugendlichen Zielgruppe. Und was darf da natürlich nicht fehlen… ? Stöhn, richtig: explizite Kuss- und Sexszenen. Dass das die Serie nicht gerade aufwertet, dürfte jedem Fan klar sein. Weiterhin sind es Dinge wie diese übertriebene Gruppenpanik und die extremen, nennen wir es “Teenie-mässigen” Reaktionen der Crew, die doch etwas stören und ein bisschen “cheap” wirken. Wie dem auch sei, weiter im Text…

Stargate Universe Episode 1.02 – “Air Part 2″

Tja, da ist man schonmal an Borad eines Raumschiffes, der “Destiny” – welches zwar schon einige Jahre auf dem Buckel hat, seiner Zeit aber um Lichtjahre voraus war -  und dann das. Die Lebenserhaltungssysteme scheinen den Geist aufzugeben, und das Team kann aufgrund eines akuten Energiemangels nicht nur Erde zurückkehren. Wie auch, ist sie nunmehr einige Milliarden Lichtjahre entfernt. Zu allem Überfluss bleibt dem Team auch der Zugriff auf essentielle Schiffssysteme verwehrt – sie sind der alten Technologie und der eingeplanten Route also hilfslos ausgeliefert. Das besondere an dieser Fole ist natürlich, dass man zum ersten Mal die Charaktere näher vorgestellt bekommt, und sich auch allmählich die neuen Hauptcharaktere herauskristallisieren. Es geht also etwas ruhiger zu, was aber nicht heisst dass die Spannung ausbleibt. Denn nach wie vor scheint die Situation auswegslos für unsere gestrandete Crew. Ein wenig Zurechtfinden, ein wenig Vorstellung; ein wenig Überlebenskampf. Und ganz viel Stargate-Flair. Dennoch bleibt die große Spannung bei dieser Folge ein wenig aus, meiner Meinung nach. Von mir gibt es daher nur 6.5 von 10 Universum-Punkten für ein leichtes Abflauen nach einem so guten Start.

Stargate Universe Episode 1.03 – “Air Part 3″

Und ab geht es in die Wüste – der erste durchgeplante Ausseneinsatz der Universe-Crew. Hier erhofft sich das Team um Doktor Rush eine spezielle Substanz zu finden, die es ermöglichen würde das Lebenserhaltungssystem an Board der Destiny wieder in Ordnung zu bringen. Dass das nicht so schnell geschehen würde, steht wohl ausser Frage… wohin man blickt, nichts als öder Wüstensand. Doch der weitere Verlauf der Folge gestaltet sich durchaus spannend, es werden beispielsweise verschiedene Halluzinationssequenzen eingespielt,  sowie auch eine beinahe-Kontaktaufnahme mit einer fremden Lebensform… durch die enorm gelungene Umsetzung der beklemmenden Wüstensituation und den knallharten Kampf um Ressourcen, gebe ich dieser Folge 7.0 von 10 Universum-Punkten.

Stargate Universe Episode 1.04 – “Darkness”

Nun, diese Folge bietet den Auftakt zu einem weiteren kleinen Zweiteiler, der sich mit dem Energieproblem der Destiny befasst. Es mag schon etwas ungewönlich erscheinen, dass sich solange mit der Situation auf dem Schiff befasst wird – aber genau das ist es wohl, um das es in der ersten Staffen gehen wird. Ich finde das gar nicht mal so schlecht – schließlich wäre es auch irgendwie öde, wenn die Crew sofort die Kontrolle über das Schiff erlangt hätte und hinter alles gekommen wäre. So baut sich langsam aber sicher ein guter Spannungsbogen auf. 6.5 von 10 Universum-Punkten.

Stargate Universe Episode 1.05 – “Light”

So, und von wegen Spannungsbogen – meiner Meinung nach erreicht die Serie mit dieser Folge zum ersten Mal einen richtigen Höhepunkt. Diese Folge halte ich für die bisher spannendste – kein Wunder, steuert die Destiny mehr oder weniger unkontrolliert auf eine Sonne zu ! So beginnt die Crew, sich schon langsam vom Leben zu verabschieden… und speichert Nachrichten auf ein sogenanntes “Kino” – für mögliche Finder. Ich werde nicht verraten, wie die Folge ausgeht und was genau passiert – ich sage nur, es lohnt sich. Von mir gibt es 9 von 10 Universum-Punkten. In dieser Folge stimme einfach alles.

Stargate Universe Episode 1.06 – “Water”

Hach ja, wie sollte man die fünfte Folge auch so schnell wieder toppen können… in dieser Folge geht es, wie der Titel schon vermuten lässt; um ein lebenswichtiges Element: Wasser nämlich. Denn auch der Wasservorrat auf der Destiny geht zur Neige, und zwar schneller als errechnet… irgendetwas stimmt nicht. Zwei Mitglieder der Crew steigen in schwere Raumanzüge und gelangen auf einen Eisplaneten, auf dem sie große Stücke aus dem Eis schneiden wollen um es zu Trinkwasser zu verarbeiten. Zwar hält auch diese Folge einiges an Spannung parat (das Abrutschen in eine Gletscherspalte), das Auftreten einer weiteren Lebensform an Borad der Destiny… doch so richtig perfekt ist diese Episode bei Weitem nicht. Immerhin ist das Eis-Setting gut umgesetzt. 6 von 10 Universum-Punkten.

Stargate Universe Episode 1.07 – “Earth”

Sodale, nachdem Folge 5 meinen bisherigen Höhepunkt der Serie markiert hatte, markiert diese hier nun meinen persönlichen Tiefpunkt. Diese Ganze Kommunikationssteinsgeschichte war mir nunmal seit jeher ein Dorn im Auge, und hier ist es besonders fatal da sie benutzt werden als sei es das normalste der Welt. Mal eben Bewusstsein tauschen, und ab dafür. So wird auch versucht, ein Plan seitens der Erde umzusetzen – der vorsieht, die Mitglieder der Crew ganz schnell wieder auf die Erde zurückzuholen. Dass das wohl nicht klappen würde, war aber irgendwie auch schon klar. Eher vorhersehbar, abstrus; wenig spektakulär. 4 von 10 Universum-Punkten.

Stargate Universe Episode 1.08 – “Time”

Diese Folge sticht ein wenig aus der Reihe heraus, und zwar aus mehrerlei Gründen. Zum einen haben wir ein etwas anderes Setting – einen dicht bewachsenen Dschungelplaneten nämlich. Und zum anderen wird ein Großteil der Folge aus der Sicht eines “Kinos” erzählt – das heisst, die Optik ist im gesamten leicht different. Es gibt dementsprechende “Bildstörungen”, Wackler, Ruckler und ähnliches. Man ist quasi “mittendrin” im Geschehen. Doch der markanteste Fakt ist wohl der, dass es in dieser Folge um Zeitverschiebungen geht – Stargate-Fans werden dieses Phänomen kennen, dass auftreten kann wenn ein Wurmloch nah an einer Sonneneruption vorbeiführt. Dies ist in dieser Folge zwar recht nett und geradezu “phantastisch” umgesetzt, jedoch bleibt es auch nicht aus, dass das Alles doch irgendwie leicht abstrus, verwirrend und arg konstruiert wirkt (wie immer bei Zeitreisen und Parallelwelten). Von mir gibt es daher nur 6 von 10 Universum-Punkten.

Stargate Universe Episode 1.09 – “Life”

Hmm, jetzt könnte ich eigentlich sagen… siehe Episode 1.07. Das stimmt zwar nicht ganz, abder zumindest fast. Denn wieder geht es um die “Steine”, und die Erlebnisse der Crew auf der Erde (in Ihren “geliehenen” Körpern). Dass ich diese Thematik nicht besonders mag, sagte ich bereits – doch da sie nun zum zweiten Mal in diesem Umfang vorkommt, vergebe ich nur 3.5 von 10 Universum-Punkten. Die Wertung ist ausserdem noch aus einem anderen Grund gerechtfertigt, da nämlich erneut das Gefühl aufkommen kann; man schaute eine ganz andere (Teenie-)Serie. Oh-oh, wie soll das nur weitergehen… ich verbleibe jedenfalls gespannt.

Die nächsten Folgen wurden noch nicht ausgestrahlt (Stand 29. November 2009) – ich mache dann natürlich an dieser Stelle weiter.

Doch schon einmal ein Zwischenstand der Wertungen: für 9 Folgen vergab ich im Durchschnitt 6.3 Punkte (hmm, Mittelmaß). Punkte:

• + neuer, frischer Look; neues Universum
  
• + neue Technologien, neue Geheimnisse
• + neue, im Grunde interessante Charaktere
  
• + gute, aber gewöhnungsbedürftige Darsteller
• + neue Settings, neue Effekte, neue Sounds
• - kein wirkliches Intro
• - teilweise fehlende Spannung
• - übertriebene Ausrichtung auf eine jugendliche Zielgruppe
• - zuviele Kuss, Sex und Liebesszenen
• - viele Szenen auf der Erde
• - bisher noch nichts wirklich faszinierendes, “weltbewegendes”
• - altbekannte aber nervige Themen wie die “Steine”, Zeitreisen…
  

So long, wormhole-travelers…

* Update 08.12.2009

Bisher ausgestrahle Episoden:

Stargate Universe Episode 1.10 – “Justice”

Haha, das Warten macht sich scheinbar doch bezahlt. Wie ich mich freute zu hören, dass diese Episode nun auch noch verfügbar ist im Jahre 2009 (alle anderen werden im Frühjahr 2010 folgen). Denn: diese Folge ist nach 1.05 (Light) mein bisheriger Höhepunkt der Staffel. Warum… ? Nun, in dieser Episode wird eher gehandelt als diskutiert, es “passiert” tatsächlich eine Menge. Es gibt eine neue Entwicklung an Board der Destiny, nachdem ein Mitglied der Crew tot ihn ihrem Quartier aufgefunden wurde. Eine knallharte Untersuchung beginnt – bei der die Fronten eben nie ganz klar sind. Bis zum Schluss… doch bis dahin geschiet einiges. Der Spannungsbogen baut sich kontinuierlich auf. Auch gelungen: endlich gibt es einen ersten richtigen Kontakt (wenn auch keinen persönlichen) mit ausserirdischen Lebensformen. Auf einem Planeten wird nämlich ein abgestürztes Raumschiff entdeckt… doch ich möchte nicht zuviel verraten. Eines aber doch noch: der Stuhl wird auch zum ersten Mal benutzt, die Folgen… man sieht, alles was in den bisherigen Folgen geplant oder angedeutet wurde, wird hier quasi ausgeführt. Ich könnte mir keine bessere Universe-Halbzeit vorstellen, und vergebe 9.0 von 10 Universum-Punkten.

Stay tuned, und thx für all die Comments ! Euer Ikarus.

Hello there

So in a few days it is going to be December and that means only one thing: New Year

Wait I think I have miss calculated I am sure there is something else happening before that, Oh yes Doctor Who Christmas Special (FTW).

For those that have been wondering (I doubt that there are any people that read everyone of my posts and in that have become a “Fan”) I have been busy over the last couple of weeks, it has mainly been college stuff but I have been working on a big thing my UCAS application (for those that don’t know I am applying  to go to University) and I have almost completed all of it.

The other week I found out that Orange have joined the Twitter bandwagon so I now get free text updates from a small number of the people I follow (this is nice as Twitter is the only person I receive texts from these days and the volume I get makes me seem popular) and now Orange is selling the iPhone (Win) and I now am looking to get one of those on contract when I get the money.

My computer is now down 2 of its speakers as the cables have broken so the sound is still as good but I have nothing behind me so I have gone from 5.1 down to 3.1 but after the PGP (Primary Gifting Period (Christmas)) I will be looking to get a couple of new ones from Chatham.

So I have once again re-arranged my bedroom, I would show you but my camera is broken but I do have a photo of on of my walls, this wall is the one that is behind me when I take photos.

I have started to listen to songs I have not since I found Spotify. It has added more variety to my MP3 player witch with 6months of the same songs did get a little boring so I decided that I needed to update it and so I did.

Stargate Universe has been getting really good over the last couple of weeks and so has Sanctuary and I have now given up on the reviews of each episode but like I have said I have been busy. Don’t despair though as over my Christmas holiday I will be going up to the Mid-Season Finale on SGU and where ever I have gotten to on Sanctuary.

So that is all from me  and I will be back sometime in December and as always you can keep upto date with all the antics in my life through the legalised stalking site Twitter.

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(*Still Waving*)

Ryan Robbins as Henry Foss in Sanctuary. Photo by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions

When it comes to tackling problems of a technical nature, Henry Foss is your man. Whether it’s cracking a multi-digit encrypted code or breaking down a seemingly impenetrable firewall, there is no one better qualified or more likely to get results. However, as a member of Dr. Helen Magnus’ Sanctuary team, Henry is more than just a gifted cyber-hacker. A descendant of her father Gregory’s first weaponsmith, he has designed many of Sanctuary’s weapons and is in charge of its defenses. Our beloved techie also has some hidden “talents” that he calls upon only in the more extreme of situations.

Introduced in the Sanctuary webisodes, Henry made the leap last fall to the Syfy Channel’s TV incarnation of the show as a recurring character, and this (second) season is now a regular on the series. On this particular Monday afternoon in June, actor Ryan Robbins, who plays Henry, has been tapping into his character’s techie side while filming the season two episode Veritas. Although the dialogue seems to roll effortlessly off his tongue, it took a bit of practice for him to get to this point.

“To be honest, it was a little nerve-wracking at first because of the nature of Henry,” says Robbins. “As the tech and weapons guy, my character has a lot of tech-talk and scientific babble, which was initially intimidating for me. Also, he was supposed to be the comic relief, and while I’d done comedy before, having to get a handle on being the funny guy in an otherwise dramatic series was, for some reason, difficult and I put some pressure on myself.

On the job with Henry. Photo by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions

“Prior to this I’d been playing a lot of bad guys and killers, so this was a wonderful opportunity and a terrific acting challenge for me. So I just went with it and committed to the material and let myself have a good time, and so far things seem to have worked out.

“Henry changed quite a bit from the webisodes to the first season of the TV show. In season one of Sanctuary there was definitely more depth to my character as well as an air of mystery. Then later on, there was also a darker side to Henry that was revealed, with him being an Abnormal and having the werewolf beast inside him. That was a part of him that he couldn’t control and it gave me even more levels to play in terms of relationships with the other characters.

“So there were a lot of different directions to go in any given scene, which is a gift as an actor. Henry is such a neat character because he’s so complex and his humor comes out of , not necessarily positive things, but rather from his efforts to overcome certain obstacles. What’s the saying, ‘Tragedy plus time equals comedy,’ and I think Henry is the epitome of that in a lot of ways. It’s almost like this running joke that he always has to be overcoming something, otherwise he’s not Henry. Things can’t always go right for him, you know? So many things just go wrong, but he’s constantly trying, and that’s what you’ve got to love about the guy – he just won’t quit. At the end of the day, he’s going to take care of business, but it can’t be easy for Henry.”

There is more than the eye can see with Henry Foss. Photo by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions

Having first directed Robbins in the two-part Stargate Atlantis episode The Storm and The Eye, Sanctuary executive producer Martin Wood later called the actor about playing Henry in Sanctuary’s two-hour Internet pilot. “My Atlantis character [Ladon Radim] was only supposed to have a two-story arc and then get killed off,” recalls Robbins. “However, Martin told me, ‘I like you, and I don’t want them to kill your character off.’ So instead they killed a background character, and I stayed on. Ladon ended up becoming the leader of the Genii people, which was great and a lot of fun for me.

“Martin directed most of my Atlantis episodes, and when Sanctuary came up, the story is that he told [series creator/executive producer] Damian Kindler about this guy named Ryan Robbins who he should cast as Henry. And Damian was like, ‘Ladon from Atlantis? But he’s not funny,’ but Martin said something along the lines of, ‘But the guy who played him, Ryan Robbins, is kind of an oddball. He would be perfect for the role.’ So they phoned me and I thought it sounded really cool, and being part of a show that was groundbreaking seems like a good idea, too. Then, of course, we wound up getting a first season on Syfy and now we’re doing season two, so hopefully we’ll be around for a while,” says the actor with a smile.

During season one of Sanctuary, Henry worked with Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping), her daughter Ashley (Emilie Ullerup), Magnus’ former patient and longtime friend/confidant, Bigfoot (Christopher Heyerdahl), and her new protegé, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne), in the preservation and protection of centuries-old creatures called Abnormals. In the episode The Five, the Sanctuary itself falls victim to a series of mysterious attacks. The culprit turns out to be a snake-like creature, and in order to stop it, Henry reveals that he, too, is an Abnormal, more specifically, a werewolf. Before shooting this episode, did Robbins have any idea that his character harbored a hirsute alter ego?

Henry and Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) try to work through yet another crisis facing the Sanctuary. Photo by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions

“We talked at the end of the webisodes and leading up to season one about this being a potential storyline for Henry in the future,” says the actor. “Although it remained kind of vague for a time, I started off in season one playing Henry as having some sort of mystery, because I think characters with secrets are always more interesting to watch. So when it eventually came out that he’s a werewolf, it seemed very natural and not entirely surprising.

“If you go back and watch previous episodes, you can see that Henry is maybe hiding something about himself, and I love it. I think it works really well and creates lots of dynamics. For example, people living with an illness or other difficulty might go for days and days laughing an enjoying themselves just like everyone else around them. However, when they are reminded of that illness or situation they’re in, they will fall into a funk and realize, oh, yeah, I’ve got to deal with this. For the most part, though, you try your best to get on with life. Originally, I feel Henry looked at his condition as being some sort of disease, but he’s since been able to embrace it. I still don’t believe he’s entirely comfortable with it because he’s still learning how to control it.”

The following episode, Edward, - for which Robbins won a Canadian Leo Award for Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series – finds Henry contemplating surgery as a way of exorcising his werewolf persona. He changes his mind, though, when his abilities help him and his colleagues save the life of a fellow Abnormal. “I really enjoyed Five and Edward because they were quite dramatic and, again, interesting background stuff. I’m a comic book fan and I love origin stories, and it was cool to see a hint of an origin story for my character,” he says.

Henry at work on yet another invention. Photo by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions

“I also had a lot of fun shooting Nubbins, which was directed by Peter DeLuise. I just felt like was taken to comedy school in all the best ways, and gratefully and happily so. Peter knows comedy so well when it comes to timing and rhythm and sticking to it. I can’t begin to explain how much I learned from him about hitting comedic beats, including stuff that you never even saw on the screen.”

In Sanctuary’s two-part season one finale, Revelations, Helen Magnus’ archenemy, the Cabal, unleash a biological weapon designed to turn Abnormals against humans. Ashley and Henry are captured when infiltrating a Cabal weapons facility to try to stop the development of the bio weapon, and the Cabal attempts to permanently turn Henry into a werewolf.

“Man, were those ever intense episodes, especially the torture scenes with my character,” notes Robbins. “It was weird because although I don’t have a fear of needles, I don’t especially like them. There’s this scene where over and over again this woman had to inject a needle into Henry’s arm, and I just kept thinking, ‘Jeez, I know they’re prop needles, but if that thing seizes up even a little bit, then it’s going into my arm.’ So it wasn’t hard to play the fear of the needle,” chuckles the actor. “On top of that, I’m strapped into this chair and here’s Alex Diakun, who is a sweetheart of a guy, doing such an incredible and convincing job of playing the creepy and menacing doctor.”

Ashley (Emilie Ullerup) and Henry are cornered by the Cabal in "Revelations." Photo by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions

Thanks to Henry’s Abnormal abilities, he and Ashley are able to escape from the Cabal, but not before the organization turns Ashley against her teammates. At the start of  Sanctuary’s second season, she and five others are transformed into super-Abnormals whose sole purpose is to bring down the entire Sanctuary network. Despite the dire circumstances facing their characters, Robbins and the rest of the show’s cast as well as crew could not wait to return to work.

“When we came back for the second season, it felt like coming home,” enthuses the actor. “There was this level of confidence and one of, ‘OK, people dug what we did last year, so let’s keep going.’ So I think we all felt like we were maybe able to take a few more risks. Last year was one of discovery for all of us, and the episodes were written that way. In season one, Will Zimmerman was not only the new guy, but also the viewers’ reference. He was seeing everyone and everything for the first time, and in doing so, we were introduced to other characters and discovered things about them for the first time through Will’s eyes.

“Well, this year, we hit the ground running. I mean, Will is here and he’s one of us. Now we’re a real team and we’re moving forward with a fury and on-fire. In the season opener [End of Nights], the action, the tension, the storytelling, everything was ramped up. Season one was cool, but season two is exceptionally cool.

Henry and Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne) working side-by-side. Photo by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions

“As for Henry, I feel like I have an even better understanding of him this year,” continues Robbins. “I love playing this character and I feel now like I can trust in my acting as well as my instincts and not have to worry about whether or not this or that comes across or if my subtext shows. I actually like watching Henry on the screen, and that’s a big deal for me because I don’t like watching myself all that much.

“We just finished shooting a wonderful Henry episode called Fragments, which was directed by Steve Adelson and guest-starring Anne Marie DeLuise. To tell you the truth, all the episodes have been really good so far. There have been some nice Henry/Bigfoot and Henry/Magnus moments this year. We’ve played it that Bigfoot has always known Henry’s secret, so they’ve had a very close connection. And now that my character has embraced his Abnormal side and is trying to deal with it, there’s this amazing bond that has developed between them. Henry has an amazing bond with Magnus as well, and now he and Will get to be buddies, too.”

In the aforementioned season two story Veritas, Henry helps Will and new team member Kate Freelander (Agam Darshi) find evidence that will prove Helen Magnus is innocent of murdering Bigfoot. The episode is Robbins’ first time being directed by Sanctuary’s leading lady, Amanda Tapping.

Ryan Robbins and Anne Marie DeLuise in "Fragments." Photo by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions

“She’s a tyrant. There’s the cracking of the whip and all the screaming and yelling, not to mention the potty mouth. Other than that, it’s been fun,” jokes the actor. “Seriously, Amanda is awesome. I’d work with her again as a director in a heartbeat and without question. Amanda is an exceptional and wonderful individual in everything she does, acting, producing, directing, it doesn’t matter. She’s one of a kind, and it’s completely inspiring to be around her. And the crew really loves Amanda, too, especially today. It was only a 10-hour workday instead of a 12-hour one. Look how happy these guys are to be getting out of work now in this fantastic weather.”

Robbins was 12 years old when his desire to become an actor surfaced, but like most people that age, he did not know how to go about it. “I went to a very progressive arts-oriented high school with an intense theater program, and there was a teacher there named Drew Kemp who was sort of the catalyst that inspired me to pursue acting,” he says.

“My first big job was as a circus performer, and following that I moved back to Vancouver where a friend of mine who was a stuntman, suggested I try that as a way to break into acting, especially given my circus experience. I had a martial arts background as well, so I gave it a shot. Unfortunately, it’s not a good way to break into acting, at least it wasn’t for me. I had an accident and ended up compressing my spine. From there, I helped form an experimental band called Hellenkeller, which took off. We had a good run for about six years, and during that time there was a filmmaker who was also a fan of the band and she put me in one of her movies.

Bigfoot (Christopher Heyerdahl) and Henry. Photo by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions

“I guess I did OK in the film because from there I got an agent and began getting acting jobs. When the band eventually broke up, I was working as an actor, so I feel that perhaps it was meant to be. I just kept following my gut. I don’t like to say no to any opportunity, so I had a series of opportunities that presented themselves and I just wanted to seize them. Fortunately, they led me to where I wanted to be, so here I am making a go of things.”

Walking Tall, Catwoman and Passengers are among the actors’ feature film credits, while on TV he has appeared in several made-for-TV movies as well as guest-starred on such series as Dark Angel, The Outer Limits, Smallville, Supernatural, The Guard and Battlestar Galactica.

“I actually worked as an audition reader for the Galactica miniseries,” says Robbins. “That’s where I got to know [producer/director] Michael Rymer, and he offered me a role, which turned out to be at the very beginning of the miniseries. I’m the old man at the armistice station, and Number Six [Tricia Helfer] comes in and asks, ‘Are you alive?’ My character tells her, ‘Yes,’ and she says, ‘Prove it.’ So they kiss and then the place blows up and it starts a whole new war. Forty years of peace ruined by blowing me up.

A contemplative moment for Henry Foss. Photo by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions

“I kept in touch with Michael, and in the show’s third season he brought me in to play a bartender called Charlie Connor, which I did on-and-off for two years. It was a blast and that show is one of the best experiences of my career. That cast was amazing and the crew was phenomenal. Mary McDonnell [President Laura Roslin] and Edward James Olmos [Admiral William Adama] are incredible forces. They love this craft along with the environment of being on a set, and I learned a ton from my time on that show. In years to come, I think people will look back and realize what a relevant piece of history that program was, even though it was set in the future.”

Besides Sanctuary, Robbins can also be seen in the web-based Sci-Fi/Fantasy series Riese and in episodes of the upcoming Syfy Channel series Caprica. He recently completed two films, Smile of April and The Masculine Mystique, and will soon start work on Wrecked. It has been a busy year for the actor, and that is music to his ears.

“I never had a back-up plan and I don’t have a retirement plan either,” says the actor with a smile. “I don’t want to retire. I want to drop dead on a film set when I’m 100 years old. I believe in my heart and soul that I’m supposed to be doing this and I don’t ever want to stop.”

Steve Eramo

As noted above, all photos by Jeff Weddell and copyright of Sanctuary 2 Productions, so no unauthorized copying or duplicating of any kind. Thanks!

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Jewel Staite as Dr. Jennifer Keller on Stargate Atlantis. Photo copyright of The Syfy Channel

No matter what the job, it is never easy on someone when he or she comes in to fill the void left by a departed colleague. That was certainly true for Dr. Jennifer Keller when she, much to her surprise, was promoted to Atlantis’ chief medical officer after Dr. Carson Beckett unexpectedly died while saving a patient’s life. It was a position that she neither wanted nor felt especially qualified for, but Dr. Elizabeth Weir saw potential in Keller, and she was not mistaken. The physician has since proven to herself and her colleagues that she is more than up to the task at hand. Naturally, it took time for Keller to settle into her new role in the Pegasus Galaxy, and the same is true for the actress who plays her, Stargate Atlantis‘ Jewel Staite.

“When I first started on the show [in season three's First Strike], I didn’t have a clear understanding of who Keller was; I don’t think anyone did,” recalls Staite. “It was more or less a case of, ‘OK, here’s the part, we begin shooting tomorrow.’ So I just started from the ground up insofar as building a character. A lot of it was about taking the material for what it was and going with that, but it was always important for me to play Keller as real as possible. She’s a city girl in this bizarre world, and she had to get used to it in a hurry. My character also felt that she had to prove herself because she knew she was replacing someone who had the whole thing under his belt. She doesn’t quite have that yet. Keller is still a little insecure, and what I liked is that they [the show's producers] weren’t afraid to play that with her. Not everybody has to be a hero, and I liked that Keller wasn’t. She was a normal girl stuck in a place she didn’t understand.

“As the seasons passed and time went on, Keller definitely became more confident and more capable of dealing with these crazy, dire and dear situations. She gained some new skills in season five and became more aware of as well as felt more comfortable in her surroundings. At the same time, she’s still vulnerable and isn’t a heroic type of girl. When necessary, Keller steps up to the plate, but that’s not her first choice. She would much rather have someone there to protect her, and I don’t see anything wrong with that. I think Keller is still a strong female, but she’s not going to be the person who fights the Wraith if she doesnt absolutely have to, and that’s OK.”

Not the most comfortable of positions for poor Dr. Keller in "The Seed." Photo copyright of The Syfy Channel

Jennifer Keller had no choice but to put on a brave face early on at the start of Atlantis‘ fifth season when, in The Seed, an alien pathogen is found in her blood and Wraith tendrils begin growing out of her torso. “My initial reaction to that script was, ‘What did I do? Why are they [the producers] so angry with me?’” jokes Staite. “I was nervous, I won’t lie. It’s generally a thing here on-set about being in prosthetics – no one really likes it. It’s usually pretty uncomfortable and requires lots of early calls and long days, but they assured me that they were going to do it in such a way that it would be comfortable for me.

“Basically, it was me lying in bed and underneath a cage-like contraption,” continues the actress. “They would open the cage, I’d slip inside, they would then close the cage and put a Wraith tentacle ‘blanket’ over the top. So it wasn’t too bad to get into and out of, but then I had these face pieces that were actually part of the blanket that they would pull up and glue to my neck. Once those were on, I was there for the day, and my hands were underneath the cage, so it was this weird way of working because there was nowhere I could go. I would watch the crew running around setting up the cameras, lighting, etc., and then we could shoot a scene. As soon as we cut, they’d be busy setting up the next shot, and I just laid there watching them go off in a flurry. It was a way of observing the [filming] process that I’d never really experienced before on this show.

“Needles to say I didn’t drink a lot of fluids on the job that week because going to the bathroom was a challenge. I mean, I could do it, but it took about 15 minutes to get out of the cage, so I thought, ‘You know what, I’m just going to lay off the water and hope for the best,’ and it became very Zen-like. Of course, poor Dr. Keller was completely powerless, alone and frightened, you know? As for me, I was just so relaxed that I would doze off and catch myself starting to fall asleep in-between takes,” she chuckles. “So it was an interesting week for sure.”

Dr. Keller is ready for action! Photo copyright of The Syfy Channel

Among the more challenging season five Atlantis episodes for Staite to have worked on is Tracker, in which Dr. Keller is kidnapped by a Runner named Kiryk (Mike Dopud) while off-world on an errand of mercy with Dr. McKay (David Hewlett) and Ronon (Jason Momoa). “This was another of those episodes written by [executive producer] Carl Binder, and I don’t know what the deal is, but he enjoys having Keller tied up and dragged through the woods,” jokes the actress. “No, seriously, I worked with an excellent guest-star, Mike Dopud. He’s a stuntman, but he’s an amazing actor as well and a terrific person to be around. It was just me and Mike in the woods for two weeks. Keller does a major switch in this episode and she does something that surprises the viewer.

“One of the most memorable season five episodes for me is The Shrine. It’s beautifully written, very touching and definitely different from the other stories I’ve done. It’s a team episode that shows the humanity in all the characters as opposed to giant space battles and that kind of stuff. The story focuses on who these people are and is a huge tear-jerker. When I read the script, I cried. It was great for all of us and allowed us to really stretch ourselves that little bit more as actors.”

In year four’s Quarantine, Atlantis goes into lockdown as a result of a computer glitch and traps our heroes in various parts of the city. Ronon and Dr. Keller end up in the infirmary and, for a moment, it looks as if there might be a bit of romance in the air. However, it is the geeky and egotistical Rodney McKay that ultimately gets the girl, which, in Staite’s eyes, makes sense.

Dr. Keller attempts to save Dr. McKay's (David Hewlett) life in "The Shrine." Photo copyright of The Syfy Channel

“I think it was the most logical outcome,” she notes. “McKay and Keller started out as friends and she seems to mellow him out a lot and tolerates him much better than the other characters. I think, too, that my character finds his whining, crankiness and all that stuff funny, and Jennifer is charmed by Rodney and vice versa. They’re both scaredy cats and want more than anything to be in a safe spot. The two of them are also slightly dorky, but incredibly smart as well and, again, feel like they constantly have to prove themselves.

“So they have a number of things in common, and in season five their relationship developed into something stronger. David and I have the same sense of humor and way of working. So it’s easy to be around him and I think the show’s writers saw that and thought, ‘OK,’ and decided to go that [romantic] route with the two of them, which I was super happy about.”

Long before joining the Atlantis cast, Staite had acquired plenty of Sci-Fi/Fantasy experience playing such TV roles as Catalina in Space Cases and Kaylee Frye in Firefly. The actress’ fans will also know that prior to being cast as Dr. Keller, she booked the part of a young female Wraith named Ellia in the second season Atlantis episode Instinct. She had no idea that this job would lead to a regular spot on the series.

Staite as Ellia in "Instinct." Photo copyright of The Syfy Channel

“I thought the [Instinct] character was so special and really wanted to do it,” says Staite. “[Director/producer] Andy Mikita and the guys tell me that when I walked into the audition room they were like, ‘That’s Kaylee from Firefly. What’s she doing here?’ It wasn’t anything unusual for me, though. I’m more than willing to audition to prove what I can, hopefully, do in a role.

“Luckily they gave me the job and I loved working on the series. I told them that I’d be happy to come back and they said, ‘We won’t forget you. One day we’ll write something new for you.’ Lo and behold, a year later they offered me a fulltime role on the show, no prosthetics required – at least for the first episode. I was like, ‘That sounds great.’ So it just kind of fell into my lap and I couldn’t have been happier,” smiles the actress.

Last fall, the Atlantis cast and crew wrapped production on what became the show’s fifth and final season. The script for a made-for-DVD movie has been written, but filming dates are still pending. In the meantime, Staite can be seen in the upcoming Syfy Channel movie Mothman, and is also slated to begin work on a horror film, P5ych. From out-of-this-world roles to more down-to-Earth ones, the actress enjoys nothing more than creating gaps between each character that she plays.

Dr. Keller and Dr. McKay share an especially tense moment. Photo copyright of The Syfy Channel

“For me, it’s really important to do projects that are as different as can be from the last one I did,” she says. “And while sometimes they may be in the same genre, it’s still important to have the character challenge me and to show other aspects of what I can do as an actress. When I succeed in doing that, that’s what makes this job especially rewarding.

“It’s nice to have viewers watch me in a show and say, ‘I love what you’re doing.’ It was hard for me when I first started Atlantis; I knew what was going to happen, and it did. So whenever I hear people say positive things about Keller it makes me feel good because she’s a part of me and I love her a great deal and protect her very much.”

Steve Eramo

As noted above, all photos copyright of The Syfy Channel, so please no unauthorized copying or duplicating of any kind. Thanks!

Title: Pegasus Purgatorio
Author: MrsHammill
Rating: NC-17
Length: 114,700

Summary:
It is difficult to write a paradise when all the superficial indications are that you ought to write an apocalypse. It is obviously much easier to find inhabitants for an inferno or even a purgatorio. (Ezra Pound)

Why You Need To Read This
This is the fic I would use to soothe myself. It’s meaningful, beautifully written, and pure indulgence. I can’t even really tell you how much I enjoyed this fic. It is definitely the fic you MUST read if you’re a McShep fangirl.

Title: Mirrored in the Invisible
Author: Scheherezhad
Rating: NC-17
Length: 40,566

Summary: On a mission gone wrong, Lorne and Zelenka have a bonding experience. Back on Atlantis, they have to decide if what they’re feeling is just a surface attraction or a hint of something deeper that’s mirrored in the visible.

Why You Should Read It

It’s rare that we get such a great and meaty story with Lorne and Zelenka. It makes me want to write this pairing and I don’t think I’ve ever had that urge before.

Title: Hooke’s Law
Author: Zinnith
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 75,610

Summary:  Five years ago, Major John Sheppard read a novel and fell in love with the author, one M.R. McKay. His life has changed a lot since then. He might not be able to fly anymore, but he has a job he loves and he just moved into a new house together with his boyfriend. But not everything is perfect. Who is the crazed fan sending Rodney those deeply unsettling letters?  Will the rest of the world conspire to tear down everything that matters to John?

Why You Should Read It

This is one of my fav AUs and I was thrilled to see such a huge addition in the SGA Big Bang. Rodney in this AU is a thrilling version of the man he could’ve been if he’d given himself over to his music instead of physics. This is 2 Thumbs WAY Up.

This does not bode well for all the Stargate Fans who have been eagerly waiting for the next round of Stargate movies direct to DVD…

If you need more proof that the new “Stargate SG-1″ DVD is never going to get made, here it is: MGM Studios is seeking a buyer. The cash-strapped studio got permission from lenders to skip interest payments on loans through January as it seeks a merger or acquisition, possibly with Fox/News Corp., Time Warner, or Viacom. Rumors about a private equity fund also cropped up, but most reports have it that Lionsgate will come out ahead of a possibly bidding war. The New York Times values MGM at between $1.5 and $3 billion, down from the $5 billion that Comcast, Sony, and venture capitalists spent taking MGM private in 2004.

TBS’s new “The Very Funny Show” will debut November 19 at midnight, featuring stand-up comics talking about life on tour. The show will follow “Lopez Tonight.”

The CW is developing a medical school drama called “HMS.” Word is that Hayden Panettiere will executive produce it.

That’s it today. A worthless Browns/Ravens game is on “Monday Night Football” tonight. Enjoy.

Source:

John Guilfoil is the editor-in-chief of Blast: Boston’s Online Magazine. He can be reached at guilfoil.j@blastmagazine.com

(Excerpts from an interview with Jenna Busch of the Huffington Post)

Just when you thought sci-fi legend Amanda Tapping couldn’t get any cooler…for eleven years, she starred as Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter in Stargate SG-1.  Colonel Sam also appeared in twenty five episodes of Stargate Atlantis.  She’s guest starred on Stargate Universe.  And she’s currently starring in one of my favorites, Sanctuary.  If you’re not watching it, and you should be, Tapping plays Dr. Helen Magnus, a hundred-and-fifty-seven-year-old English scientist who runs a sanctuary for non-human creatures (vampires, mermaids … the kind you don’t see in zoos).  The show is largely filmed in front of a green screen and was the first North American show to use the RED camera exclusively.

Ryan Robbins and Amanda Tapping in “Fragments”

“I know the last time I spoke to you at Comic Con, we talked about guest stars that you’d like to have on Sanctuary.  And when I spoke to David Blue from Stargate Universe, he said he loves you and he’d love to be a guest on your show.

Would he really?  That’s awesome!  [laughs]  We’ll have to get him on the show then!  
 

I actually wanted who else you have coming up or who you’d like to get.

 Jonathan Young comes back as Tesla in a big way.”

It’s got to be great to do something different.  After playing a role for eleven years, some people would get stuck.

I mean, all I can say is that I’ve been totally blessed.  To have Sam Carter at that time in my life that I got that part, and as long as I got to play her, what a blessing.  Because she’s an amazing character.  And I sort of thought, well, how do you top Sam?  Where do I go from here?  And then Sanctuary  came along and Damian handed me the script with this amazing character, and now, at this time in my life, is sort of perfect timing.  So yeah.  And now I’m saying to myself, where would I go after Helen?

 Speaking of Sam, I wanted to ask you about your guest spots on SGU and how many of those you’re going to do.

Well, I’ve done two episodes.  I did their first two-parter and I’m at the very end of their season.  And I just shot that a few weeks ago.  So I started their season and I’m ending their season, which was very cool. But I didn’t get to play with anyone.  That was my one, you know…if they were ever to have me come back, I’d want to be with people.  [laughs]  I’m kind of off on my ship, which I think is awesome.  I have to say, when I got to work, and I saw the uniform and the General Hammond crest on it, I teared up.  I think it’s a great honor to, not only Don, but to the character.  (note: Don S. Davis, who played Major General George Hammond passed away in June, 2008.)  So that was very cool.  But I’m up in my ship and I don’t get to play with anyone. 

Michael Shanks and Amanda Tapping in “Penance.”

To find out about Michael Shanks’ upcoming guest appearance on Sanctuary and much more, read the entire article at: Interview With Amanda Tapping

Sources:  Amanda Tapping Online, Huffington Post Online

Since the first film of the franchise was released in 1994, Stargate has captured the imagination of sci-fi fans the world over. Each incarnation of the franchise – including the mega-successful Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis – carries the hefty responsibility of steering the massive fan base to a new cast of characters and set of circumstances.

Film Production grad John G. Lenic is one of the key players doing just that for the franchise’s newest series, Stargate Universe. The series debuts on Space on October 2, 2009.

John recently took some time out of his schedule to shed some light on how he contributes to the Stargate world.

Hi, John. Could you start off by explaining your role in Stargate Universe, and what kinds of responsibilities it entails?

JGL:   My role at Stargate Universe is that of the Producer.  That means that along with my showrunners, Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, I am responsible for the financial well-being of the series.  That includes the budget, management of the cast and crew, making sure we can bring in the series on budget and on schedule after shooting 20 episodes per season.  We spend approximately $50 million per year and employ approximately 250 people during the course of our shooting season, which runs from February until October.

You’ve been with Stargate for a while now. How has the franchise changed?

JGL:   I have been with the Stargate franchise since December of 1996.  It has changed so much yet so little over the past 13 years.  In my opinion the biggest thing to change over the course of the 3 series has been the cast.  The cast really set the tone for how well a show can work.  We have been so lucky, for the most part, to have a wonderful cast to work with everyday.  Folks like Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Chris Judge, David Hewlett, Rachel Luttrell, Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, and Ming-Na are a few of the people that have made the last 13 years such an amazing experience for me… such a pleasure to be around them and see them everyday.

The stories on Stargate Universe are also so different then the last two shows.  The scripts this year have been more about relationships and the people as opposed to fighting the bad guy of the week.  The dilemmas are much more internal and far deeper.  I have to applaud the writers for the job they have done on the scripts thus far. The episodes are nothing short of ingenious.

For those who love Stargate, you are going to love this reinvention of the franchise, and for those of you who have never watched an episode, please watch the pilot as you will see that this show really is something new, and Robert Carlyle is phenomenal.  I am personally very proud of the work we have done this year.

For the benefit of current students and recent grads, could you describe your start in the industry? How did you make the transition from VFS grad to Producer?

JGL:  After VFS, my start in the industry came when a Canadian producer, Raymond Massey, came to scout my parents’ house for use in the feature film Whale Music.  I told him that if he needed any help, I would do anything. He told me to come to his office the following week and he would buy me lunch. Well, after that lunch, I never left his office.  I worked with his other assistant, Shauna Bryan (another VFS Film Production grad),  except I did it for free for a while, just absorbing anything I could – from budgeting to scheduling – he showed it all to me.  When we started prepping the movie, the company was able to pay me $25/week.  I learned so much, and with the other friends and VFS grads that were hired on the show, I loved every minute of it and made some great life long friendships.

After that, I went on to be Tracey Jeffrey’s assistant on several TV movies of the week.  I worked with her on 11 of these ultra low budget ($1,650,000 — 16 day shoot) movies.  This was all about being creative, as we didn’t have much money.

In September/October of 1996, I remember hearing that Stargate was going to be shooting in Vancouver and wanting to work on it, because I knew it would give me the opportunity to learn so much about working with everything from special effects explosions to visual effects and green screens.  I got a meeting with Michael Greenburg and Richard Dean Anderson and they hired me to run the day-to-day workings of their personal production company (Gekko Film Corp.) and take care of them on Stargate as well as development for their company, and all the other projects they had on the go at that time.  As Gekko had a financial interest in the show, and with my knowledge of budgets and numbers, Mike and Rick relied on me to stay on top of the budgets and cost reports with their interest in mind.

From there, MGM announced during the first season that the show was going for four seasons, and we decided that development for Gekko should be put on hold while Stargate was still happening.  At that point Brad Wright and MGM offered to get me a DGC membership and move me into a Unit Manager role, as I was performing that role already.

From that point on, I worked under N. John Smith and Brad Wright and they groomed me to take over as a Production Manager in Season 3 and so on and so forth, until they moved me into a Producer/Production Manager role in Season 8 of SG-1.  After that, I went on to Atlantis as the Producer/Production Manager, and then into the position of Producer on Stargate Universe.

It was while working on Atlantis that David Hewlett and I became friends, and went on to produce a low-budget movie between seasons.  We made A Dog’s Breakfast for $120,000, and MGM distributed it.  We decided in October that, come hell or high water, we were going to make a feature in January and set that as the start date.  David wrote the script, cast his sister and some Stargate alumni, and that was that. We did it. We set our minds to it and just made it happen.

What do you think is the most common mistake young film professionals make?

JGL:  I know it will sound cliché, but it’s not truly believing in yourself.  Never lose focus of what your end goal is, but know that it is going to take baby steps to get there.  Make sure you really take the time to enjoy, learn, and focus on each step you take along the way.

Stargate has a large, vocal fan base. How does that affect your job?

JGL:  The fans are fantastic and for as much as they are vocal about things that they don’t like, they applaud and are even more vocal and supportive about the things they like.

It has been hard with the new cast recently because they read everything and often get down on themselves when they read that people aren’t even going to give the new show a chance if Chris Judge or David Hewlett aren’t on it.

I feel bad for this new cast because they shouldn’t be made to feel that way.  It isn’t fair when people knock something before even giving it a chance. The new cast is doing such a fantastic job, it is amazing how these fans affect their mood just by writing those sorts of things.  It happened on Atlantis when SG-1 ended too, but it has been the topic of conversation several times in the last few months.

It looks like you’ve recently joined fellow Stargate alum David Hewlett on Twitter (twitter.com/jglenic). Why did you sign up?

JGL:  Hewlett has been on there for a year or two, and I never really cared about telling people what I was up to, but now, most of the cast from Universe are on there, and I have had so much fun hearing and listening to the things they have written about on a daily basis.  I guess you could say that I gave into the peer pressure to try it out.  So far my favorites are David Hewlett, Ming-Na and David Blue. They always have something interesting to say.  If my perspective can help people, or if I can answer questions that help others on their career path, then I am glad to be a part of it.

After one look at your IMDB page, it’s clear that there’s been a steady upward progression in your career. What do you hope to do next?

JGL:  For now, I love the show I am working on and the people I work with.  It is important to me to focus on working with people that I want to be around and developing projects that I would want to see.  I have a few things in development, and I think it is time to make another feature.  I will keep you posted.

Please do!

Best of luck with Stargate Universe, John!

Source:  Vancouver Film School Blog

…..and as always….

Have A Very Stargate Day!

“Stargate Atlantis” alumnus David Hewlett, who’s appearing in the forthcoming straight-to-video movies that will wrap up the “Atlantis” story, was recently cast in an indie film called “The Whistleblower,” GateWorld reported.

The movie films in Romania and is about the true story of a Nebraskan police officer who outs the United Nations for covering up sex trafficking.

Hewlett plays an American U.N. peacekeeper who’s suspected of being involved in the elicit sex trade. It’s a far ways away from his nerdy scientist character in Stargate.

“The Whistleblower” also stars Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn and Monica Bellucci, so it’s the real deal.

GateWorld also said that MGM gave Hewlett a green light on a script he’s working on. No details about that just yet.

The 24th annual Gemini Awards Industry Galas was held on October 19-20 in Toronto, Ontario at the Sound Academy was and hosted by Ennis Esmer (The Listener) and Zoe Palmer (The Guard).

43 awards were presented in children’s and youth, comedy, drama, and variety categories.

On October 19th, 44 awards were presented in news, sports, documentary, and lifestyle categories.

Vancouver-based series Stargate Atlantis picked up two awards and Sanctuary received one.

The final broadcast gala will be presented on November 14 at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Alberta (shown on TV at 9 p.m. PT).

Here are the Stargate winners of the awards presented that evening:

Best Achievement in Make-Up
Todd Masters, Leah Ehman, Brad Proctor, and Kyla Rose Tremblay, all of Burnaby, and Holland Miller of Vancouver for Stargate Atlantis (Vegas)

Best Visual Effects
Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, and Philippe Thibault, all of Vancouver, and Les Quinn of Burnaby for Sanctuary (Sanctuary For All Pt.1)

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
Brad Wright (White Rock, B.C.) for Stargate Atlantis (The Shrine)

Sources:  Various

Stargate assailant gets 5 years in jail

Published: Oct. 7, 2009 at 10:26 PM

United Press International

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) — A Los Angeles judge Wednesday sentenced Dominic  Bando to five years in prison for assaulting “Stargate Atlantis” actor Jason Momoa, officials said. Momoa needed 140 stitches after Bando hit him in the face with a pint beer glass that shattered during an altercation at the Bird Cafe in Los Angeles last year. The Los Angeles Times said Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Judith Champagne sentenced Bando to the five-year state prison term Wednesday and scheduled a restitution hearing for next month. Bando pleaded no contest to the charge of assault with a deadly weapon.   © 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Hoje, 12 de novembro, temos uma grande estréia. Crusoe as nove horas da noite no canal FOX com o episódio The Return e ao mesmo tempo The Vampire Diaries no Warner Channel com o episódio Family Ties. As nove e meia tem Dead Set com seu terceiro episódio primeira parte no canal Multishow.

Ás dez horas temos a estréia do dia: Sons of Anarchy no canal FX. Ao mesmo tempo temos séries veteranas como Supernatural em seu episódio The End na Warner e Ugly Betty com o episódio Things Fall Apart no canal Sony. Ainda as dez temos a reprise do episódio Wake-Up Call de The 4400 no People + Arts. As dez e quinze temos A Grande Família com o episódio A frebre do bode, na Globo.

Ainda na Globo, as onze, temos Aline com o episódio de final de temporada Aline Partida. As onze também temos Stargate Atlantis no canal FX e para fechar a noite teremos House com o episódio Instant Karma no Universal Channel.

Stargate Universe – Ratings Drop Amid Controversy

Seems like Stargate Universe has hit a bump in the road or to put it in more appropriate vernacular, a huge asteroid belt.  On October 31, 2009, longtime Stargate writer, Joseph Mallozzi, left an ill-conceived rant on his popular blog denouncing disgruntled fans who had posted crude and negative opinions over various internet sources, such as twitter, syfy and even his own blog, all voicing their extreme displeasure about the new incarnation of Stargate.  There are now over 500 posts on Mr. Mallozzi’s Blog with regard to only this topic. 

On October 1, 2009, Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune on wrote her own unflattering review of SGU, mirroring what the fans had been saying, which in turn stirred up Brad Wright, one of the producers of Stargate Universe, who slammed back with his own rebuttal which can be found in Ms. Ryan’s second article on November 8, 2009, where she claims that she has now stopped watching Stargate Universe.

So far it looks like everyone is losing in this Stargate tug of war.  The writers and producers of the show seem entrenched in their belief that if the fans don’t like it, then that’s too bad and the fans are responding by not watching the show and posting about it everywhere. 

SGU’s ratings have fallen almost 18% in the US not long after it’s phenomenal premiere at the beginning of October from 2.35 million viewers to 1.63 million viewers as of last Friday’s episode.

Sanctuary For Kids!

Amanda Tapping has once again shown herself to be a real class act

Ms. Tapping, Damian Kindler and Jill Bodie of the popular SyFy television show, Sanctuary, have gotten together to create “Sanctuary For Kids” (S4K), a non-profit organization whose mission “is to improve the lives of children around the world who need protection and are in crisis – those who are exploited, dispossessed and threatened.”

According to their website, they will accomplish this by doing the following (great for us too!)

S4K will accomplish this mission in two fundamental ways:

• Fundraising through online auctions and donations
• Donating those funds to existing programs around the world where it has been determined an immediate need is evident and a tangible difference will be made by applying these funds

And so to that end, here is their November Auction List:
 

1.  Skype Chat
This entitles the highest bidder to a twenty minute personal Skypechat with Amanda Tapping, Damian Kindler, and Martin Wood via Skype. Valid for 6 months. Details to be arranged after the auction.

2. Set Tour:
Win a behind the scenes tour and lunch with Amanda Tapping, series star and executive producer, on the set of Sanctuary in Vancouver.

3.  Sanctuary Memorabilia:
Bid for a Sonic Stunner, a prop weapon seen on several episodes on Season two.

4.  Name a Character
The highest bidder of this auction will win the rare opportunity to choose the name of a character in the third season.

        Way to Go, Amanda Tapping!  Keep up the great work!

Source:
www.sanctuaryforkids.org

David Hewlett Cast with Rachel Weisz in New Indie Film

“Stargate Atlantis” alumnus David Hewlett, who’s appearing in the forthcoming straight-to-video movies that will wrap up the “Atlantis” story, was recently cast in an indie film called “The Whistleblower,” GateWorld reported.

The movie films in Romania and is about the true story of a Nebraskan police officer who outs the United Nations for covering up sex trafficking.

Hewlett plays an American U.N. peacekeeper who’s suspected of being involved in the elicit sex trade. It’s a far ways away from his nerdy scientist character in Stargate.

“The Whistleblower” also stars Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn and Monica Bellucci, so it’s the real deal.

GateWorld also said that MGM gave Hewlett a green light on a script he’s working on. No details about that just yet.

Source:
John Guilfoil is the editor-in-chief of Blast: Boston’s Online Magazine. He can be reached at guilfoil.j@blastmagazine.com.

SGU’s Alaina Huffman is Pregnant!

Alaina’s due date is December 9, she told Twitter readers. This puts her at about seven and a half months at the conclusion of Season One’s filming. Should SGU be renewed, filming will likely start in late February.

Stargate Universe co-star Alaina Huffman is pregnant, the actress told SCI FI PI — the Australian broadcaster’s official Web site — today.

The show is heading into its final week of filming for the first season. So with production on a hopeful second season gearing up in February, will the show’s writers include the pregnancy in Lt. Johansen’s storyline — or shoot around it?
“You have to watch,” Huffman smiled. “I think every actor on the Stargate franchise has had one or more kids. [The writers] know what they are doing, and they know how to deal with it. I can’t give away spoilers whether we are or are not going to entertain that possibility. You’ve just got to keep watching!”

 
Stargate’s last pregnancy was Rachel Luttrell’s, which was turned into an on-going storyline in Atlantis’s final two seasons. But others, such as Amanda Tapping’s maternity leave during the start of SG-1’s ninth season, were written around (in that case, with a 5-episode leave of absence).

Huffman is married with two children. She told the site that SGU is an ideal environment for a working actor with a family.

 
“It’s my dream,” she said. “It’s an ensemble cast, so I am afforded the ability to walk my kids to school and sometimes pick them up, or sometimes both, and still work and still have tons of time off every year. … I couldn’t ask for a better job or a better situation.”

In the full interview, Huffman also talks about settling into T.J.’s character in the first season, the off-screen friendships she has developed, and more. Watch it now at SCI FI PI.  Part 2 of the interview is coming soon.
Stargate Universe airs Fridays at 9 p.m. (8 Central) on Syfy in the U.S., and Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (with new episodes airing one week later) on SCI FI Australia.
Congratulations to Alaina and her family!

Source: Gateworld

Gemini Awards Industry Gala 2009, Stargate Atlantis & Sanctuary Win Awards

The 24th annual Gemini Awards Industry Galas was held on October 19-20 in Toronto, Ontario at the Sound Academy was and hosted by Ennis Esmer (The Listener) and Zoe Palmer (The Guard).

43 awards were presented in children’s and youth, comedy, drama, and variety categories.

On October 19th, 44 awards were presented in news, sports, documentary, and lifestyle categories.

Vancouver-based series Stargate Atlantis picked up two awards and Sanctuary received one.

The final broadcast gala will be presented on November 14 at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Alberta (shown on TV at 9 p.m. PT).

Here are the Stargate winners of the awards presented that evening:

Best Achievement in Make-Up
Todd Masters, Leah Ehman, Brad Proctor, and Kyla Rose Tremblay, all of Burnaby, and Holland Miller of Vancouver for Stargate Atlantis (Vegas)

Best Visual Effects
Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, and Philippe Thibault, all of Vancouver, and Les Quinn of Burnaby for Sanctuary (Sanctuary For All Pt.1)

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
Brad Wright (White Rock, B.C.) for Stargate Atlantis (The Shrine)

Sources:  Various

Michael Shanks Heads to “Smallville”

SciFi Wire and IGN have reported the news that Michael Shanks, of the “Stargate” franchise, will play Hawkman in the Justice Society episode of “Smallville”. The episode will be written by fan-favorite Geoff Johns.

Shanks (“Daniel Jackson”) will play the classic DC Comics hero, Hawkman, in the episode, titled “Society,” according to IGN.  The episode is penned by comic book writer Geoff Johns.

Sources:  Newsarama and Gateworld

Justice For Jason Momoa

Stargate assailant gets 5 years in jail

Published: Oct. 7, 2009 at 10:26 PM

United Press International

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) — A Los Angeles judge Wednesday sentenced Dominic  Bando to five years in prison for assaulting “Stargate Atlantis” actor Jason Momoa, officials said.Momoa needed 140 stitches after Bando hit him in the face with a pint beer glass that shattered during an altercation at the Bird Cafe in Los Angeles last year.The Los Angeles Times said Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Judith Champagne sentenced Bando to the five-year state prison term Wednesday and scheduled a restitution hearing for next month.Bando pleaded no contest to the charge of assault with a deadly weapon. © 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved

As you may have gathered by now, I’m a great fan of the Stargate franchise. Its mixture of tongue-in-cheek action, applied ethics, and heroic adventure is fantastically fun, as long as it’s not taken too seriously.

I’m not a fan of SG-1’s successor series, Stargate: Atlantis, for a variety of reasons and despite its having some truly entertaining characters. Its writing team just couldn’t manage to create a balanced ensemble cast and properly integrate the discovery of Ancient technology into their plots; they had no long-term planning, and their primary villains were just silly. (The Wraith are the worst thing to happen to the franchise in a very long time, IMO.) Several cast members were reduced to secondary support roles, and more obnoxiously, their character concepts were never developed to any real degree or even discarded altogether.

But I had high hopes that things would turn around with SGU, and the first episode (especially the third part of it) had enough meat to it that I was encouraged. Since then, the show has basically failed to deliver. It’s been far too much like a soap opera for my tastes – character flaws are fine, but the constant harping on sex and fan-service-for-guys is annoying. There really are no strong, well-developed female characters despite having lots of interesting guys. And Chloe still doesn’t seem to have a purpose either in her own person or as a character on the Destiny – in every episode, she’s either moped or gotten weepy, and the one time she was ever useful was briefly assisting with first-aid in the middle of a montage.

Now, the first seasons of science-fiction shows are often very rough. SG-1 in particular had a difficult first season, with the writers and characters eventually finding their voices as time passed. I’m hoping that the first six episodes were an extended pilot of sorts for SGU and that things will pick up. But if it doesn’t, and the show becomes another Atlantis, I’m going to leave. I never hated SGA – I just cared less and less about the show until it wasn’t worth the bother to tune in. But there are elements in SGU that I’m beginning to actively dislike.

Pairing: Cam/John
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: AU, angst, UST, top!Cam/bottom!John
Summary: Cam and John have known each other for years and both have loved the other, but timing and John’s fear of being gay prevented them from being together. In the beginning of season 4, instead of Carter assuming command of Atlantis, Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell does… now with the repeal of DADT and being in the same galaxy, will they finally be able to be together?

A/N: This is of course AU; I have tweaked the time lines a little and changed a few small details. Also, I am not sure if this will be a two part story or more than that. I have a rough idea of where I want to take the story, but as I have only written about 1,000 words on chapter 2, that is not a definite. I estimate this will at least be 15,000 words or more. I have recently run across the Cam/John pairing and realized I really liked it. So here is my contribution to that category. Enjoy and remember, review, review, review!!!

Chapter 1

May 12, 1995

The first time Lt. Cameron Mitchell set eyes on John Sheppard he was sure he had never seen anything so beautiful in his life. The fact that it was a man wasn’t lost on him. Most would not think of a man as beautiful… handsome, striking, rugged, even manly, but not usually beautiful. To Cam though, he was beautiful.

The man had a casual sexuality that rolled off him in waves; a tall, but lithe figure, raven hair with a thousand cowlicks sticking in every which direction, sparking hazel eyes with an upturned smirk and slightly pointed ears. He had a sheen of sweat on his porcelain skin and his finely toned muscles flexed as he bounced around the boxing ring, evading his opponent skillfully. Looking like he was no more than eighteen, the man had a disarmingly relaxed stance for someone currently on the business end of the ham hocks Sgt. Jefferson referred to as his fists.

At twenty-seven Cameron had now been in the Air Force for several years. After attending college and receiving a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering, he had joined the military. Once making the decision to join, he had accepted that he would have to give up a few things over the years to achieve his dream of becoming an Air Force pilot. The least difficult thing so far had been his attraction to the same sex. He was bi-sexual with a preference more towards men, but had given up that side of himself when he became an officer in the Air Force.

He was sure the only reason it hadn’t been so difficult was the sheer lack of time or availability of someone to make him regret that decision. In the years since joining the Air Force he had been bounced around from one base to the other, his superior piloting and leadership skills had taken him far, leaving him little time to seek out championship in his downtime. The little that he had had been during his leave while visiting his family; the two women had both been past girlfriends that in the end hadn’t been able to handle Cameron’s life in the military. Cameron wasn’t the type for casual sex, preferring relationships to a quick tumble in the sheets.

Now, looking at the elfish Air Force pilot bouncing in the ring, he realized what he had lost. It was a shame because not only had he found someone that made him regret giving up so much of himself for his dreams, that someone was another officer and Cameron was leaving in the morning for yet another base. He had been at Andrews Air Force Base for over a year; it had been the longest he had ever been in one location since he was given his first orders.

“Airman… do you know who that is in the ring with Sgt. Jefferson?” Cam questioned as he watched the younger man duck Jefferson’s swinging fist, circling around the Sergeant in a quick move and landing a kick to his shin, making the man fall to his knees.

The young Airman on the treadmill beside him glanced over to the boxing ring and smiled.

“Oh, that’s Second Lt. Sheppard, Sir. He just arrived from Nellis a few days ago and has made a bit of a name for himself. Hot shot pilot or so they say.” The Airman replied with a chuckle as he continued his pace on the treadmill while watching the fight in front of him.

“Thank you, Airman…?” Cam asked as he began a cool down on his treadmill.

“David. Airman Kevin David, Sir.” He replied.

“Thank you, Airman David.”

Cam watched Sheppard for a few more minutes as he ran circles around the Sgt. And with a resigned sigh made his way back to his quarters to finish packing. He had an early flight out at 0600.

That night as Cam lay in bed, he wondered if he would be lucky enough to cross paths with him again. They were both pilots… it could happen.

June 10, 1999

It was four years later when Cam got his answer. By then he was Captain Mitchell and leader of a squadron of fighters out of Travis AFB. As it happened when he did see him again, Cam was his new CO. Sheppard had been transferred into his squadron and under his command.

“Captain Mitchell, Lt. Sheppard reporting for duty, Sir.” Sheppard stated as he saluted Cam.

Cam sat quietly for a moment and stared at his new subordinate. Four years ago, Cam had been told the basics about the man, but not a first name. Over the years he had tried to locate him, wondering if somehow he was stationed nearby, but without more information he had hit a brick wall. It was surprising how many Sheppards that were pilots in the Air Force. Though he hadn’t found him, Sheppard’s brief appearance in Cam’s life had showed him what he was missing. Since that time, Cam had discreetly ventured into the world as a homosexual male in the Air Force. He had had three relationships with men over the years, two civilians and a fellow soldier stationed on the same base. Cam did think it was funny that he had only seen the man for a few minutes, not even talking to Sheppard, but four years later he could still remember that day as if were yesterday.

“Morning, Lt. Have a seat.” Cam greeted evenly as he gestured to a chair in front of his desk. “So you came highly recommended by my superior, you made an impression on Major Westwood a while back.”

Sheppard gave a small smile and said, “The Major was visiting and happened to see an exercise my team was doing.”

Nodding, Cam looked at Sheppard’s file. He was twenty-six, but didn’t look a day over twenty, promoted to First Lt. two years ago and a spotless record. His qualifying times were among the best and his experience in the field was heavy.

Sheppard hadn’t changed much since Cam had first seen him. He had packed on a few more pounds of muscle, but still kept the swimmers build that Cam remembered. A few laugh lines had started to appear around his eyes. He was still devastatingly beautiful and it seemed Cam’s ideal man in looks. Lips red and plump were slightly chapped maybe from a recent cold, but very kissable. His eyes still shined from within, as if an inner joke only known to Sheppard lit them.

“Have you been assigned quarters and stowed away your things?” Cam asked as he lightly tossed the file onto the desk in front of him.

“Yes Sir, taken care of this morning.”

“Good.” He replied and then stood, moving towards the door. “Let’s take a walk.”

Sheppard stepped in time with Cam and they made their way out of the air field office and towards the hangars.

“There are thirty-one soldiers under my command, including yourself, and a total of fifteen F-16’s in service.” Cam began as they entered the main hangar and came to a stop near an F-16.

Cam watched as Sheppard slide a hand almost reverently across the outer panel of the aircraft as if it were a lovers body and Cam couldn’t help, but shiver at the want that flared in him seeing the man’s hand glide across the surface.

“She’s a beauty… I’ve seen a lot and flown for years, but I still love to look at them.” Sheppard says softly and turns towards Cam. His bottom lip is caught between his teeth and he’s smiling in excitement. “So, when do I meet the men?”

Over the next year Cam and Sheppard got to know each other. Cam found it more and more difficult to deny his desires as he grew to be attracted to not only Sheppard’s body, but his mind and heart as well. The regs for fraternization in the military was clear and Cam was John’s direct superior. He constantly had to keep it in the forefront of his mind that Sheppard could be nothing more than his subordinate and colleague. In trying to keep that distinction, he only associated with the man in groups and never became so familiar to call him by his first name. Cam knew the moment he became John, and not Sheppard, he was lost.

Sheppard had a dry witty humor that made Cam so comfortable in his presence. His laughter and smile were so captivating; they nearly blinded him in their beauty. He learned through the other men in the squadron that Sheppard was a lothario around the base, charming and bedding the available women in his path. Often, Cam would smile and laugh as a recent conquest was told through the ranks trying to ignore the slight twinge he felt at the words, while Sheppard smirked and rolled his eyes when the stories came his way.

He remembered just a few months ago when with his CO Cam had pinned Sheppard’s uniform with a Captain’s rank. Those hazel eyes had glittered in the sunlight, happiness leaking out and infecting everyone nearby. The promotion had been well deserved after Sheppard had excelled in Cam’s squadron.

Somewhere along the lines, Cam’s perfectly structured cage around himself started to crumbled and John Sheppard slowly creped in. It wasn’t an immediate thing, more a slow built of letting his guard down in the office or having a beer with him after a long day. They began spending more time together and the lines between Cam and John Sheppard began to blur.

“So what are we watching again?” Cam asked as he slouched down into the comfy dark brown couch that dominated his living room.

John rolled his eyes and popped the vhs tape into Cam’s VCR. “It’s The Matrix, Sir… which I think I’ve told you about four times tonight.”

“Watch the attitude, Lt. I know you’re momma didn’t teach you to disrespect your superiors like that!” Cam said in a mock growl as John grabbed the bowl of popcorn from the coffee table and flopped down onto the seat right next to Cam.

“No, I don’t think she did actually, but she always told me to respect my elders, so sorry… Sir.” John said with a smirk as Cam’s eyes narrowed.

“I am only five years older than you, it’s not like I’m hittin’ sixty!” Cam retorted as he pried the popcorn from John’s hands and flung a few pieces at the Lt.

John laughed as the movie began, taking a handful of popcorn and chomping away. The movie passed quickly as Cam and John sat engrossed in the plot. Towards the end something happened that was so cliché that Cam might have laughed if he wasn’t otherwise occupied. Cam and John at the same time reached into the popcorn bowl and their fingers tangled under the fluffy snack.

Cam took in a heavy breath, his heart picking up and his body reacting to the touch.

“Sorrry, Sir… you-you go ahead.” John said quietly as he removed his hand from the bowl.

Giving John a forced smile, Cam took a small handful from the bowl and popped some in his mouth, the once flavorful kernel was like sawdust in his now dry mouth.

The rest of the movie Cam sat stiffly next to John, aware of every move, awkward shift and cleared throat. The casual camaraderie they had just a few minutes ago was lost now and in its place an uncertainty in what to do next.

As the film credits began to roll, John got to his feet and stretched. “Well, I guess I better go…” John rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, his eyes looking everywhere, but at Cam.

“Yeah, guess it’s pretty late…” Cam returned as he got to his feet.

“Okay, well, see you in the morning.” John replied as he made his way to the door, checking his pocket for his keys.

Cam followed behind John to deadbolt the door after he left, as he tried to get his emotions under control. Eyes to the floor he missed it when John turned around and ran smack into Cam. The two groaned in surprise and a little pain as they collided. Cam placed his hands on John’s hips to keep them upright as John’s hands splayed against Cam’s chest.

“Uh… sorry, I forgot my keys…” John said in a hoarse whisper as he looked up into Cam’s eyes.

Cam stared quietly into those startling hazel eyes, his breath catching as his throat closed. They stood there for a full minute, neither one saying anything, as their breath mingled and began picking up speed. John’s fingers, splayed across Cam’s chest, flexed slightly and gripped the t-shirt covering it. Cam gripped John’s hips in an unconscious move, pulling John against him as his hands slid down and cupped the firm cheeks of John ass.

Whimpering slightly, John bit his bottom lip and slowly raised his arms and wrapped them around Cam’s neck, leaning into him and bringing their lips to within an inch of each other. The silence in the room was only broken by their breath as they panted in need. Then in an instant they were locked in a kiss, their lips crushing against each others in an all consuming need.

Cam bit John’s lips softly, nibbling the plump flesh and laving the stings with his tongue as John’s hands slid up into Cam’s hair, carding through the heavy locks. John sighed and pushed his hips against Cam’s, their thrusts rubbing their cocks hard against one another.

Gripping John’s ass tightly, Cam lifted John into his arms and groaned as John instinctively wrapped his legs around Cam’s waist, the muscles contracting as he tightened them. Turning, he slowly made his way across the living room and into his bedroom, John taking over control of the kiss as Cam guided them into the room and towards the bed.

John’s tongue glided into Cam’s mouth and slid around as if memorizing every hill and valley, each taste and groan it produced. Letting up on Cam’s mouth, he travelled down the strong jaw and over to the sensitive skin just behind Cam’s earlobe and sucked for all he was worth.

Cam’s shins hit the bed and they flopped onto the mattress, each groaning a little as the jostled on the bed. John’s hands began to wander down Cam’s back and rubbing the muscled ridges. Thrusting down into John, Cam groaned in pleasure as his cock rubbed against John’s.

“Oh, god…” John murmured as he tightened his grasp on Cam.

As one they began clawing at each other’s clothes, exposing inch after inch of flesh as the articles were removed. Soon, they were bare, their bodies thrusting against bare skin, their cries of pleasure increasing. Running his hand down John’s muscled thigh, he gripped the underside of John’s knee, fitting his body perfectly into the space between John’s spread thighs.

“Cameron…” John breathed against Cam’s lips in ecstasy as he tightened his hold around Cam.

“John… yes…” Cam whispered in assurance, thrusting faster against the man beneath him.

“Please… I want you inside me…” cried John as he flung his head back, exposing his pale thin throat.

Cam reached over and pulled open the drawer in his bedside table and removed lube and a condom. Uncapping the lube, he pulled back and kneeled in between John’s spread thighs, looking at the pink entrance to John’s body. He groaned as he thought about that hole wrapped around his cock, squeezing tightly as he pounded into John’s body. Coating his fingers, he rubbed lightly around the small puckered hole and then slowly eased in a finger.

John tensed; his fingers gripped the bedding below him. Cam leaned down and blew softly onto John’s cock, trying to get him to relax. Licking the underside of John’s cock from base to tip he then opened his mouth and took the head inside. Cam swirled his tongue around the tip as John gasped in pleasure and then Cam pushed the finger all the way inside John in one smooth move. He pulled the finger out to the first knuckle and then pushed it back in, John mewing in bliss as he did so. Pulling off of John’s cock, he continued to thrust the finger in and out, eliciting cries from his lover.

After a few minutes, Cam pulled the finger out and then pushed two back into the tight entrance. John took them with a sigh and pushed down onto the fingers as Cam leaned down again and this time took John’s cock completely in one gulp.

“Please… please… yess!” John’s back bowed off of the bed as he yelled, thrusting up into Cam’s mouth.

Cam swirled his tongue around the hard cock in his mouth, his throat constricting as he swallowed. John released his hands from the bedding and ran them through Cam’s hair, gripping his head tightly as he pushed inside Cam.

Cam scissored his fingers inside John and curved them, finding the cluster of nerves in John’s ass and rubbing as he used his free hand to fondle John’s balls. John shouted and then Cam felt John’s balls tighten and then a flood of warm cum burst into his mouth, Cam swallowed the salty bitter liquid in gulps, trying to catch every last drop.

He continued to lap at John’s softening cock and then withdrew as John mewed in pleasure. Pulling his fingers from John’s ass, Cam hurried and ripped open a condom, slipping it onto his hard length. Slicking the cock with lube he then brought his cock to John’s entrance and looked up at him.

“John, open your eyes and look at me…” Cam said quietly.

John’s heavy lids opened, his face relaxed and satisfied grin surfaced as Cam stared, his breath catching at the open desire in his eyes.

“Cameron…”

“I’m here, baby…” Cam whispered and slowly pushed the head of his cock pasted the tight ring.

John stiffened at the breach and cried out. Cam leaned over John and kissed him. After a minute, John nodded and Cam slowly pushed in an inch at a time until he hit bottom, his balls resting against John’s ass.

“Ugghhh…” John groaned and wrapped his arms around Cam, his head resting against Cam’s shoulder.

“It’s alright…” Cam said as he nipped John’s bottom lip. “God, you’re so beautiful…”

John laughed and licked Cam’s lips. Lying there, Cam let John get used to his width, running his hands down over any skin within reach. He skimmed his fingers across John pert nipple and John gasped.

“Like that?”

“Yes… do it again!” John sighed as he arched his body up towards Cam’s.

Cam rubbed and pinched the pink nipple, then leaned down and placed it in his mouth, his tongue worrying it as he lightly nipped it with his teeth. John mewed, gripping Cam tight from pleasure. After a while, John wiggled slightly and gave a shallow thrust up against Cam and groaned.

“Move… please…”

“’kay, baby…” Cam murmured and pulled out slowly, then thrust back in.

Picking up rhythm, Cam began thrusting into John’s ass, groaning at the tight heat surrounding him. Their dog tags clinked together from each thrust, the chains tangling in the motion. John pushed up against Cam, crying out every time Cam’s cock brushed against his prostate.

“Harder…” John whimpered as he wrapped his legs around Cam’s waist.

Pulling out, Cam slammed back into John, both of them moaning in pleasure at the movement. Soon they were pounding against each other, Cam’s cock sliding in and out of John’s hole, the friction was extreme. Sliding a hand in between their bodies, Cam wrapped it around John’s cock and began pulling on the hard length as his orgasm came closer and closer.

They stared into each other’s eyes, gasping in pleasure as they neared the peak. John pressed his mouth against Cam’s shoulder and kissed it, crying out as his orgasm hit him.

“Cameron!” John yelled as cum splashed against Cam’s hand and onto John’s stomach.

The walls around his cock tightened to a nearly painful point and then three thrusts later Cam exploded inside John, crying out John’s name as the condom filled with Cam’s warm wet cum. Cam bit into the flesh connecting John’s shoulder and neck as his orgasm continued.

Their panting breath filled the room as they held each other tight. Their bodies began to cool and Cam slowly pulled out of John, removing the condom and tying it. He threw it into the waste basket beside the bed and slid off of John and lay on his back beside him. They laid there for a few minutes and then Cam slid the comforter out from under them and covered their bodies. Turning onto his side he pulled John towards him and spooned around him, chest to John’s back.

John grabbed Cam’s arm and pulled it around him, tucking it against his chest and sighed. Cam kissed then nape of John’s neck and snuggled into John and closed his eyes.

The next morning Cam woke up to an empty bed and a note that simply said “I’m sorry, I’m not ready.” He had laid there for a long time after reading the note, trying to process it all. He had finally been with John and it had been perfect. Hot and filled with desire, their bodies had fit like they were made for each other. He had loved the little gasps John had made as he thrust into his body or the taste of his lips. He knew he was screwed, he had been half in love with John before last night, now he was full blown head over heels in love and John wasn’t ready to be with a man.

Cam had suspicions John hadn’t been with a man before, the way he had reacted last night as if he were a virgin, at least in that area. He was still deep in the closet and not ready to come out. Cam hoped he was soon, he didn’t think his feelings would be going away anytime soon.

Monday morning soon came and John all but ignored Cam, never meeting his eyes, only talking when he absolutely had to. Cam could see the lost look in his face and knew he regretted that night. They never spoke about it and within three weeks John had requested a transfer.

The night John had left, Cam had come home sat on the couch and stayed there ‘til morning. He eyes filled with unshed tears and his chest aching. He’d just lost his heart to John and now would probably never see him again.

February 6, 2004

“Did you hear some hot shot pilot got a black mark put on his service record and booted here to McMurdo after disobeying orders…?” Stated Major Henricks in a smug voice as he sat down in a seat opposite Cam in the mess hall.

“Nah, who was it?” Cam questioned, taking a bite of the mashed potatoes on his plate.

“Major James or John Sheppard, somethin’ like that… guess he flew an un-sanctioned mission into Afghanistan and three men died.” Henricks gunted as he shoveled food into his mouth, oblivious to Cam’s sudden stillness.

Mind racing, Cam couldn’t believe John was stationed in the same base as him. It had been four years and Cam still felt the hallow ache in his chest when he thought of him. About two years after John left, Cam’s life had taken a turn for the better, at least career wise. He had been tapped to lead a new squadron of fighters out of McMurdo, the aircrafts so secret that they hadn’t even been allowed to see them until they had signed a contract for their new clearance level. The F-302’s were orgasmic to Cam and he had jumped at the chance to be a part of the project. The 302’s were still fairly new and the kinks had needed to be found in the systems.

Three years after he came to McMurdo he was now Major Cameron Mitchell and was very happy in his career… his love life, not so much. Since John, Cam had found it hard to move on. The first two years after John left, Cam shied away from pursuing any one, John’s place still very instilled in his heart. Then he had met Henry Patrick, though he wasn’t someone Cam could see himself being with for the rest of his life, Henry had helped ease the pain of John’s leaving. For the past three years they had been together on and off, somewhere in between friends and casual lovers. The friend’s-with-benefits relationship worked well for them, as neither was ready to take a relationship further.

Over time Cam had returned to the life he had pre-John, occasionally dating and venturing into more serious relationships. Through the years he had had a boyfriend or two, even feeling something for them, but in the end they all seemed unable to compare to the memory of John. He hadn’t wanted to be that man, the one to compare each lover to that special one that got away, making it impossible for the other person to compete. He had tried to forget John, but the memory of him was as strong today as it had been five years ago. Henry was a friend who offered him companionship and a sexual bonus when neither of them were with someone, but nothing more and Cam had been fine with that. Now John was within reach and Cam wanted more.

“Uh…” Cam cleared his throat and tried again. “The pilot, where is he placed?”

“He’s stuck with flying bigwigs around, crap job…”

Cam nodded, his throat dry and closed tight. John was stationed here, on the same base as Cam… would he even want to see Cam? It had been years since that night and Cam could still smell John’s scent, leather and soap. Once in a while he would catch a scent and for a moment it was if he were back in his apartment on Travis AFB, John underneath him, his warm body wrapped around his cock.

Shifting to relieve the sudden pressure in his pants, he tried to finish his meal, offering the occasional grunt or single syllable word while Henricks talked away. Cam’s mind lost in whether or not he should seek John out.

A month and a half later, John came to him. Answering a knock at his door, Cam opened it and found himself looking at Major John Sheppard in a state of wonder.

“Hey, Cameron.” John said quietly, shifting slightly on his feet.

“John…” Cam whispered, the death grip on the door the only thing keeping him on his feet.

They stood there for a few minutes just looking at each other, soaking in the others presence. John was still beautiful, though time had started to creep up on him. At thirty-one he had crows feet around his eyes, his features had strengthened and his face thinned some. He still was tall and lithely muscled, his body sculpted to perfection. He wore a pair of faded blue jeans with rips in the knees and a black t-shirt that molded to his chest like a second skin. The black messy hair on his head, as usual, was sticking in every direction it could, giving a just rolled out of bed look.

“Can I come in?”

“Uh… sure, yeah…” Cam answered as he stood back and let John walk inside, closing the door behind him. “How-how’ve ya been?”

“Alright, got stationed here after a mission went bad…” John said with a frown.

The quiet felt awkward and so Cam said, “Take a seat.”

John took a spot at one end of the couch, Cam a seat at the other. They both sat stiffly and not looking at each other. The silence continued and Cam had no idea what to say. Was John here because he wanted to be or because of some since of obligation to apologize?

“You-” Cam began but was cut off by John.

“I’m sorry I left… I regret leaving before you woke up; not telling you in person.” John said roughly and then lifted his eyes to stare into Cam’s. “You were my first, well my only… and I… I wanted you for a long time before that night. I hadn’t even allowed myself to even think that I was gay, just pushing it aside and ignoring how I felt about you.”

“I made a lot of mistakes after you; I tried to convince myself that I wasn’t gay. I met a woman, Nancy, and tried to force myself to deny it. We got married a year later… were married for two years, but it didn’t work. I didn’t love her, couldn’t be what she wanted.” John’s voice broke and his viscously wiped away tears that had fallen from his eyes. “I slept around, moving from one willing women to another; trying to forget how I felt with you inside me…”

Cam reached out and pulled John to him; he came willingly and tucked his face into Cam’s neck, his tears wetting the skin. Wrapping his arms around John, Cam pressed his face into John’s hair, breathing in John’s scent and suppressed a groan.

“I didn’t know you were here until a week ago… I saw you walking out of the mess. I panicked, I thought about trying to get a transfer, leave… something, didn’t know if I could face you.” The voice mumbled against his neck. “God, you’re just as hot as you were then…”

Cam chuckled and leaned back and kissed John’s forehead. “It’s the genes my momma blessed me with…”

John smirked and then the smile fell away as he kneeled on the cushion and pressed his lips against Cam’s. The both exhaled in wonder; the spark between them still as strong as ever.

Cupping John’s face, Cam pulled back and looked his fill at the beautiful man in front of him.

“You are without a doubt, the most beautiful man I have ever seen.” Cam breathed and licked John’s pouted lips.

“You know, most men would take offense at being called beautiful…” John laughed and then sobered and said, “But I’ll take anything you give me.”

Cam pulled John closer, their chests pressed against one another and groaned. John lifted his right leg and moved, straddling Cam’s lap. Cam’s erection pressed into John ass as he settled on his lap. Letting his hands slide down John’s frame, they rested on the curve of John’s plump ass and tugged, their erections pressed against each other. They both groaned in pleasure and John wrapped his arms around Cam’s neck.

“I missed you. So much…” John whispered as he pressed his forehead against Cam’s, looking into Cam’s blue eyes and lightly trailed his fingers down Cam’s cheek.

“I’m here and i’m not going anywhere, baby.” Cam said with certainty.

Their lips met, moving against the others, breath mingling as their tongues tangled and slid together. Holding John to him, Cam gave a powerful thrust up into John. John threw his head back, throat exposed and moved against Cam, their movement synced in fluid motion. Leaning forward, Cam nibbled on the throat in front of him, sucking the soft skin between his lips and marking the pale flesh. He groaned, seeing John marked by him.

Cam slipped his hands down into the back of John’s jeans, his hands gripping the taunt flesh. Moving faster and faster, he felt his orgasm coming. John’s hands carded through Cam’s hair, his quiet cries exciting Cam as their thrusts got harder. One of Cam’s fingers slid along the crevice between John’s cheeks, running over the puckered entrance.

“Please…. oh god, please Cameron…” John whimpered.

Cam pushed the finger into John’s hole just enough to reach the first knuckle and John bucked above him, shouting Cam’s name as his orgasm overtook him. Seeing John’s face in ecstasy, Cam felt his balls tighten up and then was cumming, his boxers filled with his own spunk.

“John!” Cam screamed as he pushed his face into John’s chest, panting as his body continued to sing.

They stayed there, locked in a tight embrace as their breath returned to normal. A light ringing filled Cam’s ears and he frowned in confusion and then realized his cellular was ringing. Sighing, he reached into his back pocket and pulled out the phone.

“I gotta’ to take this…”

John smiled and nodded, resting his head onto Cam’s shoulder to wait.

“Mitchell.” Cam answered.

“Major, we have an emergency and we need all personnel to return to base immediately. Your squadron is being prepped for launch as soon as you arrive.” The person on the other end of the line said.

“Will do, be there in ten.” Cam said as he flipped the phone closed and put it back in his pocket. “I have to go, there is a threat and they need me.”

“Okay.” John said as he got off Cam’s lap and straightened his clothes. “I’ll see you…”

“I’m not sure when I will be back… give me your number and I’ll call you, okay.” Cam said as he pulled out his phone again and entered a new contact in it with John’s number.

“I have to go clean up.”

John nodded, biting his lip nervously and then walked to the door. Cam followed him and kissed him lightly on the lips and then said, “I will call you, don’t worry.”

“’kay.” John answered as he opened the door and waved, then walked down the hall.

Cam smiled and then hurried to go clean himself up.

Thirty minutes later he was in the air piloting an F-302 as a Goa’uld system lord attack the Ancient Outpost in Antarctica. After shooting down a couple dozen enemy aircraft, his 302 was damaged and crashed, leaving him severely injured, unconscious and trapped for the better part of ten hours until he was rescued.

When he had recovered consciousness in the military hospital, he had woken up to Henry Patrick sitting beside his bed, holding his hand. His friend and occasional lover, had given a small smile and said quietly, “Damn Mitchell, you don’t do anything half assed do you?”

Cam had laughed weakly as Henry had called in the doctor. He had then sat silently as he was told in no uncertain terms that he was paralyzed and would likely never walk again. The shock of the doctor’s words hit him; it was like a horrible nightmare. After Henry left, he had sat there alone in his room, trying to make sense of where he could go from there.

In the morning, he had woken to a fleeting memory of those stolen moments with John and realized in the confusion of the previous day he hadn’t had anyone let John know what happened to him. He had immediately called John and left a message about what happened, asking him to call him or come visit him in the hospital.

He had waited for two weeks, each day hoping that would be the day he would see John’s beautiful face and kiss him again. After calling several times and getting no reply, he had asked Henry to find out if John was alright, fearing that John had somehow been involved with the fight as well.

He had returned to tell him that he had found out that John was fine, but had been transferred to a classified project and he had been warned to not pursue it anymore. Cam had realized that if he wanted to, John would have contacted him by now and that for whatever reason John had changed his mind; he still wasn’t ready to be with Cam.

October 12, 2007

When Cam had been told that he was being given the post of leader of the Atlantis Expedition, he had been both happy and nervous. It had been over three years since he had last seen John and now he was going to be his CO again.

Of course since his time at McMurdo the DADT policy and the regs for fraternization of the SGC had been removed, due to the drastic differences in America’s code of military conduct and the other countries involved in the Stagate Program. John and he, if they chose to, would be able to begin a relationship as long as it didn’t interfere with the expeditions operations. Though the if was a big IF…

In the past few years Cam and moved on as much as possible. John, after all, had gone on a one-way mission to another galaxy to get away from him and for over a year the expedition had not been heard from. To Cam that had been a giant red flag that John would never be ready for Cam to love him and love Cam in return.

Cam had during that time been pushing his body to the limit, determined to not only walk again, but be more than able to continue active duty. The day came when that was a reality and General O’Neill had offered him any place in the Air Force he chose. SG-1 had seemed like the perfect assignment. The start had been a little rough, the three remaining members had relocated to other postings and Cam had to convince them to return. Now the team was a tight knit family of five, Vala begrudgingly included, and he was being reassigned.

The possibility of seeing John again did make his heart pick up speed, he had kept an eye on John through the years and many times while reading the mission reports from Atlantis he had felt as if his heart might have died. John seemed to be a magnet for danger, constantly in the line of fire. The worse had been the video of John’s life force being slowly drained from him by a Wraith, his cries of pain echoing in Cam’s head. He had cried that night, curled up in a ball and wept for the pain John had been put through and thankful that his life had been returned to him so that Cam might see him at least once more in his life.

When the Daedalus beamed him into the control tower of Atlantis and he set eyes on John Sheppard for the first time in four years and couldn’t help but smile. He was still as devastatingly handsome as Cam had remembered.

“Colonel Mitchell, welcome to Atlantis.” John said formally, his face set in an expressionless mask.

Cam frowned for a moment and then the look was replaced by a forced smile. “Thank you, Colonel Sheppard.”

“Sir, you can leave your things here. I will have someone take your belongings to your quarters. The senior staff is waiting for us in the conference room to give you a briefing on the current situation. If you’ll follow me Sir…” he gestured as he began to make his way up towards the conference room.

Cam smiled and nodded as various staff members, both civilian and military, greeted him. All the while trying to keep his confusion and anger of John’s greeting in check. John had been so stiff and formal, his eyes blank and giving nothing away. He acted as if they had never met or if they had it had been nothing, but brief passings and acquaintances.

He had accepted that for a while after he arrived in Atlantis things would be awkward between them. The last time they had seen each other, John had been straddling his lap, riding his cock while Cam had a finger in his ass. Cam had no idea what was going through John’s mind and he wished that he did, it would make things a lot easier. Even if they would never been more than a CO and his XO, he hoped they at least would be able to work with each other.

As they walked Cam couldn’t help, but gawk at the beauty of Atlantis. It really was the stuff of legends, everything and more of what he had been told about it; tall piers and sun reflecting off of the gleaming surfaces. It looked in every way like crown jewel of an advanced ancient civilization.

Following John into the conference room, Cam found his new senior staff settled in around the table. After Cam and John took their seats, situation reports were given on all the departments and both the civilian and military staff.

Atlantis now had a fully charged ZPM after the mission to the Replicator homeworld. They had suffered one casualty in that mission and it had far reaching consequences.

With the recent loss of Dr. Weir the morale in Atlantis was a bit low. Cam knew they were all strong people and had suffered many losses in the three years they had been in the Pegasus Galaxy. She had been loved by everyone on Atlantis and Cam hoped he would be able to fill her shoes. Even though she hadn’t been a soldier, she had skillfully led the expedition for three years against many enemies and had been intelligent enough to listen and rely on her senior staff.

Before his arrival, the city had been relocated to another world, one with no inhabitants. The world was Earth-like in atmosphere with a large ocean and five moons. It previously had no stargate, so the chance of unexpected visitors was not likely. It had been named, New Lantea.

Once the meeting was over, Cam stayed in his chair while everyone gathered their things and filed out.

“Colonel Sheppard, could you please stay behind? I would like a word.” Cam asked evenly.

John in the process of exiting the room came to a halt, his suddenly tense stance was apparent to everyone. John quietly nodded to everyone as they left and then the door shut behind them.

“Are we going to have a problem?” Cam questioned softly.

John kept his back to Cam and said, “No, sir.”

Sighing, Cam stood and walked nearer to John, but stopped a few feet away.

“Would you mind turning around…” Cam asked. When John stayed still, Cam continued. “I… god John, please just look at me…”

Taking a few deep breaths, John turned and looked up into Cam eyes. He tried to keep the emotions from showing, but Cam could see them bleeding through. There was pain, anger, fear, confusion and something more that Cam couldn’t identify.

“Yes, sir?”

“Cut the crap, this isn’t your CO taking to you…” Cam barked out, his anger laced in every word.

Cam had thought he would be able to keep it in control; he had five years to try and get over John. He had known he hadn’t done it completely, but he had thought at least he had learned to tolerate the feelings he had for the other man.

“If that’s true, Mitchell, then I’ll be going.” He replied as he began heading for the door.

“Oh, so i’m Mitchell now? What the hell happened John, why didn’t you ever return my calls?”Cam growled his voice rough and hoarse with anger and pain.

“I just realized what kind of man you really were.” John nearly vibrated with restrained fury as he spoke. “If that’s all Sir, I’ll be going. There are a few things that need my attention.”

Sighing in defeat, Cam said, “Dismissed.” He took a seat at the table as John exited the room without a backward glance.

Chapter 3 of Promises Made the new saga that continues after Out of Time finishes is published on the FanFiction website. Chapter 4 has been drafted and will be ready for publication soon with Chapter 5 still under development.

This saga sees Elizabeth Weir venturing off-world with Lorne and his team whilst Sheppard recovers from his injuries. Weir usually finds herself left on Atlantis whilst Sheppard and his team-mates get into trouble but this it is her turn. Trouble strikes quickly with Weir’s kidnapping and soon Sheppard and his team are involved but things in the Pegasus Galaxy are never simple and it is never easy to tell who is friend and who is foe. Will Sheppard and his team succeed or will they too fall victim to a battle that started long before they ever set foot in Atlantis? Will Sheppard find Weir before it is too late?

Well I’m not telling you here, so you will just have to pop over to the FanFiction site and start reading this story for yourself. Oh and don’t forget to let me know what you think of the developing story through that little review button at the bottom of each chapter. Reviews feed the inner muse. So time to stop reading my blog and follow that link to my FanFiction page. Go on. It won’t bite.