Sanctuary

Audiences turned out to see how "Stargate: Atlantis" would end, giving it one of its best audiences since the Season 4 finale last March. "Atlantis" was watched by just over 2 million viewers Friday night on the SciFi Channel, including 1.15 million adults between the ages of 25 and 54, a key advertising demographic. The 1.5 household rating is a season high for all key audience measures, SciFi Channel officials said, and provided a boost for the second half of "Sanctuary," which earned a 1.6 household rating, and 2 million total viewers. The Amanda Tapping series has earned its best audience yet since its premiere last October. "Atlantis" finished with a 1.6 household rating for its final season, up 14 percent over Season 4, and up 5 percent in total viewers. "Sanctuary" had a strong ...

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With so much fuss being made about J.J. Abrams Star Trek reboot, it's easy to forget that there is another successful franchise out there with Star... in the title. That would be Stargate, which is due for its own sort of makeover later this year with the premiere of Stargate Universe. This is no sign that the concept is struggling, though. Indeed, the slew of awards that Stargate productions won at the recent Leo Awards in Vancouver, British Columbia (the home base of CinemaSpy) shows that it continues to be admired.
The Leo Awards are presented by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of B.C.. They were established in 1998 to celebrate excellence in film and television productions that are made in the province. Stargate series and movies are largely filmed in Vancouver. At this years Celebration and Gala Ceremonies for the Leos, which took place on May 8 and

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Sci Fi Channel has rounded out its cast of the drama-adventure series, Sgu: Stargate Universe, with an array of celebrity guest stars, set to make appearances throughout the season including, Richard Dean Anderson, Christopher McDonald, Grammy nominated recording artist, Janelle Mone, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Gary Jones and Carlo Rota.
The new original one-hour series stars Robert Carlyle, Lou Diamond Phillips and Ming-Na. Produced by MGM Television, the series is currently in production in Vancouver and is set to premiere on Sci Fi in October 2009 with a special two-hour episode.
Edgier and younger in tone, Sgu will take the franchise in a dynamic new direction, appealing to longtime 'Stargate' fans and first-time viewers alike. The two-part premiere of Universe is being directed by Andy Mikita (Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Sg-1) and lensed by Rohn Schmidt (The Shield, The Mist). The series also stars Alaina Huffman, Justin Louis, David Blue, Jamil Walker Smith and Brian J. Smith.

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