I watched the season finale of Motive yesterday which starred Amanda Tapping. She wasn’t one of the identified players in the story (the show tells you who the victim and murderer are) but it was an excellent role and performance plus some good makeup work to age her where appropriate. Motive is now being aired in the US on ABC and comes to the UK on the 13th June at nine o’clock on Universal.
I’ve just watched the episode “Ruthless” the twelfth episode of the first season of Motive a show that has finished it’s run in Canada but is now airing in the US and the UK.
In tonight’s episode there are quite a few guest actors who have appeared in various Stargate shows not counting any of the regular cast of Motive so I wonder how many you recognise and do you know the Stargate episodes they were in:)
Oh yes Ben Cotton who plays Kavanagh they guy we all love to hate on Stargate Atlantis made a guest appearance on last weeks Defiance “The Serpent’s Egg” as Diago a travelling salesman who may have had a murky past. Ben has recently appeared in Alcatraz, Arrow, Bates Motel and Arctic Air.
I’m catching up on my Motive the hit Canadian crime drama and the episode I watched “Brute Force” starred Adrian Holmes the Welsh born actor who is a well recognised name in both movies and television. Adrian plays Mark ‘Machine’ Mason the victim in this episode of Motive and as is the style we see him in flashback looking good in and out of the boxing ring which is no surprise given it’s a passion of his. Adrian can be seen in the upcoming Elysium and Debug and had recent guest roles on Arrow, Cult and further back two episodes of Stargate SG1.
Ben Browder (Farscape, Stargate SG1, Dr Who) talks to Michelle at the the recent StarFest 2013 convention.
Julie McNiven (Stargate Universe) talks to Geek Speak about her work in and out of genre telly.
I’ve only just heard that James Spader our original Daniel Jackson in the theatrical feature will be returning to the small screen in a new NBC crime thriller called The Blacklist. James is playing an FBI most wanted fugitive who turns himself in and thus begins the story as to why and what his endgame is.
Thanks to Evelyn on our Facebook group for letting us know:)
Not everyone can pull off a “form fitting” outfit but Patrick Gilmore does it with style in the latest episode of Continuum “Second Skin” Season 2 episode 4 in which he plays mild mannered Rex who gains access to a high tech suit. Patrick played Dr Dale Volker in Stargate Universe and lets not forget that the woman in the screencap is Carrie Fleming who was in the Atlantis episode The Sentinel. Carrie is guest starring in Second Skin as Tammy the girlfriend who finds the suit and she has also appeared in Supernatural, Alice, Good Luck Chuck and The 4400.
Patrick & Carrie
Carrie & Patrick
Christopher Heyerdahl made his requisite guest starring role on Vegas in the episode Unfinished Business playing Cal Sprouse which aired May the 3rd on CBS. Alas the series has been cancelled after one season and now I’ve only the season/series finale left to watch and it’s a bit of a shame, Vegas had an excellent cast and production quality.
Many congratulations to the following people who have been nominated in the 2013 Leo Awards. If they look familiar then that’s because they have at some point been associated with one or more of the live action Stargate shows in front of and behind the camera.
For a full list and category visit the official website.
The final part in James’s top 20 action/stunt scenes from the first season of Arrow.
David Winning director of the Stargate Atlantis episode “Childhoods End” is interviewed by Rex Sikes about his career on tv and the movies.
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We never got to see Enrico Colantoni return to Stargate as Burke but for those of us who watched him play Keith in Veronica Mars he will be returning:)
WE Vancouver – Amanda Tapping Interview.
A heartfelt and frank interview with Amanda at her joy on the birth of her daughter Olivia and heartache over a number of miscarriages before and after. A truly inspiring and honest view of a problem that many women and couples have to deal with and one which could be more easily handled within a more open and honest society.
Many happy returns of the day to Kavan Smith who was Major Evan Lorne in both Stargate SG1 & Stargate Atlantis, he also has recurring roles on Eureka (Andy) and on the new series Rogue as well as guest spots on Smallville, Buffy and The 4400.
Happy Birthday to Carlos Lochu who played Anubis in Stargate the movie, he also guest starred in Spy Hard, Baywatch and wrote/produced Sutures.
Kavan & Carlos