Sci-Fi Storm

Jeremiah will finally conclude it’s second (and perhaps final) season on Showtime, starting September 3rd with two episodes each Friday starting at 8PM ET. Enid-Raye Adams (Taken, B5: Legend of the Rangers) will appear in 5 of the 8 episodes as Gina, who becomes an aide to Jeremiah in the town of Millhaven.

The BBC is reporting that the estate of the late Terry Nation and the BBC have have reached an agreement which will bring the Daleks back to TV on the new Doctor Who series. No word on why the about face, but Whovians are rejoicing…

The record for a premiere of a SCI FI Channel series, set just last week by Stargate SG-1, has been shattered – big time. Stargate: Atlantis premiered this past weekend with a 3.2 household rating – beating it’s predecessor by a million viewers.

Brent Spiner, best known as Commander Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation, will guest star on several episodes of Enterprise, plating the great-great-grandfather of Data’s creator, Dr. Noonian Soong (also played by Spiner in ST:TNG). Can you say “ratings booster”? Rumors are also out about Shatner also pulling a guest appearance, but there are no confirmed plans.

Just reminding everyone – the 2-hour Stargate: Atlantis premiere “Rising” airs tomorrow night at 9pm EDT, with a repeat at 11pm. It is preceded by a repeat of the 2-hour Stargate SG-1 premiere from last week (getting a 2.4 rating and setting several SFC records) at 7pm, and yet another repeat of the Lowdown special at 6pm.

MSNBC is running an interesting opinion piece about upcoming SF shows, mentioning Farscape: Peacekeeper War, The 4400 (which just premiered last weekend with record-setting ratings), Stargate: Atlantis, and others – even a quick mention of Ringworld, which I still can’t dig any information up on…

Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t posted in a week. Just a reminder, The eighth season of Stargate SG-1 kicks off tonight at 9PM EDT with the two-hour episode “New Order”, where things start to change for or favorite team. Also, if you’ve missed the special From Stargate to Atlantis: A SCI FI Lowdown, that is repeated at 8PM. Stargate Atlantis premieres next Friday (7/16) at 9PM, with a repeat of “New Order” preceeding it at 7PM, since they are related…

As previously mentioned, the BBC did not own the rights to Doctor’s most famous enemies, the Daleks – they belonged to writer Terry Nation, and with his death, his estate. The BBC had entered negotiations to bring them back, but they have apparently failed to agree to terms.

I haven’t heard anything official from Showtime, but they haven’t said anything, and there is still half of season two to air (and I think it is being billed as Season 3), but in this SCIFI Wire article, it mentions that Jeremiah has been cancelled. The article is about an interactive comic being developed by comic book writer Andrew Foley to pick up where the Showtime series left off, and will be offered free on JeremiahPortal.com. The article does quote Foley on how Platinum chief Scott Mitchell Rosenberg has been working hard to keep Jeremiah alive, with a prequel film in development and a role-playing game, and the possibility of pickup by the SCI FI Channel – although SFW was quick to point out that they have made no announcements. Showtime leaves my satellite box as soon as I’ve seen “Season 3”.

Richard Dean Anderson, who plays Col. (and soon to be Gen.) Jack O’Neill on Stargate SG-1 spoke with SCI FI Wire about his shooting schedule and his character, and how he’ll adapt to his new position. Anderson has altered his shooting schedule to spend more time with his 5 year old daughter by shooting scenes for several episodes together.