Michael Shanks Dishes on Stargate: Ark of Truth
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Michael Shanks has been a big part of the sci-fi community for the past decade with his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson in the hit series Stargate SG-1. Even though the show was cancelled last year, the show has been given new life in the form of DVD, with two new straight-to-DVD releases, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, and Stargate: Continuum. I had the privilege to speak with this talented young actor over the phone about the series and these new DVDs, and here' s what he had to say.
Robert Cooper has said that Stargate: The Ark of Truth was what he had in mind for the Season 10 finale. How far were you into Season 10 when you found out you were going to be cancelled?
Michael Shanks: We were probably closer to the end. I think we were about eight episodes away from being done. Oddly enough, we were just a week away from having our 200th episode party. They had a big bash planned when the news broke, so that put a big damper on the celebratory experience for us.
How long after that did you find out about Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Continuum?
Michael Shanks: Nothing was confirmed until, oddly enough, around Christmas time and into the New Year, actually. The rumors had sort of been circulating before and just after the cancellation, that these films would be the way to go. Of course, nothing was going to be invested fully until we found out the fate of the show and MGM wanted time to try and find a different outlet for all these other things. Our producers had been bugging MGM to try and find some format to do features of some capacity for years and years, since the fifth season, because we always thought that, after five seasons, to do a feature film the way the franchise started with a feature film. Brad Wright, who's our showrunner and created the series, he's always been adamant about doing a feature, so this was his dream from square one.
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Elyse
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Michael Shanks has been a big part of the sci-fi community for the past decade with his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson in the hit series Stargate SG-1. Even though the show was cancelled last year, the show has been given new life in the form of DVD, with two new straight-to-DVD releases, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, and Stargate: Continuum. I had the privilege to speak with this talented young actor over the phone about the series and these new DVDs, and here' s what he had to say.
Robert Cooper has said that Stargate: The Ark of Truth was what he had in mind for the Season 10 finale. How far were you into Season 10 when you found out you were going to be cancelled?
Michael Shanks: We were probably closer to the end. I think we were about eight episodes away from being done. Oddly enough, we were just a week away from having our 200th episode party. They had a big bash planned when the news broke, so that put a big damper on the celebratory experience for us.
How long after that did you find out about Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Continuum?
Michael Shanks: Nothing was confirmed until, oddly enough, around Christmas time and into the New Year, actually. The rumors had sort of been circulating before and just after the cancellation, that these films would be the way to go. Of course, nothing was going to be invested fully until we found out the fate of the show and MGM wanted time to try and find a different outlet for all these other things. Our producers had been bugging MGM to try and find some format to do features of some capacity for years and years, since the fifth season, because we always thought that, after five seasons, to do a feature film the way the franchise started with a feature film. Brad Wright, who's our showrunner and created the series, he's always been adamant about doing a feature, so this was his dream from square one.
REST AT LINK ABOVE
Elyse
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