Stargate TV Schedule Week May 30, 2011 (US)

STARGATE TV SCHEDULE WEEK MAY 30, 2011 (US)

[NOTE: High Definition channels not listed on this schedule. Please confirm with your local listings for correct times.]



STARGATE The Original Movie (1994)

Cast includes Kurt Russell, James Spader, Alexis Cruz, Viveca Lindfors, Mili Avital, John Diehl, Leon Rippy, Djimon Hounsou, Erick Avari and French Stewart.

Tue. May 31 12:10 PM MOMAX




STARGATE SG-1 (please check local listings to confirm Showtime time slot)

Cast includes Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Don S. Davis, Teryl Rothery, Corin Nemec, Ben Browder, Claudia Black and Beau Bridges.

SYFY

Thur. June 2 1:01 AM Beneath the Surface

The team members of SG-1 find themselves toiling on an alien power station, but have no recollection of their former lives.

Guest stars include Alison Matthews, Kimberly Hawthorne, Laurie Murdoch and Russell Ferrier.

Thur. June 2 5:00 PM Point of No Return

O'Neill encounters an unusual being who is surprisingly knowledgeable about the Stargate program.

Guest stars include Willie Garson, Robert Lewis, Matthew Bennett, Mar Anderson and Francis Boyle.

Fri. June 3 5:00 PM Tangent

When the test flight of a recovered Goa'uld death ship malfunctions, O'Neill and Teal'c are sent hurtling through space.

Guest stars include Carmen Argenziano, Colin Cunningham and Steven Williams.

Sat. June 4 1:00 AM Tangent

Sat. June 4 2:00 AM The Curse

Daniel's mentor dies, which leads to a reunion with both a former friend and a former foe from their past.

Guest stars include Anna-Louise Plowman, Ben Bass, David Abbott and Lorena Gale.


SHOWTIME BEYOND

Sat. June 4 8:00 PM Point of No Return

O'Neill encounters an unusual being who is surprisingly knowledgeable about the Stargate program.

Guest stars include Willie Garson, Robert Lewis, Matthew Bennett, Mar Anderson and Francis Boyle.

Sat. June 4 8:45 PM Tangent

When the test flight of a recovered Goa'uld death ship malfunctions, O'Neill and Teal'c are sent hurtling through space.

Guest stars include Carmen Argenziano, Colin Cunningham and Steven Williams.


Sun. June 5 10:00 AM Point of No Return
Sun. June 5 10:45 AM Tangent




STARGATE ATLANTIS

Cast includes Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Rainbow Sun Francks, Rachell Luttrell, Torri Higginson, Paul McGillion, Jason Momoa, David Nykl, Robert Picardo, Amanda Tapping, Kavan Smith, Christopher Heyerdahl and Ryan Robbins.

SYFY

Thur. June 2 2:01 AM Aurora

The Atlantis team crosses paths with the Aurora, a massive vessel ferrying a surprise set of passengers---Ancients.

Guest stars include Mitch Pileggi, Bruce Dawson, Pascale Hutton, Kirby Morrow, Ryan W. Smith, Graham Kosakoski and Anne Openshaw.

Thur. June 2 4:00 PM First Strike

The Apollo, a new Earth ship, arrives at Atlantis under the command of Col. Abe Ellis (Michael Beach), whose mission could start a war, and endanger the station in the process.

Guest stars include Michael Beach, Jewel Staite, Kavan Smith, David Nykl, David Ogden Stiers, Heather Doerksen, Donna Soares and Jay Williams.

Fri. June 3 4:00 PM Adrift

Season 4 begins as Dr. Weir clings to life and Dr. McKay tries to save Atlantis, which is badly damaged and lost in space after the Replicator attack.

Guest stars include David Nykl, Michael Beach, Bill Dow, Linda Ko, Shaw Madson and Gerry Durand.

UHD

Thur. June 2 5:30 PM The Ark
Thur. June 2 8:30 PM The Ark

Survivors are revived from suspended animation in a space station, but problems from their past come back to haunt the team.

Guest stars include Kenneth Welsh, Joris Jarsky, Kavan Smith and Gerry Durand.


SYNDICATED

Weekend June 4/5 - Syndicated (check local listings for channel and time) - Identity

Guest stars include Dawn Olivieri, David Nykl, Paul McGillion, Ron Selmour, Todd Thomson, Jonathan Holmes, Linda Ko and Rick Wong.




Cast includes Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque, David Blue, Alaina Huffman, Jamil Walker Smith, Peter Kelamis, Patrick Gilmore, Julia Benson, Jennifer Spence, Ming-Na and Lou Diamond Phillips.

SYNDICATED

Weekend June 4/5 - Syndicated (check local listings for channel and time) - Water

The ship's water supply dwindles, prompting Col. Young and Lt. Scott to visit a frozen planet in search of drinkable samples. Meanwhile, the crew attempts to snare an intruder.

Guest stars include Mark Burgess, Haig Sutherland, Josh Blacker and Andrew Dunbar.

SciFi Daily - BBC America Schedule Week May 31 '11 - Star Trek: The Next Generation and Doctor Who

Source: BBC America

SciFi Daily schedule for week of May 31, 2011:

NOTE: BBC America has scheduled a "Top Gear" Memorial Day Marathon on May 30, 2011. Also, it appears that The X-Files will no longer be part of Sci-Fi Daily, and Star Trek: The Next Generation will move to 4pm with Doctor Who remaining in its 5pm time slot.



Star Trek: The Next Generation

Cast includes Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden and Wil Wheaton.

Tue May 31 4:00 PM Night Terrors

The Enterprise encounters the same fate as the ship it was sent to rescue---drifting in a section of space where dream deprivation can drive the crew to insanity and murder.

Guest cast includes Rosalind Chao, John Vickery, Lanei Chapman, Whoopi Goldberg and Colm Meaney.

Wed June 1 4:00 PM Identity Crisis

Five years after investigating a mysteriously abandoned outpost, members of the Away Team begin to exhibit unusual symptoms---and an overwhelming urge to return to the planet.

Guest cast includes Maryann Plunkett, Patti Yasutake, Amick Byram, Dennis Madalone and Mona Grudt.

Thur June 2 4:00 PM The Nth Degree

A shy, introspective crewman (Dwight Schultz) is transformed into a superbeing who interfaces with the ship's computer---taking the Enterprise into an uncharted realm of space.

Guest cast includes Jim Norton, Kay E. Kuter, Saxon Trainor, Page Leong and Dwight Schultz.

Fri June 3 4:00 PM Qpid

Picard's old foe Q (John de Lancie) transforms the captain and crew into Robin Hood and his Merry Men---and Picard's old flame Vash (Jennifer Hetrick) into Maid Marian in distress.

Guest cast includes Jennifer Hetrick, Clive Revill, John de Lancie and Joi Staton.




Doctor Who

Season five cast includes Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill.

Tue May 31 5:00 PM The Beast Below

The Doctor and Amy travel to Britain of the far-off future, where people live in a giant spaceship. The Doctor encounters someone who knew one of his previous incarnations, and Amy comes across the terrifying Smilers and an awful secret.

Guest stars include Sophie Okonedo, Terrence Hardiman, Hannah Sharp and Alfie Field.

Wed June 1 5:00 PM Victory of the Daleks

The Doctor and Amy arrive in one of the most important eras of Britain's past - World War Two. In a secret room beneath London, the infamous alien villains, the Daleks, are dreaming up a deadly plot. Will Winston Churchill help the Doctor stop them?

Guest stars include Ian McNeice, Bill Paterson, Nina De Cosimo and Tim Wallers.

Thur June 2 5:00 PM The Time of Angels

Part 1 of 2. Trouble arrives with the return of River Song in the Doctor's life. The last of the Weeping Angels is loose and the Doctor must track it down. Amy is warned not to blink, but is that the right advice?

Guest stars include Alex Kingston, Simon Dutton, Mike Skinner, Iain Glen, Mark Springer, Troy Glasgow, David Atkins and Darren Morfitt.

Fri June 3 5:00 PM Flesh and Stone

Part 2 of 2. Trouble arrives with the return of River Song in the Doctor's life. The last of the Weeping Angels is loose and the Doctor must track it down. Amy is warned not to blink, but is that the right advice?

Guest stars include Alex Kingston, Iain Glen, David Atkins, Darren Morfitt, Mark Monero and George Russo.

Doctor Who - BBC America: Graham Norton Show: David Tennant and Catherine Tate Video Interview

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DOCTOR WHO - GRAHAM NORTON SHOW: David Tennant and Catherine Tate Video Interview

Graham quizzes Doctor Who stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate on their roles in Much Ado About Nothing at the Wyndham Theatre.

TV Talk Show Guest Appearances Week May 30, 2011

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Covert Affairs' Piper Perabo guests on Chelsea Lately on E! Thursday, June 2, 2011.



Doctor Who's Alex Kingston guests on the Graham Norton Show on BBC America, Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 10/9C.

Doctor Who - BBC America Video: "The Almost People" Exclusive Sneak Peek Airs Jun 4 - 9/8C

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DOCTOR WHO - BBC AMERICA VIDEO: "The Almost People" Exclusive Sneak Peek Airs Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 9/8C

Check out this exclusive sneak peek from episode 6 "The Almost People" premiering on BBC America June 4th at 9/8c.

The Doctor urges cooperation between the factory workers and the doppelgangers to overcome a crisis of their own making.

Guest stars include Mark Bonnar, Raquel Cassidy, Marshall Lancaster, Edmond Moulton, Sarah Smart and Leon Vickers.

Game of Thrones - MSN TV: Tonight's Picks May 29 '11 - HBO 9/8C

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MSN TV: Tonight's Picks Sunday, May 29, 2011

... Game of Thrones

9:00 PM, HBO

Tywin (Charles Dance) urges Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) to be the man he was "meant to be" as they prepare for battle. Jon (Kit Harington) takes his vows with Night's Watch. Furious with Ser Jorah (Iain Glen) for saving Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), Drogo (Jason Momoa) vows to lead the Dothraki where they've never gone before. Robert (Mark Addy) tries to ensure an orderly transition at King's Landing in the new episode "You Win or You Die."

Kevin Bacon - "Taking Chance" - HBO - May 29/30, 2011

HBO's extraordinary 2009 made-for-TV movie, "Taking Chance," is being repeated over the Memorial Day Holiday.

Based on the true experiences of Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl, who wrote eloquently of them in a widely circulated 2004 article, Taking Chance is a profoundly emotional look at the military rituals taken to honor its war dead, as represented by a fallen Marine killed in Iraq, Lance Corporal Chance Phelps. Working as a strategic analyst at Marine Corps Base Quantico in VA, Lt. Col. Strobl (Kevin Bacon) learns that Phelps had once lived in his hometown, and volunteers to escort the body to its final resting place in Wyoming.

As Strobl journeys across America, he discovers the great diligence and dignity in how the military, and all those involved with preparing and transporting the body, handle their duties. Equally important, he encounters hundreds of people affected by Chance's death, a vast majority of whom never knew him. This collective grieving eventually causes Lt. Col. Strobl, a veteran of Desert Storm now assigned to office duty, to probe his own guilt about not re-deploying to Iraq for the current conflict. Arriving in Wyoming, Lt. Col. Strobl completes his catharsis when he encounters Chances gracious family and friends, and discovers an extraordinary outpouring of community support. (courtesy of HBO).

Source: HBO - HBO Films: Taking Chance Trailer



The Chicago Tribune has Lt. Col. Mike Strobl's journal of Taking Chance.

KEVIN BACON - "TAKING CHANCE - HBO - May 29/30, 2011 [check your local listings for additional HBO channels and times]

Cast includes Kevin Bacon, Gordon Clapp, Enver Gjokaj, Tom Wopat, Blanche Baker,Paige Turco, Julie White, Tom Aldredge and Guy Boyd.

Sun. May 29 5:30 PM HB2
Mon. May 30 8:00 AM HBO
Mon. May 30 6:00 PM HBO

Video Interview with Kevin Bacon and Lt. Col. Mike Strobl

Interview with Kevin Bacon & Lt. Col. Michael Strobl

Chance Phelps Foundation

Mark Harmon - NCIS - USA: Boys of Summer Memorial Day Marathon May 30 '11

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NCIS - USA NETWORK: Boys of Summer Memorial Day Marathon Monday, May 30, 2011

This Memorial Day there's one place you'll find hot guys. And there's nothing cooler than hot guys solving crimes! Tune in to the NCIS Boys of Summer Marathon all day Monday, May 30 on USA!

NCIS cast includes Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Cote de Pablo, Brian Dietzen, Rocky Carroll, Lauren Holly and Sasha Alexander.

06:00 AM MY OTHER LEFT FOOT

The discovery of a leg with a Marine tattoo on the calf leads the team to a small town where they uncover a murder scheme involving deception and greed.

Guest stars include Stacy Haiduk, Bonnie Bartlett, Terry Rhoads, Dean Norris, Tom McCleister and Lost's Josh Holloway.

07:00 AM CALL OF SILENCE ** An excellent, superb, marvelous episode **

Charles Durning guest stars as a World War II Medal of Honor recipient who turns himself in to Gibbs, claiming that he murdered his best friend on Iwo Jima nearly 60 years ago.

Guest stars include Charles Durning, Alicia Coppola, Garette Ratliff Henson, Lloyd Kino, Bennet Guillory, Hugh B. Holub, Jason Alan Smith, Scott Miles and Marc Senter.

08:00 AM CONSPIRACY THEORY

A petty officer (Hilary Salvatore) with psychological problems claims monsters are after her, and Gibbs' gut tells him she's in real trouble, especially when his investigation is stonewalled by the FBI.

Guest stars include Brigid Brannagh, Dan Ziskie, Jennifer Dundas, Hilary Angelo and Molly Hagan.



09:00 AM BAIT

The team rushes to a high school where the son of a military officer is holding a classroom of students hostage, threatening to detonate the bomb strapped to his chest. Gibbs seizes an opportunity to enter the room and becomes a hostage, and Tony takes command in his absence.

Guest stars include Paul Schulze, Michael Welch, Jade Carter and Mauricio Mendoza.

10:00 AM NINE LIVES

Gibbs' search for a marine's killer leads to an encounter with FBI agent Fornell (Joe Spano).

Guest stars include Ray Abruzzo, Castle's Jon Huertas, Mercedes Renard, Mark Allan Stewart and Joe Spano.

11:00 AM CAPITOL OFFENSE

A prominent senator (Tim DeKay) asks Gibbs to solve the murder of a female Navy officer.

Guest stars include Tim DeKay, Susan Floyd, Marcus Chait, William Bumiller, Bill Sage and Sara Sanderson.

12:00 PM ROAD KILL

The team investigates the death of a petty officer, who was killed in a car accident, but the agents suspect foul play.

Guest stars include Tracy Scoggins, Antonio Sabato Jr., Brian Letscher, Kai Lennox and Andrew Rothenberg.



01:00 PM CAGED

McGee becomes trapped in a women's prison after inmates riot and take over as the team investigates a guard's murder.

Guest stars include Robert Wisdom, Martha Hackett, Stephanie Niznik, Michael Hyatt, Janina Gavankar and Lisa Rieffel.

02:00 PM LEGEND (1)

Gibbs and McGee work with the NCIS Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles to solve the murder of a marine, and the investigation turns into a national-security case.

Guest stars include Barrett Foa, LL Cool J, Louise Lombard, Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Brian Avers and Michael Peter Bolus.

03:00 PM LEGEND (2)

Gibbs and McGee continue their hunt for the terrorist in Los Angeles; and Tony questions Ziva regarding her relationship with Rivkin.

Guest stars include Chris O'Donnell, Nick Tarabay, Peter Cambor, Merik Tadros, Brian Avers, Barrett Foa, LL Cool J, Joseph Eid, Jill Czarnowski, Liisa Evastina, Louise Lombard and Daniela Ruah.

04:00 PM ALIYAH

In the sixth-season finale, the team travels to Israel, where Ziva has an uneasy reunion with her father (Michael Nouri); Tony has a confrontation with Rivkin; and Gibbs makes an important decision that reverberates throughout NCIS.

Guest stars include Arnold Vosloo, Omid Abtahi, Merik Tadros, Michael Nouri and Inger Tudor.

05:00 PM THE INSIDE MAN

A murder case is reopened when a blogger who accused NCIS of covering up the case is killed.

Guest stars include Jack Conley, Kelly Overton, Erin Cahill, Julian Acosta, H. Richard Greene and Clyde Kusatsu.

06:00 PM FLESH AND BLOOD

While investigating the assassination attempt on a foreign prince, the team learns that Tony's father (Robert Wagner) is connected to the case, and Gibbs is concerned that Tony's effectiveness will be hindered.

Guest stars include Robert Wagner, Alon Aboutboul, Mido Hamada, Amir Arison, Joe Lando and Penny Johnson.

07:00 PM GUILTY PLEASURE

The death of a Navy officer is linked to a prostitute, and the team asks for help from a D.C. madam, Holly Snow (Dina Meyer).

Guest stars include Dina Meyer, Adam Kaufman, Jason London, Taylor Cole and Jillian Bach.

Nathan Fillion - Firefly - Science Channel: Marathon May 29 '11

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FIREFLY - SCIENCE CHANNEL: Marathon Sunday, May 29, 2011

Firefly's cast includes Castle's Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, V's Morena Baccarin, Chuck's Adam Baldwin, Stargate Atlantis' Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, The Cape's Summer Glau and Ron Glass.


Sun. May 29 8:00 AM Serenity

Mal's efforts to sell a stash of ill-gotten Alliance materials is derailed by the raiding Reavers and a possible on-board mole in an episode that explains the origins of the Serenity's rag-tag crew

Guest stars include Mark Sheppard, Andy Umberger, Eddie Adams, Colin Patrick, Bonnie Bartlett and Domingo Vara.

Sun. May 29 10:00 AM The Train Job

Mal and Zoe get caught up in a botched cargo robbery, leaving Jayne (Adam Baldwin) to jockey for control of the ship.

Guest stars include Tom Towles, Andrew Bryniarski, Michael Fairman, Gregg Henry and Valerie Red-Horse.

Sun. May 29 11:00 AM Bushwacked

A salvage mission goes from dreary to deadly after the crew members find their site ravaged by the cannibalistic Reavers and targeted by an Alliance ship that could do more damage than anyone imagined.

Guest stars include Doug Savant, Branden R. Morgan, Jared Poe and Lancer Dean Shull.

Sun. May 29 12:00 PM Shindig

There's trouble ahead for Mal (Nathan Fillion) after he gets into a dust-up with one of Inara's less-than-noble clients. Making things worse, there's a warlord with an eye on the Serenity.

Guest stars include Mark Sheppard, Edward Atterton, Larry Drake, Carl Bresk and Larry Pennell.

Sun. May 29 1:00 PM Safe

A battle with cattle dealers leaves Book in dire need of Simon's aid. Too bad the doctor---and his sister---is out of reach, having been abducted by hillbillies looking for a healer.

Guest stars include Isabella Hofmann, William Converse-Roberts, John Thaddeus, Andy Rolfes, Matthew Ferreira, Erica Tazel, Morina Pierce, Skylar Roberge and Zac Efron.

Sun. May 29 2:00 PM Our Mrs. Reynolds

The discovery of a stowaway (Christina Hendricks) leads to an even more shocking find---she's actually Mal's payment for a past job. Meanwhile, the Alliance has its eye on the Serenity. Or at least someone aboard it.

Guest stars include Mad Men's Christina Hendricks, Benito Martinez, Erik Passoja and Bob Fimiani.



Sun. May 29 3:00 PM Jaynestown

Jayne gets a hero's welcome when the ship visits a planet where one of his botched gigs led to good fortune for the residents. But his former partner in crime comes looking for some payback, and Inara steps in to keep the peace, resorting to the only method she knows.

Guest stars include Gregory Itzin, Daniel Bess, Kevin Gage, Zachary Kranzler and Ronald Craig Williams.

Sun. May 29 4:00 PM Out of Gas

Mal flash backs to how it all started on the Serenity after an explosion leaves the ship crippled and running out of oxygen.

Guest stars include Steven Flynn, Ilia Volok, Lyle Kanouse, Dax Griffin and Roderick McCarthy.

Sun. May 29 5:00 PM Ariel

The crew helps Simon infiltrate a ritzy planet's hospital for info on the experiments going on at River's school. But as he uncovers the cause of her psychosis, a betrayal by one of the Serenity members puts the Tam siblings back into the hands of the Alliance.

Guest stars include Blake Robbins, Jeff Ricketts, Dennis Cockrum, Tom Virtue and Roma Chugani.

Sun. May 29 6:00 PM War Stories

A vengeful crime lord sets out to derail Wash and Mal's medical-supplies scam as payback for Mal's part in a botched train heist. But the bad guy may have met his match in another member of the Serenity crew, who refuses to see the captain go down without a fight.

Guest stars include Michael Fairman, Katherine Kendall, Rolando Molina, John Dunn and Michael Bentt.

Sun. May 29 7:00 PM Trash

Mal meets up with an old friend and has an unexpected liaison with an old enemy---Saffron, his con-artist wife.

Guest stars include Christina Hendricks, Franc Ross, Dwier Brown and John Eric Bentley.

Sun. May 29 8:00 PM The Message

Mal and Zoe receive the body of a comrade, with a request to return it to his family.

Guest stars include Jonathan M. Woodward, The Sentinel's Richard Burgi, Al Pugliese, Tod Nakamura, Craig Vincent and Morgan Rusler.

Sun. May 29 9:00 PM Heart of Gold

Inara struggles with her growing feelings for Mal when they visit a remote bordello planet to defend her companion colleague (Melinda Clarke) from a brutal land baron.

Guest stars include Melinda Clarke, Kimberly McCullough, Fredric Lehne, Tracy Ryan, Heather Black, Angie Hart, Doan Ly and Sandy Mulvihill.

Sun. May 29 10:00 PM Objects in Space

A bounty hunter (Richard Brooks) is lured into a treacherous game of cat and mouse after he infiltrates the Serenity to deliver the much sought-after River to the Alliance.

Guest stars include Richard Brooks.




Sun. May 29 11:00 PM The Message
Sun. May 29 12:00 AM Heart of Gold
Sun. May 29 1:00 AM Objects in Space
Sun. May 29 2:00 AM War Stories

Deleted Scenes from Firefly

Raiders of the Lost Ark - MSN TV: Tonight's Picks May 28 '11 - USA 8:30pm

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MSN TV: Tonight's Picks Saturday, May 28, 2011

... Raiders of the Lost Ark

8:30 PM, USA

In the snake-riddled 1981 movie that started the Indiana Jones franchise, Harrison Ford plays the romancing, swashbuckling hero who fights the Nazis in an attempt to procure the most important archaeological find in all of history: the Ark of the Covenant. Karen Allen co-stars as the alcohol-swilling love interest.

Alphas - Syfy Video: Stretch the Capabilities - Sneak Peek - Premieres Jul 11 - 11

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ALPHAS - SYFY VIDEO: Stretch the Capabilities - Sneak Peek - Premieres Monday, July 11, 2011 at 10/9C

Stretch the Capabilities - Series Premiere - Alphas

Alphas cast includes David Strathairn, Malik Yoba, Warren Christie, Laura Mennell, Ryan Cartwright and Azita Ghanizada.

Sanctuary - Reading Eagle: Amanda Tapping merges Syfy stardom with charity program

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SANCTUARY - READING EAGLE: Amanda Tapping merges Syfy stardom with charity program

By Ian Spelling
New York Times Syndicate
5/28/2011

"Sanctuary" is at once an epic disaster and a huge success story.

No one can attest to that more than Amanda Tapping, who stars on, co-executive produces and occasionally directs the show, which kicked off in 2007 as an eight-episode Web series and will close its third season as a Syfy Channel hit, with a fourth season currently in production...



... Tapping is on the telephone to discuss the final two episodes of Season 3, "Into the Blue" and "Out of the Black," which will air on June 10 and June 17, respectively.

"Once again 'Sanctuary' paints itself into what seems to be an impossible corner to get out of," Tapping said, laughing softly. "When we got the pickup for Season 4, we were like, 'Aha, how are we going to get out of this one?' At the end of Season 2, a tidal wave was heading toward Earth, and, at the end of Season 3, we have no idea where we are or what will happen.

"Our story line about Hollow Earth plays very big.

"There's a huge insurgence that happens, which the Sanctuary team has to deal with. The government has become more involved than we've ever wanted them to be, and Magnus finds herself in the most ridiculous and unexpected place.

"So the start of our fourth season has all been about, 'How do we quell this uprising, and how do we get Magnus back?' " Tapping said. "I think the only way you can creatively continue is to scare the crap out of yourself and try to do something that everyone says is impossible. That's how we've always rolled."

A unique byproduct of "Sanctuary" is something called Sanctuary for Kids. Spearheaded by Tapping, it's a not-for-profit organization that raises funds for children in crisis throughout the world. Since 2009 the sale of "Sanctuary" scripts, autographs, set visits, Skype chats and such has raised more than $250,000 for Sanctuary for Kids.

"I'm super-proud of this initiative," the actress said.