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San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Upload on Prime Interviews!
Welcome back Upload on Prime admirers,

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Team WHR originally became interested when Upload on Prime series creator Greg Daniels along with his Executive Producers including Writer Maxwell Theodore Vivian selected an outstanding leading cast including Robbie Amell as Nathan, Andy Allo as Nora, Allegra Edwards as Ingrid, and Kevin Bigley as Luke. When we learned that Upload on Prime would feature famous Stargate celebrities William B. Davis as David and Barclay Hope as Oliver were cast in supporting roles, our interest increased further since we have often followed the careers of upcoming and famous science fiction series stars.

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A superb science fiction comedy drama with a large diverse cast, Upload on Prime explores the concepts surrounding a primary character named Nathan, after his untimely premature death.

When Nathan’s consciousness is uploaded into a virtual world, the awesome adventure begins. As Nathan gets comfortable with his surroundings, questions about his death arise subsequent to a self-driving car crash that unfortunately cut his young life short. Nathan explores this new reality with his pals Luke.

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Nathan finds himself uploaded to a place known as Lakeview which turns out to be his girlfriend’s family digital after-life. During his time in Lakeview, Nathan meets his Upload customer service representative Nora, with often surprising results in the real world that include his desire to return to Ingrid.

Therefore, you can imagine our team’s delight when Prime Video’s public relations company ScenarioPR selected WormholeRiders News Agency to conduct Upload Press Room interviews during San Diego Comic-Con 2025 to explore the adventures of Nathan, Nora, Ingrid and Luke as Nathan seeks to adjust to his premature death!

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Under the guidance of Executive Producer and Writer Maxwell Theodore Vivian, during the course of the first three seasons, Nathan alternatively attends his own funeral, has his memories restored, and is downloaded into a synthetic body.

All the while poor Nathan is seeking answers to what has happened that placed his on this unusual journey. Hoping for a solution to his predicament, Nathan learns many things about life and it’s consequences.

Ultimately Nathan’s struggle leads to a decisive battle with evil to defeat corporate and societal influences that are attempting to manipulate the dangerous technological advances related to the Upload / Download process!
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About Upload on Prime:

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Upload on Prime is an American television science fiction comedy drama series created by Greg Daniels for Amazon Prime Video. The first season premiered on May 1, 2020, and consists of ten episodes. In May 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 11, 2022, and consists of seven episodes. In May 2022, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on October 20, 2023, and consists of eight episodes.
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In March 2024, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season to the worldwide acclaim of fans and admirers alike.

To avoid spoilers, we strongly suggest fans of Upload re-watch Upload on Prime seasons one to three before season four of this superb science fiction series begins it’s final run.

The season four premiere starts soon, only a week from Monday this coming August 25, 2025!

We also suggest visiting the Upload on Prime X account to increase your excitement regarding Nathan and his friends adventures in the digital realm and in real life!

The fourth fabulous season will consist of four exciting episodes that will conclude this outstanding science fiction series. We include the season four trailer below for your enjoyment.
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We look forward to sharing more about the Press Rooms and Panels we covered during our time at San Diego Comic-Con this year. In the meantime, please feel free to share this article with your friends, co-workers and or your family!

We look forward to you visiting our dedicated review and analysis web site here in the future! Or as many of our readers and visitors often do, visit WormholeRiders on X, or visit me on Twitter by clicking the text links or images avatars in this news story. I and TeamWHR look forward to Seeing You on The Other Side!

Thank you.

Best Regards,

Kenn of #TeamWHR
August 15, 2025
Stargate Actors and Fans Help A Fellow Fan Participating In A Worthwhile Charity Event – Win Swag or Video Shout Out!
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Hello Stargate fans,

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We are asking for your charity for a fellow Stargate fan, Cindy Zellers, who has suffered a serious injury through no fault of your own. This event will run through October 31, 2022 and features prizes at five donation levels discussed below.

Cindy was simply attending a get together party at the home of a coworker. The co-workers owned a 4 year-old Pit Bull Shepherd mix dog with a history of aggression.

Cindy was just on her way out of the party, getting ready to leave for home when the owner let the dog out to give it a chance to do its business.

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Without warning, the dog sprang and jumped on her face. It was so sudden that the owner was still holding onto the dog’s leash.

Within seconds, the dog was attacking Cindy, who suffered a huge gash along her cheek and nose.

Sadly, the dog was surrendered to authorities and euthanized, but the damage was done. Cindy required over 70 stitches on her face. She has also been told that there is a possibility of nerve damage.

Image courtesy Dan Payne.

All of this has resulted in medical expenses and lost income for this lady. As well, Cindy has been dealing with anxiety, sleepless nights, and a fear of dogs as a result of this terrible incident.

Unfortunately, the dog’s family does not have insurance to cover the damages which is why Team WHR stepped up to sponsor this charity event to help Ms. Zellers.

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Cindy’s health insurance and short-term disability insurance covered some of her expenses and lost income. However, approximately $3,000.00 USD of medical expenses and lost wages were not covered. Cindy also is looking at ongoing future medical expenses to address the damage done when the dog attacked her.

Cindy is a long-time Stargate fan, so it seemed appropriate for WormholeRiders to step up and assist with her GoFundMe goal of $3,000.00 USD that will run on GoGundMe until October 31, 2022. To that end, well known actors Alex Zahara and Dan Payne both helped out by hosting the online event recorded below to assist with raising money to help Cindy out.

Thanks Alex and Dan!
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Generously, Alex and Dan have also agreed to add a personalized shout video shout out to two lucky persons (one each person) for those who donate $75.00 USD. If you are the lucky winner of a personal video shout out, you must be following Patricia on Twitter or Facebook so she can communicate with you to find out what you want included in your shout out; birthday, anniversary, in one of their Stargate characters, or generic message.

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Four other charity donation amounts exist $25, $50, $100 and $125 that will receive special Stargate swag from me pictured below, shipped anywhere in the world. In the event of tie in donation level amounts, a random drawing will be conducted by Patricia who has donated the fabulous prizes. Winners will be announced on Facebook and Twitter.

At the $150.00 USD level, this rare collectors item is a North Face Duffel Bag that contains main series Stargate SG-1 actor signatures from season 9 including including Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Ben Browder, Chris Judge, Claudia Black, Don S. Davis, and Beau Bridges as well as signatures of series creators Brad Wright and Martin Wood. This item is worth It is and alone is worth at least $300.00 USD. Value of this item with the autographs? Priceless!

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At the $100.00 USD donation level is a superb screen used “Bloody Monk” style costume worn by Joe Flanigan who portrayed John Sheppard in the Stargate Atlantis series. The costume was featured in the season two Episode, Epiphany, and is in excellent condition.

This very cool costume comes with a certificate of authenticity and is estimated to be worth at least $250.00 USD.

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At the $50.00 USD level is a meticulously made model of the famous F-302 star fighter signed by Joe Flanigan as used throughout the Stargate franchise in Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and the awesome fight sequences in the opening episodes of Stargate Universe.

I watched Joe Flanigan sign this rare model at a Creation Entertainment Stargate convention conducted in Vancouver, British Columbia. When signing, Joe joked that “I’ve flown one of these!”

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The final items, available at the $25.00 USD donation level, are the enigmatic Stargate Atlantis “Wraith Plotting Stones” used in various episodes of the second franchise series, Stargate Atlantis.

Please click here to donate to the GoFundMe for Cindy.

Thank you!

Thanks to Kenn for staging images, the featured video, and, many thanks to you for stopping by WormholeRiders News Agency!

Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this interview with your friends, or you can visit and follow me on Twitter by clicking on my avatar to the right.

Regards,

Patricia
September 18, 2022
Stargate Sweetheart Sacrifices Swag for Canadian Victims Services Charity!

Welcome back Stargate Fans,

Click to visit and follow Patricia Bertrand on Twitter!

Sometimes in the life of science fiction television series fans, opportunity presents itself. Today is one of your lucky days!

Ms. Patricia Bertrand, a Stargate fan that we all know and admire, is working to raise funds for a Canadian charity known as Victims Services. She has created a Facebook group to raise funds for charity purposes with a new Facebook group known as Stargate Collectibles (Click here to visit the group).

Patricia is willing to part with rare Stargate collectible items that are near and dear to her heart that she has collected over the many years of her attendance at conventions in order to help the Victims Services organization that works to help those in need throughout Canada.

Ms. Bertrand indicates that additional rare collectible items from her collection of Stargate memorabilia may become available in the future to support this worthwhile cause for Stargate fans who continue to the series to and support this charity effort .

About Canadian Victims Services:

Click to visit the RCMP Victim Services website. Image courtesy Canadian Victims Serices

Regina Region Victim Services Incorporated works with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in order to ensure victims of crime have access to information about the crime that has affected them.

The Canadian Victims Bill of Rights provides clear rights for victims of crime during every step in the criminal justice process. Under the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights victims of crime have the rights to information, protection and participation, and the right to seek restitution. They also have the right to make a complaint if they believe that their rights have not been respected.

Canadian Victims Services are available to assist victims and witnesses of crime and traumatic events by providing crisis intervention, information, support, referrals & court services, and assistance with Victim Impact Statements & Victims Compensation applications.

Stargate Items for Charity:

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The first series of items available from Ms. Bertrand include rare screen worm costumes, official artwork and series posters that were either featured in the Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis television series episodes produced by MGM Studios from 1997 to 2009, or were used as inspiration for the creation of actual costumes themselves featured in the various series.

Each costume or item comes with a genuine certificate of authenticity for the discerning collector of Stargate memorabilia who may like to use the costumes for COSPlay when attending various entertainment conventions of their choice!

Stargate Atlantis Doctor Rodney McKay Costume:

Dr McKay outfit screen worn by David Hewlett. Image courtesy Patricia.

This famous character costume includes a screen worn sweater, turtle neck and pants worn by actor David Hewlett.

The costume was used in the Stargate Atlantis season four twentieth episode “The Last Man”.

Stargate Atlantis fans will recall this iconic episode costume when a holographic Doctor McKay helped Lt. Colonel John Sheppard use the Stargate in the distant future to return from the abandoned city of Atlantis in order to help save our Stargate heroes team survive in the present.

A very rare item indeed for any admirer of Stargate Atlantis’ Doctor Rodney McKay and the only one of it’s kind known to still exist!

Stargate SG-1 Master Bra’tac’s Cloak:

Bratac screen worn cloak worn. Image courtesy Patricia.

Screen worn cloak worn by Tony Amendola who portrayed Bra’tac, a hero Jaffa character from the Stargate SG-1 series.

Fans will recall that the Jaffa were genetically engineered by the evil Goa’uld to be their slaves, and also served as incubators of their hideous larval Goa’uld that were placed in an abdominal pouch of the Jaffa slaves until maturity and harvesting.

The classically heavy, famous Bra’tac Jaffa cloak was used in various Stargate SG-1 episodes from 1997 to 2007. This rare item would make a perfect costume accoutrement from the Stargate SG-1 series for wearing at Halloween, at costume parties or as COS-Play costume at entertainment conventions!

Stargate Atlantis White Medical Scrubs:

Dr Zelenka suit courtesy Patricia.

Screen worn medical scrubs costume of Doctor Radek Zalenka who was portrayed by actor David Nykl in the Stargate Atlantis series from 2004 to 2009.

Dr. Zelenka was often seen in this costume when he performed his critical medical duties in the fabled lost city of Atlantis located in the Pegasus galaxy while tending to wounded or injured Atlantis heroes or when performing scientific experiments with Doctor Rodney McKay.

Stargate Atlantis fans will recall when Doctor Zelenka was often teasing McKay in the process while wearing these medical scrubs!

Another very realistic costume from the Stargate Atlantis series for the fan who likes to wear such things at Halloween, at costume parties, as a COS-Play costume at entertainment conventions, or for just plain fun!

Limited Edition Stargate Posters and Drawings:

Drawings for Stargate Costumes. Image courtesy Patricia

1,000 total available posters that were commissioned by Stargate Visual effects supervisor James C.D. Robbins. Each poster is 11 X 17 inches in size.

Drawings for Stargate SG-1 Costumes: Costumes for character Tonone (Spirits Season2) Captain Carter (Emancipation Season 1) Thor ( Thor’s Hammer Season 1). Each drawing includes a sample of the fabric used in the costumes as seen on screen.

Click any of the featured swag images or the banner image in this article to be taken to the Stargate Collectibles group where you can login to Facebook and learn how to purchase these rare items for yourself and help Victim Services of Canada at the same time!

Please feel free to share this article with your friends, co-workers and or family and leave your comments! We look forward to you visiting our dedicated review and analysis web site here in the future! Or as many of our readers and visitors often do, visit WHR on Twitter, or visit me on Twitter by clicking the text links or images avatars in this news story. I and TeamWHR look forward to Seeing You on The Other Side!“

Thank you.

Best Regards,

Kenn of #TeamWHR

August 20, 2021
What’s New With Stargate? Happy 24th Birthday SG-1 and Atlantis Comic-Con at Home 2021!
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Hi Stargate fans,

Stargate images courtesy MGM Studios

Today is the 24th anniversary of Stargate SG-1!

Everyone I know remembers where they first witnessed the first episode “Children of the Gods” premiered on July 27, 1997 in the United States. Do you remember the science fiction wonder and amazement as the phenomena spread across the world shortly thereafter? I do!

It’s been a long wait since the last episode of Stargate Atlantis aired on January 09, 2009 and Stargate Universe on May 09, 2011. There have been many hiccups along the way, but Stargate fans are loyal and have always been interested in whatever new developments are happening with Stargate including the hopeful fandom yearning for a new series when Stargate Origins was brought forth to great acclaim in 2018.

Since then, many times fans have complained. Some said it seemed as if MGM Studios (the owner of the Stargate franchise) was yanking their chains by offering something new only to pull it away again.

Then, out of the mists and darkness rode our knight in shining armor, ready to offer MGM Studios a new path forward for more Stargate by pitching ideas, hoping that one idea would take hold and we would get another Stargate series.

As the owners of The Companion state, “The Companion is a membership science fiction news, commentary and analysis website that serves up premium content on everything from the biggest blockbusters to cult TV shows we grew up with. Proudly ad-free and clickbait-free, The Companion works with actors, creators, and showrunners to break untold stories. Find out more at TheCompanion.app.”

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Of course, I am speaking about science fiction industry veteran Brad Wright, Executive Producer of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe. Wright recently visited the team at The Companion App to provide podcasts that should appeal to Stargate fans in specific and Sci-fi fans in general. Click here to view The Companion App interview with Brad Wright.

The Companion also adds:

“Brad Wright’s Conversations in Sci-Fi is an ongoing series in which Wright catches up with some of the actors, writers and creators he’s worked with over his long career in science fiction.

This is the second podcast from The Companion, following the recent launch of Gaters Gonna Gate with Joseph Mallozzi. Hosted by Stargate writer/producer and Dark Matter showrunner Joseph Mallozzi, the Gaters Gonna Gate group also featured a guest segment with Arrow director and Stargate Atlantis stunt coordinator James ‘Bam Bam’ Bamford.”

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Wright’s podcasts will not only give us access to insider information about Stargate’s many forms but the actors and production crews as well.

I and the Stargate fandom are looking forward to hearing more podcasts from Brad Wright in the future that hopefully result in a new Stargate television series and feature movies as we celebrate the 24th anniversary of Stargate SG-1 today!

Last but not least, many thanks to Jenny Stiven for the heads up about the Brad Wright interview with The Companion, and her ongoing support of the Stargate franchise for the past 15 years which includes her time at MGM Studios and conventions.

The Atlantis Crew Get Together Again at Comic-Con at Home!

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Don’t you just love it when a group of people that you love and admire come together for a visit? There should be canapes and drinks!

This past weekend Dial The Gate, courtesy of Comic-Con At Home 2021, brought us David Hewlett (Rodney McKay), Torri Higginson (Elizabeth Weir), Rachel Luttrell (Teyla Emmagan), Paul McGillion (Carson Beckett), Rainbow Sun Francks (Aiden Ford), David Nykl (Radek Zelenka), and Robert Picardo (Richard Woolsey) for an online chat sponsored by Comic-Con International.

I enjoyed the wonderful interaction with everyone. It was simply wonderful to see several friends who love and respect each other chatting again. They take over and leave the host, David Read, struggling to take control back for a few moments, which was hilarious.

David Hewlett, Robert Picardo and David Nykl still have it. Robert Picardo shared that being on Atlantis cracked him up, especially when David Hewlett had something witty to say. Then Robert Picardo said as everyone said goodbye, “Enjoy the pandemic.”

All of the gang admit to really missing the conventions as a result of the shutdown of Covid -19. They also shared with us the projects they are working on and the hopes that some form of Stargate will return to television in the near future. Amazon Prime will now have a lot of pressure on it to bring us more of the series we love.

Unfortunately, other main cast members including Joe Flanigan, Jason Momoa, Amanda Tapping, and Jewel Staite were not available to participate in the Comic-Con At Home Stargate Atlantis reunion panel. The rest of the cast was happy to keep us entertained and it was fun. We include the nice Comic-Con at Home 2021 panel below for your enjoyment.
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Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this interview with your friends, or you can visit and follow me on Twitter by clicking on my avatar to the right.

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Patricia
July 27, 2021
Paul McGillion Stargate Shout Out Through The Firefly Lane Wormhole!
Hello fans of Stargate Atlantis’ most famous physician, Doctor Carson Beckett Paul McGillion!

Paul McGillion as Carson Beckett. Image courtesy MGM Studios

Paul McGillion is a multifaceted performer who was born in Scotland, as the sixth of seven children. Paul immigrated to Canada with his family as a child. While pursuing his acting career, Paul obtained two degrees (B.A. and B.Ed) and was a member of the National Champion Brock Badgers varsity wrestling team. He is now a multi-award winning actor with over one hundred film and television credits to his name, who lives with his wife and two kids in Vancouver.

Paul McGillion is well known to science fiction fans for his portrayal of Carson Beckett on the popular Stargate spin-off series Stargate Atlantis (SGA). McGillion clearly does a ‘flawless’ Scottish accent as is seen in his portrayal of Dr. Beckett. McGillion has an active fan base who (successfully) mounted a ‘Save Carson Beckett‘ campaign after his character was written out of Atlantis during its 3rd season.

Although he was no longer a regular, McGillion filmed several more episodes of SGA for the 4th and 5th seasons. Many of those same fans then turned their attention to Star Trek during the search for a new Scotty figure and continued to lobby for the actor to be the new Scotty. Although he wasn’t chosen for the part, the campaign garnered the attention of the Scottish newspaper Paisley Daily Express (McGillion was born in Paisley).

In early 2016, he spent two months in India filming Heartbeats, a Bollywood-flavoured teen dance film from the creator of Step Up and Save the Last Dance that is available on iTunes.

Paul McGillion in Star Trek. Image courtesy Paramount

Subsequent to his portrayal of “Barracks Leader” in Star Trek (2009), Paul McGillion pulled out his Scottish accent for the first time since Stargate Atlantis to play Earl Cox (a friend of Ralph Dibny’s) on The Flash.

McGillion played a cancer patient facing an uncertain future in Before the Day, a short film he also directed that premiered at the 2018 Canadian Film Festival in Toronto. Before that, he spent a few weeks in Newfoundland filming a multi-episode guest role in Discovery Channel’s Frontier. The epic period drama reunited McGillion with Stargate Atlantis alumnus Jason Momoa, who stared as a part-Irish, part-Native American outlaw campaigning to breach the Hudson’s Bay Company’s monopoly on the Canadian fur trade. He stated that “it was minus 27 with wind chill factor on the ocean. It was crazy.”

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“I’ve been very fortunate,” muses McGillion, “It’s an eclectic time with a variety of roles. It would be nice to be on a series on a regular basis again, but there’s something about getting an opportunity to play all of these different characters that’s fun. You never know what you’re going to get.”

Although the characters in McGillion’s recent filmography including the hit series “Firefly Lane” on Netflix are wildly different from one another – prosthetic bellies and cop uniforms; Scottish accents and Bollywood; shaved heads and 17th-century garb – what binds them together is the fact that each one contains the possibility of a singular moment. “It doesn’t matter the size of the role, as long as there’s a moment in there, and acting is all about moments,” says McGillion.

Although McGillion is constantly moving forward in search of new characters to play and moments to explore, he is forever grateful for the role that kicked his career into high gear: that of the beloved Dr. Carson Beckett on Stargate MGM Studios franchise series Atlantis. “Stargate is a landmark event in my career, and I will never forget it and I always appreciate it, and any time there’s an opportunity to support anything Stargate, I’m in,” says McGillion!
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Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this interview with your friends, or you can visit and follow me on Twitter by clicking on my avatar to the right.

Regards,

Patricia
April 29, 2021
Shoutout Through The Wormhole From Peter Kelamis of Stargate Universe!
Welcome back Stargate lovers and WormholeRiders,

Peter Kelamis at Gatecon

Peter Kelamis was born in Australia, and now resides in Canada and the United States.

Peter is a man of many nations, Peter’s family is of Greek origins. He has contributed to a variety of acting gigs as well as voice work and outstanding stand-up comedy!

Peter has made guest appearances on all three of the longest-running North American science fiction series: The X-Files (1993), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Smallville (2001) before becoming a featured cast character as Dr. Adam Brody in the famed MGM Studios final Stargate cable broadcast television series, Stargate Universe.

Peter Kelamis is arguably best known for playing Tail Terrier in Krypto the Superdog, Goku in Ocean’s English dubs of the animated series Dragon Ball Z, and Rolf from Ed, Edd n Eddy.
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Peter Kelamis as Dr. Brody on Stargate Universe. Image courtesy MGM Studios

Some of Peter Kelamis’ other awesome appearances on TV were in Eureka, The Outer Limits, Corner Gas, Sliders, The Sentinel, and NCIS . Film appearances include; Happy Gilmore, Fear of Flying, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Best in Show, The Sports Pages: The Heidi Bowl, and Everything’s Gone Green.

Peter has also had memorable recurring roles in Beggars and Choosers. Peter also voiced the Reaper in the video game Devil Kings as well as providing the voice of Byrne in the CGI animation, Dreamkix.

Peter Kelamis as Richie in The Man In The High Castle

Most recently he appeared in Canada’s own very successful series When Calls the Heart and a shorter-lived series, iZombie.

Most recently. Peter has appeared in 2017–2018’s Beyond, The Man in the Yellow Jacket. Peter Kelamis also appeared in three episodes of The Man in the High Castle as Raunchy Richie because his character was involved in the porn industry.

In 2007 Peter won a Leo award for Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series.

Peter is also known for his superb stand-up comedy which is available on Youtube.

Thanks to Kenn for staging additional images, the featured video, and, many thanks to you for stopping by WormholeRiders News Agency!

Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this interview with your friends, or you can visit and follow me on Twitter by clicking on my avatar to the right.

Regards,

Patricia
May 7, 2020
Shoutout Through the Wormhole from Robert Picardo – Mr Woolsey of Stargate!
Welcome back Stargate lovers and WormholeRiders,

Image courtesy Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo is best known for his roles on the science fiction shows, Star Trek, Stargate SG- 1 and Stargate Atlantis. His career has been both diverse and fascinating.

Robert Picardo was born on October 27, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He originally attended Yale University as a Pre-Med major (and, ironically enough, played the holographic doctor on Star Trek: Voyager (1995).

Robert also played a doctor on The Golden Girls (1985) episode, The Golden Girls: The Operation (1986)). He later graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Drama from Yale University. After earning his degree, he enrolled at the Circle in the Square Professional Theater Workshop.

Mr. Picardo waited tables for a few years until his theatrical work started to take off around 1976. In 1977, he made his Broadway debut in the comedy hit, “Gemini”, with Danny Aiello, and also appeared in Bernard Slade‘s “Tribute”, “Beyond Therapy” as well as “Geniuses” and “The Normal Heart”, for which he won a Drama-Logue Award.
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Mr. Picardo became involved in television, where he soon was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Coach Cutlip on the series, The Wonder Years (1988). Robert appeared in several other series: China Beach (1988), Frasier (1993), Ally McBeal (1997), Home Improvement (1991), The Outer Limits (1995) and Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996).

In 1995, he got the role of the holographic doctor on Star Trek: Voyager (1995), where he also directed two episodes.

Robert is famous for many roles in The Howling (1981), Star 80 (1983), Get Crazy (1983), Oh, God! You Devil (1984), Innerspace (1987), Munchies (1987), Samantha (1991), White Mile (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Small Soldiers (1998), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2010) During the 1988-1991 television seasons, Picardo was simultaneously seen on the ABC Vietnam series China Beach in the role of Dr. Dick Richard, and the ABC series The Wonder Years in the role of Coach Cutlip. He is among a small group of television actors to achieve notice on two television series at the same time.

Richard Woolsey Stargate courtesy of MGM

Robert Picardo is an accomplished singer (as demonstrated in Star Trek: Voyager: Virtuoso (2000) and Star Trek: Voyager: The Swarm (1996) and has put out a CD of parody songs. While he was at Yale University, he was a member of the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus, the second longest-running undergraduate a Capella group in the United States.

Robert Picardo is a huge fan of Stargate SG-1 (1997) on which he played the recurring character of Agent Richard Woolsey. He later joined Stargate Atlantis, reprising his role. He spoke the final line of the final episode of Stargate: Atlantis (2004).

Image courtesy MGM Studios

Mr. Picardo has played the same character (Richard Woolsey) on all three television series: Stargate SG-1 (1997), Stargate: Atlantis (2004) and Stargate Universe (2009).

Mr. Picardo is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Planetary Society the space Advocacy nonprofit co-founded by Carl Sagan and presently led by Bill Nye.

You can learn more about Robert Picardo at his website!

Thanks to Kenn for staging additional images, the featured video, and, many thanks to you for stopping by WormholeRiders News Agency!

Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this interview with your friends, or you can visit and follow me on Twitter by clicking on my avatar to the right.

Regards,

Patricia
April 8, 2020
Shout Out Through The Wormhole From Rachel Luttrell – Teyla of Stargate Atlantis!
Welcome Back WormholeRiders and Stargate Lovers!

Image courtesy of Ms. Rachel Luttrell

WormholeRiders News Agency welcomes Rachel Luttrell, famous for her role as Teyla Emmagan in Stargate Atlantis.

Rachell Luttrell was born in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, the daughter of Veronica Makihio Shenkunde Luttrell of the Washambala tribe of the Usambara Mountains, and Dr. William Leon Luttrell from Bossier City, Louisiana. She is one of four daughters.

Rachell’s family emigrated to Canada when she was five years old, and she was raised in Toronto.

Her family has several musical roots; her father, a former member of the critically acclaimed Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, trained Luttrell’s soprano voice.

Rachel Luttrell studied ballet at the Russian Academy of Classical Ballet School and also studied piano at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
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Luttrell appeared in commercials and starred on popular Canadian television programs, including the long-running drama Street Legal (1987). Upon graduating from high school, Luttrell enrolled in the musical theater program at Sheridan College to pursue her passion for dancing, singing, and acting.

Rachel Luttrell as Teyla courtesy of MGM

Luttrell made her professional début in Canada’s premier production of Miss Saigon in Toronto, and as “The Enchantress” in the Canadian production of Disney‘s Beauty And The Beast. She would go on to appear in many other stage productions, such as Once On This Island, Goblin Market, and the premier performance of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage‘s Las Meninas.

Following a move to Los Angeles, Luttrell would go on to appear in many guest star roles on television series. She was kept very busy guest-starring on several popular TV shows, including ER (1994) and Charmed (1998), and in the short-lived but well-received show Sleepwalkers (1997), alongside Naomi Watts and Bruce Greenwood.

In 2001, Luttrell appeared in Anne Rice’s critically acclaimed TV movie The Feast of All Saints (2001), in which she played Peter Gallagher‘s on-screen daughter in a cast that also included Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Beals, and Ossie Davis. Later that same year, Luttrell appeared in a small but memorable role in the feature film Impostor (2001), opposite Gary Sinise.

Rachel Luttrell on Arrow courtesy of The CW

Frustrated with some of the roles being offered to her at the time, she was considering giving up on her acting career and enrolling at UCLA to study architecture. She ventured to the UK instead and studied at the British American Drama Association on a midsummer course at Balliol College, Oxford. Shortly after her return to Los Angeles, Luttrell was cast in her most high-profile role to date, as Teyla Emmagan on Stargate Atlantis.

After Stargate: Atlantis (2004) finished, Luttrell made guest appearances on True Justice (2010), NCIS (2003), NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), No Sleep Till 18 (2015), and Arrow (2012).

When not in front of the camera, Luttrell indulges her love of writing, something that has always brought her great joy and reward. She is at work with her husband, stunt-performer and award-winning cinematographer Loyd Bateman, on several short feature-length films being produced by their production company, Feral Child Productions. Luttrell and Bateman live in Los Angeles with their two children, Caden Dar Bateman and Ridley Asha Bateman.

Thanks to Kenn for staging additional images, the featured video, and, many thanks to you for stopping by WormholeRiders News Agency!

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Patricia
March 27, 2020
Cliff Simon Shout Out Through The Wormhole The Long Dig and Into The Unknown!
Welcome Back WormholeRiders and Stargate Lovers!

Image courtesy Cliff Simon

WormholeRiders News Agency welcomes Cliff Simon, the Big Bad Ba’al of Stargate SG-1 as our next Stargate Shout Out through the Wormhole series of feature articles about what our favorite actors are doing now. Team WHR includes an exclusive video below courtesy of Cliff Simon about what he is up to these days for your enjoyment.

Cliff has a reputation for getting things done. Throughout his life, when he has decided to achieve a goal, he has been able to find a way to make it happen.

As a young man, Cliff won many swimming competitions and was seriously considered for tryouts in the Olympic Games Swimming Competition on behalf of the United Kingdom. Later, he became Principal Dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris. Recently, Cliff wrote a book chronicling his experiences in Paris called Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge.
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In 1992, Cliff was offered an audition on a hugely successful television series, called Egoli – Place of Gold. After guest-starring on the show for 3 months, he was offered a permanent contract as a regular cast member in a lead role and would go on to become a household name for his 6-year run.

After being personally affected and sick and tired of the violent crime in Johannesburg, South Africa, Cliff decided it was now or never and he immigrated to the USA with his wife, with the hope of having a better quality of life.

This also gave him the opportunity to realize a long time dream of further pursuing his acting career in the United States of America.

Cliff Simon as Ba’al in Stargate Continuum. Image courtesy MGM

Upon arriving in Los Angeles, Cliff soon landed a guest star role with Don Johnson on the hit TV series, ‘Nash Bridges‘. A short time after that, he acquired the guest star recurring role of Ba’al on ‘Stargate SG1‘.

Cliff’s combination of charming bad guy charisma and wicked sense of humor made him a viewer favorite antagonist, keeping his character recurring for five seasons!

In 2007, Cliff was brought back to play Ba’al in the Stargate SG1 movie, ‘Continuum‘, which was released in 2008. He has appeared in films and numerous network television shows including Castle, The Americans, 24, Criminal Minds Beyond Borders, Days of Our Lives, and all three of the NCIS franchise shows.

The Long Dig Image courtesy Kate Hackett

Cliff was nominated for BEST GUEST STAR at Best of TV Awards Canada 2014 for his role in ‘Castle’. Cliff has also been involved in projects ‘Almythea 2 Rise of the Astra’ and ‘Land of the Free’.

Cliff’s most recent film release, ‘Project Eden Vol 1′( Best Vision Award at the Boston Film Festival ) had a USA theatrical release in January 2018.

One of Cliff’s latest and best projects is a short sci-fi film The Long Dig, starring Kate Hackett (Classic Alice), Paul Todd (Candice, Classic Alice), Sarah Cortez (Dear White People, Angie Tribeca) and Cliff Simon (Stargate SG-1, NCIS).

The Log Dig film was directed by Tom R. Pike (Personal Space) and written by Kate Hackett and Tom R. Pike.

Team WHR has included The Long Dig, created by Kate Hackett, a fun short science fiction film, for your enjoyment below.

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Brown Mountain Lights: California Orb-like lights mystery

Cliff is now working on an awesome investigative paranormal show called, Uncharted Mysteries, on the History Channel in the U.K., and Into The Unknown, on the Travel Channel in the United States and Canada.

Cliff Simon has completed Season One. Great job Cliff! We all hope for many more seasons.

Thanks to Kenn for staging additional images, the featured videos, and, many thanks to you for stopping by WormholeRiders News Agency!

Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this interview with your friends, or you can visit and follow me on Twitter by clicking on my avatar to the right.

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Thank you.

ArcticGoddess1 (Patricia)
March 4, 2020
Connor Trinneer Shout Out Through Stargate Wormhole!
Welcome Stargate lovers and WormholeRiders,

Connor Trinneer at Scifi con

With all the recent activity and interest in all things Stargate, WormholeRiders thought it might be fun to catch up with some of the very talented people who were responsible for bringing Stargate in all it’s forms to your television screen.

Our first guest is Connor Trinneer who played Commander Tucker on Star Trek: Enterprise.

After the cancellation of Enterprise, Connor Trinneer returned to guest-starring roles including as the Wraith, Michael in Stargate Atlantis.

Later, Connor played the role of Professor Langford on Stargate: Origins, which premiered to rave reviews in 2017 at the fabled San Diego Comic Con!
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Evil Wraith, Michael on Stargate Atlantis. Image courtesy MGM Studios

Connor began his acting career in Theater at the Huntington Theater Company in Boston. This led to guest spots on television until he landed the role of Commander Trip Tucker on Star Trek Enterprise.

Connor has also appeared on 24, NCIS, Lincoln Heights, Without a Trace, Suits, Pretty Little Liars, and The Mentalist.

His acting ability caught the attention of the producers at Stargate and Connor took on the role of the evil Wraith Hybrid, Michael.

Stargate Origins series of 10 episodes was announced by MGM at ComiCon July 2017 in conjunction with the new streaming service, Stargate Command.

Connor as Professor Langford in Stargate Origins. Image courtesy MGM Studios

The series would feature the Catherine Langford character and her father Professor Paul Langford and would be produced by MGM’s Digital Group and New Form, who would also handle development and production. It was a prequel to the three Stargate series’ SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe.

These days, Connor is occupied with guest appearances on 9-1-1, Dark Harbour, and a 10 episode series called The Purge.

Thanks to Kenn for staging additional images, the featured videos, and, many thanks to you for stopping by WormholeRiders News Agency!

Please feel free to leave a comment here, click an icon below to share this interview with your friends, or you can visit and follow me on Twitter by clicking on my avatar to the right.

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Thank you.

ArcticGoddess1 (Patricia)
February 19, 2020

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