2024-03-27 16:01
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2024-03-26 19:09
Basingstoke Comic Con is back in 2024, and this year it's bigger and better than their debut event in 2023. It's probably the biggest gathering of Stargate actors that you'll find this year… Read More
2024-03-25 16:11
Date: To be announced.TicketsAvailable soon."Social Hour" Community DiscussionAfter the event, we will host 2-Hour Companion Discussion on creativity and recharging your creative spark. … Read More
2024-03-22 16:11
Keep an eye on this space for updates, including book designs and other plans!At The Companion, we're on a mission: to uplift a fan community in a world that has become increasingly lonely… Read More
2024-03-19 16:44
Date: Saturday, April 611 AM PT & 2PM ET 7 PM BSTUse a tool like Worldtimebuddy to find your timezoneRedeem Free TicketPlease redeem your ticket so we can estimate attendees and tha… Read More
2024-03-15 17:59
Join prolific actress Simone Bailly (Stargate, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville), Emmy-Award Winning associate director Franklin Kao (Thursday Night Football, Inside the NBA), and me, Lawren… Read More
2024-03-13 17:30
Our Big Project for 2024 is with Amanda Tapping and Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom: The Book.Find out more about the book at https://www.amandatappingbook.org/Pre-orders begin soon on t… Read More
2024-03-13 17:30
Our Big Project for 2024 is with Amanda Tapping and Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom: The Book.Find out more about the book at https://www.amandatappingbook.org/Pre-orders begin soon on t… Read More
2024-02-28 22:16
We’ve all seen the other websites and YouTube channels talk about the same Top 10 episodes, typical click-bait type stuff. This video is NOT that. Nah, that’s not The Companion w… Read More
2024-02-18 19:06
Hello Companions! We love you all so much (and so does our member Mama Nox) we're inviting all of you to join a competition for her Stargate-themed convention next month with guests Rainbow… Read More
2024-02-14 09:00
Valentine’s Day is here and I have no doubt most of you have forgotten. Not me, mind you, I’m like a furry Cupid making sure that love’s rose-red arrow is sailing in your… Read More
2024-02-12 18:37
Join us for our next heartwarming and inspirational Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom event with Teryl Rothery, who most famously played Dr. Janet Fraiser in Stargate SG-1. This will be th… Read More
2024-01-31 13:06
Join The Companion team for a Town Hall live event on Saturday 10th of February, 2024. We'll be answering your questions, and debuting our first ever Awards Show for our favorite films and T… Read More
2024-01-16 18:00
Feeling the post-holiday blues? The Companion has the perfect remedy for you! We’re excited to announce our January Blues Offer: Get an annual membership for just $19.99!What's in Stor… Read More
2023-12-15 16:13
2023-12-09 20:23
It's time to revisit the grand finale of the first season of Brad Wright's Conversations in Sci-Fi which saw Brad reunite with Stargate SG-1 and MacGuyver star Richard Dean Anderson after mo… Read More
2023-11-11 11:02
Relive the fun and insightful conversation as the hosts of 3 Fries Short sit down with the incredible Amanda Tapping on The Companion's YouTube channel. If you love making things, this is an… Read More
2023-09-22 13:02
You may know that Jewel’s been acting since she was nine, but maybe you DIDN’T know how much of a foodie she is! Hawaiian food and drink, especially, holds a place in her heart… Read More
2023-09-22 10:00
The time for our upcoming Stargate Celebration event with Brad Wright on October 14th, 2023 is still TBC, so sit tight for now but make sure you keep an eye on your inbox so you don't miss t… Read More
2023-09-22 09:59
💡Not a full member yet? To celebrate Stargate Celebration you can become a paid member of The Companion this weekend for just $1 and get tickets to all of our virtual events for the… Read More
2023-09-22 09:20
Get ready to wrap up the year with a bang at The Companion's End of Year Community Quiz! This is your chance to join fellow members in a fun, laid-back team quiz event, perfect for celebrati… Read More
2023-09-22 09:00
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You may know Rainbow from "Stargate Atlantis" or perhaps as a VJ on MuchMusic back in t… Read More
2023-09-22 08:00
The time for our upcoming Thanksgiving Special event on November 18th, 2023 is still TBC, so sit tight for now but make sure you keep an eye on your inbox so you don't miss the announcement… Read More
2023-09-22 07:30
Events DetailsDate: December 2, 2023Time: TBC, usually around 11am PT Reminder: Links to the event will be sent to your inbox 1 hour before the event. Make sure to mark us as safe with your… Read More
2023-09-22 07:30
Events DetailsDate: December 2, 2023Time: 11AM PT / 2PM ET / 7PM BTReminder: Links to the event will be sent to your inbox 1 hour before the event. Make sure to mark us as safe with your ema… Read More
2023-09-22 07:16
Date: January 6thAs the New Year dawns, we embark on a journey of hope and solidarity. We're excited to announce the much-anticipated event, "Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer," featuring… Read More
2023-09-22 07:15
The time and date for our upcoming third instalment of Amanda Tapping's Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom event is still TBC. If you're a member of The Companion you can catch up (or re-wa… Read More
2023-09-22 07:15
Date: January 13th, 2024Join us as the stars align for a purpose greater than the final frontier. We are thrilled to announce "Trek Talks 3," an extraordinary co-stream event to benefit the… Read More
2023-09-22 07:10
We're honored to have been invited to a Stargate Convention in the UK run by one of our own Companion members, 'Mama Nox' herself, Erika Stroem!We haven't announced what we'll be doing there… Read More
2023-09-22 07:00
The time for our upcoming Holiday Special event on December 16th, 2023 is still TBC, so sit tight for now but make sure you keep an eye on your inbox so you don't miss the announcement, it's… Read More
2023-09-21 16:14
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2023-09-21 16:00
Join the Feast for a Cause!Aside from the delightful experience of cooking with Jewel Staite, your involvement will help support wildfire relief efforts in Lahaina and British Columbia.Join… Read More
2023-09-15 14:29
We've heard your voices, and we know the importance of continuing the conversation on mental health. That's why we're thrilled to announce an added bonus to tomorrow's Embracing Mental Healt… Read More
2023-09-14 18:23
Fantastic news! Although the Green Room sessions with Amanda Tapping are sold out, we have one final ticket up for grabs. If you've secured your spot for the "Embracing Mental Health as a Fa… Read More
2023-09-04 20:00
This feature was originally published shortly after the passing of Nichelle Nichols. We have made slight updates to reflect the time that has passed. “Hailing frequencies open.”I… Read More
2023-08-30 15:42
Our first Team Trivia was an absolute blast, with members engaging in rounds of tantalizing questions that tested their geeky prowess. The atmosphere was electric, especially during Round 3… Read More
2023-08-27 17:07
What We're Watching
Zack Snyder's latest science-fantasy universe Rebel Moon will be released on Netflix, starting December 22.As you all well know from last week's Week in Geek, Ahsoka debu… Read More
2023-08-20 16:15
Hey Companions, it's Lawrence here. This has been a big week with a handful of new joiners: Welcome! And if you were shared this newsletter from a friend, why don't you sign up for free. Wha… Read More
2023-08-15 15:59
The journey to mental health understanding and support continues, and we couldn't be more excited about what's in store. Following the success and overwhelming response from Part 1, we are t… Read More
2023-08-09 16:55
Hey Companions,Time sure does fly when you're gearing up for something special! Our much-anticipated Social Hour is just around the corner and guess what? There are only 3 tickets left! … Read More
2023-08-07 12:04
🎧Also Listen OnApple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | MoreJennifer Keller’s Jewel Staite re-teams with the co-creator of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Un… Read More
2023-08-03 18:33
We have a good group already signed up for our Social Hour, and we hope a few more of you sign up. What exactly is our Social Hour that's taking place Saturday, August 12 at 11am PT / 2PM ET… Read More
2023-07-28 15:11
Hey Companions! 🌟🌼 Social Hour: Deep Dive & Discover! 🌼A curated setting for rich conversations and cherished connections. Since it's our first, we're limiting th… Read More
2023-07-13 17:45
Hello Companions! We are beyond thrilled to finally pull back the curtain and officially launch The Green Room - more stars, more events, all at once! Imagine you’re the captain of you… Read More
2023-07-07 11:32
At the time of speaking to Paul Butterworth over Zoom in the depths of the Covid pandemic, he was deep into production on Australian auteur George Miller’s fantasy romance Three Thousa… Read More
2023-07-06 10:38
Speaking to some of the creatives – writers, artists, and games designers – involved in ">Mothership is like lifting the lid on the hardcore punk underground in whatever midwe… Read More
2023-07-05 16:08
By any measure, Farscape’s theme music is one of the greatest genre openings of all time. It’s up there with Nerf Herder’s frenetic theme for Buffy the Vampire Slayer for c… Read More
2023-07-05 08:28
ITV ‘dinosaur sci-fi’ show Primeval may have ended in 2011, but there is still an active Reddit community tossing back and forth theories about which season was best and why Cutt… Read More
2023-07-04 17:33
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate SG-1 episodes ‘Learning Curve’ (S3, Ep5), ‘Foothold’ (S3, Ep14), ‘New Ground’ (S3, Ep19), ‘… Read More
2023-07-04 12:52
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Star Trek: The Original Series episode ‘Enemy Within’ (S1, Ep5), the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes ‘Chain of Comma… Read More
2023-07-03 08:12
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Space: 1999 episode ‘Black Sun’ (S1, Ep10). Proceed with caution.Last November 30, we awoke to the outwardly alarming news that a… Read More
2023-07-01 09:17
Wyvern Gaming’s Brad Ellis is no stranger to games design or crowdfunding. His company has produced five tabletop/card/deckbuilding games and all five were successfully funded on Kicks… Read More
2023-06-30 13:05
Science fiction films are rarely about the future. Their distant planets and remote time periods instead seem to reflect upon the concerns and anxieties of the contemporary moment. For insta… Read More
2023-06-30 12:31
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Star Trek: The Original Series episode ‘A Taste of Armageddon’ (S1, Ep23), WarGames (1983), Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (2000… Read More
2023-06-29 14:32
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sucker Punch (2011). Proceed with caution.Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch currently has a rating of 2.2 stars out of 5 on the movie logging app… Read More
2023-06-29 09:16
Whilst the mainstreaming of fandom might cause some older hands to grind their teeth and jab needles into their Sheldon poppets, the consequence is not insignificant: the image of geeks as a… Read More
2023-06-28 10:55
During her interview with The Companion’s Rebecca Davis for Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom, the actor-turned-producer/director was frank about the mental health ch… Read More
2023-06-28 08:37
Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom was a live interview hosted by The Companion’s Rebecca Davis, with breakout meet and greet sessions for groups of five held afterwar… Read More
2023-06-27 07:20
Orson Welles has a lot to answer for. After all, it was he, back in 1938, who pioneered the drama hoax with his radio version of War of the Worlds which scared half the wireless audience wit… Read More
2023-06-26 14:00
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate SG-1 episode ‘Entity’ (S4, Ep20). Proceed with caution.“The doctrine of Manifest Destiny, which in the 1840s had se… Read More
2023-06-25 07:42
Green Ronin Publishing’s Chris Pramas is a people person. Not because he’s easy to get on with, which you’d expect from anyone who managed to thrive in an industry as close… Read More
2023-06-24 07:53
My brain was sending phantom vibrations from the dead weight of my broken phone that sat coldly in my pocket. Disconnected and untraceable in my new home of Marseille, I was suddenly experie… Read More
2023-06-22 09:43
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode ‘Captive Pursuit’ (S1, Ep5). Proceed with caution.Many fans can point to a moment when Star Tre… Read More
2023-06-21 08:39
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). Proceed with caution.Even without the intrusion of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, we – the human race –… Read More
2023-06-20 08:11
The mid-1970s and Gerry Anderson’s career was in flux. The Supermarionation series that had made him a household name were no longer in production, and his first two live-action series… Read More
2023-06-19 13:47
Welcome, friend. I assume you’re here because you a) love Stargate SG-1 to little pieces and b) are obsessed with personality quizzes. But have you taken the Myers-Briggs Indicator Tes… Read More
2023-06-18 08:28
Let’s not forget, as we begin on what could be an esoteric and convoluted journey, that Ra was not originally going to be an alien in the Stargate (1994) movie.Jaye Davidson’s ch… Read More
2023-06-17 08:28
What is light entertainment? A primarily British term, it encompasses more or less everything that is not hard drama, documentary, or the news. This could be anything from talent shows like… Read More
2023-06-16 11:44
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate Universe episodes ‘Earth’ (S1, Ep7), ‘Justice’ (S1, Ep10), ‘Divided’ (S1, Ep12), ‘Faith&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-06-15 14:33
Babylon 5 is back... and so are the Shadows as John Sheridan is plunged into a timeline where the Shadow War was lost in the full trailer for Babylon 5: The Road Home, the new animated movie… Read More
2023-06-15 13:53
In the introduction to a 1986 illustrated book published as promotional material for the 23rd season of Doctor Who, then-producer John Nathan-Turner writes.“It used to be claimed that… Read More
2023-06-14 11:42
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate SG-1 episode ‘There But for the Grace of God’ (S1, Ep20). Proceed with caution.Ever wondered what would happen if you mad… Read More
2023-06-14 09:44
Dan Govier, co-project lead of the unofficial The Orville videogame – 2019’s The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience – is set to release a new space sim that’ll scra… Read More
2023-06-13 17:30
It’s a Hollywood story everyone’s familiar with by now: Waterworld (1995), the famous box-office bomb. Beset by a ballooning budget, a hurricane, some near-deaths, the departure… Read More
2023-06-13 14:45
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). Proceed with caution.Star Trek: The Motion Picture’s reputation among Trekkies new and old is…… Read More
2023-06-13 08:46
According to Deadline, Amazon Freevee is set to roll out 23 new Roku-style FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) channels.12 of the channels will be drawn from the MGM vault, includi… Read More
2023-06-12 13:32
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Stargate SG-1 episode ‘Morpheus’ (S10, Ep2), and ‘The Pegasus Project’ (S10, Ep3). Proceed with caution.Greek myth and Art… Read More
2023-06-12 10:03
Odd One Out, a short documentary film about the Oscar and BAFTA Award-winning prosthetic effects artist Adam Johansen has just hit its funding target on Indiegogo.Johansen started on Farscap… Read More
2023-06-11 08:25
The Matrix (1999) is a film trilogy that can be endlessly analyzed. In the past, it’s been interpreted variously as a prime example of dystopian cinema, a staging of Plato’s thou… Read More
2023-06-10 10:00
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate SG-1 episodes ‘Heroes: Part 1’ and ‘Heroes: Part 2’ (S7, Ep17-18). Proceed with caution.When lists are made o… Read More
2023-06-09 09:10
The eagerly anticipated Babylon 5 animated movie, Babylon 5: The Road Home, has been given a 12 rating by the British Board of Film Classification(BBFC).This is the British equivalent of the… Read More
2023-06-08 13:02
Cult classics are the backbone of every science fiction nerd and movie fan’s catalog. A world with no Troll 2 (1990) or Repo! The Genetic Opera (2006) would be a world without geeks an… Read More
2023-06-08 08:59
A gloriously intricate replica of Red Dwarf’s cluttered Sleeping Quarters by BRO3 has just passed 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The detailed 1,953-brick build comes with five minifi… Read More
2023-06-07 11:55
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate SG-1 episode ‘The Torment of Tantalus’ (S1, Ep11). Proceed with caution.My interest in mythology – and folklore &nd&hell…Read More
2023-06-06 16:01
The woman behind the iconic Susan Ivanova is keeping busy. Not only is Claudia Christian returning to the role for the forthcoming animated movie, Babylon 5: The Road Home, but she’s s… Read More
2023-06-06 15:32
Whenever I try to explain how a work of fiction has changed my life, I have learned to ready myself for a blend of suspicious looks, jaws dropped, and a sense of uneasiness in my audience. I… Read More
2023-06-06 12:29
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate SG-1 episode ‘Fire and Water’ (S1, Ep13) and ‘The Tomb’ (S5, Ep8). Proceed with caution.The intelligent and c… Read More
2023-06-06 09:15
The first stills from the forthcoming Babylon 5 animated movie, The Road Home, were released at Phoenix Fan Fusion this weekend gone and shared on Reddit by u/slantsickness. The quality of t… Read More
2023-06-05 14:55
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Space: 1999 episode ‘End of Eternity’ (S1, Ep12) and Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007). Proceed with caution.While science fiction… Read More
2023-06-05 12:01
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate SG-1 episode ‘Demons’ (S3, Ep8). Proceed with caution.“You’ve always been quick to ask questions. This weakne… Read More
2023-06-03 19:01
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Farscape episodes ‘A Bug’s Life’ (S1, Ep18), ‘Season of Death’ (S3, Ep1), ‘Crichton Kicks’ (S4, Ep1)… Read More
2023-06-02 16:12
This might be triggering so proceed with caution.Edward James Olmos, a man whose magnetic presence brought Battlestar Galactica’s Admiral Adama into being, recently revealed that he ha… Read More
2023-06-02 14:24
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate Universe episodes ‘Air: Part 1’ (S1, Ep1), ‘Darkness’ (S1, Ep4), ‘Earth’ (S1, Ep7), ‘Time&r&hell…Read More
2023-06-02 11:04
The first generation to have been inspired by big-screen CGI, Henry LaBounta was working on commercials for Crawford Digital Effects in Atlanta when Robert Patrick’s liquid metal T-100… Read More
2023-06-01 19:17
Below are some sites to visit should you or someone you know find yourself in crisis or are in need of a professional to talk to.🇺🇸 USA &nb&hell…Read More
2023-06-01 18:08
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Neon Genesis Evangelion episode ‘A World That’s Ending’ (S1, Ep25), and the movie Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evange… Read More
2023-06-01 13:12
“Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished… He woke to find himself trapped in the pa… Read More
2023-05-31 15:24
It's 1995 and Danny Elfman and Tim Burton aren't speaking. They first met a decade earlier when Burton was looking for a composer to finesse his 1985 oddball debut, Pee Wee's Big Adventure… Read More
2023-05-31 13:42
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Stargate SG-1 episode ‘Ripple Effect’ (S9, Ep13). Proceed with caution.By Season 9, Stargate SG-1 had gone through something of a… Read More
2023-05-31 09:51
Ming-Na Wen, known in these parts as Camile Wray in the underappreciated Stargate Universe and hired gun Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett has received a star on the… Read More
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