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Stargate Table Reading

GateWorld reports that former Stargate cast Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, David Hewlett and Jewel Staite are re-uniting to read an AI generated script for The Companion.

Looks like they only invited doctors, though Captain Doctor Samantha Carter has made it to General for this script.

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Lucy Loses Star Wars Role

In an interview with Metro, Lucy Lawless reveals that she had been in talks about a Star Wars role. Not in The Mandalorian.

Then controversy erupted around The Mandalorian's Gina Carano and there was a strong push from fans to replace Gina with Lucy.

Gina was ultimately fired but she and her controversial sentiments also had supporters among fans.

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Another Life Reunion

Entertainment Weekly reports a reunion of Battlestar Galactica cast in the second season of Another Life.

Katee Sackhoff who plays main character Niko Breckinridge will be joined by Rekha Sharma and Kate Vernon.

Both playing mothers. Sharma of an AI and Vernon of Sakhoff's character.

Season 2 will release on October 14 on Netflix.

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Apple's Race to the Stars

Variety has published an interesting analysis comparing Apple+ and its original content to other streaming services.

In brief, they're lagging behind. By self-reported measures other streaming services are typically performing about two to three times, and Netflix five times as strongly as Apple.

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Graham Norton Sci-Fi Fest

Well not quite, but they've announced that their October 15 (UK) sofa guests will include Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker and Dune's Timothee Chalamet (Paul Atreides).

Two leads from major sci-fi properties might be worth tuning in for. If you weren't going to anyway.

That'll be season 29, episode 4 and Nine's website says we'll be getting season 29 episode 1 on October 6. So maybe expect to see this episode here towards the end of October.

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Discovery on Free to Air

TV Tonight reports that Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 will air on 10 Bold in October, Sunday 9:25 pm.

It's likely that most sci-fi fans have managed to see it already but if you haven't, here's your chance.

You can also still watch it on Netflix where Season 4 will release in mid November.

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New TekWar Series / Game

Deadline report that William Shatner's TekWar is being developed into a new adult animation and mixed-reality series. Audience members will be able to participate in the show and its story through mobiles, tablets or wearabe devices.

Intriguing.

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Babylon 5 Reboot

The Verge report that CW are developing a Babylon 5 reboot with series creator J. Michael Straczynski as executive producer and writer. Warner Bros provided this description:

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Russell T Davies to Return

In 2023 Russell T Davies will again take the lead as showrunner for the world's longest running sci-fi tv series in its 60th anniversary year. Though he hasn't been completely absent from the franchise and has been writing for other projects.

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Prodigy Character Posters

Nickelodeon have released 6 posters for characters in Star Trek: Prodigy. Emergency Training Hologram Janeway plus the Delta quadrant brats who find, board and pilot a Federation vessel in the Delta quadrant, five years after Voyager's return to Earth.

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