Interviews : SCI FI PI // SCI FI Channel

Christopher Judge is a man who's quick with a laugh, and with a deep resonant voice, it's a booming one at that. Booming. He's not shy of the occasional considered opinion, either.

But for all his success, he is laid back, relaxed and personable, and holds no airs or graces - in fact, the most refreshing and surprising thing about him is his utter candour - as you'll see in Part Two of SCI FI PI's epic interview with the man who is Teal'c.

In this installment, he speaks about (among other things) race relations, Stargate:Continuum, the war in Iraq, Michael Shanks' uncanny impersonations, golf, and why he should have been fired from Stargate SG-1. Something for everyone, really.

Christopher Judge is instantly recognisable to Sci Fi fans. For ten years, his role as Teal'c on Stargate SG-1 has resonated with audiences the world over. But Christopher Judge the actor is no stoic Jaffa warrior - in fact, the reality could not be further from the truth.

Larger than life, quick to laugh and quick witted, he brings an air of enthusiasm to everything he does.

On a recent trip to the Southern Hemisphere as a guest of First Contact Conventions, he stopped for a moment in between a whirlwind visit to Sydney and Wellington to have a heart-to-heart chat with SCI FI PI.

Even before its release, Cloverfield was a pop culture phenomenon - now it goes down as one of those rare movies where the term 'instant classic' applies, beyond first weekend hype.

But the film isn't all that it appears, there's a little bit more it than some kids and a handycam and the Hollywood juggernaut that is JJ Abrams.

We managed to track down the film's million-words-per-minute director, Matt Reeves, in his LA office, just a day after he arrived back from the film's final theatrical release - in the home of Godzilla, Japan. He gave us the low down on the film's creation, production, and of course, whether there will be a sequel or not.

Greg Johnson, writer of the brand spanking new straight-to-DVD Marvel superhero movies, The Ultimate Avengers, The Ultimate Avengers II, The Invincible Iron Man and Dr Strange (out now) has been busy lately. Very busy. In a Marvel-rich environment he's managed to redefine what an animated comic-book movie is, something un-sneerable in this day and age. What used to be merely kid's fodder or the domain of Japanese freakshas now gone mainstream and upmarket, and the results are crowd-pleasing, a perfect pitch of fan-boy thumbs up and newbie excitement.

Amanda Tapping, who plays Samantha Carter on Stargate: SG1 and now on Season 4 of Stargate: Atlantis, has also been burrowing away on her new show, Sanctuary, which was once the most expensive web-exclusive show ever produced, but has now been picked up by the SCI FI Channel US. Before she started working on that, though, she had to tie up a few loose ends on Stargate: The Ark of Truth.

The Ark of Truth is the DVD movie that ties up the final story threads of SG1's tenth season, it's joined by Continuum, the next SG DVD movie, that has fans slathering at the bit. The Ark of Truth is out now, and has recieved a tremendous reception. Check out our review (and our fan forum) for confirmation!

Beau Bridges is a legend. The fact that we can speak to him at SCI FI PI is astounding. Son of Hollywood legend Lloyd Bridges, brother of Jeff Bridges, Beau has won so many acting awards over his illustrious career and garnered such a reputation that it boggles the mind to think that he actually plays a character on a Sci Fi show. But not only that, he loves it!

Playing General Hank Landry in the last two seasons of Stargate; SG1, and in the new Stargate DVD films, The Ark of Truth and Continuum, he has garnered a new set of fans who have responded enthusiastically to the steadfast military man with a twinkle in his eye. He spoke with us about Stargate, the people who work there and how to succeed in 'the family business'.

AN INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR SHANE ABBESS AND ACTOR ANDY WHITFIELD FROM GABRIEL

"We don't make genre movies in Australia". Really?

When Shane Abbess managed to cobble together $90,000, he knew he didn't quite have the cash to make his dream of making an action packed fantasy film in Australia. But he kept on going, and with the extraordinary help of cast, crew, friends and small-time investors, he finally created the impossible. Now he is in Los Angeles, making the final rounds of US publicity for the DVD release of Gabriel and is in final deliberations for his next project - a bona fide studio picture.

James Kyson Lee plays Ando on Heroes. Ando's the 'sensible one' who gets dragged all over the planet by his crazy friend Hiro, who's developed the nasty habit of bending the space-time continuum and teleporting himself, not just to different spots on the planet, but at different times. A hard act to follow, to say the least! The 'Tokyo Two' have amassed a legion of loyal fans, and give Heroes a wonderful streak of humour and whimsy to what can be, at times, rather dark viewing.

James took time out of a busy schedule that sees him not only shooting Heroes but a slew of new movies to talk to SCI FI PI. Read on to hear him spill all about how he reached Hero-status and how he now does three times the work of any other actor on the show.

When you say 'Captain Jack', some foolish people may respond with 'Jack Sparrow!'.

But not the hardcore Torchwood fans - for them, there is only one Captain Jack - Captain Jack Harkness, the immortal, happy go lucky (most of the time) adventurer who leads the Torchwood team against several universes full of bad guys. Never to be outdone by that time-travelling interloper, Doctor Who, Captain Jack has garnered a legion of fans, as has the actor who playes him - John Barrowman.

We've managed to snare this interview from the BBC Worldwide where all things Jack are revealed, and by all, we mean 'all'. So now, when someone says to you - 'you don't know Jack!' you may reply, 'no, sir, I beg to differ - I do know Jack'.

Katee Sackhoff has attracted a legion of fans for her cigar-chomping asshole-punching role of Kara ‘Starbuck’ Thrace on SCI FI’s Battlestar Galactica. Somehow managing to contain a Top Gun swagger inside a waifish figure, her Starbuck character has shot to the top of Sci Fi’s most loved character charts.

SCI FI PI managed to have a chat with her during the final days of shooting Season 4, and she opened up about the reality of working on a TV series, the ending of Battlestar Galactica, riding Harleys and being ‘public property’.

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