The Casts of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis and Dead Like Me to Mingle With Fans at Annual Gathering

LOS ANGELES, July 6 /PRNewswire/ — Fans attending this year’s Comic Con convention in San Diego are in for an unprecedented treat, as stars of television’s longest-running sci-fi series, Stargate SG-1 (tied with The X-Files), will introduce fans to the genre’s newest stars, the principal cast of Stargate Atlantis, at a special panel presentation beginning at 11:30 am on Saturday, July 24. Stargate SG-1 cast members confirmed to attend the convention include series stars Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping and Christopher Judge, who will be joined onstage by series creator Brad Wright and executive producer Rob Cooper. Immediately following the SG-1 panel, attendees will meet the stars of Stargate Atlantis, Joe Flanigan, Torri Higginson, Rainbow Sun Francks, Rachel Luttrell and David Hewlett, who will be joined by director Martin Woods. This back-to-back panel presentation is an unprecedented opportunity for Stargate fans to hear from the stars and creative executives behind both series. Then, at 3:00 pm on Saturday, stars of both series will meet fans and sign autographs at Comic Con’s designated "autograph site." Stargate Atlantis will premiere on SCI FI CHANNEL with a special two-hour movie event beginning at 9:00 pm on Friday, July 16, and will settle into its regular timeslot at 10:00 pm the following Friday, July 23. The Eighth Season premiere of Stargate SG-1 will take place at 9:00 pm on Friday, July 23. From 11:00 am to noon on Sunday, July 25, Ellen Muth and Callum Blue, two young stars of the company’s critically-acclaimed Showtime series Dead Like Me, will be featured in a panel where they will answer questions from fans of the darkly comic series about life after death. The stars of all three series will sign autographs for fans visiting the MGM booth at Comic Con; Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis stars will appear at the booth throughout the day on Saturday, and Dead Like Me stars will appear immediately following their panel presentation on Sunday. Dead Like Me, which critics have called "Insistently irreverent" (People Magazine), "Frisky, freaky and funny" (Daily Variety), and "Robust and original" (L.S. Times), will premiere its second season on Showtime at 10:00 pm on Saturday, July 25.

MGM Worldwide Television Distribution handles global distribution of film and television product as well as co-productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Through this distribution unit, approximately 4,000 feature films and 10,100 television episodes are available to the global television market. Its series lineup includes the upcoming series STARGATE ATLANTIS, the animated children’s series STARGATE INFINITY, the Post-apocalyptic drama JEREMIAH, the action-adventure series SHE SPIES and the critically acclaimed series STARGATE SG-1 and THE OUTER LIMITS. MGM Worldwide Television Distribution also produces such original made-for-television movies and miniseries such as the contemporary thriller "Carrie" and the ground-breaking drama THE L WORD. The company also distributes NBC Enterprises-produced programming in all territories outside of North America, including the new series "Boomtown," "American Dreams" and "Hidden Hills," as well as the runaway hits "Will & Grace," "Crossing Jordan," "Providence" and "Profiler." For more information on MGM, visit MGM Online at http://www.mgm.com.