Geek of Oz

Today sees the twentieth anniversary of the broadcast of Stargate SG-1 's pilot episode, Children of the Gods , and it's been ten years since the beloved show concluded its landmark tenth season. To mark the occasion, I sat down last month at Supanova Sydney with the buoyant Christopher Judge, who played stoic Jaffa warrior Teal'c for the show's entire run and its two movies, The Ark of Truth and Continuum . Below, we talk about the impact of SG-1 's legacy, Christopher's upcoming role as the new God of War , and the experience of fighting Aquaman in ( Stargate ) Atlantis ! --- Chris Comerford: So first of all, how's it going? Christopher Judge: Very well, very well, thank you! CC: Excellent! So it's been ten years since Stargate SG-1 was off the air, and twenty since it premiered years. How does it feel to look back on your time with the show and its movies now? CJ: You know, it's very strange, to just see the enduring popularity of ...

 Oz. Comic-con is nearly here. It's a. Con in. Oz.... Ok, I just realised how hard it is to write in the voice that Shatner speaks. That said, SHATNER! Tickets are now on sale for the Sydney and Brisbane cons with plenty of talent to be seen. The countdown is on – Australia’s biggest and best pop culture event is headed to Brisbane (September 6 and 7) and Sydney (September 13 and 14), and tickets have just gone on sale. For the first time ever, Oz Comic-con is bringing Queensland and New South Wales fans the epic celebration of everything making waves in the pop culture world. Now in its  third  year, Oz Comic-Con has already wrapped two incredible events in Perth (March 29 and 30) and Adelaide (April 5 and 6) as well as sold out events with Benedict Cumberbatch in Sydney (April 12 and 13) so far in 2014. The standard has been set, and anticipation couldn't be higher for Oz Comic-Con Brisbane and Sydney. Headlining the Brisbane and Sydney shows will be sci-fi l...