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Stargate Universe And Sanctuary Renewed By Syfy

THE Syfy Channel has greenlit production on a second season of Stargate Universe (SGU)  and a third season of Sanctuary, it was announced today by Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Original Programming, Syfy & Co-Head, Original Programming, Universal Cable Productions. Sanctuary, the network's groundbreaking new hit series and SGU, the highest rated premiere of the Stargate franchise in four years, has ordered 20 new hours for each show. SGU and Sanctuary commence production in Vancouver, B.C. in winter 2010 with a new season premiere slated to debut on Syfy in the fall of 2010.

Sanctuary ' s Robin Dunne Goes Beyond Sherwood On Syfy

[caption id="attachment_4006" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="One of the locals (Bill Dow, Stargate's Dr. Lee) confers with young Robin Hood (Robin Dunne) in Beyond Sherwood Forest. Photo copyright of the Syfy Channel"][/caption] THE Syfy Channel celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with a four-day, 34-movie marathon showcasing the world premiere of the Syfy original movie Beyond Sherwood Forest (starring Sanctuary's Robin Dunne), 16 James Bond flicks and creature features like Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. In Beyond Sherwood Forest, premiering Saturday, November 28th @ 9 p.m. EST/PST, the evil Sheriff of Nottingham (Julian Sands, Warlock) uses a young woman (Erica Durance, Smallville) - cursed to live in the form of a dragon - to hunt down and destroy young Robin Hood (Robin Dunne). The curtain goes up on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th @ 8 a.m. EST/PST with the first ever 007 movie, Dr. No. Seven more Bond films air that day, including the network premiere of Casino Royale at 9 p.m. EST/PST, which introduced Daniel Craig into the long-running franchise. Syfy's Bond-fest continues Friday, November 27th with eight more films, beginning at 8 a.m. EST/PST with Thunderball and ending with Never Say Never Again at 2:30 a.m. EST/PST, both starring Sean Connery. Running Saturday, November 28th and Sunday, November 29th from 9 a.m. EST/PST through 3 a.m. EST/PST both days, the weekend creature feature movie festival is highlighted by genre favorites such as Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, Lake Placid 2, Cyclops and Anaconda 3. As noted above, photo courtesy of and copyright of The Syfy Channel, so please no unauthorized copying or duplicating of any kind. Thanks!