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Visual Effects Supervisor Henry LaBounta (Industrial Light & Magic, PDI/DreamWorks, EA Ghost) | CGI Fridays - Episode 4

Probably the only person at ILM to prefer Star Trek over Star Wars, Visual Effects Supervisor/Senior Art Director) Henry LaBounta shares his incredible career with Ed ...

Research and Development Artist and Programmer Frank Vitz (Kleiser-Walczak Construction, Electronic Arts) | CGI Fridays - Episode 3

From pitching Tron to opening the Stargate, Frank Vitz discusses his career as a Research and Development Artist and Programmer in the new episode of Ed Kramer’s CGI F...

CGI Visionary Jeff Kleiser (Kleiser-Walczak Construction, Synthespian Studios) | CGI Fridays - Episode 2

If you’re a fan of Stargate SG-1 then you should know Jeff Kleiser’s name. It’s not your fault if you don’t, he can’t be found in a single episode of the show, but alo...

Practical/Digital Modeller and Puppeteer Mark Siegel (Industrial Light & Magic) | CGI Fridays - Episode 1

From clown college to CGI, practical modeller turned digital modeller Mark Siegel talks Ghostbusters, Star Wars, ET, Planet of the Apes, Van Helsing, Pirates of the Ca...

CGI Secrets with Ed Kramer

CGI Pioneer Ed Kramer tells incredible 'making of' stories from the biggest movies of the 90s and 00s. He shares his rare mementos from his time at ILM and you'll lear...

Tank Girl | Lori Petty Walked so Harley Quinn Could Run (Audio Articles)

Lori Petty revisits the chaotic cult classic of science fiction's most unruly antiheroine twenty-five years after the film's release.  This article was originally publ...

To Boldly Ask: How Robert Picardo Shaped Voyager’s Story

Robert Picardo's "To Boldly Ask" interview gives insight into the man behind the iconic Star Trek: Voyager character, The Doctor, from his early medical ambitions to h...

Everything Everywhere All at Once | Rafiq Bhatia on Son Lux's Epic (and Eclectic) Score

It sounds like a Zen koan: what does Everything Everywhere All at Once sound like? Son Lux's composer Rafiq Bhatia explores the glorious anarchy.Find the original arti...

Star Trek's Marina Sirtis on fighting for her voice, and why she left L.A. for London

This episode of To Boldly Ask... is a little bit different. When it comes to answering difficult questions, Marina Sirtis needs no urging. The London-born Betazoid sha...

Stargate's Amanda Tapping: Uplifting Women in Film & TV

The legendary Amanda Tapping sat down with inspiring writer and presenter Sam Maggs for a frank and thrilling conversation about Amanda’s incredible career, touching o...

Stargate | How ‘Death Knell’ Made Sam Carter Real (Audio Articles)

The near-silent and tense Stargate SG-1 episode ‘Death Knell’ showed us a Samanta Carter we rarely see.The original article on The Companion The Companion's Audio Arti...

Star Trek's John de Lancie on Sailing, Philosophy, & Classical Music

John de Lancie reflects on Q’s secret origins and evolution from Star Trek: The Next Generation to Star Trek: Picard in the new episode of To Boldly Ask…For more podca...

Stargate's Brad Wright interviews Amanda Tapping

Brad Wright - co-creator of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe, and creator of Travelers on Netflix - hosts an intimate one-on-one interview with ...

The X-Files Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish and Frank Spotnitz 'Dogget and Reyes' Reunion

Frank Spotnitz, Robert Patrick, and Annabeth Gish reunite to talk about The X-Files Season 8, Season 9, and what might have been.For more podcasts, videos and events, ...

Stargate | SG-1 and Star Wars Crossover Theory in all its Absurdity

A not entirely serious look at the Stargate SG-1/Stargate Atlantis and Star Wars shared universe fan theory.Read the original article here.The Companion's Audio Articl...

Star Trek's George Takei on Life, Death, and Human Rights

Star Trek actor and activist George Takei on coming out, memories of the late Nichelle Nichols, and fighting for command of USS Excelsior.For more podcasts, videos and...

Chris Judge: Elevating Black Voices in Sci-Fi Roundtable

This ambitious, no-holds-barred roundtable sees Judge joined by a panel of fellow actors, producers, and creatives to talk about the opprobrium that greeted Star Trek:...

Star Trek | Picard, Seven of Nine, and Growing Old with Trauma

Star Trek: Picard shows the effects of aging and trauma over time, through the characters of Seven of Nine and Jean-Luc Picard.The original article on The Companion Th...

Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes on His Return to Riker and Directing "Woke" Trek

Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes talks Discovery’s trolls, the brilliance of Blu del Barrio, and leading by example in our new video.For more podcasts, videos and events, a...

Stargate's Brad Wright and Michael Shanks in Conversation (Conversations in Sci-Fi)

Back together for the first time in three years, Brad Wright - co-creator of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe, and creator of Travelers on Netfl...

Brad Wright Answers Fans Questions

Brad Wright, co-creator of Stargate and creator of Travelers, sits down and answers everyone's burning questions.

Dune | Frank Herbert’s Homophobia, Baron Harkonnen, and Queer Menace

An incestuous pedophile as originally written, we explore the homophobic legacy of Dune’s queer-coded Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.

Stargate Legacy: Richard Dean Anderson and Brad Wright Celebrate 25 Years of Stargate (Vod to Pod)

Twenty-five years from the Stargate SG-1 premiere, co-creator Brad Wright and Jack O’Neill star Richard Dean Anderson reunite to reminisce about their days under Cheye...

The X-Files | A Box of Memories Ripped Out My Guts (Audio Articles)

Whilst clearing out the attic, novelist Molly Flatt chances upon a box of X-Files memorabilia that transports her back in time.

From Myth to MCU, Loki Was Always Queer (Audio Articles)

Dating all the way back to his mythological origins, Loki the God of Mischief has long represented a means of overcoming the trappings of societal expectation.

ABC's of Shang-Chi: The Impact of The Latest MCU Film on Asian-Americans | The Companion Briefing Podcast - September 10, 2021

In this special edition of the podcast, The Companion Co-Founder Lawrence Kao invites his brother, Emmy-winning TV Producer Franklin Kao on to talk about the impact of...

Shang-Chi – Hope and Risk for Asian Representation | The Companion Briefing Podcast - September 1, 2021

In this week’s episode of The Companion Briefing catch up with James and Tommy as they take a quick look at the teaser for Spider-Man: No Way Home, catch up on Marvel'...

Captain Carter is More Fun than the First Avenger | The Companion Briefing Podcast - August 11, 2021

In this week’s episode of The Companion Briefing catch up with James and Tommy as they discuss the potential new showrunner for Doctor Who, the folly of judging The Su...

James Gunn's Suicide Squad is all Guts, Gore, and Genius | The Companion Briefing Podcast - August 4th, 2021

In this week’s episode of The Companion Briefing catch up with James and Tommy as they discuss the headlines from Doctor Who Series 13, the big controversy in the Marv...

Guns Akimbo Gets a Kicking and Chris Judge is Black Panther | The Companion Briefing Podcast - July 22, 2021

In this week’s episode catch up with James and Tommy as they discuss Daniel Radcliffe sci-fi thriller Guns Akimbo on Amazon Prime, introduce VFX legend Ed Kramer to Th...

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