Man he played his character really well its good to see that he is still doing tv work, I hope to see him in further roles on other shows and maybe get his own in the future.
Tonight Sci-fi will be showing MegaSnake, I am anxious to see it! Although I am not thrilled with the idea of a 'snake' movie, Michael is in it, so I am going to watch! Has anyone else seen "Judicial Indiscretion" and would like to comment? I love this movie it is so "Anti-Daniel" it shows… More Michael's incredible range of talent!!! I have also ordered "Under The Mistletoe" and am anxiously waiting for it's arrival. Anyone seen it and want to comment?
Anyone see the Sci Fi Original Picture "Megasnake"? It aired a few weeks ago. I saw it on the DVR, just to see if it could possibly be at least mediocre instead of outright bad like most of the Sci Fi original movies. Nope, this was horrendous and Michael Shanks wasn't particularly good in it. He… More played a country hick in small-town Tennessee. I think he was intentionally trying to get away from the image of a super-smart archaeologist/scientist in the movie but all he basically did was drink beer and act dumb. Oh yeah, and run away from the megasnake. I have no idea why it was set in rural Tennessee. Everyone spoke with an exaggerated accent and rolled their eyes all the time. Pretty bad. Not even funny in an unintentional way, just bad. Avoid at all costs unless you really need to see every single movie and TV appearance that features Michael Shanks. Sorry to say but this isn't going to help him transition away from the role of Daniel Jackson.
Michael Shanks Online has just posted this news: New role for Michael We've just been informed by his publicist that Michael has signed for a recurring role on the hit FOX Network series, 24 . Michael starts shooting episodes for the current season this week. Further details on which episodes… More he will appear in and when they will air will be provided when they become available. (The remaining episodes of the series run from today, 12 March, to 21 May.) The series, starring Kiefer Sutherland, is currently in its sixth season, with a further two seasons and a feature film planned. www.michaelshanks-online.com/news/index.shtml mfl
The Michael Shanks Online website has just been updated with the news that Michael's latest film, Judicial Indiscretion, will premiere on Lifetime on Monday 9 April at 9pm, and re-air on 29 April at 4pm. http://www.michaelshanks-online.com/news/index.shtml (13 February 2007 news item) mfl
Plus: VH1 checks out of Celebrity Rehab, Shawn Ryan's nuclear sub drama gets closer to the pilot stage, and NBC and The CW import Canadian series.
One of my favorites, I loved him on SG-1. I do wish he hadn't left for the sixth season. I loved the compassion and caring his character displayed. I liked how he was always the voice of morality, regardless of the situation. I would have liked to have seen more of him, but haven't got to see several of the seasons. What I have seen of Micheal's character always made me think of the better parts of the human existance. He was ever the good guy, trying to do the right thing in every situation, regardless of the concequences to himself or his team.
A brilliant actor who's biggest hit is also his biggest hindrance. As is often the case with long running series characters they are often (sometimes wrongly) type cast, however as Shanks proved in his brief spell in 24 he is most definitely believable as other characters. Indeed I didn't even realise that it was Shanks as the Russian spy until the second time I saw him. His character Daniel Jackson is a brilliant one, possibly one of the only characters of any show to have died and come back so many times! The fact that they brought him back to life on more than one occasion is testament to Shanks and the wonderfully mesmerising way in which he so easily morphs himself into the on screen character that is Jackson. I can't wait for him to appear in the Atlantis double and I think he should have a permanent role in Atlantis as it would surely be advantageous to have the foremost expert on Ancients in the city, also the only person to have actually ascended, twice!
With SG-1 no more (except for the straight-to-DVD movies), Michael should consider a main role in Atlantis! He's such an excellent actor; I think he would bring even more depth to the Atlantis series. Although, Atlantis doesn't need much more depth in that department considering they have great actors already.
Anyway, Michael Shanks is still one of the most prominent actors in the entire Stargate saga. I hope he NEVER leaves it. He definitely has a bright future. And, GREAT work in your guest appearance on 24!
Hmm, I suppose I need to say more since I've been told it has to be at least 100 words long! There...that should do it. Keep up the excellent work Michael!
One classification certianly does not describe Michael! I would include talented, should have been a bigger star, underrated, handsome, and has become one of my personal favorites.
He has show tremendous range of acting talent from the types of rolls he takes on (judicial indescretion & '24') to range within a single roll (Stargate SG-1:Lifeboat) not to mention that he has also performed Shakespear! I look forward to seeing more from him in the future both in front of and behind the camera. If you have not yet seen this fine actor in action, I would highly recommend checking him out!
My review is on Michael who if you have seen eps such as Legacy, Need, Lifeboat to name a few is a very talented actor and puts heart and soul into the work he does.
If you see the eps Double Jeopardy that is also the first time Michael directed an eps and you can also tell he would be a very talented director if he wanted to put his talents there also. A very difficult eps to direct but the man pulled it off.
And he has also written an eps called Resurrection and even helped out with story ideas like in Evolution.
All in all a very talented man who will go far in show business.
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