Paul McGillion didn’t get the role of Scotty in the new J. J. Abrams version of Star Trek, but Abrams did indeed cast him in a role in the film. Now we have the first glimpse of Paul in one of the new trailers for the film, which are hosted here at Apple.com. Paul is in Trailer #2, spotted lecturing a group of beings, humans and otherwise, in the hangar of the ship. It takes a keen eye to see him, but it’s pretty clear it’s Paul! Star Trek will be released on May 8, 2009, not soon enough!

We’re proud to welcome our newest and most adorable member, ‘Carson Rex’ as the latest edition to the SCB family. 

‘Wee Carson’s’ proud Dad ‘Silverwings’ wrote on the SCB thread at Gateworld to explain the choice of his name:

“We have several reasons for naming him as we did, but truth be told, the fine character of Carson Beckett, and the excellent work of Paul McGillion are a big factor. Thank you, Paul, for giving us a look at a man with a huge heart, who isn’t afraid to show it. Would that our little one can grow up to be such a man.”

That note tugged on a few heart strings in the SCB crew and we’re told the actor himself was deeply touched by the news. We offer our congratulations once again to Carson’s proud parents! You can read more about the little guy and another note from his Dad at the Gateworld forum HERE.

The third of five Season Five episodes featuring Carson Beckett airs in the US on Friday (today for most of you!) on Sci Fi Channel, at 9 pm/ 8 pm Central. Note the order was changed in the past few weeks, so Outsiders is now episode 12, not 13.

The episode is Outsiders, and features Carson working in a village clinic, helping refugee victims of Michael’s Hoffan drug. Of course, things go wrong and action and adventure ensue!

Don’t forgot to support Paul by watching Outsiders whenever it plays near you!

On Friday, September 19, 2008, Stargate Atlantis wrapped production as a regular series. A few days of filming remain, on location in Las Vegas, but the cast aside from Joe Flanigan has said their goodbyes on set. MGM hosted a lavish wrap party on Saturday, as Joe Mallozzi describes here in his blog. Paul McGillion was at the party, and as shown in the attached picture, he was looking very fine!

Our campaign was created to bring Carson back full-time to Atlantis as a series. Sadly that won’t happen now, but assuming the Atlantis movies go forward we can still ask that Paul be included in some of all of them!

The campaign had many successes nonetheless, not least of which were to garner great publicity for Paul McGillion, and to ensure his return as Carson Beckett (sort of!) for 2 episodes in Season 4 and 5 in Season 5. More recently we had a successful charity campaign that raised $1400 US for 2 Canadian breast cancer charities. Those contributions have been finalized, by the way!

Meanwhile we’ll stick around to promote Paul’s career and to inform fans of developments for the Atlantis movies. We thank all of you for your support for the past 2 years now and hope to keep seeing you here!

Paul McGillion and Rachel Luttrell spoke for a few minutes today with Stargate Soutions. They shared their surprise at the cancellation and their gratitude to the fans. So feel free to visit Stargate Solutions and read the interview!

With this week’s announcement that Stargate Atlantis won’t be renewed for Season 6, we can only be sure of seeing Carson for four more episodes of the series. The first of those, “Whispers”, will air in the US on Friday September 5. As a reminder, the episodes featuring Carson Beckett this year are:

• 5.02 The Seed
• 5.07 Whispers
• 5.13 Outsiders
• 5.17 Identity
• 5.20 Enemy at the Gate

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We’re proud to announce that the auction was a success! We’re donating a total of $1400 US to two Breast Cancer-related charities, with half going to the Babz Chula Society and half to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. We wish to thank all of you who bid or won the items, and also Paul McGillion, David Hewlett, and the rest of the cast and crew of Allantis who signed or donated such cool stuff! We will blog again once we have the official records of the donations to show you. Well done, fans, as usual you’ve shown your generosity, and we hope you enjoy your items as well.

Our auction to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and the Babz Chula Society is live as of today! You may bid on the 17 items here at E-Bay. All proceeds will go to the charities, and many of the items were donated to us by Paul McGillion with that in mind!

Once again, visit the SAVE CARSON shop at E-Bay to bid. We’ll ship world-wide! The auction will end next Saturday, August 9.

Save Carson Beckett is proud to announce a charity auction of entertainment memorabilia starting later this week! Paul McGillion and many of his colleagues and friends have contributed items for the auction. All proceeds will be donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and the Babz Chula Society. The latter is in support of Canadian actress Babz Chula, who currently suffers from breast cancer. These charities are supported by Paul McGillion, and he happily agreed to sign and contribute items to this auction, as well as get others to do the same.
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We’ve been remiss in reminding everyone that the first of the 5 promised “Stargate Atlantis” episodes with Carson Beckett airs tonight in the US on the Sci Fi Channel. Called “The Seed” the episode features Carson in a significant way, and it’s well worth watching! If you’re in the US and miss the episode, buy it on iTunes and show your support for Carson Beckett in Atlantis!

The Doctor is In: The Return of Paul McGillion

The DVD special about the return of Carson Beckett to Stargate Atlantis, which Joe Mallozzi mentioned was in the works months ago, is now released! Lighthearted but respectful, it’s a great tribute to Carson, Paul, and our campaign.

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Paul has issued a statement via his official website about what happened at FedConUSA this weekend, a con he was intending to attend until it was shut-down while it was in progress.

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With filming of Atlantis Season 5 in full swing, Paul has given two recent interviews. The first is from last Friday and is published here at PopCultureZoo. The other is recent as well and is posted at MGM.com. Paul seems very pleased with his role in Season 5 so far, and in his usual gracious way thanks fans for his return. Go and read!

Right up until Saturday morning, June 14, Paul McGillion and his fans believed they would meet in Dallas for the FedConUSA event. That morning came, and the con fell apart. It was canceled on the spot, which also ended Paul’s plans to fly in from Vancouver. But there was a silver lining to the disastrous con.

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A few months ago UK journalist Craig McGill interviewed Paul McGillion, including questions from fans. The interview is finally up at the journalist’s site! An excerpt:

And while some moan about fans, Paul can’t see him ever being that ungrateful. “I could never see the fans as a burden or a problem. As an actor, you want people to appreciate the work that you do, so how could I ever moan about people getting so engaged in the characters I play - it’s a compliment to me and to the people who write/create the characters.”

Please visit Craig’s site to read the entire interview and perhaps leave a comment!

The third of five Atlantis???????? ????? ???????? Season 5 episodes that will feature Dr. Carson Beckett has been revealed. It is episode 13, entitled “Outsiders”. Here is a summary of the episode (warning — general spoilers for episode!)

Paul will star alongside The Office’s Melora Hardin in the upcoming family-oriented film Me, Mom, Dad, and Her. It’s set to air in the US on the Lifetime channel:

• May 10th, 9 pm
• May 11th, 2 pm

Paul filmed the role early last year, with a working title of Just Breathe. To find out more including a detailed synopsis and cast list visit IMDB.

Please support Paul by watching the film on Lifetime! If we hear about other airings, we’ll let you know.

The April ‘08 TV Zone has a 6-page, picture-packed interview with Paul McGillion, with lovely insights about filming Carson’s return in Kindred and some hints about what happens to Beckett in Season 5! Show your support by ordering the magazine today. To whet your appetite, we have provided scans of the article here in our gallery. (Look for TV Zone April 2008 in the gallery.)

NEW UPDATE: Auction now ends April 20th

Due to an admin error by Ebay, the original auctions were lost and have had to be re-listed, effectively starting the bidding process all over again. On the brightside fans now have until the 20th April for their chance to win dinner with Paul!

CLICK HERE for the new auction listing and full details.

UPDATE: Auction is now live

The fundraiser for The Babz Chula Society is now live over at Ebay. Bidding has begun on the chance to win dinner with Paul and his co-star Jewel Staite. Click here to check out the listing. Continue reading…

March 22 is the one-year anniversary of the infamous “Save Carson Rally” at The Bridge Studios in Vancouver, BC. You can relive the rain-drenched event here on our blog. The rally got immense attention from the Stargate production and mainstream media, and will be immortalized in an SCB DVD special for the Atlantis Season 4 DVD box set.

At the time of the rally, Carson’s fate was uncertain at best. Since then he has returned, in his own way, and will be back for five episodes of Season 5. It’s been acknowledged that fan response played a big factor in Carson’s return.

Let’s take a moment to thank everyone who attended the rally, from fans to producers, actors, the media, and of course the Pipe Band, The Highland Celts of Canada. Well done, everyone!