Hello fellow travelers!

This is a very special week for the SpaceGypsies. We recently discovered Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out and it was something that really spoke to us. We’re proud to be geeks and we’re proud to be fans. And we’re not afraid to show it!

Geeks have spent far too long being teased and stereotyped. But instead of combating negativity with harsh words, Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out proposes that we invite those that pick on us to “sit at our table and share our interests.”

“Let us combat being used as pawns for internet gaffes with the reasons why we’re awesome, why we love what we love, and why it’s good to be a geek.” -Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out

SpaceGypsies is proud to join Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out this week, September 12th- 16th by posting about the things we geek out for and why we’re proud to be geeks.

Do you want to join the revolution and geek out too? Post your geeky story in our comments section this week and let us know what you geek out for!

Never be afraid to let your geek flag fly!

SpaceGypsies

Everyone’s favorite werewolf momma Andrea Powell (The Gates) will soon be guest starring on an episode of Lifetime’s popular drama Army Wives! Andrea will be playing an events manager and according to her tweets the character sounds a lot like Karen Crezski, Andrea’s character on The Gates…at least as far as wardrobe goes!

The episode, which will air April 17th at 9 p.m./8 central on Lifetime, is called “Strategic Alliances.” We did a little digging around for an episode summary and here’s what we found:

“Claudia Joy and Chandler try to help an Army wife who is being threatened with deportation; Roxy finds a way to cut costs and move forward with the truck stop; Roland and Joan offer to watch Molly when Denise comes down with the flu.” via AOL TV.

Hmm, not sure where an event planner fits in there, but it will be interesting to see!

If you want to catch up on past episodes of Army Wives you can find them on the show’s official site. Army Wives is a fantastic series that follows the lives of four wives whose husbands are in the army, their families and an army husband whose wife is in the army.

The 2011 convention season is upon us and we’re getting excited! 2011 means something very special for our favorite convention…it’s Dragon*Con’s 25th Anniversary!

Dragon*Con always gives us an amazing line-up of guests so it’s no wonder that they’ll be pulling out all the stops for their 25th Anniversary. Already on their roster… William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Kate Mulgrew and Amanda Tapping!

The Dragon*Con Live Journal is lighting up with guest wishlists from fans and we wanted to add our list to the mix.  Who do you want to see at Dragon*Con 2011? Who’s that one person you’ve been dying to meet?

The SpaceGypsy Wish List

DRAGON*CON NEWBIES

Richard Dean Anderson (Stargate…all of them!)

Gina Torres (Firefly, Serenity)

Rhona Mitra (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, The Gates, & the original Lara Croft!)

Andrea Powell (Twilight: Breaking Dawn, The Gates)

Bruce Campbell (Do you need to ask what he’s been in?)

James Spader (Stargate the original movie, Boston Legal)

Vin Diesel (We can dream! He’s a huge geek too!)

Janina Gavankar (The Gates, True Blood)

Anyone from The Big Bang Theory

Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess, Sparticus Blood & Sand)

Brian Henson (Farscape and um, hello. Jim Henson’s son!)

Allison Scagliotti (Warehouse 13)

Josh Gates (Destination Truth)

Peter Deluise  (Writer,  Director, Actor, Producer for SG-1 and others)

David Hewlett (Stargate: Atlantis)

Jackie Earle Haley (Watchman)

Rebecca Riggs (Farscape)

Anthony Simcoe (Farscape)

PLEASE COME BACK!

Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Serenity)

Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Serenity)

Abney Park (steampunk band)

Claudia Black (Farscape, Stargate: SG-1)

Ben Browder (Farscape, Stargate: SG-1)

Eddie McClintock (Warehouse 13) – He’s been added to the Guest List!!

Neil Grayston (Eureka)

Erica Cerra (Eureka)

The Ghost Hunters

Michael Shanks (Stargate:  SG-1)

Adam Baldwin (Stargate, Chuck)

THE WHOLE SHABANG:

What would be better for a celebration of a 25 year anniversary than bringing in an entire cast?

Futurama (It’s never been done before!)
Billy West
John DiMaggio
Phil LaMarr
Maurice LaMarche
Katey Sagal
Tress MacNeille
Lauren Tom

The X-Files
Gillian Anderson
David Duchovney
Mitch Pileggi
Robert Patrick
Dean Haglund
Tom Braidwood
Bruce Harwood

Dead Like Me
Ellen Muth
Cullum Blue
Jasmine Guy
Mandy Patinkin

Sanctuary
Amanda Tapping (She’s coming!)
Robin Dunne
Ryan Robbins
Agam Darshi
Christopher Heyerdahl
Jonathon Young
Emilie Ullerup

SpaceGypsies would like to give a big CONGRATULATIONS to The Gates star and fellow Chicagoan Janina Gavankar! According to several sources, Janina has been cast as a series regular on the HBO smash hit True Blood. Janina will join the fourth season of the show as Luna, a public school teacher with some serious sex appeal who just so happens to be a shapeshifter like the ever so yummy Sam Merlotte.

Other cast additions include Alexandra Breckenridge, Fiona Shaw, and Vedette Lim as Wiccans and an underground cage fighter. But we’ve got to say, as Chicago girls and Gates fans we’re the most excited to see Janina flex her shapeshifting muscles!

Can’t wait until Season 4 airs to see Janina? Don’t forget to check her out on FX’s The League as Shiva, the hot namesake for the League’s annual Shivabowl! You can download her episodes now on iTunes or check them out on FXnetworks.com.

Don’t forget to follow Janina on Twitter for all the latest news and updates!

For more information on True Blood Season 4 check out Deadline Hollywood & MTV.com .

ABC may have canceled The Gates but in a surprising turn of events the spooky summer show has been nominated for a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show!

What can fans of The Gates do to show their support for all of the hard work the cast and crew put into the show’s one terrific season? You can vote for them! Just click HERE, register (it’s free!) and cast your vote. You can vote in all of their categories and even write in your own nominees.

Unfortunately none of the actors were nominated but People’s Choice gives you a chance to write them in! So feel free to write in your favorite The Gates actor or actress and get them nominated.

You can even vote for The Gates via Twitter! How? It’s easy.

In a new Tweet include:

1. The Gates (not as a hash tag);

2. #scififantasyshow

3. #PeoplesChoice

So your completed Tweet will look like this:

Andrea Powell #dramaactress #PeoplesChoice or Colton Haynes #dramaactor #PeoplesChoice

Remember for Tweeted votes RETWEETS COUNT! So get your friends to retweet your votes!

We haven’t found anything on the site that limits voting so make sure you vote often! Be sure to check back at People’s Choice November 9th for the official list on nominees.

Let’s show ABC that The Gates really was something special!