Talk:Michael Shanks

Website and previous wife(?), 'Vaitiare Bandera'

Hey I was just wondering whether is the official site of Michael Shanks. I am speculating due to the fact that he talks about 'Michael' in the third person which leads me to the conclusion that it's a fan site, however possibly an official fan-run site. I was also wondering how far Michael progressed in his relationship with Vaitiare, ie, whether they were married or it was simply a serious relationship that never got to the point of marriage. If the former should it not be added to the list of spouses under for example, 'Vaitiare Bandera (x-y)', (unsure of the duration of the relationship, the facts could be uncovered if need be, however). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.15.144.208 (talk) 00:45, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

There is no evidence that they had a serious or long term relationship that I am aware of - only that they had a child.94.168.48.161 (talk) 23:16, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Door to Door link

the link to the movie 'door to door' leads in fact to an Album of the Band The Cars

Fixed. StargateX1 18:16, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

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Done — orioneight (talk) 12:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Wives

I think it should be noted (at least as trivia) that both of Shank's wives (past and present) have appeared on Stargate SG1 as recurring characters. any thoughts?

If we can work it in as part of a paragraph, perhaps. However, the biography is about Shanks, so I would't add a triva section for this information. See also WP:AVTRIV Morphh 14:10, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

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Other SG-1 Acting

Shanks also played Ma'Chello in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Holiday", in season 2. Should this be mentioned in the article? — Black Sabre (talk) 06:50, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Doomsday Arcade

Appears to be a different Michael Shanks - should be removed.

Mirror, mirror

Maybe a better question for the Stargate wiki, but I don't see an explanation for why Michael was temporarily written out of SG-1. What happened? TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 01:28, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

The article specifies that he felt his character was being under-utilized, so he left. He had a pretty devoted following, as evidenced by the Save Daniel Jackson movement among fans, but I don't know the whole story about his return. It's probably a better idea to flesh this out more in the Stargate SG-1 article, if it isn't addressed thoroughly there, rather than in Michael's article. The Mink Ermine Fox (talk) 20:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

I have to read more carefully. Thx. I do think, if it's findable, a touch more could be here; it is career-related. (Yeh, more appropriate for the SG page to go into the details, tho.) TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 01:46, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

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Time Trap

Someone named Michael Shanks wrote and directed "Time Trap" (not listed on Time Trap (disambiguation)), which was the first segment of the first episode of the sci-fi TV show Dust (just added List of programs broadcast by TBD to Dust (disambiguation))... but was that Michael Shanks this Michael Shanks? IMDb does not say. 96.244.220.178 (talk) 06:14, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

It was not. ~2026-18222-55 (talk) 02:58, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Requested move 25 June 2026

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The result of the move request was: not moved. One opposer presents a sufficient pageviews counterargument that others agree with. So, the consensus is that the actor receives enough pageviews to continue being primary. (closed by non-admin page mover) 1isall (talk | contribs) 00:59, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

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• Michael Shanks → Michael Shanks (actor)Michael Shanks (actor)
• Michael Shanks (disambiguation) → Michael Shanks

– Looking at page views, there has been a few times where the politician or filmmaker has received more page views which suggests that there is no primary topic. Sahaib (talk) 15:13, 25 June 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 16:16, 2 July 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. –Maltazarian ^{ᚾparley$\lor$investigateᛅ} 00:14, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

• SUpport per nom, no overwhelming PRIMARYTOPIC.--Ortizesp (talk) 14:20, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose: When I look at the nominator's pageview link, the primary pageviews are zeroed-out for some reason. From here the primary is getting a steady 1k views per day. It was getting this years before the articles on the filmmaker or politician were created, and there are no peaks on the primary corresponding to the high (but short) peaks for the filmmaker or politician, so it isn't getting high views simply from being primary. If you look at views from after the filmmaker article was created, the primary is getting 2–2.5 times as many views as the others combined. That seems pretty clear to me that the Canadian actor should be primary. (BTW, I am not considering Uncle Mover as I find it highly unlikely anyone would search for him by his birth name when he legally changed his name before gaining any kind of prominence.) – Reidgreg (talk) 17:34, 26 June 2026 (UTC)
• Support per nom. With 5 or 6 names from different fields listed, the dab page should get the primary slot. Moscow Mule (talk) 21:53, 3 July 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose, I agree with Reidgreg. The actor is the primary here. Halbared (talk) 08:57, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

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• Oppose For the pattern shown by Reidgreg's linked analysis. G. Timothy Walton (talk) 00:50, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
• Oppose. On a long term and consistent basis, as opposed to short term spikes, the actor gets significantly more views than all other uses combined. Station1 (talk) 08:39, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

'Support.' Michael Shanks the director is an entirely different person and arguably as well known as this guy. TheMovieGuy (talk) 21:18, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

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