I was a very happy little clam when The Sci Fi Channel announced that they would transplant Amanda Tapping’s web series Sanctuary over to their network, and would start by ordering a 13-episode run, including a brand spanking new pilot. According to Tapping herself, the TV version of Sanctuary will be a little different from the web episodes that have aired so far, but much of the premise remains intact, including Tapping as the main character, an immortal name Helen Magnus.

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“The fact is it’s already evolving,” Tapping said in an interview at the channel’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York earlier this month. “Our pilot that we’re now going to start shooting is very different from what you’ve seen on the Web. But [Magnus] is still this crazy character. She’s 157 years old, and she’s very eccentric and very sexy and very unapologetic. I love it.”

Tapping, who will continue to guest star on Atlantis as Col. Samantha Carter, said that the transition to television opens up all sorts of possibilities for Sanctuary.

“It gives us a good home base,” Tapping said. “SCI FI is the perfect fit for this show and for me, because I have worked with the network for so long. It made so much sense to stay with this network. They understand the genre. They understand the fans. And now they understand multimedia platforms in terms of utilizing social networking, which is what our company is all about. So it’s a perfect fit.”

What would a week of Sci Fi Channel offerings be without Amanda Tapping? Not much, I can tell you that.