Rodney A. Grant
Rodney played Tonané in the Stargate SG1 episode Spirits and also appeared on Due South, Legend, Ghost of Mars and Wild Wild West. IMDB
Brenna O’Brien
Brenna was a young Adria in the Stargate SG1 episode Flesh and Blood and has been on Supernatural, The Haunting Hour, Tin Man, X-Men Last Stand and voiced shows such as Elemental Glade and Zixx.
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SG1 visit the planet Galaran who are part of the Asgard protected planets treaty with the former Systems Lords. With little support coming from the Asgard who have their own issues the Galarans have opened up talks with the Earth for mutual trade and information exchange offering a memory technology which could train anyone with any skill in a matter of days rather then months or even years. Impressed with the demonstration Cameron gets close to the head scientist a Dr Reya Varrick and after going home with her is found the next morning with her dead and a belief he killed her. Complications arise when it becomes evident that his memory has been tampered with and despite the Galarans looking to sweep the crime under the carpet Cameron insists on an investigation.
Do you really trust him?
Collateral Damage is a rather dark story, quite brutally shot although the rather clever way to shoot the attack and it’s consequences mitigated a lot of the violence which probably got it past the Scifi channel censors at the time. The technology offered has it’s benefits that is for sure but is so open to exploitation for all the wrong reasons it’s almost to dangerous to have access too as clearly demonstrated by the events in this episode and for those that recall in the premiere of Blakes 7 when memories are tampered with to secure a conviction for political means by the powers that be. This was an out and out Cameron episode and Ben performed well both in the one on one with Reya (Anna Galvin) and then opening up Cameron’s character with part of his background good and bad all of which put him where he is today. Loved the guest appearance by Ian playing his dad and we’ll see him again and of course William playing the Emissary always delivers.
Superb lighting
This weeks promo is for the Scifi Diner podcast and thanks to Brad for the voicemail and the chatter across our social media portals, we can’t thank you all enough for joining us as we enjoy everything that is Stargate, well apart from Infinity which I actually tried to watch via Amazon Prime this past week. Next week we have the Atlantis episode Epiphany and as always plenty of SG1 and Atlantis episodes that we could do with a guest to join us and we still have an opening for the Atlantis wrap up show we’ll be recording in about three months.
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A very happy birthday to Ivon R. Bartok who is responsible for virtually all the behind the scenes extras, docs and features for Stargate as well as working on A Dog’s Breakfast, Captain Starship and Arctic Air. He also made a small appearance as a Cadet in the SG1 episode Prodigy.
Neil Jackson gave a great performance as the enigmatic Mr Dillinger in the recent episode of Person Of Interest called “RAM” a rather important episode within the mythology as it tied together a lot of the events covered in the series. It’s also good to see Neil getting some good guest roles on major US series after the recent success this side of the pond.
A very happy birthday to Félix Enríquez Alcalá who directed the Stargate Universe episode Divided.
Félix has a lengthy directorial resume which includes Criminal Minds, Suits, Covert Affairs, Grimm, Battlestar Galactica, Blue Bloods, Southland, Third Watch and Brimstone. IMDB
Larry Cedar
Larry played a Prior of the Ori in the Stargate SG1 episode Origin, he has also appeared on Enterprise, Mercy Point, Deadwood and Perception. He’s voiced characters on Pinky and the Brain as well as Justice League and Superman. IMDB Twitter Official Site Behind The Voice
Dean Stockwell
Dean played Doctor Kieran in the Stargate SG1 episode Shadow Play and also appeared on Enterprise, Jag and Dune. He also starred on Battlestar Galactica and Quantum Leap and has an extensive resume on television and film. IMDB
David Palffy
David played both Anubis and Sokar on Stargate SG1 on eleven episodes as well as guest starring on Cold Squad, Andromeda, Viper and Millenium. IMDB
Jolene Blalock
Jolene played Ishta in two episodes of Stargate SG1 ( Sacrifices and Birthright) and also starred on Enterprise as T’Pol. She also had a recurring guest role on Legend of the Seeker and made guest appearances on JAG, CSI Miami and House. IMDB Twitter
Neil Jackson
Neil appeared just the once in the Stargate SG1 episode Prototype as Khalek and then as the Wraith on the Atlantis episode Vegas. He starred on Blade The Series and has had lead roles on Make It or Break It, Upstairs Downstairs, Lightfields and Sugar Rush. IMDB Twitter
A very happy birthday to D. Harlan Cutshall who played a Jaffa commander in the SG1 episode Maternal Instinct and a Marine in the Atlantis episode Tabula Rasa. He has also appeared on Eureka, Fringe, Supernatural, Far Cry, Caprica and Bates Motel. IMDB
Kimani Ray Smith
Kimani played Ocker in the Stargate SG1 episode Allegiance and Dr Lindstrom in the Atlantis episode The Intruder. He also did stunt work on SG1 and has guest starred on Fringe, Arrow and Smallville and written / directed his own work. IMDB Twitter
Scott E. Miller
Scott played a jumper pilot in the Atlantis episode Epiphany and also appeared on Once Upon A Time, The 4400, Psych, Alcatraz and 2012. IMDB
Robert Knepper one of the most consistent actors on television (and movies) turned up on this weeks episode of Arrow “Time of Death” playing the iconic William Tockman aka Clock King. Robert graced Stargate Universe in a recurring role as Simeon in it’s second season and as always stole every scene he was in.
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The strike team are captive of the queen of the hive ship and as John is questioned by her good self and a second hive arrives, John is returned to the cell and with some well hidden knives thanks to Ronon and Ford they trigger the release mechanism and make a run for it. Meanwhile Rodney takes a huge dose of the enzyme and fights his way out of captivity and returns to Atlantis and with the Daedalus at hand returns to rescue his team. As they roam through the hive they rescue some cocooned prisoners but their freedom is short lived, John and the woman Neera are separated from the group and he learns a little about her life and when the Wraith culled her world. Time is pressing though, the enzyme is leaving their systems and Kanayo who has been on the drug longer dies which does not bode well for Teyla and Ronon. John is brought before the queen once again and he convinces her he is a Wraith worshipper sent to infiltrate the hive by a rival queen, suspicions aroused when John in a dart makes his escape and starts firing on the other hive a full scale conflict erupts with the Daedalus an onlooker.
The best computer game, ever!
The Hive is an excellent conclusion to this two parter, we get some very good action both with the stunning CGI space battle but also great stunt work around Rodney’s escape and the hand to hand battles on the hive ship. It’s an interesting twist to have humans willingly follow the hive, while it seems reasonable for some humans to do this I don’t really see what they Wraith get out of it, maybe the Queen who stands alone sees some form of companionship through them which she doesn’t get from her “drones”.
Any time, any place, any where.
When we look at these two episodes they served the show well in allowing Ford to return and for the expedition to take some steps forward in what they learn about the Wraith all of which will pay off later in the series to various degrees of success. The enzyme and it’s value is finally put to bed, while short term there are definite plus points and in time with research it could prove a valuable drug but for now the side effects and limitations can not be ignored.
Thanks to everyone who chatted with us via a online portals, always great to talk to fellow Stargate fans and in that respect if you fancy joining us for an episode get in touch and we’ll sort something out. This weeks promo if for Pulp Audio Weekly a very geeky and humourous podcast and next week we are going to cover the SG1 episode Collateral Damage, hope you can join us.
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A day early or a day late, we’ll go early with our birthday wishes:)
Suanne Braun
Suanne played our goddess Hathor on far too few episodes of Stargate SG1. She has also starred on Starhyke, Wings, Silk Stalkings and No Signal as well as doing stage work. IMDB Twitter
Reilly Dolman
Reilly played Jason on two episodes of Stargate Universe (Epilogue and Common Descent) as well as appearing on The Tomorrow People, Mega Cyclone, Goblin, Scarecrow and Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief. IMDB Twitter
A very happy birthday to Peter Stebbings who played the Tok’ra Malek in two episodes of Stargate SG1 (Cure and Allegiance). He has also appeared on Relic Hunter, The Outer Limits, Mutant X, Jeremiah, The Borgias and The Listener. IMDB
