So I watched the SG1 episode Collateral Damage this morning and a few hours later watched the latest episode of Almost Human “Perception” which was broadcast on the 10th. I immediately recognised Anna Galvin who played Dr. Reya Varrick from the SG1 episode in the role of Mrs. Hoving in Almost Human. An additional Stargate connection is her role as Mrs Armstrong on four episodes of Stargate Universe so a two for one spot:)
Many happy returns of the day..
Lachlan Murdoch
Lachlan as a youngster played Tomin in the Stargate SG1 episode Learning Curve, he went on to appear on Taken, Copper and in 74 episodes of the Murdoch Mysteries. IMDB
Jasmine Chan
Jasmine played a young girl in the Stargate Universe episode Human and also a girl on Masters Of Horror & Samurai Girl. She has recently been in the tv movies Attention Students & Aliens in the House. IMDB
The team is captured and taken off the world they were exploring by a group of unknown men, they awake inside a cavern and their nemesis if you will is revealed in the form of Lt. Ford who then goes onto to explain how he escaped from the Hive ship when he willingly jumped into a culling beam to escape being captured by Sheppard. The team are now being dosed with the Wraith enzyme as Ford believes only by seeing for themselves what the drug will do can the damage be repaired and he can be forgiven and accepted by those he once considered family. The first mission proves to be a success but from a technical standpoint very amateurish but John plays along hoping that the goal of destroying a hive ship with the use of a recovered Dart will provide a means to escape back to Atlantis.
The Lost Boys is the first of a two part episode and allows the show to bring back Rainbow for a very meaty guest starring role and goes on to dig deeper in to the merits of the Wraith enzyme and of course the ethics in harvesting the drug from the Wraith which begs the question who are the monsters praying on sentient beings now? It was a little disappointing how easily the team were originally captured but SG1 also had that problem at times but we did get some nice dialogue and action with the team dealing with Ford and his band of merry men who had achieved much in learning the ways of the Wraith. It’s understandable that both Ronon and Teyla would be seduced by the extra power and capabilities the drug gave them, they are both warriors and protectors were as McKay didn’t benefit as much, yes he gets stronger as we’ll see in the second part but it doesn’t accentuate his intellect which is his reason for being.
I told you I would be back
The Lost Boys as with many two parters suffers as it’s a vehicle to build the story which is going to be paid off in the second part but for all that it’s an entertaining episode and we get plenty of action and even some good Weir / Lorne dialogue and how great to see him with the viewpoint of what do you expect from Sheppard’s team, they are not punctual or by the book. It is without any doubt a very clever and well written episode to bring Rainbow back into the show and what’s more we get him again in the next episode of Atlantis with more of the same but raised a notch or two.
Foreplay Ronon Style
This weeks promo is from Flash Pulp and next weeks episode is the conclusion to the Stargate SG1 two parter The Fourth Horseman Part 2. Thanks for the feedback and again a very busy twitter feed, if you want to get in touch with us then please do so, always interested in chatting about Stargate and our podcast of course speaking of which if you would like to join us then drop us a line and we’ll sort something out.
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A birthday and a remembrance.
Christopher McDonald
Christopher played Senator Alan Armstrong in three episodes of Stargate Universe however he is much better known for both his theatrical roles such as Happy Gilmore and Grumpy Old Men and tv work on Boardwalk Empire and Harry’s Law. He’s also done voice work for a number of animated tv shows. IMDB
In Memory of…
Keene Curtis
Keene had just the one guest role on Stargate SG1 but it was epic when he played Ernest Littlefield in The Torment of Tantalus. He also guest starred on shows such as MASH, The Magician, Quincy, Hart To Hart, Voyager and The Pretender. IMDB
Many happy returns of the day to the following four who have graced our screens.
Enrico Colantoni
Enrico played Burke the CIA operative who alas only appeared on SG1 once in the episode Evolution Part 2. He is better known for Just Shoot Me, Flashpoint, Veronica Mars and more recently Person of Interest. IMDB Twitter
Kristen Dalton
Kristen played the doomed Anna in the SG1 episode Resurrection and Dana Bright in The Dead Zone. She has also appeared on Sliders, Profit and Jack Reacher. IMDB
Graham Kosakoski
Graham played a guard on the ancient starship Aurora in the Atlantis episode of the same name. He has also been in Intelligence, Grizzly Rage and Smallville. IMDB
Frank Collison
Frank was Keturah in the Atlantis episode Sateda and has also guest starred on Carnivale, My Name is Earl, Dr Quinn Medicine Woman and DS9. Official Site IMDB Twitter
The Red Road will premiere on The Sundance Channel February 27th, Jason Momoa stars along with Martin Henderson, Julianne Nicholson and Tom Sizemore. There is an official trailer but it’s geo-locked and not turned up on youtube as of yet.
Birthday best wishes one and all:)
Michael Ironside
Michael appeared in a single episode of Stargate SG1 as Seevis in Crusade. His resume is huge and filled with genre work including the regular TV series of V, Seaquest, Smallville as well as features and voice work. IMDB Behind The Voice Official Site
Heather Doerksen
Heather played Captain Pat Meyers in six episodes of Stargate Atlantis. She has also guest starred on The L Word, Battlestar Galactica, Fringe, Pacific Rim and Once Upon A Time in Wonderland. IMDB Official Site Twitter
Michael Lenic
Michael made brief appearances in the Stargate SG1 episode Family Ties and Stargate Universe episode Air Part 1, he has also been in Paradox and A Dog’s Breakfast. IMDB
Now isn’t that an excellent use of a Best-Lock Stargate product, many thanks to Christina who tweeted the image of his aquarium and a scene from Watergate 2.0
A very happy birthday to Raoul Ganeev who appeared in two episodes of Stargate SG1 the first as a Russian Soldier in Desperate Measures and then as Lt. Colonel Sergei Evanov in Metamorphosis. He’s also guest starred on Touching Evil, Cold Squad and been in Underworld Evolution. The X-Files and Highlander. IMDB
I watched the latest episode of Psych this afternoon entitled “Cog Blocked” and it featured two former Stargate actors and a well known name from behind the camera of many a Stargate episode. This season eight episode was directed by Brad Turner who directed 14 episodes of SG1 and SGA before making a bigger splash with 24 and numerous television shows since then. The episode also featured Vincent Gale as Mr Grouse and Aleks Paunovic as the bartender both speaking roles and each making a significant contribution to the whole. We also got a brief appearance from Luvia Petersen who I wish had been on Stargate but well we couldn’t have everything:)
Aleks played Rakai on Stargate Atlantis and Shaq’rel on SG1
Vincent played Morrison on Stargate Universe
Many happy returns of the day..
Jason George
Jason appeared as Jolan in two episodes of Stargate SG1 (Babylon and The Fourth Horseman part 2). He recently starred in Eli Stone, Witches of East End, Mistresses and Greys Anatomy and made his tv name on the US soap Sunset Beach. IMDB Twitter
Charles Shaughnessy
Charles played Alec Coulson in the SG1 episode Covenant. He also starred in 147 episodes of The Nanny and has gone onto be very successful on US television with roles on Days Of Our Lives, Mad Men and The Mentalist. IMDB Twitter Official Site
Simon Longmore
Simon played Tathal in the Stargate Atlantis episode The Brotherhood and also guest starred on Psych, Dead Like Me, Special Unit 2 and Red Widow. IMDB Twitter Vada Studios
A recon unit return from an undercover mission on a planet which is being visited by a Prior of the Ori, the men soon become ill and reveal one of them was touched by the Prior during a religious service and in hindsight it was easy to see the Ori knew who they were and used them to carry a plague back to Earth to decimate the heart of the potential resistance in the Milky Way. As Sam investigates the possibility of developing an anti-prior weapon based on the knowledge they gained from the scans of Khalek back on Dakara a Prior is working his magic on Gerak who is embracing the concept of enlightenment which is worrying Bra’tac and Teal’c. Orlin returns to the corporeal world as a young boy, his explanation being the younger brain would be more adept at retaining the knowledge required to cure the plague but it’s a one way trip, for Sam and her world he is willing to sacrifice everything. Gerak is showing some resistance to the demands of the Prior but is then taken to Celestis and when he returns it seems the Ori now have a key player for the invasion of the galaxy.
That can’t be good.
The Fourth Horseman Part 1 is an excellent episode in it’s own right let alone the first half of a two parter, with a restricted tv budget and resources the producers manage to convey the potential disaster of a global pandemic and the galaxy wide ramifications as the Jaffa nation could become a de facto army for the Ori. It’s almost brutal watching Gerak a man driven by the desire for power see the Ori as both a means to an end but also maybe some sort of personal fulfillment in the spiritual sense, you do believe that he believes in their message despite knowing what the Ori are willing to do to anyone that does not bow down to them. There is hope of course, Sam and Dr Lee have come up with a way to disrupt the energy being channeled to and by a Prior but it has to be tested so a visit to the Sodan is called for and they may not be an easy challenge in itself.
The Brains Trust
The return of Orlin was a bit of a surprise and his new look took some getting use too, there was some logic behind it but as we learned in the commentary the idea was to have Sean Patrick Flanery return as the character but he was unavailable and the writers earned their money with young Orlin and making it work with the acting talents of Cameron playing a big part. Oh and lets not forget the return of the late Don S. Davis as General Hammond who filled in at the last minute when General Jumper was unable to film his cameo, it was great to see Don who appears again in part 2.
Thank you everyone for the feedback on last weeks show and continued support via Facebook, Google+ and especially Twitter. There’s a little news and birthdays included in this weeks show and next week we return to Atlantis for the first part of their two parter “The Lost Boys” which sees the return of a season 1 regular. This weeks promo is for the excellent Tuning Into Scifi TV and as always feel free to get in touch with us for any reason, we’re all family within the shadow of the gate.
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Birthday best wishes all around.
Dawn Olivieri
Dawn appeared as Neeva Casol in the Stargate Atlantis episode Identity. She also had a strong recurring role in Heroes and The Vampire Diaries and is now has a major role as Monica Talbot in House Of Lies. IMDB Twitter Official Site
Alex Diakun
Alex played Tarek Solamon in the Stargate SG1 episode Memento and has also appeared on The Outer Limits, Sanctuary, Supernatural and Reaper. IMDB
Elizabeth Hoffman
Elizabeth played Catherine Langford in two episodes of Stargate SG1 (There But for the Grace of God and The Torment of Tantalus). She also appeared in the movie Dante’s Peak and starred in Sisters during a relatively short movie and tv career. IMDB
Birthday best wishes:)
James Spader
James was the original Daniel Jackson the put upon academic who was right all along. He made his name in features but has had huge success on television with The Practice, Boston Legal and now The Blacklist. IMDB
David Nykl
David played Radek Zelenka on Stargate Atlantis and a single appearance on SG1. He has also appeared on Arrow, Seven Days, Cold Squad, Psych and Sanctuary. IMDB Twitter
Frank Cassini
Frank played Colonel Sean Grieves in the Stargate SG1 episode The Sentinel and has also appeared on Wolf Lake, Dead Like Me, The Bridge, Blackstone and Supernatural. IMDB Twitter
The poster for David Hewlett’s upcoming feature “Debug” has been released, many thanks to the Shock Till You Drop website.
