The 2nd of October is the anniversary of the US premiere of Stargate Universe which made it’s debut on the Syfy channel back in 2009 with “Air” parts 1 and 2. A change of pace and direction for the franchise but retaining it’s well established high production values and excellent casting choices with established actors, fresh faces and one or two more familiar from roles on SG1 or SGA.
RDA and Robert Carlyle
As we know the series failed to retain enough of the existing fanbase and generate a whole new group of fans to survive more than two seasons, there are many reasons for it’s failure but for me the show after a stumbling start really came into it’s own in the second half of the first season and with stronger stories and more humour in the second season really gained the right to be considered along SG1 and SGA as part of the family something Infinity failed to do.
The very best birthday wishes to Jason Emanuel who played Tech Sergeant Joel Brecker in the Stargate SG1 episode Gemini. He’s also guest starred on Sliders, Postal, Seven Days and Millenium.
Many happy returns of the day to Todd Masters the renowned Prosthetics, Animatronics and Makeup Artist and the President of Masters FX studio. He’s worked on Stargate SG1 and Stargate Continuum as well as Fringe, True Blood, Red State and Carnivale. MastersFX
Birthday best wishes to Holly Elissa (Dignard) who was the Presidential Aide in two episodes of Stargate SG1 and played old Weir in the Atlantis episode Before I Sleep. She has also appeared in Fringe, Eureka and Hellcats. TwitterOfficial Site
Many happy returns of the day to Greyston Holt who was Corporal Reynolds in the Stargate Universe episode The Hunt. He’s also guest starred on Alcatraz, Once Upon A Time, Fringe, Motive and the upcoming Bitten. TwitterOfficial Site
Birthday greetings to Jason Calder* who appeared in three episodes of Stargate SG1 as an actor and numerous other episodes as a stunt performer. He has also worked on Battlestar Galactica, 2012, Psych, Watchmen, Fantastic 4 and Underworld:Evolution. *Couldn’t find a confirmed Image.
Happy Birthday to Sean Rogerson who played Nevik in the Atlantis episode Travellers.He’s also guest starred on Blood Ties, Harpers Island, Fringe, Supernatural and Sanctuary.
So Cedar Cove is arranging most of it’s major characters into dealing with major dilemmas and in the last two episodes a couple of familiar former Stargate actors made an appearance.
In the tenth episode “Conflict of Interests” we finally meet Melanie Lockhart played by Anne Marie DeLuise (former Loder) who played Amy Vandenberg (Bounty) and Farrell (The Other Side) both SG1 episodes. She was wonderfully and quite rightly indignant with her characters circumstance and I for one wonder if she was channeling her experiences with her hubby Peter:)
The eleventh episode had a small guest role for Adrian Holmes as Mike, in Stargate SG1 he played Detective Ryan in Memento Moi and a Specs Ops Sgt in Nightwalkers. Adrian is also a recurring actor in Continuum and has appeared in Motive, Elysium and the upcoming Debug.
Cedar Cove isn’t a show for everyone but after a weak pilot (too long and not enough happening to justify the length) the show has produced some good characters and drama, doesn’t hurt that for that there are so many familiar actors both regular, recurring and guesting on the show nor that some of the behind the scenes people have ties to Stargate.
A very happy birthday to Jorge Vargas who was Abu in the Stargate SG1 episode Emancipation. He’s also appeared on Supernatural, Motive, Falling Skies and Power Rangers.
Birthday best wishes to Alexis Cruz who played Skarra in Stargate the movie and reprised the role in SG1 (Klorel as well). He’s guest starred on Shark, Touched by An Angel and created his own graphic novel The Unprofessionals. Twitter
So you know how it is when browsing Amazon, their algorithm can throw up a few treasures and these three movies were all going for a pittance so what they hell, time for a Michael Shanksathon, one of them might even become a bonus show.
Daniel and Vala are still in the bodies of Sallis and Harrid and are faced with the heart of Origin in the city of Celestis. Daniel is able to divine some of the underlying teachings of the culture and uses the information to gain an audience with the leader in physical world called the Doci. He verbally duels with the Doci and eventually the Ori themselves inhabit their vessel and talk directly to Daniel, they now know that their old enemy who fled to the Milky Way are hiding trillions of souls ready to be exposed to Origin. Back in the Milky Way a Prior emerges from a Stargate and begins to preach Origin to the local population, Cameron invites the Prior to the SGC where along with the new Jaffa leader Gerak the Prior offers the inhabitants of the galaxy guidance and a path to enlightenment. Daniel and Vala now returned to the village are visited by Fannis who reveals the Ancient communication stone control device and Daniel is able to warn the SGC about the threat just before a Prior descends upon them and once again the fire pit is a flame but no escape for Sallis and Harried or Frannis, the first victims in the war between the Milky Way and the Ori.
The Doci and a Prior
Origin as with the first two parts of the trilogy was written by Rob C Cooper and seals the foundations of the main story that will drive the final two seasons of Stargate SG1. A stellar cast of guest stars taking key positions adds so much depth to the story which certainly helps to smooth over the miss steps as SG1 is reshaped. Julian Sands gives a very dry performance as the Doci but is perfect for the role and Louis Gossett Jr steals every scene he is in which is no mean accomplishment alongside Beau Bridges. It was certainly a little dark to lose the three natives of the Ori galaxy but underlines how black and white the view of the Ori is, worship or die but you do have the choice.
Some choice
A busy time on Facebook, lots of feedback for last weeks show which was very pleasing and twitter as always was awash with chatter, the Stargate community over there is really great to read and interact with. Brad was stellar in this show, once again making time to fill in the gap with Alan settling into his new life in Finland and since we’re coming up to our 200th show there is a little competition information in the show, every listener invited to enter including any guest and co-hosts:)
This weeks promo is from Hexed The Sisterhood of the Supernatural and next week we are back in Pegasus with the episode Runner and the introduction of one Ronon Dex, the ladies go wild:)
The very best of birthday wishes to Kirsten Prout who was Nesa in the Stargate SG1 episode Birthright.
She has also starred in Kyle XY, The Lying Game and Elektra. Official SiteTumblrTwitter
A very happy birthday to Marshall Bell who played Terrence Kramer in the Stargate Atlantis episode Brain Storm.
He also appeared in Good vs Evil, Deadwood, CSI, House, the original Total Recall and Starship Troopers. Official Site
A very happy birthday to Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa who played Kurghan in the Stargate SG1 episode Emancipation, he has also appeared on Revenge, Heroes, Elektra and Hawaii Five-0. TwitterOfficial Site
Birthday Best wishes to David McNally who was Avrid in the Atlantis episode Epiphany and appeared twice in Stargate SG1 as Simon (Demons) and Hanno (Cor-ai). David has also appeared on Blood Ties, Cold Squad and The Outer Limits.
Birthday greetings to Christopher Cousins who was Ambassador Joseph Faxon in two episodes of Stargate SG1
( 2001 & 2010 ). He’s also been in Terriers, Breaking Bad, Vanished, Nikita and Longmire.
Lawrence & Holloman the feel bad comedy of the year and yes I think it may just live up to it’s own billing and once again we get to watch Ben Cotton (Kavanagh SGA, Coker BSG) in a role which doesn’t have us wishing his character ill, then again maybe we will be cheering on Holloman and not Lawrence:) http://lawrenceandholloman.com/
The very best birthday wishes to Erin Chambers who played Sora in three episodes of Stargate Atlantis.
Erin has also guest starred in 192 episodes of General Hospital as well as appearing on Castle, Medium and Bones. Twitter
Happy birthday to Lauro Chartrand, Genii soldier and stunt performer on Stargate Atlantis. Lauro has an extensive resume on movies and television for both stunt work and co-ordination including The Incredible Hulk, War, Fallen and Battlestar Galactica. Official Site Many happy returns of the day to John Sampson who was a member of SG5 in the episode Lost City and a guard in the Atlantis episode The Kindred, he’s also a stunt performer in movies and television.
Birthday best wishes to Jim Byrnes who narrated the SGC documentary in the Stargate SG1 episode Heroes
and starred as Joe in the Highlander series. He’s also done extensive voice work including Stargate Infinity and appeared on Andromeda and Sanctuary.
Jim is also an accomplished musician and recording artist. Official SiteYoutube
A very happy birthday to Daniella Alonso who played Katana Labrea in Atlantis episode The Lost Tribe. She’s also starred in Revolution and Friday Night Lights and appeared in One Tree Hill and My Generation.
This image was posted into a Facebook Stargate group and the use of Google I tracked it back to a 3D modeller artist ( RJB ) whose posts on an older forum have ceased to be, the higher resolution originals are now on another forum which I don’t have access to but for now enjoy some very beautiful Stargate ships.
The Daedalus is returning to Atlantis without the ZPM so it is well into the third week and the passengers are a little bored despite the events which led to their return to Earth and renewal of their charter to continue the exploration of Atlantis and the Pegasus galaxy. A body is discovered which at first looks to have been an accidental death but things don’t add up and during the investigation another crewman dies at the hands of the ships technology. McKay discovers a Wraith sourced virus infecting the ships core systems which has the ability to adapt and survive numerous attempts to remove it, it calls for help and denies the ship the use of it’s hyperdrive engines leaving them stuck in the middle of nowhere.
The Intruder is a good bottle type show making full use of the new Daedalus standing set which is a modification of the original Prometheus set. This isn’t a cheap show though, there is extensive CGI work use to create the space shots and combat scenes plus some top notch matt work to show us the large landing bays complete with ships and forcefields in play. We also have the lead guest star ( Mitch Pileggi ) being made full use of and Beau Bridges appearing in flashbacks so the episode was making the most of the resources available to the producers at the time. In story terms they don’t try to hide the similarity to the SG1 episode Entity and it’s discussed at length within the shows commentary track but there are enough changes to make a much better story and overall a better episodes.
Humans, who needs ’em.
The Intruder is an episode which maintains the pacing of the second season as defined by The Siege trilogy but allows for a breather with it’s use of flashbacks all of which lays down some solid groundwork for the changes that are coming to the story. The flashbacks were also a nice addition and spell out how they affected Elizabeth both in her success job wise and the failure of her relationship, in both cases they were strong scenes for Torri.
Note to designers, polarised glass.
This weeks promo is from The Anomaly Podcast, an excellent show which is hosted by Angela and Jen and has it’s own supplemental show, both of which are worth checking out. Brad joined me for this weeks show as Alan was in the middle of his move to Finland and sorting out his classes and his new home, next week Brad will be back with the SG1 episode Origin. We appreciate all the activity on the media portals especially the Facebook group which is generating some good discussion and Twitter which is always fun when talking to the Stargate community.
