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Gatecast Bonus Episode 19 – Stand by Me

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Dec 192015
 

Welcome to the latest bonus episode for the 2015 holiday season, this week Alan is joined by Kriss and together they take a look at “Stand by Me” a third season episode of the Canadian medical drama Saving Hope. In this episode which was directed by Michael Shanks the staff of Hope Zion deal with the departure of one of their own and the complexities of medical care for patients not technically allowed access to said care due to their illegal presence in the country. We also get an accidental dosing of LSD which spices things up and Charlie puts his heart on the table and it gets stomped on.

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Stand By Me featured Lexa Doig as Dr. Selena Quintos and it’s never a bad thing to see her guest starring in a show and her character’s interaction with Joel (Daniel Gillies) was good drama and as you may know led to further complications. The departure of Gavin was nicely handled and the one on one with Maggie was at times heart breaking but it was done well and nice use of some visual effects to enhance the emotion. Overall a good and entertaining episode of Saving Hope which was chosen by Kriss.

Next week we are back for another bonus show and I think I know which it will be, something of a surprise given what we’ve said in the past, stay tuned and feel free to let us know what you think of these bonus shows and the podcast overall:)

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Stargate Birthday – December 19th

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Dec 192015
 

Jessica Steen
Jessica was the first Elizabeth Weir in the Stargate SG1 episodes “Lost City 1 & 2”. She has also appeared in the movie Armageddon and tv series such as Earth 2, Heartland, Homefront, Bullet in the Face, Flashpoint and NCIS. IMDB Official

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Saving Hope Renewed for Season 5

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Dec 182015
 

CTV confirmed today that is has ordered 18 new episodes for a fifth season of hit original series “Saving Hope.”

Well that’s great news for fans of Michael Shanks and Erica Durance the two main stars of the medical drama and a
kick up the backside for me as I have yet to finish watching the fourth season.

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Saving Hope – Features – CTV orders fifth season of hit original drama ‘Saving Hope’ – CTV

Stargate Birthdays – December 17th

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Dec 172015
 

Kate Hewlett
Kate played Jeannie Miller in four episodes of Stargate Atlantis and she has also appeared on Psych, Degrassi:TNG, The LA Complex and A Dog’s Breakfast with her brother David. She also stars on The Stanley Dynamic and was story editor on The LA Complex, she will be appearing on The Girlfriend Experience in 2016. IMDB Twitter
Matthew Harrison
Matthew played Darien in the Stargate SG1 episode Double Jeopardy and a Scientist on the Atlantis episode Conversion. He has also appeared on Chaos, Reaper and Smallville. IMDB
Ernie Hudson 
Ernie was Pernaux in the Stargate SG1 episode Ethon but is best known for his role on Ghostbusters or maybe as Warden Glynn on Oz. He has also appeared on ER, Wild Palms, Bones, Desperate Housewives and Law & Order. IMDB Twitter Official
Dan Pelchat 
Dan has been a Stunt Performer and Actor on shows such as Stargate Universe, Intelligence, Arrow, Continuum, Sanctuary, Andromeda and Tasmanian Devils. IMDB
David MacInnis 
David played Talus on Stargate Atlantis The Return 1&2 and Agent Williams on Stargate SG1 Ex Deus Machina, he has also appeared on Dead Like Me, The 4400, Saving Hope and Smallville. IMDB

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Stargate Birthday – December 15th

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Dec 152015
 

Michael Shanks
Michael took on the television role of Daniel Jackson for the premiere of Stargate SG1 Children of the Gods and had an “almost” uninterrupted run right through to Stargate Universe.
He’s currently starring in Saving Hope as Dr Charlie Harris and has had notable guest roles on 24, Smallville, Flashpoint, Andromeda and Burn Notice as well as starring in one or two scifi/creature features. Official Twitter IMDB

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Women Behind Canadian TV: Amanda Tapping

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Dec 152015
 

Director Amanda Tapping talks to The TV Junkies as part of our ongoing series featuring the women behind Canadian TV.

Source: Women Behind Canadian TV: Amanda Tapping – The TV Junkies

The sci-fi life of Mike Dopud

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Dec 152015
 

Mike Dopud is a familiar face in the world of science fiction film and television, but if his life were a movie,

Netflix would probably categorize it as Action-Adventure Sci-fi Dramedy.

 

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Stargate Birthdays – December 14th

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Dec 142015
 

Martin Christopher
Martin has appeared in all three live action Stargate series as well as Ark Of Truth, he played Kevin Marks who rose through the ranks during the run of the franchise. He has also appeared in Fringe, Supernatural, Eureka and Sanctuary. IMDB
Leah Ehman
Leah was a makeup artisit and department head on Stargate Atlantis between 2004 and 2007. She has also worked on Sucker Punch, I Robot, First Wave, TRON Legacy, The Secret Circle and The Dead Zone. IMDB Twitter

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Gatecast Bonus Episode 18 – Auto Eurodicka

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Dec 122015
 

It’s that time of the year again and we are taking a break from our regular coverage of Stargate and for a few weeks taking a look at shows/episodes which feature the cast and crew of Stargate. This week we are watching Auto Eurodicka which is a third season episode of the US sitcom 3rd Rock From The Sun which features a series regular, recurring and guest actors who have graced Stargate on the big and small screen.
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In Auto Eurodicka we find Dick Solomon going to watch a movie recommended by Mary Albright, he meets Anita and he quickly enters into a casual sexual relationship with her, being Dick he can’t keep his mouth shut about it and has no shame in sharing the details until in the middle of class he reveals her name and finds that she is the mother to one of his students. Even then Dick needs some education on boundaries with both Mary and Nina giving his a slappin’ but of course Anita’s family played all by the DeLuise’s with Dom as her ex-husband confront Dick and somehow he doesn’t end up in hospital. The “B” plot of the episode deals with Sally and her infatuation with a Dodge Viper and her attempts to acquire the car, of course it’s well out of their price range but as always this “alien” family learn more lessons from their failures and they end the day sitting on the roof beneath the stars with Dick holding a steak to his eye.

Third Rock from the Sun was an excellent American sitcom, I own the DVD boxset and you can dip into the show anywhere you want for a few laughs. As you’ve seen there is plenty of Stargate links in this episode and the series as a whole (thanks to French Stewart) but we also got William Shatner making a very memorable appearance from the fourth season onwards.

Next week we are going to be taking a look at an episode of Saving Hope, this will be discussed by Kriss and Alan so have a listen and let us know what you think. Over the next few weeks we will also be covering Flashpoint, Stargate Infinity and a special episode looking back at SG1.

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Stargate Birthday for December 12th

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Dec 122015
 

Sarah Douglas
Sarah played the Tok’ra Yosuuf / Garshaw of Belote in two episodes of Stargate SG1 (The Tok’ra Parts 1 and 2) but she is better known for playing Ursa in the Superman movies as well as the evil Pamela in the original V, Deathwalker on Babylon 5 and starring in the US soap Falcon Crest. IMDB Twitter Behind The Voice Official

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Ky Furneaux

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Dec 112015
 

You’ve seen Ky Furneaux on tv even if you don’t recognise her:)

Source: Interview With Award Winning Stunt Performer & Discovery’s Survival Expert Ky Furneaux – Rhino Shelter by MDM Shelters

Vanessa Piazza

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Dec 112015
 

Lost Girl and Dark Matter executive producer Vanessa Piazza talks to The TV Junkies

as part of our ongoing series featuring the women behind Canadian TV.

Source: Women Behind Canadian TV: Vanessa Piazza – The TV Junkies

Stargate Birthdays – December 11th

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Dec 112015
 

Ben Browder
Ben played Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell in the ninth and tenth seasons of Stargate SG1 & John Crichton in the scifi series Farscape. He has also guest starred on Doctor Who, Arrow, Dead Still, Chuck and CSI Miami. IMDB Unofficial
Peter Kelamis
Peter played Dr Adam Brody on Stargate Universe and has appeared on Motive, Fringe, Eureka, Smallville and Psych. He’s also a voice actor and performs stand up comedy.
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In memory of Katherine Lawrence / Kathy Selbert
(Dec 11 1954 – March 25 2004)
Katherine wrote for Stargate Infinity as well as a number of other animated productions such as The Secret of Mulan and also worked as an assistant on Muppet Babies.

Katherine Lawrence

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Stargate Birthdays – December 10th

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Dec 102015
 

David-Paul Grove
David played the motel manager in the Stargate Atlantis episode Vegas and is currently playing “Doc” in Once Upon A Time. He has also guest starred on Andromeda, Supernatural, Down River, appeared in ELF and voiced Buck in Robocop AC. IMDB Twitter Behind The Voice
Monica Huppert*
Monica was the make up artist on the Stargate SG1 episode Holiday, she has also worked on The Guard, Human Target, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, Tomorrowland, Warm Bodies, Fantastic Four and The 4400. She was nominated for a Gemini for her work on Stargate. IMDB *No Photo

David-Paul Grove

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