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Gatecast 345 SGU Seizure

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Mar 112017
 

Seizure

The crew of the Destiny have to deal with a holidaying Rush in the episode Seizure as well as fall out from events on the planet Langara.

Seizure

Homeworld command are in negotiations with Langara to use their world as a staging post for dialing Destiny thanks to the veins of Naquadria that run through the planet. Naturally given two worlds have already been destroyed the Langarans are not overly enthusiastic and are also under pressure from the Lucian Alliance. The military led by Telford favour direct action as they believe the Langarans are already dealing with the Alliance and so a plan is formulated by Dr McKay and put into action. On board Destiny Rush is having a day off and is using the chair to send his consciousness into the ship’s computer where his and Amanda’s bits and bytes can overwrite each other with abandon. When it’s time to leave Rush finds himself trapped in the computer with no control over the programme currently running and Ginn is desperate to get critical information to Eli before the system breaks down with catastrophic results.

Seizure is an entertaining episode with a fantastic guest star including Victor Garber, Robert Picardo and of course David Hewlett. It’s a pity Jack only gets a mention but the screen is certainly full of quality acting and some excellent location work in a former power plant (now a museum) which would be familiar to many a Canadian sourced tv series shown over the last decade. It was interesting to see how confrontational Homeworld was based on the belief the Langarans were double dealing and that based on very suspect intelligence gleaned from encrypted communications. In many ways it’s not a side of the SGC we want and leans more towards the dark days of the NID or maybe just the desperation by one or two individuals pushing an agenda regardless of the consequences. Helen Shaver did a magnificent job directing her first Stargate episode especially given the complexity imposed by characters who had backgrounds on SG1 and Atlantis.

Thanks to Brad for joining us on this weeks episode and for sending in the voicemail feedback for last weeks episode “Hope”. This weeks promo is for the SciFi Dig Podcast a long running show hosted by Aaron which has taken a lengthy break recently but back with a bang. Next week we are going to be watching The Hunt and as always we’d love to hear from you so leave a comment here or visit us on social media:)

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Stargate Birthdays – March 11th

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Mar 112017
 

Fulvio Cecere
Fulvio played Col. Davidson in two episodes of Stargate SG1 (Family Ties and Dominion). He also had roles on Battlestar Galactica, Dark Angel, Lost Girls, Grimm, The Tomorrow People, The Flash, Timeless, Continuum and Elementary. IMDB Twitter

David Neale
David was an Ancient in the Atlantis episode Echoes and a Dialer in the SG1 episode 2010. He has also appeared on Fringe, The Killing, Almost Human, BSG, Alice and Shooter.
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Josette Jorge
Josette played Dr Fisher on the Stargate Universe episode “Justice” as well as appearing on Continuum, Arctic Air, Motive, The Stanley Dynamic and Mr Young. IMDB Twitter

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In Memory Of…
Julie Patzwald (March 11th 1980 to April 2012)
Julie appeared on the Stargate SG1 episode A Hundred Days playing Naytha and then on the Atlantis episode Childhood’s End as Pelius. She also guest starred on Wolf Lake, The Outer Limits, Dead Like Me, The Guard and Blood Ties. Two time LEO award winner for best actress. IMDB

Stargate Birthday – March 10th

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Mar 102017
 

Yee Jee Tso
Yee Jee Tso guest starred on both Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis, he was a Technician and Systems Tech in the Atlantis episodes Doppelganger and Adrift and before that he played a technician on the SG1 episode Absolute Power. He has also appeared on Doctor Who, Dark Angel, Seven Days, Motive, Gracepoint, BSG, Arrow, The Romeo Section and Arctic Air.
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Stargate Birthdays – March 9th

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Mar 092017
 

Brenna O’Brien
Brenna played a young Adria in the Stargate SG1 episode Flesh and Blood and has guest starred on Supernatural, The Haunting Hour, Life Unexpected, Tin Man, The 12 Disasters of Christmas, X-Men Last Stand, Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe and voiced shows such as Elemental Glade and InuYasha: The Final Act. IMDB Twitter Behind The Voice

Rodney A. Grant
Rodney played Tonané in the Stargate SG1 episode Spirits and has also appeared on Due South, Legend, Ghost of Mars, Don’t Come Knocking, Dark Blood, The Jack Bull, Vanishing Point and Wild Wild West. IMDB

Stargate Birthdays – March 8th

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Mar 082017
 

Ivon R. Bartok
Ivon appeared in front of the camera once as a cadet in the Stargate SG1 episode Prodigy, he is also known for producing, filming and directing the behind the scenes documentaries and features that have helped to make Stargate the success it is. Ivon has also worked on A Dog’s Breakfast, Arctic Air, Wild Culture and Captain Starship and is a producer on Dark Matter. IMDB Twitter
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Jon Johnson
Jon played a pilot (Adrift) and a security team member (Coup D’etat) on Stargate Atlantis. He has also bee on Falling Skies, Stan Helsing and Seattle Superstorm. He has also performed stunts on Supernatural, Continuum, Tin Man and Shooter. IMDB Twitter

Paul Herbert
Paul was a technician on Stargate Atlantis “Identity”. He has also appeared on Fringe, Hiccups, Supernatural, Reaper, Eureka and Motive. IMDB

Amanda Tapping – X Company

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Mar 072017
 

Amanda Tapping

 

“We got to sit down with amazing director (and yes, Stargate superstar) Amanda Tapping…”

Source: Between Scenes with Amanda Tapping | X Company | WatsupAmericas – The Americas Latest News & Entertainment Platform

Stargate Birthdays – March 7th

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Mar 072017
 

Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Félix directed the Stargate Universe season one episode Divided, his lengthy directorial resume includes Criminal Minds, Suits, Covert Affairs, Grimm, Battlestar Galactica, Blue Bloods, Southland, Resurrection, The Tomorrow People, Madam Secretary, Quantico, Third Watch and Brimstone. IMDB Official

Courtenay J. Stevens
Courtenay appeared on the Stargate SG1 episodes (Proving Ground, Summit and Last Stand) as Lieutenant Elliot/Lantash and on Stargate Atlantis (Childhood’s End) as Keras. He has also been on True Crimes: The First 72 Hours, Murdoch Mysteries, Ripper, Breach and Happy Town. IMDB

 

Stargate Birthday – March 6th

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Mar 062017
 

Larry Cedar
Larry played a Prior in the Stargate SG1 episode Origin. He has also appeared on Enterprise, Mercy Point, Deadwood, Community, American Horror Story, Grey’s Anatomy and Perception as well as voicing characters on Pinky and the Brain, The Snow Queen 2, Justice League and Superman. IMDB Twitter Behind The Voice Official

Stargate Birthdays – March 5th

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Mar 052017
 

Jolene Blalock
Jolene played Ishta in two episodes of Stargate SG1 (Sacrifices and Birthright) and also starred on Enterprise as the Vulcan T’Pol. She has had a recurring guest role on Legend of the Seeker and made guest appearances on JAG, CSI Miami, Bad Cop, Killing Frisco 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 (great episode). He starred on Blade The Series and has had lead roles on Make It or Break It, Upstairs Downstairs, Lightfields, Sleepy Hollow, Blindspot, The Originals and Sugar Rush. IMDB Twitter

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, Kim, NCIS: New Orleans and Quantum Leap and has had a long and distinguished career. IMDB

David Palffy
David played both Anubis and Sokar on Stargate SG1 with eleven episodes as well as guest starring on Cold Squad, Beyond Sherwood Forest, Criminal Intent, Andromeda, Viper, The Building, Fatal Performance and Millennium. IMDB
Paul Magel
Paul appeared on the Stargate Atlantis episode The Defiant One as Dr Abrams, he has also been on Seven Days, Millennium, Cold Squad, Men with Brooms and Mr Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story. IMDB

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Gatecast 344 SGU Hope

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Mar 042017
 

Hope

They say when all else is gone there is always hope and for Eli and Rush that hope appears in the aftermath of the attack on Homeworld Command and the loss of communication via the stones. It’s been weeks and no contact but the station is continual manned just in case and then as Chloe rests her body is inhabited by an intelligence which reveals itself to be Ginn. This causes some consternation since well Ginn and her consciousness is long gone after being murdered by Simeon when she was visiting Earth to help prevent the Lucian Alliance attack. Ginn is very confused, the last thing she can clearly recall is talking to the officers at Homeworld Command and it comes as a shock to learn that she is technically dead, her body having being buried by Eli on a world light years away.

SGU Hope

Rush reveals that he had talked to Franklin which opens up the possibility that whatever is Ginn at this time could be transferred into the Destiny’s computer and retain sentience and time is running short, continued physical choking is risking Chloe’s body and just to complicate matters Amanda Perry makes an appearance. If all this wasn’t enough Volker is in critical condition suffering from kidney failure, despite the risks Greer is a match and is will to donate a kidney and while TJ is emotionally distressed with the situation (being a medic after all not a surgeon let alone a Doctor the operation goes ahead. Surprisingly it’s the Volker storyline that ramps up the comedic aspects of the episode and it’s not even dark humour at that. Ultimately a solution is found thanks to the skills of Eli and Rush, Chloe is herself again and the Amanda AI assists TJ in the operation resulting in a successful conclusion for the two men.

Hope is another excellent episode of Universe, lots of drama and comedy with some great performances thanks in no part to a good script. We see that the arboretum is now fully repaired offering an “oasis” within the ship full of life and Greer and Volker taking a rest stop there was a moving scene. The use of the Destiny to house Amanda and Ginn pays off the more nebulous interactions between Rush and Franklin plus the image of his former wife and it was a delight to see the two actors back on the show after their “deaths”.

Our thanks to Brad for the audio feedback for last weeks episode “Alliances” and once again our thanks to Ian for joining us for this episode of the podcast. This weeks promo is for Generations Geek the father/daughter show which looks at all things geek in the media. Next week we are going to be taking a look at the episode Seizure with our guest Brad and as always we’d love to hear from you in regards to anything Stargate.

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Stargate Birthdays – March 4th

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Mar 042017
 

Dean Moen
Dean played a Jaffa in the Stargate SG1 episode Enemies and has also been in Supernatural, Beauty Mark and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Dean also does stand up comedy and stage presentation. IMDB Twitter

Andy Nez
Andy played Hopkins on the Stargate Atlantis episode Conversion and has also guest starred on Supernatural, iZombie, Fringe and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.
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In Memory of…
D. Harlan Cutshall (March 4th 1969 – January 9th 2016)
He played a Jaffa commander in the Stargate SG1 episode Maternal Instinct and a Marine in the Stargate Atlantis episode Tabula Rasa.He has also appeared on Eureka, Fringe, Supernatural, Far Cry, Caprica, Falling Skies, Tomorrowland: A World Beyond and Bates Motel. IMDB

Stargate Birthday – March 3rd

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Mar 032017
 

Stephen Dimopoulos
Stephen played Goran on the Stargate Atlantis episode Instinct and has appeared on Psych, Endgame, Intelligence, The Christmas Ornament, Supernatural, Masters of Horror and MacGyver. IMDB Behind The Voice

Adelaide Festival: Betroffenheit – Jonathon Young

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Mar 032017
 

Betroffenheit

Jonathon Young

Betroffenheit

Source: Adelaide Festival: Betroffenheit – Books and Arts – ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Travelers – Nerd HQ

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Mar 032017
 

Travelers Review from Nerd HQ

“What is Travelers?
Travelers is a new sci-fi TV series co-produced by Canadian TV channel Showcase and Netflix. The series followers a small group of “travelers”, a team of time travelling…”

Source: » Netflix Review: Travelers (Season One) Nerd HQ

Stargate Birthdays – March 2nd

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Mar 022017
 

Kimani Ray Smith
Kimani played Ocker in the Stargate SG1 episode Allegiance and Dr Lindstrom in the Atlantis episode The Intruder and has guest starred on Fringe, Arrow and Smallville and
written/directed his own work. He’s done stuntwork on Deadpool, Star Trek Beyond, SG1, Babylon 5, Dead Like Me and was stunt coordinator on Olympus, Continuum and Van Helsing. IMDB Title Card Pictures 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, The Killing and 2012. IMDB

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