Episode 26 – Need

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Feb 202010
 

Daniel falls off the deep end after an incident on a world which seems to follow the Goa’uld path yet has no system lord. After being injured in an escape attempt Shyla the daughter of the ruler played by Heather Hanson seduces Daniel and when exposed repeatedly to the Sarcophagus his attitudes change along with a very me first outlook so common in the system lords.

We both had little or no recollection of this episode which speaks volumes despite it having a good pedigree writing and directing wise and at times we struggled for things to say but thankfully no recording issues this time around.

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Jay Brazeau

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Feb 132010
 

Jay Brazeau who played Harlan in the season one episode “Tin Man” featured in this weeks episode of Supernatural relavently named “My Bloody Valentine”.

He played Dr Corman the town coroner who is on friendly terms with the character of the week Dean is playing and helps the boys discover the cause of a number of mysterious deaths including two young people on their first date who literally eat eachother…

Yes it’s one of the more gruesome yet funny episodes of Supernatural:)

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Episode 25 – The Gamekeeper

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Feb 132010
 

A MALP mission temps SG1 into visiting an idyllic world and within a domed structure they are restrained by 4 devices which seems to transport them into their past where events play out again and again. Jack is faced with a special ops mission that failed leading to the death of his former commander and Daniel revisits the deaths of his parents.

On the surface this episode seems a little light but I think it actually works quite well and Dwight Shultz plays The part of the Gamekeeper very well with 1 part cheese and 1 part foreboding. Jay Acovone returns to the show playing Kawalsky and just re-enforces what a good character  he played in the early days.

Again recording issues raised their ugly head and meant the editing and posting of the ep was delayed, we need to get this sorted out if only to make sure 1 new ep per week isn’t like climbing Everest:)

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Episode 24 – Prisoners

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Feb 052010
 

Sg1 fall foul of a draconian legal system which tolerates no divergence from the letter of the law. In helping or more accurately simply meeting a thief they are charged with aiding and abetting plus trespass and carrying weapons and the sentence is life imprisonment.

The people of this world use the Stargate as a one way transport to a penal facility and on arrival SG1 find a small society of mainly men who are controlled or say influenced by one intelligent and resourceful woman who herself was guilty after thousands died under her care.

Overall a good episode with an interesting and twisty new character in Linea played by Bonnie Bartlett and a very smart looking studio set, shame about the dodgy animation on some of the gate shots.

Once again apologies for the slight delay and the audio quality. The VOIP recording app let us down for the second week running meaning the scheduled recording session this week was used to fix last weeks but we are trying another app and hopefully it should be more reliable.

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SG:U DVD & Blu-ray

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Jan 302010
 

Now I really enjoyed this new take on the SG franchise so I would assume I am part of the demographic that MGM are looking to exploit by this half season boxset released on DVD and Blu-ray. However the  pricing for this half season release especially when you double it up and consider that this could be the most expensive 20 episodes of a network/cable show on the market is a little optimistic especially with the mixed reactions to the series.

Anyhow for those with more money than sense or simply a much bigger fan than I am then both the US DVD and Blu-ray are up for pre-order before their February 9th release date. The UK DVD release is slated for July and no details on the content except for a vague mention of 6 discs so it could be a full season release.

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Episode 23 – In The Line of Duty

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Jan 282010
 

SG teams defend the people of Nassya under attack from death gliders and while trying to save a badly injured man Sam is possessed by a Goa’uld and returns to Earth with no one the wiser. She is desperate to escape the confines of the SGC but her visit with Cassandra has revealed the truth and Sam is locked up and time is running out before the hunter finds and kills the Goa’uld hiding inside Sam.

First off apologises for anyone who listens to this “commentary” while watching the episode, the recording had issues mid-way through and sync was all over the place, I eventually gave up and went for close enough.

The technical stuff aside we both enjoyed In The Line of Duty and marvelled at how good the episode teaser looked despite this ep supposedly being a budget limited production confirmed by Jonathan Glassner himself. A major revelation in the story opens up much of what will interest the SG1 story arc for the next season or two, good times are a coming:)

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Episode 22 – The Serpents Lair

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Jan 212010
 

 The second season kicks off as Apophis prepares his attack on the Earth while SG1 are running around the ship putting charges of C4 in every nook and cranny. It doesn’t go according to plan (if there was a plan) until an old ally appears and the fight taken to the Goa’uld once again.

Colonel Samuels makes an ass of himself, Daniel is a space monkey and after all manner of rough and tumble Sam’s hair is perfect:)

This is the first show proper of the year and we have a few plans to improve things but it make take longer than anticipated. As always we welcome feedback in any form about any aspect of the episode or podcast overall.
As mentioned in the show…

Hubble was launched in 1990 so it was certainly up there when the ships arrived, it may not have been in a position to see them and of course someone would need to know where to point it in the first place. The wooly hat can indeed be bought with a SG1 badge or in this case Teal’cs emblem, you find the “beanie” hat here.

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Happy New Year

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Jan 082010
 

A happy new year to all our listeners and an update on the status of the second season of the show.

Alan and myself were all set up to record the season 2 premiere episode yesterday but the issues with the VOIP recording which first occurred with the state of the podcast reared it’s ugly head once again. Despite Alan paying for the license to use the app it still cut off recording after 5 minutes so he is getting back to the company to sort it out. Touchwood we can find the time to do the show this weekend and still hit out intended release date, if not bare with us we are committed or should that be until we are committed:)

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SG1 and Atlantis boxsets

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Dec 282009
 

Just a quick update on the pricing for both SG1 and Atlantis full season boxsets each side of the Atlantic thanks to Amazon, prices in the UK are pretty much similar retailer to retailer but I can’t speak for the US where the likes of Wallmart etc can undercut even large online dealers.

If anyone has better deals then feel free to email or use the comment option.

UK

SG1 Full series plus Ark of Truth and Continuum £91.48

Atlantis Full Series £65.98

US

SG1 Full Series Collection $104.49

Atlantis The Complete Series $115.99

Bonus Episode – Gatecast Extra

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Dec 242009
 

Welcome folks to the final podcast for 2009, it should have been the State of the Podcast but events conspired to deprive us of prep and recording time not to mention screwing up the recording when we finally did get around to the discussion:)

Anyhow to sign off the year I’ve put together what we did salvage and a brief chat on which episodes from season1 should be watched by someone who wants to understand the basics without being bogged down in filler or simply haven’t the time to devote to a show or risk getting the wrong idea.

As always we are open to anyone sending in a list of first (and next year second) season eps which they think are a must watch or simply their favourites or heaven forbid the hated ones:)

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Episode 21 – Within The Serpents Grasp

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Dec 172009
 

avatar The season 1 finale is upon us as the SGC deals with it’s closure at the hands of Kinsey while the threat of a Goa’uld invasion still hangs over their head. Taking the decision they would feel like idiots if they did nothing and the world ended they gate to the  co-ordinates provided by Daniel as seen in the episode “There but for the Grace of God” and discover who and what is lurking in the depths of space intent on destruction and general naughtiness.

This was an excellent season finale bring back a couple of characters we’ve seen before and ending with a good cliffhanger, plenty of humour as well which was quite a feat given the subject matter.

We had a few technical issues with the recording when Alan was talking to himself for quite a while before he noticed I wasn’t there (perhaps I should chime in more often) but the wonders of editing and of course the bonus of some listener email:)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Stargate Blu-ray (UK Original release)

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Dec 112009
 

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The first UK release of Stargate the movie is currently being priced down in preparation for the release of the remastered version (Feb 22nd) which is already being sold in the USA. Prices have been fluctuating between £5 and £7 over the last few days and from all accounts this version is better than the US original release which is stomped all over by the remastered version I imported.

SGU:Justice

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Dec 112009
 

The final episode of the first half of the SGU season aired a few days ago in the UK and last week in the US and it was pretty darned good, some major plot points below without giving away any spoilers.

  • The death of a recurring character
  • Suspicion falling on a major player
  • Backstabbing and conflict between the military & civilians
  • Cliffhangers

Justice was well paced and well written with the whole cast playing a part and thankfully no Comm Stone element which for many is a blessing, I do actually think they have been used a little too much early on but then again some of the stuff like Telford and Young has worked very well.

We’ve a long wait for the next episode to see exactly how the major and minor cliffhangers are going to be resolved and it’ll be interesting especially off the back of the lowest ratings of the season how the audience is maintained over the next few months.

Episode 20 – Politics

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Dec 102009
 

avatar Doom and Gloom surround the SGC as Senator Kinsey a high ranking member of the appropriations committee and just recently privy to the existence of the SGC  pays a visit with a very definite agenda.

Aided and abetted by Col Samuels he examines various mission reports and uses them as the cornerstone of the argument to close down the SGC and bury the gate. Kinsey neither recognises the threat of the Goa’uld nor the value of the missions to the scientific community, it does after all cost $7.2 Billion a year to run the operation.

Politics is an out and out clipshow but done with style and enough new content to make the episode worthwhile and made even better by a terrific performance from Ronnie Cox in his first appearance as the mean and slimy politician.

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Episode 19 – There But For The Grace Of God

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Dec 032009
 

avatar A routine mission discovers another dead world with a warning for all Jaffa and while Daniel is exploring the complex he finds a treasure trove of artefacts and being Daniel he can’t help but touch. Well he learnt the hard way about burning your fingers when he finds himself back on Earth which is not quite the same place he left and the remainder of SG1 are playing very different roles.

The Go’auld are very much a known quantity though and with echos of Independence Day the year before the Earth trembles with the wraith of Apophis!!!

Now this was an excellent episode both in terms of single ep story telling but synced into the overall arc beautifully even though we didn’t get the huge pay off until the episode after next.

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