Chiara Zanni
Chiara played Melena in the Stargate Atlantis episode Sateda. She is also a respected voice performer on shows such as Kid v Kat, My Little Pony and Rated A for Awesome and has also appeared in Riverworld, Smallville, Good Luck Chuck and In My Dreams. IMDBOfficialBehind The Voice George Dzundza
George stole the show as Jim in the eighth season Stargate SG1 episode Threads. He has also appeared in Hack, Greys Anatomy, The Beast and the original Law & Order. IMDB Robert Bruce
Robert played one of the subjects of King Arkhan the First in the Stargate SG1 episode It’s Good to Be King. He has also been in Alone in The Dark, Cold Squad, The Lone Gunmen and Just Cause. IMDB
Rodney awakes and finds himself tied to a chair in his lab with no memory of how he got there or come to think of it who he is. In front of him is his tablet with a big label attached saying Press Here, he does and he sees himself and the recording begins to explain the situation and one objective, find this woman known as Teyla. Credits role and we when we return we see Atlantis a few hours before as Rodney greets Katie Brown in her lab, she has just returned from an expedition and returns with some samples including a rather suggestive cactus which she intends to name after Rodney. Katie is feeling a little under the weather so he takes her down to the infirmary where a number of other members of the expedition are reporting medical issues and Dr. Keller discovers that a virus has entered Atlantis.
The episode continues to flip between the past and present as the virus begins to take hold and the infected begin to lose their memories while in the present soldiers taking stimulants are rounding up the science and operations staff and taking them to a makeshift medical facility in the cafeteria which is big enough to contain the infected. Eventually it’s discovered that only Teyla and Ronon are unaffected and they both try to make the best of the situation, Teyla attempts to find Zelenka who has hidden the control crystal for the gate and Ronon along with John has taken a jumper to the mainland to source a plant that will provide the cure to the infection which turned to be a common ailment within Pegasus.
Tabula Rasa is a very interesting looking episode, the two time frames are distinguished by the over blown look of the present perhaps to indicate how the people are seeing the city while under the influence of the infection and of course they were not shy using the plant mister to give everyone a very clammy look which worked very well. It was also a clever idea to explain how the situation got as bad as it did with sensible decisions being made all of which proved in the short term to be counter productive, it was ultimately a rabbit out of the hat that saved the day and the city was looking to have so few casualties. I personally enjoyed the episode, the style of the production was a highlight and the acting from the regular cast most of who were allowed to twist their characters just a little to reflect the infection as it took hold. Overall an entertaining episode of Atlantis and pretty much standalone although it was good to have Katie back, always fun to see Rodney tip toeing in the minefield of romance:)
I recently read the uber fan-fiction novel Stargate Aschen by Kimberley Jackson, there is a short review of the novel in this episode.
Thank you to everyone that has been listening as the summer takes hold in the northern hemisphere, we know everyone wants to enjoy the good weather and do other things so we appreciate everyone that is taking the time to listen to the show. Of course our continued thanks go to those who join us for an episode and in this case it was a welcome back to Jeff who as a teacher has some time off during the summer months, he will be returning for another episode shortly. This weeks podcast promo was for The Rusted Robot and next week we are going to be taking a look at the episode Missing which has a very familiar face guest starring as the bad guy or one of them anyway, hope you join us for that and please let us know what you think of the show, would love to get some feedback via email, facebook and google+ and the ever bountiful twitter.
Jessica Amlee
Jessica played the youngster Cleo in the Stargate SG1 episode Childhood’s End. She has also appeared on The Dead Zone, Andromeda, Jeremiah, Dark Angel and played Mallory Wells on Heartland. TwitterIMDB
Michelle Morgan
Michelle appeared twice on Stargate Atlantis playing Dr Weir in Ghost in the Machine and FRAN in Be All My Sins Remembered. She also stars in Heartland as Samantha Fleming and has had guest spots on Package Deal, Fire Serpent and The L Word. IMDBTwitterOfficial Holly Ferguson
Holly played Lieutenant Evans and then a variant of Anubis in the Stargate SG1 episode Lockdown. She has also been on The Outer Limits, Cold Squad, The L Word and Jeremiah. IMDB
Galyn Görg
Galyn played Kendra a former Goa’uld host in the Stargate SG1 episode Thors Hammer. She has also appeared in Xena, DS9, Hercules, MANTIS, Voyager, Lost, CSI Miami and Parks and Recreation. IMDBTwitterOfficial
Neil Denis
Neil played Rya’c the son of Teal’c in six episodes of Stargate SG1 as well as appearing in Beyond Loch Ness, The Dead Zone, First Wave, Alice I Think, Poltergeist The Legacy and voiced characters on shows such as Robocop Alpha Commando and X-Men Evolution. IMDBBehind The Voice
Mel Harris
Mel played Oma Desala in three episodes of Stargate SG1 (Threads, Meridian and Reckoning). She also starred in Saints & Sinners, Something So Right, Thirtysomething and appeared on Cold Case, MASH, L&O SVU, House and The West Wing. IMDBWiki
John is looking forward to a supply visit to an offworld science operation when his jumper is fired upon, he loses power and the ship is drawn into the cargo hold of a huge unknown vessel. John is dragged into a cell and physically abused and questioned but a guard, a woman then enters and it seems they had been planning on capturing a member of a race they had heard were actively attacking the Wraith using the technology of the Ancients. Larrin the commander of the vessel explains that her people live on ships and travel the stars always one step ahead of the Wraith but time and resources are slowing eroding their fleets and she needs someone capable of using Ancient technology because she has found herself an Aurora class starship which needs just a little bit of work. John plays along but when he gets to the bridge and at the command chair he applies a little acceleration without the inertial dampeners throwing the three other crew members into the walls and knocking them unconscious, John activates the hyperdrive and escapes from the traveler fleet but John has to relinquish control when Larrin threatens to turn the radiation shields off but he has sent a message towards Atlantis. Alas it’s the Wraith that finds them first and the ship comes under fire, the two Traveler men are killed when the bridge is destroyed and then John destroys the Wraith cruiser but not before three Wraith board the ship from a dart. There is then a running battle between the two groups and the last Wraith drains almost all the lifeforce out of Larrin, John gets the drop on him and offers him freedom if he brings Larrin back to health, the Wraith does and flees the ship. The Traveler fleet arrives and John is once again in a cell but he offers Larrin an opportunity to work with Atlantis in the future which would benefit her people more than one single ship and when McKay and company come a calling then find John has been left behind with a tale to tell.
Travelers is an episode which opens up the fourth season by adding a technologically advanced race that thanks to it’s nomadic beliefs has kept itself well under the radar of Atlantis and more importantly the Wraith. Of course as Larrin (played by Jill Wagner) says without the industrial support of a planet based economy their fleets have slowly been reduced in capacity even to the point where whole populations have had to be left on planets. Their find of an Aurora class Ancient warship would not only give them more living space but open up some technology options but without the gene it’s useless hence the capture of someone from the people that are fighting Wraith with Ancient tech. Of course the episode is also an opportunity for Joe to carry the story which he does very well but no question Larrin is his equal in intelligence and guile as well committment to her people, it’s that similarity between the two that allows the resolution of the episode to be fairly positive. Ultimately Travelers is a fun episode and well constructed and as you may know the Traveler culture will play a part in the seasons larger storyline and we will get to see Larrin again so happy days:)
This weeks promo was for Continuing Missions a Star Trek Voyager podcast which will be looking at the novels set within this part of the Trek franchise, the first episode aired a few days ago with a look at the Jeri Taylor novel Mosaic. Next week we are going to be taking a look at the sixth episode of this season of Atlantis “Tabula Rasa” and we are going to be joined by Jeff. As always thanks for the support over on Twitter, Google+ and Facebook and a big thank you to everyone that actually listens to the show and shares the episode information, truly appreciated:)
Michael Cram
Michael played the role of Silas in the Stargate Atlantis episode Travellers, he has also been in Nikita, Missing, Repo Men, Arrow, Flashpoint and Rookie Blue. IMDBTwitter Cecil Hoffman
Cecil played Sarah O’Neil on the Stargate theatrical feature, she has also appeared on ER, LA Law, Wideguy and Tombstone. IMDB Neal Acree
Neal composed music for Stargate SG1, Atlantis and Universe as well as creating music for Sanctuary, Witchblade, World of Warcraft, 6 Bullets and Falcon Rising. IMDBOfficialTwitter
It wasn’t long into Stargate SG-1’s 10-season run that a passionate fandom began to form around Amanda Tapping and her character, Captain Samantha Carter…
Jerry Penacoli
Jerry played the Genii warrior Heiron on the Stargate Atlantis episode Harmony and he has also appeared on JAG, Galaxy Quest, Days of Our Lives. Jerry also hosts and is a correspondent on Extra and other media shows. IMDBTwitterPresident Interview
Robert Knepper
Robert guest starred on Stargate Universe as Simeon in six episodes of the show and has had starring and guest starring roles in Heroes, Mob City, Prison Break, Carnivàle, Arrow, Chicago Fire/PD and Cult. He currently stars as Empresario Buckley in the miniseries Texas Rising. IMDBTwitter
Colin Corrigan
Colin appeared once on Stargate SG1 as the team leader in Lifeboat and then guest starred on three episodes of Atlantis as Rivers (The Prodigal), Human (Misbegotten) and a guard (The Storm). He has also been on Smallville, Sanctuary, Psych, Battlestar Galactica, Arctic Air, Once Upon A Time and Arrow. IMDB Camille Sullivan
Camille guest starred in the Stargate Universe episode Visitation playing Val, she has also had recurring roles on Red Widow, Shattered and Rookie Blue as well as guest starring on Intelligence, Big Sound, First Wave, Taken and Hellcats. IMDBTwitterOfficial
Martin Gero
Martin was a writer, producer and director for all three live action Stargate series and also the man behind Bored To Death, Young People F**king, The LA Complex and The Holmes Show. He has recently written for Dark Matter and Blindspot which he also executive produces. IMDBTwitter
