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
Torri Higginson
Torri played Elizabeth Weir in sixty three episodes of Stargate Atlantis and three episodes of SG1. She has also appeared on Tekwar, Stonehenge Apocalypse, NCIS, Dark Matter, This Life, Criminal Minds, The Cult and the stage production The List and will be in the upcoming scifi series Nobility. IMDB Twitter
Michael Jonsson
Michael was a F-302 Pilot, a Jaffa guard and a Juna Warrior in Stargate SG1 as well as having spots on Psych, Smallville, Backstorm and Supernatural. IMDB
Vince Corazza
Vince played Worrel in the Stargate SG1 episode Off The Grid and has also appeared in Bones, JAG, Lie To Me, Entourage, 24 and provided the voices for animated features such as Sailor Moon. IMDB Official Twitter
Mike Coleman
Mike was a med tech in the SG1 episode The Powers That Be and the “desk guy” in the Atlantis episode Brain Storm. He’s also been in Supernatural, Fringe, Smallville and plays Happy in Once Upon A Time. IMDB Twitter Official
Ryan Kennedy
Ryan played Dr Williams in the Stargate Universe episode Earth and also had recurring roles on Hellcats, Caprica, Whistler and has guest starred on V, Psych, Smallville and Blade: The Series. IMDB
Stefano DiMatteo
Stefano played the Athosian Toran on the Stargate Atlantis pilot Rising. He has also been on Cold Squad, True Crimes, Kevin Hill, Alphas, Rookie Blue and Killjoys. IMDB
Michael Boisvert
Michael was a Lieutenant in the Stargate Atlantis episode The Intruder and guest starred on XIII: The Series, Flashpoint and Hemlock Grove. IMDB Official
Alejandro Rae
Alejandro (Alex) played Alebran in the Stargate SG1 episode Metamorphosis as well as appearing on The Guard, Smallville, Blackstone, Elysium and Hell On Wheels. IMDB
Colleen Rennison
Colleen played both Cassandra (Rite of Passage) & Ally (Bane) on Stargate SG1, she is also an accomplished musician with the band No Sinner and appeared in the feature Down River and on tv in Da Vinci’s City Hall and Poltergeist: The Legacy. IMDB No Sinner Official
Meghan Black
Meghan played Marta on the Stargate Atlantis episode Hide and Seek as well as appearing on Dead Like Me, ELF, Class of the Titans (Voice), The Collector and R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour. IMDB Behind The Voice
In the aftermath of the explosion which brought down Michael’s complex rescue units in three jumpers arrive from Atlantis and begin to look for survivors, a number of people are trapped in the debris including Ronon, John, Evan and Rodney. John is seriously hurt with a piece of rebar through his side and Evan has a broken leg, Ronon and Rodney are bashed and bruised but are actively seeking a way out. Michael light years away gets an automated message from his complex and jumps to hyperspace intent on intercepting those that oppose him and Rodney still with some of the tech he salvaged realises a mayday had been sent and when he and Evan are rescued he informs Carter who begins the preparations to leave. The cruiser arrives in orbit and a dart does a fly by of the complex, Captain Vega shoots it down and the jumpers cloak and flee into orbit leaving John and Ronon behind, for now. Michael sends a team down in the hopes of capturing some prisoners but the Daedalus brings the fight to Michael and the two ships do battle and both are badly damaged. A stalemate exists as they don’t want to kill Teyla who is on the cruiser so they draw the darts away with a 302 attack and a cloaked jumper enters the hangar bay of the wraith ship. The team find Teyla, Rodney stays behind and delivers the baby while John and Ronon blow up the power generator for the hyperdrive and they all escape using a wraith dart, the cruiser is then destroyed and they return to Atlantis where Sam is ordered to return to Earth where she is relieved of her command.
Search And Rescue has a lot of work to do since the season four cliffhanger left pretty much everyone in peril of death, infact more people should have died after all the complex was destroyed and the amount of rubble falling on the teams should not have left any survivors but it did and alas it was no real surprise. That said the practical set for the debris field was excellent, Captain Vega was seriously kick ass and the CGI used to bring Michael into play was absolutely beautiful. All ready there is enough good stuff in the first part of the episode to forgive them the obvious flaws in the story and thankfully the trend continues as the Daedalus and the Cruiser go head to head and finally the can shoot straight and a tried and trusted method of sneaking on a Wraith ship is employed. Having Rodney deliver the baby was a stroke of genius and again made up for the destruction of the hyperdrive power generators which should really have taken the ship with it but there were some comedic and dramatic moments leading up to their escape. The humour continues with John in the infirmary and finally the sting in the tail as Sam and the audience get the ice water thrown over them as she is replaced by Mr Woolsey!
Search And Rescue is an excellent opener for the fifth and final season of Stargate Atlantis with everything we love about the show there is spades and yet setting ever higher standards in CGI and Set design as well as cinematography and storytelling. We can only look forward to more of the same as the season goes on.
This weeks promo is for Tuning Into Scifi TV and next week we are going to be taking a look at the second episode of the season “The Seed” and Brad will be joining us for that. Thank you to Miles for the feedback from the other week and we also have our Stargate SG1 Top Ten Favourite episode poll ongoing, we hope you take part because there could be a prize at the end of it and not forgetting we all want to know what the fans of SG1 consider the best episodes. If you want to get in touch with us then there many ways, comments on the website or email work great or you can leave comments over on Facebook, Twitter or Google +, we hope you do:)
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Michael Beach
Michael guest starred on five episodes of Stargate Atlantis as Colonel Abe Ellis, he has also starred in Third Watch as “Doc” appearing in 104 episodes and has had spots on ER, Sons of Anarchy, Crisis and Under Suspicion. IMDB Twitter
Chad Krowchuk
Chad played Gordie Lowe on the Stargate SG1 episode Citizen Joe and a student on the Stargate Universe episode Human, he has also been on Wayward Pines and Gracepoint. IMDB
Leon Rippy
Leon played General West in the Stargate theatrical feature and starred in Saving Grace, Deadwood, Under The Dome as well as guest spots on Leverage, TNG, Under The Dome, Rectify and The Lone Ranger. IMDB Twitter
Jan Bos
Jan was Ambassador Sevarin in the Stargate SG1 episode Homecoming and has also appeared on When Calls the Heart, Psych, Reaper, Hellcats, Rogue, Cult and The 4400. IMDB Official Twitter
Daniel Bacon
Daniel was a Technician in Stargate SG1 & played Dr Watson in Atlantis. He’s also guest starred on The 4400, Psych, Arctic Air, Arrow, Continuum and Supernatural. IMDB Twitter
Peter New
Peter was a farmer in the Atlantis episode Off the Grid and has appeared on Fringe, Dead Like Me, Motive, Bates Motel and has voiced a number of animated shows. IMDB Twitter Official
Tabitha St. Germain
Tabitha played one of the native Byrsa women in the Stargate SG1 episode Cor-ai. She is however far better known for her voice work on shows such as Sabrina, Dragon Ball Z, Ed, Edd, ‘n’ Eddy, Action Man, Black Lagoon, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and Krypto the Superdog. IMDB Twitter
Chelan Simmons
Chelan played Mara in the Stargate Atlantis episode The Tower and she also starred in The LA Complex and appeared on Kyle XY, Smallville, Wonderfalls, Hannibal and Supernatural. IMDB Twitter
Dan Castellaneta
Dan who is of course the voice of Homer Simpson and many other characters on The Simpsons and on Futurama guest starred on the Stargate SG1 episode Citizen Joe playing the title character. He has also appeared on Major Crimes, Castle and Monk. IMDB Behind The Voice
Michael Daingerfield
Michael was a Jaffa in the Stargate SG1 episode The Other Guys and has also guest starred on Arrow, Smallville, Psych and has done voice work on shows such as Iron Man, Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales, My Little Pony and Pucca. IMDB Behind The Voice Official Twitter
Jacqueline Samuda
Jacqueline played Nirrti in three episodes of Stargate SG1 (Fair Game, Rite of Passage & Metamorphosis) and also created the story for the episode Metamorphosis. She has also guest starred on Wolf Lake, Smallville, Bionic Woman, Spooksville and Arrow. IMDB Behind The Voice Twitter
Michael Soltis
Michael played a Medic in the Stargate SG1 episode Redemption and appeared on Battlestar Galactica, Alcatraz, Once Upon A Time, Fringe and Smallville. He’s also a talented artist. IMDB Official Twitter
Silya Wiggens
Silya played a therapist on the Stargate SG1 episode Avalon Part 2 and also appeared on Lakefront, See Jane Run and Masters of Horror. IMDB
John returns to Atlantis but not quite the one he intended, the sky is blood red casting ominous shadows across the city and as he walks to a balcony he sees the infinite desert shimmering under a sun very different to the one he left behind earlier that day. John calls across the cities communications channels and someone that sounds very much like Rodney replies that it worked he gets directions to the hologram room and is met be a much older Rodney who drops the bombshell that John has travelled 48,000 years into the future and may be the last human in this galaxy and maybe the universe. Rodney goes onto explain the events which occurred after John went missing including the loss of Teyla, the widespread use of the Hoffan drug and the galaxy spanning assault on the Wraith by Michael’s hybrids. Atlantis was eventually abandoned but not before Ronon died in battle and Sam with the command of her own Starship losing her command and life when taking out three hives. Jennifer passed thanks to the constant exposure to the Hoffan drug which spurred McKay to really explore the possibility of reaching across time to aid John in the hopes that information could be provided which would alter the events and save millions of lives.
The Last Man is an epic season finale which deals with the manipulation of a timeline to change events which lead to what amounted to incredibly negative consequences. Rodney for all his posturing made it pretty clear the need to give Jennifer a chance of life was his driving force although you can’t really blame him for not devoting his life to a very far fetched attempt to rescue John. The episode contained some very beautiful visual effects and yet didn’t scrimp on character pieces, this is an episode that strikes a perfect balance in a series nay franchise that always set a standard.
A big thank you to Thomas for joining us for this fourth season finale and the podcast promo for a show on my ipod playlist is The Babylon Project, they are on a hiatus at the moment but will return. Next week it’s the season wrap up show along with the results for the poll, we hope you join us for that:)
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A simple case of poor timing means Atlantis continues the search for Teyla who was kidnapped by Michael so he can get access to her unborn and use its genetic material to enhance his hybrid creations, an unexpected bonus leaves Atlantis with an extra doctor who turns out to be a clone, it was a busy day. So Dr Carson Beckett is back on Atlantis unaware that he is a clone and that the original has died and also that Elizabeth was dead and worse of all his dear old mother also thinks he is dead, not much of a homecoming for the good Doctor. Dr Keller is able to prove to Carson that he is indeed cloned from the original albeit it with a fundamental flaw, science to the rescue and he is able to provide the coordinates to a potential facility used by Michael, the team investigates and they capture one of Michael’s soldiers and in return for safety in the Milky Way he provides the location of where Teyla will be heading. Meanwhile Teyla is indeed being held at that facility, Kanaan the father of her child is there but he has been altered by Michael to be little more than a slave but the remaining survivors of New Athos are also there and Teyla is reunited with Halling and other friends. The combat teams from Atlantis raid the complex, a huge firefight breaks out and in the chaos Carson and Teyla flee but are cornered by Michael who has created his “army” with inhibitors so they can never turn on him, Carson is unable to shoot Michael and Teyla is once again take by Michael as he escapes the planet in his cruiser. Carson now knowing there is no immediate cure for the degeneration of his cloned tissues enters into an Ancient stasis chamber, a final goodbye and he is gone again and maybe return when a cure is found.
The Kindred Part 2 is a strong second episode of this two parter, plenty of pyrotechnics and stunt work when adds to the action quota for the episode but an awful lot of well written character pieces, it’s rather brutal how hard it was for Rodney to explain to clone Carson exactly what he was and what had been happening in the meantime and having Sam have serious reservations also worked well, she didn’t know Carson so there was no prior emotional ties to hamper her immediate concerns. Michael as per usual was well played by Connor and he no doubt appreciated the story moving the character away from the traditional look of the Wraith, less time in makeup and an easier time of it when filming scenes in 45 degree temperatures. A solid episode as the fourth season comes close to it’s end and interesting to hear that this story was bumped forward in the shooting schedule to allow Rachel to have her child, credit to Rachel who was obvious very close to term when filming many of the scenes which could not have been very comfortable.
Many thanks to Brad for joining me on this episode, once again Real Life is proving a little more complex for Alan at this time when it comes to record but things are settling down now he is in work and looking for his own place. We’ve recorded all the shows now for season 4 and will be looking at some bonus shows for the upcoming holidays and starting the fifth season, the two Stargate SG1 movies may be pushed to early 2016 and of course soon after we’ll be starting Universe.
This weeks promo is for The Batcave Podcast and excellent show for fans of the 1966 classic tv series and next week we are back with the season four finale “The Last Man”, we’d love to know what you think about the episode and our show so any feedback would be most welcome.
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Christopher Judge
Christopher starred as the Jaffa Teal’c in Stargate SG1 & guest starred on Stargate Atlantis. He’s also appeared on MacGyver, Mentalist, Paradox, Sharknado 3 and The Dark Knight Rises. IMDB Twitter
Hiro Kanagawa
Hiro played Mr Wayne in the Stargate SG1 episode Full Alert, he has also starred in Caprica and has guest starred on Arrow, Intelligence, Bates Motel, Heroes Reborn, iZombie and The Killing. IMDB Behind The Voice
Michael Karl Richards
Michael was Major Peterson in five episodes of Stargate Universe and a Guard in the SG1 episode Sight Unseen. He’s also guest starred on Fringe, Psych, Whistler
and appeared in 2012, Signed, Sealed, Delivered and Rogue. IMDB Twitter Official
Teyla is having dreams of the father of her child bidding her to come and rescue him and the rest of the Athosians who went missing months before, in the dream he gives her a necklace which he bought for her on an off world market, it’s a clue to their location. Teyla along with the team visit the world and discover a stall selling jewellry and trinkets and he reveals that a trader has been bringing him good quality goods for a few weeks and he is due back soon. Meanwhile Dr Keller is investigating a disease which is spreading quickly across a number of worlds, it seems a mystery but eventually they discover it’s a variant of the Hoffan drug and they take a trip to that world in search of some clues but there was nothing to be found after the Wraith wiped the population out yet it seems someone has been there since. Teyla along with Major Lorne and his team return to the trading world and capture the rogue trader, he agrees to take them to the burial site where he has been acquiring these “goods” but on arrival a Wraith dart arrives and scoops up Teyla, it seems it was a trap to capture her all along. Once again Todd uses the Wraith tracker to arrange a meeting with John and after some friendly accusations a mutually beneficial agreement is made, Todd needs to understand the Hoffan drug and develop a cure for his hive and the team need his resources to find Teyla. It pays off when Todd informs that they chatter between Wraith worshippers indicates a member of Atlantis is being held prisoner, the location is given and the team along with the Daedalus pay it a visit. In the complex a big fire fight takes place and in orbit a Wraith cruiser jumps in, it’s Michael’s ship and a captured bad guys indicates Michael is returning with his latest prize, John tells the Daedalus to capture the cruiser but it escapes but if Teyla was onboard why did the guards fight so hard to defend this prison? The break into the final cell and well a surprise is waiting for them, it was no lie that Michael was indeed holding a member of Atlantis prisoner just not the one they expected…
The Kindred is a two part story filmed a little earlier in the production cycle to allow Rachel to be fully involved before taking time off from the show to have her child, she is very pregnant and a lot of credit has to be given for the commitment she showed in what was an intensive episode for her character. The story itself makes full use of all the little things we know about the Wraith and Michael in particular so nothing feels out of place except perhaps for how resilient Michael is, the guy is a born survivor and no matter how hard you squish him he always springs back. I liked how Carter was very reluctant to believe Teyla and her dreams not having direct experience of the events that shaped Teyla into who she is now but surprised how on the fence her other friends were but she got what she wanted alas so did Michael. As for the surprise ending of the episode well the fact that kept that underwraps really paid off, it was a serious WTF moment and in the second part of the story it’s all going to get explained in a way that is most satisfying.
The Kindred Part 1 sets the scene as well as being a very good piece of Stargate storytelling and it’s good to seeing Rachel really getting to be center stage, more of the same next week in the second part so a lot to look forward too. This weeks promo is for the Saturday B Movie Reel and next week are going to watch The Kindred Part 2 and Brad will be joining me for that, we hope you can join us as well and let us know what you think of the episode and our show.
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Royston Innes
Royston played the system lord Moloc in the Stargate SG1 episode Sacrifices, he was also in Smallville, Farscape and All Saints. He has also produced/directed Valley of Death and directed and wrote episodes of Dead Men the Series. IMDB
Michael Adamthwaite
Michael was the nasty piece of work Her’ak the first prime of Anubis in five episodes of Stargate SG1. He’s also guest starred on Psych, Reaper, Once Upon A Time, Strange Empire and Motive and is a prolific voice actor. IMDB Twitter Workbook Behind The Voice
Michael Gordin Shore
Michael played Lt. Menard in the Stargate SG1 episode Enemy Mine, he also appeared on Postal, Psych, Blood Ties, The Dead Zone, The Will, Best Christmas Party Ever and White Chicks. He has also produced and directed shows such as Glass, Treatment and Hit ‘n Strum. IMDB Official Twitter
Joey Aresco
Joey appeared twice on Stargate SG1, he played Slaviash in Company of Thieves and then Mr Parker on Full Alert. He has also guest starred on Dallas, MacGyver, The Flash, Just Cause, Dark Skies, Kojak, Lou Grant and Taxi. IMDB
Dan Payne
Dan played various Jaffa, Goa’uld, Super SOldiers etc on both Stargate SG1 and Atlantis. He has also appeared on BSG, Divine The Series, Primeval New World, Smallville, Dead Like Me, Alice I Think and Whistler. IMDB Twitter
David Lewis
David guest starred in two episodes of Stargate SG1, he played the scientist Cameron Balinsky in Moebius Part 1 and in Heroes Part 1. He has also appeared on Tru Calling, Paycheck, Firewall, The L Word, Smallville, Fringe and Harper’s Island. IMDB Twitter
Michael DeLuise
Michael appeared in the Stargate SG1 fan favourite and 100th episode Wormhole X-Treme! as Nick Marlowe/Colonel Danning. He’s also been in NYPD Blue, Bunheads, CSI NY, Brooklyn South, Lost and The Gilmore Girls. IMDB Twitter
Martin Jarvis
Martin in his early British TV career guest starred on Dr Who, Nicholas Nickleby, Little Women before moving into the voice work and guest spots on Space Above & Beyond, Eragon, Eastenders, The Bill and of course Davos in the Stargate Atlantis episode The Seer. IMDB Behind The Voice
Frank Vincent
Frank pretty much played himself or a cameo of his Soprano’s character in the excellent Stargate Atlantis episode Vegas. He’s also been in NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Mr Pickles, Spy and Goodfellas’. IMDB Official
In Memory Of…
Don S. Davis (August 4th 1942 – June 29th 2008)
Artist, Craftsman, Legend, Husband and Actor.
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Christina Cox
Christina appeared in three episodes of Stargate SG1 and Atlantis, she played Major Anne Teldy in SGA Whispers, Lt Kershaw in SG1 The Sentinel & T’akaya in SG1 Spirits. She has also starred in Blood Ties, F/X: The Series and Defying Gravity and recently The N&N Files: Nikki and Nora. IMDB Twitter
Michael Eklund
Michael had a brief but memorable guest spot as the dark haired man on the excellent SG1 episode Nightstalkers. He has also been in Special Unit 2, Dead Like Me, Jeremiah, Terminal City, Blood Ties, Shattered and Bates Motel. IMDB
Rudolf Martin
Rudolf played Anateo in the Stargate SG1 episode Company of Thieves. He’s also guest starred on Enterprise, NCIS, Mistresses, Dexter and All My Children. IMDB Official
Dillon Moen
Dillon played Charlie O’Neill in two episodes of Stargate SG1 ( The Devil You Know & Jolinar’s Memories ) and also appeared on Seven Days, Millenium, Behind the Mask and Beautiful Joe. IMDB
Doug Wert
Doug played Major Hadden in the Stargate SG1 episode Arthur’s Mantle, he’s also been in three episodes of Star Trek TNG, University Hospital, L&O and 666 Park Avenue. IMDB
Ken Cuperus
Ken was a story editor on Stargate SG1 and Atlantis as well as penning two episodes of SG1 and consulting for a while. He has also worked on The Stanley Dynamic, The Listener and Mr. Young. IMDB Twitter
Mark Hoeppner
Mark was the Barkeep in the Stargate Atlantis episode Trinity and also works within the Transportation Department for shows and movies such as Bates Motel, TRON Legacy and MI:Ghost Protocol. IMDB
Andrew Wheeler
Andrew played Major Stan Kovacek in the Stargate SG1 episode Prisoners as well as guest starring on shows such as Millennium, The L Word, Gracepoint and The Tomorrow People. IMDB