Peter Wingfield
Peter played Tanith/Hebron in three episodes of Stargate SG1 (Between Two Fires, Exodus and Crossroads). He was also the immortal Methos in Highlander and has guest starred on Sanctuary, 24, Touching Evil, Holby City and Caprica. IMDBOfficial SiteTwitter William Devane
William was outstanding as President Hayes in Stargate SG1 (Lost City 1 and 2 plus Inauguration). He was a star of the US soap Knots Landing and has appeared in 24 as President Heller and also Early Edition, Revenge, Crumbs and Psych. IMDB
Peter H. Kent
Peter played two roles on Stargate SG1 in three episodes, he was Bak’al in the episode Talion and Kintac in The Devil You Know and Jolinar’s Memories. He has also appeared on Andromeda, Smallville, Psych, Earthsea, True Justice and Human Target and done stunt work on Terminator 2, Total Recall, Twins and Air America. IMDBOfficial Site
A very happy birthday to Peter Stebbings who played the Tok’ra Malek in two episodes of Stargate SG1 (Cure and Allegiance). He has also appeared on Relic Hunter, The Outer Limits, Mutant X, Jeremiah, The Borgias and The Listener.IMDB
A very happy birthday to Peter Woodward who played Otho in the Stargate Atlantis episode The Tower. He also starred in the scifi series Crusade and appeared on Charmed, B5 and Fringe. IMDB
Many happy returns of the day to Mark Hildreth who voiced RJ Harrison in the animated series Stargate Infinity. He has also been on Andromeda, Taken, The Tudors and played Joshua on V. Behind The VoiceOfficial SiteTwitterIMDB
A very happy birthday to David Quinlan who was an Ancient on two episodes of Stargate Atlantis, he has also guest starred on Arrow, Fringe, Once Upon A Time and Supernatural. IMDB
Many happy returns of the day to Peter Williams who set the standard for the Goa’uld playing the system lord Apophis in Stargate SG1. He has also appeared on Earthsea, Fallen, MacGyver, Dead Like Me and provided voices on shows such as Neon Rider and Hurricanes. IMDBTwitterOfficial Site
Happy Birthday to G. Michael Gray who played Sefaris on the Stargate Atlantis episode Outsiders. He’s also been on Dark Angel, Try Calling, Jeremiah, Psych and Motive. IMDB
That’s the final two Stargate themed birthdays for the year, we begin again tomorrow or today for those reading this who are already in 2014:)
It’s that time of year again and the first of our seasonal bonus episodes will be an episode of Seaquest. The show is an American scifi series set in the near future about a state of the art submarine and it’s crew in a world that is significantly different from ours yet the people are very much the same. The particular episode is from the second season called “Vapors” and stars four of the DeLuise clan beginning with Peter and Michael who are regulars on the show with Dom as a major guest star and David appearing in a bit part. In Vapors Tony (Michael) is asked by his father Nick (Dom) to help him with a problem as his mother is taking some drugs which are causing a few problems. Tony takes Lucas and Dagwood (Peter) along with him on this adventure and they visit Buddy’s a dance club and smoking establishment which is managed by David’s character. This story is a lot of fun and exploits the dynamic between the DeLuise family and does overlap with the other story line which deals with some of the issues with Bridger (Roy Scheider) and the ships CMO Dr Wendy Smith (Rosalind Allen) with further emotional ups and downs with other members of the ships crew leading to a get together at the end of the day at the Captains beach house.
A Grand Day Out
Vapors is a fairly decent episode for someone new to the series to begin with, it’s pretty much standalone and in many ways does act as a little primer but of course the ship and crew we see in the second season is very much different to that of the first season and more so in the third season. Seaquest had many ups and downs during it’s three year life on television even with the Spielberg name involved but they aimed high and many times hit the mark by providing good adventure stories backed with science and environmental themes to educate and entertain the audience.
His Best Friend is a Dolphin
A huge thank you to Thomas who recommended this episode for a bonus show and for joining us to record the show, always tricky to sort out a time with someone in the US or any country with a significant time difference but rewarding when it all works out. Next weeks bonus episode will be the Hewlett movie “A Dog’s Breakfast” and that’ll be just me and Alan doing the commentary, it will be a longer episode as you would expect and hopefully worth the extra time to listen too:) Links…
A very happy birthday to Ben Browder who played 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 and CSI Miami. IMDBSite
Birthday best wishes to Peter Kelamis who was Adam Brody on Stargate Universe and appeared on Fringe, Eureka, Smallville and Psych. He’s also a voice actor and does stand up comedy. TwitterIMDBBehind The Voice
In memory of Katherine Lawrence (Dec 11 1954 – March 25 2004) who wrote for Stargate Infinity as well as a number of other animated productions including Conan The Adventurer and Mighty Max. IMDB
A very happy birthday to… Leon Rippy who was General West in the Stargate theatrical feature and starred in Saving Grace, Deadwood, Under The Dome as well as guest spots on Leverage, TNG and The Lone Ranger. IMDB
Jan Bos played Ambassador Sevarin in the Stargate SG1 episode Homecoming. Jan has also appeared on Psych, Reaper, Hellcats and The 4400. IMDBOfficial Site Michael Beach who guest starred on five episodes of Stargate Atlantis as Colonel Abe Ellis. He also starred in Third Watch as “Doc” appearing in 104 episodes as well as spots on ER and Under Suspicion. IMDBTwitter Daniel Bacon who was a Technician in Stargate SG1 & played Dr Watson in Atlantis. He’s also guest starred on The 4400, Psych, Arctic Air and Supernatural. IMDB Peter New who was a farmer in the Atlantis episode Off the Grid and has appeared on Fringe, Dead Like Me, Motive and a number of voice roles. IMDBTwitterOfficial Site
The very best birthday wishes to Peter Wingfield who played Tanith/Hebron in three episodes of Stargate SG1.
He was also the immortal Methos in Highlander and has guest starred on Sanctuary, 24, Touching Evil, Holby City and Caprica. Twitter
A very happy birthday to William Devane who was excellent as President Hayes in Stargate SG1. He was also the star of the US soap Knots Landing and has appeared in 24, Early Edition, Crumbs and Psych.
In the aftermath of the battle for Dakara the now free Jaffa forces celebrate and honour Tealc and Bratac who together have forged the rebellion, the remaining system lords are on the run and Anubis seems to have fled with his Kull warriors. Daniel who was a captive of the replicators has not been seen since they were wiped from the face of the galaxy and only Jack holds out any hope for his survival, as he says how many times have they thought the Space Monkey to be dead for him to magically appear.
Daniel is alive in a sense, he exists in a sort of way station created by the Ascended Ancients where he meets Oma Desala his long term companion in all things ascension, as before Daniel has to make a decision to exist as an ascended being or return minus all the knowledge which would aid in the battle between good and evil in the universe. Daniel strikes up a conversation with “Jim” the only other being who is willing to talk with him and via a “newspaper” he is kept up to speed with the events in the Milky Way. As it turns out Anubis has made his counter move retaking Dakara as the Jaffa attack the homeworld of the Kull warriors and find it abandoned, with the power of the Ancient weapon and access to the Stargate deployment system he has the ability to wipe out all life in the galaxy and create a domain with only beings who will worship and serve him.
Sam is going through a crisis, Peter has finally met Jacob which didn’t go too badly but she now has to make a decision and Jacob in his wisdom makes it clear Sam doesn’t have to take any offer just because it’s there, he knows she still loves Jack who is now involved with a CIA officer and that really makes her assess her own feelings.
If it wasn’t a bad enough couple of days Jacob falls ill and reveals that Selmak is near death and had been holding on to allow them to finish their work on Dakara and now it’s too late to release the host safely and thus we say goodbye to Jacob, Sam once again finds more comfort with Jack than Peter and her decision is made.
Daniel gets a nasty surprise when he discovers who Joe really is and he is helpless to do anything until Oma steps up and maybe for the first time fully accepts the consequences of her actions, she abandons any hope for herself and engages Anubis in an eternal struggle which neither of them will prevail.
No Escape, No Surrender!
As the SGC gate begins to dial indicating Anubis has activated the weapon Jack orders the self destruct but at the last seconds the timer slows and stops and the gate sequence ceases and then nothing, lots of nothing. Reports comes in of the Kull warriors in disarray and are quickly defeated, Anubis has vanished and Dakara is empty, something important has happened but what and then a voice in Jack’s office and a naked Daniel, happy days:)
Threads is a fantastic piece of science fiction television, multiple themes all revolving around each other and each important in it’s own right. We have both Jack and Sam realising or being told they are both making mistakes and their futures should be with each other, Jacob and Peter leave the series for different reasons but each inflict pain onto Sam. Teal’c and Bra’tac realise freedom can still bite back as they lose many of the free Jaffa in the battle with Anubis but his defeat firmly secures the belief that freedom for all is only a step away and Dakara will be the spiritual centre of a new nation.
Where’s my medal?
Finally we have Daniel and Oma and the only portrayal of the Ascended plain we get to see even though it’s only a small part of that realm, it was a clever idea using a diner which allowed people to come and go and for fans of Dead Like Me a call back to that wonderful show and of course the waffles. Oma bids her farewell to the show and we get to see Daniel return to the SGC sans clothing and all is well with the world so much so that the gang go to Jack’s cabin for some fishing and remember Teal’c not a fan and Sam has always ducked the offer.
Things have certainly changed in the dynamic of the show as the camera slows pans away from SG1 enjoying the sunshine and friendship for each other.
Booth please.
A big thank you to Jeff for joining us for Threads and this was a longer show since we watched and commented on the extended version of the episode. Next week we go to Atlantis for The Gift and learn a few things about Teyla and the Wraith. This weeks promo is from Flash Pulp a source of some wonderful short form stories, well produced audio and fun to boot. We had some feedback on the Facebook page and twitter was lively as usual so thanks to everyone within the Stargate family for keeping the three live action series alive and for making the Gatecast feel that little better about not just talking to ourselves:)
Happy Birthday to Peter H. Kent who played two roles in Stargate SG1 namely Kintac & Bak’al.
He’s also appeared in Alcatraz, Psych, Smallville, Dark Angel, Chaos and had an uncredited spot on the original Total Recall movie.
A very happy birthday on the 28th to Peter Stebbings who played Malek the Tok’ra in two Stargate SG1 episodes ( Cure & Allegiance ) as well as roles on Jeremiah, The Listener, The X_Files, The Outer Limits and K9 The Widow Maker. It’s not a leap year so we are going to wish Suanne Braun many happy returns of the day as her birthday is February the 29th. Suanne appeared in only three episodes of Stargate SG1 but made a huge splash with the fan community with her portrayal of the Gou’ald queen Hathor, she also starred in the scifi comedy Starhyke and Silk Stalkings.
A Happy Birthday today the 24th to Peter Woodward who played “Otho” in the Stargate Atlantis episode The Tower as well as playing Galen in the scifi series Crusade. He also appeared on Fringe and Charmed after making his name on British television.
Sharing the 24th as a Birthday is Mark Hildreth, he voiced RJ Harrison in the animated Stargate Infinity & played Joshua in the remake of V as well as appearing in Taken and the Tudors. Mark continues to split his time between acting and voice work.
A happy birthday to Peter Williams who set the standard for the Goa’uld system lords on television as Apophis in Stargate SG1. He’s also appeared in Dead Like Me, Da Vinci’s Inquest, Fallen and MacGyver. Official SiteIMDB
Also today G. Michael Gray celebrates his birth, he appeared in the Stargate Atlantis episode “Outsiders” as Sefaris as well as guest spots on Fringe, Psych, Smallville and Supernatural. IMDB
A Very Happy Birthday to Ben Browder who played John Crichton on Farscape and Cameron Mitchell on Stargate SG1 as well guest spots on DrWho, CSI Miami and is due to appear in this seasons Arrow. IMDB
Many Happy returns to Peter Kelamis a comedian and actor who played Adam Brody on Stargate Universe and guest starred on Eureka, Riese, Smallville and Psych. IMDB
In memoriam, Katherine Lawrence (1954 – 2004) who wrote two episodes of Stargate Infinity and worked on Muppet Babies.
