Christian Bocher
Christian Bocher guest starred in the SG1 episodes Wormhole X-Treme, 200 and Shades of Grey and then on Stargate Atlantis as Torrell in the episode Condemned. He has also appeared on The Dead Zone, Wolf Lake, Masters Of Horror, Brimstone, The Collector and Andromeda. IMDB James C.D. Robbins
James was the art director on Stargate SG1 and Atlantis and also the production designer on those two as well as Stargate Universe. He has also worked on Cedar Cove, When Calls the Heart, Painkiller Jane, A Dog’s Breakfast, Jingle All the Way 2 and the upcoming This Is Your Death. IMDBOfficial
Ming-Na Wen
Ming-Na played Camile Wray on Stargate Universe and Senator Michaela Wen on Eureka, she is now kicking ass and looking spectacular as Melinda May in Agents Of Shield. She has also starred on ER, The Single Guy and Vanished. IMDBOfficialTwitter Laura Harris
Laura played Nola in the Stargate Atlantis episode The Game and has also starred in Dead Like Me, Defying Gravity and appeared in The Dead Zone, Whole Day Down , Warehouse 13 and 24. IMDB Charles Payne
Charles was a guard in the Stargate SG1 episode Cold Lazarus and has also appeared in Andromeda, First Wave, The Santa Clause 2, Life As We Know It, Highlander and The Dead Zone. IMDB
Colonel Young continues his slide into the abyss in the episode Trial And Error as we see him indulge a little too eagerly the fruits of Brody’s homebrew experiments. Young has also started having what he takes for nightmares, very vivid nightmares of the return of the aliens who we first met when they were discovered to have been tracking the Destiny for who knows how long. Each of these experiences leaves Young failing to save the ship from destruction but he is able to take some action in the real world even though he can not really explain why he is making these specific choices. Eventually he bites the bullet and goes to talk to Camille who is obviously sceptical but when Eli discovers the ship has been running battle scenarios the truth is revealed that Destiny has been interacting with the Colonel perhaps testing his command capabilities and refusing to enter FTL until it is satisfied with the results.
Trial And Error is an interesting episode as it pretty much breaks Young who has been on the edge since first arriving on Destiny. His relationship with his wife and TJ plus the rigors of commanding the military and civilian crew plus day to day gate operations have all taken their toll. The death of Riley in hindsight was the breaking point where he started to use alcohol as a crutch and it’s only been getting worse. The battle scenarios and neural interaction certainly add a layer of complexity and capability to Destiny and opens up a whole world of scifi story lines if the writers so chose to use them given the show would still be around in a few years. Of course the kicker was that when Young finally realised how far he had allowed himself to fall and at least started to correct the matter the pay off of Destiny finally engaging the FTL was undermined by Rush and his antics on the bridge with the “Franklin” persona. Oh well, maybe we’ll learn more of what Destiny is capable of when it isn’t being manipulated by Rush for his own ends.
Overall the episode was entertaining, the groundhog day approach is certainly not unique in scifi but it worked well and the cost of the rather spectacular explosions covered by multiple use. It was also gratifying to see Eli and Ginn simply sparkle with chemistry, it’s been said that she is perhaps a cold blooded opportunist but I want to believe she saw something in Eli that appealed and this was her chance to embrace a new path for herself free from the shadow of the Alliance. It was also without doubt delightful to see Greer playing the role of wingman or say big brother and taking such joy in the act, it confirms that he isn’t the hard nose he makes out to be but retains a very healthy scepticism on those who have yet to prove themselves.
Our thanks to Brad for joining us this week and to Mack for the feedback. This weeks podcast promo was for Nutty Bites and next week we are going to be taking a look at the episode The Greater Good, we hope you can join us for that and if possible let us know what you thought of the episode and this second season of Universe so far, not many episodes left.
Oh yeah, the Stargate Atlantis favourite episode poll is still open, would love to have your contribution:)
Mario Azzopardi
Mario was a director of five episodes of Stargate SG1 and four episodes of Atlantis. He also directed episodes of The Outer Limits, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Total Recall 2070, Backstage, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Sliders. IMDBTwitter Kathleen Quinlan
Kathleen played Senator Michaels in the Stargate Universe episode Alliances and she has also starred in Family Law and Event Horizon, she also had recurring roles on Chicago Fire, The Event and Prison Break. IMDB Kristian Ayre
Kristian was Loran in the Stargate SG1 episode The Light and has appeared in Space Cases, The Dead Zone, Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and ELF. IMDBBehind The Voice Dave Hibbert
Dave was a rerecording mixer for an awful lot of Stargate including 56 episodes of SG1 and 46 episodes of Atlantis. He has also worked on Dead Like Me and Jeremiah and was a Foley recordist/engineer on shows such as Arctic Air, Strange Empire, Cedar Cove, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Motive and Travelers. 1010AudioIMDB
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In Memory Of Joel Goldsmith (Nov 19 1957 – Apr 29 2012)
Joel composed the music for Stargate SG1, Atlantis and Universe as well as Sanctuary, Witchblade and many other television shows and movies, he passed far too soon but he left a legacy that will be enthralling millions of us for decades to come. IMDB
Tim Guinee
Tim played Tomin in three episodes of Stargate SG1 (Line in the Sand, Flesh and Blood and Crusade). He has also guest starred on Revolution, Fringe, Elementary, Homeland, 24, Iron Man, Motive and Hell On Wheels. IMDBTwitterOfficial Ocean Bloom
Ocean was a Jaffa and a worker in four episodes of Stargate SG1 (Reckoning: Part 2, Birthright, The Warrior and Beneath the Surface). She has appeared in Psych and I Spy. Ocean is a well respected health and fitness instructor who has also done some stunt work and modelling. IMDBOfficialTwitter
Ona Grauer
Ona played Ayiana in the Stargate SG1 episode Frozen and returned as the same character for a brief cameo in the Atlantis pilot Rising, later she played Emily Young in four episodes of Stargate Universe. Ona also guest starred on Arrow, Archer, Smallville, The Whispers, Supernatural and starred in The Collector and Intelligence. IMDB James Parks
James played Pharrin in the excellent episode Lifeboat in the seventh season of Stargate SG1. He has also guest starred on Enterprise, True Blood, Babylon 5, JAG, 24, Deadwood, Machete and Buffy. IMDB Chilton Crane
Chilton played Sheila Jameson in the Stargate SG1 episode Ex Deus Machina as well as appearing on Shattered, The 4400, Fringe, Travelers, Smallville, Supernatural and Signed, Sealed, Delivered. IMDBTwitter
Holly Atchison
Holly was the script supervisor on four episodes of Stargate SG1 (Tin Man, Enigma, Singularity and Fire and Water). She has also worked on Chupacabra vs. the Alamo, Storm Seekers, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Spooksville and Signed, Sealed, Delivered. IMDB Mark Haynes
Mark is a writer and producer who recently co-wrote the American Mythology releases of the Stargate Atlantis Back To Pegasus comic series. TwitterLinkedin
Jennifer Steede
Jennifer played the flight attendant in the Stargate SG1 episode Sight Unseen and has also appeared on ReGenesis, The Unprofessionals, Mutant X, Pasadena, Spynet and Breaking News. IMDB
Aisha Hinds
Aisha played Thilana in the Stargate SG1 episode Line in the Sand and is currently a regular on Under The Dome. She has also appeared on The Shield, Boston Legal, Dollhouse, Detroit 1-8-2, Cult, Bones, Star Trek Into Darkness and True Blood. IMDBTwitter
Cloverdale the home town of Scott and Chloe (also the location of many a Canadian tv series such as Smallville) plays host to their wedding after Scott on leave from the military returns home. Eli is the designated camera man for the wedding and all the preparations and Greer is the best man, oh lets not forget that Everett is Scott’s father not just the normal father figure. A lot is going on in the opening scenes of the episode but things come to an abrupt focus when we see the crew of the Destiny on an alien world battling some sort of native life form and Scott in critical condition. The episode then proceeds to tell the story of the events on the alien world as Scott lives an alternate life in Cloverdale surrounded by his friends and family played by crew of the Destiny. We see these people showing traits that is not the norm or others with attitudes highlighted, it may be that Scott is interacting with the people with character traits he believes them to have which may explain Volker being a little more fluffy than usual, Brody the source of things booze and in an interesting choice Vanessa as the love lorn ex who would still swallow her pride and offer herself body and soul on the eve of Scott’s wedding.
Cloverdale works in many ways, some of the location work is excellent especially the simple colour timing tweaks which turned a normal piece of woodland into a very alien world. Of course the Cloverdale location shooting was spot on and some of the in jokes worked very well including a very well crafted stunt which Brian was allowed to at least partially perform, check out the DVD extras for a full behind the scenes look. The standout character of the episode was perhaps Greer who was the life and soul of the wedding party and the true warrior as he fought off the alien planets aka Triffids. Rush was a close second thanks to a stellar performance as the registrar and both Brian and Elyse delivered solid performances.
The episode viewer ratings wise is pretty average and I wouldn’t disagree but there are some good scenes and performances and serves a purpose as a standalone episode allowing for a breather for this seasons main story arc. Our thanks to Steve (once again) for joining us for the podcast and to Brad for the feedback, apologises for the shorter show which was the result of the second episode with corrupted audio recordings. Next week should be back to normal as the flaw in the recording software has been worked around, touch wood. This weeks podcast promo is for the Babylon Project Podcast which discusses an episode per show of the great Babylon 5 scifi series, next week we will be taking a look at Trial And Error with out guest Thomas, we hope you join us for that and let us know what you think of it and all things Stargate.
Wallace Shawn
Wallace appeared once on Stargate SG1 playing Arlos in the episode Ties That Bind, he’s also guest starred on Eureka, Mozart in the Jungle, DS9 and Gossip Girl and starred as Vizzini in The Princess Bride and voiced Taotie on Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and Rex on Toy Story. IMDBBehind The Voice Vinay Mehta
Vinay is a digital artist who has worked on Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG1, Smallville, Captain America: The First Avenger, Reaper, Slither and Earthsea. IMDBTwitter
David DeLuise
David played Pete Shanahan in four episodes of Stargate SG1. He also had recurring roles on 3rd Rock from the Sun and Jesse as well as starring in the Wizards of Waverly Place, Lucky Dog, R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour, Hawaii Five-0 and Bone Alone. IMDBTwitterBehind The Voice Aaron Dudley
Aaron played an Ancient on the Stargate Atlantis episode Rising and guest starred on Smallville, John Tucker Must Die, Whistler, Bionic Woman, Psych and Andromeda. IMDB Rachel Griffin
Rachel was a special makeup effects artist on Stargate Atlantis as well as working on The Ark of Truth and Continuum. She also worked on Fringe, iZombie, Sanctuary, The Man in the High Castle, Once Upon A Time and Falling Skies. She also played a Zombie on the 200th episode of Stargate SG1:) IMDBOfficial Kandis Armstrong
Kandis was a production assistant on the first season of Stargate SG1 and also worked on Poltergeist: The Legacy, Two, The X-Files, Beggars and Choosers, Seven Days and Zoo. IMDB
Roland Emmerich
Roland directed the Stargate feature film back in 1994 and has an impressive resume in the Hollywood blockbuster genre in both producer, writer and director position. IMDBTwitter Britt Irvin
Britt played the young girl Merrin in the Stargate SG1 episode Learning Curve, all grown up now she guest starred on Smallville, R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour, Supernatural, Chesapeake Shores, Beauty and the Beast, iZombie, V and voiced Amanda on Packages from Planet X. IMDBBehind The Voice Vanessa Angel
Vanessa played the Tok’ra Anise/Freya in three episodes of Stargate SG1 (Divide & Conquer, Crossroads and Upgrades), she also starred in Kingpin and appeared on Saving Grace, Weird Science, Californication, Cougar Hunting and Lockhart. IMDB David Paetkau
David played Pender in the Stargate SG1 episode Forsaken and has had starring roles in Flashpoint, Whistler and LAX and guest starred on Man Of Steel, Smallville, Supernatural and Dexter. IMDBTwitter Vitaly Kravchenko
Vitaly played Lt. Marchenko one of the first Russians through the Stargate in the SG1 episode The Tomb and appeared in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, The X-Files, Ekaterina, Seven Days, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and True Justice. IMDB Ricardo Spinacé
Ricardo was the art director on the sixth season of Stargate SG1, he has also worked on Droids, Highlander, Ewoks, The A-Team (Movie), Jennifer’s Body, UnREAL, Rogue and The L Word. IMDBTwitterOfficial
Teryl Rothery
Teryl played Dr Janet Fraiser in 75 episodes of Stargate SG1 and without a doubt was a most beloved character on the show. Teryl has gone on to appear in Hellcats, Smallville, Kyle XY, The Guard, Wayward Pines, Cedar Cove, iZombie and Travelers. IMDBTwitterOfficialBehind The Voice
Gabrielle Miller
Gabrielle played Thetys in the Stargate SG1 episode Brief Candle and has also appeared on Sliders, The X-Files, Alienated, Mother Up!, Haven, Good Witch, The Listener and Claudette. IMDBTwitterOfficial
