Bonnie Bartlett
Bonnie played Linea in the Stargate SG1 episode Prisoners and the hair triggered Patience on Firefly, she has also appeared on Midnight Caller, V, Kojak, Parks and Recreation, V, Little House on the Prairie and North & South Book 2. IMDB
Aidan Drummond
Aidan played the youngster Renord in the Stargate Atlantis episode Trio, he has also appeared on The Collector as Gabriel Slate, The Colt, Last Night in Suburbia and voiced characters on shows such as Edison & Leo and InuYasha The Final Act. IMDBTwitterBehind The Voice Martin Borycki
Martin was a sound mixer on the Stargate SG1 episode Disclosure. He has also been a boom operator and sound mixer on shows such as Hellcats, Taken, Black Christmas and Trial by Fire. IMDB
Chelah Horsdal
Chelah has appeared in all three live action Stargate series, she was Lt. Womack in five episodes of Stargate SG1, Erran in the Atlantis episode Tracker and on Universe she was Inman in the webisode Variety. She has also guest starred on Supernatural, Arctic Air, Motive, Hell On Wheels, UnReal, You Me Her, The Returned and played Kate Spencer in five episodes of Arrow. IMDBTwitterOfficial
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Karl was the cinematographer on the original 1994 theatrical feature, he also worked on Independence Day, Rob Roy, The Jackal , Guess Who and Universal Soldier. IMDBOfficial Chris Bradford
Chris played a Medical Technician in the Stargate SG1 episode Morpheus and has had guest spots on Highlander, Millennium, Fringe, Supernatural and Battlestar Galactica Razor. IMDB Tanya Champoux
Tanya played the “screaming woman” on the Stargate Atlantis episode Instinct. She has also been on The L Word, 2012, Eureka, The 4400, iZombie and Signed, Sealed, Delivered. IMDBOfficial
Amanda Burke
Amanda played an Ancient scientist on the Stargate Atlantis episode Echoes and has appeared on Da Vinci’s Inquest, The Call, The Anachronism, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce and on the recent X-Files episode Founder’s Mutation. IMDBOfficialTwitter
Darkness is the fourth episode of Stargate Universe and after the crew solved the problem with the air filtration you would think there would be some respite but it was not to be. Rush is monitoring the power levels and becomes rather irate as technology is activated by order of Young and then as if an off switch is flicked the ship loses power and falls out of FTL. Basic life support is still functioning but it doesn’t look good especially as Rush finally has an emotional break and collapses. Young uses the communication stones to report back and while he is on Earth goes to visit his wife and as she says it seems he is making sure he gets to say goodbye. I guess I don’t blame Young but with so many people on Destiny and the growing issues with transparency between the command staff and highly placed civilians many would have liked the opportunity to speak with their loved ones.
The crew however continue to record bits and pieces using the Kino and in terms of the show this idea allows the viewers to get a peak into the inner thoughts of the crew which is essential to each episode. Stargate Universe is character driven but there are times one one one chat providing exposition can get a little clunky especially if you have a large main cast and a significant number of recurring characters. In this episode we got some really good background on Volker, Riley, Brody and Dr Park was magnificent as she seems to be really embarrassing the opportunities Destiny is providing regardless of the sword hanging above their heads. As it turns out Destiny had dropped out of FTL at the edges of a star system and uses a gas giant to aero break into the inner system, this whole sequence is magnificent and is as good as anything you’ve seen on television and equals theatrical features. As the crew take a deep breath the calculations and visual indications show that the ship is now aimed directly at the systems sun and there is nothing they can do…
Darkness was a great episode, the suspense and tension on the ship as she loses power and Rush breaks down was of the highest order, the episode did take a breather with Young back on Earth and of course Telford playing his games but I guess that is a longer term payoff. The use of Lt James as the focus of some immature and very questionable behavior by Hunter and Eli kinda clashed with how she had manipulated Eli earlier but as with Chloe in the “shower” they chose not to be graphic which they could have done and gotten away with up to a point. The visual effects of Destiny before, during and after her visit to this star system was exceptional, all credit to the artists for rendering some truly spectacular visuals to accompany the performance of the cast and situation. Darkness continues the great work being done early in this first season and once again makes me realise how much better this show is on a rewatch.
This weeks podcast promo is for Flash Pulp and our great thanks to Thomas for joining us this week on the show, he’ll return next week for the second part of the this two part story entitled “Light”. Feedback and other support via social media is most appreciated and welcomed with open arms, we really do like to find out what you think about the show and Stargate as a whole, like the crew of the Destiny we are all in this together.
Stephen Holmes
Stephen played a villager on the Stargate SG1 episode The Quest Part 1. He has also appeared on Battlestar Galactica, Psych, Deck The Halls, Tooth Fairy, He Loves Me, Revolution and Three Moons Over Milford. IMDB
Enid-Raye Adams
Enid played the questionable Jones on the Stargate SG1 episode Prometheus and has guest starred on a number of other shows including Cold Squad, Jeremiah, Psych, Endgame, Backstorm, Supernatural, Fringe, iZombie, Arrow and Arctic Air. IMDBTwitter
Ian Buchanan
Ian appeared just once on Stargate SG1 as First the human form replicator in the episode Unnatural Selection. He’s made his name starring in a number of very high profile US soaps such as General Hospital, Days of Our Lives and The Bold and The Beautiful as well as spots on Nip/Tuck, Alias, Always and NYPD Blue. IMDBTwitter Joseph May
Joseph played Sgt. Markham in two episodes of Stargate Atlantis (The Defiant One & Thirty Eight Minutes). He has also guest starred on the British series Casualty, Bugs, Holby City and Episodes. IMDBBehind The Voice
June B. Wilde
June played a maid in the Stargate SG1 episode Absolute Power, she has also appeared on The Butterfly Effect, Seven Days, The Santa Clause 2, Preggoland, Continuum, Fatal Friends and in the upcoming Young & Reckless. IMDBOfficialTwitter Natasha Tony
Natasha worked in the casting department for two episodes of Stargate SG1 (The Light and Absolute Power) as well as Intelligence, The L Word, Endgame, Whistler, Marmaduke and Psych. IMDBTwitter
Pascale Hutton
Pascale made her single guest appearance on Stargate Atlantis in the episode Aurora playing the role of First Officer Trebal of the starship of the same name. She has also starred in Arctic Air, Traveler, When Calls the Heart, Intelligence and Sanctuary and guest starred on Fringe, Continuum and Reaper. IMDBTwitterOfficial
David Kopp
David played Lt. Carl Grogan in two episodes of Stargate SG1 (Proving Ground and The Sentinel), he has also appeared on Da Vinci’s Inquest, Romeo Must Die, Night Visions, Blade: The Series, Psych and jPod. IMDB Kis Yurij
Kis played Yuri in the Stargate SG1 episode Small Victories and a villager on Atlantis, he has also appeared on Special Unit 2, The 440, Mutant X, Saved, Legends of Tomorrow, Olympus and Blade The Series. IMDBTwitter
Thomas Milburn Jr.
Thomas was a hazmat officer in the SG1 episode The Fourth Horseman Part 1 and a Jaffa in the SG1 episode Enemies. He has also appeared on Jeremiah, Taken, Out of Order, Andromeda and Dark Angel. IMDB Tygh Runyan
Tygh played Dr Robert Caine in five episodes of Stargate Universe. He has also appeared on The Listener, Glue, Recoil, Kingdom Hospital, Traffic, Still Life, BSG, Antitrust, Motive and has writing, producing and music credits. IMDBTwitter
Rod Bland
Rod is a CG artist and animator who worked on two episodes of Stargate Atlantis (Hide & Seek and Rising), he helped set the standard. Previously he also worked on the SG1 episodes Disclosure and Exodus, Smallville and Lexx. IMDBOfficial
Steve and Jeff are back for the final part of this season opener, Air Part 3. In this episode which once again picks up where the second left off the chosen few from Destiny are exploring the first alien world they have been able to gate too after Destiny came out of FTL. Rush has made a play to always be at the center of things so while Young isn’t convinced he should leave the ship he allows it but makes sure Eli goes along as well for the reasons explained in the previous episode. On this desert world the team begin to search for the compound required to use in the ships atmospheric filters and batting zero they split up. Soon members of the group led by Eli seize the Kino and gate interface and return to the gate intent on going to another world. Eli does his best but he is unable to prevent the armed insurrection but the guy does try:) Two of the group go through the Stargate but Greer prevents the DHD from following them and he leaves Eli to watch over Rush who proved to be a bit of a nuisance on this mission. Greer then goes in search of Scott who is having hallucinations or maybe influenced by an native intelligence of this world. This being provides water and then reveals the compound they have been searching for. Scott and Greer make haste getting back to the stargate as the Destiny FTL timer countdown and Eli sticks his arm in the event horizon which gives them a few extra seconds to get home before the ship jumps. The two people that went through the gate are abandoned, Franklin has his gun shot wound dressed and the rest of the group are suffering from sunburn and dehydration but for now as fresh air circulates through the ship the danger is over…
Air Part 3 is another great episode of Stargate Universe and as I have said before it’s hard to quantify it’s value as a standalone when you take into consideration how well structured this three part story has been. Once again there was great dialogue and character interaction between the main and minor players in this drama and the scenes in White Sands were visually stunning, money and time well spent by the production.
Our thanks again to Jeff and Steve for joining us for the show and they will be taking a break as next week we are going to be taking a look at the episode Darkness with Thomas so we hope you join us for that and if you have the inclination pay a visit to
This weeks promo is for the Rusted Robot Podcast and next week we are going to be taking a look at Air Part 3 so let us know what you think and while on the subject our thanks to Mack for the feedback over on our Google+ page.
Clare Carey
Clare played the CIA rep Kerry Johnson on the Stargate SG1 episode Threads, she has also appeared on Charmed, Jericho, Chuck, Major Crimes, NCIS and plays Lucille Gladner in Aquarius. IMDBOfficialTwitter Shane Meier
Shane played Garan in the Stargate SG1 episode A Hundred Days and then Nelus in the Atlantis episode Childhood’s End. He has also guest starred on Walker Texas Ranger, Call of the Wild, Psych, Supernatural and Intelligence. IMDBTwitter Dean Aylesworth
Dean played the old Anubis in the SG1 episode Reckoning Part 1, he has also appeared on Supernatural, The X-Files, Ties That Bind, Blood Brothers, Dark Angel, Seed Money and Cold Squad. IMDBTwitter David Bennett Carren
David is a writer for television, he provided the story that was Hathor for Stargate SG1 as well as providing scripts for Star Trek TNG, Walker Texas Ranger, Tek War, Space Precinct and Diagnosis Murder. He has also produced and done a little acting. IMDB
Mike Dopud
Mike has appeared quite a few times on live action Stargate, he played Odai Ventrell in the SG1 episode Bounty and Colonel Chernovshev in Full Alert. He returned as Kiryk in the Atlantis episode Tracker and wrapped up his time on the franchise with the recurring role of Varro in fifteen episodes of Stargate Universe. Mike has also appeared on Smallville, Durham County, Arctic Air, Continuum, Mistresses, BSG, Cedar Cove, Strange Empire, Man of Steel and Deadly Voltage. IMDBTwitter
Chris Derochie
Chris was a digital and visual effects artist on Stargate SG1 and Atlantis and the senior animator on Stargate Universe. He has also worked on District 9, The 100, Once Upon A Time, Falling Skies, The Thing, Battleship and the tv version of Aladdin. IMDBTwitter Jennifer Copping
Jennifer played Mallin in the Stargate SG1 episode New Ground, she has also appeared on JAG, Slither, The L Word, iZombie, Motive, Fargo, Supernatural and the upcoming Van Helsing. IMDBTwitter John Murphy
John directed and produced the Stargate specials: The Lowdown, From Stargate to Atlantis: Sci Fi Lowdown and Sci Fi Lowdown: Behind the Stargate – Secrets Revealed. He has also directed Indy 500: The Inside Line, BSG: The Last Frakkin’s Special and Comics On Screen. IMDBTwitter
Lexa Doig
Lexa has had a successful career in and out of the scifi genre including starring as Romi in Andromeda and having recurring roles on Continuum, Arctic Air, Saving Hope, The 4400, V, Eureka and guest starred in a recurring role as Dr. Carolyn Lam on eleven episodes of Stargate SG1. She is of course married to Michael Shanks:) IMDBTwitter Alan Scarfe
Alan was Chancellor Druhin in the Stargate Atlantis episode Poisoning The Well and starred as Dr. Bradley Talmadge on Seven Days, he has also been on Kingdom Hospital, Andromeda, Voyager, MacGyver, Due South and Babylon 5. IMDB Jonathan Holmes
Jonathan played Dr. Bricksdale on the Stargate SG1 episode Endgame. He has also guest starred on Eureka, Rogue, Almost Human, Cold Squad and also voiced characters on animated shows. IMDBBehind The Voice
Aidan Drummond
