Niall Matter
Niall is well known for his lead roles in Primeval New World and his recurring role on Eureka but he also appeared twice on Stargate Atlantis as Lt Kemp, he also played Tag Cummins on Arctic Air and has guest starred on Motive and Remedy. IMDBTwitterOfficial William Russ
William played the rogue SG1 captain Jonas Hanson in the Stargate first season episode The First Commandment and also had a long running lead role in Boy Meets world and guest starred on Boston Legal, Vegas and Wildfire. IMDB George Wyner
George guest starred as Al Martell in the SG1 episode Prometheus and has had guest spots on House, The Mentalist, ER, Melissa & Joey and Desperate Housewives. IMDB
Roger R. Cross
Roger played Lt. Conner and Captain Conner in two episodes of Stargate SG1 (Spirits, The First Commandment), he’s recently been seen in Motive, Continuum, Arrow, Dark Matter, The Returned and The Strain and made his tv name on shows such as 24 and First Wave. IMDBTwitter Anna Galvin
Anna appeared in all three live action series, she was Mrs Armstrong in four episodes of Stargate Universe, Dr. Reya Varrick in SG1 Collateral Damage and Vanessa Conrad in the Atlantis episode Remnants. She has also guest starred on Motive, Smallville, Supernatural, Once Upon A Time, Mr Young and Witches of East End. IMDB
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.
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Tiffany Lyndall-Knight
Tiffany was Evalla in the Stargate SG1 episode Revisions and La Moor in Touchstone, she was also The Hybrid in Battlestar Galactica (with added goo) and has guest starred on Supernatural, Smallville, Danger 5, Flash Gordon, The Babadook and Dead Like Me. IMDBOfficial Thomas Kopache
Thomas was Ellori in the SG1 episode Prophecy and has appeared in Enterprise, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, The Blacklist, Person Of Interest, Jessica Jones and The West Wing. IMDB Venus Terzo
Venus played Dr Michaels in the Stargate SG1 episode Frozen. She has also guest starred on Shattered, Andromeda, Whistler, Blackstone, The Christmas Secret and Continuum as well as provided the voice for numerous animated productions. IMDBBehind The Voice
Producer and Writer of far too many episodes of Stargate most of them pretty darn good as well as penning episodes with his writing partner for Transporter The Series, Delete and Student Bodies. His new scifi series Dark Matter has aired its first season across the globe and has been renewed for a second season. IMDBOfficialTwitter
Don Ackerman
Don played Doran in the Stargate Atlantis episode “The Storm” and also appeared on Fringe, The Dead Zone, Human Cargo, Wolf Lake, The X-Files, Z Nation and Glitter. IMDBOfficialTwitter
Robert C Cooper
Robert was a Producer, Writer, Director & Story Editor on the Stargate TV franchise and responsible for some of the key episodes in the series. He has also written for Flash Forward, PSI Factor, Blown Away, Dark Matter and was the technical advisor on Da Vinci’s Inquest. IMDB David Kaye
David was an interviewer on Stargate Continuum and is a voice performer on a number of animated shows such as Toon Wolf, Ben 10, Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, The Clone Wars, Xiaolin Chronicles and video game voice performer. IMDBBehind The VoiceOfficialTwitter Nels Lennarson
Nels played Major Green in the SG1 episode Death Knell and Captain Holland in the Atlantis episode Phantoms. He’s also guest starred on Psych, Sanctuary, Supernatural. Endgame, Once Upon A Time in Wonderland and Smallville. IMDBTwitter
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. IMDBTwitter 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. IMDBBehind 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. IMDBTwitterOfficial
Brian J. Smith
Brian appeared as a series main character on Stargate Universe playing Lt. Matthew Scott, he’s also guest starred on Defiance, Warehouse 13, Coma. He was nominated for a TONY award for his Broadway role on The Glass Menagerie and stars in Sense8. IMDBTwitter Sarah Smyth
Sarah appeared twice as Annie Balic in Stargate Universe and she is currently starring in Cedar Cove as Justine and has guest starred on episodes of Supernatural, Durham County, Naked Josh and Shattered. IMDBTwitter Dion Johnstone
Dion was the man of many faces on Stargate SG1, he appeared in nine episodes playing characters such as Chaka, Wodan, Nelson and Warrick. He’s also guest starred on Defiance, Flashpoint and The Listener as well as appearing on stage. IMDBTwitterOfficial
Claudia Black
Claudia lit up the screen as Vala in Stargate SG1 and before that was excellent as Aeryn on Farscape. She has also guest starred on Haven, The Dresden Files and Moonlight as well as quite a bit of voice work for tv/movies and games such as Strange Frame: Love & Sax and Dragon Age: Inquisition. More recently she has guest starred on The Originals as Dahlia. IMDBTwitter Julie McNiven
Julie played Ginn in Stargate Universe and has made appearances on Nikita, Fringe, Brotherhood, Book Club, Supernatural and Mad Men and is now the mother to Tazman born earlier this year:) IMDBTwitter Sean Patrick Flanery
Sean played Orlin in the SG1 episode Ascension. He’s recently guest starred on Dexter and has also been on The Young and the Restless, Charmed, The Strip and The Dead Zone. IMDBTwitterOfficial John G. Lenic
John was a producer on Stargate SG1, Atlantis and Universe as well as Motive, The Dark Corner, The Real Housewives of Vancouver and HALO 4 Forward Unto Dawn. He also appeared in front of the camera as a wedding guest in the SG1 episode 200. IMDBTwitter Eric Keenleyside
Eric played Fred in the Stargate SG1 episode Citizen Joe. He has also appeared on Cold Squad, Once Upon A Time, Hellcats, Supernatural, The Killing and Strange Empire. IMDBTwitter Rimple Sumer
Rimple was the restaurant hostess in the Stargate SG1 episode Memento Mori and has also guest starred on Mercy Point, Smallville, The Dead Zone and Sanctuary. IMDB
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.
Mario Kassar
Mario was the executive producer for the Stargate theatrical feature as well producing other movies such as Cliffhanger, Air America, Total Recall, First Blood, Chaplin and Terminator 3. He also produced The Sarah Connor Chronicles for television. IMDBTwitterBioOfficial
Jodelle Ferland
Jodelle played Harmony in the Stargate Atlantis episode of the same name and also appeared on SG1 as a young Adria in the episode Flesh and Blood. She has also been in Smallville, Kingdom Hospital, Masters of Horror, Dead Like Me, Silent Hill, Breaking Dawn, R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour and played Five on Dark Matter. IMDBTwitterOfficial
Dylan Neal
Dylan played Dave Sheppard in the Stargate Atlantis episode Outcast and he is currently starring in Cedar Cove and played Dr. Anthony Ivo on Arrow. He’s also appeared in Blood Ties, The L Word, Smallville, Wild Roses, Bones and Dawson’s Creek. IMDBTwitter Spencer Maybee
Spencer played Captain Binder in Stargate The Ark of Truth and has guest starred on Reaper and Flash Gordon in addition to writing and directing his own work. IMDBTwitter Brad Greenquist
Brad played Dr Keffler in the Stargate SG1 episode “Resurrection” and has guest starred on Enterprise, Heroes, Sleeper Cell, Bones, NCIS, The Mentalist, Wake Up America! and appeared in The Lone Ranger movie. IMDBOfficialTwitter
J. Larry Carroll
Story credit for the Stargate SG1 episode “Hathor” and also wrote for Ghostbusters, Thundercats, Space Precinct, Tek War and Diagnosis Murder. He also wrote an episode of Star Trek TNG and was a story editor during its fourth season. IMDB
