Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil guest starred as himself on the Stargate Atlantis episode “Brainstorm” and stuck it to Rodney good and proper, in addition he’s a podcast host, major player at the Hayden Planetarium and hosted the critically acclaimed Cosmos filling some serious big shoes along with his own Star Talk. IMDB Star Talk Hayden Twitter
Marilyn Norry
Marilyn played Hedrazar on the Stargate SG1 episode Scorched Earth as well as recurring roles on Battlestar Galactica and Reaper. She also guest starred on Supernatural, Arctic Air, Continuum, iZombie, Motive and the theatrical movies Mission To Mars and Jennifer’s Body. IMDB
There were a few notable former Stargate actors with speaking roles in the recent summer movie Tomorrowland, granted the movie didn’t do very well in terms of critical acclaim or box office but I don’t think it was that bad, a weak ending perhaps but beautifully produced. Anyhow we did a bit of screen time for Paul McGillion, Garry Chalk and David Nykl as well minor roles for Jason Bell, Paul Anthony and Patrick Sabongui.
Teyla returns from Earth after an interview with a new IOA rep Mr James Coolidge, Ronon is facing the same and he seems calm about it but Sam is having doubts and recruits Teal’c to Atlantis to offer some insight and his experience to Ronon, however Ronon is in no mood to be tutored on dealing with the IOA on Earth and after drawing his weapon on Teal’c the two retire to the gym for some hand to hand diplomacy. After about an hour of the two beating the crap out of each other Sam breaks the fight up and the two get ready to travel to Earth via the intergalactic gate bridge with a 24 hour stop off at Midway station. Unbeknown to them a Wraith cruiser has landed on a planet which hosts one of the Stargates used in the bridge and hacked into the system (perhaps with knowledge gleaned from Todd’s time in the city) and a force of warriors gate to Midway and brutally take it over. Dr Lee and two other SGC personnel (Dr Kavanagh is one) prevent the immediate travel onto Earth which allows Ronon and Teal’c to do what they are best at but eventually the Earth gate is accessed and a device sent through followed by more warriors, Ronon and Teal’c pursue.
John and his team access the bridge via a Stargate that is further into the system than the compromised one and bring the fight to Midway and eventually kill all but one of the Wraith after venting the atmosphere, John is trapped and dying but has to fight off the final Wraith while the rest of the SGC personnel abandon Midway in a jumper, it wouldn’t be Stargate if a new toy doesn’t get blown up within a few episodes. This time it’s the fault of Kavanagh who had tried to override the lockout and tipped a booby trap one Rodney had carefully avoided so boom Midway is no more and the survivors are adrift for a week waiting patiently for rescue.
Midway is a top notch action based episode, the armours, stuntman and cgi specialists really went to town and produced some excellent close quarter combat set pieces, praise to Christopher and Jason for doing some fantastic work as well and of course Bill and Ben (yeah I know) for their banter. I’ve got to offer my thanks to Brad for joining me on the podcast as Alan was in the middle of his move and of course a tip of the hat to Bill for his itunes review. Speaking of which we’d love a few more so don’t be shy, if you listen via itunes then rate the show and gives us a review, we would be very appreciative. This weeks promo is for The Starling Tribune the podcast I listen to for all me Arrow chat and information and next week we are going to be looking at the Atlantis episode The Kindred Part 1.
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Richard Ian Cox
Richard played Dr Brendan Gall in the Atlantis episode The Defiant One and also played Nyan in the SG1 episode New Ground. He’s a busy voice performer on shows such as X-Men Evolution, Max Steel and My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and has appeared on shows such as Cold Squad, Psych and Being Ian. IMDB Official Twitter
Alan Rachins
Alan was Colonel Kennedy in the Stargate SG1 episode The Enemy Within. He has also starred in LA Law, Dharma & Greg and guest starred on Rizzoli & Isles, Castle, Bones and has appeared in movies such as Good Luck Chuck and the Three Musketeers. IMDB Official Behind The Voice
Joel Polis
Joel played Elson in the Stargate Atlantis episode Outsiders. He has also appeared in Revelations, Voyager, Cold Squad, Castle, Bones, Agents of Shield and NCIS. IMDB Official Twitter
Sean Carey
Sean was a guard in the Stargate Universe episode Subversion and also appeared on Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Supernatural, Fringe, Psych, V, Arctic Air, Amost Human and Paradox. IMDB Official Twitter
Martin Sims
Martin played Dol’ok in the Stargate SG1 episode The Other Guys and a Jaffa in Revelations. He has also appeared on Dead Like Me, The Foundation, The 4400 and Jeremiah. IMDB Behind The Voice
Jason Emanuel
Jason played Tech Sergeant Joel Brecker in the Stargate SG1 episode Gemini, he’s also guest starred on Sliders, Postal, Seven Days, Godiva’s, Kingdom Come and Millennium. IMDB
Jennifer Lurey
Jennifer was a casting associate for the two seasons of Stargate Universe, Stargate Atlantis, Continuum and The Ark Of Truth. She has also worked on 21 Jump Street, Legally Blondes, Young Blades, Dead Like Me: Life After Death and Under the Mistletoe. IMDB
Holly Elissa Dignard
Holly was the Presidential Aide in two episodes of Stargate SG1 (Lost City and Inauguration) and played old Elizabeth Weir in the Atlantis episode Before I Sleep. She has also appeared in Fringe, Eureka, Collision Earth and Hellcats. IMDB Twitter Official
Todd Masters
Todd is the President of the Effects House Masters FX who have worked on Stargate and dozens of other television and movie productions including Carnivale, Pathfinder, Legion, Six Feet Under, True Blood, Fringe and Almost Human. IMDB MastersFX Twitter
Greyston Holt
Greyston played Corporal Reynolds in the Stargate Universe episode The Hunt, he’s also guest starred on Alcatraz, Once Upon A Time, Fringe, Motive and stars as Clayton Danvers in Bitten. IMDB Twitter Official
Sean Rogerson
Sean was Nevik in the Atlantis episode Travellers and has also guest starred on Blood Ties, Harpers Island, Fringe, Supernatural, Sanctuary and Arrow. IMDB Twitter
Jason Calder
Jason appeared in three episodes of Stargate SG1 (Lost City, Spirits and Need) as well as in The Ark of Truth and 20 episodes as a stunt performer. He has also worked on Battlestar Galactica, 2012, Psych, Watchmen, Fantastic 4, Underworld:Evolution and The A-Team. IMDB
Alexis Cruz
Alexis played Skaara in both the theatrical movie and Stargate SG1. He’s also had recurring roles on Shark, Touched by an Angel, Castle, Perception and American Family and has ventured into publishing with The Unprofessionals. IMDB Twitter Official
Jorge Vargas
Jorge was Abu in the Stargate SG1 episode Emancipation and he’s also appeared on Supernatural, Motive, Falling Skies, Arrow, Psych and Power Rangers. IMDB Twitter
Shannon Gurney
Shannon was the visual effects coordinator on 58 episodes of Stargate SG1, 42 episodes of Atlantis and 6 episodes of Universe as well as working on Kingdom Hospital. IMDB
Nicholas Briggs
Nicholas voiced the character of Dr David Glennie on the Big Finish production of the Stargate Atlantis audio story “Impressions. He has also guest starred on Torchwood and Doctor Who as well as directing and writing. IMDB Twitter Official
Marshall Bell
Marshall guest starred in the Stargate Atlantis episode “Brain Storm” as Terence Kramer and has an extensive list of movie and television appearances which include Deadwood, Good vs Evil, Starship Troopers, Legends and CSI. IMDB Official Twitter
Kirsten Prout
Kirsten was Nesa in the Stargate SG1 episode Birthright, she also starred in Kyle XY, The Lying Game and Elektra and has guest starred on Devious Maids, Psych, The Dead Zone and Cold Squad. IMDB Official Twitter
Jon Kralt
Jon was a stunt performer on Stargate SG1, Atlantis and Universe. He has also worked on Arrow, The Flash, The Bourne Legacy, Halo 4, Total Recall, Reaper and Smallville. IMDB Twitter Stunts Canada
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cary played Kurghan in the Stargate SG1 episode Emancipation, he has also appeared on Revenge, Heroes, Elektra, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, 47 Ronin and Hawaii Five-0. IMDB Twitter Official
David McNally
David was Avrid in the Atlantis episode Epiphany and appeared twice in Stargate SG1 as Simon (Demons) and Hanno (Cor-ai), he has also appeared on Blood Ties, Cold Squad, The Outer Limits and the upcoming A Louder Silence. IMDB
Christopher Cousins
Christopher played Ambassador Joseph Faxon in two episodes of Stargate SG1 ( 2001 and 2010 ). He has also been in Terriers, Breaking Bad, Vanished, Nikita, Glee, Revolution, Matador and Longmire. IMDB Twitter
Panou
Panou played Lt. Fisher on the Stargate SG1 episode The Fourth Horseman and Cetus on the Atlantis two parter The Return. He has also guest starred on Sanctuary, Smallville, Caprica and Once Upon A Time. IMDB Twitter
Sam, Jennifer and Rodney pay a visit to M5V-801 to confirm to the local population that the mining work the Genii forced upon them two decades previously was going to have grave consequences for their settlements. However on their way the grounds collapse and the three of them find themselves in an unknown abandoned mining complex with little to help them escape. They try to improvise a number of ways to reach the glimpse of sunlight far above their heads but the results are all negative and bring a fresh collection of injuries and the situation continues to get worse. The building they are in is on long stilts which are slowly giving way as the load increase thanks to soil pouring into it from above but maybe the way out is to be found by going deeper rather than higher.
Trio is very much a character piece, pretty much a one location show and allows the already established dynamic between Rodney and Sam to flourish making it very easy to ease Jennifer into the group and a by product is that it opens up the possibility of a relationship between Rodney and Jennifer especially after he made so much of a mess with Katie a few weeks before. The show was also intended to be a bottle episode, limited sets and guest stars but logistically it turned into a nightmare, very complex set pieces and a lot of CGI to removes wire work from the scenes where it was impossible to use doubles. Overall though while at times it can feel a little stretched the story is entertaining and offers up a lot to the regular viewer of Atlantis, maybe not so much to a first timer viewer.
Many thanks to Phil for joining me on this show, this was his first time on Gatecast but since it was recorded in January 2014 not the first time you’ve heard an episode he has been on. This weeks promo is for the Sci-Fi Movie Podcast and next week we are going to be joined by Brad for the excellent Midway, let us know what you think since it’s been gratifying to get some feedback these last couple of weeks:)
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Robert Ackerman
Robert played Daniel’s companion in the Stargate movie and has also guest starred on Sisters, Highway To Heaven, MacGyver, LA Law and The Colbys. IMDB
Corinne Clark
Corinne was the casting director on Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe as well as working at various levels of casting on shows such as Fear The Walking dead, The Whispers, Once Upon A Time, Intruders, Eureka, Red Widow and Fringe. IMDB
Erin Chambers
Erin played the Genii woman Sora in three episodes of Stargate Atlantis (The Eye, The Storm and Underground), she is perhaps better known for her 120 appearances in General Hospital as Siobhan and also appeared on Castle, Scandal and The Glades. IMDB Twitter
John Sampson
John was a member of SG5 in the episode Lost City and a guard in the Atlantis episode The Kindred, he is also a stunt performer in movies and television. He has worked on Blade The Series, Paycheck, Scourge, Seven Days and The Sentinel. IMDB
Lauro Chartrand
Lauro was a Genii soldier and stunt performer on Stargate Atlantis and has an extensive resume in media for both stunt work and co-ordination such as on The Incredible Hulk, War, Fallen and Battlestar Galactica. IMDB Official Stunts Canada
James Michalopolous
James played Leo on the Stargate SG1 episode Smoke & Mirrors as well as appearing on The 4400, Andromeda, Smallville, The Flash and Arrow. He has also done stunt work on 300, Earthsea, Spartacus, Robocop and Hercules. IMDB Twitter
In Memory Of…
Peter Murton (Sep 24 1924 – Dec 2009)
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Peter was the Art Director on Stargate the movie as well as Dr Strangelove, Thunderball, Goldfinger and Funeral In Berlin. He has also worked on The Eagle Has Landed, Superman II and III, Blind Fury and Death on the Nile as Production Designer.
