William Atherton
William appeared just the once on Stargate SG1 playing Emissary Varta in Collateral Damage. He’s had recurring roles on Life and Centennial, guest starred on Castle, Monk and Lost and had supporting roles on Ghostbusters, Die Hard and has been excellent on Defiance. IMDBOfficial Kevin Blatch
Kevin played Tobias in the Stargate SG1 episode Ex Deus Machina and has guest starred on Psych, Millennium, The Net, Flash Gordon and Hell On Wheels. IMDBTwitterOfficial Lisa Bayliss
Lisa played the Senator’s Wife on the Stargate SG1 episode The Road Not Taken and appeared on MacGyver, Sleepwalkers, Viper and Personally Yours. IMDB
Shaughnessy Redden
Shaughnessy appeared just once on Stargate Universe playing Steven in the episode Epilogue. He has also appeared on Arrow, Cedar Cove, Supernatural, Motive, Fringe and Smallville. IMDBTwitter
In memory of… Maury Chaykin
(July 27th 1949 – July 27th 2010)
Maury appeared twice on Stargate SG1 as the Goa’uld Nerus in the episodes Off The Grid and Beachhead. His long career included guest spots on Andromeda, Boston Legal, Entourage, Less Than Kind, Cutthroat Island and Le Femme Nikita. He was a Gemini, ACTRA and Canadian Comedy award winner. IMDB
Ben Cotton
Ben played the nasty piece of work that was Dr. Kavanagh in six episodes of Stargate Atlantis, he also had guest and recurring roles on Defiance, Harper’s Island, Whistler, Hellcats, Arctic Air, IZombie, BSG Blood & Chrome, Olympus and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. IMDBTwitter Alex Dafoe
Alex played Halstrom on the Stargate SG1 episode Crusade as well as appearing on Fringe, Alcatraz, Supernatural and Arrow. IMDBTwitter
Teyla takes Dr. Keller along with her for both a social and professional visit to the Athosian settlement but when they arrive there are no people around and signs of carnage and struggle but no bodies. Teyla spots members of the Bola Kai in woods and evades them, it seems this nomadic war like tribe are feared throughout the low tech settlements but their is a question mark over their involvement in the missing people since they are not carrying the Earth provided weapons the Athosians were using for defence. They find an injured man (Nabel Golan) who claims to be a Genii intelligence agent gathering intel on the Athosians but Teyla is unconvinced however Keller is adamant in treating the man until of course they get captured and not surprisingly he gets away. The Bola Kai chief Omal (Danny Trejo) questions the two women and concentrates on the much weaker and inexperienced Keller who cleverly gives a false gate address and she is returned to her cage and when the tribe run off to interception some people (John and friends) coming through the gate Nabel arrives, kills the guards and releases the women. The tables are now turned though and since he is armed he takes Teyla down and demands the gate address to Atlantis but after being jumped by Teyla it’s left to Keeler now armed to put him down, well she shoots him in the leg and now a prisoner he confesses all but still a question over the Athosians. A running battle breaks out between the expedition members and the Bola Kai but with superior weapons they drive the tribe off and then return to Atlantis where Teyla is given the news or maybe confirming
what she suspected that she was pregnant and the father along with the rest of her people is missing.
Missing is an episode that was required to set Teyla on a new course which will play out throughout the rest of this fourth season and it also allowed the writers to give us some more depth to Dr Jennifer Keller who wasn’t really prepared for the demands of field work in another galaxy but came through with pretty much flying colours. We know that location shooting is getting ever more difficult so it was godsend to get access to a protected national park although as the commentary said there were restrictions but nothing quite works as well as having a real rope bridge built to film on, no green screen required just good solid stunt work from the two women who doubled for Rachel and Jewel. Overall a very atmospheric and action orientated episode which lays a lot of groundwork and of course the strange tentacled like creature that burrows around:)
Once again our downloads are holding up much better than they normally do when the summer months come around so thankyou to everyone that is listening and still some episodes that could do with a guest host, don’t be sky. This weeks promo is for The Sci-Fi Movie Podcast and next week we are going to be watching Seer which has yet to be recorded, fun times.
Michael Welch
Michael played the young Jack O’Neill in the Stargate SG1 episode Fragile Balance, he also starred in Joan of Arcadia and has appeared on GRIMM, Star Trek Insurrection, The Riches, Bones, CSI and Criminal Minds. IMDBOfficialTwitter Aaron Craven
Aaron appeared three times on Stargate, he was a Wraith commander in the Atlantis episode Outsiders and Matar in Line in the Sand (SG1) and Captain Rogers in Rules of Engagement (SG1). He has also guest starred on The 4400, The Unit, Smallville, Fringe, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Fairly Legal. IMDBTwitterOfficial Noel Callahan
Noel played “the boy” in the SG1 episode Beast of Burden and went on to appear on Dark Angel, Romeo, Just Cause and voiced characters in Gadget and the Gadgetinis. IMDB Christopher Attadia
Christopher played the young Eric who befriended Teal’c in the SG1 episode Affinity, he has also been in Life Unexpected, The Santa Clause 2, Tru Calling and Saved. IMDB
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In Memory of August Schellenberg ( July 25th 1936 – August 15th 2013 )
Yaozu on Stargate Universe ( Epilogue & Common Descent ) Grey’s Anatomy, Saving Grace, Eight Below, The Adventures of Tintin, Airwolf, Due South and The Littlest Hobo. IMDB
Ronny Cox
Ronny played Senator, Vice President and President Robert Kinsey on eleven episodes of Stargate SG1 as well as Captain Edward Jellico on two episodes of Star Trek TNG. He was also in Robocop, Cop Rock, Sweet Justice, Age of Dinosaurs, St Elsewhere and is an accomplished singer/songwriter. IMDBOfficialTwitter David Kaufman
David played Mark Gilmour in the Stargate SG1 episode Zero Hour as well as appearing on ER, Boston Legal, Rizzoli & Isles and providing the voices on shows/games such as The Clone Wars, Superman, Stuart Little and Halo 4. IMDBBehind The VoiceOfficialTwitter
Daryl Shuttleworth
Daryl played two characters on Stargate SG1, Commander Tegar in the episode “Cure” and Commander Rigar in the episode “New Ground”. He has also been in The 4400, Andromeda, The Outer Limits, Fringe, Intruders and The Killing. IMDBTwitter Ian Robison
Ian was in three episodes of Stargate SG1, two playing Frank Mitchell ( Bounty & Collateral Damage ) and as a security officer ( In The Line Of Duty ). He has also appeared in Smallville, Human Target, The X-Files, The 4400, Shattered, Scammerhead and Supernatural. IMDB Julie McHaffie
Julie was a hair stylist on the first season of Stargate SG1 and worked on movies and television included The X-Files, Doctor Who (TV Movie), Proof, Witches of East End, The Killing, Watchmen and X-Men: TheLast Stand. IMDB
Ray Galletti
Ray played Major Peter DeLouise the navigator of the Prometheus in the Stargate SG1 episode Memento. He has also appeared on Monk, Arrow, Hemlock Grove and Smallville. IMDBVimeo
Benjamin Easterday
Benjamin played the Jaffa Commander in the Stargate episodes Moebius Parts 1 and 2 as well as appearing in Tru Calling, Flash Gordon, Whistler, FF5, Dracano, Dragon Wasps and Vice. IMDBTwitterOfficial Reed Diamond
Reed appeared once on Stargate SG1 as Major Bryce Ferguson in the episode Stronghold. He is a very popular actor appearing in Castle, Mentalist, 24, Bones, Spiderman 2 and starring in Franklin & Bash, Journeyman, Agents of Shield, Tru Calling and Wayward Pines. IMDBTwitter Adrian G. Griffiths*
Adrian appeared in two episodes of Stargate SG1 as Lieutenant Baker (The First Commandment) and Paul (Affinity), he was also a Jaffa on Stargate Continuum. He’s had spots on Andromeda, Jeremiah, Battlestar Galactica, Covert Affairs, Smallville and in the new series The Divide. *Also Billed as Adrian Hughes IMDB
Chiara Zanni
Chiara played Melena in the Stargate Atlantis episode Sateda. She is also a respected voice performer on shows such as Kid v Kat, My Little Pony and Rated A for Awesome and has also appeared in Riverworld, Smallville, Good Luck Chuck and In My Dreams. IMDBOfficialBehind The Voice George Dzundza
George stole the show as Jim in the eighth season Stargate SG1 episode Threads. He has also appeared in Hack, Greys Anatomy, The Beast and the original Law & Order. IMDB Robert Bruce
Robert played one of the subjects of King Arkhan the First in the Stargate SG1 episode It’s Good to Be King. He has also been in Alone in The Dark, Cold Squad, The Lone Gunmen and Just Cause. IMDB
Rodney awakes and finds himself tied to a chair in his lab with no memory of how he got there or come to think of it who he is. In front of him is his tablet with a big label attached saying Press Here, he does and he sees himself and the recording begins to explain the situation and one objective, find this woman known as Teyla. Credits role and we when we return we see Atlantis a few hours before as Rodney greets Katie Brown in her lab, she has just returned from an expedition and returns with some samples including a rather suggestive cactus which she intends to name after Rodney. Katie is feeling a little under the weather so he takes her down to the infirmary where a number of other members of the expedition are reporting medical issues and Dr. Keller discovers that a virus has entered Atlantis.
The episode continues to flip between the past and present as the virus begins to take hold and the infected begin to lose their memories while in the present soldiers taking stimulants are rounding up the science and operations staff and taking them to a makeshift medical facility in the cafeteria which is big enough to contain the infected. Eventually it’s discovered that only Teyla and Ronon are unaffected and they both try to make the best of the situation, Teyla attempts to find Zelenka who has hidden the control crystal for the gate and Ronon along with John has taken a jumper to the mainland to source a plant that will provide the cure to the infection which turned to be a common ailment within Pegasus.
Tabula Rasa is a very interesting looking episode, the two time frames are distinguished by the over blown look of the present perhaps to indicate how the people are seeing the city while under the influence of the infection and of course they were not shy using the plant mister to give everyone a very clammy look which worked very well. It was also a clever idea to explain how the situation got as bad as it did with sensible decisions being made all of which proved in the short term to be counter productive, it was ultimately a rabbit out of the hat that saved the day and the city was looking to have so few casualties. I personally enjoyed the episode, the style of the production was a highlight and the acting from the regular cast most of who were allowed to twist their characters just a little to reflect the infection as it took hold. Overall an entertaining episode of Atlantis and pretty much standalone although it was good to have Katie back, always fun to see Rodney tip toeing in the minefield of romance:)
I recently read the uber fan-fiction novel Stargate Aschen by Kimberley Jackson, there is a short review of the novel in this episode.
Thank you to everyone that has been listening as the summer takes hold in the northern hemisphere, we know everyone wants to enjoy the good weather and do other things so we appreciate everyone that is taking the time to listen to the show. Of course our continued thanks go to those who join us for an episode and in this case it was a welcome back to Jeff who as a teacher has some time off during the summer months, he will be returning for another episode shortly. This weeks podcast promo was for The Rusted Robot and next week we are going to be taking a look at the episode Missing which has a very familiar face guest starring as the bad guy or one of them anyway, hope you join us for that and please let us know what you think of the show, would love to get some feedback via email, facebook and google+ and the ever bountiful twitter.
Jessica Amlee
Jessica played the youngster Cleo in the Stargate SG1 episode Childhood’s End. She has also appeared on The Dead Zone, Andromeda, Jeremiah, Dark Angel and played Mallory Wells on Heartland. TwitterIMDB
Michelle Morgan
Michelle appeared twice on Stargate Atlantis playing Dr Weir in Ghost in the Machine and FRAN in Be All My Sins Remembered. She also stars in Heartland as Samantha Fleming and has had guest spots on Package Deal, Fire Serpent and The L Word. IMDBTwitterOfficial Holly Ferguson
Holly played Lieutenant Evans and then a variant of Anubis in the Stargate SG1 episode Lockdown. She has also been on The Outer Limits, Cold Squad, The L Word and Jeremiah. IMDB
Galyn Görg
Galyn played Kendra a former Goa’uld host in the Stargate SG1 episode Thors Hammer. She has also appeared in Xena, DS9, Hercules, MANTIS, Voyager, Lost, CSI Miami and Parks and Recreation. IMDBTwitterOfficial
Neil Denis
Neil played Rya’c the son of Teal’c in six episodes of Stargate SG1 as well as appearing in Beyond Loch Ness, The Dead Zone, First Wave, Alice I Think, Poltergeist The Legacy and voiced characters on shows such as Robocop Alpha Commando and X-Men Evolution. IMDBBehind The Voice
