Stargate TV Shows

[The Bard]

I'll sell anyone interested the first 9 seasons of SG-1 on DVD for a total of...say 120quid?

 

I think I've spent over 400 altogether. *weeps*

[Cube]

I started watching Atlantis. I'm loving it so far.

 

Jewel Staite was easily recognisable even behind all that Wraith makeup.

[Happenstance]

I dont think I actually recognised her the first time around

[Mokong]

Anyone watch the season finale of Atlantis?

 

It was a nice episode, but didn't feel worthy of a season ender.

 

It was mostly just Mckay and Sheperd talking, the little stories McKay had for what happened to the others were ok but you could easily dismiss them as you knew John would get back to the past/present anyway. There was very little happening that could make you think "well maybe he won't get back", sure they came up with a few obsticles but you just weren't convinced it would stop John. A season finale should be of a much higher tempo than that.

 

Maybe if he wasn't sent so far ahead and arrived at a point when Atlantis was being attacked by Michael and losing, so it was both a race against time to figure out how to get back to his time aswell as stay alive.... though there were a few eps like that in SG-1... like when Jackson went through the quantum mirror.

 

Ending was a nice cliff hanger though...how the hell do they survive that????

 

[somme]

Anyone watch the season finale of Atlantis?

 

It was a nice episode, but didn't feel worthy of a season ender.

 

It was mostly just Mckay and Sheperd talking, the little stories McKay had for what happened to the others were ok but you could easily dismiss them as you knew John would get back to the past/present anyway. There was very little happening that could make you think "well maybe he won't get back", sure they came up with a few obsticles but you just weren't convinced it would stop John. A season finale should be of a much higher tempo than that.

 

Maybe if he wasn't sent so far ahead and arrived at a point when Atlantis was being attacked by Michael and losing, so it was both a race against time to figure out how to get back to his time aswell as stay alive.... though there were a few eps like that in SG-1... like when Jackson went through the quantum mirror.

 

Ending was a nice cliff hanger though...how the hell do they survive that????

 

they probably got beamed out at the last minute? there's a shield over them, keeping them prisoner until michael gets there?

 

It'l be some real lame reason.

 

Luckily the next show, "Universe" is having a new set of writers.

[Happenstance]

I thought it was one of the poorest Stargate season finales id seen.

 

I mean it wasnt terrible but should have been just a normal episode. The ending felt just added on at the end and apart from a few cool flashforwards/backs not enough happened either.

[Mokong]

Just a thought, do you think the writers strike had anything to do with the standard of the ending, and they just rushed it into production so that they had something?

[Happenstance]

The writers strike didnt really effect Atlantis so I dont think it was that, just poor writing.

[somme]

Yeah Atlantis is based in Canada so it didn't get affected, but the writing was poor and the end did seem tacked on.

[Strider]

I'll sell anyone interested the first 9 seasons of SG-1 on DVD for a total of...say 120quid?

 

I think I've spent over 400 altogether. *weeps*

 

If only i had £120 to spare

[somme]

I got season 3 and 6 on DVD, loads of other on tape from when they originallly aired on Sky One...video's do not hold up after 10 years of multiple viewings lol.

 

Will eventually get them all when I get money.

[Tales]

Have to take advantage of the weak pund so when Amazon sent me an e-mail about great deals on sci-fic today, I decided to start buying some of the Stargate dvds. I bought Stargate season 6 as the network channel has stopped airing after season 5. Also bought Stargate Atlantis season 1 as it seems to have a more heavy arc story than the original. I have been told not to watch Atlantis before after having watched season 8 of the original. Is that true? Does it destroy all plot twist up to that season?

[Happenstance]

Season 8 of SG1 and Season 1 of Atlantis run along the same timeline. Season 7 of SG1 is all about trying to find Atlantis but it wouldnt be the worst thing in the world to watch them out of order.

 

SG1 though in my opinion is the better of the two so you may aswell just watch it first anyway.

[Tales]

Just watched the first episode of season 6. Jonas seems like an interesting character, but there's one thing I don't understand. Who is he really? I know he's an alien, but from where? Why is he on Earth? And why do Jack blame him for Daniel's death?

[rokhed00]

Just watched the first episode of season 6. Jonas seems like an interesting character, but there's one thing I don't understand. Who is he really? I know he's an alien, but from where? Why is he on Earth? And why do Jack blame him for Daniel's death?

 

Try watching the end of season 5.

[Tales]

I didn't pay attention to the show so much the last two seasons. Surfed on the Internet while giving a quick look at the tv every now and then. So, is it too much to ask for a little summary?

 

Also, who came up with the ridiculous idea of placing behind-the-scenes footage on the wrong disc..?

[Strider]

Just watched the first episode of season 6. Jonas seems like an interesting character, but there's one thing I don't understand. Who is he really? I know he's an alien, but from where? Why is he on Earth? And why do Jack blame him for Daniel's death?

 

Jonas is a guy from a planet SG1 visited (Kelowna). Daniel died on this planet by radiation when he was saving everyone by stopping a unstable naqahdriah bomb from going off.

 

Jonas came to earth as he didn't like how the government on his planet had reacted to the deaths (Or something like that) so he stole some naqahdriah and brought it to the SGC, this then made a X-302.

 

[Hellfire]

Jonas is a guy from a planet SG1 visited (Kelowna). Daniel died on this planet by radiation when he was saving everyone by stopping a unstable naqahdriah bomb from going off.

 

Jonas came to earth as he didn't like how the government on his planet had reacted to the deaths (Or something like that) so he stole some naqahdriah and brought it to the SGC, this then made a X-302.

 

I almost cried in that episode. Or maybe I really did. Don't know. Daniel is so awesome.

[Happenstance]

Thought id bring this back as sad news:

 

Don S. Davis: 1942-2008

 

With great sadness we must report that veteran actor Don S. Davis passed away on June 29, 2008. He was 65 years old.

 

Don co-starred on Stargate SG-1 for the show's first seven years, helping to launch the enduring science fiction franchise. Davis played Major General George Hammond, base commander and a father figure to many of the show's characters.

 

He is also well-known for his portrayal of Major Garland Briggs in Twin Peaks.

 

Off-screen, Don was beloved by the show's cast and crew. He departed the show in 2003 due to a medical condition that restricted his workload, but returned for several guest appearances on SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis in the following years. Don worked hard to improve his health, and continued to work both on screen and off until his death.

 

The following message was provided by Don's representative and his wife, Ruby Fleming-Davis:

 

Dear Fans and Friends of Don S. Davis,

 

So many of you have been touched by not only the work and art of Don S. Davis, but by the man himself, who always took the time to be with you at the appearances he loved, that it is with a tremendous sense of loss I must share with you that Don passed away from a massive heart attack on Sunday morning, June 29th.

 

On behalf of his family and wife, Ruby, we thank you for your prayers and condolences. A family memorial where Don's ashes will be scattered in the ocean will take place in a few weeks, and should you wish to, please make a donation to the American Heart Association in Don's memory.

 

Born August 4, 1942 in Aurora, Missouri and raised there, Don received a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in theater and art from Southwest Missouri State College in 1965. He then served three years on active duty in the United States Army, entering as a Second Lieutenant. He rose to the rank of Captain and was stationed in Korea before completing his required tour of active duty.

 

Upon leaving the army, Don began working toward a Master's degree in theater at Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois, and received his Master's degree in 1970. He taught at the University of British Columbia for a decade before returning to SIU to complete his coursework for a PhD in theater, receiving the degree in 1982.

 

Don's list of film and television credits is lengthy, dating back to 1982. He met Stargate co-star Richard Dean Anderson on the set of MacGyver, where Don worked as a stunt double for actor Dana Elcar.

 

When production on Stargate SG-1 began in 1997, the producers tapped Davis to play the base commander -- originally written to be a by-the-book antagonist, but quickly softened by Don's own personality and experience.

 

In 2003 Don married his soul mate and the great love of his life, Ruby Fleming-Davis. The two have resided in British Columbia with their three dogs, Teto, Ming and Charley.

 

Don's off-screen career as an artist blossomed especially in the years since he left Stargate. A look at his Web site, DonSDavisArt.com, reveals his tremendous gifts in painting, drawing, and woodcarving.

 

Don's final Stargate appearance is in Stargate: Continuum, the SG-1 DVD movie that will be released July 29 in North America and August 18 in the United Kingdom. He will also appear in the forthcoming films "Vipers," "Woodshop," and "Far Cry," according to the Internet Movie Database.

 

Many fans of Don's work have had the opportunity to meet him in person, as he was also a regular face at fan conventions around the world. Fans learned that behind General Hammond was a Southern gentleman with a big heart, a no-nonsense attitude, and all the love and respect one could imagine.

 

GateWorld's editors visited with Don in 2006, where he talked at length about his career, his time on Stargate, and his feelings about his fellow cast members. That two-part video interview, "Intimate Portrait," may be found in the Interviews archive.

 

Services for Don S. Davis will be small and private, in both Vancouver and Los Angeles. His Web sites will be updated this week, and his obituary has been published in the Vancouver Sun newspaper. In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association in Don's memory.

 

Taken From Gateworld

[somme]

Speaking of SG-1 Continuum comes out soon. Looks good

[Happenstance]

Yeah im really looking forward to that, shame though as it'll be the last time we see Hammond in Stargate

 

Looks like Continuum has now been leaked

[Cube]

Just watched the first episode of Season 5 of Stargate Atlantis. Much more enjoyable than the season 4 finale.

 

I also loved this:

 

[Happenstance]

Yeah it was quite good, shame about the very end though (although I did know it was coming)

[somme]

Hope the rest of the season is good.

[Iun]

Season 4 was disappointing - I think Rachel Lutrell's pregnancy had a little to do with this. She couldn't really feature as well in everything, and that took things down a notch.

 

I sincerely hope they bring back Carson full-time. Beckett and MacKay - Best Sci - Fi double-act since Spock and McCoy?