The Gatecast Podcast - Episode by Episode

Episode 132 Fallen

jarrak — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:28:15 +0000

A revelation by Jonas leads SG1 to a long abandoned Ancient world which is now inhabited by a non-technological society who have one surprising resident, a visitor to their world who arrived sky clad and void of memory. Upon returning to the SGC the situation in regards to Anubis and his super starship weapons system is addressed with the F302 and it’s hyperdrive system circumventing the shielding and a death run towards a thermal exhaust port which leads to the cooling systems of the power core. Meanwhile the two boys go skipping and laughing throughout the ship dodging guards and working in tandem with the F302 but disaster strikes and Anubis once again pulls the rabbit out of the hat.

Recognise the Shoulder?

Welcome to Fallen the premiere episode of season 7 in which we see the full time return of Michael Shanks playing Daniel Jackson and the continuation of the battle between Anubis and the combined efforts of the SGC and the Systems Lords. Fallen is a quite a mix in terms of out and out action which is pretty impressive and a lot of talking heads first to convince Daniel he belongs at the SGC and then Jonas and Daniel together working things out, both make enjoyable scenes but it’s the uber CGI fest which is the shape of things to come for this season.

Big Bang Baby

We have feedback from Colin and comments from our Facebook group, thanks guys. The promo this week is from Flash Pulp and join us next week for Homecoming and if you have anything to say about that episode or our show please get in touch.

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Amanda Tapping: Muffins

jarrak — Sun, 13 May 2012 11:03:21 +0000

Every actor has to start somewhere and for most it’s advertising but the eyes and the smile have not faded over time:)

Season 6 Wrap Up Show

jarrak — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:27:04 +0000

Welcome to the The Gatecast Stargate SG1 season 6 wrap up show in which Alan and Mike and special guest Colin (Trek News & Views host) talk about the sixth season, the good the bad and the cheesy. The results of our season 6 poll will be included as Stargate fans grade the episodes and lets not forget the Indeed count.

Huge thanks for all the feedback over this last season of The Gatecast, Facebook has been a excellent resource but perhaps Twitter has provided the biggest exposure boost even though it’s not ideal for anything other than immediate feedback. We included three promos in this weeks show and a big thanks to all those involved in Tuning Into Scifi Tv, The Scifi Diner and Trek News & View and of course everyone else who released promos for their podcasts and big thanks to those podcasts that have played ours:)

Next week we start on the seventh season of Stargate SG1 with Fallen and the return of a familiar character.

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Birthdays (May 12th)

jarrak — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:02:39 +0000

Many happy returns for the 12th of May to Aaron Abrams who played Kanayo in The Hive and The Lost Boys (Atlantis) he also guest starred in The LA Complex and Rookie Blue.
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Also today Amy Sloan (Leda in SG1: Icon) and Gavin Hood (Alexi Vaselov in SG1: Lockdown)

celebrate their births.

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Space Milkshake Trailer

jarrak — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:07:59 +0000

We’re Ducked!

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Birthdays (May 6th) Kavan J Smith

jarrak — Sun, 06 May 2012 07:31:01 +0000

A very happy birthday to Kavan J Smith for Sunday 6th May.

Kavan has guest starred and had recurring roles on numerous scifi genre shows and tv/dvd movies, he always delivers a fun performance and right now is one of the great characters on Eureka. He also comes across as both a guy you would be very happy to drink with but also to keep away from your sister or even gf/missus, he’s too good looking by half.

Stargate SG1/Stargate Atlantis: Major Evan Lorne

Eureka: Deputy/Sheriff Andy

BSG: Lt. Richard ‘Buster’ Bayer

Sanctuary: Joe Kavanaugh/Cavanaugh

The 4400: Jed Garrity

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Also on the 6th Carlos Lauchu who played Anubis in the Stargate theatrical movie celebrates his birthday.

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Stargate SG-1 Series 3: Part 1 – Big Finish

jarrak — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:17:54 +0000

“A shooting in the heart of Stargate Command is only the beginning for Daniel Jackson and Vala Mal Doran. Suddenly it’s friend against friend, none of their allies can be relied upon and they’re the universe’s only hope to foil the latest scheme concocted by the last System Lord, Ba’al.
Will Daniel, Vala and a few of Vala’s less than savoury friends be enough to stop a conspiracy that reaches deep into the heart of Stargate Command and threatens to destroy everything they’ve spent years building?”

What more could you ask for than Michael Shanks, Claudia Black and Cliff Simon performing the only Stargate we are going to get for a while. There is a trailer on the site so have a listen and imagine a world where the TV franchise is alive and well.

Stargate SG-1 Series 3: Part One – Stargate – Big Finish

Episode 131 Full Circle

jarrak — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:25:13 +0000

Daniel Jackson the ascended one once again makes a surprise visit to Jack and brings a warning about Anubis and his interest in Abydos. Anubis plans to attack the planet which was once under the control of Ra and search for a mystical piece of technology called the Eye of Ra which he believes is hidden on that world. Jack admits to General Hammond and the rest of SG1 he has now met and talked to the ascended Daniel on two occasions which kinda makes Tealc feel better and not so crazy and surprisingly the General doesn’t bat an eye and once more the mission is a go.
On arriving on Abydos the team splits with two goals in mind and while Tealc leads the defence of the Great Pyramid with some of Abydonians the rest of SG1 along with Skaara search the many rooms deep within the structure in the hopes of finding the Eye and ultimately denying it to Anubis.

Energy saving bulbs my *%"*

Full Circle was intended to be final tv episode of the series with the story continuing in movie form but that was not meant to be (at for the time being) and the seventh season was ordered allowing the consequences of Anubis and Daniel’s actions to play out over 22 episodes. The events which lead to their confrontation and the fallout are built slowly in the episode and even when you know that is the endgame it’s still takes a surprising turn.

Fish in a barrel

As always the desert world Abydos is wonderfully created using the famed sand pit location and matt paintings including the daddy which is the great pyramid, the show really has got this world down to perfection and we even have two uber special effects sequences that will knock your socks off. The first is a pure CGI feast for the eyes as Anubis and the System Lords do battle and the second is a traditional practical effect with some icing as a $100,000 model pyramid is blown up. The visuals aside the key elements of the story revolve around the revelation of Anubis and the who the Ascended beings are which along with a tablet found in the pyramid lay the ground work which eventually leads to a treasure trove of technology and possibilites.

The world biggest candle.

This weeks promo is from The Scaper Chronicles and next week we will be presenting our Season 6 wrap up show. Season 7 of Stargate SG1 is nearly upon us so get the feedback ready, it’s going to be a wild and fun ride especially if you lean towards the spaceship side of scifi.

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Brad Wright

jarrak — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:44:38 +0000

Kneel before Brad Wright the maestro behind the Stargate TV franchise.

Brad celebrates his birthday today (May 2nd). He co-created Stargate SG1 (with Jonathan Glassner) and then went onto to co-create Atlantis and Universe both with Rob C Cooper. He is Canadian which we don’t hold against him (joking:) ) and his early work includes The Outer Limits and Poltergeist The Legacy. He produces, writes and on two occasions acted in front of the camera.

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RIP Joel Goldsmith

jarrak — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:44:10 +0000

Condolences and respect to the friends and family of Joel Goldsmith the creator of the vast majority of the music used in the Stargate franchise who passed away yesterday (29th April) at the far too early age of 54. He was the son of the respected composer Jerry Goldsmith (Trek Composer) and his vision of Stargate has helped make the show what it is today.
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A Tok’ra Base?

jarrak — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:36:49 +0000

Could this be a long abandoned Tok’ra base discovered by the Tau’ri in the land of Scot?

Thanks to Tayla Olsen @TaylaOlsen and atlantis-tv @atlantistvru

Atlas Obsscura

Leo Awards: 2012 Hosts

jarrak — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:34:12 +0000

Leo Awards, 2012 Hosts

Amanda Tapping and Robin Dunne will host this years Leo Awards, Gary Jones will host the Celebration event. I don’t think it’s possible to pick three more appropriate hosts for these British Columbia film and television industry awards.

Episode 130 Prophecy

jarrak — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:48:21 +0000

Jonas begins to experience the effects of the DNA manipulation forced on him by Nirrti while on a misson to a world that used to be under the control of Baal but is now overseen by another Goauld. Mott claims to still serve the system lord but is in effect exploiting the people for his own ends to acquire Naquadah and the power that brings. The leader of the slave community tells SG1 of a prophecy about a group of powerful weaponed travellers who will free his people from enslavement by the false gods cue SG1. Jonas falls ill after having visions of what turn out to be potential future events both on the planet and in the SGC and is diagnosed with a brain tumor but with SG1 in trouble can he put off the surgery long enough to foresee a future where they survive?

I would have built huts at least.

Prophecy is an out an out Jonas episode written before the confirmation of a seventh season and produced as the last episode of the sixth season. It’s wonderfully shot with a good mixture of matt paitings, location work and indoor sets which convey a much bigger world then you might expect and we see once again even within enslaved communities there are those humans that support the status quo, fear or power being the driving force. The usual questions over destiny and fate come to the fore as Sam points out under one methodology predicting the future is possible but acting on the very events prophecised will change the expected results but another argues what happens always happended. An example of the latter is when Jonas sees Sam being injured on a mission so she stays behind and gets the same injury via an accident on the base.

She's Dead Jim, oh wrong show...

Jonas is convinced he can influence the future events to save Teal’c and Jack along with SG15 who are walking into a trap laid by Mott with the intent to gain access to the SGC and it’s lowered Iris. The irony is that Mott who himself has betrayed Ba’al actually believes that by serving up the SGC he can gain favour with Anubis, I’m not sure the uber System Lord has anytime for traitors no matter what gifts they bring.

Prophecy is not a real standout episode, in many ways it’s a filler especially given the events in the seventh season and the Ba’al/Mott/Anubis story line doesn’t go anywhere but at least there is more to come from Anubis and Ba’al.

Outstayed their welcome

Thanks for the feedback this week (mainly from out FB portal) and the tweets while we recorded are always fun. Next weeks episode is the season 6 finale “Full Circle” so love to hear any comments and the promo for this week is from Scott and Miles of The Scifi Diner Podcast.

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Joe Flanigan at the Scifi World Convention (Malmo 2012)

jarrak — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:41:36 +0000

Episode 129 Memento

jarrak — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:41:14 +0000

SG1 are on board Prometheus for it’s shakedown cruise when a flaw in it’s energy buffer causes the hyperdrive to disengage but Jonas and the navigator save the day when he locates a world within a short jump which has a stargate. On arrival the drive fails and causes the ejection of the core which explodes and provokes a missile attack from the planet they are now orbiting but with smooth & pleading diplomacy Jack convinces the world they are not a threat just a nuisance.

Peddle faster!

Memento once again makes full use of the Prometheus set and now fully operational it really does look different especially with the various lighting levels. The ship also has a active ring transporter complete with nicked control panels and interfaced with English symbols/writing.
We don’t see her weapons but the Asgard shielding certainly works but it’s hard to imagine such a vessel being atmosphere capable, that I guess is for generations to come to figure out:)
The people of Tagrea are a mixed bunch even with the small sample but it serves the story with the visionary leader, a conservative military guy and the dreamer who means well but doesn’t quite have all the facts.
Robert Foxworth a seasoned TV actor and capable genre performer is excellent in his role and would have made a very satisfying recurring character if the series has explores Tagrea in later episodes.

B5, DS9, Enterprise oh SG1

The final product is a solid episode with some humour and drama but may be remembered for the homage to the movie in which we see a Stargate being uncovered in the desert and the with pulleys and winches erected whilst the
sun shines down. This scene was beautifully shot scene and one of Rob C Coopers indulgences.

An electric winch is cheating.

Next week we’ll be covering the episode “Prophecy” and this weeks promo came from the Treks in Scifi podcast. As always we welcome any feedback in any form so stay in touch and join us next week.

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William deVry – Birthday

jarrak — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:30:50 +0000

A very happy birthday on the 20th April to William deVry a Canadian actor who played Aldwin the Tok’ra in Stargate Sg1 and has been seen more recently in Nikita as Miller one of Percy’s guardians.

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David Hewlett & Laura Mennell (April 18th Birthdays)

jarrak — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:32:15 +0000

Mr David Hewlett who is not known for his forwardness and demand for the spotlight celebrates his birthday today (April 18th), he was of course the star of Stargate Atlantis and has had guest spots on SG1 and Universe so he is truly one of rocks of the franchise.
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His biggest claim to fame is being the brother of Kate Hewlett.

Also on the 18th Laura Mennell celebrates her birthday, star of Alphas and guest spots on Sanctuary and Stargate Atlantis, quite a beautiful woman and strong in the genre.

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Stargate Birthdays: April 17th

jarrak — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:20:30 +0000

We have quite a few Stargate Birthdays today but most notable Alaina Huffman who played Lt Tamara Johansen in Stargate Universe and also Black Canary in Smallville. A mother of three:)

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Also today Stargate Birthdays for

Carlo Rota
Brendan Beiser
Alonso Oyarzun
Mylene Dinh-Robic

UK TV SPOT – Stargate Universe

jarrak — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:48:21 +0000

Stargate Universe returns to UK screens thanks to SKY1/SKY1HD on the 16th of April at 9am. The first episode “Air” is broadcast at 9am with episode 2 at 3pm and episode 3 at 4pm, the rolling daily schedule favoured by SKY for years offers repeats the next day so even without a DVR there are lots of opportunities to see every episode.

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Given the lack of a HD Blu-ray for the second season this run may alas be the only way to see that season in all it’s glory.

Episode 128 The Changling

jarrak — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:44:06 +0000

Tealc the fire fighter, Tealc the Jaffa, Tealc the man but which one is the real Tealc and that question is the focal point as he struggles to come to terms with his existence even though he is unaware that factors outside his perception are at play.
The Changling was written by Christopher Judge and as you would expect it is Teal’c centric and why not
no one knows the character better then he does and the twist is the multiple realities he exists in and for the most part unaware that his life as a fire fighter isn’t real.

The episode is awash with guest stars playing the characters from his life so Bra’tac, Apophis and Shauna makes important contributions with Jacob and Daniel adding elements to the overall mix.
The overall production of the episode is good, the location work involving a real fire unit is a highlight of the episode since you can not beat fire trucks in any show and the pyrotechnics are just a bonus. The hospital location again adds so much to the episode, the much larger location working well especially the gardens but it’s the merging of the realities through mainly simply practical shots that jolt the senses in a good way.

I know that guy!

What is surprising and shouldn’t be is that the big battle that causes the whole situation is never shown, the story actually doesn’t need the excitement or action as the writing and “real world” set pieces work just fine.

Next week we will be covering “Memento” so feedback for that show would be appreciated and a big thank you to all those who contributed to the community this week. Thanks to Colin over on Trek News & Views for the promo we played and barring unforeseen events Colin will be joining us to record the season 6 wrap up show so remember to vote in the season 6 poll:)

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Robert Carlyle – A Stargate Birthday

jarrak — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:30:39 +0000

The very unique talent that is Robert Carlyle and yes one of the most unexpected stars of the Stargate franchise celebrates his birth today (April 14th).
He played Dr Nicholas Rush on Stargate Universe and if we can be grateful for anything from that shows failure to thrive on Syfy it’s Robert’s performance as Mr Gold/Rumplestiltskin in ABC’s Once Upon A Time.
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Erick Avari – Birthday Boy (April 13th)

jarrak — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:12:26 +0000

A huge Stargate Birthday hug for Erick Avari who played Kasuf in both the theatrical and tv variants of Stargate. He has also guest starred on more tv shows than you can shake a stick at as well as many feature performances.

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Kathleen Munroe – Happy Stargate Birthday

jarrak — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:18:12 +0000

A very Happy Birthday to Kathleen Munroe who played the wonderful Amanda Perry on Stargate Universe and also the alternate Audrey Parker on Haven.

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Stargate Birthdays (April 8th)

jarrak — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:26:28 +0000

Happy Birthday to JR Bourne (April 8th) who played the oh so tragic Martouf/Lantash

in 7 episodes of Stargate SG1, he fancied Sam and that rarely ends well:)

He has also recently worked on Teen Wolf and The Secret Circle.

Also today Tom J. Astle who wrote the SG1 episode “Cor-ai” celebrates his birth.

Episode 127 Forsaken

jarrak — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:36:35 +0000

A pretty standard recon and science mission to a new world leads to the discovery of a crashed spaceship. While exploring the ship SG1 are approached by three human looking people armed and prepared to fight but then reveal themselves to be the crew of the ship. All seems well until the group come under energy weapon attack from humanoid/reptilian like aliens who are claimed to be stalking the survivors of the crash but despite SG1 fighting to defend themselves something is wrong and Jack is not quite sure exactly what.

Windage & Elevation

Forsaken is an average episode with some nice matt and location work and a very good set design for the space ship canted as it is at 30 desgrees, the prosthetics are top notch and while the alien weapons looks cheesy the CGI fire is stunning and helps to create one of the better fire fights in the series.
I found that the writers telegraphed the shady nature of the survivors of the “Sebrus” a little easily although with only 42 minutes you can not be too subtle and well Tanis certainly wasn’t that when flirting with Jonas. An interesting titbit during the commentary is the fact that a sort of sequel to the episode was being worked out at the time of recording the audio commentary, we’ll see the ship again.

That Tickled

Thanks again for the feedback via Facebook and Twitter and a big thanks to Colin for the email. Next week we will be watching Changling an episode written by Christopher Judge and don’t forget to vote in the season 6 poll.

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MASTERSFX | Characters + Creations

jarrak — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:07:40 +0000

The guys and gels at MASTERSFX did an awful lot of work on the Stargate franchise which you’ll see in this demo reel and you’ll also recognise a lot of their movies and other tv work.

MASTERSFX | Characters + Creations.

Birthdays – April 6th

jarrak — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:04:38 +0000

Stargate birthdays for April 6th.

Michael Rooker who played Col Edwards in Enemy Mine (SG1 S7E7) celebrates today and you may not know his name but you will certainly know his face.

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Also on this day Deborah Theaker who guested on Citizen Joe as Charlene celebrates. Not really an actress I am familiar with via her other work but she has an extensive body of work.

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Stargate Birthday – Mitch Pileggi

jarrak — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:11:23 +0000

Happy Birthday on this day (April 5th) to Mitch Pileggi who had a recurring role on Stargate Atlantis as Colonel Caldwell the commander of the USS Daedalus.

He appeared in 22 episodes of Stargate Atlantis and also guest starred on a number of other genre and drama shows over the last few decades such as…
Supernatural
The X-Files
Sons Of Anarchy
Medium
Grey’s Anatomy
Daybreak

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Also on this day Greg Anderson celebrates his birth, he appeared on 6 episodes of SG1 five of which involed the Ori.

Stargate Birthday – Jamie Ray Newman

jarrak — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:15:13 +0000

A big birthday hug (don’t I wish) to Jamie Ray Newman who was born April 2nd 1978. She had a way too short recurring role in Stargate Atlantis playing Lt Laura Cadman a nemesis if you will to Rodney McKay. She is an exceptionally beautiful woman who has carved out a solid niche in both drama and genre productions.

Notable roles…

Eureka
Grimm
Castle
NCIS
Eastwick

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Happy Birthday – Tobias Mehler

jarrak — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:49:40 +0000

Happy Birthday to Tobias Mehler and yep people do have birthdays on April 1st.

Tobias played Lt Graham Simmons in five episodes of Stargate SG1.

– Redemption: Part 1
– Serpent’s Song
– A Matter of Time
– The Fifth Race
– Message in a Bottle

He also played Zak Adama in Battlestar Galactica.

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