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STARGATE SG-1 © 1997-2009 MGM TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT INC AND MGM GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. SG-1 IS A TRADEMARK OF METRO-GOLDWYN- MAYER STUDIOS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. TITAN AUTHORIZED USER. STARGATE: ATLANTIS © 2004-2009 MGM GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. STARGATE: ATLANTIS IS A TRADEMARK OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. TITAN AUTHORIZED USER. © 2009 MGM GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. STARGATE UNIVERSE IS A TRADEMARK OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. TITAN AUTHORIZED USER. SGDownload_2-3_Contents 27/10/09 14:38 Page 2

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04 04 UNIVERSE 101 Everything you really need to Editorial Editor Brian J. Robb A WHOLE NEW UNIVERSE know about the brand new Contributing Editor Emma Matthews Stargate Universe show! Design Louise Brigenshaw, Dan Bura, Welcome to this special download edition of Stargate Magazine! Across the Oz Browne, Simon Christophers Subbing Zoe Hedges, Neil Edwards, following 40 pages you’ll find a sampling of features from recent editions of Simon Hugo, Kate Lloyd 08 Contributors Paul Spragg, Stephen Eramo, Stargate Magazine, giving a flavor of the kind of content regularly featured. Bryan Cairns, Emma Matthews INTERVIEW We’ve got star interviews (Robert Carlyle, , ), details No-one was more surprised Special Thanks to: than Robert Carlyle when Karol Mora at MGM of the brand new Stargate Universe series and quirky character-based features. Carol Marks George he was approached to play Jon Rosenberg Check out page 33 for a guide to the kind of content featured in our regular Dr Rush on Stargate Universe.

Titan Magazines issues and page 40 for an opportunity to subscribe. Production Controller Bob Kelly 13 Studio Manager Marcus Scudamore 13 Circulation Director William Pearson Marketing Manager Ricky Claydon INTERVIEW Advertising Manager James Willmott Actor Louis Ferreira lifts the Managing Editor Brian J. Robb Publishing Manager Darryl Curtis lid on his character Publishing Director Chris Teather Colonel Everett Young. Operations Director Leigh Baulch Executive Director Vivian Cheung Publisher Nick Landau 1.01 (PART 1) 1.11 SPACE 18 UNIVERSAL Subscriptions Script: Robert C. Cooper & Script: Paul Mullie & TRANSLATOR US: (1-877)-363-1310 Director: Director: Andy Mikita The writers of Stargate Universe www.titanmagazines.com 1.02 AIR (PART 2) 1.12 DIVIDED reveal their secrets. UK: 0870 4288217 Script: Robert C. Cooper & Brad Wright Script: Paul Mullie & Joseph Mallozzi www.titanmagazines.co.uk Director: Andy Mikita Director: Felix Alcala 1.03 AIR (PART 3) 1.13 FAITH Advertising 18 For information on advertising contact Script: Robert C. Cooper & Brad Wright Script: Denis McGrath 24 MICHAEL SHANKS [email protected] or call +44 20 7620 Director: Andy Mikita Director: Will Waring INTERVIEW 0200 1.04 DARKNESS 1.14 HUMAN It’s Dr Daniel Jackson, talking Script: Brad Wright Script: Jeff Vlaming Visit the official MGM Stargate web site: about his decade of adventures www.stargate.mgm.com Director: Peter DeLuise Director: Robert Cooper 1.05 LIGHT 1.15 on Stargate SG-1. Script: Brad Wright Script: Martin Gero The Official Stargate Magazine Director: Peter DeLuise Director: Rohn Schmidt Digital Download Special#1 Fall 2009 1.06 WATER 1.16 SABOTAGE 28 BEN BROWDER Stargate Magazine published every two Script: , from a story by Brad Wright, Script: Barbara Marshall months by Titan Magazines INTERVIEW Robert Cooper & Carl Binder Director: Peter DeLuise A division of Titan Publishing Group Ltd Ben Browder talks about 144 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0UP Director: Will Waring 1.17 PAIN Stargate SG-1 © 1997-2009 MGM Television 1.07 EARTH Script: Carl Binder joining SG-1, his drama Entertainment Inc. and MGM Global Holdings Inc. school experiences and Stargate SG-1 is a trademark of Script: Martin Gero, from a story by Brad Wright, Director: Will Waring Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Robert Cooper & Martin Gero 1.18 SUBVERSION getting naked… All Rights Reserved. Titan Authorized User. Director: Ernest Dickerson Script: Paul Mullie 28 Stargate: Atlantis © 2004-2009 & Joseph Mallozzi MGM Global Holdings Inc. 1.08 TIME Stargate: Atlantis is a trademark of Script: Robert Cooper Director: Alex Chapple 34 TOP 10: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Director: Robert Cooper 1.19 INCURSION (PART 1) All Rights Reserved. Titan Authorized User. 1.09 LIFE Script: Paul Mullie STARGATE DEVICES Stargate Universe © 2009 MGM Global Holdings Inc. Stargate Universe is a trademark of Script: Carl Binder & Joseph Mallozzi The best gadgets from all the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Director: Alex Chapple Director: Andy Mikita Stargate series: we want ‘em now! All Rights Reserved. Titan Authorized User. 1.10 JUSTICE 1.20 INCURSION (PART 2) ISSN#1743-8020 Script: Alan McCullough Script: Paul Mullie & Joseph Mallozzi Director: Will Waring Director: Andy Mikita 38 WIT & WISDOM: DR RODNEY MCKAY How not to win and influence people, the Stargate way…

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hile hearts may have sunk as deep as the city once though, as the ship comes into range of Stargates placed was when news of the cancellation of Stargate: Atlantis centuries ahead of the Destiny, and the crew is unable W broke, Stargate fans were quickly offered succour in to control the ship’s navigational schedule. If someone the shape of new arrival Stargate Universe. With filming just is left behind, there is no way to go back for them…” about to wrap in ’s Stargate home, Bridge Studios, the new series has been created by show veterans Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who have written a large proportion of et, despite the deep space setting, it was announced that the show’s inaugural season. there would be opportunities for guest roles from Universe stands out from its predecessors in a variety Y familiar characters – and , of ways, the most obvious being that it’s set largely in space Michael Shanks and all make appearances – a fact born out by the first press release issued by studio on the show... MGM. “SGU follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, Another difference from the established Stargate set-up who must fend for themselves as they are forced through is a desire to modernize the style of the series. Stories will be a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The tougher and grittier, though the producers are keen to keep desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is the humor which has become such a trademark of the locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth. franchise. The camerawork will also be closer to The Shield’s Faced with meeting the most basic needs of food, water and documentary style, though Robert C. Cooper insists it’s not an air, the group must unlock the secrets of the ship’s Stargate to attempt to copy recent SF series – with one possible exception. survive. The danger, adventure and hope they find on board “It’s not intended to be style for style’s sake, or to emulate the Destiny will reveal the and villains among them. any other show,” he said at a recent convention. “Although, “The crew will travel to the far reaches of the universe, to be honest with you, one of the shows we both love that we connecting with each of the previously launched Stargates, thus did look at and say, ‘That’s a style we would love to try and fulfilling the Destiny’s original mission. Challenges will arise, approach,’ is Firefly. That’s how Firefly was shot. There’s a lot

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Universe... in a nutshell The key facts...

• Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper will write much of Stargate Universe’s first season • Universe’s storylines will be tougher and grittier than its predecessors • Universe is set largely in space • Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks and Amanda Tapping will all be making guest appearances on the show • The camerawork will follow The Shield’s documentary style • Robert Carlyle heads an all-star cast • There will be more story arcs

interaction with alien species and more Phillips (Wolf Lake) as Colonel Telford. of hand-held stuff, and cameras were in remain engaged in the show creatively, about a year ago, I talked about who’s in charge, who’s going to Oh yes, and there’ll be one other star: places that were non-traditional. But we we need to make those changes.” We are to various television people with various run this ship, who’s going to survive. a brand new ’gate, according to producer examined that quite closely and looked also promised more arcing of storylines, ideas. I put it out that I was looking for There’s two or three deaths, in fact, Joseph Mallozzi on his blog: “Yep, all at other dramatic shows that are shot though not to the same serialised something that was going to interest me. in the first three episodes, and a suicide new ’gate. Or, actually, all new old like that as well.” extent as Lost and 24. And I was very fortunate three or four by episode six. So this is a harsh world.” ’gate. I’d say it’s probably the coolest But what of those hardy souls who’ll things came in. This one, for me, was far of the three ’gates, almost steampunk UNIVERSE t’s not just change for the sake of it, be exploring the Stargate universe? Well, and away the best. illing out the cast are Louis Ferreira in operation. The SG-1 ’gate comes either. After working on the Stargate heading up the team is Dr. Nicholas “Brad Wright and Robert Cooper (turn to page 13 for an exclusive a close second. Atlantis’ Vegas SPECIAL! TURN OVER THE PAGE FOR AN franchise for more than 15 years, Brad Rush, played by one of the UK’s best- are the main reason I’m here. They interview with Louis) as Colonel design, while certainly nice, doesn’t I F EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Wright explains, “Robert and I feel like loved actors. Robert Carlyle is the star explained it extremely well. The first Everett Young, Brian J. Smith (Law & really compare.” STARGATE UNIVERSE we’re growing and have new challenges of Trainspotting, The Full Monty, recent thing I said was, ‘Why do you want me?’ Order) as Lt. , Alaina Stargate Universe airs in the CARLYLE AND LOUIS FERREIRA!’S ROBERT to do ourselves. And we feel like we 24 TV movie Redemption, and, of course, The way they put it was very interesting. Huffman (Painkiller Jane) as Sgt. Tamara US on the Channel, Friday nights at want to be the agents of that change, and Hamish Macbeth. “I’ve done an awful lot They said they wanted someone who Johansen, () as Eli 9pm, and in the UK on . that we’re capable of coming up with of nitty-gritty stuff in my career over can ‘make unattractive things seem quite Wallace, Elyse Levesque (A Season To It’s a whole new adventure! another engaging that the last 15 to 20 years or so, and I felt attractive.’ I said, ‘I’m your man.’” Wither) as Chloe Armstrong, Jamil is possibly more mainstream, possibly it was time for a change,” he told Explaining the tough nature of this Walker Smith (In The Wind) as Senior For further Universe exclusives, turn to a little outside the Stargate box, because Multichannel News, recently. “I wanted new mission, Carlyle revealed, “Survival Sgt. Ronald Greer, Ming-Na (Vanished) page 18, where the show’s writers reveal we know where we’ve been. For us to something different. When I came out to is the main thing. It’s much less about as Camille Wray, and Lou Diamond more exciting secrets from season one!

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“These are military people,” says actor ROBERT CARLYLE of the characters Doctor Rush has to contend with on Stargate Universe. “Rush doesn’t understand them, they don’t understand him, and he does not want to return to Earth.” A Man Alone

Words: Steven Eramo

ow would you react if you were told you could never go home in reality, because he ‘lives’ in a different type of reality, one, again? That’s the situation the heroes of Stargate Universe are I believe, in his own mind. Rush is by far the biggest expert on H faced with when they are marooned in deep space, a long way Ancient technology, and when his wife dies and he gets the chance from Earth. Naturally, the news is a difficult pill for everyone to to go on this exploration of the universe, he jumps at it because swallow—except for Dr. Nicholas Rush. The scientist seems oddly there’s nothing left for him [on Earth]. As far as our story and where content with the prospect of spending the rest of his days in strange, our people end up, it’s Rush who tells them that there’s no chance and often dangerous, surroundings. Why does he feel this way, and, they can ever go back, and he thinks there’s nothing greater! This is more importantly, what is his real agenda? No one knows for sure, the best potential for exploration that mankind has ever known. including Rush actor Robert Carlyle. That’s what’s driving Rush; and therefore he’s probably not to be “Dr. Rush is certainly a complex individual,” says Carlyle. “You’re trusted by anyone on the crew.” never sure what his motives are, and to be honest with you I don’t know what’s happening with the character either. Brad Wright and Excellent Drama Robert Cooper [Stargate Universe creators and executive producers] A familiar face on the small and big screens, Carlyle has played are obviously telling me everything I want to know, but I’d rather not a diverse collection of characters in over 25 years as an actor, know it all, which is how I’ve worked over the years. When you know including a policeman in UK TV show Hamish Macbeth, Adolf Hitler in how your character is going to end up, you’re tempted to play his Hitler: The Rise of Evil, and—most prominently—an unemployed-steel- heroic side. In fact, what you should be doing is playing the moment worker-turned-male-stripper in The Full Monty. His experience also and each scene as it is, which is fresh. Just like you shouldn’t look extends to the fantasy and horror genres with Eragon and 28 Weeks too far ahead in your [real] life, you shouldn’t look too far ahead in Later, but Stargate Universe marks his introduction to the worlds of your acting life. TV . “So with Rush you have this man who’s driven by something. With no need to submit to an audition, Brad Wright and Robert C. What we know so far is that he’s been married, but his wife is dead. Cooper offered Carlyle the role of Dr. Rush—an offer that came as bit The fact that he was married is the only thing that actually roots him of a surprise to the actor. “The first thing I said to Brad and Robert,

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“The first three scripts Robert’s were what I accepted Route... the job on. The Pilot is Selected Credits: Robert Carlyle 24: Redemption (TV, 2008) The Last Enemy (TV, 2008) a three-parter and Eragon (2006) The Beach (2000) The World is Not Enough (1999) absolutely excellent. The Full Monty (1997) Hamish Macbeth (TV, 1995-97) Trainspotting (1996) [It’s] a character-driven Cracker (TV, 1994) Priest (1994) Riff-Raff (1991) piece, not to mention Taggart (TV, 1990) excellent drama.”

was, ‘I’m quite flattered by this, but why me? space, then they’ll turn it into two. That’s designers, and props people. They spent Along with the Universe cast, Carlyle has frame Young. They hate each other that Their relationship has a long way to go, but Why do you want me to come do this?’” a brave thing for them and a fantastic thing a tremendous amount of money on this set also had the chance to work with former much. Young is a soldier, while Rush is like Young’s and Rush’s, it’s bubbling very recalls Carlyle. “They then went on to for an actor, because then you don’t have to and it’s all there on screen. Stargate SG-1 leading man Richard Dean a scientist, and they just don’t get one nicely at the moment. explain the unfolding series that they be as worried about time and getting your “My first impressions were, ‘This is the Anderson (General Jack O’Neill), who, in another. As soon as they end up on the “In terms of Rush’s relationships with had in their minds and I thought, ‘Now lines out quickly. You can take your time real deal and a big, big, project.’ From there, addition to SG-1’s Amanda Tapping (Colonel Destiny, the colonel is all about getting other characters on the ship, like Lt. Scott I understand why they want someone like and tell the story the way it should be told.” it was a matter of everyone getting to Samantha Carter) and Michael Shanks (Dr. everyone home, and Rush is all about ‘How [Brian J. Smith], Sergeant Johansen [Alaina me to do this.’ The thing about Stargate know each other and how each other works. Daniel Jackson), will guest-star in an do we avoid that?’ So they’re against each Huffman] and Sergeant Greer [Jamil Walker Universe, as opposed to prior incarnations of Big Project I know this is going to sound kind of corny, episode. “It was lovely to work with Richard other from day one and that’s been Smith], these are military people who Rush the series, is that it’s a lot darker—that’s Opening episode Air sees Colonel Everett and I’m not a corny guy, but this cast gets Dean Anderson,” says the actor. “I’ve been developing beautifully over the past six doesn’t concern himself too much with. In certainly what I see anyway—and more Young (Louis Ferreira, previously known as along extremely well and it has been that a big fan of his for a number of years and or seven weeks of filming. fact, he’d be happy to see them put into an about survival, as well as how these Justin Louis), commander of a secret off-world way from the start. With Louis Ferreira and have a great deal of respect for him and “The other main character who Rush airlock and shot out of the ship all together. characters interact with each other. base, lead a hasty escape to an unmanned myself, it was like meeting a long-lost what he’s achieved as an actor. Richard and has most of his dealings with is Eli Wallace, So my character is a man alone; I suppose Obviously there’s alien interaction and stuff and experimental spaceship called the brother. We’ve been inseparable since I got on really well and I think he was very played by David Blue. He’s a young guy that’s what I’m getting at. Rush doesn’t like that along the way, but that’s not the Destiny, launched by the Ancients at the day one, and the same goes for the rest happy to be back with the Stargate family.” who, as the Stargate people put it to him, understand them, they don’t understand main event. This is a character-driven piece, height of their civilization. Not long after of the cast. won a ‘competition,’ so he comes with us him, and as I said he’s really serious about not to mention excellent drama. arriving, the team discovers that the ship is on “I don’t know, but I feel as if I’ve been Escaping Destiny on our spaceship and help us explore the this. He does not want to return to Earth.” “The first three scripts were what a preprogrammed course and is unable to given something of a reward for 25 years of Unfortunately, the congenial mood on the universe. Eli is given few options with that, When asked about his favorite Universe I accepted the job on,” continues the actor. return to Earth. With a Stargate on board, but hard work in the business because this is Universe set is not mirrored onboard the and Rush is more or less in charge of him. episode to have worked on so far, Carlyle “The pilot, entitled Air, is actually a three- no access to Earth, Young and his team are just a terrific experience. I’m almost Destiny, particularly in regard to Dr. Rush’s The way Brad and Robert spoke of the refers back to Fire. “One of the interesting parter and absolutely excellent. It’s followed stuck and must fend for themselves as the frightened of waking up one morning and relationships with his colleagues. “If we relationship between Rush and Eli is a bit things about these episodes is that the first by an episode called Fire, which was Destiny continues its travels through space. someone taking it all away. It’s a great way start at the top in terms of crew ranking, like Salieri and Mozart. I know that sounds three are, as you know, entitled Air, Fire, originally supposed to be a single story, but Arriving on the Universe set for the first of working and the reason why I became an Colonel Young is my character’s , grand, but by that I mean someone like then Water, followed by Earth, so it’s very it overran. However, Brad and Robert are so time to begin work on Air was an eye- actor in the first place. I’m enjoying going to there’s no doubt about that,” notes Carlyle, Salieri was obviously a mega-intelligent much about the basics,” says the actor. happy with it that they’ve decided to turn it opening experience for Carlyle. “It was like the set, working with my fellow actors and “and it’s quite serious. These guys are not man, yet he needed someone else [Mozart] “These characters are ill-equipped for into a two-parter. By that you can probably walking onto a James Bond set,” he says. “It’s the directors, reading each new script, you having a petty conflict. Without giving too to help him. With Rush, he can’t actually do this mission. None of them are supposed tell that there’s an awful lot of cerebral that big, it’s that good, it’s that spectacular; name it. I can’t speak highly enough of the much away, there’s an episode, which what he wants to do without Eli. So he’s to be there [onboard the Destiny], and material and drama that’s impossible to cut. that’s the best compliment I can pay it. This cast as well as the crew and this particular we’ve yet to shoot, where a tragedy takes dependent on this young genius, even therefore have no additional resources So if they feel that an episode needs more show has wonderful craftsmen, set creative process.” place aboard the Destiny and Rush tries to though Eli’s youth frustrates my character. when they get there.

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“Rush is by far the biggest expert on Ancient technology. When he gets the chance to go on this exploration, he jumps at it. He thinks there’s nothing greater!”

“Fire is about the energy within the ship, do, until many years ago when a friend apply the same sort of techniques from my and, again, without giving too much away, of mine asked me to go with him to an Ken Loach days to everything I do. some of our people go off in this shuttle to amateur dramatic group. I was bitten “I can’t describe what I felt when I first investigate something, while Colonel Young, quickly by the [acting] bug. I was 21 and an walked onto that set. It was the most Rush and a few others remain onboard to opportunity came up to go to drama school amazing thing for me. My whole childhood take care of a situation going on there. By and I thought, ‘I’ll take it.’ was about going to the movies three or four the end of the episode you’re left with this “At that point, the other interest in my times a week, never thinking at all back thought that maybe Rush knew what was life, which was mainly a hobby, was art. then that I was going to be an actor. I just going on right from the start, and if that’s I was actually accepted to art school and felt happy and at home there, and then the case, then that makes him all the more drama school in the same month, so I had there I was suddenly all these years later on dangerous. It really is a wonderful story, and a big choice to make. I made the right one,” a film set for the first time. I’ll never forget as far as acting, it was as much as I’ve been he chuckles. “In terms of the art, it’s a great that, and I’ve always tried to keep in mind called upon to do in any part of my career. hobby of mine and I still sketch a lot. Who that I’m a very, very lucky man.” There are a couple of scenes that required knows, maybe one day there will be Although the world of Stargate may be me to pull out everything, so I’m looking a Carlyle book of caricatures or something uncharted territory for Carlyle, he seems to forward to seeing that episode.” like that.” have to it like the proverbial fish to Having previously done some TV work, water. “I had put it ‘out there’ last year in Art of Acting the actor’s first foray into the feature film Los Angeles that I was interested in Listening to the actor speak, it is obvious world was playing a construction worker something new. Well, this is it,” says the that he’s thoroughly enjoying what he’s named Stevie in the 1991 movie Riff-Raff, actor. “This has landed on my plate, and doing. There was a time, however, when the directed by Ken Loach. “I don’t know if you either I step around it or I jump straight into Scottish-born Carlyle dreamt of performing know much about Ken Loach’s methods, it. I was aware of the success of Stargate and in a very different type of arena. “Like most but he’s unique. Everything is shot in the fantastic fan base it has, so I thought, youngsters in Britain, I wanted to be sequence day-by-day, and you’re not given ‘This is a nice world to enter and a new one a footballer. All I wanted was to play football, the entire script, so you don’t know if your for me, too.’ I had never done science and, of course, that was the impossible character is going to live or die. That was fiction before, and Vancouver is a terrific dream,” says the actor. “At first, I worked as my initial introduction to film and I loved place to be as well. There were several a painter/decorator with my father, who, it,” enthuses Carlyle. “I thought every job considerations and I decided that this is along with his family as well as extended I got was going to be like that, but nothing what I want to do for the next few years. family are all decorators and have been for could be further from the truth. However, So I’m quite content with where I am at about 50 years. So that’s what I was going to what I’ve tended to do is try my best to the moment.”

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UNIVERSE: LOUIS FERREIRA

Words: Bryan Cairns

YOUNG AT HEART

“You can only hope for a cast as fantastic as this!” In an exclusive interview with The Official Magazine, Stargate Universe’s LOUIS FERREIRA talks camaraderie, Robert Carlyle and what we can expect from Colonel Everett Young…

ouis Ferreira wasn’t particularly also a big fan of Richard Dean Anderson and explaining to me the type of show they wanted well-versed with the Stargate franchise that entire group. Stargate is a style of show I to do,” says Ferreira. “Their idea was a gritty L when he first heard of its much-antici- wasn’t familiar with to be honest. I’m not that reality set in space or basically a drama adven- pated new series, but after being told much of a TV guy per se unless you talk to me ture series. Also, it was going to be he was in the running for Colonel Everett about 1980s sitcoms – then you’re talking my a present day story that happens to be set in Young on Stargate Universe, he went out language!” space, with ordinary people in extraordinary of his way to do his homework... Becoming part of a sci-fi legacy undoubted- circumstances. And you are dealing with dark- “When I first got introduced to the show, ly has its appeal, but what truly reeled Ferreira er tones, as well as really exciting storylines for I was not that familiar with the Stargate fran- into this brave new world every single character. There’s something or chise, but once I was up for it I started watch- was the vision of the show’s creators, as someone in the show for every viewer. It’s that ing a lot of the SG-1 episodes and became a well as an incredible talent signing on. high school thing again. Remember The huge fan of them,” explains Ferreira while tak- “There were two things that attracted Breakfast Club? You had your jock, your academ- ing a quick break from shooting the 11th me, which were Robert Carlyle, and executive ic, and your geek. Well, episode of Stargate Universe’s first season. “I’m producers Brad Wright and Robert Cooper our show covers all the bases as well.”

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UNIVERSE: LOUIS FERREIRA

he Stargate shows have always con- To date, most of Universe’s plot details tained specific archetypes such as the have been kept securely under wraps, Louis’ Legacy T quipping scientist, staunch leader, although this series is hardly a nostalgic and steely warrior, but Ferreira initially had trip down memory lane. The October season Selected credits: Louis Ferreira a blurry sense of where his character Colonel premiere quickly establishes the diverse Everett Young fit in. cast and the dire circumstances in which (2008) “When I saw the breakdown, I had a very they find themselves. The Andromeda Strain (TV, 2008) different idea of who Everett was,” he reports. “You can expect lots of excitement and Saw IV (2007) “I thought I was going to be the guy who went, entertainment,” promises Ferreira. “The 1-800-Missing (TV, 2004-2006) ‘Group, good luck on your mission!’ That’s pilot sets up the entire season as far as what Dawn Of The Dead (2004) my Ted Knight impression. ‘Good night! Good the premise is. We essentially start on one 24 (TV, 2003) luck!’ Then they would come back and I’d be, mission and through a chain of events, people Hidden Hills (TV, 2002-2003) : Voyager (TV, 1998) ‘Welcome back. How did it go?’ That ended are forced to abandon the base, and go Public Morals (TV, 1996) up not being the case. They focused on my through the Stargate, where we end up on Urban Angel (TV, 1991-1992) character a lot more than I ever expected. the Destiny for the first year. That’s the ship I was like, ‘Wow really? You guys are going we are essentially now stuck on. The Destiny to…?’ The pilot is very different to what itself is obviously a huge part of the show.” though it’s full of hatred. We’re essentially the episodes have become. I had to make Sometimes a sci-fi series takes a while and there’s a great chemistry there. a big adjustment because I assumed he to delve into any sort of real character devel- With each character, you can draw a line was someone who was going to be there opment, so Ferreira is pleased they’ve already from one person to another. There’s already as a reference point in carrying storylines. begun to flesh Young out. a connection between everyone that is so Personally, it was a bit of a shocker for me.” “A new show starts and your writers are well defined. The reality is when you’re stuck Indeed, Young will be forced to take getting to know the actors, and the actors are in a situation, even on a ship this big, it’s a more active hands-on approach rather giving input,” he explains. “A combination of still very small after a while. We’re in space, than simply remaining behind on base and things need to happen where the writer hears on a ship, and there’s approximately 90 peo- barking orders. the character’s voice and starts writing with ple. You really get to know and work on these “He’s an integral part of the show. What that in mind. Then all of a sudden, it’s up relationships. The way those are being they’ve done is really follow all the characters a notch. I believe we’ve moved onto that scale explored is exciting.” and it’s great to have stuff to do,” notes very quickly and that’s what has been really Ferreira. “It would have been easy to play amazing. It’s not necessarily just for myself, espite their predicament and strug- that general archetype, which wouldn’t give but for the entire cast and the interaction gle to survive, not everyone you a lot to sink your teeth into. The reverse between everybody. I love my relationship D on the Destiny is on the same has happened and I’m grateful for it.” with Nicholas Rush [Robert Carlyle] even page during the crisis...

“I love my relationship with Nicholas Rush [Robert Carlyle] even though it’s full of hatred. We’re essentially enemies and [ there’s a great chemistry there.” ]

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“In the first year, there are two sides, “For Young, that’s actually the crux of this tic bunch of actors including David with Young representing the head of the mili- person,” says Ferreira. “You get to a point in Blue, Alaina Kalanj and . tary and Rush representing the science,” your life where he was promising his wife he Even though they’ve only been together reveals Ferreira. “We are sort of the leaders, wouldn’t do another mission. He gets stuck for a short period of time, Ferreira feels so I probably have most of my stuff with him. on this one accidentally and because of that, the Universe team have gelled already, and Even when we’re not together, those are the all he wants to do is be there with his wife. has high hopes that magic will translate storylines in conflict. Besides that, everything That is taken away from him and now puts his onto the screen. is spread out pretty evenly. Things are always relationship in jeopardy. A lot of his stuff stems “Because some of the crew have been changing, though. It’s like a classroom, and lay- from the fact that not only is he getting too old here since day one of SG-1, you have a built-in ered with so many possibilities.” for this, but in the bigger picture he realizes family with them,” states Ferreira. “That’s from In addition, another aspect that truly differ- what matters most. When that realization hap- top to bottom. They are probably the best crew entiates Young from any other past or present pens, and you’re in the unfortunate position of and producers I’ve ever worked with in my life. Stargate regulars is his union with Hailey; a not being able to do anything Then you can only hope for a cast as fantastic two-year marriage that opens up plenty of story about it, it sucks. Beyond that, there are great as this. As someone who has done a lot of opportunities for both of them. storylines between myself, Lou Diamond series television, I certainly feel I have a lot Phillips, who plays Telford, and my wife.” to go on. We say it every day, but we are a very “I always like characters with emotional blessed group of people and our hope is to gravity, but I love embracing the different make the best show possible. We enjoy the aspects of the series, which in this case has work, but it’s hard. It’s been a while since a sci-fi backdrop,” adds Ferreira. “The merg- I’ve done this much work on a show, but I’m ing of the two elements is fantastic.” certainly embracing the opportunities because I feel it’s so rich in content. Grateful is the ith a long list of genre credits word for what I personally feel on this set.” ranging from Saw V to Star Trek: There’s plenty of buzz over who will be W Voyager, Ferreira obviously dropping by, too. SG-1 alumnus Michael has no problem letting his imagination Shanks is already guest-starring in the season run wild. premiere, and other Stargate veterans such as “It’s the challenge that is alluring,” Amanda Tapping and Richard Dean Anderson notes Ferreira. “It’s being able to put are also scheduled to make appearances early yourself in a situation that could never on. So with the changing of the guard, did possibly happen in real life and exploring Shanks and company offer any words of UNIVERSE that. At the end of the day, this isn’t brain encouragement about taking over the reins surgery. It’s supposed to be fun and I’m cer- of this phenomenon? SPECIAL! TURN OVER THE PAGE FOR AN tainly trying to have that.” “Not so much,” says Ferreira. “They EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH There’s no denying the Stargate casts could not be more gracious and professional. STARGATE UNIVERSE have always had a tremendous energy Both Bobby and I came on really believing WRITING TEAM! ’S and camaraderie, on and off camera, and what Brad and Robert had told us, which along for the ride this time round are an eclec- was to do something unique. What I felt when I met RDA was, ‘Wow! That’s the man! This is why I’m here!’ That was cool to appreciate from an actor’s perspective of what he had done. And like I mentioned, I was a big fan of his work. To me, he was “Remember The Breakfast Club? a movie star on television so he had that kind of presence. It was great meeting someone You had your jock, your academic, I enjoyed watching.” and your geek – well, our show oth Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis enjoyed a considerable run which covers all the bases as well. There’s Bmeans Ferreira could potentially be playing Young for the next four or five years, something for every viewer!” a notion he hasn’t really considered. “That’s [something I don’t really think about ] too much,” concludes Ferreira. “I’ve learned to just take it day by day, hope for the best, but not expect. I play in the moment as opposed to anywhere else. That’s just what I try and do.”

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onboard the ship who, prior to this, has this, to prior who, ship the onboard

[International Oversight Authority] member Authority] Oversight [International

character [Camille Wray], who is the IOA the is who Wray], [Camille character

episode. So we learn more about Ming-Na’s about more learn we So episode.

opposed to being a gun-to-the-head sort of sort gun-to-the-head a being to opposed

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mounts and mounts, so we had to get to to get to had we so mounts, and mounts

says. “They don’t get along, and it just it and along, get don’t “They says.

Ferreira], come to a collision of sorts,” he sorts,” of collision a to come Ferreira], Dr. Rush and Colonel Young [Louis Young Colonel and Rush Dr. SGDownload_18-23_UniversalTranslators 9/10/09 13:47 Page 22 SGDownload_24-27_Shanks_Interview 9/10/09 13:49 Page 24

JUSTIN LOUIS

Ten years is quite a Words: Bryan Cairns stint playing the same character. I got to do so much with Daniel. MICHAEL SHANKS looks back on over a decade playing the intrepid Daniel Jackson and looks forward to his life beyond Stargate.

targate Magazine: Since it’s been a departures (and returns!) and plotline shifts. world. Oddly enough, Joe Mallozzi was out while, how happy were you with how It’s been a 12-year journey, and those walking his pugs and thinking up some stories. S the two Stargate movies turned out? characters are still around. The fact that the He said “Next year, we’re going to want Daniel Michael Shanks: I was quite content with audience is still with us is very flattering. Jackson.” At that point, I don’t even think they the process of both. Continuum seems to be the had been picked up for a fifth season. I was like favored one by the people involved. It Do you have any news on a possible third “Okay, let me know when.” He contacted me benefited from the fact that we didn’t have to Stargate DVD movie? early on in the plotting of the season and asked resolve any ongoing arc issues. The first one I have no clue. I’ve been told many things—that me if I was willing to do a couple of episodes [The Ark of Truth] carried a lot of baggage in it’s likely. I know there’s a script being written, for them in their mid season two-parter and terms of resolving a two-year story arc. We but in terms of being given any concrete I said “Well, of course!” built up this enemy to such a degree, there information, I probably know as much as was so much story to tell, and they were such the next person who uses the Internet! I think Were you thinking, “It’s about time!” a fierce antagonist that to get rid of them over the only one who would have any clue is I don’t like to say it that way because it’s always two hours was a bit of a conundrum. It seemed [writer/producer] Brad Wright, but he’s been nice to be asked. I have no expectations or to be a bit of a quick convenient fix to have busy with the new show [Stargate Universe]. demands since they have their own show to this device that you magically open and the I hope there’s another one coming up, but no make. I’ve been on one for a while, so they bad guys go away. Continuum could stand on one’s contacted me. The further we get from don’t owe me anything. I’ve always said that. it’s own. It was a different story and there the series, the more the people and actors It’s strange. It always seemed like a natural fit wasn’t so much exposition. Continuum also move on with their careers and lives, the to have Daniel visit Atlantis, but they have a lot seemed to be a lot more fun. The visuals were harder it would be to get the band back of people to service. I wasn’t bitter about it, quite fantastic, with filming in the Arctic and together for a four-week shoot. We’re all but it seemed odd that it wasn’t considered the use of the jet planes. The return of Richard hopeful because it’s always a fun place to earlier on. Dean Anderson is always fun, as well. come back to and a great reunion. As the resident archaeologist, were you Both were so well received it must have felt How far in advance did they approach you pleased with why Daniel was visiting Atlantis rewarding that there was still that fascination to visit Atlantis in season five? and how they tied it in to the Asgard? with the Stargate characters. I didn’t know until after the fourth season. I think so. It almost makes more sense to have Yeah, obviously that is the amazing thing about I had gone down to do some DVD feature work. Jack O’Neill tied in to the Asgard because of his this show. The series has survived many cast Since the movies, I hadn’t really been in that relationship with Thor over the years. With this

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“When I mention the fact Stargate “Oddly enough, I played a lot of bad guys after leaving went on for 10 years, most actors’ [ Stargate. It’s refreshing after playing the Boy Scout for so long.”[] jaws drop to the ground!” ]

being a new group, it made sense for Daniel knew there was going to be a lot of noise are working a little bit here and a little bit to step forward to talk to this new race as well going on in the rooms! I noticed very quickly there, you don’t moan or gripe as much so they look for the nice guy where you don’t various parts as opposed to doing the same as his reasons for being there. I always said to what a pain in the ass I must be to work with because you’re a lot more rested. When I see it coming. It’s refreshing after playing the thing. I do miss the Stargate universe, but it’s anyone who listened, “How much of this place from working with David. He speaks so think of the suit, I was having fun. It was a Boy Scout for so long. I always enjoyed playing nice to shake it up and add some variety. have they actually explored? There has to be quickly that when you are going over your little uncomfortable, hard to sit in, and by the the villains on Stargate when Daniel was all sorts of treats and tidbits in there where lines, you can barely hear what he’s saying. All end of the day, it was a pain in the butt. I bore possessed or went bad himself. It was a nice In the end, what has kept Daniel Jackson so they can tell interesting stories within the city of a sudden, it’s your turn and you’ve been it a lot more than David because he was tired change of pace, because the good characters fresh over all this time? itself, never mind the galaxy it’s part of.” listening so intently you get lost. I would blast and the idea of wearing the suit was not can be predictable. With villains, you can be a I attribute it to the genre. Every time I’m on I thought it was appropriate that Jackson was lines out, and he would have to blast it back. sitting well with him. I think I tried to make a loose cannon and the most fun I’ve had playing a different show and we talk about our careers going to Atlantis to look into secret rooms It was like racquet ball in fast-forward! There lot more humor out of the situation than he one has been in Burn Notice. The character has and I mention the fact Stargate went on for 10 and chambers. That made a lot of sense. are a lot of takes on the cutting room floor was prepared for. no rules or guidelines, so you can behave a years, most actors’ jaws drop to the ground! where we both look at each other going, little more chaotically. As Victor, I got to chew When I was in London last year and was talking What made Daniel and Rodney such an “What? What did you say?” David is very easy Next up, it’s been reported you’re guest a lot more scenery than I ever did before. with Patrick Stewart, he was like “10 years! interesting pair of characters? to work with, very professional, and a lot of starring in the Stargate Universe pilot. Wow!” And he was on a successful show for Rodney is a great character to interact with fun to be with. I will say I got the script and there’s a good What is your upcoming movie Desperate seven years [Star Trek: The Next Generation] and anybody. Normally, when you have a group of chance Daniel will be making a brief cameo Escape about? the movies as well, so he had some perspective. heroes, you rarely have the bitter, jaded one. In a way, did it feel like coming home? along with some other people from the That’s a Lifetime movie. Without giving too Ten years is quite a stint when you put the We had O’Neill, but at the same time he was There are a lot of people in the crew that are Stargate universe. That’s probably as much as much plot away, it’s a project about a woman double digits on there playing the same very optimistic and had a lot of integrity to holdovers from the SG-1 days. The people in I can say without getting my nuts chopped off. who wakes up after an accident on a boat and character. If I was on CSI where you are doing him. Rodney is a very strong foil for any the office are the same. We had worked on I’m literally in there for two seconds to has amnesia. She tries settling back in her life the same thing with the real-life character, it heroic character because he’s such an oddball the Atlantis pilot and in other capacities over provide some brief information. I’m not an with guidance from her fiancé. I play her might be a little boring. It’s kind of the same to be amongst a group of them. That was the years. We shared a lot with these people. integral part of it at all. fiancé, who may not be everything he seems. old, same old. I got to do so much more with immediately interesting for Daniel who has Our stages were across the hall from each Daniel over those seasons. You get to be always been somewhat of an optimist, but other and we would go to social functions Looking forward, is there an update on your Do you have anything else in the pipeline? different people: possessed, drugged up, that optimism has been fading as the years together. It wasn’t like they were strangers heaven and hell endeavor, Rage of Angels? Another movie coming out that’s been in the schizophrenic, and multiple personalities have ground him down. It was great to play off and it was a different show. There was a Who knows? I don’t know anymore. The recent can for a year is a Mother’s Day movie called downloaded into your head. It was always of all Rodney’s jealousy, protectiveness, and similar feel to it and a very comfortable economic woes haven’t made it any easier. Living Out Loud with great Canadian director interesting and [there was] always something defensiveness. Immediately, you have that environment. I believe it’s in the hands of DirecTV right now. Anne Wheeler. That’s a story about a family new to play. Because of the fantastical nature of relationship because there is friction; you I can’t speculate when that is going to see the dealing with the mother getting breast cancer. the genre in terms of anything being possible, have that sandpaper character you don’t Were those spacesuits you guys wore as light of day. It’s in what we call “developmental It’s a bit of a heavy topic, but a nice movie. the stories were never dull to read or even necessarily have people getting along with cumbersome as they appeared? hell.” In the meantime, I am just moving on I was a little concerned with how TV movies participate in because there was always because you like tension interwoven on some David was lamenting it quite a bit because with other projects and if this happens, then tend to go, but this was handled with finesse something extraordinary happening. We were level. Of course, the main thing that when you are working intensely nine months great, and if not, lesson learned. and was a touching story. always trying to push the envelope with visual everybody talks about is how both David out of the year, everything can get to you. effects. The best part of playing Daniel was Hewlett and I speak very quickly as actors and You’re just tired all the time. You work How were you going to approach portraying It must be amazing to do these other projects having the chance to evolve the character, the characters themselves are fast talkers. We 14-hour days, five days a week. But when you the evil Lucifer? and then return to the Stargate franchise. taking his experiences, banking them, and It’s an interesting prospect and something It is. You have days when you are idle after being seeing what they would do to his psychology. I always wanted to do with a certain amount so used to being busy. I like being busy, so I miss Playing off people like , Richard of levity, but the original script was much it some days. However, I’ve been able to spend a [Dean Anderson], or always more of a graphic novel than [anything] based lot of time with my family over the last couple of brought you to a different level. We had great in humor. I haven’t seen the script since it got years. You appreciate the regular role, but at the guest stars, too. There was a lot going on, so that workshopped, so I’m not sure where the same time you appreciate the chance to play made Daniel fun to play. character sits on the page anymore. I was going to cue off of the script and add my own insights into what made him entertaining. I wanted to make him more dimensional and have him as a guy with daddy issues.

After playing Mr. Nice Guy for so many years, was it cathartic being the bad boy in Burn Notice and CSI: Miami? Yeah, it’s been nice. Oddly enough, I played a lot of bad guys after leaving Stargate. Complex villains are always fun to play, but I don’t know why they keep casting me as them, except when you are playing in Daniel and Rodney: made for each other? someone else’s world, you’re usually the bad guy. A lot of people like to cast against type, Shanks welcomed new co-stars, like Ben Browder

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SG-1: BEN BROWDER

Words: Emma Matthews

I never even realized I was the naked guy. We were basically just there for the flesh!

The Official Magazine talks to BEN BROWDER about Cameron Mitchell, drama school, and, um, nudity…

he Official Magazine: Now that You’ve often talked about your shooting the earlier scenes of Mitchell’s you’ve got a little distance from contribution to the show as being appearance. They were going to end T Cam, how do you think the show relatively minimal – do you think Cam a scene with a push-in on Mitchell, and changed after he joined SG-1? wasn’t important as a character? I said, “Let’s not do that. Let me leave I defer to other people on that. I always On a relative scale, if I was a fan of the frame, and what you’re left with is defer to the audience, and even to the Stargate talking about a character that the ’gate, because that’s the continuity critics on that kind of stuff, because had been there for two years, I would say between the first eight seasons, into there’s no way for me to judge. I think he’s not as important. It doesn’t diminish season nine.” The ’gate is the continuity, that the show in the last two years had anything that I did over the two years, not me. I wanted it to be about the ’gate a different tone. I think that in some and I would never diminish anything that because as an actor, in my ticking head, ways it was good, in some ways it was Claudia Black did because I think she’s that’s what Mitchell was interested in, almost a return to the roots of the show… just a magnificent actress. But, from the and that’s what the audience comes for. There was a qualitative shift – that’s not standpoint of the people who were the They come for the characters as well, but a positive or negative statement, it was building blocks of the franchise, it’s the I didn’t think that a push-in on my face slightly different the last two years. It was writers, the crew, the directors and those was as interesting as a really good shot fun for me, hopefully it was fun for the four characters and the actors who play of the ’gate – that’s the enduring image. fans, but that’s about as deep as I can go. them. Above and beyond it all is that That doesn’t diminish anything I did Ultimately, I judge it by how it was on set, ’gate – the ’gate that takes you to magical as an actor, but it’s called StarGATE. It’s because I can’t watch an episode that I’m places. I’ve said this in other interviews, Stargate SG-1, it’s Stargate: Atlantis, it’s in without remembering what happened but it doesn’t hurt me to repeat it now Stargate Universe – that’s the thread that on the day. It was a lot of fun! – there was a discussion when we were runs through it all, along with those

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SG-1: BEN BROWDER

“I’m picturing the producers watching the rushes going, ‘Why is Ben in his underwear? Again. He must really [ like it, let’s write it in some more!’” ]

characters and those actors who are also critically important to the success of any show. THANK YOU FOR

Did you happen to notice that you took Michael’s place as the go-to naked guy? SMOKING I never even realized I was the naked guy. Maybe that’s why they brought Claud and Ben Browder on that scene I in. Now I’m thinking about it, Claud was running around in those slinky outfits. in The Road Not Taken… We were basically just there for the flesh! We weren’t hired for any skills, talent or “Don’t not smoke, then smoke all day – it’ll brains – I’m feeling cheap! I have to talk to put you in a place! It was something that they Claudia about this! I am really shy about hadn’t seen from me, I think, as much as that stuff – I don’t like having my shirt off anything else. I looked at the script, and and walking on set. There was one scene thought, ‘This is my favorite script so far in Crusade, in the bathrooms. Mitchell’s – I’m gonna have fun with this one!’ It’s great, shaving and Vala/Daniel comes walking I love doing things like that. The smoking in – it’s brilliant. Mike and Claud were just seemed appropriate, and it gave me the right feel for how far this guy had gone in synch. I love that scene. I walk on set, – the fact that he was self-medicating to keep himself alive. It’s a simple thing, but you know – bring out the skinny white guy it worked and it differentiated him from the other alternative Camerons. The hair was – and it was like they’d emptied out Gold’s part of it, the grubbiness and the greasiness; I had stuff under my nails – small details Gym! I’m the only guy within a 50-mile in a performance like that inform a great deal. Amanda was wonderfully generous in that radius that has hair on his chest! I decided scene, and a large part of that performance plays on her face. You can’t underestimate not to shave my chest – I may have that – as an actor, when you’re in a scene, particularly two-handers – you’re only half trimmed my nose hair though… Those the performance if the scene is right. It’ll play off someone else’s face and that’ll tell you guys were all in there, getting pumped so much more. It’s give and take and when that occurs, you have a good scene and they up for when the camera goes by, and I’m captured it – they shot it right, Andy Mikita cut it right, the words were good, the set was like, “Don’t pan by those guys, ’cos you’re right, everything was right – that’s what makes an actor look very, very good. It may be gonna get here and it’s gonna be, ‘Oh my favorite scene in all of the episodes I was in, which I hate to say because it’s a whole that’s disappointing.’” And then there was different Cameron Mitchell!” me in my underwear in Ripple Effect… That

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“I never intended or anticipated being out FREEZE in Hollywood. I don’t know if I ever [ FRAME intended or anticipated being anywhere!” ] Ben Browder on his was my choice though. We were playing When I left , I thought latest role – an Iraq War multiple versions of ourselves, and I was going to be doing Shakespeare for veteran who is as far one Mitchell had stolen the other the rest of my life. That was what I was Mitchell’s clothes. When they put the doing when I left. That’s why I went to removed from our Cam teams back together, I said, “How do England, that’s what I was doing in drama as it’s possible to get… we know which Mitchell is which?” I’m school, and when my second gig out of thinking, “If Mitchell’s getting even, he’s drama school was Shakespeare, I really “We’ve got a project called Freeze not giving the guy his clothes back!” I said thought I would be doing it for years. Frame, and there’s a little short film this to Peter DeLuise and he goes, “Yeah, Now I just occasionally pick up a book of up on YouTube. The script is powerful. that’s a great idea!” I ask, “Shall we call sonnets. I don’t know that you can make It’s a story that needs to be told, and the writers?” “Nah, they’ll love it!” So, a choice like that. I guess you can say, that one scene had the kind of meat I’m picturing the producers watching “I’m a serious actor – I’m not doing sci-fi.” in it that you look for as an actor. the rushes going, “Why is Ben in his But I’m not a serious actor. I’m a deadly When I read it I said to the writer, underwear? Again. He must really like un-serious actor! Being on TV or film Jonas McCord, “I don’t know if you’ve it, let’s write it in some more!” But, I don’t seemed like some distant thing. I never got the right guy for this.” “Nope, like it – if I was wise I would stop myself intended or anticipated being out in I want you to do it.” And I said, “Well, before I finished the sentence! The main Hollywood. I don’t know if I ever intended I’ll give it a go, but there’s heavy duty thing is that it’s funny. Like the look on or anticipated being anywhere! I went to chops required for this.” You go as far Amanda and Mike’s faces when they came drama school in England, y’know. Just as you can go with it, keep it simple in for real during Memento Mori, and I’m write that down one more time… and keep it as true as you can, and eating my Twinkie, handcuffed to the bed... hope that someone’s going to tell you when you’re going off the rails…” You’ve been in two hugely successful You can see Ben’s short sci-fi shows – did you make a choice to film on YouTube, or check out: work in the genre? http://freezeframe4vets.org for It just somehow sort of worked that way. the latest info on the full-length movie, and a Browder-penned blog.

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TOP TEN ALIEN DEVICES

Words: Paul Spragg 7 Zat Guns

Surely one of the most effective weapons Part of Stargate Command’s mission was to retrieve alien technology SG-1 “acquired,” the zat’nik’tel (shortened to ‘zat’ by Colonel O’Neill, who had that could be used to defend Earth from extra-terrestial threats, so what ‘pronunciation difficulties’) is a Goa’uld weapon with a very simple set of rules. were the Top 10 Stargate alien devices? One shot stuns, two shots causes death, and a third shot disintegrates the target entirely. Often carried by SG teams but not frequently used if there’s a nice sturdy gun available, it’s a powerful and impressive range weapon, but not something you want to end up in enemy hands. Also, if you’re 9 Goa’uld Healing Device not very good at counting, there’s the possibility of an unfortunate faux pas. One of the most useful little devices [Episodes: Within the Serpent’s Grasp (pictured), found by SG-1 very early on, it can heal and many more…] most injuries, but like the majority of Goa’uld technology, it comes with a downside. It can only be used by someone with naqahdah in their bloodstream. This tends to mean someone who has at some point hosted a Goa’uld One of the reasons for heading through the Stargate and exploring the galaxy beyond symbiote. Carter, who was briefly possessed, has the ability to use was to uncover new technologies that could be useful to Earth, particularly in one, but it’s surprising, considering the rate at which Stargate Command defending it against the Goa’uld. While the more unkind observer might class the gets through doctors, that no one acquisition of such tech as theft, there’s no denying that SG-1 managed to bring back sought a way to get around the need for naqahdah to make the device work. The other some pretty nifty trinkets in their time. Here are a few of the most handy. device the team discovered that could heal was the Goa’uld sarcophagus. It did a nifty line in resurrection, but did leave the user with an unstoppable craving for another regenerative fix. So not much help there either. [Episode: Thor’s Hammer] 8 Ancient Knowledge Device

Jack O’Neill learnt about this one the hard way, when his legendary insatiable curiosity made him peer into a device that then enveloped his head and crammed his brain full of knowledge of the Ancients. While it certainly helped push humanity toward its ultimate destiny as the galaxy’s “fifth race,” the device is only really useful if you don’t mind your brain exploding shortly after use. That drawback aside, with careful use these devices enabled the team to bring back a great deal of knowledge, even though both Daniel and Jack almost died trying to acquire information that could save Earth. Indeed, if 10 Quantum Mirror you intend to use such a device, Remember that mirror in Harry Potter that shows you your heart’s it’s a good idea to desire? Well, the Quantum Mirror, thanks to its convenient link to have an Asgard on a parallel universe, can show you what’s on the horizon. Just step hand to help you through, and you’ll find yourself getting a glimpse into how badly get back to normal things could pan out on your Earth if nothing is done—a useful early afterwards. warning system, though escaping the alternate reality before disaster [Episode: The Fifth Race strikes is paramount. In Daniel Jackson’s case, it demonstrated that (pictured), The Lost City] a massive Goa’uld force led by Apophis was on its way to Earth. Sadly, this was in the early days of the Stargate Program and he found it hard to get anyone to believe his warning until it was almost too late. [Episode: There but for the Grace of God]

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TOP TEN ALIEN DEVICES

2 Asgard 1 ZPMs

Beam/Shipbuilding While the SGC thought it had struck gold with the discovery of power source 6 Crystal Skull Technology naqahdah, it’s nothing compared to the power of a zero point module, or ZPM. While it’s not exactly the most useful Finally realizing that asking nicely was Extracting vacuum energy from an artificially thing to carry around on missions, the an equally valid way to get some cool created region of subspace, a ZPM has a Crystal Skull can have its uses. It has stuff, SG-1’s growing friendship with massive power output and is also generally the ability to send people ‘out of phase’ the race of aliens known as the Asgard quite stable. Created by the Ancients, with the world around them, essentially resulted in deals being made for finding them is tricky as they’re quite making them invisible and ghostlike, as technology in exchange for assistance scarce, but it’s only through the use of a happened to Daniel Jackson until his 3 Ancient with tasks the Asgard were unable to ZPM that Atlantis is able to function, with grandfather’s research managed to accomplish on their own. other areas of the city being made available reverse the effect. While phasing is Communications As a result, Earth military hardware as more ZPMs are activated to provide often less than helpful, there are Device was mated with Asgard advancements the power for them. circumstances where it can prove to make tougher, punchier space-faring [Episodes: Stargate: Atlantis: useful, such as exploring hostile Another irritant of an item that became vessels like the Prometheus and Odyssey, TheEnemy Lost atCity the(pictured) Gate , Rising, Progeny, environments without an adverse incredibly useful later, this Ancient device equipped with beam weapons, high- ] effect on the person out of phase. transferred the essence of Daniel and Vala tech shielding and [Episode: Crystal Skull] into the bodies of married couple Harrid and transporter capability. Sallis, where they managed to incur the As the Asgard began to wrath of the . After they’d had a series of die off, the human race 5 Time Travel Technology 4 terrifying experiences, not least Vala being was entrusted with The Ancient burned to death, the rest of the team found many of their greatest One especially nifty feature of the Stargate is its ability to enable travel through time. a way to bring the pair back to their own achievements for use in Discovered by accident when SG-1 was bounced back to 1969 during a wormhole journey, Weapons Platform bodies. Vala found a better use for the the future. it was later put to use sending a message from 2010 into the past, saving humanity from Sometimes the most useful discoveries stones when she sent her essence into making a potentially fatal alliance with an alien race. Ba’al also utilised the Stargate’s time Daniel’s body to warn the SGC of an [Episodes: The Fifth Race, Gemini, are lying right at your feet. That was New Order, Reckoning, Flesh and travel capability in order to try to stop the SGC ever coming into being so that he could imminent Ori invasion. Unsettling, certainly the case with the Ancient Blood, , The Siege rule the Earth, but SG-1 was able to stop his scheme even though it cost most of their but effective. weapons platform, which came as a (Part 1) lives. Luckily, fixing the time stream has a tendency to make this a temporary package deal with what appeared to be [Episodes: Stargate SG-1: Avalon (pictured), Crusade; (pictured)] inconvenience when everything reverts to normal. the location of Atlantis. Not entirely Stargate: Atlantis: Identity] [Episodes: 1969 (pictured), 2001, 2010] conveniently situated in the Antarctic, the platform is a chair built to interface with those people who carry the “Ancient gene.” Agree? The connection allows control of a Selection Criteria large cache of weaponry, most notably Disagree? a pile of flying drones, built to take on A truly phenomenal amount of advanced technology has fallen into Stargate Command’s lap over the the Goa’uld. Atlantis also contains a years. Obviously an episode of TV isn’t very interesting when the heroes discover something that Did we get our Top 10 very similar chair that is used to doesn’t cause them any trouble at all, but for the purposes of this list it was decided to narrow the field Stargate devices right, activate the more complex capabilities to devices that had a lasting positive impact. It eliminates, for instance, the Tok’ra armbands from or did we miss out your of the city such as flight as well as Upgrades, which were temporarily effective but failed when SG-1’s bodies adapted to the virus injected favorite? Drop us a line to defensive functions. into them that provided super-strength and speed. What we have here are the 10 best long-term [email protected] [Episode: Stargate SG-1: The Lost City; discoveries that have improved the lives—and chances of escaping various technologically advanced and we’ll run your Stargate: Atlantis: Rising, Enemy at the Gate] races with those lives—of the teams both on Earth and in the Pegasus galaxy. comments and letters!

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WIT & WISDOM OF MCKAY

Words: Emma Matthews The Wit and Wisdom of... Rodney McKay “Some of those Athosian women are really hot, and we Inside the mind of Atlantis’ self-styled “most intelligent man!” did just save them from the Wraith, so we’ve got to trade on that while we can before they discover that we’re Rodney McKay is possibly not the best example of how not actually that cool.” to win friends and influence people, but he’s nothing [Hide and Seek] if not entertaining. Here he’s at his sarcastic, arrogant, and hilarious best.

“I wish I didn’t find you “The only reason so attractive. I’ve always I don’t like airplane “What Who had a weakness for food is that you can’t dumb blondes...” are you, Captain Kirk?” have seconds...” [Stargate SG-1: 48 Hours] [The Defiant One] [Suspicion]

“People “Okay, time for don’t like me?” the ‘How Screwed [McKay and We Are’ report.” Mrs. Miller] [The Ark]

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