The eighth season of Stargate SG-1 brought what felt like a natural conclusion to the show. Earth’s major foes were defeated, the Jaffa were finally free, and General Jack O’Neill was moving on (as series lead Richard Dean Anderson entered retirement). But Syfy Channel wanted the hit show to continue, and the writers definitely had … Read more
BlueBrixx Here’s a new way to enjoy Stargate (and maybe share it with your kids): a buildable Zero Point Module, coming later this year from BlueBrixx alongside the company’s previously revealed S.G.C. Gate Room set. The German toy brick maker has unveiled the box art for the Z.P.M., including the final look of the device … Read more
Stargate SG-1: “Nemesis” The third season of Stargate SG-1 proved that the show had plenty more tricks up its sleeve than just the Goa’uld. Even the powerful Asgard were under siege by a grave threat in their own galaxy. The Replicators were spider-like techno-bugs, made up of small blocks programmed to assemble themselves, self-replicate, and … Read more
Beware of SPOILERS for Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis in this article! There is perhaps no alien race more recognizably “Stargate” than the Asgard, Earth’s allies from a distant galaxy who occasionally flex their technological muscles against the Goa’uld … when they can momentarily break away from their war with the Replicators, that is. Their … Read more
Elyse Levesque (MGM Television) Stargate’s Elyse Levesque is headed back to science fiction, with a role in a new genre series for MGM. Deadline reports that the former Stargate Universe co-star will appear in the new science fiction drama Earth Abides, based on the classic novel by George R. Stewart. The show is currently in … Read more
Stargate Universe: “Faith” The early days of Stargate Universe presented a challenge not only to the characters on the screen – ordinary people who are stranded on a derelict ship on the other side of the universe – but also for many of the cast. For actress Alaina Huffman it started with her casting, when … Read more
Photo: Marton Szokor I’m sure most people have some experience building LEGO sets. Naturally I do too — but it’s been at least 15 years since I had the pleasure. So I consider myself a newbie when it comes to building bricks. More experienced brick builders say that nothing beats LEGO quality. That’s the very … Read more
Master Replicas has picked up the Stargate ship models where Eaglemoss left off after the company went out of business. Today collectors have five ships on the shelf, two more in the pre-order stage, and a highly anticipated ship from Stargate Atlantis in the works. The newest models have arrived in the post, so in … Read more
Stargate SG-1: “Forever in a Day” There’s probably no visual that is more uniquely Stargate than the KAWOOSH – that unstable energy vortex that “flushes sideways” (to quote Samantha Carter) to establish a stable wormhole between two planets. It was a visual centerpiece of Ronald Emmerich and Dean Devlin’s 1994 film, but when it came … Read more
John Billingsley and Patrick McKenna on “Dial the Gate” When Stargate decided to do its own “Lower Decks”-style episode in the sixth season of Stargate SG-1, it turned to a pair of comedic actors to play those ordinary scientists that Colonel O’Neill and his team frequently have to babysit. But in this unique episode (titled … Read more