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" Wormhole X-Treme! " is the 100th episode of military science fiction adventure television show Stargate SG-1 and is the 12th episode of the fifth season . The episode was first broadcast September 8, 2001 on Showtime in the United States . It was written by series co-creator and executive producer Brad Wright along with supervising producers Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie and was directed by Peter DeLuise .

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125-472: In the episode, Stargate Command learns that an alien ship belonging to the same race as Martin Lloyd is heading for Earth. They locate Martin, who having once again lost his memories has created a television series called Wormhole X-Treme! , seemingly based upon the top secret Stargate Program. The story centres around a show-within-a-show called Wormhole X-Treme! which parodies Stargate SG-1 . In creating

250-457: A script from an outside editor, Kinsey was included. Cox has been noted for saying that the character has become a "Malevolent force on the show". Because of the collaboration between the producers and himself, Cox described him as a "self-aggrandizing senator who like[s] to throw his weight around", and as "Kinsey feels that the Stargate [is] being used in completely the wrong way and one that

375-539: A virtual reality simulation. In season 3's " Point of View ", Kawalsky and Samantha Carter from an alternate reality arrive through the gate seeking help in contacting the Asgard . His last appearance is in season 8's " Moebius ", in which Kawalsky returns in an alternate timeline accidentally created when the destruction of their time machine traps SG-1 in the distant past. Kawalsky accompanies O'Neill, Carter and Daniel to Chulak and again meets his end, although here he

500-523: A "Great, great episode", praising the "side-splittingly accurate" "caricatures" of SG-1 . Andy Hall for DVD Times believed the episode was a "great way to mark reaching 100 shows" and that it "hilariously sends up SG-1 and in fact many shows of the genre, by ruthlessly picking plot holes in the concept". Brian Ford Sullivan for The Futon Critic placed the episode 50th in his "The 50 Best Episodes of 2001" list, calling it "a grand celebration of how good this underappreciated series can be" going on to applaud

625-521: A 2.4 Nielsen rating. In the United Kingdom the episode was first shown on November 21, 2001, on Sky 1 . Jan Vincent-Rudzki for TV Zone awarded the episode 10 out of 10, writing "This is witty, well-written, well-directed, with some great in-jokes". Vincent-Rudzki applauded the episode for being "semi-ridiculous and yet still quite dramatic episode", with a "nice story" for non-fans of the show to enjoy. Reviewing for IGN , Daniel Solis called it

750-458: A NID agent. Peter DeLuise directed the episode, whilst Peter Woeste oversaw cinematography . The shows standing Stargate Command set at The Bridge Studios in Burnaby , British Columbia was used for filming, whilst Bridge Studios itself was featured throughout as the movie studio where the fictional Wormhole X-Treme! is filmed. The production team originally considered digitally altering

875-450: A contract deal with the producers. She also commented on her acting life once, "The life of an actor is always very up and down. So sometimes you work a lot, but sometimes ... So if you're on a series like Stargate SG-1 you have that work for seven years. So that's a gift." After her character's death in season 7 , there were various rumours which said she would appear in the upcoming Stargate film; this never happened. Rothery said it

1000-700: A fictional version of himself - the director of Wormhole X-Treme! and property master David Sinclair portrays Bill the assistant director . Cameos include writers Brad Wright , Robert C. Cooper , Joseph Mallozzi and Ron Wilkerson. Executive producer Michael Greenburg, his wife actress Nikki Smook, co-executive producer N. John Smith and production manager Andy Mikita all also appear. Other cameos include visual effects supervisor Michelle Comens, senior digital compositing artist Bruce Woloshyn , makeup artist Jan Newman, 3rd assistant director Gisela Schulte, property master Kenny Gibbs. Series director Martin Wood portrays

1125-494: A good sense of humour". Bridges thought that "[Landry] likes to empower his team. He realizes how challenged they are. It's a huge burden to protect their country from the entire galaxy, but he also recognizes that, like himself, they are human beings. [...] Sometimes he does that with a bark, and sometimes with a bite, but he also has a sense of humor, this man. And he likes to fool with people." According to Bridges, Landry appreciates Carter's knowledge, and needed some patience with

1250-477: A parody of the character of Teal'c . Jill Teed was cast in the role of Yolanda Reese, who portrays the character of Stacy Monroe in Wormhole X-Treme! , a parody of Samantha Carter . According to Peter DeLuise, Teed had "come so close on so many different parts and this time around we thought, We have to have her in this story ." Christian Boucher was selected to parody Dr. Daniel Jackson , portraying

1375-527: A part of SG-1, and does so until his ascension at the end of season 5. Following his decision to retake human form, he rejoins SG-1 at the beginning of season 7. As stated in season 2's " 1969 ", Daniel speaks 23 languages, including Russian, German, Spanish, and Egyptian . Throughout the run of the series, he becomes Earth's foremost expert on the Ancients , and also learns many alien languages, such as Goa'uld , Ancient , and Unas . Samantha "Sam" Carter

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1500-563: A quick, two line audition for the part, which at the time was called 'Man in Black' with the possibility of becoming recurring. Benjamin Immanuel , Don Thompson, Laura Drummond, Kiara Hunter and Keath Thome respectively play the parts of Producer, Props Guy, Security Guard, Alien Princess and Head SF. Many of the shows production staff guest or cameo within the episode as the fictional crew of Wormhole X-treme! . Director Peter DeLuise portrays

1625-468: A real relationship with her and hopes that will happen some day. At the start of [season 9], you're not sure what their relationship is." The late season 10 episode " Family Ties " brings some conclusion to the Landry-Lam enstrangement, showing a reunification between Landry, Carolyn and Kim Lam in a restaurant. TV Zone 's Steven Eramo described Landry as "fair, intelligent, even-tempered and having

1750-418: A recurring guest star in season 9 and joined the main cast in season 10. For her portrayal of Vala, Claudia Black was nominated for a 2006 Saturn Award in the category "Best Supporting Actress on Television", and won a Constellation Award in the category "Best Female Performer in a 2006 Science Fiction Television" in 2007. The Stargate Command (SGC) is a fictional military base (and real broom closet ) at

1875-633: A regular member of SG-1. Before Fraiser returns to her reality, Carter, Jackson and Teal'c are able to give her a final goodbye. Dr. Fraiser is also shown alive in an alternate timeline in the year 2010 in season 4's " 2010 ", but Fraiser and SG-1 alter the timeline to prevent a catastrophe on Earth involving the Aschen race. Fraiser joined the United States Air Force (USAF) after breaking up with her husband; there she got some training with firearms . Her husband did not want Fraiser to join

2000-445: A regular role in season 6, and in a recurring capacity in seasons 5 and 7. Jonas leaves his home planet Langara the penultimate season 5 episode " Meridian " after witnessing Daniel Jackson's lethal sacrifice and the following gleeful reaction of his planet's leaders. He is a fast learner and fills Daniel's empty spot on SG-1 in season 6. Following Daniel's return at the beginning of season 7, Jonas returns to his planet and last appears in

2125-718: A shadow group behind the NID who tried to attribute Senator Kinsey's apparent assassination to O'Neill. After collaborating with SG-1 in season 7's " Heroes, Part 2 " and " Resurrection ", Barrett expresses a personal romantic interest in Samantha Carter in season 9's " Ex Deus Machina " and season 10's " Uninvited ", but she rejects his advances. His last SG-1 appearance is in season 10's " Dominion ". Agent Barrett also recurs in Stargate Atlantis . He warns General Landry in that show's season 2 episode " Critical Mass " of

2250-501: A television series like SG-1 . According to Wright, the story "was something I would never have done in a million years unless it was the one-hundredth episode". After Wright had outlined the story, writing duo Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie were assigned to pen the script, although they initially thought Wright was joking when he pitched them the story. Wright believed one of the things fans found attractive in Stargate SG-1

2375-478: A type of government is solidified. George S. Hammond is a USAF Major General (later Lieutenant General) who commands Stargate Command in the first seven seasons. He is played by Don S. Davis in a regular role in seasons 1–7 and in a recurring role afterwards. He also appears in Stargate: Continuum and season 1 of Stargate Atlantis . Hammond took over from Major General West, commander of

2500-438: A warehouse filled with government agents. O'Neill and Martin are captured by Tanner (Robert Lewis) and his men, who administer Martin with an antidote to restore his memories. As his memories return, he tells O'Neill that he drugged himself in order to forget everything that had happened to him. The pair are soon freed by Teal'c ( Christopher Judge ) and Martin realizes that he needs to help Tanner's group escape Earth by getting

2625-565: A writer for Animal Crackers , The Little Lulu Show , Flying Rhino Junior High , The Babaloos , Night Hood , The Lost World , Lassie , Robinson Sucroe , Caillou , Wimzie's House , Ivanhoe , Largo Winch , The Busy World of Richard Scarry , The Adventures of Paddington Bear , George and Martha , The Wombles , Mona the Vampire , Ripley's Believe It or Not! , Student Bodies , Birdz , Dr. Xargle , Big Wolf on Campus , and The Country Mouse and

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2750-540: Is "Indeed". Teal'c's most notable feature is a golden tattoo on his forehead, a sign that he once served the Goa'uld Apophis as First Prime, the highest Jaffa rank. His interaction with Bra'tac (Apophis' former First Prime) and his own personal experiences led him to doubt the divinity of the Goa'uld. Teal'c defects from Apophis in the pilot episode and joins the SG-1 team, believing this to be an opportunity to eventually defeat

2875-456: Is a Jaffa from the planet Chulak. He is played by Christopher Judge in a regular role in seasons 1–10, in both direct-to-DVD films and in season 4 of Stargate Atlantis . Throughout the entire run of Stargate SG-1, the only episode that the character was absent was Season 8's " Prometheus Unbound ". Teal'c states that he is 101 years old in season 4's " The Light ", and ages an additional 50 years in season 10's " Unending ". His catchphrase

3000-476: Is a Canadian writer and producer. He is most noted for his contributions to the Stargate SG-1 , Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate Universe television series and as showrunner of Dark Matter . He joined the Stargate production team at the start of Stargate SG-1' s fourth season in 2000. He was a writer and executive producer for all three Stargate series. On television, he worked as

3125-546: Is also an expert in radio and navigational equipment, and in maintaining test and precision measurement equipment. He is primarily a Stargate technician, running the dialing computer and other equipment from the Control Room. He also acts as an occasional administrative assistant to the head of Stargate Command , and has manned the flight console on the bridge of the Prometheus . From season 8 to 10 , Harriman's role

3250-715: Is an astrophysicist and USAF captain (later major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, then brigadier general). She is played by Amanda Tapping in a regular role in seasons 1–10, in both direct-to-DVD films and makes an appearance in all seasons of Stargate Atlantis . Captain Carter joins SG-1 under the command of Col. O'Neill in season 1. Following her promotion to major in season 3, she is promoted to lieutenant colonel in early season 8 and assumes command of SG-1. She assists Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell in seasons 9 and 10. After her appearance in Stargate: The Ark of Truth , she

3375-520: Is endangering American ideals and a way of life that he believes in" and a "Born-again, right-wing, Christian fundamentalist"; Cox played him as a heroic antagonist rather than villainous. Cox was approached by the producers to play Kinsey instead of auditioning himself. Kinsey holds the position of chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee until season 7 and oversees the national defense budget of secret projects such as

3500-534: Is expanded to advisor to the Head of Command of the SGC. His name has been a source of confusion for many fans of Stargate SG-1 . Originally, he was simply " Technician " or " Sergeant ", listed as such in the show credits. At some point, some of the writers gave him the name "Norman Davis", which came with a name tag, but was never used in dialogue. In the episode "2010", Jack O'Neill refers to him as "Walter". Later, in

3625-674: Is introduced in SG-1 's season 9 premiere, " Avalon ", having been hand-picked by Jack O'Neill to succeed him. Landry once served as a pilot in the Vietnam War and met a Vietnamese woman named Kim Lam. They had a child, Carolyn Lam , but Landry became estranged to them and left them due to his involvement in military intelligence. Carolyn Lam grew up to be a doctor and was assigned to Stargate Command as chief medical officer in seasons 9 and 10. Bridges said that "Landry truly loves his work [but] respects and appreciates his daughter. He wants

3750-466: Is introduced in " Avalon " as the leader of a squadron of F-302s against the forces of the arch villain Anubis in season 7's " Lost City ". Assigned as the new commanding officer of SG-1 at the beginning of season 9, Mitchell struggles to reunite the team's former members under his command. Assisted by Carter (who is of equal rank), he remains in command of SG-1 throughout the series run and both films. He

3875-629: Is merely shot; it is the alternate Daniel Jackson who is infected with the Goa'uld and killed by Teal'c. Darren Sumner called Kawalsky "one of the [1994] film's strongest characters". Sumner called the high death numbers of secondary and recurring characters on the show, The Kawalsky Effect . He also has a card in the card game , Stargate TCG . In the card game he is listed as a good soldier. While only appearing in six episodes in total, actor Jay Acovone frequently appears at Stargate conventions. Master Sergeant Sylvester "Sly" Siler, (played by Dan Shea , seasons 1–10) – A sergeant at

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4000-432: Is never mentioned in dialogue in the series, although his uniform patch and magazines give his first name as "Sly" several times, and his uniform patch in " Entity " reads "Dan". According to producer and writer Peter DeLuise , Siler's name and dialog deliberately contain the letter "S" because Dan Shea lisps. Shea had previous worked with both Richard Dean Anderson (who portrayed Jack O'Neill ) and Greenberg before on

4125-419: Is promoted to major and becomes the leader of the newly formed SG-2 team, accompanying SG-1 on their mission to Chulak to rescue Sha're and Skaara . However, before returning to Earth, Kawalsky is invaded by a Goa'uld parasite from a dead Jaffa warrior. In season 1's " The Enemy Within ", the symbiote starts to take control of him back on Earth. A surgical removal of the Goa'uld is initially successful, but

4250-550: Is promoted to a "full bird" colonel and becomes the new commander of the Atlantis expedition in season 4 of Stargate Atlantis before joining SG-1 again for Stargate: Continuum . She is later made the commander of the USS George Hammond , a Daedalus -class Earth ship named after former SGC commander General Hammond, who died in correlation with the actor who played him, Don S. Davis . Teal'c / ˈ t iː əl k /

4375-456: Is promoted to major in Season 3. In season 1's " Singularity ", Fraiser adopts Cassandra , an alien orphan whose people had been exterminated by the Goa'uld System Lord Nirrti . Dr. Fraiser is killed by a staffweapon blast in season 7's " Heroes " during an off-world medical emergency, but she returns in season 9's " Ripple Effect " as a parallel universe version of Dr. Fraiser, in her reality

4500-689: Is promoted to the rank of lieutenant general at the beginning of season 8, being placed in command of the new Homeworld Security command, a department in control of Stargate Command, the Prometheus project, and the Atlantian Antarctica outpost. Hammond recurs in the season 1 of Stargate Atlantis and seasons 8 through 10 of Stargate SG-1 . Hammond appears in a civilian suit instead of a military uniform in season 9's " The Fourth Horseman ", and Carter confirms his retired status in season 10's " The Road Not Taken ". In his last appearance in

4625-417: Is promoted to the rank of full-bird Colonel in Stargate: Continuum . Ben Browder joined the cast after Richard Dean Anderson's departure from Stargate SG-1 in 2005. From the beginning, producer Robert C. Cooper wanted Mitchell to be a "super fan" of SG-1 who is openly enthusiastic about exploring the galaxy. Mitchell is often at the center of the action and fight sequences. The producers did not realize

4750-459: Is sent to the studio where Martin is working on the show in order to learn what he can from him about the inbound ship. O'Neill reintroduces himself to Martin ( Willie Garson ), who despite having previously met, claims not to remember him. Believing that Martin has once again had his memory erased, O'Neill searches his trailer and uncovers numerous vitamins, which he relays back to General Hammond ( Don S. Davis ) at Stargate Command, who dispatches

4875-441: Is subsequently shown to be involved in many accidents at the SGC, which is parodied in dialogue and action in several SG-1 episodes such as season 4's " Window of Opportunity ", season 7's " Heroes " and the milestone episode " 200 ". Shea first auditioned for the role as Siler with executive producer Brad Wright and director Martin Wood . Shea commented on his first audition that he tried to be "Funny", thinking he could get

5000-547: Is the leader of the SG-1 team in the first seven seasons, and takes charge of Stargate Command after his promotion to brigadier general at the beginning of season 8. He is promoted to major general at the beginning of season 9, and is reassigned to Washington, D.C., then makes sporadic appearances in the final episodes of season one of Stargate Universe. Dr. Daniel Jackson is a brilliant archaeologist and linguist , specializing in Egyptology , whose unusual theories concerning

5125-445: Is typically commanded by a General and is staffed by subject matter experts and military support personnel, several elite special operations teams, and several SG teams, including SG-1 . The majority of the teams are United States Air Force with some United States Marine Corps , civilians and United States Army , but other nations have SG teams operating from the SGC as well after the events of season 5. Captain/Major Janet Fraiser,

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5250-651: The Adrian Conrad case. Maybourne tricks SG-1 into taking him off-world in season 6's " Paradise Lost ", and is eventually exiled to a far-off planet. When SG-1 meets him again in season 8's " It's Good To Be King ", Maybourne leads a life of leisure as the seemingly clairvoyant ruler of the local peoples, King Arkhan I. Although the people later discover the deception, they welcome him to stay as his technological expertise has improved their standard of life, and SG-1 returns to Earth without him. He had ascended to power using an Ancient time-travelers log of his journeys into

5375-647: The Aschen , but the alliance fails (However, the alliance went ahead in the alternate but unfulfilled future reality witnessed in season 4's " 2010 ", in which Kinsey also achieved his goal of the presidency; only a warning from that future helped the SGC prevent it). In season 6's " Smoke and Mirrors ", a group controlling the rogue NID, known as "the Committee", tries to assassinate Kinsey and frame Col. O'Neill for his murder, but NID agent Malcolm Barret and SG-1 foil this attempt. Kinsey becomes Vice-president in season 7's " Inauguration " and tries again to take control of

5500-491: The Cheyenne Mountain complex near Colorado Springs, Colorado . It is the main setting in Stargate SG-1 and occasionally features on Stargate Atlantis . The base extends many levels beneath the ground and is protected from most forms of attack including indirect nuclear detonations, also serving to contain biological, chemical or alien hazards to the outside world by means of a 'lockdown' status. Stargate Command

5625-689: The Stargate Program . Richard Woolsey (played by Robert Picardo , seasons 7, 9–10) – Woolsey's first appearance is following the death of Dr. Janet Fraiser late in season 7 of Stargate SG-1 , Woolsey is brought into Stargate Command in the episode " Heroes " to examine the command decisions and threatens SGC personnel with court-martial if they do not cooperate. When Woolsey brings his report to President Hayes in " Inauguration ", he comes to realize Senator Kinsey 's ambitions and presents incriminating evidence against him, indirectly forcing Kinsey into resigning. Woolsey returns in

5750-512: The Tok'ra drug Tretonin can sustain them and eventually becomes instrumental in liberating Jaffa from physiological reliance on Goa'uld symbiotes,. Teal'c and Bra'tac eventually lead the Jaffa to victory over the Goa'uld in season 8's " Reckoning "/" Threads ". Teal'c is chosen as a member of the new Jaffa High Council and supports Bra'tac as an interim leader in season 9's " The Fourth Horseman " before

5875-483: The Trust 's plan to destroy Atlantis with a bomb, and aids several Expedition team members to track down Rodney McKay 's sister Jeannie Miller on Earth in season 4's " Miller's Crossing ". Peter Flemming had a two-line audition for "Wormhole X-Treme" for a " Man in Black " character in a possible recurring role. Every NID character introduced before Agent Barrett "had been very shady, always had an agenda", and Barrett

6000-617: The US military which is one of the main reasons for their breakup . As a doctor , Fraiser looks for peaceful solutions and is disinclined towards armed solutions . In the episode " Serpent's Song ", Fraiser is the only one in Stargate Command (SGC) who is resistant to the idea to give Apophis over to his enemies. She is eventually forced to give up Apophis. Teryl Rothery was asked by then producer and writer (for Stargate ) Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright if she wanted to play

6125-622: The United Kingdom . On the same day, "Wormhole X-Treme!" and "Desperate Measures" were also released to VHS in the UK as part of volume 5.06 . The episode was then released as part of the complete Stargate SG-1 Fifth Season Region 2 DVD on April 28, 2003, in the United Kingdom. In the United States of America , the episode was first released as part of the complete fifth season region 1 DVD set on January 20, 2004. The DVD releases of

6250-515: The American television series MacGyver in the 80s and early 90s as Anderson's stand-in in stunt scenes. He continued this role in Stargate SG-1 . Anderson's partner Greenberg gave the job as stunt coordinator and stand-in to Shea in Stargate SG-1 . The first time Shea was officially double for Anderson was in Toronto when they did a MacGyver movie; Anderson had broken his foot so Shea

6375-598: The Bridge Studios signage to show the Wormhole X-Treme! branding, but ultimately dropped the idea. DeLuise opted to fill the Bridge backlot with as many easter eggs as he could, including props from Stargate SG-1 such as the Asgard puppet and a Goa'uld Death Glider model. He also looked to Disneyfy the backlot, hoping to give it a "'circus-type' atmosphere" and make it far more colourful and alive through having crew everywhere, added set dressing and saturating

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6500-547: The City Mouse Adventures . In 2012 , he co-created the comic book Dark Matter with Paul Mullie . The comic book has been made into a TV series ( Dark Matter ) with Mallozzi and Mullie co-writing. Pre production on this Prodigy Pictures Inc series started in Canada and aired on Jun 12, 2015. In February 2020, Utopia Falls , which he co-produced with R.T. Thorne, premiered on streaming service Hulu ;

6625-416: The Goa'uld and bring freedom to all Jaffa. He leaves his wife Drey'auc and his son Rya'c behind on Chulak. After succeeding in killing Apophis in season 5's " Enemies ", Teal'c and Bra'tac make first progress in uniting a sizable group of Jaffa resistance warriors in season 5's " The Warrior ". Teal'c and Bra'tac lose their symbiotes after a sabotaged rebel Jaffa summit in season 6's " The Changeling ", but

6750-561: The NID "NRD" for "No Real Department", but went for "NID" because it sounded better. Although the acronym still stands for nothing in particular, the Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game says it stands for National Intelligence Department. When the producers came up with story ideas for the Trust, they found that Alias had used all the names they could think of. It was not until several weeks after they had decided on

6875-427: The NID. Content with his new life, Martin decides to stay on Earth and Tanner and his men teleport to the ship before the NID can get to them. The initial idea for the story came from series co-creator and executive producer Brad Wright . He imagined the character of Martin Lloyd , who had previously appeared in the season four episode " Point of No Return " as having once again lost his memory, leading him to make

7000-451: The NID. Wright dropped the scene as he was concerned they were "in danger of going too far" in sending themselves up. A scene referencing the ongoing will-they-won't-they romance between Jack O'Neill and Samantha Carter was also written but ultimately dropped. According to Mallozzi the scene would have involved Martin expressing his desire to have two of his main characters in a relationship, but being unable to do so due to their position in

7125-694: The Rogue NID uses unscrupulous methods to achieve the goals of the official NID and is later replaced by The Trust, a shady interplanetary terrorist group. The International Oversight Advisory (IOA) is a civilian oversight committee created after the United States and Russia revealed the existence of the Stargate Program to the other permanent members of the UN Security Council in season 6. The producers initially wanted to call

7250-532: The Russian Stargate Program. He is caught in season 4's " Watergate ", convicted of treason, and placed on death row . O'Neill contacts Maybourne in season 4's " Chain Reaction " to help reinstate General Hammond, who was blackmailed into resigning from his position. Maybourne escapes after the mission's success and covertly helps O'Neill in season 5's " Desperate Measures " and " 48 Hours " in

7375-501: The SGC and one of its primary technicians. First appearing in season 1's " Solitudes ", he remains a background character throughout the run of Stargate SG-1 and also occasionally appears in Earth-based episodes of Stargate Atlantis . Dan Shea is primarily the stunt co-ordinator for Stargate SG-1 , responsible for the budgets and locations of stunts, and the hiring of stunt people before co-ordinating all stunt action. Siler

7500-414: The Stargate Program in " Lost City ". Shortly after NID Agent Richard Woolsey presents incriminating evidence against Kinsey to President Henry Hayes in the same episode, Hayes "accepts" Kinsey's resignation. Kinsey makes his last appearance in season 8's " Full Alert ", where the SGC convinces Kinsey to go undercover to undermine the hierarchy of the Trust. However, the Goa'uld have completely infiltrated

7625-662: The Stargate Project in the original Stargate film, and originally intended the Stargate Program to be his last assignment before retirement. In season 2's " 1969 ", General Hammond is shown to have worked at the Cheyenne Mountain complex (the present-day location of Stargate Command) in 1969. Hammond originates from Texas and became a widower when his wife died of cancer . Hammond briefly retires under duress in season 4's " Chain Reaction ", where he spends time with his two grandchildren, Kayla and Tessa. He

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7750-565: The Trust through their operatives working outside of the solar system, and have already implanted a symbiote within Kinsey to aid in their plans of starting a nuclear war between the US and Russia. After the SGC foil the attempt, Kinsey flees aboard an Al'kesh, but Kinsey's future remains uncertain as the Al'Kesh is destroyed while he operated a transport device, leaving it open-ended if he was able to escape or

7875-478: The Zat'nik'tel, which Mallozzi described as weapon of "connivence" and used the opportunity to lampoon its ability to disintegrate targets upon the third shot. Additionally, during filming, DeLuise had the Wormhole X-Treme! team perform what the shows production mockingly referred to as the "jerky" or "twitchy" dance after being shot, something that the main cast of SG-1 had become reluctant to do after being "zatted" as

8000-402: The alias "Steve Austin," a reference to the character of the same name from the 1973 television series The Six Million Dollar Man , which Robert C. Cooper was a fan of. Although "a show about a talking dog who solves crimes" was included in the script, it was Richard Dean Anderson who, as an ad-lib decided to mention the unsold television pilot Poochinski by name. According to DeLuise,

8125-474: The alien refugees hiding on Earth, Dr. Peter Tanner and Bob. Matthew Bennett who had previously portrayed one of the alien refugees was unable to return. The character of Nick Marlowe, who portrays Colonel Danning in Wormhole X-Treme! was originally based on Richard Dean Anderson's Stargate SG-1 character Colonel Jack O'Neill . The part of Marlowe/Danning was first offered to Jeff Probst and then to Robert Hays . After being unable to secure either actor,

8250-480: The alternate timeline film Stargate: Continuum , Hammond acts as a military advisor to President Henry Hayes . Don S. Davis knew Richard Dean Anderson (O'Neill) from Anderson's starring role in MacGyver , in which Davis was a stand-in for Dana Elcar (playing Pete Thornton, MacGyver's boss) before making several guest appearances. Davis died from a heart attack at the age of 65 on June 29, 2008, shortly before

8375-465: The category "Best Supporting Actor on Television" in 2006. Henry "Hank" Landry is a United States Air Force Major General and the commander of Stargate Command from season 9 onwards. He is played by Beau Bridges in a regular role in seasons 9–10, in both direct-to-DVD films, and in the Stargate Atlantis episodes " The Intruder ", " Critical Mass ", " No Man's Land ", and the two-part episode " The Return " of seasons 2 and 3. General Landry

8500-436: The character "didn't quite work out" and as "a dig at him" he wrote that an executive would make the same suggestion. Cohen was ultimately given a cameo in the episode, delivering the line. Mullie had neither expected the joke to remain in the episode, nor for Cohen to be the one who delivered it. The writers also took aim at other elements of Stargate and science fiction in general storytelling. The recurring Goa'uld weapon,

8625-432: The character could stand on his own. Vala Mal Doran is a con artist from an unnamed planet and a former human host to the Goa'uld Qetesh. She is played by former Farscape actress Claudia Black in a regular role in season 10 after having recurred in seasons 8 and 9 of SG-1 . Her 1st appearance in season 8's " Prometheus Unbound " is followed by a recurring role in season 9, where she and Daniel unintentionally set off

8750-501: The character of Raymond Gunne who plays Dr. Levant in Wormhole X-Treme! . Boucher had previously portrayed the character Major Dean Newman in the episode " Shades of Grey ", and would go on to guest star as a character called Torrell in the episode " Condemned " of spinoff series Stargate Atlantis . The episode marks the first appearance of Agent Malcolm Barrett portrayed by Peter Flemming , who would go on to make numerous appearances on both SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis . Flemming gave

8875-549: The character with "Shatnerisms," Michael sought to portray Danning as an "over-the-top TV hero" and Marlowe as a "pissy, self-absorbed actor". For the role, Michael DeLuise's hair was dyed slightly grey and two cuts were made into his right eyebrow as homage to the single slit in O'Neill's. Christopher Judge's stand-in Herbert Duncanson was cast as Douglas Anders, who portrays Grell the Robot within Wormhole X-Treme! ,

9000-545: The character's backstory before the writing of season 9 began. Bridges wanted the character to be three-dimensional by revealing a layered backstory over the course of the show. Bridges researched famous US generals from George Washington to John P. Jumper to get a feeling for the role. He accumulated quotes by generals that Landry would respect, and gave the list to producer Robert C. Cooper , who in turn used it as free research. Bridges made no deliberate effort to distinguish his character from General O'Neill, believing that

9125-732: The crew of the Odyssey after a catastrophe at the Gamma Site in " The Scourge ", which he later considers an "eye-opening experience". Woolsey makes two more appearances in " Flesh and Blood " and " Morpheus " and last appears on SG-1 in season 10's " The Shroud ". Woolsey remembers the Khalek incident and decides that Daniel, who transformed into a Prior , is too dangerous and must be placed indefinitely into stasis. However, Daniel frees himself before Woolsey's plans can be enacted. Joseph Mallozzi Joseph Mallozzi (born 16 October 1965)

9250-463: The eighth season of "Stargate SG-1", the character is addressed as "Sergeant Harriman", with "Harriman" actually based on General George Hammond addressing him as "Airman" what was misheard by fans because of Don S. Davis 's Texan accent, resulting in the final name of "Walter Harriman". Many fans fondly refer to him as "the Chevron guy" as many of his on-screen appearances, especially earlier on in

9375-445: The end. Although usually resistant to bloopers, DeLuise convinced Brad Wright to include a "making of Wormhole X-Treme! " segment to end the episode, combining fake bloopers and interviews with the cast of the show-within-the-show. Under DeLuise and Wright's guidance, Michael DeLuise, Teed, Duncanson and Bocher recorded some two hours of additional and largely unscripted and improvisational material. Peter DeLuise's director's cut of

9500-565: The entertainment industry. Martin Lloyd Over its decade of existence, science fiction TV series Stargate SG-1 developed an extensive and detailed backdrop of diverse characters. Many of the characters are members of alien species discovered while exploring the galaxy through the Stargate , although there are an equal number of characters from offworld human civilizations. While Stargate SG-1 , Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe are separate shows, they take part in

9625-455: The entire show", claiming that "While many hate it, there must be others who agree that it is a light-hearted fun diversion". Writing for Stargate fansite Gateworld , David Read noted "A lot of people don’t consider this episode to be canon". "Wormhole X-Treme!" and the previous related episodes (" Between Two Fires ", " 2001 ", and " Desperate Measures ") were first released to DVD on June 24, 2002, as part of Stargate SG-1 - Volume 22 in

9750-401: The episode featured real bloopers of the Stargate SG-1 cast that was ultimately omitted from the broadcast and home release versions. Additionally, a scene involving Teal'c watching the trailer for Wormhole X-Treme! "laughing uproariously and enjoying the hell out of the show – much to the bewilderment of his fellow team members" was cut by Wright during editing. One of Tanner's men uses

9875-403: The episode for delivering "some of the series' best laughs to date". Keith R.A. DeCandido for Tor.com described "Wormhole X-Treme" as "a hilarious hundredth episode that celebrates by making fun of itself", applauding the return of Willie Garson 's Martin Lloyd . Reflecting on the episode in 2019, Helen Ashcroft for Screen Rant believed the episode was "one of the most polarizing episodes in

10000-479: The episode include an audio commentary by director and producer Peter DeLuise, writer and producer Joseph Mallozzi and visual effects supervisor James Tichenor. The episode, along with the rest of the fifth season of Stargate SG-1 were first made available to download on iTunes and Amazon Unbox in December 2007. Along with every other episode of the series, "Wormhole X-Treme!" was made available to stream for

10125-533: The episode, Wright and all those involved sought to create a comedic episode that celebrated the show through parody , cameo appearances , inside and metafictional jokes and references. The episode is a sequel to " Point of No Return " from the shows fourth season . The season ten episode " 200 " follows up on characters and events from the episode. An alien space ship has been detected heading towards Earth , and based upon its energy signature Major Samantha Carter ( Amanda Tapping ) believes that it belongs to

10250-460: The fast-speaking Daniel Jackson to realize "how important a piece of puzzle" he is. He respects Teal'c as a warrior, and is willing to foster the potential he sees in Vala. The Stargate producers approached Beau Bridges, a self-claimed fan of science fiction, directly to play the role of Hank Landry. Although the producers had some ideas for the characters, they collaborated with Bridges to develop

10375-505: The film) and Jay Acovone (in the series), is introduced in the 1994 Stargate as lieutenant colonel . He is Jack O'Neill 's second in command for the first mission through the Stargate to Abydos and returns to Earth afterwards. When the Goa'uld Apophis attacks the SGC in the pilot episode of Stargate SG-1 , Kawalsky is re-introduced as a captain and reunites with his former teammates to bring Daniel Jackson back to Earth. Kawalsky

10500-436: The first half of season 6. Nemec was open to continue playing Jonas Quinn after season 6, but a new contract was reached with Michael Shanks for Daniel to return in season 7. The role of Jonas was reduced to recurring status in season 7. Cameron "Cam" Mitchell is a USAF lieutenant colonel. He is played by former Farscape actor Ben Browder in a regular role in seasons 9–10 and in both direct-to-DVD films. Mitchell

10625-581: The first time through Netflix in the USA on August 15, 2010. The episode, along with the rest of the series has been upscaled for releases on various streaming platforms and the 2020 Blu-ray release. In July 2009, the official Stargate MGM website posted 5 previously unreleased bloopers from the episode. In September 2001, The Hollywood Reporter included a 18-page feature on Stargate SG-1 reaching its 100th episode. The feature included cast and crew interviews, as well as congratulatory messages from around

10750-472: The future of the planet and ended up facing a Goa'uld invasion, but the soldiers were repelled by Jackson and Teal'c with help from one of the villagers, and O'Neill destroyed in the ship in orbit, killing the System Lord behind the attack. When the team leave, O'Neill and Maybourne part amicably with Maybourne having finally accepted responsibility towards the people he was ruling. After auditioning for

10875-464: The green-skinned Wormhole X-Treme! aliens were an homage to the Orions from Star Trek . The episode first aired on September 8, 2001, on Showtime in the United States . The episode was moved from its usual Sunday slot to Saturday night and was preceded by a Stargate SG-1 marathon to mark the hundredth episode. The episode was first syndicated in the week of February 24, 2003 where it received

11000-468: The mid-season 7 episode " Fallout ". Corin Nemec replaced Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) during season 6 after Shanks had left the show amid controversy after season 5. The producers based Jonas's motivation to join SG-1 on his momentary reluctance to actively prevent Daniel's death and his feelings of responsibility afterwards. Jonas was slowly integrated into the story in a prolonged transition stage over

11125-472: The military - mirroring the O'Neill/Carter relationship. O'Neill would have gone on to reference the events of the SG-1 episode " Beneath the Surface ", with Martin responding: "I can’t do that! That’s a Voyager episode!" Willie Garson returns as the alien refugee Martin Lloyd , first introduced in " Point of No Return ". Robert Lewis and Mar Andersons reprise their roles from " Point of No Return " as

11250-446: The name "Trust" that they found out that Alias had used that name as well. Faced with the choice to either go with the Trust or with what producer Joseph Mallozzi called "The Former Rogue Elements of the N.I.D. Now Working for Private Interests Bent on Global Domination", they chose the first option. The IOA has also been referred to as the "International Oversight Committee" on the show, until producer Joseph Mallozzi realized during

11375-479: The new Ori threat. She joins SG-1 after giving birth to the new leader of the Ori at the beginning of season 10, and appears in both direct-to-DVD films. Vala was created by Damian Kindler and Robert C. Cooper as a one-time character, but because of the on-screen chemistry between Black's Vala and Shanks' character Daniel Jackson, and the character's popularity with the producers and the audience, Claudia Black became

11500-619: The origin of the Egyptian Pyramids led to his participation in the original mission through the stargate in Stargate . He is played by James Spader in the film and by Michael Shanks in a regular role in seasons 1–5 and 7–10, with a recurring role in season 6. He also appears in both direct-to-DVD films and in seasons 1 and 5 of Stargate Atlantis . Daniel joins the SG-1 team in search of his kidnapped wife (Sha're), until she dies in season 3. However, he decides to remain

11625-482: The original Star Trek transporter effect at the end of the episode. Events that had taken place both on and off screen in the show and its production helped inform numerous scenes. Peter Deluise's earlier directorial decision to ask the props master to "Make the kiwi look alien", suggesting they be painted red during the production of " Beneath the Surface ", was written directly into "Wormhole X-Treme!" Another choice by DeLuise to have Jack O'Neill kill what he

11750-403: The parody elements of the episode. Visual effects supervisor James Tichnor had hoped they would also be able to include "corny" computer generated effects, citing the invading spaceships in the film Mars Attacks! as an idea, however Wright still wanted to maintain a level of realism within the episode. The visual effects team were able to include some smaller scale gags, such as paying homage to

11875-443: The part as Harry Maybourne, the producers revealed that he "maybe" could get a spot as a recurring character in the show. McBeath called his role as Maybourne at the start of the series "boring", but was glad for the new change in the character's direction in the series after he was convicted for treason. McBeath also commented that the writers and the producers for the show had more "fun" when his character started to "loosen" up. When

12000-473: The part was opened up to auditions, before Brad Wright suggested Michael DeLuise , brother of Peter DeLuise . After accepting the part, Michael was sent a tape of Richard Dean Anderson's work on the show; however, Michael with the support of director Peter, instead looked to the performances of William Shatner and his depiction of Captain James Kirk from Star Trek for inspiration. As well as imbuing

12125-405: The physical resemblance between Browder and Michael Shanks when Browder was cast, and employed make-up and costuming techniques to make the transition easier for the audience. The writers' decision to put Mitchell in command of SG-1 instead of Carter was met with resistance by some critics and audience members. For his portrayal of Cameron Mitchell, Ben Browder was nominated for a Saturn Award in

12250-731: The portraying actor Tom McBeath was asked about the O'Neill–Maybourne relationship, he explained their rapport as "I can't stand you, but at some level I have a lot of respect for you. And I do actually, grudgingly have a good time when you're around, and things seem to work out." McBeath once stated that the character of Maybourne diminished after Richard Dean Anderson 's departure from the show in season 8 . Senator Robert Kinsey, (played by Ronny Cox , seasons 1, 4–8) – A US senator who first appears in season 1's " Politics ". In "Politics", Kinsey ignores warnings of an imminent Goa'uld invasion and instead manages to briefly shut down Stargate Command for budget reasons, only for SG-1 to prove

12375-469: The program's worth and save Earth through defying orders. In season 4's " Chain Reaction ", Kinsey and the NID temporarily succeed in controlling the Stargate by blackmailing General Hammond into retirement and appointing a new general to his position, but O'Neill is able to find evidence of the blackmail and get Hammond reinstated. In season 5's " 2001 ", Kinsey aims to gain prestige through an alliance with

12500-415: The release of Continuum , making this his final on-screen appearance as General Hammond. For his portrayal of Hammond, Don S. Davis was nominated for a 2004 Leo Award in the category "Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance by a Male" for the season 7 episode " Heroes, Part 2 ". Jonas Quinn is an alien from the planet Langara. He is played by former Parker Lewis Can't Lose actor Corin Nemec in

12625-467: The remote device for their ship. Meanwhile NID Agent Barrett ( Peter Flemming ), whose men have apprehended Carter and Daniel, tells them that they plan on seizing the space ship, and soon receive a tip as to Martin's whereabouts. With Barrett gone, Carter and Daniel overpower the remaining NID agents and contact O'Neill warning him that the NID are on their way. O'Neill procures the device and Tanner persuades him to relinquish it to they can flee Earth and

12750-469: The resident Chief Medical Officer of the SGC (played by Teryl Rothery , seasons 1–7, 9) – She is responsible for maintaining the health of the SG teams, as well as the SGC's support staff and base personnel. On many occasions, she also cares for the health of alien refugees to Earth, including Goa'uld symbiotes. In her first appearance in " The Broca Divide ", Dr. Fraiser holds the rank of captain, and

12875-475: The rest of SG-1 to assist. Soon Dr. Fraiser ( Teryl Rothery ) determines that the vitamins found contain the chemical used by Tanner, another member of Martin's race who was previously responsible for drugging him. Meanwhile, Carter and Dr. Daniel Jackson ( Michael Shanks ) establish that, also like last time, surveillance devices have been setup around Martin's house. After their attempt to apprehend one of Tanner's men fails, Carter and Daniel's lead takes them to

13000-457: The role as Fraiser. In an interview, Rothery was asked what it was like to play a doctor in Stargate SG-1 . Rothery replied, "just being true to the character. And as far as the medical stuff, knowing what to do and what to say." She got a lot of help from the medical advisor on the set. In the first two seasons, Rothery did not have a contract and was booked on every episode in which she appeared. In season three of SG-1 , she finally got

13125-422: The role easier that way. Executive producer Michael Greenberg said that Shea "Blew it". Shea then went for a second audition acting more serious, since according to Greenberg the role was "Serious" and he needed to act that way. Siler also frequently appears in the background of scenes carrying an oversized wrench , which he sometimes hands to director Martin Wood as a gag prop in the series. Siler's first name

13250-469: The same fictional universe , so no character is internally show-specific. Except for the commanders of the top-secret Stargate Command military base (SGC), all main characters of Stargate SG-1 are members of the SG-1 team, the primary unit of the SGC in the show. SG-1's duties include first contact , reconnaissance and combat, diplomacy, initial archaeological surveying, and technological assessment. The composition of SG-1 changes several times during

13375-411: The same species of people as Martin Lloyd , who Stargate Command set about locating. They find Martin, who has become the creative consultant on a science fiction television show he sold called Wormhole X-Treme! , which bears a striking resemblance to the real life top secret Stargate Program . Under the guise of being the shows Air Force consultant, Colonel Jack O'Neill ( Richard Dean Anderson )

13500-410: The scenes in post-production. An incomplete set for a Goa'uld space station interior, which was being constructed for the then upcoming Stargate SG-1 two-parter " Summit "/" Last Stand " ended up being used by DeLuise in the episode as a set for the show-within-a-show, Wormhole X-Treme! . The Zephyr Mercury building on Boundary Road was used for the O'Neill, Matin and Tanner interrogation scene. For

13625-532: The season 9 episode " Prototype " and encourages the SGC to take great risks with the captured Goa'uld-human-Ancient hybrid Khalek to learn more about the Ascension process. When the studies cause injury and death among SGC personnel, Woolsey acknowledges his own error and pleads for forgiveness from the SG-1 team. Being the US's representative on the newly formed International Oversight Advisory Committee (IOA), Woolsey and some colleagues are rescued by SG-1 and

13750-609: The series run and varies in several alternative universes . Jack O'Neill is a USAF colonel (later brigadier general, major general and then lieutenant general) who led the original mission through the Stargate in Stargate . He is played by Kurt Russell in the film, and by former MacGyver actor Richard Dean Anderson in a regular role in seasons 1–8, and in a recurring role in seasons 9–10, also Michael Welch played young Colonel O'Neill in episode "Fragile Balance" . He also appears in Stargate: Continuum , and in seasons 1 and 3 of Stargate Atlantis . Colonel O'Neill

13875-472: The ship was destroyed before he could transport away. Kinsey is briefly mentioned as a President in the alternative timeline (with Hayes as Secretary of Defense) in season 8 finale " Moebius ". The producers of Stargate SG-1 asked Ronny Cox if he would be interested in a role in one episode, but according to Cox it was "so much fun that they and I decided we would like to do more together". According to executive producer Brad Wright , every time they got

14000-405: The show progressed over the years. The science fiction trope of characters being out of phase was also made fun of, as were the SG-1 conceits of everyone speaking English and having the same concept of time as Earth. Some scenes and ideas were dropped during development. This included Wright's idea for a "huge, knock down, full-on, comically-big fight scene" showing Carter and Daniel's escape from

14125-432: The show, had him saying "Chevron (insert number here) encoded". On several DVD commentaries after the introduction of the name "Walter", producer-director Peter DeLuise refers to the character as "Walter Norman" and "Walter Norman Davis". The first time he ever says his own name is in the Stargate Atlantis episode " Home ". As the series continued Harriman got a heavier role in the series. According to Jones, his role

14250-447: The symbiote turns out to be a dead husk whose intelligence has already taken over Kawalsky's mind. Kawalsky is eventually killed when Teal'c forces his head through the event horizon and closes the gate, severing most of Kawalsky's skull including the lobes controlled by the symbiote. Despite the character's death, Kawalsky appears several more times in the series. In season 2's " The Gamekeeper ", O'Neill and Teal'c encounter Kawalsky in

14375-507: The warehouse being used by the NID , production took over a car dealership across the street from Bridge Studios, whilst the frequently used Richmond Sand Dunes features as the final location of the episode. During filming, DeLuise realised they would not have enough usable material to make the required episode length. In considering what else could be added, DeLuise thought of his father, Dom DeLuise , and how many of his films had bloopers at

14500-694: The writing of " The Ties That Bind " that the acronym IOC is already used by the International Olympic Committee . The writers originally wanted to set up an IOA watchdog character on SG-1 and possibly have Richard Woolsey on the base all the time, but season 9 already had so many new characters that the writers did not develop this idea. Special agent Malcolm Barrett, (played by Peter Flemming , seasons 5–7, 9–10) – An NID agent introduced in season 5's " Wormhole X-Treme! ". His first significant appearance follows in " Smoke & Mirrors ", where he helps uncovering

14625-594: Was "the first mainstay in NID who is actually law-abiding[...], honest, [and] a good person". Colonel Harry Maybourne, (played by Tom McBeath , seasons 1–6, 8) – A USAF Colonel introduced in season 1's " Enigma " as an NID member with ambiguous morals and loyalties. In season 2's " Bane ", Maybourne leads an NID attempt to claim Teal'c for study after an alien insect infected Teal'c. After further antagonizing SG-1 through rogue NID operations in " Touchstone " and " Shades of Grey ", and helping SG-1 in " Foothold ", Maybourne flees to Russia and aids in establishing

14750-435: Was expanded since Richard Dean Anderson wanted him as his personal assistant in the show when his character Jack O'Neill was the leader of the SGC. The Stargate producer and writer staff called 2005, The Year of Walter because the staff evolved Harriman's relationship with General Hank Landry . Jones does not have a binding contract with the Stargate producers. Charles Kawalsky portrayed by John Diehl (in

14875-554: Was finding an excuse for the humour to happen". Mullie wanted to ensure the episode still meant something and had "an actual Stargate story underneath all of the parody". Once the shows production team found out about the nature of the episode, Mallozzi recalled "So many people wanted to add so much", and would pitch them material. As writing progressed it was the idea that Martin Lloyd had purposely decided to erase his own memory which "made certain events fall into place" for Mallozzi and Mullie. There were conversations about how far to push

15000-399: Was forced to do a stand-in. The NID is a shadowy intelligence agency that appears throughout the run of Stargate SG-1 and occasionally on Stargate Atlantis . The official mandate of the NID is to provide vital civilian oversight of top secret military operations, but one of their unofficial primary goals is to procure alien technologies. A set of well-resourced illegal cells named

15125-497: Was killed off in the episode " Heroes " because the producers thought season seven would be the last in the series and felt that a death of the main cast was needed. Rothery also appeared on the Women of Sci-Fi calendar produced by fellow Stargate cast Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge . Alexandra L. Doig played Dr. Carolyn Lam, the daughter of Major General Hank Landry and chief medical doctor at SGC after Dr. Fraiser

15250-618: Was killed. Chief Master Sergeant Walter Harriman (also known as the Chevron Guy among others, portrayed by Gary Jones , seasons 1–10) joined the Stargate Command (SGC) after excelling in navigation and automatic flight control operations during the first Gulf War . General Hammond recruited him as someone with excellent technical ability and a cool head to operate the Stargate under extreme pressure. He specializes in installing, maintaining and repairing bomb navigation, weapons control as well as automatic flight control systems. He

15375-444: Was later told was "too many Jaffa" and then step over their dead bodies in the episode " The Fifth Man " informed having Danning/Marlowe's struggle to navigate a kissing scene whilst surrounded by dead bodies. The president of MGM Television , Hank Cohen, was also mocked for his advocacy that the show introduce a "sexy" female alien character, which ultimately took the form of Anise portrayed by actress Vanessa Angel . Mullie felt that

15500-425: Was the fact that the show didn't take itself "too seriously". Instead of a typical episode, the writers looked to produce a more comedic story, celebrating the milestone. The 1999 Science fiction comedy film Galaxy Quest enthused Wright and the shows writers to instead craft a story that parodied Stargate SG-1 . In developing their script, Mullie found that they had no shortage of jokes, however "The hard part

15625-411: Was unlikely since she had not had any contact with the Stargate producers since her character's death. Rothery has stated many times that she "admires" the character because of her "strength" and "intelligence". Robert C. Cooper , producer for Stargate SG-1 , called Rothery about the death of her character. Cooper said, "It is our last year, so we are thinking of killing one of our regulars." Fraiser

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