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As you can see by my Avatars that I am a big Stargate fan  :D

Stargate is what got me to start collecting cards in the first place and I have to thank Rittenhouse for making these cards for me to collect  ;)

We are now on season 9 of SG1 and season 2 of Atlantis  ;D It is hard to believe that they are almost over, but thank goodness we will be getting another season out of both shows in the summer  ;D Their has been many changes in SG1 since the beginning from losing a lot of beloved characters to almost losing my favorite character  :( Thank goodness for Sci-Fi and MGM for asking him back  ;D

In season nine we lost RDA and got such great actors as Beau Bridges,Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Lexa Doig and Louis Gossett JR.  ;D In Atlantis we lost Rainbow but got Jason Mamoe (not sure I spelled that right  :-[). The jury is still out on Ronon but I am loving Mitchell, Lam and Laundry...I loved Vala since I saw her in Prometheus Unbound. The new enemies are amazing also, just when you thought no one could be as bad as the Gouald, you get the Ori and the Wraith (I like the Ori better as bad guys but the Wraith are not bad IMO).

I just thought I would start this post for people like me who can come in here and talk about these two great shows and share their thoughts on old and new episodes. Not to mention their favorite characters no matter who they are   ;)  ;D

Ronan definitely gets two thumbs up in this house  ;D  I especially like the scenes with him and Rodney.  Now for perfection we need a whole episode with Ronan, Rodney, Zelenka and Sheppard trapped somewhere together, not too threatening, with lots of silly jokes  ;D


Don't tell me, they are just misunderstood soul suckers  :rofl:  I do like the Ori though.  I just hope they find a good way to defeat them, not just have a story with one of Daniels ascended buddies wiping them out.

And I so want Varla back in Stargate or failing that let her join Atlantis for a while - I think her and Rodney would be great together >:D

I am still trying to get used to Ronon, he has potential  ;) I would love to see him and Rodney get trapped somewhere together just like you, but I would like it if Zelenka and Sheppard had to find them  ;D Their is a great episode coming up called "Grace Under Pressure" that I am really looking forward to  ;D I don't want to say to much and give anything away because I am a MAJOR spoiler junky and I may accidently slip something out that you don't want to hear  :-[


I would hate that if they were defeated that easy especially with how they are showing them now. The writers have to be careful though or they could write themselves in a corner with nowhere to go with dealing with them  :-\ I don't know who is worse the Gouald or the Ori, the Wraith just look weird to me but the Genii on the other hand or great adversaries to me. I loved them in all the episodes they were in especially "The Eye" and "The Storm".


 
I have great news for you as far as Vala is concerned, she is going to become an official cast member in Season 10 of Stargate SG1. I have read a spoiler already for the first episode of season 10 and it sounds exciting. I could just see her and Rodney together, everybody would have to hide  :rofl:

I just received my Official Magazine for Stargate SG1 and Atlantis and read the following news that I thought I would share with other Stargate and LoTR fans...John Noble who played Lord Denethor in "The Return Of the King" will be making a guest appearance on the season finale of Stargate SG1 in March,the episodes title is called "Camelot".

Oh good, I think he is an excellent actor.  I hope he is not King Arthur though, I much prefer him as a baddie.

We had one of the best Atlantis episodes I have seen last week.  It was where Sheppard goes through a barrier...... I won't say too much in case others haven't seen it but it was brilliant  ;D

The people from the magazine were guessing he would play Antonius, a historian of Arthurian legendin the village SG1 visits or the villages Governor Meurik. This is the magaiznes guess though so he could end up playing a completely different charachter  ;)



I loved that episode and I also thought it was one of the best in season 2. Did you know that Joe Flanigan helped write that episode  :)
I thought McKay was awesome in that episode also, I cracked up when he he mentioned having to waste time explaining everything to Xena and Conan  :rofl: Did you see last weeks episode with the bomb, I also thought that was another great episode...not to give anything away either :-\, but I loved the way they cut the one scene from the Atlantis team trying to get the code to defuse the bomb to Teyla singing that haunting song for her friend. It was a really great way to do the scenes.

I am really excited about "Grace Under Pressure" this week though because I just love Rodney McKay. ;D

Oh Wendi, what am I going to do  :(  Stargate and Atlantis both finished this week  :'(  And they both finished with the best episode of the series. ;D

I was seriously worried how Stargate could stretch to another series but after seeing the finale I just can't wait till the autumn  ;D  Teal'c had some of the best lines in the whole series - the bit where he knew of another fatherless conception, Darth Vader  :rofl: And the Easter Bunny line  :rofl: Classic (you had to see it  :rofl: )

The only unfortunate thing was that I saw Stargate before Atlantis so the bench mark had been set pretty high.  All in all an amazing year for both series.  Long may they run (unlike some other shows  - thinks of Charmed - that should have stopped on a high last year).

I know what you mean about both shows ending with the best season finales yet  ;D I can't belive we have to wait until July to see the stories continue  :(

Teal'c was so great with his comments and I cracked up every time Daniel kept telling the villagers that they were not evil sorcerers and each time he did that the team would get beamed up to one of the ships in front of the villagers  :rofl: I couldn't believe were they left off with either series and I just can't wait to see how they both turn out  :o

I know what you mean by shows that should have ended long before they actually do and thank goodness Stargate isn't one of them and it just keeps improving each year  ;D

My biggest concerns for both shows are the fates pf Jackson and McKay  :-\ July seems awfully far away right now  :(

Take pity on us poor Brits, we don't get the new series until January 2007  :'( :'( :'(

 I keep forgetting that  we get the show before you get it over their  :-[ Hearing that July doesn't seem so long now  :o

I am  jealous however of some of the extra's that you guys get on your DVD's when they come out that the US doesn't get.Yeah, I am one of those people who tape the show when it's on tv then buy the DVD's when they come out because I love the extra's   and also the fact that their are no commercials on them  ::)

The only sad thing for me about season 10 is that Michael Shanks is scheduled to be in only 16 of the 20 episodes, but I am very happy that he is even going to be in them at all  ;D Come on season 10 and 3  ;D ;D ;D

RDA appearing in the 200th episode and guest starring in both SG-1 and Atlantis

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=35204

I saw that RDA was coming back and to tell you the truth I am not to happy about it. I was enjoying season 9 and how everybody had a chance at a great story unlike when RDA was the supposed star of the show. I also didn't really  miss the supposed love between Jack and Sam,that just kept turning me off on some episodes that could have been even better without that garbage. I also didn't miss Jack near the end because how dumb RDA was playing his character, it really made me miss the earlier seasons with Jack especially during season 7 and 8  :(

I guess we shall see since he is also scheduled to be in supposedly 5 other episodes of SG1 and maybe possibly a Guest Appearance on Atlantis. I am hopefully optimistic that it won't end up being as bad as I fear. Only time will tell  :-\

I just read the news that Morena Baccarin who played Inara on Firefly will be starring in a few episodes of season 10 of Stargate SG1. ;D

She will be playing...

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Adria, Vala's daughter grown up. Morena's first appearance in the show is set for the 7th episode for season 10 titled "Counterstrike"  ;D

Do you know if this is the child from her ' mystery ' pregnancy or a baby she had before she became a Goa'uld ? (I don't think they have ever said how long she was a Goa'uld so it is possible she could have a grown up daughter).  Thanks for the info  ;D

Your welcome  ;D I am a big time spoiler junky for Stargate so if their is anything you ever want to know just ask and I will see if I know it  ;)

Another exciting news tidbit for "Stargate: Atlantis" this time is that David Hewlett's (Rodney McKay) real life sister Kate Hewlett will be playing Rodney's sister Jeannie in an episode of Atlantis titled "McKay and Mrs.Miller". I just love the character of Rodney McKay and I absolutely adore David Hewlett so this will be an exciting episode for me to see  ;D

Spoiler Alert again (in case other people besides us 2 watch the show on here and don't want to know what will happen  ;))
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The child is the mystery baby that she will have in the first episode of season 10 on SG1. She is going to be a child for a few episodes but do to her genetic make up by the Ori she will grow up into an adult faster then kids normally do, like when the Nanites were implanted in O'Neill in the episode "Brief Candle" and what Apophis did to the Harcisis child in "Absolute Power". ;)

I have only just noticed we are the only two posting on here  :rofl:  Quick lets start a rumour that O'Neill and Carter have a secret love child and it is ....... Walter Harriman, sent back in time and see how many people take a sneaky peak  :rofl:

So Adria is the baby she was pregnant with at the end of the season  ^-^  I still want to know how long she was a Goa'uld for.  Assuming she used the sarcophagus she could be hundreds of years old - they have never been back to her home planet have they?

I am sure that they are going to have to bring some sort of time travel into the first part of the next season - pretty much everyone is dead or dying.  I think I will be quite miffed if the ancients wave their ethereal arms again and make everything right.

I love Stargate SG1 and Atlantis so I am glad to have at least one person to talk to about it  ;D If I do end up giving away to many spoilers for you just let me know because sometimes I can type without thinking  :-[

A great idea for a rumor but I always felt that if anybody was the secret love child of Jack/Sam it would be Thor  :rofl: Don't you think he looks a little like Sam and Jack  :rofl:


That would be an interesting episode to see  :) I am already looking forward to an episode were she is supposed to get amnesia  ;) I can't wait to see her and Daniel together again, I just hope we don't lose that in season 10 because those two are just so fun to watch together.

No, they have never been back to her home planet and I have a feeling that the lines she fed Daniel in the episode "The Ties that Bind" about what happened to her on her homeworld were a little more truthful then fabricated.


I don't think the ancients will help them because unless the Ori themselves come to earth the ancients will not interfere in anyway. I have a feeling that everyone is going to have to find their own ways to escape from what happened in the season cliffhanger. On July 14th I will find out  ;D When do you get season 10 and 3 over their  ???

I'm sorry I don't understand the meaning of this sentence.  What is 'to many spoilers '    :rofl: :rofl:  Trust me the first thing I do when Boggy gets SFX is rip apart the Spoiler Zone  ;D


 :rofl: :rofl:  Yes it is the nose !!  :rofl:


January 2007  :'( :'( :'(

 :rofl: I can never get enough spoilers either  :rofl: If it wasn't for being spoiled about Michael Shanks departure back in season 5 I would have been even more upset then I was  :'( Thank goodness for season 7 and beyond  :) I am loving the new team of Daniel, Teal'c, Mitchell, Sam and soon to be Vala  ;D Spoilers are a great way to enjoy things at least to me  :-[ :)

 Here is another spoiler for you in case you didn't already know...Richard Dean Anderson is set to come back for 3 episodes of SGA and 2 episodes of SG1. ;)

I have mixed feelings about his return because first off I think the show is doing just fine without him, second I didn't like his dumb and goofy attitude in the later seasons of the show, and third I didn't have to put up with the Jack/Sam nonsense on the show  ::) I also have reservations about him going to Atlantis because they already have a big enough cast as it is and I don't want O'Neill to take a episode away from one of the Atlantis characters. Also again I fear that they will bring Sam on one of the same episodes Jack will be in on Altantis and they will ruin that show with the love that wouldn't die  >:() Sorry about the above stuff if you like Sam/Jack  :-\ This is just one crazy fans opinion  ;)

 

 :rofl: The nose gives away their secret all the time  :rofl: :rofl:



 :o :o :o That is a longer time then me  :o :o :o By the time you get the show over their the second half will be starting over here, that is if they do it the same way they have been doing it every other season  ::) I used to love it that you guys got the second half first because I would always go on forums and message boards to see what happened. That way I wouldn't be disappointed if the episode didn't meet my expectations or I got really excited to see it when it did.

 I fine example of disappointment was "Evolution Part 2", part one was so great and part 2 didn't even match it. The best scenes were with Daniel/Dr.Lee and Jack/Burke even though Burke got on my nerves a couple times it was way better then the Sam/Teal'c/Jacob/Bratac storyline with the Supersoldiers (who I thought were a bad version of Storm Troopers  ::)).

If you want me to come on here and tell you how the episodes are in season 10 and 3 just tell me and I will or if not that's no problem also  ;)

I totally agree with the Sam / Jack situation.  If they had just married either one off or let Jack retire so they could get together it would have been so much better.  I would love to know if it is really true that two officers can't marry each other - I am pretty sure they can in the Royal Airforce  :-\


But don't forget we will probably see the complete season before you  ;D (sorry couldn't resist a smug smilie).  I seem to remember that you get loads of repeats ie maybe only one new episode every two weeks sometimes.  Don't they suspend things as well for that ratings sweep thing?  Luckily as this is shown on Sky nothing stops it (if it was the BBC nothing would stop it other than Football, Snooker, Tennis, Darts etc  :rofl: )


Far be it from me to stifle a creative writer.  If you think you will explode and suffer severe emotional trauma unless you share all the gossip then go ahead  :rofl:  Pleeeaaase  :o= :o= :rofl:

Oh and for the record I am not overly enthused by Jack going to Atlantis.  When he first dropped out I thought the show was finished but as you say I don't really miss him now.

I got tired of the directors giving us these forced scenes between Sam/Jack to show us they loved each other. A good example is the scene from "Evolution, pt.2" when Jack comes into Sam's office and tells her he has to go rescue Daniel. If you noticed they turned the lights in her office really low and they had this mood music going off in the background then to top it off they had Tapping give her doe eyed expression so we the audience know that this is a dramatic and loving moment between the two characters  :rofl: If  they wanted to convince me these 2 people had feelings for each other they would have done it without dimming the lights, adding music and making Sam look longingly into Jack's eyes  ::) I was a little sad at that scene because the way it came across to me was that Jack had to go save the pesky archealogist rather then be with the one he loved, but that was just my interpertation  :-\

They should have just got married or together like you said back in season 5 then we could have had some great SG1 stories in season 7 and 8 instead of the doomed relationship with Pete and Sam. "Chimera" had the potential to be one of the best episodes of SG1 to me because of the Osiris storyline but instead we got Sam falling in love with the doomed Pete  ::)

I am not in the military but I know some people who are or were in it and they have told me that it is against the regulations to date someone under your chain of command. ;)



I would love to share the gossip with you and I was wondering of you wouldn't mind returning the favor when you get the new episodes before me please  :o= :o=


I just hope when Jack goes he is the professional soldier of seasons 1-3 and not the clown of 4-8 that he became  :o= I still have reservations about him Guest starring on SG1 let alone Atlantis  :-\

I might be persuaded to give away a tit bit or two  ::) ;)

Thanks  ;D ;D

I have a little bit more spoiler details for one of the episodes Richard Dean Anderson is supposed to Guest star in on Stargate Atlantis if your interested ;)


He is supposed to be in the mid season 2 part episode "The Return" written by Martin Gero (My favorite SGA writer  :D). Him and Woolsey come to Atlantis due to The Asurans, they are supposed to be a race of powerful artificial lifeforms who were created by the Ancients thousands of years ago. They are made up of trillions of microscopic nanites, and their abilities lead the team to believe that they are the original technology on which the human-form Replicators were later based.

I am not sure I like the sound of that  :-\  It is all a bit of a coincidence.  I thought the human replicators only came into existence after the 'spider' ones encountered SG1.  I certainly never got the impression they had been around for maybe hundreds of years.  Did Thor know about them?  I thought he was just as shocked about their existence as everyone else.  It just seems a bit odd that the replicators discovered the Asurans at the same time as the crew of Atlantis.  Still it will probably be a great episode - at this stage any new episode will be a great episode  ;D

Thanks for the info  ;D

We learned that the character Reese created the replicators back in the season 5 episode "Menace", so I figured that maybe Reese's creator was an Ancient and that's how we get the replicators or Asurans for the Atlantis episode.I was wondering when they would get back to the nanite story that started in "Hot Zone" anyway and I guess this is it.

I don't think Thor ever new where the Replicators came from when they invaded his homeland so I guess we are going to find out in season 3 of Atlantis. I have mixed feelings about this episode not only because RDA possibly taking one of my favorite characters storyline time, but also because I never was really a big fan of the Replicator storyline on SG1. The only one I really liked was "Menace" and that was because the Reese character made me feel for her. I couldn't stand Fifth and his crew in season 6 and season 8 just made me happy when they finally killed him off and don't even get me started on the fiasco of RepliCarter  ::)

I am so excited about new episodes also because I am really starting to wear out my Atlantis DVD's and some of my SG1 DVD's  :-[

I am really hoping that the DVD's for season 2 of Atlantis and season 9 of SG1 come out in the summer because I want to see them all again and I really lovethe Commentaries they give you. I am really hoping for a commentary on the episodes "Grace Under Pressure",  "Duet","Trinity","The Lost Boys" and "The Hive"  :o=   The best episodes of season 2  in my opinion of course ;D

It was finally here, the premieres of Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis, YIPPEEE!!!!! They were awesome and I am so excited for next weeks episodes  ;D

Spoilers (just in case someone doesn't want to know what happened  ;))
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STARGATE SG1

Can I just say WOW  :o

The title of the episode was  "Flesh and Blood"  and was a contuation to the cliff hanger from season 9's "Camelot". It starts off with Vala giving birth to her miracle child. We find out throughout the episode that Vala's daughter Adria is a genetically engineered human form of Ori and was sent to our Galaxy to spread the word of Origin and kill anyone who doesn't believe. She ages from a baby to I believe a 12 year old throughout the episode and Vala tells SG-1 that she will be full grown in a matter of days.

Mitchell saves Carter from outerspace and then they save Teal'c from the Lucian Alliance. Daniel meanwhile rings himself unto a Ori ship (which happens to be the one Vala is on) right before the Russian ship he was on blows up. Him and Vala try to kidnap Adria to turn her on their side but end up failing. They are about to be killed by an Priior when the rest of SG1 beam them out onto the Odyssey.

I loved this episode and thought it was just as good as the season 9 preimeres  ;D Next weeks episode looks just as exciting because the SG1 team get exposed to a virus and have to stay awake or they will sleep forever.

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STARGATE ATLANTIS

Yet another WOW from me  ;D

The title of this episode was "No Man's Land" and was a contuation of season 2' cliffhanger "Allies". We see Sheppard latched onto a Wraith Hive ship and taken along for the ride to earth. Ronon and McKay are stuck in their own cocoons on the ship and Ronon finally gets a knife through it and they escape. Michael (the once human Wraith thanks to Beckett in season 2) decides to help Sheppard destroy the Wraith ship so they can't invade earth. Meanwhile Weir is being reprimanded at Stargate Command by Woolsey for some of her decisions in season 2. Back on the Hive Ship Rodney, Sheppard, Ronon and Michael have to find a way together to destroy the  ship before it is to late and it reaches earth and it's new feeding ground.

I found the most fun scenes to watch were onboard the Wraith ship but the scenes at Stargate Command were interesting also becuase I also felt some of Weir's decisions in season 2 were a bit questionable so all in all I loved it. I found that a lot of the dialogue was hilarious  ;D Some of the best quotes in this episode were;

Sheppard: "'Operation: This Will Most Likely End Badly' is a go."
McKay: "I suppose I'd rather die as a hero than as a meal." 
McKay:  (in regards to the Hive ship knowing the location to earth) "They downloaded something along with the Hive ship plan.  Something like spyware, like when I stupidly downloaded porn-- music! When I downloaded music!"

These are just some of the fun lines throughout the episode  ;D The only problem I had with this episode was the ending and that was the "To Be Continued" line...GRRR!!! Only 5 more days until the conclusion  :)

Thank you  ;D ;D ;D  Keep talking, I'm listening  ;D

As long as you keep listening I will definitely keep talking  ;) :rofl:

I didn't think their would be two great episodes in a row but boy was I wrong. This episode was even better to me then last weeks premiere  ;D

The title of this one is "Morpheus"

It starts out with Mitchell, Vala and Sam in the Gate room awaiting Tealc's return from reporting about the Ori invasion on our galaxy. It then goes into the hallway were Daniel runs into them announcing that he found a Gate address left by Morgan LeFay. I cracked up during the one scene in this part because when Daniel came running to them in the hall he started talking really fast about what he found and spouting out names they never heard of. Sam looked at Mitchell and stated "and you say that I am hard to undersatand", it was funny.

They decide to go to the gate address to check it out.I did love that before they went Daniel went to Landry to give him a convincing case on why Vala should be a part of the SGC. Her story was sweet and hilarious at times because thanks to Daniel talking to Landry, Landry decided to give her a chance. She had to go under a evaluation by a Pychiatrist and let me say this was fun to watch  ;D Their are a lot of really great scenes throughout this episode and another really great one was between Daniel and Vala right before he left through the gate. If you are like me and love the Daniel/Vala dynamic then you will love this.

When they finally get to the deserted address they find the body of 2 people sleeping on a bed. You eventaully find out that what infected this society is starting to affect the members of the team when they start falling asleep one by one. The only problem is if they don't find a cure then the bug that is affecting them will slowly kill them. They had some really great scenes between Teal'c/Mitchell in a cave and Daniel/Sam in the building. I missed these team episodes so this one really made me happy. I don't want to give to much else away but when they finally do get cured and are back on base their is a really great scene in the gateroom with Vala,Landr,Daniel,Mitchell,Sam,Teal'c and Woolsey (that's Robert Picardo's character in case you forgot). It involved on whether or not Vala was now a member of the SGC. All in all this episode will defintely be among one of my favorites for season 10 and I hope next week's is just as good or even better.

They go to Atlantis next week in the "Pegasus Project" WOO HOO!!! A double dose of Rodney McKay...I am very happy  ;D ;D ;D

Now onto Stargate Atlantis  :)

The episode title was "The Misbegotten"

This episode was about what to do with the 200 Wraith that they gave the Virus to that Beckett made back in season 2 that turned them all human. Also they had to decide what to do with Michael, the wraith they started this experiment on back in the season 2 episode "Micheal". Also Weir has to defend herself against losing her post as the leader to the Atlantis project to the I.O.A. Woolsey(Robert Picardo) is in this episode also and he is the one who has to evaluate her.

This episode was good and it was interesting to see what they would do with the human Wraith but this episode was not nearly as good as the SG1 episode at least to me. I loved the McKay/Sheppard moments but then again I always do  ;D I liked that they had to deal with the reprocussions in their actions from season 2 and I also liked that Beckett may have finally seen what he did back in season 2 was maybe not the right way to go about dealing with the Wraith.

It was interesting and it ws fun to watch them deal with having a Hive ship at least for the little while they did have it.  :)

All in all it was a fun Friday night yet again and I can't wait until next Friday for the next two episodes  ;D ;D ;D

So does this mean that Daniel really likes Vala now?  And if so how much  ::) ;)

To tell you the truth as much as I hate romances on this show because the writers suck at writing it convincingly, this is one that they actually could do that I would believe.

I love watching these two act together because they are so much fun and they have some really great moments. I will never forget how great the scene was in the season 9 episode "Avalon,pt.2". The scene were she is being burned alive and the moments around it were some of my favorite Daniel/Vala scenes.

I guess to answer your question, I don't know if he likes her but it seems like a nice friendship is growing between the two. One of my favorite moments with Vala in the episode on Friday was when she told the Pychiatrist that she is doing this because someone finally believed in her and you can tell that someone she was talking about is Daniel  ;D

My biggest fear would be for the writers to put it in their head to try and put Mitchell and Vala together since they were together in Farscape as John and Ayron. I will be really  >:() if they even try and go that route. I prefer that the team just remain friends but if their must be a romance at least let it finally be with a more believable couple.

Well if Daniel and Vala do get together I hope they just have a huge, mad, passionate affair.  None of this skirting around the issue for 20 episodes - been there done that with Sam and Jack.  I am with you in not wanting a Mitchell / Vala pairing.  So far the writers have done a very good job of keeping the characters a very long way away from Farscape (apart from a couple of little snippets which are just cute :D).

I couldn't agree with you more on getting the affair going if that's the route the writers want to take  ;D Sam and Jack have been unconvincingly skirting around the edges of their so called romance for me since season 4's episode "Fair Game" ( you don't even want to get me started on how much I hate that episode  >:() :-[).

I just found out that when the show goes on hiatus in September I will have to wait until March to get the second half of the season on Sci Fi  :'( They usually have you wait at least 4 months but now it will be 6 whole months until I see the second half of each show. I will just have to look forward to your spoilers like you do with me  ;)

I am however excited about this weeks episode of SG1 and Atlantis because McKay will be in both of them  ;D

That's madness, taking the shows off air for six months  :o  If they did that in the UK they would lose the audience, heck we complain if it is dropped for one week for football  ;D

I am hoping that Sci Fi is listening to all the negative feedback about a six month hiatus and change their minds but only time will tell  ::)

I just finished watching Stargate Atlantis and I am ready to give you my weekly report on both shows. We had a really big Yard Sale this weekend so I barely had time to watch SG1 on Saturday and I finally got to finish Atlantis today. I hate Yard Sales because their is to way to much work involved for so little gain  >:() Well onto more happier and exciting things  ;D

I didn't think SG1 could do it three weeks in a row for me but they did. I have to say again WOW this was an amazing episode and now I can't decide which one I like more, this weeks or last weeks it's a toss up  ;D

The episode was called "The Pegasus Project"

It starts out with Mitchell, Vala and Daniel in the mess hall on the Odyssey, Daniel is sleeping at the table due to staying up all night from excitement about finally getting to go to Atlantis. The poor guy has been trying forever and now he finally has his wish coming true  ;DI loved when Mitchell took a leaf like thing to his ear and said "Good morning sunshine"  :rofl: so he could wake up in time to see the Odyssey approach Atlantis.

When they finally get to Atlantis they are in the briefing room with Rodney, Weir and Sheppard. Sam is showing them their plan on taking a Stargate to a Black hole in the Pegasus Galaxy and shooting nuclear warheads through the blackhole into the Supergate in the Milky Way Galaxy that will hopefully cause the Ori Stargate to establish a continuous Wormhole from the Pegasus Galaxy and that will prevent anymore Ori ships to come to the Milky Way Galaxy. Rodney gets to go along on the Odyssey with Sam and Mitchell while Daniel and Vala stay on Atlantis to find out some information on Merlin's secret weapon that can destroy ancients. I just loved Rodney in this episode but I am not sure I like how he was treated a few times in it, but David did a great job anyway  ;D The joke with the lemon was hilarious however  :rofl: :rofl:

Meanwhile back at Atlantis Daniel got to talk to an ancient names Morgan le Fay who gave him two Gate addresses he needed to help them find were Merlin may have hid his secret weapon. Vala was great with Daniel and I laughed when she asked him if they could basically look for some loot on Atlantis first before they got to work, her and Daniel make a really great team. I loved how he finally let the Ancients know how he felt about their non interference rules especially concerning the Ori.

Rodney and Sam do finally manage to get a wormhole established by blowing up a Wraith ship but my question is this...Now that they have a continuous Wormhole from the Pegasus Galaxy to the Milky Way Galaxy because the gate they put at the blackhole is also working now, How do they prevent the Wraith from finding it and going through? I guess this maybe something the writers didn't care to dwell on or I am just a nitpicker about certain details  :-\  ::)

I do love that Daniel finally got to go to Atlantis after trying for the last 2 years and I love it that he got to talk to an Ancient that actually remembered him when he was ascended  ;D

It was a really great episode and their are so many lines I love in this episode that I will remember  ;D

Daniel: (In regards to a hologram he was getting information from on Atlantis)" I think I had her in the fifth grade" 
Sheppard: (About Rodney interrupting Sam during the meeting): "If he speaks again I will shoot him"
McKay: (after interrupting again)" Don't shoot me you know I can't help myself"  :rofl:
Miitchell's Danny's Disneyland comment in regards to Daniel in Atlantis  ;D

 ;D ;D ;D All in all a really great episode and twice as fun with both Daniel and Rodney in it  ;D ;D ;D

Now onto Stargate Atlantis  :)

I have to say that this episode while fun was also not as good as SG1's episode again for the third week in a row. I loved Rodney and Sheppard in this one but when do I not love McKay  :rofl:

It starts off with the tema trying to find enough Gates in space around abandoned planets so they can collect them and make a line up of gates from the Pegasus Galaxy to the Milky Way Galaxy. They run across a village on the planet were everyone basically worships one of the villagers named Lucius Lavin.

You later find out after Beckett bring Lucius to Atlantis that he takes a special herb that makes everyone fall for him and do everything he says. McKay and Sheppard don't get affected with the rest of the Atlanteans because they were out looking for some gates they could use for their plan. When they return they see everyone acting strange and falling at their feet to worship Lucius. Sheppard gets Rodney to test a vile that Rodney found in Lucius room to find out if that is the cause of everyone's strange behavior. When Rodney tells him he needs a little more to sample since the vile didn't have enough Sheppard decides to go back to the village that Lucius came from to get some. When he gets at the village he see's that the villager's are all sick since Lucius left them but when he returns to Atlantis he see's that McKay is now also infected with whatever is affecting the others.

He later kidnaps Beckett and takes him to the Mainland so he can get him away from Lucius and whatever is affecting him to act the way he is. They do eventually find the cure and get rid of Lucius but you have to see the episode to see how wacky they act when he is around especially McKay and Beckett  :rofl:

I did love the end however when Sheppard was picking on Beckett and Weir on their worshipping of Lucius  :rofl: but the best part was when he took off stating he had to clean Rodneys room before their next mission. Rodney admits to taking a tiny bit of the herb and that's why Sheppard is going to clean his room  :rofl: :rofl: It was very funny  :rofl: :rofl:

Again this epsiode was good but I am hoping to eventually get an episode that really stands out like last years episodes "Grace Under Pressure", "Trinity", "Duet", "Aurora", "The Lost Boys", "The Hive"  "Coup D'etat" . Thank goodness this is only the third episode in and that their is 17 more to go to get their  ;D
 

Hi and sorry I took so long to give you an overview on the last two weeks episodes  :( Things have been hectic at home this last two weeks but anyway on with some short reviews of the last 4 episodes that have been aired on Sci Fi  ;)

I will do SG1 first:
Week of August 4 "Insiders"

This is the first episode of SG1 that I didn't really care for as much as the last few. The first thing that got me was all the Baals, I don't really care for this character and the Ori make Baal seem like a bad joke anymore anyway and you don't even want to get me started on how he dresses. Okay on with the sneek peak for you: The SGC ends up finding a lot of Baals all over and take them back to the SGC for interrogation on what they want on earth. They all later escape and threaton to kill Agent Barret who is visiting the SGC if Carter who they also caught doesn't give them the Stargate addresses that Jack got them when he was downloaded with the ancients knowledge back in season 2 (I think). She stupidly (my opinion) hands over the information instead of giving them some false addresses like they did with the Aschen in season 5. It ends with the Baals escaping and now it's a race against time to find Merlin's secret weapon before the real Baal does. All in all this episode was a real disapointment for me.

Week 2 August 11 "Uninvited"

Now this episode I liked if not just for the fact that we got to see Landry and Mitchell up at Jack's cabin relaxing before they find out that their are bounty hunters after the team. Sam, Vala and tealc are back at the SGC fighting their own bounty hunters before they were able to join the others up at the cabin themselves. Landry and Vala were a lot of fun to watch in this episode  :) You also find out that their are strange creatures out their killing people and some of them have made it to earth and Landry and Mitchell have to stop them. I loved the end of this with the poker game also. All in all this was a much better episode then last weeks.

This week will be the "200th" episode and I am a little worried because Martin Lloyd will be in it and I didn't care about him the last two times this character appeared on the show. We shall see though  :-\

Now on to Atlantis:
Week 1 August 4 "Sateda"

This episode was about Ronon being given back to the wraith when some villagers saw him and identified him as a wraith runner. They had a lot of action with showing Ronon trying to escape him plus we saw a glimpse of his past and hpw he became a runner in the first place. The thing that actually saved this episode for me though was the team moments between McKay, Sheppard, Teyla and Beckett on their way to save Ronon from the Wraith. I loved the mess hall scene with Teyla and Sheppard because it was a sweet friendship moment between the two and let you see a little bit of how John feels about the others. I also loved the scenes between Beckett and McKay in the infirmary especially after Beckett gave McKay a little to much morphine  :rofl: This episode had a lot of bonding moments when it wasn't interupted by Ronon and his running so all in all I enjoyed it and will say that it was better then I thought it would be.

Week 2 "Progeny"

This is the episode were we meet the new bad guys. They are like the Replicators in the Milky Way galaxy but they are actually Nanites that evolved to look like their creators who happen to have been the ancients. Our team goes to their planet to gain allies only to discover that they don't live on a planet but in an exact replica of Atlantis only much much bigger. They are taken as prisoners and interrogated by the human nanites to find out the location of the actual Atlantis. You find out that they want to destroy Atlantis because they are mad at their creators for trying to destroy them. The team does eventually stop them but they haven't destroyed them all so I have a feeling these guys will be back in the near future. I felt bad for the one human nanite named Liam because he did try to help them. All in all this episode was a good one but I am not sure yet if I care for the new bad guys or not because I wasn't really a big fan of the replicators when they were on SG1.

Again sorry it took so long for this and I will try and do better in the future especially if I want you to give me some reviews when you get the second half of the seasons before me  :( ;)

Looks like this is the last series for Stargate SG-1

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=37607

Yes, sad to say that their will be no more Stargate SG1 episodes after the 10th season finishes. I wish we would have at least gotten one more season, but I am happy to get the seasons we did get because after all the show was supposed to be cancelled countless of times since season 5 ended on Showtime. I am also very happy that I got my favorite character back (Daniel Jackson) before the show actually did end so thanks Sci Fi and MGM for that at least  :) I will hope for a mini series or maybe even a Stargate movie in the future as long as it has the characters I have comed to love in the series. I also think it is a shame the show was cancelled because I have been enjoying season 9 and 10 as much as I did the first few seasons of SG1.

Their is good news however and I have my fingers crossed that Sci Fi keeps their word on it after the fiasco with Farscape. The good news is that Stargate Atlantis has been renewed for a season 4. While I will miss watching both shows together next year I am grateful that at least one Stargate will still be on.

As for my reviews of the shows I will come back after this weeks episode are over and come on and do them. I just have this to say about the 200th episode of SG1, it was fantastic and it had me in stitches it was so funny  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

So long Stargate SG1 you will be greatly missed  :'(

I just wanted to apologize again for taking so long on these reviews  :-[ It has been a rather hectic month for my family and me  :o They didn't have any Stargate episodes on this Labor Day weekend but instead they had a marathon of Viewer Choice episodes of SG1. I thought I would Post my reviews for the four episodes I did see and haven't been on to review yet so here it goes:

Before I start my reviews I wanted to let you know that if you didn't already know that they said that the UK will be getting season 10 of Stargate SG1 and season 3 of Stargate Atlantis on October 18th according to Gateworld news  ;D

-Season Ten of Stargate SG-1 and Season Three of Stargate Atlantis will finally kick off in the United Kingdom on October 18, broadcaster Sky One has announced.-

Brand new episodes of SG-1 will air Wednesdays at 8 p.m., followed by new episodes of Atlantis at 9 p.m.

I will start again with both the SG1 episodes-

1st Episode of Stargate SG1 "200"

This episode was called "200" because of course it was the 200th episode of SG1. I was worried about this episode at first because I hated the 100th episode "Wormhole Extreme" with a passion. The 200th episode however was great and a real treat to watch because it was absoultely hilarious. The only problem with it is some of the jokes are in jokes between the fans and the show people so new viewers may get a little confused. I know understand why Brad Wright called it a Kiss to the fans of SG1  :) You will just have to see this episode to believe it but lets just say it had "Wizard of Oz", "Farscape", "Star Trek", the furlings, puppets and I could just go on  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: This episode also had a Special Guest star that the fans will love seeing again and I defintely don't mean the guy who played Martin Lloyd in the 100th episode ;) All in all this was a very enjoyable and fun episode to watch.

2nd Episode of Stargate SG1 "Counterstrike"

I have to admit it but after the 200th episode was over it was nice getting back to the Ori story again the week after. We got to meet Adria, Vala's daughter fully grown and played by Morena Baccarin from "Firefly" and I just want to say she did an excellent job as the leader of the Ori in the Milky Way Galaxy. This episode was also the end for Dakara and a lot of the Jaffa also but it was their own fault because they started attacking the Ori and a lot of innocent people that the Ori captured on Ori conquered planets. I love the team feel to this episode and I loved how Adria said that she had plans for Daniel  >:D This episode was really good and I can't wait to see what happens next with Adria and the SG1 team  ;D

Next weeks episode is "Memento Mori" and it involves Vala getting kidnapped by the Trust while out to dinner with Daniel and the team has to get her back  ;)

Now onto Stargate Atlantis  ;D

1st Episode of Staragte Atlantis "The Real World"

This episode was alright and if you are a big Weir fan then you will really enjoy it. It dealt with her being infected by a virus and causing her to think that Atlantis is a figment of her profoundly stressed imagination. The last two years of her life as she remembers them never happened according to her psychiatrist Dr. Fletcherand her hallucination of Atlantis was caused by a car accident which killed her fiance, Simon Wallace, which lead to her having post traumatic stress. She has also been suffering delusional psychosis triggered by the stress of negotiating a nuclear non-proliferation treaty also so she ends up in a Hospital in Washington due to all her problems. The problem is she has to try and figure at fact from fiction before it's to late.

2nd Episode of Stargate Atlantis "Common Ground"

This episode was just shocking and well written. I loved the concern everyone showed for Sheppard and I loved having Kolya back even though he was twice as bad as he has ever been. This episode starts off with Sheppard being captured by Koyla in an attemp for him to get leadership of the Genii with the crew of Atlantis's help. You see a really dark side of him when he keeps having a Wraith suck more and more of Sheppard's life away until Weir offers to help him. The race is on to find Sheppard before the Wraith kills him but also to stop Koyla. As I said earlier I love watching the teams concern over their friend who was in danger. You also get to learn a new thing about the Wraith which is pretty interesting  ;)

Next weeks episode of Stargate Atlantis is "McKay and Mrs.Miller" I am really really excited about this episode because not only is it about McKay but it also has David Hewlett's real life sister Kate Hewlett playing McKay's sister on the show. I am sooooo excited to see this one  ;D ;D ;D

WooHoo  ;D ;D ;D  Only about 6 weeks to go  ;D ;D

Thanks for posting these reviews Wendi.  There is just enough info to make me want to watch the episodes but not enough to spoil them ;D

Can I just say, and I say this in all seriousness, how could you not love Wormhole Extreme  :o :o :o :o.  Please note I am not even acknowledging that you hated it, just that you didn't love it  ;).  Well if I thought that WE was brilliant I can't wait to see 200, it must be amazing  ;D

And an episode called McKay and Mrs Miller, well the title just makes you want to watch it  ;D

You will love the Premieres, trust me  ;D ;D ;D



I am sad that I will only be getting three more new episodes and then I have to wait until March to see the rest, AAUUUURRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!  >:()  >:() >:() >:() I can't wait to read your reviews on the episodes when you get them  ;D

It is also sad that this may be the last season of SG1  :'( MGM and Bridge Studios are working on a way to keep it going but who nows if they will succeed or not especially with Sci Fi thwarting them at every turn  >:( :( I hope for at least a couple of 2 hour movies with this team because I feel like seasons 9 and 10 have given us some of the best episodes in a really long time, I would say since season 1-3. Thank goodness we are getting a season 4 of Atlantis and I still have my fingers crossed that David Hewlett signs on  :o= :o= :o=.



I guess my main problem with Wormhole Extreme was it had way to much of the Crew instead of the cast in it and also RDA took up a lot of the story with the Guest character of the week. I would have liked it better if it wasn't the pivotal 100th episode and I also felt that those moments should be focused around the cast and I mean the whole cast and not just the supposed star of the show. I loved the 200th episode because it had something for everybody and it did have that team feeling to it. I can't wait to hear what you thought of it but I can tell you for me it blew the 100th episode right out of the water  ;D It had me cracking up a lot and the in jokes were just to funny  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: I forgot to mention the wedding scene that you will have to see to believe  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


I have been waiting for this episode to air since I first read spoilers on it way back when  ;D I am soooooo excited to see it, only 4 more days to go   ;D

Wedding scene  :o :o :o  Who, who.  No on second thoughts don't tell me, just let me make up weird combinations in my head for a few months ........  Daniel and Varla, Teal'c and Sam, O'Neil and Walter  :rofl:

I won't tell but I do love some of your guesses  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Now onto my review of last weeks episodes and let me tell you that the episodes were awesome  :o  ;D

First Stargate SG1 "Memento Mori"

This episode was a great episode but the trust are slowly getting on my last nerve. I just don't care for these guys and now that they have been infiltrated by the Gou'ald I am really tired of them  ::)

As for the episode though I dealt with them because I enjoyed it a lot especially all the scenes with Daniel and Vala. The episode starts off with Vala working in a diner and ending up taking out a couple of would be thieves. After the commercial break the episode starts three weeks earlier from what happened in the teaser. Throughout the episode you see the team looking for Vala who was kidnapped by the trust and it is a race on who will find her again first when she escapes them, the team or the trust  ;) Some of the greatest moments of this episode are the dinner date with two of the team members, the worry from Daniel on whether or not Vala is dead or alive, and of course the ending scene which I don't want to give away but it starts at the warehouse and ends at the base  ;D

All in all I just loved this episode but I can tell you this now the highlight of my evening was definitely Stargate Atlantis  ;D ;D ;D David and Kate Hewlett made this one of my most favorite episodes of Stargate Atlantis to date  ;D ;D ;D

Now onto Stargate Atlantis "McKay and Mrs. Miller"

This episode starts out at a house were a mother and daughter are playing with a train set when the mother starts doing a Physics problem on a bunch of drawing paper with her daughters fingerpaints  :D You later find out that the problem she did ends up being something that Rodney has been working on for awhile now to give more power to Atlantis and also that the person who solved the problem happens to be Jeannie McKay Rodneys little sister. I just loved the moments between these two and just wait until you find out Rodneys real first name  :rofl: I also got a kick out of all the really great team moments and just wait until you meet Rod also ;)  ;D  I don't want to give to much away for this episode because it is just that great and to give to much away I feel would ruin it. All in all this episode was a lot of fun and I really hope that Jeannie McKay makes an appearance again in season 4  :o= With the actress being David Hewlett's real life sister I don't think that would be to hard for the producers to get her to come back because all they would have to do would be to ask David if she was busy or not ;D

Well I am back with my second to last review before I have to wait six months for the second half of the season. Sharon I can't wait to read your reviews then because they will have to help sustain me especially if the first half season finales are as great as the previews made them look  ;D I still can't believe it will be six months instead of the usual 3  >:() >:() >:()

Well on to better things to talk about and that is the reviews  ;)

First:
Stargate SG1 "Company of Thieves"

This episode was good but again when will earth stop ticking off it's allies or even would be allies. The first ones to go were the Jaffa awhile back and now we have the Luccian Alliance which to me again are not as interesting as the Ori.

The leader of the Lucian Alliance sends one of his seconds to capture the Odyssey in hope that he will fail in this episode. It ends up though that the capture ends up being a success and the second doesn't only stop their he also attempts to capture all of SG1. Carter was captured on board the Odyssey and later Daniel and Vala get captured with another trap made by him. Meanwhile Cameron and Teal'c make plans to rescue them by Cameron using the device Daniel used back in the episodes "Summit" and "Last Stand" to infiltrate the Alliance. If you really want a spoiler someone does die in this episode that is sad but it is none of the members of SG1 thank goodness. The best parts of this episode again were all the scenes with Daniel and Vala which I think are right up their as my all time favorite moments on the show anymore  ;D All in all this episode was good but I found Atlantis a bit more interesting.

The previews next week on the other hand for the mid season cliffhanger looks just amazing and I am really excited to see it. ;D

Now on to the second show:

Stargate Atlantis "Phantoms"

This episode was really good and it gave you some backstory on Sheppard to boot. It starts off with Sheppard informing Weir that a team is late in returning so he wants to send out a search party to look for them. When she gives the okay, Sheppard, McKay, Teyla, Ronon and Beckett head out to the planet to search for the missing team. They soon find a cave with a Wraith device that ends up being a mind altering device that soon affects Sheppard and Ronon like it did the team that came their before them. Now they have to not only search for the missing team but they also have to fight the same affects. This episode was really good and had some really great moments in it especially with the way it ended up tricking you a couple of times. I don't want to say to much because it will give a lot away but all in all this was a great episode. The ending alone was that good  ;)

No pressure then  ::) ;).  I can't believe they are keeping you hanging for so long  >:().  I only have around two weeks to wait now and it can't come a day too soon  ;D ;D ;D

No pressure  ;) I am sure you will do an excellent job but be prepared I like to ask questions if that's alright with you   :-\ ??? I also can't believe that they are waiting so long to show the second half of the seasons for both shows  >:() First Sci Fi teases us with a possible season 11, then they pull that rug out from under us and now it feels like they just want Stargate to go away all together since it finally did it's job for them  >:() >:()

The first two episodes are well worth the wait and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did  ;D

This will be it for my side of the reviews, I can't believe that I have to wait six months to see the conclusions to both these amazing episodes. I was on the edge of my seat during both shows just to see what would happen next and when the screen came up with To Be Continued... I could have just  :'( They were both that good   >:():D

Now on to the reviews:

First: Stargate SG1 "The Quest, pt.1"

The SG1 team continues for their search of the Holy Grail to defeat the Ori with Merlins secret weapon mentioned in the earlier episode "Camelot". The weapon happens to be the mythical Sangraal and SG-1 hopes that if they find it they can destroy the Ori with it then their followers will cease their campaign.The team ends up visiting a medieval-style village on another world,they meet Osric, an old librarian who keeps  material related to the Sangraal. But they soon find out that Baal is also their on the planet searching for the device. Osric warns the SG1 team that many have come searching for the Sangraal, but have died or gone missing in their quest. The woods were the Sangraal is said to be located was cursed by Morgan Le Fay.Convincing Osric to show them the map is just the first of many challenges SG-1 has to face to find the secret weapon. They must decipher ancient clues overcome a curse and even join forces with their enemy.

This episode ends at a Major cliffhanger and now that I saw the previews on AOL for part 2 I am really jeolous of you for being able to see it the whole way through. This was an among the best of the episodes for season 10 and I can't believe Sci Fi is cancelling this show when this is one of the best seasons they have had in a real long time. >:()

Now on to my second review:

Stargate Atlantis  "The Return, pt.1"

This episode starts with Rodney on board the Daedalus explaining to the crew their expirement on the gates they put in place from the Pegasus Galaxy to the Milky Way Galaxy. While they are testing the gates they get a signal on a ship that ends up being one of the Ancients war ships and it happens to be full of Ancients. The story ends up being how the Ancients want the city back so the Atlantians are asked to leave and give Atlantis back to the rigthtful owners. I loved the moments with everyone back on earth but I was sad to see their reactions to losing the place they had called home for the last three years. They do get a message finally from Atlantis though stating they are under attack by the human replicators that were in the episode "Progeny". You will never believe what the Atlantis team does in the end of this episode but let me tell you this I could have screamed when the To Be Contiued... words came up on the screen just like with SG1 >:() Also RDA and Robert Picardo guest star in this episode but I thought it would have been just fine with Picardo only since it didn't really need RDA for the story plot.

Ah Wendi I am so sorry you have to wait 6 months for the two part two's  :'(  But thank you so much for supplying me with my weekly fix of wormhole fun  ;D.  But for anyone in the UK .......

Only one more day until you get season 10 of Stargate SG1 and season 3 of Stargate Atlantis in the UK  ;D I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and you are so lucky that you don't have to wait six whole months to see the second half of the season for both shows  >:() :'( ;)

Also here is some news for the people who are as upset as I am that we are not going to get a season 11 of SG1  :(

In the works for Stargate SG-1, MGM has given a green light for the show's creators to produce two direct-to-DVD movies based on SG-1. One of the story lines according to Writer Brad Wright is that the first film will deal with the climax of the Ori story line. It is supposed to tie up the loose ends from the show's tenth season. The film will be written and directed by current SG-1 executive producer and show-runner Robert C. Cooper, Brad Wright will write the second film,which will involve time travel.

The studio is hoping for a fall of 2007 release for both movies  :)

I don't know if I like Robert Cooper writing and directing for anything relating to SG1 anymore because out of all the writers he is my least favorite for far to many reasons to mention and also the idea of 2 direct to DVD movies won't excite me until I find out what actors or should I say the members of SG1  in particular sign on to be in the movies. I will be their as long as we have Daniel, Vala, Mitchell and Teal'c, they are my main requirements to view any future SG1 shows.

Well we are onto our second episode of each series and all I can say Wendi is ..... you were right  ;D ;D.  They are just as good, if not better, than last season.

I have just seen the one where SG1 go to the planet where everyone dies in their sleep and I was a bit disappointed with how quickly they got cured at the end - is it just me or do they only find a cure once everyone who is not in SG1 has died  ::).  But the saving grace was Vala's psych exam  :rofl:.  I am going to have to re-read this thread soon to see if we liked the same bits  ;D.

I told you that you wouldn't be disapointed and I am happy I was right so far ;D

I agree with you on how quick they got the cure and yes I do believe that they waited until everybody but SG1 died to find it.  ::) Vala is so funny and great to watch in this episode, I loved the scene near the beginning with her and Daniel when she said she was using his computer to study for her psyche evaluation and he told her she wasn't allowed and didn't have his password anyway, I was  :rofl: when she told him she had it and before he could respond Mitchell pulled him into the Gateroom  :rofl: :rofl:  These two are just so much fun to watch together.


Here is some more news about Season 4 of Atlantis and possibly a couple of 2 hour DVD's for Stargate SG1.

As you probably know by now Stargate SG1 has been cancelled by Sci Fi and their will not be a season 11  :( However, MGM gave the green light for Bridge Studios to make a couple 2 hour movies either on DVD or tv for next year. I already gave the information out about what they will be about in my last post  ;) As long as Daniel and Vala are in it I will be very happy  ;D

As for Stargate Atlantis, I just found out some news about a new cast member joining the show for a few episodes in season four:
 
Jewel Staite will be returning to Atlantis. She has landed a recurring role on the show. She may appear in about 13 to 15 episodes in season 4 according to actor Joe Flannigon (Colonel John Sheppard).Details so far on Staite's new role are not yet known.
 
 
 

Just seen the 200th episode. I never laughed so much at a show because I was ment to  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Sufice to say, Wendi, your reviews were a great preparation for the real thing. Thank you.
Sharon won't see the episode until tomorrow  :rofl:

I have to say for the 200th episode they certainly outdid themselves  :rofl: My favorites were the Farscape spoof, the wedding scene (what Daniel said to Jack  :rofl: :rofl:) and the WoZ moment just to name a few.

I can't wait to here what Sharon thinks of the episode  :) It really is something you have to see to believe  :rofl: It was hard to give a review for this one because if you said to much it would really spoil the jokes in the episode  ;)

I am glad you enjoined it just as much as I did and here is hoping Sharon enjoys it also ;D

I missed the first 20 mins or so and turned on to see these puppets cavorting around and wonderd what I had stumbled upon  :rofl: :rofl:  Have to say tha Atlantis episode was superb  ;D

De Orc  8)

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That was amazing.  Graham had told me I would love the bit at 28 minutes and boy did I  ;D ;D.  It was so clever that they made Daniel up as Creighton  ;D  And Ben's Australian accent  :rofl:.  But all the trouble they went to with Sam's make up and you barely saw her  :o.  I can't wait for the DVD, there must be loads of extras  :o=

I was actually a bit disappointed with the wedding (except where Daniel almost proposed to Jack  :rofl:).  I would have rather have had a double wedding with Sam and Jack and Daniel and Vala.  But that is just me being picky.  The whole episode was as close to perfect as anyone could ever get  ;D ;D ;D.

I need to go and watch Atlantis now - I kept rewinding SG so much to watch bits over again I ran out of time  :rofl: 

And as dear 'ol Boggy said Wendi, your reviews were spot on, thank you  ;D ;D

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This was a much better episode then the 100th one that was for sure. I just loved Daniel playing Creighton also and I have to say he almost had the voice perfect  :rofl: The Wizard of Oz skit had me rolling around laughing just as much especially with the guys in those costumes  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: As for the wedding the part were Daniel basically said that if Sam didn't show up soon people would think that he and Jack were getting married was what made that whole scene for me, I couldn't believe that the writers wrote that  :rofl:  :rofl: I love the idea of Daniel and Vala especially after watching "Avalon" to "Origin" in season 9 and "Momento Mori" from season 10 again  ;D I see sparks between these two that I never saw once between Jack and Sam.

I was also like you and watched certain bits over and over again because it was so funny and entertaining to watch. I got a big kick out of the Puppets and your right I can't wait to see what extra's they give us for this DVD. Did you see the special on the "200th" episode, that was as entertaining as the 200th episode also. I loved how th whole cast and crew talked about making the episode and what it was like to get to 200.

Thanks, I am glad you liked my reviews. I was afraid to give either to much or to little information so I am happy to hear that I did alright  ;D

Was that the one with Walter trying to find out if he was in the episode  :rofl:.  And Sam playing a practical joke on Jack, or should I say MacGyver  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Do you know, I think we have nearly caught up to you  :o

Yep, that was the special that was shown  ;D You are almost their with only five more episodes to go to pass me, I am sooooo jealous  :P According to another forum you will get episodes 11 of SG1/Atlantis in the beginning of January while I have to wait the whole way until March  ::) The only bonus with this is it postpones the final season of SG1  :-\

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I have found out a few things about season 4 of Alantis that I thought you might be intetested in and they are the following;

1. Sam Carter may be joining the cast for a little of season 4 ( I am crossing my fingers she is only on 1 or 2 episodes myself because they really don't need her in Atlantis at all, they have Rodney and he is 100 times better then she ever will be)

2. Someone is leaving the show (if you want to know who just ask me and I will tell you,if you don't want to know then mums the word ;)) Rumor has it that this is who Jewel Staite will be replacing, I am not to happy about this either because I kind of like the character that is leavng and it also sounds like they are going to pull another Ford with the leaving character. >:()

Mmmmm I could well do without Sam in Atlantis as well.  In fact I even thought Jack was surplus to requirements in the 200th.


What do you think  ;D.  Tell me, tell me, tell me  >:D >:D >:D....... please ;D

It's a shame we have to put up with Jack yet again in "Return" parts 1 and 2  :( If the rumors are also true on a comment he makes in the second part of "Return"  from people who saw this episode already then I really wish he wasn't in these two episodes.  >:()

I also just don't see the need for Sam on Atlantis because Rodney is 10 times smarter then her in my honost opinion so anything she can de he does it better. My fear is that with her coming the writers may dumb down McKay and take away his snarkiness in honor of their precious favorite Sam Carter  >:() >:() *fingers crossed that doesn't happen*

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The character that is leaving the show is Dr. Carson Beckett (Paul McGillion), all they said was that he will be leaving but may pop back in once in a while like Ford did. The only difference between Ford and Beckett for me though was that I love the character of Beckett  :'( Not as much as McKay but close  :'(

Nooooo  :'(.  I think he is a great character, if a little underused.  I had thought it was going to be Taylor - you know a woman replacing a woman.  It will be a real shame if he leaves, I am sure there are still lots of stories to be told about him  :'(

I was upset also when I found out it was this character because he is one of my favorites  :( I wouldn't have minded losing Dr.Weir or Ronon myself because neither of them do anything for me. I am just really really really grateful that it wasn't David Hewlett leaving  ;D This show has got to stop taking people away and adding new people because it is getting a bit redicoulous  ::)

I really wouldn't mind if they were all wiped out except Rodney and Carson and replaced with SG1  >:D

 

I actually don't mind Sheppard, I love when Rodney and him banter back and forth with each other. They can get quite funny at times  :rofl: The only times I do mind Sheppard is when he is being mean to poor Rodney, for example the lemon scene in "The Pegasus Project". I am okay with Teyla also but Ronon is just their for me so I could really just take him or leave him...preferably at this point leave him even after seeing "Setada"  >:D Weir has her moments when she gets on my nerves but she also has her moments when I just don't notice she's their  :)

The only person I wouldn't mind seeing on Atlantis from SG1 would be Daniel Jackson but instead we are possibly getting Sam Carter for season 4. I really would prefer they keep her as far away from Atlantis as possible because I can't stand how they make Rodney McKay with her around, plus she will be the one that is always right anymore and McKay will become the idiot hanging on Carter's coattails *crossing fingers that doesn't happen*. :o=

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I will miss Carson because next to enjoying watching McKay and Sheppard interact my other favorite interactions are between McKay and Beckett.

Guess who has seen The Quest part II?  Oooo that would be me  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Just as a warning Wendi I am no where near as good at reviews as you are so if I am giving too much away (or not enough  >:D ) let me know.

Well, what can I say  :-\ ............... it was fantastic  ;D

There are plenty of Vala / Daniel moments - one really sweet bit where he torches her face ... ahhhh. 

This episode has probably the cleverest use of the Stargate ever but Sam acts like a complete idiot.  I so want to tell you why I think she is a plonker but I can't  :-X.  But Baal is perfect.  I have never wanted a baddie to join SG1 as much as I want him to join  ;D

Some things are answered and the story moves on a tiny bit but loads more questions have been posed, such as are the ancients really all seeing and how powerful are the Ori.  I am also starting to think the line between who is good and who is bad is not as clear cut as we first thought.

Anyway hopefully Boggy will add his two penneth later.  Just need to see Atlantis now  ;D ;D

Oh did I miss the part where I say poor Daniel  :'( :'( ;)

I can't believe that I have to wait until April to see the rest of the season of SG1 and Atlantis  :'(


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I am excited just to see the Daniel/Vala moments, I love those two together and their scenes are always fun to watch. He touches her face...AAAAAHHHHH!!!!! SWEET!!!! I never really cared for Baal and I kind of found him really annoying in the last few episodes he was in so I will just have to wait and see if this episode changes my mind on him  ;) Sam as a complete idiot...big surprise their  ^-^ :rofl: No really if you can explain then please tell me what she does that makes her even more annoying then she usually is please  :)

POOR DANIEL  :o :o ..You just can't end it at poor Daniel. More tell me more I am begging you please,please,please...Yes to find out more I can grovel  :rofl: :rofl:


I look forward to hearing what he has to say about the episode  ;D

Thanks for this and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Atlantis along with answering some of my questions above  ;D

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OK I won't give too much away but .... Sam has to work with Baal to alter a dialing device.  As usual she is the know it all that finds out exactly what to do except....... she can't do it so Baal has to help  :rofl:.  The reason she is a plonker is that she is so wrapped up in how to disable the thing that I can't tell you about (really it would spoil it) she forgets that once she disables it the baddies will find them  :o.  Yes it will mean that they can get home but they have to remain where they are for a while for Daniel to do what Daniel needs to do.  Which leads me onto poor Daniel  :'(

Are you ready for this .... he dies  :o :o :o :o. 




No only kidding  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:.  He actually looks into an Ancient information thingy.  You know like the one that Jack looked into and it nearly killed him.  Well this is slightly different but it has been left that his life is in jeopardy, and not the good sort of jeopardy where you can take history for $500  ;)

I still haven't seen Atlantis but as Arnie would say I'll be back  ;D

 

I will have to watch it then just to see what you mean and also because I really want to see this episode  ;D This sounds like the writers finally gave us a great mid season finale for both parts unlike the last few years with one part being amazing and the other part being a major let down. I am so excited to see this...How many more months until April  :( If it wasn't for the distraction of the season 9 cards and Season 2 of Atlantis coming out on DVD I would go nuts from Stargate withdrawel   :o ;)



Been their, done that , the writers learned (I hope) never to do that again  >:() >:() >:() :rofl:



HA!HA! Very funny  :rofl: Like I said the writers know better then to pull that again  >:D



That sounds great and I am really looking forward to seeing this with each spoiler I read  ;D I would have preferred if it was Daniel that put his head in the Ancient device in "The Lost City" so it's nice to know he does it on this one and no one else does it. I personally think that O'Neill got a lot of stuff happening to him that should have happened to the other members just because he was listed as the main star of the show, thank goodness those days are over  ;D



I will be on the look out for your review  ;)


I found out some interesting news for David Hewlett fans out their like me  ;D He is set to write a Half hour comedy series for Sci Fi called "Starcrossed". It is supposed to be about the life behind the camara of a long running space soap opera called "Starcrossed". I think this is funny because I really want to see the movie that David wrote and directed called "A Dog's Breakfast" which also has a space soap opera called "Starcrossed" in it. I can't wait to see what he comes up with  ;D

I'm so sorry this has taken so long but here are the votes from the English jury on Atlantis Part II  :rofl: (if you have never seen the Eurovision Song Contest that last comment will look extremely strange  ;) ).

First thing - this episode was very, very good.  Better than Stargate in fact  ;D

It starts where the other one finished with Shepard and the crew disobeying Landry and going to rescue Jack and Woolsey.  He revokes their Stargate ID's and tells the ship going to destroy Atlantis the mission is still on (sorry I can't think of it's name, it's not the Prometheus ..... ooo can't remember).

Anyway Rodney has a cunning plan to use a certain replicator they jettisoned into space to send a signal to the others to destroy them.  Needless to say this doesn't work (for various reasons - well you need some surprises  ;))

Rodney is perfect in this episode and Carson is sorely under used, so no change there then.  I even sort of started liking Jack again, although I really couldn't see him coming back in either series as a regular.  And I know that Ronan isn't your favourite character but he has some absolutely fabulous lines in this one  ;D.  You will like him!

Now for the bit you are going to hate me for.  I can't go into detail on this episode  :-[.  I can tell you that they retake Atlantis and all the regulars get pardons courtesy of O'Neill. but any more and the episode would be ruined.  In fact at one point they do a rewind sequence a la HP Time Turner to explain what just happened, it's that intriguing.

One line I will tell you which irritated me intensely  >:().  When Jack finds out who the rescue squad is he is less than impressed.  Once they are all safe and he is about to go home he turns to Elizabeth and says something like ' next time (there is a rescue) bring Carter'.  This is obviously a set up for her moving to Atlantis  >:().  If she does it will be the end of Rodney as we know him  :'(

Double post but a new episode  ;D

Stargate - Line in the Sand

I will start off as I mean to go on.  I hated it, I hated it, I hated it  >:()

This episode bore no relationship to the last episode, so much so in fact I checked to see if they had missed an episode.  Everything that went on in the Quest Part II has been brushed under the carpet and forgotten.  They have conveniently altered the story in order to make this episode understandable  >:()

Right deep breathes, count to ten  ;).  At the end of the The Quest Daniel had poked his head in an Ancient device in order too see how to make Merlin's weapon (if I am given too much away, sorry).  This particular device not only showed him the blueprints but actually made the weapon.  Remember I said Daniel was left in peril, well that was because the device is not good for humans but also because Adria invaded the planet and kidnapped him before he could finish the weapon.  SG1 left Daniel and the unfinished weapon behind.

Fast forward to Line in the Sand and all of that is forgotten.  Sam has the unfinished weapon (how she obtained this is a mystery) and without the knowledge of the Ancients has worked out how to use it (and presumably finish it).  The fact she had none of the blueprints, tools or materials to do this is a mere technicality.  And what of poor Daniel?  Cam doesn't mention 'loosing' him until three quarters of the way through the episode  >:()

True the device doesn't work properly and this leads to Vala being kidnapped by her ex husband Tomin who is told he must convert her as a punishment.  In fact she manages to put a seed of doubt in his mind and he releases her.  If, and it is a big if, they don't kill him SG1 now has a man on the inside.

The one shining moment is when Sam is shot and it seems she may not survive  ;D ;D ;D.  Oops I should have clicked  :'( :'( ;).  But as usual where one staff blast can wipe out whole battalions of extras, Cam manages to patch Sam up and save her life.

This was probably not as bad as I am making out but how can you have so many continuity errors in consecutive episodes  >:()

Lets hope the next Atlantis is better  :o=

Before I respond to this I just want to say that I really want to see this episode with your review  ;D Now on to this comment, I have heard about him saying this line in another forum and I didn't want to believe it. I am so mad at the writer for even putting that line in  >:() It doesn't only undermine Rodney's character but the whole Atlantis team because it makes it sound like they can't do nothing without the little miss national treasure (as O'Neill once called her in "Lost City", made me want to barf then and it still makes me want to puke  ::)). I am not happy about her move to Atlantis especially with some more stuff I have learned that is going to happen in season 4  >:() :'(


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According to the news not only are we losing Carson but now Weir is scheduled to be a recurring character, with so far I heard only 4 scheduled appearances in season 4. While I am not a big fan of Weir I am still worried about all these changes happening with Atlantis's upcoming season. I am particularly worried about the new showrunners because they are the writers with the major crush on Amanda Tapping/ Sam Carter which also does not bode well at all for season 4.  I do know this much however when Rodney/Hewlett is gone then so am I because although I do love Atlantis IMHO he is the main draw for me. I am losing Carson who I loved so McKay is all that is really left for me. I really want Atlantis to make it to their 100th episode but with all these changes we may never see a season 5  :-\ :'(





Now onto Line in the Sand comments- I guess that is par for course for these writers.  ::) I have come to accept that if something happens to Daniel especially since season 4 then it will only be brought back up again when it is time for him to come back on the show. If it doesn't happen to Sam then it isn'y important yet at least that's what I have come to realize since season 4 of SG1.



I should have known because after all Sam is all knowing on anything and everything so why couldn't she figure this one out. After all she performed an autopsy in an episode even though she isn't that kind of doctor, she told everyone what the Broca Divide was even though that should have been Daniel's line since he is the archeoligist of the group, and again she is the so called National Treasure of the earth  :rofl: :rofl:


The only shining moment that would have been for me was if they would have just killed her  >:D I am sorry I am just not being very Sam friendly at the moment because of her being in 14 episodes of SGA  :( I am afraid that Rodney will become the comic relief for Sam and that she will outshine with her brilliance. I am also afraid for Zelenka because I just love the little guy especially when he and McKay do scenes together.

Thanks again for these great reviews whether they be in the form of bad or good news about the show because I always liked to be warned. Spoilers are my friend  :rofl: ^-^

I do have some more news about SG1's upcoming 2 direct to DVD movies if you are interested. Just let me know and I will come back and tell you  ;) I also kow the episode title where we lose a certain member of the team for SGA if you want to know to be warned ???

Have to say that I was bored with line in the sand except that is for Varla  ;D and yes I to was hopeing that Sam was doomed   :rofl: :rofl: If they start to mess to much with Atlantis I will just stop watching and confine myself to Battlestar Gallactica  :o ;D  Wendi let us know anything that you have heard  ;D

De Orc  8)

Another one who gets the episodes before me  :( I have three whole months yet to wait for my chance to see them. I tried to watch "Battlestar Galactica" several times but it just gets to dark and depressing plus some of the characters just get on my nerves. I guess I will just have to hope that if they make a third series of Stargate that maybe they will bring Daniel and Vala onboard to lead the show, a girl can dream  ^-^


At least I will finally be able to watch Stargate Atlantis season 2 on DVD March 6th. I can't wait to hear the commentaries and see the extra's which will consist of the following if anyone is interested like me  ;)

Stargate Atlantis season 2 DVD's release date March 6th for US (I think UK already has it released  ???)

Commentaries for all the episodes
Mission Directive: "The Siege: Part 3" with Director Martin Wood
Mission Directive: "The Intruder" with Director Peter DeLuise
Mission Directive: "Instinct" with Director Andy Mikita
Introduction to a Character: Ronan Dex
Stargate Atlantis: Stunts
Profile On: Paul McGillion
Profile On: David Hewlett (I am soooo excited to see this one  ;D)
Photo Galleries
Production Design Galleries 


As for the SG1 direct to DVD movies:

The first made for DVD movie is titled "Stargate: The Ark of Truth"

SG-1 searches for an Ancient artifact which they hope can defeat the armies of the Ori. They also learn that more Ori ships are about to be sent through the Supergate to launch a final assault on Earth. Daniel discovers that the artifact, the Ark of Truth, may be in the Ori home galaxy so SG-1 embarks aboard the Odyssey to try and find it to stop the attack. However, the I.O.A. has plans of their own and SG-1 ends up in a distant galaxy fighting two powerful enemies.

The second made for DVD movie is titled "Stargate: Continuum"

While SG-1 attends the execution of Baal, Teal'c and Vala inexplicably disappear into thin air. Carter, Daniel and Mitchell race back to a world where history has been changed and the Stargate program has been erased from the timeline. As they try to convince the authorities about what has happened, a fleet of Goa'uld motherships arrives in orbit. The Goa'uld onboard is Baal along with his queen, Katesh (Vala), and his first prime, Teal'c. SG-1 must find the Stargate and set things right before the world is enslaved by the Goa'uld.

The release dates are expected to be in the fall of this year  ;) Also RDA was approached about appearing on both shows but my fingers are crossed that he doesn't because I hate to say this but they really don't need him their. Also without him present their will be no chance of the Sam/Jack ship rearing it's ugly head.

I am really looking forward to the first one but I am a little worried about the second one because first, I don't care for Baal since his character has become more of a joke then a threat and second these writers haven't done a great alternate timeline story yet. You don't even want to get me started on Moebius and what I thought of it ::)

As for the episode were one of my favorites leaves :'(  I will give spoiler spaces if you don't want to know  ;)

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The supposed swan song for Beckett happens in the episode "Sunday". I can't wait to hear what you guys think of it because I want to know how everyone reacts on the show and I want to know if their is a possibility that PM can make future Guest Appearances *fingers crossed he can*

Thanks for that Wendi  ;D.  I will reserve judgement on the alternate universe films until I have seen them.  SG can do them very well or very, very badly.

Did I ever tell you Grahams idea for bringing in Mitchell as a character?  Do you remember at the end of Moebius Part II there was a fish in Jacks fish-less pond?  Well Graham said that Mitchell should have walked up behind them and said something like no they have always been there.  SG1 wouldn't know who he was but everyone else at the SGC would have accepted him as part of SG1  ie another little change in the time line.  Anyway onto the next episode of ...... Atlantis

Echos

This will only be a short review because I thought the whole episode was a bit silly and pointless.

It starts off with Taylor having visions of old Atlantean ghosts walking around the ship (one man badly burnt) and Rodney whale watching on a balcony.  Apparently the whale (not really a whale but some sort of sea creature) is circling Atlantis and just happens to be the same one that was circling Rodney when his jumper sank.  Well it turns out this is just a baby and his/her mum joins them in swimming round and round.

Anyway long story short, they send Taylor to the psychiatrist who diagnoses stress  ::) while Rodney and Sheppard take a jumper to go and look at the whales under the water.  As they get close to them they start having headaches, nose bleeds, ear bleeding, you know the usual sort of thing on a day out sightseeing and just when their heads are about to explode they realise it is the whales 'song' and head for home.  By this stage there are now hundreds of whales converging on Atlantis.

Actually the scenes with Rodney and Sheppard are excellent, especially when their ear drums burst and they go temporarily deaf  :rofl:

Ooops this is supposed to be the short version!  OK Elizabeth and Carson start seeing ghosts as well as half the crew and so it finally clicks something is going on.  Rodney remembers there is an Ancient lab that studied the whales (convenient  ::) ) and they find out that the Ancients were learning to communicate with their Flipper friends.  Unfortunately a side effect of talking to whales is headaches, bleeding from various places and then death (only an extra so not to worry).  So the thing is to find out what the whales are trying to tell them.  This is where it gets silly.

Apparently every 5000 years or so solar a flare erupts from the sun destroying everything in it's path.  The old Atlanteans had three ZPM's and so could extend their force field into the sea and protect the whales, hence the gathering.  There is a side story about how many ZPM's Rodney is able to keep from the Replicator invasion but that is even sillier than the whale story so I have skipped that bit.  As they only have one ZPM they will all die  :o :o :o

But of course they don't as Sheppard of all people comes up with a scientific plan to save the day.

This wasn't a terrible episode - the character bits were great, we even had a bit of Radek in it  ;D.  I just found it hard to believe that

Firstly whales would know a week in advance of an impending disaster ....

Whales could pass on genetic, telepathic memories over thousands of years ....

Sheppard could come up with a solution the Ancient couldn't (although this is mentioned).

Actually most of my problems are with the marine life on this planet and nothing to do with the episode, so enjoy  ;D ;D ;D

I want to see this episode just because this line in your review alone...Actually the scenes with Rodney and Sheppard are excellent, especially when their ear drums burst and they go temporarily deaf    ^-^ I love any great character moments between these two  :)

I do like the idea of seeing the Whale creature from "Grace Under Pressure" again so that is another bonus to this episode. We shall have to just wait and see what I think of the rest of the episode  ;)

Sorry I have got a little behind (I wish  ::)  :rofl:) so double helpings of both  ;D

The Road Not Taken

What a surprise  :o.  A Sam episode, set in an alternate universe that was absolutely smashing  ;D.  The plot is pretty much what you would expect - Sam is doing a test on Merlin's device and through a series of coincidences gets transported to another SGC.  After saving that Earth from the Ori she figures how to get back home, and, well, that's about it, except for the spoilers  >:D.  Read on if you dare  >:D






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Things that are different -

After an attack on the other Earth the whole planet finds out about the Stargate.  There is mass rioting in the US and the rest of the world hates them for keeping it a secret.  Martial Law is in force in America and civil liberties have bitten the dust.
Landry is president and a bit of a dictator  :o and Hammond is in charge of the SGC
Mitchell is not part of SG1 and is in a wheel chair.  After the crash in Antarctica he became a hero and poster boy for Landry.  When he spoke out against the president they dropped him and withdrew his medical care.
Teal'c left years ago and Vala is in prison at Area 51.  Daniel is also missing on this Earth.  but best of all ...........
Sam was married to Rodney  ;D ;D ;D.  They are now divorced but he makes quite a big cameo appearance.  He looks a bit different - darker hair and glasses - and he is a multi millionaire but you could totally believe they were married  ;D ;D
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A really good character episode but one that doesn't push the story forward, so we then have

The Shroud

This starts off with a mysterious Prior entering a village (that SG1 is hiding in ) and persuading the villagers to peacefully join the Ori.  Even though his face is covered it is no surprise that the mystery man is Daniel.  SG1 manage to capture Daniel but don't know if he is a goody or a baddie and so keep him restrained.  Now this is where it gets complicated.

Do you remember Merlin's device that I complained bitterly about, how had Sam got it, how did it work etc.  Well apparently there are two devices, silly me  ::).  The one Sam had in Line in the Sand was not the one Daniel was building when he was captured, it was another one.  Wow that Merlin, building Ori killing machines as if they were going out of fashion  ::).  They are just like buses in the UK:- you wait centuries for one to come and then two show up together.  Anyway I digress.

The whole episode hinges on whether Daniel is working for Adria or is in fact a double agent and therefore whether the device will be used to destroy the Ancients or the Ori.  Guess what?  I'm not telling  ;D ;D.  After next weeks episode I expect you will be able to guess but for now ........

Oh did I mention that Jack is in this one?  And, shock horror again, he fits in very well.  These are two brilliant episodes, lets hope it keeps going like this

Atlantis now  ;D

Irresponsible

This is all about Lucius Lavin, the bloke from Irresistible (who took the drug to make everyone like him).  Well now he has gotten hold of an Ancient personal shield like the one Rodney had way back in series one.  Other than a few good good lines this is really a nothing type of episode.  It relies solely on the character (and actor) of Lucius to act his usual slimy self.  He is acting as the protector to a village who are being plagued by bandits.  They think he is a superhero because he can't be harmed and SG1 are happy to leave him there until the renegade Geni show up  >:D.  One person dies but I won't tell you who unless you ask  ::).  And no it is not Carson  ;D

The only fun bit is right at the beginning when the crew are discussing superheros  :rofl:.  It turns out Rodney's hero is Batman which leads nicely into

TAO of Rodney

Possibly the best episode EVER  ;D  Now if I was really mean I could leave it there  >:D but since I am nice I will continue  0:)

The general gist of the story is that Rodney activates an ancient device that mutates his DNA giving him special powers - telekinesis, telepathy, even more intelligence.  But you have guessed it, the down side is death.  It seems this was an Ancient ascending device that didn't work very well.  They mention the experiments the Gould did to make super humans but they never mention the bracellets SG1 wore, which is very annoying as this device has similar side effects.

The story follows Rodney as he prepares for death (or ascension).  I have to say I got quite choked when he went around to speak to his crew mates as the end draws near  :'( :'(. 

This is an episode that doesn't take the story arc forward but is the best character episode EVER.  This proves that whatever they do to Atlantis they can't get rid of Rodney.  Rodney is Atlantis.  Oh, oh and Zelenka is in it a lot  ;D.  Well not a lot, but a lot for him ;D

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When the end is near Elizabeth tells Rodney that they (Taylor, Ronan, Sheppard etc) love him.  When he pulls through he makes sure Lizzy never forgets she loves him  :rofl:

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Did I mention this is the best episode EVER?  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

No worries, I know you will post the reviews when you can  ;) If you recall I also got a little behind on my reviews at times  :)

"The Road Not Taken" sounds okay but it also sorta sounds like a little rehashing of "Their for But the Grace of God". I am tired of the anything Daniel can do Sam has to do but I will give this episode a chance thanks to your great review especially the Rodney McKay part. I was excited to find out he was in this episode and I also can't wait to see him in glasses, David Hewlett can make anything worth watching  ^-^

As for "The Shroud" I am really looking forward to seeing the transformation of Daniel as himself into a Prior  :) I am happy to hear that RDA works in this episode because I was worried about that. I can't wait to see the scenes now with Jack/Daniel and Vala/Daniel because before you said he fit I was only looking forward to the Vala/Daniel scenes. I hope they kept the Jack/Sam relationship out of this episode  :o= I want to enjoy a really good team episode again especially since this is the final season of SG1  :'(

"Irresposible", All I can say is, Who dies  ??? TELL TELL TELL  ??? I don't care if it is Lucian because I could do without him but I have to make sure it isn't anybody I do care about  ??? As for finding out Rodney's hero, how sweet. I love these little bits we are learning about McKay this season. I hope the writers keep it up. I almost died laughing when I learned his real first name was Meredith back during "McKay and Mrs.Miller"  :rofl:

Finally all I can say about your review of "Tao of Rodney", This sounds like my dream McKay episode. I don't think I can wait until April to see this one  :'( :'( :'( I love team bonding moments, I love Zelenka, and most of all I love that it is a Rodney McKay story that will probably rate right up their with "McKay and Mrs.Miller" for me  ;D I bet Martin Gero wrote it and if he did I really can't wait to see it because he writes the best McKay episodes. As for the Batman comment  :rofl: I can't wait to see what leads up to that comment  ;)

Between "The Shroud" and "Tao of Rodney", April could not get here faster  :o

 ;D  Ok it's ......... Acastus Kolya.  I have to admit I had to cheat and look up his name but he is the bloke that was torturing Sheppard with a Wraith.  The death is quite good  ;D ;D

I can't wait to see this weeks Atlantis.  Apparently it is a McKay/Sheppard episode  ;D ;D ;D


The Daniel/Vala bits are OK, I just feel they are dragging out the will they/won't they a bit too much.  I just have this horrible feeling they will get the pair of them together just as Vala is about to die or leave - Daniel has no luck with the opposite sex.

I hadn't given much thought to the Sam/Jack relationship.  In fact they barely acknowledge each other and there is certainly not under lying tension.

 

AWWW!!! They kill one of Atlantis's best adversaries  :( I often found Kolya one of the better bad guys on the show, in fact I liked him as a foil for the SGA team better then the Wraith. The Wraith are basically life draining vampires while Kolya was a man just like them only he appeared to have no conscious.   

   

Now you have my interest because those kind of episodes are always among my favorites  :) I am hoping that with Sam coming to Atlantis in season 4 that we don't lose these kind of episodes *fingers crossed*


I don't think the writers know were they want to go with these two but whatever they decide I hope it doesn't end the way you think it will because that would definitely suck.

Daniel never did have any luck when it came to woman, what was it with Sha're becoming a host then dying by Teal'cs hand, Hathor (but that one wasn't really his choice), Shyla from "Need" (again though not really his choice), Ke'ra ending up being Linea the Destroyer of Worlds, his college sweetheart Sarah becoming a host to Osiris, and even though the writers never did anything about it I always thought that Daniel/Janet would have been a cute couple until they killed her off also. Then again I think Vala is the best match of them all because she makes Daniel feel like he is full of life again at least to me  ;D


That makes me feel better about this episode  ;D

I am probably in the minority but I never did really see anything between Sam/Jack. I always saw Jack (RDA) as having a constipated look everytime he had to show the least emotion of love towards Sam and I don't even want to get into what I thought of Carter's character after the supposed relationship between these two started popping up out of nowhere. I never did see sparks fly between Jack/Sam but with Daniel/Vala you can't help but not see it if you know what I mean.

I have spoilers for season 4 of Atlantis if you are interested the spoilers are down below  ;)

SPOILERS SEASON FOUR STARGATE ATLANTIS
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They have the first six episode titles revealed for season 4  :)

1. "Adrift" written by Martin Gero -this episode is supposed to continue the events that happened in the     
season ender "First Strike" from season 3-

2. Lifeline written by Carl Binder -all they say about this one is that it is the big Op Episode, whatever that means-

3. Reunion written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie -all the information I have on this one so far is that it is a character driven story but with plenty of action.

4. Doppleganger written by Rob Cooper -their is not a lot known about this episode yet except for the fact that it's airing order may be changed when it comes on Sci-Fi.

5. The Seer written by Alan McCullough -again not much is said about this episode except for the airing order may change-

6. Travelers written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie -all it states is that it is an episode of the Shep-whomping persusian for people who like that idea.


If you want me to continue to give you spoilers for season 4 just let me know and if you don't want anymore spoilers let me know that also. I can do it either way  ;) Like I told you before I love spoilers and I can just never get enough of them  :-X

   

Hi Wendi. My turn for the next reveals...

SG1
Bounty.

This is a great mostly-away-from-the-SGC episode. For the umpteenth time, SG1 has thwarted a plan by Netan, so he puts an open invitation to nail them all. The main lump of the episode revolves around Cam's class reunion. Vala goes with him just as a friend but introduces herself as his date - Cam's not happy - he was talking to his unrequited love at the time  :rofl:
The assassins were fun trying to take each other out.
We found out that Cam is, in fact, Clark Kent  ;D
Stand alone and no story arc advancement.

Atlantis.
The Game.

Maybe I'm becoming a bit jaded but I'm getting fed up with stories-in-a-village episodes. This one was above average but not much more than that.
Makay and Sheppard have been playing a computer game in which they each have a village to develop. There are strict rules about what level of intelligence and technology they can give their characters (they both cheat  :rofl: ). Then the rub. It turns out that the Atlantians had set up an experiment and in fact, the villages and people were real. The games consols were instruction devices to guide the people, who thought they have an "Oracle" guiding them. When our heroes visit the village, they don't realise that their game was real life until they see flags and portraits of Rodney all over the place. The development of the villagers had stagnated for thousands of years until recent instructions started coming through again. We then learn that  Sheppard's village has a more military feel to it.
Elizabeth orders a stop to all this but both villages start to think and act for themselves giving the excuse that they thought it it what their respective "Oracles" would have wanted. War is about to break out.

The best bit for me was the fact that Rodney's village refuse to eat citrus fruit because the Oracle had told them it's poison.

Sorry I'm not as good as Sharon summing up episodes. I don't do spoilers. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible  ;D

Thank you so much for those reviews and I have to say you didn't do half bad on them  ;) They both sound like filler episodes until the big climaxes on the season finales but that is okay because not every episode can be full of tension. I can't wait to see Vala at the Reunion she sounds like she may be a riot  :rofl: As for the Game, I can't wait to see Mckay and Sheppard especially with your comment of them cheating and just the thought of McKay banning anything citrus has me  :rofl: :rofl: That is so McKay  :rofl:


 
Also if I had my way SG1 would go through the ring more and SGA would explore more of Atlantis because they barely do that anymore ;)

There is no such thing as a bad spoiler so spoil away  ;D

I have just seen SG and you are going to love the Vala/Cam scenes, especially the ones with his mum and dad  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Stargate - Bad Guys

I know I have said this about many of the recent episodes, but this was the best so far  ;D ;D ;D

SG1 are still looking for the stash of Ancient weapons and decide to try a promising looking planet.  They go through the gate and end up in a tomb.  Or do they?  Cam and Teal'c go for a wander and nearly gate crash a party.  They then realise they are in a museum.  As the race is obviously advanced they decide to gate out and then follow proper first contact procedure.  Unfortunately the dialing device is a fake, just for display, and they are stuck.  Things then get out of hand and they are mistaken for terrorists who are trying to over throw the government  :rofl:.  You may wonder why I put a   :rofl: but when you see how things unfold you will know  ;)

They decide if they can hold out for 6 hours Landry will dial in and they can tell him the predicament.  This leads to them pretending to take hostages  :rofl:.  Cam is quite convincing as a hostage taker but poor Daniel is hopeless  :rofl:.  One little bit that tickled me was Daniel saying hello to the negotiator  :rofl:  You know how he says hellllo  :rofl:  When he speaks to a negotiator he assures them that they will hurt no one, to which Teal's give him a filthy look.  Daniel quickly adds that they will hurt people unless their (bogus) demands are met  :rofl:.

This is the sort of episode Daniel does best.  There is a bit of shooting but lots and lots of funny one liners.  Vala nearly kills everyone by pretending to start a timer on a bomb and then realises she can't switch it off  :rofl:.  Teal'c has possibly the best line in the show but that would spoil things if I told you - sorry  ;).  It is episodes like this that make you really, really sad this is the last series.  Oh did I mention Sam wasn't in it  ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

Your reviews on how great the episodes are keep getting me more and more excited for season 10 of SG1 and season 3 of SGA  to continue here. Only a month to go  ;D



I can just see his innocent little hello ;) I can't wait to see this scene it sounds so soooo good  ;D ;D I also can't wait to see him try to be a bad guy for once it should be quite  :rofl:


Daniel does great one liners especially when he was talking to Jack back when he was on the show. He has only improved now that Vala is their  ;D I loved the zings they kept throwing back and fourth at each other in previous episodes. This episode is sounding like a lot of fun and it helps that they are leaving the really serious issues for awhile and doing lighter episodes.




 ;D ;D ;D NOW THAT IS THE BEST NEWS YET ABOUT THIS EPISODE  ;D ;D ;D

Why oh why do we have to have her in 14 episodes of Atlantis  :-\ What could she possibly do that Rodney or even Zelenka couldn't do  ::)  Never mind I know they need someone on the show sending doe eyes to the leader on SGA because we enjoyed it so much when it kept happening on SG1  ^-^ *note sarcasm* Sorry another rant finally off my chest  >:D ::)


Well you know when a show keeps getting better and better the networks love to take it away from you  ::) What I don't understand is that "Stargate SG1" and "Battlestar Galactica" got basically the same low ratings yet SG1 is cancelled while BSG is getting a season 4 but with only 13 episodes instead of 20.

I guess I am glad that SG1 wasn't renewed because I am not sure my favorite character would have signed back on for season 11 but he did sign on for both DVD movies  :D

Thing is Battlestar is still exciting and I hate to say it but the writting on both SG1 & Atlantis leaves a lot to be desired  :-[  Half the time they dont seem to know what to do with the charecters and the story lines suffer as a conciquence of this.

De Orc  :'(

I understand what you are saying but while I did give Battlestar Galactica many chances throughout season 1 and 2, I found that it got to be the same thing everytime. Who was a cylon/who wasn't a cylon and what terrible disaster was going to befall them next. It just started getting to depressing to watch because every week it would be one terrible diaster after another with no hope in site. While I know people like that kind of show I just couldn't enjoy it as much. I guess I am one of those people who can do serious drama but every now and then I want a little lightheardeness to make things seem not so bleek. I think that's why I enjoy SG1 and SGA so much because they give us that terrible situation (Ori) but then they give is a break with episodes like the 200th one. I do find SG1 and SGA still exciting but I get what you mean about the writers not knowing what to with some of the characters and the worst expample of that to me is Sam Carter.


I guess I just feel sad that this is it for SG1 and when I found out BSG was getting another chance it just made me a little sadder because SG1 wasn't.

Well last nights episode of Stargate was great a bit more like it use to be LOL so I have to eat some of my words  :rofl:

De Orc  ;D

Which episode would that be and is it SG1 or SGA ??? ;D I love it when they remember what made them so great in the first place  ;)

For everyone like me who is waiting for the rest of the seasons of both shows to continue in the US the wait will finally be over on Friday, April 13. A whole week later then previously advertised from sci-fi  ::)

I also found out that season four of Stargate Atlantis will start in the fall instead of the summer time like it usualy did in the pastl. I just hope Sci-Fi knows what they are doing with this move because their is a lot of competition in the fall and the summer time was a great time to air it without all the worries. Then again these are the guys who ruined the great Friday night stack of SG1, SGA and BSG so nothing really surprises me anymore from them  ::)

This could be a good thing - maybe they are starting later so that you don't have a big break in the middle like now  ;D.

Stargate Atlantis - The Ark

Well this really will be a short review (I know I always say that then waffle on but this time I mean it) as I really didn't like this episode.

It starts off with Rodney, John, Taylor and Ronan exploring a disused space station which has been built in the centre of a hollowed out moon.  John wants to leave but Rodney starts playing with the controls and manages to 'wake up' one of the builders.  It turns out the planet they are orbiting used to be attacked by the Wraith and so the inhabitants built an 'Ark' based on Wraith beaming technology to keep their best and brightest citizen safe until the attacks stopped.  Unfortunately due to a malfunction they were in stasis longer than they should have been and now the planet below is complete uninhabited - there is a little twist here but I won't tell you, you need some reason to stay with this to the end.  Due to a completely implausible set of circumstances John has to fly the 'moon' into the planets atmosphere and save everyone.

I know I have made this sound incredibly dull but it was :(.  I am not sure if a run of fantastic episodes has spoilt me but I just kept thinking 'what am I watching'.  There was a few good lines but something was missing but I am not sure what.  The thing that irritated me the most was the jeopardy they put the characters in this week.  I know that the team nearly gets killed most weeks but Superman would have been hard pushed to get out of this one.  Then all of a sudden a Puddle Jumper shows up, rescues everyone except John, who then makes a landing no human being could possibly survive and end of episode.  Oh there was a little Rodney joke at the end but nothing to save the show.  A very poor five out of ten  :'(

I just hope the ratings stay good  :o=  I doubt that showing Stargate Atlantis in October instead of July will stop them for making us wait for the second half of the season later on  :-\ Only time will tell I guess, I just want the ratings to be great so we get a season 5  ;)

"The Ark" sounds like an episode that stated that we must remember that John Sheppard is a hero and can do even the impossible. I like Sheppard don't get me wrong but it does get rather boring having his character do the impossible at least once in a season  ::) I will just have to check it out myself to see how he saves the day this time. Thanks for the warning though about how dull the episode may be for me ;D

I hope the joke at the end wasn't at Rodney's expense. I don't mind the occasional joke every now and again but I do get tired of them picking on him a lot of the time. I did like how I am hearing how Ronon is starting to form a friendship with McKay instead of just Teyla and Sheppard from other episodes I heard spoilers about. Is their any interaction between these two like that in this episode  ???

Thanks again for the great reviews and I can't wait to see these two shows for myself. Only a month to go  ;D

Stargate - Family Ties

This is an awkward episode to describe.  It had the makings of being a classic but something was missing  :-\.  It starts off with a man contacting the SGC offering information about a Jaffa attack on Earth in exchange for asylum.  It turns out the man is Vala's estranged dad.  There are loads of twists and turns, crossing and double crossing the result of which is that her dad is a conman and she is gutted because she was starting to trust him.

There are some great lines (as usual) and some touching moments like when Teal'c acts all fatherly towards Vala but it just wasn't enough.  I think I wanted Daniel to put his arm around her and tell her it was OK but he was very distant.  In fact I feel they have cooled the Daniel/Vala thing way too much.  A few episodes ago they were going on a semi date and now it is left to Sam and Landry to be the emotional comfort.

The other thing that really bothered me was his age.  I am a bit of a stickler for things like this and he should have been much, much older.  Vala was a host and presumably she used to use a sarcophagus ie stayed young.  We have certainly got the impression she was a host for quiet a while - well she visited enough planets as a Goa'uld.  However her father was the right age for her age , if you see what I mean.  Maybe I am just being picky cos the next review is awful  :'(

Atlantis - Sunday

Now Bogleg was supposed to give you this review because I couldn't face it.  Honestly I only have one word for you....

Hankies, lots and lots of hankies and maybe a pot of hot, sweet tea  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( x a million.  In fact there are not enough  :'( for this episode  :'( :'( :'(

All I can say for "Family Ties" is what were the writers thinking from the sound of this episode :-\  I guess they forgot about Vala being a Gouald for a while (that's what you get when you have to many writers not reading other writers scripts  ::)). I also don't like the thought of them cooling down the Daniel/Vala relationship because to me their friendship is one of the best things about the show right now. I just love how they had a love/hate relationship that turned into friendship between the two. I guess Sam helping her out was just to show us look the two girls on the show are the bestest of friends don't you know  ::)

As for Snday  :'( :'( :'( I am already dreading this episode  :'( :'( :'( I felt really bad for the writer and Paul McGillion. The writer (Martin Gero) because he was told he had to kill off one of his favorite characters on the show and Paul because I will miss him terribly and from the interviews it sounds like he was completely shocked that they were doing that to his character. I wish that the creators of shows would remember that the fans don't just watch a show for the story but we also watch the shows for it's interesting and fun characters  >:()  :'(

  ;D ;D STARGATE ATLANTIS SEASON TWO DVD' S ARE COM<ING TOMORROW FOR THE US  ;D ;D

I can't wait to listen to the commentaries especially since David Hewlett does a lot of them  ;D

You are so right there!  It actually starts off with Vala and Sam getting back from a girly shopping trip.  I did think it was a set up for when Sam moves to Atlantis ie to show she has a personal life.

As for Sunday  :'( :'(.  I am even sadder now that I know he didn't want to leave  :'(

And even worse Boggy pointed out to me that next week is the last ever Stargate  :'( ... except for the films  ;D.  I still can't quite believe we will finish the series before you start again.  So unfair on the US fans  >:()

To tell you the truth I have seen enough of Sam's personal life to last me a lifetime  ::) I lost count of how many guys fawned all over her on the show and one of my biggest fears for Stargate Atlantis is that McKay will become another male who will fall at the feet of Carter :-\ The happiest moment for me in Stargate was when McKay called her a Dumb Blonde  >:D I loved the fact that he was her equal but did you notice how they always had to have Carter be smarter then even him. I wonder how they think they will get away with that on Atlantis since we all know now just how smart McKay really is  ;D



It does make it harder doesn't it  :'( I feel so bad for him and I just think it was a stupid waste of a great character if you ask me.

Here is a part of the article that I read it from;

"Just as work on Phantoms was ending, McGillion received some news that would affect his future on Atlantis. "We shot most of this story on location, and when we got back to the studio for the final day of filming, one of the ADs said that the producers wanted to talk to me," recalls the actor. "I didn't think anything of it. Truthfully, I thought they might be telling me, 'Great job in Phantoms'. However, when I went upstairs and they closed the office door, I knew it was serious. They said 'Stargate SG-1 isn't being renewed, and we're not sure yet if Atlantis is going to be either. We need to shake things up a bit, and the long and short of it is we're going to kill off Beckett.'

"Needless to say I was stunned, for lack of a better word. Iddin't see that coming at all. Personally, I felt like I was doing a good job on the programme and I think the producers thought so as well. I sat there and listened to the reasons behind this move and what they were looking to do. I was sad and dissappointed by their decision , but yet this is a business. I understand that and I respect these guys for giving me the chance to play a character like Carson Beckett. I'm not being political when I say that. I'm being honest. Most actors never get a dream job like that in their entire career, and I had it for three years.

"After they told me, I said 'I'm dissappointed and shocked, but obviously you're smart guys. The Stargate franchise has been around for a long time, so you know what you're doing. So how do we move on from here? How do you want me to handle this?' We would shoot Beckett's final episode [Sunday] out of sequence, and the producers asked me if I wanted to leave after that. I said that I wanted to finish my contract the way I went into it, with integrity. Not only that but I wanted to honour the character as well as the cast and crew that I had been working with all this time."
After finishing work on Sunday the actor returned to the Atlantis set to film the remaining episodes leading up to Beckett's swansong. "The final story I did this season was The Ark," says McGillion, pausing briefly to collect himself. "Only a few people knew it was my last day, including Martin Wood. He wanted to make a speech about me in front of the cast and crew once we wrapped, but I said to Alex Pappas 'I can't be there on set because I'll break into tears. Just tell everyone that I'll see them at the wrap party and shake each of their hands for being so sonderful to me over the years'. So I just let it go like that and I hope I went out, hopefully, with dignity and class."
 
In the aforementioned Sunday, our Atlatis heroes are enjoying a rare day off, but it's not long before an emergency arises, and it's one that ultimately takes Carson Beckett's life. "As difficult as it was for me to film this episode, I can only imagine that it must have been equally as difficult for Martin Gero to write it, having been such a big fan of Beckett as well as myself over the past three years. That being said, I think Martin did my character proud." Smiles McGillion.

"That week, people on set had this look in their eyes as if to say, 'Jeez, I feel so sorry for you.' At one point I made a joke out of the situation and referred to myself as 'dead man walking'. I wanted everyone to lighten up and realize that at the end of the day this is a TV show. Our paths will cross again, and what an amazing experience we've had over the past three years. Now let's get to work and make the best damn episode we can. I want to knock this one out of the park, for myself, for the cast and crew, but most of all for the fans because they deserve it. In my opinion they're the ones who 'made' Beckett. He went from a character who the producers didn't even know was going to be Scottish, to one who was only supposed to be in and handful of first season episodes, wound up in 17, and was finally made a regular character last year. That couldn't have happened without the fans, and I'll be forever grateful to them."




I am getting used to Stargate stuff being postponed for the US because first it was the last ten episodes of SG1 season 10 and SGA season 3, then it's the Stargate Atlantis DVD's moved from January until March and now it's Rittenhouse moving the cards from March until May ::)  I like the last one though because it gives me a chance to save up for a couple more boxes to add to my order  ;D

Only 37 More Days to go  :)

One hour 'til the very last episode... :'(


It's started and it is sooooo good!!!

Wendy this is Sharon ........  Daniel and Vala  AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Graham's back...

Our heroes are on the Prometheus on a journey to meet with the Asgard. Vala is bored - she throws a fake birthday party for Daniel to which he won't buy in to. Daniel, as usual, has his head in a book. Cam and Teal'c spar with their long stick thingies and Carter is on the bridge.
Thor appears and tells the crew that his race has finally reached the end and will be dying soon. As Earth humans are considered the 5th race, it has been decided to give all the knowledge and technology to them.
Vala asks Daniel how to tell the Asgard apart and he says "It's the voice"  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

This is up to the opening title sequence. Please let me know how far into the story you want me to go.

DANIEL AND VALA  ??? ???  ??? DID THEY KISS...TELL TELL TELL.... I am begging you  :o

Was it a great series final  ??? Did it stick to the team fo the last hurrah  ??? Did they go through the gate in the end so the audience could continue to believe that they were still exploring other planets at least until the first two hour DVD movie is released  ??? Also did Daniel/Vala finally kiss each other  ??? ??? ??? (Already asked but it bares repeating  :))

Oh well... here goes.

The Asgard install their bit and pieces, turn it on and almost immediately, three Ori ships appear. Landry fires the new weapons and destroys one of the Ori ships. They then whizz off into hyperspace. Because of some damage, they drop back to normal space for repairs and lo and behold, the two Ori ships pop up. The new tech is acting like a homing signal. Back to that ol' swing door, hyperspace.
The plan is to stop at a "gated" planet, beam all the crew except SG1 and Landry down, disconnect the Asgard tech (about half an hours work) and go home. Them pesky Ori ships engage the Prometheus and another Ori boat bites the dust. Unfortunately, the other one gets the drop on the goodies and fires a fatal beam. All is lost and they die.
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Ok, they don't  :rofl: The beam stops short of the Prometheus. Sam has used Asgard tech to create a time dilation bubble. This means that on the ship it seems to be normal time and years could go by whilst it would only be seconds outside the bubble.

More tomorrow if you want it.

Oh!!! I would definitely love to have more tomorrow  ;D Spoil away it sounds really exciting so far :)

Also I have a little tidbit of news for Michael Shanks/Daniel Jackson fans like me  ;D

Michael Shanks will have a recurring role on the series 24 :) Now I will have to find a way to catch up on what's been happening on that show LOL

Wendy I was going to tell you all about Daniel and Vala but Boggy wants to tell you  ::)

As for whether it was a great series ending - you bet  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Tell Boggy I am all ears  ;D

I am really happy to hear it was a great series finale... I was a little worried about what the writers would do :D Here is hoping that the writers don't spoil that wonderful ending when the movies come out  :o=  :o= :o=

Well Boggy has gone AWOL but it is more than my life is worth to tell you about Daniel and Vala.  Suffice to say though that for about 90 seconds I really, truly hated Daniel with a vengeance  >:(

So I will skip onto the season finale of Atlantis  ;D

It starts with a new ship arriving from Earth with orders to go to the Replicator planet and drop loads of nuclear bombs.  It seems the Replicators have been building ships but conveniently these Replicators build their ships from normal material (not replicator blocks) and so Earth can blow them up  ::).  Elizabeth is totally against the idea and wants to open negotiations but is overruled - at this point there is much hand wringing about the military versus civilian rule of Atlantis that is not worth mentioning.

Anyway John is all for dropping lots of bombs and flies off to the planet and merrily and randomly drops war heads that do wipe out all the ships.  However when they get back to Atlantis a satellite appears that is in fact a flying stargate  :o  From this stargate an evil alien beam tries to destroy the city but they manage to get the shield up in time.  Of course it is the Replicators who have sent the beam, which incidentally is so powerful it will keep the wormhole open indefinitly.  Of course the one and only ZPM won't last that long.  This is where things get good  ;D ;D (real spoilers following  >:D)

McKay and Radik think they can buy the city more time by submerging the whole of Atlantis so that the killer beam dissipates throughout the sea.  Amazing special effects  ;D ;D.  But of course this doesn't work  ::).

Next idea is to attach Atlantis to the drilling station (which I though was miles away but is now apparently close by  ::)) to kick start the stardrive and fly Atlantis away from the beam.  Even more amazing special effects  ;D ;D ;D
This works then something bad happens (well some things have to be a surprise  ;)) but they are in hyperspace heading for a new planet Rodney has found.  Unfortunately for reasons unknown Atlantis drops out of hyperspace and is adrift  :o.  The Stargate won't work (no point of reference) and the ZPM is nearly drained - when that goes there is no more shield and no more oxygen.  They are completely lost and unable to call for help .......... To Be Continued  >:D

This was a brilliant episode and will definitely make you tune in next season.  Yes there was some silly, lazy bits such as what about the people on the mainland on the planet.  They are now stranded - no ships, no Stargate.  Taylor and Ronan were spare parts.  There was a very clumsy introduction to Carson's replacement (Kaylee from Firefly who looks so different).  But totally unmissable  ;D ;D ;D

Only a few days now Wendy  ;D

Now you really have my curiosity stirred concerning Daniel and Vala, especially since you stated you hated him for 90 seconds  ??? I can't possibly think of anything Daniel could do to make someone hate him for even a second  :) I will await patiently for his comments on it  ;)

In other Stargate SG1 news, Richard Dean Anderson is scheduled to appear in the second direct to DVD Stargate Sg1 movie "Cntinuum". I have mixed feelings about this because as have stated before I got very sick of cosmic giddiness Jack and I am afraid the writers will try to shove a Jack/Sam story in their again especially since this is a timeline screw up like "Mobius" was  :-\ Only time will tell if this one will be worth it or not  ;) I am more interested in the first direct to DVd movie anyway  ;D

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As for Atlantis, WOW, this episode sounds amazing. I can't wait to see Atlantis fly  ;D It sounds really cool and I just hope that they don't end up going to earth, I like it better with them in the Pegasus Galaxy  :)

I am so not ready to watch Beckett die especially with rewatching season 2 of Atlantis  :'(  At least I found out that Diamond Select Toys is definitely interested in making a Carson Beckett figure for the Stargate Atlantis set ;D

Absentee Bogleg back  ;D
Continuing with Stargate SG1...

Vala realises they may be on the ship a while. She goes to Daniel's room and he starts talking about how long it's taking to sort out their quandary - three months so far. Vala sits on his bed whilst he's rabbiting on looking out of the window, and takes her top off. Daniel turns and sees her and launches into a 90 second rant about how if she was the only woman left EVER, there was no way he would be with her. She turns from him without making a sound, but with tears running down her face, and goes to leave. Nasty Dan is surprised there was no witty retort and sees that Vala was genuine in her approach and really hurt by what he said. They  :-* and he warns her that if she is playing games again...she says she's not. The next scene is Cam jogging past Daniel's room with Vala coming out with "bedroom" hair.
Cam is going nuts at being stuck on the ship, Teal'c seems to be taking it in his stride and Sam is still working on solving the problem. At several times you see our heroes getting older to show the passage of time.
The final time they all sit down for a meal (in this episode), it is mentioned that they have been on the ship 50 years. Cam looks out of the view port (the Ori beam has nearly reached the ship) and Sam comes out with the bombshell that she had solved their problem and they could escape but the ZPM wasn't powerful enough. The solution was pointed out to Sam by Cam in a Jack-like moment (brainier than they let on) when he pointed out that the power they need is in the Ori beam. This would activate a device from the Asgard that would turn back time to the point the bubble was first activated. The most Sam could do to stretch the backwards jump would be a minute. Sam had written a program years ago that would activate the hyper-drive in seconds, in case she ever figured out how to go back in time. The next problem was what would stop them doing the same thing all over again. One of them would have to stay old and in a protective field with the program chip. As he has a longer life span than anyone else, Teal'c volunteers. While they are all re-routing conduits, wires, bells and whistles, there is a touching moment with Daniel and Vala where he says he couldn't have wished to have spent the time with anyone else but her. The last 50 years would be forgotten by everyone except Teal'c.
With everything in place, Sam turns the bubble off. Teal'c is protected when the ship explodes and the others die. A second later, time runs backwards and the scene is back on the bridge. Landry orders Sam to activate the bubble and just as she goes to push the button, Teal'c grabs her hand and shows her the chip. The ship zips out of the way of the Ori beam.

Back at Stargate command, Vala is bugging Teal'c - who is now sporting a Rogue-from-the-X-Men-like grey streak - to tell her what happened on the ship and did she hook up with anyone. Teal'c keeps it all to himself. Sam says it must be hard to have all that information and the temptation to spill the beans on what happened. His only response was "Indeed".
The five are standing at the Stargate ready for another mission. Cam teases by saying Teal'c gave him some info and then comes out with a proverb. They all start quoting different ones "Beauty is only skin deep", "Look before you leap" etc. The last one, by Vala, "Life is too short" is met with a maybe she's not that bad glance by Daniel.
Landry wishes them well to which they all reply, except Teal'c, "Indeed"  :rofl:
They walk into the Stargate.

Sorry about the long pause between posts but I was in a time bubble  :rofl: For me, it is only tomorrow  ;D

I am so glad they had the notice to finish off the series and in my opinion, do it so well.

I really can't wait to see this episode now, it sounds so good and exciting   :D My favorite part of the review is that it sounds like it is just the team and no guest stars to take away from their final episode like I was afraid would happen. I also really can't wait to see these wonderful sounding Daniel/Vala scenes  ^-^ I am so excited because I only have two more weeks to go before it is my turn to enjoy season 10 and 3 of SG1 and SGA  ;D

Their are quite a few I am really looking forward to and they are;

SG1-season 10
The Quest, pt. 2
The Shroud
Bad Guys
Dominion
Unending

Stargate Atlantis
The Return, pt. 2 (even though Jack's comment at the end still ticks me off so thanks so much for the warning for it  :))
Echoes
Tao of Rodney (I REALLY CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS ONE  ;D)
The Game
Sunday (I am still not ready for this one but I want to see it because it sounds sad but good)
First Strike

Thanks so much to both of you for the reviews because without you I may have went nuts waiting for the seasons to continue  :-[

I am happy that season 4 will start this year and not next year, but I still hope it does good in the ratings since it will be on when new episodes are starting for the local channels  :o= I want a season 5  :o= :o= :o=

I am sorry for double posting but I just had to say Sharon that you were so right, SG1 and SGA were fantastic  :o I was on the edge of my seat from beginning until the end for both shows  ;D

I loved everybody in SG1 "The Quest" including Sam and that is saying somwthing from me  ^-^ I couldn't believe she atually admitted she needed help with something technological,  :o  :o  :o , what were the writers smoking to allow that to get by  ??? >:D Also Vala and Teal'c with the names for the dragon I was LMAO  :rofl: :rofl:  :rofl: I have to say my favorite scene was when Mitchell told Vala that she finally was part of the team when she had to watch a friend sacrifice themselves instead of it being her sacrificing herself  :'( Also how many times has Mitchell called Daniel sunshine now when Daniel is waking up  :rofl: It never gets old.I can't believe that their are only 9 episodes left for this show  :'(  :'(  :'( just when it is really getting good Sci Fi stupidly cancels it  >:() >:() >:()


As for SGA and "The Return", I loved the plan they finally came up with and that rewind at the end was smart and interesting to watch :) McKay and Sheppard were on top form in this episode also ;D I didn't know how they were going to get out of this one so it did surprise me when  Plan C  :rofl: finally got shown. the only thing that bugged me and still bugs me about this episode was O'Neills comment at the end about thinking about bringing Carter next time. Thank goodness that is one small scene I can always fast forward but it was also the final scene with O'Neill that made me glad he is no longer on the shows. It's a shame he is back for the second movie  :( I digress though, all in all I loved loved loved both episodes and I want to thank you again for such great revues that got me even more excited for my turn to see both shows  ;D

I am excited because this week I get 2 more episodes of SG1/SGA and I get my Stargate season 9 cards I ordered  ;D ;D ;D

Also for people living in the US they have the date set for the release of the Stargate SG1 season 10 DVD's;

Stargate SG1 Season 10 DVD's are set for release on July 24th for the US

Disc 1  

commentary for each episode
SG1 Director series for "Insiders" with Peter Woeste
The Ori:A New Enemy  ;D
Photo and Production Design Gallery

Disc 2

commentary for each episode
SG1 Director Series "Momento Mori" with Peter Deluise  ;D
Stargate SG1 Behindthe 200th  ;D
Photo and Production Design Gallery

Disc 3

commentary on each episode
SG1 Director series "Company of Thieves" with William Warring
Setting the Mood with Jim Mennard
Photo and Production Design Gallery

Disk 4

commentary on each episode
SG1 Director Series"The Shroud" with Andy Mikita  ;D
Life as Tech with Gary Jones  ::) this one would have been better off being a special on Vala if you ask me  ::)
Photo and Production Design Gallery

Disc 5

commentary on each episode
SG1 Director Series "Unending" with Rob Cooper  ;D
Deleted Scenes with introduction by Joe Mallozi ( ;D ;D ;D FINALLY !!!!  ;D ;D ;D)
Photo and Priction Design Gallery

I won't get excited about the Commentaries until I find out who is doing them  :-\

Sunshine  :rofl: :rofl:

Just reading what you have written makes me want to see them all over again  ;D.  I can't wait 'till you get to the sad ones - I know that sounds cruel but I know you will love them, in a sort of Kleenex way  :'( ;D

It has to be like two or three episodes now that he has called him that as he was about to wake up- LOL  :rofl: It just never gets old  :rofl:

"Line In The Sand"

This one was just good for me, but it would have been better if I believed that a certain character wasactually in pain and dying. I have seen better death bed performances then that and in a scale of 1 to 10 for acting that one rates a low 3 (that's also with me being nice  ::)). However, I loved Teal'c and Vala in this but that Tomin has got to go. I don't care if he did change his mind in the end about the Ori I consider it to little to late after all that he has done.

"Echoe's"

What can I say but that I just loved McKay and Sheppard in this one. I was ROTFL at the infirmary scene with these two especially with the Celine Dion comment and the Zelenka is a better scientist then you from Sheppard becuase Rodney couldn't hear him  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: The solution was a little out their but otherwise then that this was an entertaining episode to watch and way better then "Line in the Sand"

In other Stargate news here is some spoilers for the episode "Doppleganger"

The upcoming Stargate Atlantis thriller "Doppelganger" will see an alien entity invade the team's minds using a familiar form according to Robert Cooperwho wrote and directed this episode. He borrowed the premise for this episode off of the early SG1 episode "Cold Lazarus", but instead of having nice aliens in crytal form he decided to see what an evil entity in crystal form would do to the team. The entity is supposed to appear in the dreams of each member of Sheppard's team. Sheppard  touches the crystal which unleashes the entity on everyone, the physical form it takes in the teams nightmares is Sheppard.

"Doppelganger" will air in the first half of Atlantis's fourth season, which will premiere this fall on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States  ;D

In other news Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) will start his Guest Star appearance on "24" this Monday, April 30th for anyone who is inerested  ;D

Doppelganger - mmmm I'm not sure  :-\.  I just get a bit tired of the them rehashing SG1 stories for Atlantis.  But I shall reserve judgement.  I never did get into 24 and I don't think even Dr Jackson can tempt me  ;D

 I haven't got to the sad episode yet and to tell you the truth the way these episodes are going it's not going to be fun when I finally do get there  :'(

However, I finally got to see "Tao of Rodney" and I just have to say OMG  :o  :rofl: :o :rofl: :o  :rofl: Damian Kindler outdone himself on this one, this has to be by far the best McKay episode this season. It's now on my list of all time favorites and I am just wearing out my tape with the repeat viewings. I loved this episode from beginning until end and some of the best scenes are the following:

*the meditation scenes with Sheppard
*the apology to Zelenka
*the tea ceremony with Teyla
*curing Ronon's back and the hugs  :o (I want more Rodney/Ronon moments and maybe just maybe I will actually start liking the character of Ronon Dex  :-\)
*McKay telling Weir that she said she loved him when he was dying  :rofl:

I still can't believe that Sci Fi gave us 2 great episodes in a row what with SG1's "The Shroud" and SGA's  "Tao of Rodney"  :o  ;D

Now on to some not so good news. At least it doesn't sound that good to me but I guess time will tell  :-\

The following is a spoiler for a season 4 episode called "The Seer"

The city of Atlantis is visited by a man with extraordinary prophetic abilities, and who apparently has the ability to share these shocking visions with others.  The man named Davis believes that he is dying so before he passes on he wishes to share  what he knows with those who now live in Atlantis. There thing that he wants to share with them is that their are Wraith hive ships coming. Teyla goes to talk to Davos to see if he can tell her what happened to the other Athosians but along with telling her that information he also tells her he knows her secret and that she is pregnant.

This I am not looking forward to, especially in finding out who the father is  ???  :-\  :o


Meanwhile, Rodney McKay is working on a major problem. The Wraith have found a way to shut down or in some way disable the Replicators, but McKay inadvertantly managed to turn them on again but with the help of a certain wraith they ment before he hopes to stop them once again.


This information has me more upset then Teyla's pregnancy because once again we have Rodney McKay screw up while the perfect Sam Carter can do no wrong, remember "Trinity"  >:() >:() >:() I can just bet that she will also be the one to come up with the perfect solution  ::)  Which will in turn make the writers once again tell us that no one including McKay is smarter then the wonderful Sam Carter. Were is my barf bucket I think I am going to be sick  :-X Now this is all speculation on my part and this episode could end up being way better then it sounds but only time will tell.

Woo hoo I knew you would love Ronan in this series - yes I have read between the lines and know when you say 'start liking' I know you mean absolutely love  ;D ;D ;D

As to the Teyla pregnancy  :-\.  If the father turns out to be a phantom from the past or an alien who just wants to communicate with another dimension it will be terrible.  On the other hand if the father turns out to be Rodney........  >:D 

I'm not even going to comment on 'Her who shall not be named'  >:().  The thought of little miss know-it-all is too annoying  >:(.  So back to better thoughts.  Daddy Rodney  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:.  Ooooo what if the father is Carson  :o.  The babies growth could be accelerated and he could come back  ;D ;D ;D

   

I am not there yet but if he keeps acting the way he is then just maybe I will get to liking him more  ^-^



As long as the baby isn't Sheppard or Ronon's then I will be fine. Also as long as it doesn't end up going the Charmed or Star Wars route and the baby ends up being the savior of the galaxy. I will end up gagging if that happens. I guess I just hope that it all ends up being a dream because I really don't want a child on the show. I found  Naomi on "Star Trek:Voyager" annoying and I am afraid if this kid grows up on Atlantis she/he will become like another Naomi  character ::)

"Stargate SG1" and "Stargate Atlantis" are taking a two week break here in the US so Sci Fi can show it's annual Memorial Day weekend Marathon of "The Twilight Zone". The only sad thing is and this is the reason I came online to talk to you is that I am finally almost their. "Sunday" will be on in two weeks and I don't think I am ready for it especially from the last few episodes I have viewed  :'( :'( :'( The stupid channels previews gave away how it happens so that won't be a big shocker but I find I am still not ready for it at all  :'( Jewel Staite's character will never equal Paul McGillion's character, at least in my eyes. Another thing I am mad about is that it seems with Beckett gone followed shortly by Weir is that they seem to systematically be taking out anyone who had a friendship with or likes Mckay in anyway. I think Zelenka better watch out because he could be next and the only reason they won't get rid of Sheppard is because he is the eqiuvalant of O'Neill to the creators of the show. I am just worried that they are getting rid of all of McKay's support team so Miss National Treasure Spammykins can shine and make him look like an idiot. I hope these thoughts don't end up coming true but only time will tell I guess  :-\

Until then only 10 more days until "Sunday" premieres here in the US  :'(:o :'( :-\ :'( >:() :'(

I am realy missing SG Atlantis  :(  Will get them on dvd though  :ebay:  :rofl:


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Didn't you see season 3 of SGA  ??? I am really enjoying it so far, I am crossing my fingers that they release the season 3 DVD set for SGA in the winter instead of like they did this year. I really want to hear the commentaries and special features for this season  ;D

 :rofl: :rofl: I love it  :rofl: :rofl:

I wish I could prepare you more for Sunday but nothing can  :'( :'(  All I will say is that regardless of the previews you have seen you will still be shocked and moved  :'( :'(

 I finally got to watch see the episode "Sunday" and oh what an episode that was. I loved seeing them have a day off and how they took time to relax. I was LOL when Dex showed Sheppard the game they played on Sateda, I am sure it was a joke to get even with the golf lesson  :rofl:

Also nobody berates anyone half as well as Rodney does   ^-^ His face also when Carson reminded him that the day they were to go fishing has finally arrived  :rofl: I still don't care for Rodney getting Kati Brown but at least in this one she didn't seem half as annoying as she was in "Duet".

I felt so bad for McKay at the end when he told Dex he should have went fishing while packing up Carson's things and to say that he was going to be the one to tell Beckett's mom  :'( I almost lost it when McKay, Sheppard, the nurse, Zelenka, Lorne and Dex picked up the coffin to take it back to earth  :'( :'( :'( The ending scene though that was the real clincher and it made the episode alll the more emotional. Poor Rodney and poor Carson  :(

I am sorry to say that the SG1 episode didn't do anything for me and I actually found it rather boring. The only scenes I liked were the ones between Daniel and Vala what few their were that is.

So. Wendi, what did you think of the last episode?

I have to say for a series finale it is one of the best one's I have viewed in a long time. I won't even tell you how disappointing a lot of sci fi shows are when they finally go off the air  ::)  I have to say this one didn't disappointment at all though  ;D

I loved thatGeneral Landry was with them and even though I am sad to see the Asgard go I was happy that they got to say goodbye and to go back to the "Fifth Race" episode from the earlier seasons was nice also. I have to say that I loved the idea of Daniel/Vala getting together. It was much more believable to me and will continue to be more believable to me then Sam and Sir ever getting together  ::) ::)

I have to say thought that I think I am among the few who saw were Daniel was coming from with that tirade. I would probably have been leery of Vala's attentions also if I were him, look how many times she came onto him in the ship and how she kept using him for her own amusement. Also we can't forget how they met to  :rofl: I would have had trouble believing her and I also understand how he wouldn't want to come emotionally involved with someone who may say it was all a joke after. You have to feel bad for a guy who keeps losingthe girls he gets (Shar'e, Sarah,Kira (Linnea)) and being used by girls (Shyla, Hathor).  I also think he was testing her to see if she would strike back but instead got surprised when she ended up crying instead. I hope these two do eventually get each other since the ending was taken back through Teal'c and the time bubble.

I also loved the montage with the song "Who will Stop the Rain"  ;D I have to say all their reactions were what I would expect from Teal'c being his calming self (even though I did s Vala getting on his nerves in the kitchen when they were organizing the food  :rofl:), Sam still trying to figure the problem out, Landry the voice of reason and Mitchell going a little crazy. They were all in character for me and that was nice considering that at least one of them has been in and out of character for awhile now to me. All in all I loved the series finale and I have my fingers crossed that the two movies coming out next year and any other future movies after it doesn't ruin what "Unending" gave me and that was the team back just the way I liked them in the earlier seasons.

 :'( :'( :'( I am really going to miss Stargate SG1 on Friday nights  :'( :'( :'(

Is it just me or was anybody else also happy Richard Dean Anderson wasn't in it.  :-\ I already have worries about him being in the second movie.  :-X

As for the season finale of Atlantis  ;D I am sooo excited for part two of this one. This has got to be their best season finale since the first season at least to me. I still miss Carson terribly and I am really worried about Carter coming on the show but if they continue to write like they did in seasons 1-3 I am sure I won't be disappointed. I loved everything in "First Strike" and for once I found myself conflicted with a decision on this show. I usually know what side to take but the IOA and Weir both had good points and who is to say which one was right. I also loved it that they submerged the city first then they flew it  ;D It was a great season finale and I can't wait until September to find out what happens  ;D

I just wanted to let the Stargate lovers like me know the upcoming schedule for Stargate Atlantis season 4 and the Upcoming Stargate SG1 DVD movies :)

Stargate Atlantis season 4 starts on Friday, September 28 at it's new time at 10:00 PM (for those in the US) =Sharon if you still want reviews for Stargate when the show airs just let me know and I will get back to you  ;)-

Some of the episode titles for season 4 are the following: (these are subject to change)

1. Adrift
2. Lifeline
3. Reunion
4. Traveler's
5. Missing
6. Doppleganger
7. Tabula Rasa
8. The Seer
9. Miller's Crossing (I am excited about this one  ;D)
10. This Mortal Coil
11. Be All My Sin's Remembere'D
12. Spoils Of War
13. Quarantine
14. The Kindred, Part 1
15. Th Kindred, Part 2
16. Midway
17. Trio (this one sounds good and bad, good because one of the trio is supposed to be McKay and bad because the writers mentioned we get a glimpse of Sam's lovelife  ::)  ::)  ::) (HOW UNUSUAL FOR HER TO GET THAT SHE STATES SARCASTICALLY ^-^  :rofl:)
18. Harmony

The Stargate SG1 movies are scheduled to come out in 2008 starting with "The Ark of Truth"  in the spring of next year and the second DVD movie "Continuum" will come out in the fall of next year.

Oh yes please Wendi, I would love some sneak previews  ;D

I will be sure to give you reviews on the episodes but I do have good news for you in case you didn't already know :)

Sky One has announced the start date for the fourth season of Stargate Atlantis for the U.K. fans  :)The new season will start on Tuesday, October 9 at 8 p.m. on the network, as well as on Sky One HD. This will put you two weeks behind the us guys in the U.S.  ;)

Season Four premieres on Friday, September 28 on the SCI FI Channel in the United States, and Monday, October 1 on The Movie Network in Canada.

I will give you reviews until you tell me you don't want them anymore or until you pass us guys here in the US  ;D

The first thing I want to say is sorry I am posting this a little late. Life has been a little hectic for me lately what with needing to find a new job and my mother finally getting married to the man she has been living with for the last 25 years  ;D

The marriage is done and they were sent on their honeymoon, so now I have time to come on the Shack and give some reviews on the first two episodes of "Stargate Atlantis" season 4  :)

The first episode "Adrift"

This episode was a great start to a new season. If you recall from season three's ender that Atlantis dropped out of hyperspace prematurely and the ZPM's power was to low to start another jump not to mention their city's protective shield is failing. Now McKay and Zelenka have to finda way to get power for the shields before they fail. Which involves Sheppard and Zelenka taking a trip to turn off power that doesn't need to be on and just wait until you see what they have to do to succeed.

Also Elizabeth was injured rather badly when the gateroom exploded and the new doctor has to try and sae her life. I don't want to give to much away about Weir's story in case you want to be surprised but let's just say that the direction they took her character in order to save her life was a very interesting way to go.

It's also interesting to watch Sheppard have to take charge of the entire city because Weir is at the moment fighting to just stay alive. I loved the McKay/Sheppard banter in this episode also  :) I have to say the slowest moments were when Sam and Lee were at the Midway Space Station but you knew they had to fit her in somehow. I hated the way she treated Bill Lee a few times, like he was dumber then her and I tell you this much if they let her do that around McKay or Zelenka I am going to be one unhappy fan  >:()

It ends with the team needed to find a way to get more power so in other words they need a ZPM. McKay mentions were they know their are extra ZPM's so a heist is planned. After that the dreaded To Be Continued... words come up like you knew they would  ::)

All in all this was a fantastic episode and a great start to the new season  ;D ;D ;D

Now onto "Lifeline":

The second episode of the season and it is full of action. We left off with te team planning a heist in the last episode and the planet they plan on stealing a ZPM from ends up being the replicator homeworld. Sheppard leaves Teyla in charge of Atlantis while himself, McKay, Ronon and Weir go on the mission to steal a ZPM. Weir is involved in the heist because of what they did to her in the season opener (if you want to know what that is just tell me and I will post it, if not then let's just say you may be surprised). It was also nice that they went back to the "Tao of Rodney" episode and used one of the things that McKay did while he was ascending into an ancient to help them with their mission to get to the Replicator homeworld.

Again Carter was in this but it just involved her getting on the new ship Apollo to help them find Atlantis. Again she acts like she is smarter then Lee which makes me just want to slap her silly. When I watch these again and I know I will I know the scenes I will be using my fast forward button on  >:D

This was another great episode but I kind of liked last weeks better even though this one was a close second for me. I am looking forward to the rest of the season if they are anything like these ones. The only thing I am worried about now is if we will get a season 5 because the season opener got a 1.2 rating and I don't know if that is good enough for the sci fi  channel bosses ???

Thank you Wendi  ;D.  I haven't seen any of the new ones yet but I think we will only be a few behind you at the moment - which of course means we will see the whole season about 8 weeks before you!

The trailers here have got me a bit worried.  They focus totally on a new person leading the Atlantis team.  Yep you guessed it, your favourite and mine Sam Carter  :-X.  I have to say though your reviews have eased a few of my worries but if she treats Rodney like Lee I can see a lots of   >:() >:() >:() appearing in my posts  :rofl:

I don't really understand the US rating system, in the UK shows are judged on how many millions of people watch them.  Of course if it is a BBC show they see it is popular and then cancel it  :rofl:.  I think you could be right though that SGA is in danger and I am a little embarrassed to say I have been making contingencies plans for the inevitable  :-[.

I am now totally hooked on Ghost Whisperer and Blood Ties.  Unfortunately Blood Ties has 'cancelled after the first season' written all over it so I need to start searching for something to fill the gap.  At least Eureka is still hanging in there.... just  :o=

Thank you again for your brilliant reviews.  I am just waiting for Boggy to give me the second part on tape and then I will have a Stargate fest - just me, a cup of tea and Rodney  :rofl:

You will have to tell me when you finally get to see the new season and what you think about them.

I do have this much to say about the last two episodes I saw:

I thought "Reunion" was alright but I am not a real big Ronon fan so it wasn't one of my favorites. I did however like Teyla, Sheppard and McKay in this one. If you do like Ronon however then this will be a good one for you because it has to do with him meeting a group of friends from his homeworld of Seteda. As for Sam Carter she is still getting on my nerves and I can't believe they made her the leader of the Atlantis expedition. Since when do leaders go on rescue missions. I have never seen Weir, Landry, Hammond or even O'Neill go on missions were they were really not needed. I guess the writers wanted us to know that not only can Sam lead but she can do a rescue better then anyone else  ::)

One more comment on Carter, how in the world did she earn a promotion to full Colonel  ??? At least I didn't have to suffer through yet another promotion I didn't think she earned. The only promotion she ever truly earned in my opinion was the one for Major but then again back then I had way more respet for her as a character.I also have a problem with them stating that she is the foremost expert on Ancient technology and Replicator activity. I will maybe give them the replicator one but no way in you know what is she smarter then McKay on ancient technology. I am so sick of her being this super person who is just an Astrophysicist but is also able to things that are way out of her field of expertise. She also comes across as smug at one point in the episode to me  >:()

Now the second episode "Doppleganger" was the best of the season so far to me  ;D While I am sad that they yet again killed off a character I liked I found the episode entertaining from beginning until end. I actually found myself tryng to figure things out before they did and I haven't done that for a while with an episode. I do miss Beckett but I have to say that the new doctor isn't bad and Jewel Staite does do a great job even if she does seem a bit young for the job. Then again my sister is 26 and she still looks like she is 15  :P As for Carter at least in this one I didn't find her getting on my nerves but that could be that she was ion it for maybe what felt like 15 minutes of the episode so that might of had something to do with it also  ^-^



They do seem to be milking that Carter is coming to Atlantis a little to much in the magazines as well as in the adds. I feel bad for the other characers and their actors that portray them because its like if it wasn't for Tapping/Carter coming to the show then why watch. The funny thing I found out about a lot of Atlantis fans myself included is that they felt their was no need for Carter to come at all. I do know the first time an alien falls for her or someone at the base falls for her I may gag. Also if I hear any mention at all at Jack/Sam I will scream  >:()  I thought I escaped that
back when I started watching Atlantis, then they brought her in.

However the biggest thing that will upset me with Carter coming to Atlantis will be if the writers start making McKay the buffoon to Carter's brilliance.  >:() >:() >:() Only time will tell and as of this moment I am still not convinced that the writers won't go this way.


I don't care for the US Rating system because it relies on people with a Nielson box. I can watch whatever I want or not watch whatever I don't want because I don't have a Nielson box so basicallythe ratings of a show are not affected by what I am viewing. It is very confusing and Sci Fi seems to think that they are a major network now and if the ratings aren't as high as a show that was on NBC, CBS or ABC then maybe it should be cancelled. They seem to forget also that it was Stargate SG1 that got them their very first high ratings for a television show on their network.



I just started watching "Pushing Up Daisies" but that may not last long either since the creator has a different idea on how to write an interesting show. I personally love it because it has a Tim Burton feel to it and I love Tim Burton  ;D I also enjoy watching "Supernatural" even though the two new girls are going to get on my nerves fast. The demon one isn't so bad but the thief one is pushing my buttons.



I have my fingers crossed though for a season 5 of Atlantis because I would really miss Hewlett/McKay  :'( I can'twait to hear your thoughts when you finally get to see the episodes  ;D

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:  I just love the fact that I can spot a mile off when you are talking about Carter - I just look for the  >:() >:() >:()

Well I had a minor disaster  :(.  Whilst I was waiting for the second part of the new season I lost the first part.  Luckily thanks to your wonderful review I managed to pick things up.  Well I thought this was OK - nice to see the old gang back - but no WoW factor.  I was shocked about Weir (I don't think this is a spoiler due to what I will say about the next episode  ;)) but I do think she will be back.  Now onto a really good episode.

Reunion, I loved it  ;D.  As you said if you are not a Ronan fan it would have been a bit much but since he is one of my favourite characters I thought it was fab  ;D.  I do like the banter between McKay and Ronan, it reminds me of the classic Daniel/Jack days.  And I have to admit, in the beginning even Sam wasn't winding me up too much.  When Rodney thought he had been promoted  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:.   Even better was when he explained to Sam that he wasn't available  :rofl: :rofl:.  Now onto the bad things.......

Sam  >:() >:() >:()  I totally agree with you, what was she doing going on a mission!  She is in charge now and should be stuck behind a desk, seen and not heard  >:D.  Oh and is it me or did her uniform look a little odd?  I thought it looked like she had either been body building or had borrowed a suit from Teal'c and put on lots of jumpers underneath.  She didn't look fat, just an odd shape. 

But my biggest gripe is the way she was eying up Ronan.  Mark my words that is the new 'unrequited love' story line.  And you thought the never ending Sam/Jack farce was bad enough.  You have been warned  ;) ;)

I am glad to hear that my review helped you know what you missed when you lost the first part of the new season  ;D 

Also before I tell you my opinion on "Travelers" and "Tabula Rasa" I have some great news. Well it is awesome news as long as they get David Hewlett back  ;D  ;D  ;D The Sci Fi Channel has officially renewed Stargate Atlantis for a fifth season  ;D I will let you know who is signed on and who may not be as more news is released. I just have to say that my main priority character is Hewlett's for resigning and anyone else is just gravy, but I do want Flanagan also because I love the McKay/Sheppard banter. The other exciting news is they made it to 100 episodes with the fifth season  ;D I am just hoping that it is better then the crap they gave us with "Wormhole Extreme" for SG1's 100th episode  :o=




I will never understand why they had her go on the mission and as for the outfit I have to agree with you on it. I think the wardrobe department gave her a to small size outfit for her frame just so it could show off her assets (if you know what I mean). Also why the heck do they have to have the zipper half way up just so it can push up her boobs is beyond me  ::) I thought the sleeveless t-shirts were pathetic on SG1 and now they do this with the jacket and outfit on SGA. I don't know about you but it just makes me laugh because the outfit looks so stupid and unprofessional for a military officer. I miss Weir on this alone because at least they dressed her in decent outfits.




I think we are safe on this affect if you ask me because I don't think the writers are done with the pathetic excuse of Jack/Sam especially with the "Continuum" movie coming out next year. Only time will tell of course.

Now onto my thoughts on the last two episodes of SGA;

"Travelers"  

I have to say that this has so far gone down as the worst episode of season 4 for me. The saddest thing about this is that it was one of the 6 Carterless episodes in the season and it was lousy. >:()  :(  While I loved the beginning scene between McKay and Sheppard the rest of the episode went down hill for me. You don't even want to get me started on my opinion of the leader of the Travellers  ::) I really hope that these guys are not going to be the new baddies for the season because to me they were more of a joke then a group of bad guys. I prefer the Genii to these incompetents. I also was wishing that Sheppard would have let the Wraith suck the life out of Lorrin instead of saving her because then I would have at least been happy in the knowledge that one of the annoyances wasn't coming back. All in all this was a complete waste of a Carter free episode for me  >:( >:( >:(


"Tabula Rasa"

Now here is an episode I did enjoy even with Carter in it  :) She wasn't annoying and they actually let McKay do the important stuff and Carter was more or less just a sidekick who helped him  ;D I also didn't mind Katie Brown in this episode even though I still think Rodney can do better. It was so sweet watching the scenes between him and her especially when McKay is such a hypochondriac when it comes to illnesses. The new doctor is actually growing on me more and more even though I will always miss Carson Beckett. At least they replaced him with someone good unlike when Janet was killed off in season 7 of SG1. They only managed to get a good doctor on SG1 when Caroline Lamm finally came on in season 9. This was a great episode and it made up for last weeks in spades. I didn't know how they could do a widespread amnesia story on the base and make it work but they did and it was a fun episode to watch.

Woo hoo another series  ;D ;D ;D.  But I agree with you, it does depend on who is in it ie WE WANT MCKAY  :rofl:.  Although you know me, I would be quite happy with another Wormhole Extreme for the 100th episode  ;D ;D

Well I have just seen Doppelganger and I have mixed feelings.  It was great episode with some cracking one liners but it felt very 'samey'  :-\.  Been there, done that.  Even Sam made a comment about it.  And how come they just happened to have the exact extremely rare dream sharing machine in Atlantis  ::).  That said though it was funny in places (I loved Rodneys comment about John's dream  :rofl:).

Well I now have one dodgy episode to get through before a good one  ;D

It did make me happy their was going to be another season but their is still no word on who they have signed up for it. I just hope at this point all the regular cast members are signed up still and that Tapping/ Carter doesn't get a bigger role in it since this will officially be her second season on Atlantis. I wish they would get the news out soon on who is officialy signed up  ::)


I loved "Doppleganger" but you are right I did get sick of Sam saying we did this and we went through that with SG1  :P At least the dreams and the way it turned out were fun to watch  :) If I recall right I am sure Sam had to send a message to Stargate Command to borrow the machine for Atlantis just like McKay borrowed that other machine in the "Tao of Rodney" episode. It is a good thin they store these things at Area 51.

As for the episode this week "Missing":

I can't explain it but I found something missing about this episode (no pun intended  :rofl:) but then again I probably shouldn't say anything until I actually finish watching the episode.

While it does give Teyla an episode and the new doctor some more time on screen I just couldn't get into it except for when the guys were on. Then again I never did care for the Athosians and I can't say I will miss them if they are not found by the end of this one. I know that was a cruel statement but it is true for me I just don't care about them not like I did the Abydonians anyway and look what happened to them  :(.

I will finish this one up and get back to you on it if only I could get past the whining in it. I mean come on you are only missing for a day and your already whining about starving to death. Your in a forest hunt something up  ::) Maybe I watched that scene wrong but when I finish it I will see if my opinion on it changes.

Next weeks episode looks more promising even though Carter is back in it. At this point it seems the writers are trying to make all the Carter free episodes blah just so we think that with Carter the show  is more interesting ^-^   >:D YEAH RIGHT >:D  :rofl:

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:  Everyone will think you only watch Atlantis for the cute blokes  :-* :rofl:

 

I can safely say after finally finishing watching "Missing" that I don't just watch the show for the cute guys  ^-^ (watching McKay doesn't hurt though  ;))I decided to watch the episode all over again instead of just were I left off and I realized now that it wasn't half bad. At some points I felt like I was getting into a "Firefly" episode what with the bad guys (who's name I can't remember at this point) and their canobolism ways, but otherwise it wasn't as bad as the beginning lead me to thinking. I am so happy that so far Teyla's baby seems to be just another Athosian and nothing with super powers or anything like that. My fingers are crossed that it stays that way  :o= I do not want a show with a special baby who will be the savior of the Lantions and also who will grow up to an 18 or 20 year old within a year. That would be one of the worst things these writers could do with that story   >:() I will give it this much also it was a nice Carter free episode  ;D

Now onto last nights episode "The Seer"  

I found myself enjoying this episode and I kept waiting for the wraith from the previous episode "Common Ground" to betray them. I was happy with the outcome but how many times do we have to find out that Atlantis is yet again in danger of attack. They seem to pull that one out every season we got it already and besides when wouldn't Atlantis be in danger of appending attacks. Do the writers think we are stupid  ::) As for the seer I liked what John said and that who wants to know the future all the time because it will just leave you worried about the outcome until it happens. All in all this was a great episode and Carter managed to actually not annoy me once which is a miracle in itself ;D

NOW ONTO EVEN GREATER NEWS  ;D ;D ;D

 ;D ;D ;D IN TWO WEEKS  ;D ;D ;D

 

Well I have just seen the Travellers episode and I see what you mean.  The whole thing just felt like a set up for another ally and/or adversary story arc.  I just hope they don't go the Genii line of making friends and then finding out they are baddies.  I also thought the end was rushed, it almost seemed like the writers had looked at their watches and said 'Right time to chuck Sheppard out of the air lock in his jumper'.  Not a bad episode but just a bit blah.  I am looking forward to the next episode which is currently lurking on a tape somewhere in Boggies room - lost but not forgotten  :rofl:   

To tell you the truth I wouldn'tmind if we never saw the Travellers again especially since they were so unimpressive at least to me. I would rather see the Genii again then them because at least I like them as bad guys especially Koyla who they killed rather stupidly again in my opinion  ::)

I hope you find the tape and when you do and you are finished watching it tell me what you thought about it  ;)

I have a problem already because of one of the spoilers for the middle of the season two parter  :-\

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A mysterious new illness sweeps through the Pegasus Galaxy and Teyla is convinced by a vision that the father of her child is trying to communicate with her.

This scares me because of the thought of the father having some kind of special power and knowing these writers it will pass to the child like I always feared they might do. I am just hoping it is an illusion because of the disease *fingers crossed*  :o= :o= :o=

In two weeks....

Wendi, correct me if I am wrong, but are you maybe just a little bit excited about Millers Crossing  ^-^ ;) :rofl:

Whatever would make you think that  ^-^  ;D :rofl:

I have just seen Missing and to be honest I really quite enjoyed this episode  :).  As you said Wendi it established the new doctor but what I particularly liked was the insight it gave into Teylas background.  I can now believe how she survived in a Wraith infested galaxy for so long.  I can now also see where you were coming from with the baby. 

Like you I will be pig sick if this turns out to be another 'super sprog'.  It probably would have helped if her boyfriend had been mentioned/seen before he knocked her up and disappeared  ::).  Do you know if Rachel is pregnant in real life?  She did seem to have a little baby bump starting  ;D

But you are right, the best lines (as usual) were given to the boys, particularly John and Ronan - I loved it when Ronan just shot John cos it was easier than explaining everything again  :rofl: :rofl:

I was happy to hear that the father was a fellow Athosian but lets just keep our fingers crossed that the guy is a normal Athosian and not some guy with amazing abilities and power  :o=  I would be upset if they did that because then like I stated before I would for once just like to have a normal baby being born especially on a science fiction show like this   :o= :o=

As for the question about Rachel Lattrell (actress who plays Teyla) yes she was pregnant during the filming of the show. When she told the creators of the show that she was pregnant in real life they decided to include it into the show. This is supposed to lead into a story arc for Teyla that started in "The Seer" with the announcement of her characters pregnancy on the show and will follow throughout the season.


Now onto "Miller's Crossing" Review:

I loved this episode. It was just as good as "McKay and Mrs. Miller" and I hope to see more of it's kind in season 5 if it's possible  ;D ;D ;D 

First I will tell you my disappointments in the episode because yes even though it had a lot of high points towards it sadly their were a few low points as well.  ::)

The low points were the following:

1. How easy it was for the bad guys to kidnap McKay, what was the writer thinking letting McKay go into a dangerous situation with only one other person as back up?

2. What was the point with Walter Harriman at the table? My only reasoning is that they were under time on the episode and had to add a completely pointless scene in to the episode 

Now for one of the MAJOR HIGH POINT of the episode before I give you a complete review:

Absolutely NO Colonel Samantha Carter in the episode anywhere and not even a mention of her at all in the episode  >:D ;D  8)     


The show starts out with Rodney and some other scientists in a room trying to figure out the nanite problem with the Replicators. Then we have Zelenka telling Rodney to ask for help from, no not Carter the wonder girl and little miss national treasure (GAG  >:D ). The person he asked him to get help from was none other then Rodney's little sister Jeannie, Hence the name of the episode "Miller's Crossing”   ;)

Anwy, the episode ends up with a couple of kidnappings from a rich guy who wants help with something important to him. It also has the guys (McKay, Sheppard, and Ronon) in civilian clothes throughout most of the episode.

It is also mainly an earth-based episode, but one I actually enjoyed viewing unlike some other ones I have seen on Stargate (one example is "Desperate Measures" from SG1)  this episode kind of resembles that SG1 episode if you watch the two together. Although I found "Miller's Crossing” was the better of the two especially in the writing. Also by the end of this episode I actually felt bad for the bad guy unlike in "Desperate Measures" when not only did I not feel bad for the main bad guy but I also didn't care if they saved Carter or not in that episode. In fact the only really good scene on DM was when Daniel comes into the fake hospital were Carter is being held captive and ask the receptionist at the desk for help after he told him he was struck by lightening (I believe). When they refuse to help him and state that they are not open for business and demand he go somewhere else for help he asks them  if they know what it feels like to get struck by lightening. Then he continues by telling them that it feels something like this after he zaps them with the Zat Gun he had hidden in his jacket  :rofl: 

Back to "Miller's Crossing" review  ^-^

I also loved the back and forth banter between McKay and his sister  ;D They really do come across as as a brother and sister. I guess it doesn't hurt that they are brother and sister in real life also, LOL.

The only line I didn't agree with her on was that John Sheppard was nicer looking then Rodney was. Then again that may be because I really like the character of McKay and I think that David Hewlett isn't bad looking himself  ^-^

I also loved that this episode told you what lengths McKay was willing to go to save someone he cared for.  Their is also a really great dark Sheppard scene which you won't believe what he does until you see it for yourself  :o 

I could go on and on but you will just have to see it for yourself to decide  ;D Their was so much to love about this episode that the problems I had with it seem to be minor in comparison to what was so great about it but I thought I would mention them anyway to you  ;)

I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the episodes you have yet to watch including this one. Like it or don't like it I look forward to hearing from you and anyone else who wants to talk about the show   ;D

I am so pleased Millers Crossing lived up to expectations  ;D.  I think I am still about three behind (I have just seen the Seer) so a few weeks yet.  If things go as usual though we will jump ahead of your just after Christmas  >:D


Oh thank goodness  ::).  I am now thoroughly fed up with Carter being in SGA but for a reason I never thought I would say - she seems to have lost her brain!!!  I know I complained bitterly about the way she always figured things out before Rodney but now it has gone completely the other way.  In the Seer the whole fate of Atlantis hung on whether the replicator virus could be restored.  So what does Carter do?  Role up her sleeves and take a look at a computer screen?  Does she heck.  No she just keeps saying to Rodney 'Are you sure you can do it'.  Why didn't she offer to have a look?

I know this sounds totally contrary but I can't accept she has gone from super brain to conductor of operations in only in two short episodes.


 :o :o :o Wendi  ;)

"The Seer" was the episode right before "Miller's Crossing" so you are in fact catching up to me. Unless the show goes on break during the Christmas holiday for you like it is for me then you will pass me for sure. The final episode of 2007 for the US is this Fridays upcoming episode "This Mortal Coil". I will have to depend yon your brilliant summaries to entertain me until the season starts up for me again in January  ;D This episode should be interesting because of two characters you will be sure to recognize returning for it :)



While I see what you mean by Carter seeming to have lost her brain I have to admit that  I am really happy that the writers didn't have her try and help solve the problem. It did make me feel that she trusted McKay enough as the head scientist of Atlantis to get the job done. The only thing I didn't like about that scene was the way she kept asking Rodney if he could do it and to me it was in her condescending manner. I was afraid with her comng to Atlantis that not only would she be the new leader, but she would also end up trying to outshine the already established lead scientist of Atlantis which happens to be McKay. I have a feeling also with some of these writers that you will see Carter's brilliant mind come to light soon enough kind of like it did in the beginning of the season only to annoy me  >:()

I never believed she was capable of a command position since season 8 so I am still having trouble with her be the commanding oficer of an entire base  ::)


Well it's true he isn't bad looking  :-[ ^-^

You were right, Millers Crossing was next and I loved it  ;D ;D ;D.  It is definately the scenes between Rodney and his sister that make this episode but suspect they would make even a bad episode good.  I was pleasantly surprised by what John did, a little like with Teyla in Missing.  These are trained soldiers, the best of the best and I think sometimes they make them too fluffy.  I would love to know though if the father did actually volunteer in the end (after much emotional blackmail) or if he was dragged kicking and screaming to his death  >:D.  My one criticism of this episode is the same as with many others - the end was rushed.  Oh dear she is going to die, ah no look we performed a miracle and she lives!

And I have seen This Mortal Coil  ;D ;D.  I think we are now taking a break also, so we should be even stevens in the new year.  I won't say too much in case you haven't seen this yet.  It is one of those episodes where the whole thing is spoiler, although I only spotted one returning character  :-\

If you have seen it, did you have a little tear in your eye at the end during the scene with Rodney and Radek?  And if you haven't seen it have a tissue ready  :'(

Only one other thing to say ... Oh CR*P  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I saw "This Mortal Coil" also  ;) I read the spoilers wrong when it said returning character. They meant Weir for this one and the other returning surprise character will happen during the second half of the season. If you want to know who it is just let me know and I will tell you but if you want to keep it a surprise then we can do that to  :)


The break for the US will end on January 4, 2008  ;D

 

That scene alone was the highlight of the episode for me. The other parts were good also but I felt that some of it could have been better for a mid season finale episode.


That part had me  :rofl: I can't wait to see how they deal with this situation next year.  :o


Onto other news about Stargate:

Also for anyone besides me who is interested in seeing the upcoming direct to DVD movie for Stargate SG1 then here is when it is set to be released, plus you can pre-order it at this time on Amazon.

"Stargate SG1:The Ark of Truth" release date is set for March 11, 2008  ;D  ;D  ;D

Tonight was the night for the Stargate Atlantis fans in the US  ;D The second half of season 4 has officially started.

Tonights episode was "Be All My Sins Remember'd" and here is my review on it:

First I will get what I didn't like out of the way and that was the characters of Ellis and Laren. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we don't see one of those characters ever again in any future Atlantis episodes. I just can't stand that person even though the other one is no better this one grates on my nerves more  >:()

Now onto what I loved about the episode  ;D WOW  :o talk about the second half season opener for once being way better then the first half of the season ending cliffhanger  :o  :o  :o I didn't ever think it would happen but it did  ;D  This episode had everything I love about Altantis  ;D It had action and it also had some really great character moments that I didn't think we would see in such a action oriented episode. I even admired Carter in this episode (YES I SAID THAT  ^-^). If that isn't saying something I don't know what is  :rofl:

The solution to the Replicator problem was amazing and the alliances even more so. I also was astonished by what they did to resolve the replicator problem and wait until you see it yourself. The opper on the whoe thing though was the last minute scene at the end of the episode  :o :o :o Talk about shocking and I can't wait to see what the gang in Atlantis will do when they find out about this little tidbit  :o ;D

All in all this was an excellent episode and everyone had there great moments in it. I am really looking forward to the second half of this season if this episode is anything to go by  ;D ;D ;D

Oh I am so jealous  :P  This episode is on a tape somewhere in Boggy's room just waiting for me to watch it!!  I am going to have a guess at what they saw at the end of the episode.  Was it -

a. Weir alive and well
b. A ship full of Furlings (which they should definately have found by now  >:() )
or
c. The cast of Torchwood coming through the wormhole (these two series are just begging for a crossover  :o=)

Somehow I don't think it will be any of the above  :rofl:.  But onto more important matters. 


Who are you and what have you done with Wendi  :o :o  If you are a replicator be aware that the Atlantis team have now found a solution.  Oh, no, wait, it was you that told me they had a solution  :o.  That's it, the Shack is doomed  :rofl:

I can tell you that one of your guesses is right for the ending of "Be All My Sins Remembere'd"  ^-^ I just wont tell you which one because your going to have to see for yourself  ;)

One hint, Didn't they destroy the Furlings in the episode "200" of SG1  :rofl:


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I believe the Shack is safe for now  0:) That is unless Carter does something else to surprise me and make me like her a little bit more   :o >:D Then again with these writers I think we are all safe in assuming that we will all get the Carter that we are used to back again for the fifth season of SGA.  ;) It's a shame that she can't be off filming more movies for SG1 so we only would get her in a few episodes next season like we are doing this season  ^-^

I do have this to say, one of the big highlights of this weeks episode for me was NO CARTER  (WOOT!!! WOOT!!!) ;D ;D ;D I love those episodes the best especially since they don't have her interacting with McKay the way I would like them have her interacting with him. I feel like every time they are in a scene together that they try to make him look and act like a baffoon. I miss Weir the most at these times  :'( This paragraph should make you feel safe again and prove that I am not a replicator but just litttle old me  ^-^

Now onto my review of this weeks episode  ;)

"Spoils of War"


With the destruction of the Replicators in last weeks episode it makes room for the Wraith to come back into the role as the major villians for the people of Atlantis. Todd (the recurring Wraith for this season, who was finally named by Sheppard in this episode) and his hive were planning to use the wraiths secret cloning facility to create hundreds of thousands of Wraith to defeat other Wraith groups. However, one of Todd's men sold him out and his ship was attacked by an enemy Wraith led by the Queen who took over the cloning project.

Meanwhile, the team from Atlantis find out about a Wraith ship in space that was giving off one of their tracking devices that they usually use  to locate a missing member of Atlantis (this time the device was on Todd)  they decide to go and check it out. It lead to them finding out about the Wraith facility and deciding that they needed to destroy it before more Wraith could be born and cause havoc in the galaxy.

This mission lead to the team getting captured and resolted in Teyla having to use her special wraith powers to try and save them. Although Teyla's pregnancy is only a few months along she managed to get in the mind of the Wraith Queen to save her team using her and her baby's telepathic abilities.

While I won't give away to much more and I will let you see for yourself what all happens when you view the episode yourself. I however have a few likes and dislikes to mention though  :-\

LIKED:

The character moment scenes especially between Teyla and Sheppard concerning her pregnancy
Finding out the sex of Teyla's unborn child (AWWW)

LOVED:

Carter not being in the episode  0:) ^-^

DISLIKED:

The thought of Teyla's baby being some sort of super baby with telepathic abilities  >:()  ::) >:()
Rodney just knowing about the pregnancy and us never getting his reaction to the news (that one is just a dislike for me and nothing to really do with the episode)  :(

OMG  :o :o :o  I was actually right  ;D ;D ;D  And even though I had guessed it, I was still shocked at the end  ;D

I loved all the references to Rodney's dry spell  :rofl:.  But I think that Radek (sp?) is quickly becoming my favourite character.  I want a whole episode of just him and Rodney  ;D

Best bit of the episode for me was John's reaction to Teyla's news - he seemed quite disappointed  :rofl:.  It was definately a sulky pout and very funny.  I think even Ronan noticed  :rofl:

Well I finished watching "Quarantine" and I must say I have mixed feelings on it  :-\ 

While there were some parts I liked there were also some parts I didn't really care for. I can tell you this though, this episode will not be my list of one of my favorites of season 4  :(

Here is what I didn't like first:

1. The stupid way they made it so McKay couldn't be the one to save the day  >:(
2. The way they made McKay act during the quarantine  >:()
3. The stupid reason for the city to go under quarantine and then some of the people (Carter  >:(), Zelenka  :'(, and Sheppard  :'(  :'() making like it was something McKay did to cause the problem in the first place.
4. Carter just on principle that she seems to always gets on my nerves (the last episode I liked her in was definitely a fluke or I was sick that day and she came across better then I thought she did  ::))
5. The Writer of this episode  >:( (ever since Miss National Treasure has come onboard Atlantis it sems that some of the writers want to make McKay seem less important and more stupid then he has ever been  >:() >:() >:())

I just have to say thank goodness for a writer like Martin Gero because without him I fear all the writers would dumb McKay down even more and make him seem like the worlds biggest buffoon next to little Miss National Treasure  >:() >:() >:() >:() >:() >:() >:() >:() >:() (infinity  >:())

I could go on but the above menioned parts are the main reasons this episode has me with mixed feelings  :-\

Now onto what I did like about it:

1. We finally get a resolution on the McKay/Brown affair and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out  ;D
2. The beginning scene with McKay and Sheppard, then later on the scenes with Teyla and Sheppard
3. The way Sheppard new Mckay's password and what he does to try and save the day even though it was a little unbelievable   :o :rofl:
4. The scenes for next weeks episode  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I can't wait to see this one and it looks as good as the spoilers I read made it sound unlike tonight's episode  :(


Here is a bit of good news though  ;) Stargate Atlantis won best science fiction show for The People's Choice Awards  ;D

Well the internet hasn't kicked me off for ten minutes and I have caught up with Stargate - life is good  ;D

I have to say I loved Quarantine.  I thought all the right people were trapped with each other for the right comic effect - although I would have loved Teylor to have gone into labour, she looks big enough  :rofl:

I am pleased like you that Rodney and Katie have been sorted although it was sort of sad.  But who was hero of the day  ;D.  Good old Zelenka  ;D ;D.  Funniest bit though was Radek getting an eyeful of Miss National Treasure  :rofl:

I did like "Quarantine", I just didn't love it  ;)

I also liked the scenes with John/Teyla and John's fear that she would give birth then was absolutely  :rofl: I actually would think it was even more funny if she had the baby while trapped with Mckay, now that would be downright  :rofl: seeing how he feels about kids  :rofl:  Also while I was very happy that Zelenka fixed the problem (I like him also especially with Mckay, those two are great in scenes together ;D) I just didn't like how they got rid of Rodney for him to be able to be the one to do it  :(


I am keeing my fingers crossed that with that goodbye Kati gave him and Rodney's face in the end when she said it to him that it will be the very last time we see Kati Brown  :o= :o= :o= Yeah, it was sad how they finaly broke up especially with him going in to propose to her, but to tell you the truth I felt that some of the writers only brought Miss.Brown back as much as they did was so no one would think of Mckay and Carter as a possibility. They were afraid they would lose any Jack/Sam shippers out there still watching and waiting for it if they didn't give Mckay a love interest fast so nothing at all could happen between those two ::) Notice how they are hardly in any scenes together especially alone  ::)

Also keeping my fingers crossed that Zelenka (who I love) is not drawn to the darkside and starts getting a crush on The Little Miss National Treasure with that one scene  :o= :o= :o= While it was very funny I worry about the writers thoughts in those scenes  :-\

Now onto "Harmony"   ;D

This episode while it had a cliche storyline to me anyway was absolutely  :rofl: and I loved almost every minute of it. The first thing I loved was that it was a Mckay/Sheppard episode all the way through, I missed those two acting together in scenes they are great together.  ;D The girl who would be Queen was great also, especially with her interactions with John and Rodney. I also thought that the actress played the best young Adria in SG1 so it was nice to see her make an appearance in SGA.

The most hilarious scenes had to between Harmony and Mckay. I was LMAO after the Power bar scene with those two  :rofl: :rofl: Also later on when she said she was memmorizing his face was just to  :rofl: Then the ending scene between her and Mckay was just to great especially because how they got along until then. Basically all their senes together were some of the best in the whole episode to me.  I also loved how Sheppard acted with those two and I wish they would have shown more of that instead of the Geni plotting  :rofl: ;D

All in all it was a very fun episode and I enjoyed it much more then last weeks. Sadly next week it looks like a Ronon/Sheppard episode and I still don't care very much for Ronon as a character yet  :( Thank goodness Sheppard is in it at least  :) Ronon alone in an episode has so far managed to bore me.

 :o :o :o  Wash your mouth out  :o ;)  Now come on even you must have loved the way he manouvered Dr Keller into get all snuggerly  ;D :rofl:

I am grateful that it was Ronon kissing Keller and not Sheppard  ^-^  I also have to admit in watching previous episodes there were some hints that the kiss would happen between those two ;)

Now onto my review of "Outcast"

I have to admit going into this episode I was afraid it would be another boring Earth bound episode  :-\ I am happy to say that I was wrong  :) This episode rates with one of the best episodes of the season  ;)

It started out good and continued that way until the end  ;D

I loved that we got to see a character we haven't seen since the end of season one  ;D I also loved that we got more background on Sheppard and that not only did we get to meet his ex wife that he mentioned he had back in season three but we also got to meet another relative of his that was a total surprise.

Ronon wasn't so bad in this episode also, but like I stated before I prefer the episodes were he is a sidekick then when he is the main focus of the story. I guess I feel that way because every time it is about him he is seperated from most of his team and it always seems to have to do with his planet of Sateda (which I find boring). I loved the scene when he asked if the food was free in "Outcast"  :rofl:

While I don't find the replicator stories as good as other ones I did find this one to be at least interesting. I liked how it was related to a past episode to make it plausable and I also liked the twists and turns it took to get to the solution.

All in all I am happy that this episode ended up being better then I thought it would be and it is one I find I could watch again  ;D

  ;D Now for some Stargate News for you in case you haven't heard  ;D  

Amanda Tapping announced that she would not be a Main cast member for season 5 of Atlantis. In fact she stated that the first episode of the new season would announce why Carter was leaving the show. I just hope it has nothing to do with a hint of Sam/Jack ship on why she is leaving  :o= That would be the final thing to put the axe in the Carter character for me  :'(




Also in case you didn't know you can now order the Upcomig Stargate SG1 direct to DVD movie "Ark of Truth" on Amazon. It comes out on March 11th  ;D ;D ;D I missed SG1 so I am excited for this  ;D

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:  Happy Dance  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That is excellent news  ;D ;D  Of course Boggy just mumbled ' I don't believe it'  ::).  What do men see in here  :-X

On to Harmony.  I have only one word for this - Perfect  ;D.  If Outcast is as good as this one then this season really will have been special.  I can't say how much I enjoyed Harmony  ;D.  It had two of my favourite characters (even I have to admit Ronon would have been out of place) and the sort of witty dialogue that made SG popular in the first place.

I think what I like most about this series is that the characters say what we are thinking - when Rodney comments on the 'alien chicks' and John it is so true  :rofl:.  And wasn't the little princess fab  ;D.  She reminds me of a young Dawn from Buffy.  I really hope they return to that planet at some time, so much more fun than the Genii  ;)

I have a slight reservation about Outcast though  :-\.  How many more replicators can they find now the species has been wiped out?  I mean I always got the impression if you even had a tiny replicator then you basically had a huge problem.  If they keep coming up with left over bits then it makes the whole 'destroy the homeworld' episode a bit pointless.  Oh at this stage I should mention that I don't believe Elizabeth is a replicator any more.  Don't ask me what I think she is cos I haven't go that far yet  ;D

I am still doing a Happy Dance because as far as I was concerned until last nights episode the writers seemd to try and keep her away from the only character that makes her even remotely interesting. Also what did she really bring to the Atlantis expedition that anyone else couldn't have since they didn't seem to use her for her talents...thank goodness  ;D

Men like her for her assets  >:D (Just kidding Boggy)

The last three episodes have been three for three of terrific episodes to me this second half of the season  ;D

I think you will find this review rather shocking especially since Carter is practically in every scene of the episode  :o

Review for "Trio" :

What can I say about this episode except for I loved it from beginning to end.

I loved it when Sheppard, Mckay and Dr. Keller were walking down the corridor with Carter and telling her that they had to relocate the people on the planet to another part of the planet so they would be safer. Mckay said because of the tremors and Keller said because of the health concerns, I loved their one upmanship on why the others reason was more important then the other one it had me  :rofl: I won't even mention Sheppard sucking on a lollipop the whole time  ^-^

It gets down to Carter telling Keller and Mckay to meet her back at the gateroom so they can go convince the villagers that they should leave and telling Mckay he had no choice but to come along  :rofl: All this was just part of the opening scene and I am still smiling  ;D Lets just say it ends up with Mckay falling down a hole and Carter and Keller stumbling after in the end.

I loved how this episode was not about science but about surviving a deadly situation and working together to get out of it. I also loved how they all came up with ideas to get out of the situation they found themselves in. I think I should just stick to telling you what I loved about this episode because if I give you a review I am afraid I would review the entire episode just because it was so good  ;)

Some things that made this episode one of the best of the season for me if not the best:

1. Carter was actually not annoying in this episode (BIG BONUS)
2. they all contributed to their rescue
3. Half of Mckays comments had me  :rofl: also he was a little naughty when Keller started taking her shirt off  and what he told Carter to do for the kids  ^-^  >:D
4. Mckay didn't become across as a  bumbling idiot in Carter's presence like some of the writers like to make him do  ;D
5. Mckay's babbling was so sweet especially when he was trying to compliment Carter and Keller
6. the game they played to pass the time ROFL, I am still laughing especially with Mckay's reaction to the game and also John Stewart  :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
7. All their solutions to get out of their predicament were great
8. Mckay was a hero and I loved how he said wouldn't leave Carter behind (AWWWW!!!!, Sheppard would be proud of him)
9. Kati Brown is gone and Keller was so so sweet to Mckay in that scene (YET ANOTHER HAPPY DANCE)

I should really stop now even though there is so much more I loved about this episode (can't you tell  ^-^)

This episode may possible go down as one of my all time favorites right along with "Grace Under Pressure", "Tao of Rodney", Mckay and Mrs. Miller" and "Millers Crossing"

What I didn't like:

1. Mckay is not fat nor ugly either so enough with picking on his weight and looks, just because he is not the typical looking hero in a science fiction show it doesn't mean the writers have to pick on his appearance every chance they get  >:()
2. Those kids were little brats and I hope they got punished by their parents later on (I actually agreed with Mckay when he yelled at the little monsters).


Now onto some Spoilers for season 5 of Atlantis (MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD):

1. Robert Picardo's character Richard Woolsey will be taking over Carter's command of Atlantis in season 5 (I AM NOT SURE I LIKE THIS ONE)

2. Carter will Guest star in some episodes in season 5 (GUEST STAR IS BETTER THAN MAIN CHARACTER-I just hope she makes sense for the episodes she is in unlike most of the season 4 episodes she was in)

3. Paul McGillion will be in at least 5 episodes of season 5 (I missed him but I hope he interacts with Mckay a lot in those episodes)

4. Torri Higginson will NOT be back for any appearances of season 5 (DON"T REALLY CARE)

5. Jewel Staite/Doctor Keller will be a Main character in season 5 (GOOD FOR HER)

6. Leela Sevasta will play Captain Alicia Vega a recurring character in season 5 (I DON"T LIKE THIS ONE)

7. Michael Shanks will appear in 2 episodes of Atlantis reprising his role as Doctor Daniel Jackson ( I AM SO SO SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS...YIPPEEE!!!!)- I especially love the rumor that stated that he will be in some scenes with Mckay and there are already bets on who will talk the fastest as far as explanations go  :rofl: (my bets are on McKay  ^-^). I am just excited that my two favorite characters are going to be in some scenes together :)

It has been a while since my last post so I thought I would risk a double post to give some news on Stargate SG1 and Atlantis for those who don't know yet  ;)

For the Stargate Atlantis News:

The Premiere date in the US for Stargate Atlantis season 5 was officially announced by Sci-Fi. The premiere date will be on Friday, July 11th at 10:00 PM  ;D I have no news on when the UK premiere will be but hopefully for the people there it won't be to long after the US premiere  ;) It will be really exciting especially with the best season finale ever for the show even topping season one's finale to me  ;D ;D ;D

I am also excited because not only is Michael Shanks Guest Starring on the two part mid season episodes but we also get Kate Hewlett back for an episode that sounds like a really interesting McKay story  ;D I am really excited to see Daniel and Rodney work together and from the spoilers it sounds like the actors enjoyed it just as much as we will  ;D ;D ;D

Now for the Stargate SGI news:

The next installment of the made for DVD movies Stargate "Continuum" is ready for pre-order at Amazon and you can expect it to arrive in stores on July 29th  ;D

This will probably be my last post since it is only me posting anymore   :-\  However,if anyone else does want to come out and post with me I will be checking back here every now and again  ;)

Still playing catch up with both SG1 and atlantis so please dont stop posting  ;D  working our way through Atlantis dvd's at the moment along with Battlestar Gallactica Oh how I miss Sky 1  :o=

I will still post and give summaries of episodes if you want them still just as long as someone posts after me  ;) I  feel bad when I double post since I know that you really are not supposed to I just wanted people to know why I wasn't posting   :-[ :-\

Now for a question for anyone out there reading this; 

Did any of you see "Ark of Truth" yet and if so what did you guys think of it ???

 I got it for a Easter present in place of candy so now I am patiently waiting to see how the next movie is compared to Ark, but with Brad Wright as the writer we shall just have to wait and see if it comes even close. My favorite part of Ark was the Ori scenes with Daniel, Vala, Tealc and Tomin. ;D ;D  My least favorite scenes were the repeat of the replicators and the IOA.  ::)

Only 11 more days for the cards to be released  ;D I ordered the binder now I just have to find a cheap base set since I couldn't afford a box at this time  :-[ :(  ;)


HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ALL THOSE FATHERS OUT THERE!!!

Cant even play catch up on dvd at the moment we have the builders in and the place is coverd in dust LOL keep on posting Wendi  ;D  Have not seen Ark yet is it any good?

I will keep on posting just as long as someone posts after me so I don't double post  ;) I do enjoy sharing the Stargate news with other fans like me so this is something that I don't mind doing I just don't want to get in any trouble if I end up doing something wrong  :-\

As for "Ark of Truth", It started out really good and it seemed like it would keep going that way until we got to the part were the IOA had to interfere once again and make sure everything would turn out right, which when they are involved I knew something terrible was going to happen and boy was I right  ::) It was tough sometimes because when it was really good and things were really getting interesting with the Ori storyline they  immediately throw you off because they hurry and jump to the other storyline which involves the replicators. I don't know about you but I am getting really sick and tired of the replicators especially the SG1 machine version of them   >:() Ark would have been better off if they would have just stuck with the Ori story and left the replicators out of the plot but I guess they were stuck on what to do with Cameron and Carter while Daniel, Vala, Teal'c and Tomin went to find the Ark and get captured by the Ori.

I can tell you this I do watch it in repeat viewing but I just fast forward through the replicator scenes and I find I have a nice classic episode of SG1 stemming from season 9 and on  ;D ;) I think if you like SG1 you will like "The Ark of Truth". When you do finally get to see it I would love to hear what you thought of it  ???  :)

Please tell me that Carter gets very perminantly Dead LOL that would make my day  ;D

Sorry I didn't come back and answer your question before now. Things have been rather hectic around here with me trying to find a job and my mom getting an operation for her Achilles heel  :o :-\

Anyway, to answer your question about Carter, sadly she lives to be in the next movie and crossing my fingers we don't have to suffer through any Jack/Sam true love crap in it because that boat has sailed and may it never return. I wouldn't find it so unbelievable if they would just show an ounce of chemistry between these two characters but they never do. I have seen more chemistry between Daniel/Vala since the "Prometheus Unbound" episode then I have ever seen between Carter/O'Neill in all the years the writers have been trying to push it on us. Maybe that is what is wrong with it the writers work so hard to push Jack/Sam on us with the DEOD, the mood lighting in scenes were it looks like a joke, the slow music, and the gassy expressions RDA gives us as Jack every time Sam comes near him with love in her eyes  ::), were in when it is Daniel/Vala they didn't mean to write it but they somehow ended up doing it anyway and us viewers can actually see  how much these two characters look good together and how they have such a great chemistry together not to mention how well the actors can act together  ^-^

I am sorry for going into this rant but once I get started I seem to have trouble stopping  :-[ I guess you can call the character of Carter and her love of O'Neill one of the most annoying parts about loving Stargate SG1.

I can say this though THANK GOODNESS Carter is now gone from SGA and hopefully they forget to bring her back for any guest appearances also. May her show Sanctuary keep her very busy and far away from playing Sam Carter anytime soon  :o=

Oh no Wendi please dont apologise I am in total agreement with you  ;D  Now Daniel/Vala  actualy works, even though Daniel annoys me at times LOL, Vala is super great  ;D

Sorry clicked the post button before adding, Hope all goes ok with your Mum and good luck with the Job hunt  :o=

I am back with some exciting news on Stargate Atlantis, but first thanks for the comment for my mom and the job hunt. My mom had her surgery on Wednesday and is on her way home today (Thursday) as I post this to you so everything went great on that front as for the job hunt it still goes on  :'( Now onto the Atlantis news  ;D

They leaked the premiere episode somehow and people downloaded and posted it on You Tube  :o I just hope it doesn't hurt the ratings when the episode actually premieres because the creators are up to there shenanigans again with wanted to get Stargate Universe out there and are whining it is to hard to do two shows at once  >:() >:() >:()

Okay enough of that back to the fun  ;) I wasn't going to watch it because I wanted to patiently wait for the premiere but what can I say I am weak when it come to Stargate so I put up You Tube and watched "Search and Rescue". I can say this much I am even now more excited for the premiere on Sci Fi because the screen is much bigger and easier to view  :D

Now onto my review of Stargate Atlantis's season 5 Premiere episode "Search and Rescue"

MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD...READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! ;) ;D

It starts out a little weird because I have no idea what to think of Sheppard's dream. There was a really nice surprise guest in it but there was also a little to much of a conversation between Teyla and him that I am still having trouble with  :-\ Anyway you find out that Sheppard and Ronon are trapped together while McKay and Lorne are also trapped together under the rubble. A soldier escapes the explosion that happened in part one and gets beck to the gate and to Atlantis to inform Atlantis of there predicament. Carter gets a team together and sets out for a search and rescue of her people.

When they get there they realize time is of the essence because Michael the Wraith found out his place has been compromised and is on his way to check it out. They manage to finally get everyone out of there but now they have to figure a way to rescue Teyla who is on Michaels cruiser.

McKay figures a brilliant way to do it as usual  ;D (I just love Mckay) and they are off to rescue Teyla. John and Ronon have to go blow up a piece of the ship that will keep Michael from escaping while McKay stays with Teyla who is in labor with her baby. I loved watching McKay try and buck it up and get prepared for helping Teyla deliver her baby especially when she told him he would have to catch the baby when it came out  :rofl: :rofl:

As you can guess the rescue is a success and Teyla gives birth to her baby and they all get back to Atlantis safely. Sadly they didn't get to kill Michael so I regret we may have to suffer with more kidnap attempts of Teyla's child in the season  ::) I just have my fingers crossed this child doesn't end up being the savior of the universe because we have been there and we have done that  ::) May it be just another sweet little innocent baby with no super powers  :o= :o= :o=

Finally onto the best part about this whole episode. Carter is gone she is no longer in command of the Atlantis expedition  ;D I love it but I am a little worried about Woolsey now being in charge because of all the screw ups he made on SG1. I guess only time will tell and we will just have to wait and see how he does.

Before I post this there is one more thing about the episode I have to get off my chest. Enough with picking on McKay already I am getting sick and tired of him getting the brunt of the cruel jokes that may seem funny to some viewers but are not to his fans at least not this fan  >:() I thought it was mean of Carter to tease Rodney and telling him Teyla was naming her baby after him then telling him after seeing the excitement on his face that she was just kidding. While I don't mind the funny jokes with him involved I notice that they like to make a little to many rather mean ones with him also that to me are not that funny  :-X

ONLY TWO MORE WEEKS UNTIL THE ACTUAL PREMIERE OF STARGATE ATLANTIS SEASON FIVE!!!

Thank the gods no more Carter then  ;D  I dont mind Woolsey actualy I quite like him LOL  and I also am a fan of Rodney, the charecter is no fool or coward as he has proven time and time  again.
How is your mum doing Wendi? and still got fingers crossed for you on the job front  ;D

On the news of my mom she is doing fine and is looking forward to getting rid of the really big splint they have on her leg and going into a cast. We are trying to get her to see if they will give her a pink cast since she loves pink so much  ;) ;D The job hunt on the other hand  :'( ::) :-\


Onto some sad Stargate news  :'( :'( :'(

I sadly am reporting that Don S. Davis has passed away on June 29, 2008, he was only 65 years old.

His wife Ruby and his representatives had this to say to his fans and friends:

Dear Fans and Friends of Don S. Davis,

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

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

This is indeed sad news because General Hammond and Davis portrayal of him was one of the best things about Stargate SG1.

Yes that realy is sad news, another actor who I liked a lot gone to the big screen in the sky  :'(  he will be missed

It is sad news about Don and it will be bittersweet when I get to see his final performance as General George Hammond when "Stargate Continuum" comes out July 29th. I have heard that this one like "Ark of Truth" was leaked out already on the internet to mixed reviews. I will save my opinion until I actually get to see it which will be probably a week or two after it is released depending on if I get it for my upcoming birthday or not  ;) :)

Another release that just happened this Tuesday July 8th was Stargate Atlantis season 4. I can't wait to see the extra features but alas it will have to wait until I have more money in the bank before I can add it to my collection  :( I hate being out of a job  :'( My card collecting and other things are being sadly neglected in place of bills  ::)

Now onto tonight's premiere  ;D

As I said in the earlier post it was just as good as it was when I cheated and watched it on You Tube. It was also much better on the bigger screen because I could see everything more clearly without squinting.

I still don't know what to think of the beginning with John and Teyla but otherwise then that the episode was fast paced and exciting. I just loved McKay in this one and when he caught the baby  :rofl: :rofl: The best thing though is that Carter is gone and we will see how Woolsey does on his first day in Atlantis next week on the episode "The Seed" (now I know what they meant by poor Jewel Staite after seeing the previews  of that one :o). Also Beckett is back for this one so I guess they wake him up from stasis  ;)

One more gripe for the premiere, if the writers are going to have Teyla name her baby after her father you think they could at least go back to the Premiere in season one and see his name was Tagan and not Toran  ::) ::) ::)

Here is a list of the names of the upcoming episodes so far:

1. "Search and Rescue" (Premiere)
2. "The Seed"
3. "Broken Ties"
4. "The Daedalus Variations"
5. "Ghost in the Machine"
6. "The Shrine" (I am really really looking forward to this one because not only is Jeanie back but it sounds like a great McKay episode  ;D)
7. "Whispers" (Not looking forward to this one as much because all the Mary Sue characters in it. hopefully I will be pleasantly surprised :-\)
8. "Tracker"
9 "The Queen"
10. "First Contact" (I love this one because it has my two most favorite characters on Stargate interacting together and they are Rodney McKay and Daniel Jackson  ;D ;D ;D-this is also the hiatus episode until January 2009 for us)
11. "The Lost Tribe" (end of hiatus and more yummy goodness with McKay and Jackson-I just hope the script lives up to my expectations  ^-^)
12. "Inquisition" (I think this is there Clip show  ::))
13. "Outsiders"
14. "The Prodigal"
15. "Remnants"
16. "Brain Storm"
17. "Infection"
18. "Identity"
19. "Vegas"
20. The season finale and 100th episode  ;D is not titled yet. I just hope they can't get Amanda Tapping to star in it like they want to because this is Atlantis's 100th episode not Carters or SG1's  >:()

I am also crossing my fingers that the 100th episode is not the last for Stargate Atlantis  :o= :o= :o=

Thanks for the update and episode list Wendi appreciated  ;D

Well I am back with some news and my review for the second episode of the season  ;D

Stargate Atlantis got a 1.3 rating for the premiere episode, fingers crossed they keep that p or get even higher ratings so Sci Fi won't cancel the show after this season  :o= :o= :o=

Atlantis also got nominated for a Emmy for it's Outstanding Visual Effects for a Series for the episode "Adrift" in season 4

Now onto the review:

"The Seed"

I am not sure what I think of this episode because it was good but not as good as the premiere was. I did love how Keller mentioned McKay going to talk to Beckett while he was in stasis then trying to pretend like he wasn't when she caught him. I am so crossing my fingers that Keller and McKay get each other again like they did in the finale of season 4. The one thing I did hate was Johns comment about seeing weirder things happen in the alternate timeline  he was in after answering one of the teams questions about it. ::)  I didn't like how he kept looking at McKay like it was him and Keller being together that was the weirdest thing after all if it wasn't for McKay he would still be stuck in the future and dead by now.  :P

The episode starts with McKay and Sheppard greeting Woolsey when he arrives in Atlantis. McKay doesn't look happy but Sheppard just seems to takes it all  in stride. Woolsey tells them that he will call a staff meeting the next day after he reviews the reports for the last few weeks. I have to say that the jury is still out on Woolsey for me. He was able to leave the by the book roles in this episode when it was needed but he still seems a little to stiff so hopefully they will loosen him up in future episodes. They also brought Beckett out of stasis in this episode because Keller found a temporary cure for his problem while searching through the information McKay found on Michael back on the planet in the episode "Search and Rescue".

The episode was about how Keller got infected by one of Michaels experiments while on the planet rescuing the others from the collapsed building. You find out that everyone else that was on the planet was infected also but not as bad as Keller. She is slowly becoming what they believe is a Wraith Hive ship. They have make a decision quickly because it is slowly growing not only in Keller but throughout Atlantis as well. They have to make a decision about killing Keller by shooting drones at her in the isolation room or they have to find a cure and get it to her without getting killed themselves by the growing hive ship. Luckily Beckett finds a cure so they decide to test it on Sheppard first to make sure that it works since he is one of the ones infected. When they discover the cure does work Ronon attempts to get it to her but gets caught and nearly strangled by the plants so it is up to Sheppard who decides to fly a jumper through the building to get the cure to Keller.

Finally I have to say that all ends well but my one problem was how prominent McKay was in the beginning with everyone else then disappears all of a sudden near the end to never be seen again. I was hoping at least to see him say good bye to Beckett who was going back to earth  :(

Thanks for the reports, Wendi. I think we are still 2 -3 months off seeing this season  >:(
I have already got "Stargate Continuum" and looking forward to seeing it in the next couple of days.

Your welcome and you get to see "Continuum" before me because it doesn't come out until the 29th here  ;) I would love to hear your opinion on it and also I wouldn't mind a warning to watch out for any Sam/Jack ship because that is one thing I am really hoping is not in the movie  :o= A little review would be greatly appreciated but no pressure  ^-^

Also welcome back  ;D

I think Bogleg picked his up at the London Film and Comic Con over the weekend. I watched the download two weeks ago and I've bought the Region 1 (shiny box) and ordered the Region 2.

I won't give much away but as far as Jack/Sam storyline, virtually not a second wasted on it. I will say this is much, much better than Ark of Truth which I thought was poor.

I heard about it being leaked on the internet a while back but I didn't check it out so I have to wait until it comes out here on DVD  ;)

I love it that you said there is no Jack/Sam storyline, it makes me look even more excited for the release  ;D

I liked "Ark of Truth", well I liked the Ori part of it I just wish they would have kept the replicator part of it out because in my opinion that is what ruined the movie. I just fast forward those parts when I watch it and stick to the Ori parts instead.

What I want to know about "Continuum"

1. Did it have a good storyline ???
2. was Vala and Teal'c in it enough ???
3. How did they handle Daniels problem ??? (was there concern going on, I read spoilers so I won't give away what happens with him)
4. Do we have to suffer through the Cosmic Guideness that is Jack of late ???
5. Do they have any great Daniel/Vala scenes ???
6. Was there any Jack/Sam ship at all, even a little bit ??? (I know broken record since this was already kindly answered by m.o.b /thank you by the way/ but those two ruined some great stories in seasons 4-8 because of the so called romance so I need to know and be forewarned)

Those are my burning questions  ^-^

I got my Region 1 copy from Play.com on Thursday 17th  :o Still haven't seen it yet  ::)

PLease oh Please say no Jack n Sam stuff  :-\

I just got finished watching the latest episode of Stargate Atlantis so I thought I would come in and give you my thoughts on it  :)

"Broken Ties"

I wasn't sure if I would like this episode because it was a Ronon centered one based on the previews last week and you know how I feel about Ronon  ;)

Well I watched it and I have to say that it was pretty decent for what I thought it would end up being.

Woolsey is still doing a good job of running Atlantis in my opinion. I like how he is a by the book man but listens to the others when it is necessary, only time will tell if I continue liking him. I also loved his reaction to the doors not opening for him and his face when Teyla handed him her son. Speaking of Teyla I also liked how they handled her dilemma on whether or not to still go on missions or to stay on Atlantis with her son. That would be a decision any mother or father would hate to make and I thought they handled it very well.

This episode was basically about Ronon being captured by Tier who we last saw in the season four episode "Reunion". Tier turns Ronon over to the wraith in hopes that the wraith will accept him back in to the fold despite him allowing the team to escape in the before mentioned episode only to end up being betrayed by the wraith when they come to take Ronon and is himself left for dead by them. While all of this is happening the team is frantic and trying to find out were Tier could have taken Ronon and for what purpose. The team finds Tier on the planet the wraith left him on thanks to some intel they got but only to find that Ronon is not there with him. When they finally do find Ronon they have to figure out how not only how to save him but also themselves because Ronon was turned into a Wraith worshipper while he was captured. I know you can guess how this all turns out but I have to say for a Ronon episode I thought it was pretty good and I also loved the character moments we got because they are always the best ones for any show to me not to mention I loved the little montage at the end.

I do have to say this though, their was this one scene that was sweet and had me  :rofl:  and that was were Rodney comes into the mess hall were Sheppard is and states that he stayed up all night trying to find a way to figure out were Ronon was being held. The part I loved was when he told Sheppard he even took a bath to try and think because it relaxes him and gets his mind off of things to help him figure out a solution easier. The thing that cracked me up about it was when Mckay basically stated Sheppard should try it and Sheppard huridly said I am not taking a bath with you, it had me  :rofl: :rofl: When you see it for yourself you will see what I mean  ;)

Thanks Wendi that sounds like a good episode to watch out for  ;D

Sorry it has taken me so long to write the review for the latest episode of Stargate Atlantis  :-[

I finally was able to sit down Sunday night and actually watch it on my tape. I had a birthday party the night it was on and while I didn't get "Stargate: Continuum" for my birthday, I did however manage to get some other great presents like "Supernatural" season 4 and "Pushing Daisies" season 1  ;D ;D ;D I will get "Continuum" another time and tell you my thoughts on it then  ;)

Now onto my review for "The Daedalus Variations"

I have to say this was another great episode for Atlantis  :)

It starts with the team seeing the Daedalus in orbit above Atlantis but they know for a fact that the Daedalus should be halfway to earth by now. They contact the SGC and find out that their Daedalus is in fact on it's way back to earth so they decide to go and check out the one in there orbit to see what is going on because there was no life signs on board the one above them. When they board the ship to investigate a strange energy reading starts up that ends up spiking and transporting the team and the ship to an alternate universe. They keep jumping from universe to universe and they have to figure a way to get back to there reality or risk being trapped and dying on the ship since there are no supplies left on board. They also come across a new alien threat to an Atlantis in an other universe and have to fight them off.

I have to say that while this was a great episode I really don't care for the new aliens they made up and I hope they are not the next threat against our Atlantis. I prefer the replicators and wraith to these guys because the new ones remind me to much of ones I have seen on other shows then again maybe I will change my mind if and when we learn more about them but until then I could take them or leave them.

I also was  :rofl: in the beginning when Rodney told John that he thinks Teyla is avoiding letting him hold Toran since he accidentally dropped him the last time he held him. What had me  :rofl: was when he told John that he was dropped a lot as a baby and it never affected him in anyway and John replied that it explained a lot it was  to :rofl:  :rofl: .

The next episode looks good also but I have to wait two weeks to see it since sci fi is not showing it this week  >:()

um sounds a bit like a variation on the mirror episode in Stargate with the alternate universes  ;D

It has been a long two weeks wait but Atlantis is finally back on  ;D

Before I give the review on the episode I wanted to give some news regarding Stargate Atlantis's schedule for people watching it on the Sci Fi Channel in the US  ;)

Sci Fi announced that we won't have to wait until January like we usually do to see the second half of the season but instead we can see the second half of the season starting October 10th at its new time slot at  9:00 PM. The reason being to me is because they need Atlantis to help its new show "Sanctuary" starring Amanda Tapping (which will follow Atlantis in the 10:00 PM time slot) with its ratings by being its lead in show.

Air Dates for some of the episodes unless there is a change by Sci Fi:
August 22 "The Shrine"  ;D ;D ;D
August 29 NO NEW EPISODE  :(
Sept. 5 "Whispers"  :-\
Sept. 12 "The Queen"
Sept. 19 "Tracker"
Sept. 26 "First Contact"  ;D ;D (Daniel's Back)
Oct. 3  2 Hour Premiere of "Sanctuary" so No New Episode  :(
Oct. 10 "First Contact" (at its new time slot at 9:00 PM)  ;D ;D (Daniel's Back)

Now onto my review of "Ghost in The Machine"

It starts off with the team heading back to Atlantis in a Puddle Jumper after checking out a planet that they could possibly use as an Alfa Site for the expedition in case Atlantis fell. When they are about to go back through the Stargate the Puddle Jumper starts acting up and the team is nearly killed when everything shuts down all of a sudden and power surges start to happen. When they finally get power back and head to Atlantis again they  find out that they brought whatever caused the power to act up on the Jumper along with them to Atlantis and it starts wreaking havoc with there computers. They soon find out where the power source problem is coming from which ends up surprising them all. They find out that it is an old friend that they thought they lost: Elizabeth Weir.

She tells them a story about how Koracen a Replicator scientist on Weir's ship that we last saw in "Be All My Sins Remeber'd"  believes he has found a way to reach a digital equivalent of ascension. The replicators consciousnesses will be enabled to exist indefinitely as fields of energy according to him if they upload their minds to subspace and let their nanite bodies disintegrate which will allow them to move freely about the galaxy.

The team has to find out if this really is Weir and also what to do after the other replicators follow her back to Atlantis and start wreaking havoc of there own with the computers on Atlantis.

What I loved about this episode was how they explained how they could get someone else to play Weir because they were unable to get Torri Higginson back to reprise the roll. It was plausible to me and I liked there choice of replacement a lot  ;D Rodney made you feel so bad for him because he expressed how he felt it was his fault that Elizabeth is on the situation she was in do to his turning the nannites back on. I also liked Woolsey in this, he is starting to look like the best leader Atlantis has had and I just hope he keeps it up. All in all this was another great episode for Stargate Atlantis  :)

Also for people who live in the US the ratings for the following Atlantis episodes are  "Broken Ties"  a 1.2 and "The Daedulus Variations" got a 1.3. Let's hope they keep up the great work and the ratings continue to go up so we get a 6th season  :o= :o= :o=

Thanks Wendi still about a season and a bit behind you at the moment LOL

Just seen this on Sci Fi Wire
   
 
Atlantis Movie Green-Lighted

SCI FI Channel announced that it has given a green light to a two-hour movie based on its original series Stargate Atlantis.

SCI FI will air the as-yet-untitled film as a world premiere before its release on DVD by MGM.

Annoucement of the new film follows similar telefilms based on SCI FI's Battlestar Galactica and two straight-to-DVD Stargate SG-1 movies, Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum.

The Atlantis movie will be written by executive producers Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, who also serve as the series' show runners.

The movie is set to follow the fifth and final season of Stargate Atlantis in January 2009.

"We're excited to tell Atlantis stories on a bigger canvas," said Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, co-creators of SG-1 and Atlantis, in a statement. "The successes of the two original Stargate [direct-to-video] movies The Ark of Truth and Continuum have shown us the opportunities that the movie format offers. We have plans for both SG-1 and Atlantis to remain vital as we expand the franchise." Atlantis will air a milestone 100th episode in January 2009.

Yes it is official Stargate Atlantis has been canceled  >:() >:() >:() despite the good ratings so far, the People's Choice award, and other things that make it mind boggling that sci fi canceled it at this time.  >:() >:() >:() I have read an interview by the creator of the show Brad Wright and he said it was a mutual decision on behalf of sci fi, MGM and them.  >:() >:() >:()

I won't get into what I thought if his interview here but here is something I posted in another board on my feelings about this decision:


So long to another great show that could have kept on going if it had the creators and channel that loved it just as much as its fans do. 
 
I don't have the time or the heart to get involved in another series created by these people. I watched both SG1 and Atlantis for the cast and the stories not the name of the show. 
 
I am also less then thrilled with being insulted and lied to on why Atlantis was being canceled, plus don't even get me started on there wanting a younger and fresher audience because that just ticks me off even more. 
 
Congratulations Brad Wright, Sci Fi and MGM for the dumbest decision since the cancellation of SG1. 
 
Not to mention people are allowed to be upset if they want to and if these posts would be seen by anyone official I would have written even more on how Wright and company keep screwing us fans over again and again. I fell for it twice now but I will be danged if I let them do it to me again. 
 
So in conclusion as far as SG1 and Atlantis go I will keep enjoying you as long as I have you with the right cast in it that is, but as for Brad Wright and company so long and good riddance.

It also looks like they are going back to showing the second half of the season in January but I don't have all the details on that yet. I also have to wait two weeks to see the next episode of Atlantis again so I will be back later with a review on "The Shrine" for everyone here since there will be no review for an episode this coming week.

Have to agree with what you have said Wendi it is a real shame  :-\  Just got 3 more episodes of season 4 to watch and then we will have to wait for 5 to come out on Dvd LOL  So far I have realy enjoyed most of season 4  ;D

My favorite episodes of season 4 were "Doppelganger", "Tabula Rasa", "Miller's Crossing", "Be All my Sins Remember'd", "Trio", and "The Last Man". My least favorites were "Travelers" and "Quarantene" (my only favorite part in that one was the break up between McKay and Brown  ;D). I can't wait to get the DVD's not only to have the episodes but also because I want to see the special behind the scenes for the episode "Trio".  :)

Now onto the reviews of the last two weeks episodes  ;D I am going to do them out of the order they premiered because I want to save my favorite for last  ;)

"Whispers"

It starts out with two villagers walking in a fog filled forest and they get ambushed by something that comes out of the dark. Then we go to one year later and we are on Atlantis were McKay is asking Beckett why he is leaving after he just got back to Atlantis. They are interrupted by Sheppard who states that he needs Beckett to accompany him to a planet were a secret lab that Michael built was.

When they arrive at the planet they meet the all girl team of Major Anne Teldy, Captain Alicia Vega, Sgt. Dusty Wells, and Doctor Allison Porter. They lead the men to the lab to investigate it and they find 12 closed pods with what were once humans but are now hybrids of different experiments performed by Michael. The subjects are people that were stolen from the local village that was near the lab. The episode goes into a "Night of the Living Dead" theme when the people in the pods escape and start attacking the team.

This episode wasn't as bad as I thought it would be especially with the descriptions the spoilers gave of the all girl team. I have to say that while I didn't mind them as much as I thought I did I would prefer not to see them again especially since this is going to be the last season of Atlantis. I prefer the team I know and love to be seen from here on out  ^-^ All in all it wasn't bad for an episode but it also wasn't the best of the season either.

Now onto what I consider at this point my most favorite episode of Stargate Atlantis to date. This episode should get David Hewlett a nomination for some kind of award for the excellent job that he did in it.

"The Shrine"

This episode involves McKay getting stricken with a mental affliction which takes away his knowledge and memories, which in turn causes him to revert to a childlike state. According to Ronon and Teyla the disease ends up being something that the Pegasus Galaxy residents call the Second Childhood which is common among the very old.

We see Rodney go through a slow deterioration in the form of flashbacks and video footage which he and Keller make throughout the episode. Jeanie McKay is also in this episode and we see the team and her go through losing Rodney to this slowly deteriorating disease which we find out was caused by a parasite in Rodney's brain that they discovered to late to operate on to get out. Ronon tells them of a planet called Talus that has a shrine and it would allow Rodney to have one day of being normal so they could all say a final goodbye to him before he finally dies from this disease. There only problem was that the planet was inhabited by Wraith since the Replicator war.

This episode is a great character piece and I love all the interactions between the cast and guest star in there concern for McKay. They also had some great visuals that I think also deserve an award in my opinion especially the one with the team on top of the Stargate surrounded by water with only the wormhole for light.

It is episodes like these that I get even more upset with Brad Wright, Sci Fi and MGM for canceling SGA  :'(

Yep in agreement with your choices for season 4 wendi, I though "Quarantene" was a bit lame amd my fav had to be "Tabula Rasa" I like the sound of "Whispers" I like films that have zombies etc so it's two for the price of one LOL

I am little late with my reviews  :-[ so in this post you get two for one  ;) ;D

" The Queen"

This one starts off with a meeting with Todd the Wraith and a proposal to get his help to distribute a gene therapy that the SGA team found through Michaels research that would get the wraith off of sucking the lives out of humans. Todd in turn tells them that in order to do this they need to get the other wraith to trust him so he is in need of a Queen for his hive which in turn leaves Teyla going undercover as his Wraith Hive Queen.

This episode is full of double crosses and you just don't know how it will turn out until the very end. The character moments were great and I just love the concern the team shows for Teyla when she goes undercover pretending to be a wraith queen.

I actually liked this episode but I have to say that I don't know if what they did will eventually help them in the end or if they will end up regretting it but I guess only time will tell  :-\

Now onto the next episode:

"Tracker"

McKay and Ronon volunteer to assist Dr. Keller with a medical follow-up away from Atlantis. When they reach the planet McKay and Ronon leave Jennifer alone with a patient only to return and find out that she has been kidnapped. Ronon begins to track her abductor while McKay runs back to the Stargate to radio for assistance but just as he reaches the D.H.D. some Wraith come through the gate. He catches up to Ronon and they decide to start tracking Keller themselves before the kidnapper and her get to far ahead and also before the wraith find them.

I felt so bad for Rodney at the end of this episode though and I can tell you this much I really hope he wins what he is after over Ronon  :o=

I liked this episode because it really let us know how strong Keller really is as a character on the show. Also I loved the beginning scene with McKay and Sheppard it was so cute and funny. The only thing I was sad about was that I thought we would see a little friendship between Ronon and Rodney but instead Ronon was a little more annoying then usual for me in some of his treatment of McKay. I am so glad that I like Sheppard as a character better because I can barely tolerate Ronon sometimes  >:( ::)


Now onto other news which isn't so great sounding to me at least because it makes Universe sound even more like a 90210 in space. Here is what the casting call looks like for the characters of the new show:


Colonel Everett Young
40's handsome, capable, former SG team leader. Like the Jack O'Neill of ten years ago, but Young's edges have tended to sharpen over time. He requested permission to serve the remainder of his commission on Earth upon marrying his wife, Hailey, two years ago, but for now he's temporary commander of a secret off world base. The loss of two members of his team several years ago has taught him never to take anything for granted, and be prepared for anything. He stays on top of his team so they stay alive. STAR NAMES ONLY. SERIES REGULAR;

Tamara Jon
20-25, all ethnicities (Asian Preferably). SGC Field medic, Captain grade. Off world experience. Beautiful, tough, smart, capable. Paramedic level training. Able to triage serious injury. Modest background. Dreamed of being a doctor but couldn't afford medical school and the Air Force was her best option. She ends up being the most medically inclined person on the ship but is overwhelmed by the lack of knowledge and experience treating seriously wounded and ill patients. She also lacks the medicine and supplies and has to make do. SERIES REGULAR;

Chloe Carpenter
20ish. Stunning and sexy. Daughter of a U.S. Senator. Silver spoon upbringing and a little spoiled but not stupid either. Politically and socially savvy. Dreams of following in her father's footsteps but for now she's a bit of a party girl in her first year at an Ivy League school. Her father's tragic death and the dire circumstances of being trapped on a spaceship seriously tests her character. SERIES REGULAR;

Eli Hitchcock
20-25. Total slacker. Utter genius. Mathematics, computers, anything he puts his mind to. Acerbic sense of humor. A social outcast. Comes from a broken home. Lacks confidence because his true intelligence has never really been recognized like Matt Damon's character from Good Will Hunting with a little Jack Black thrown in sptv050769. SERIES REGULAR;

Lt. Jared Nash
20-25. Junior S.G.C. team member. Officer material but green and rough around the edges. Every teenage girl's fantasy. Like a college quarterback thrown into his first pro game, he is thrust into the role of leader well before he's ready for the responsibility and must learn to take command, earn respect through action, and manage the diverse personalities on the ship to keep everyone alive. Like Jason Bourne, he is skilled and well-trained however he is mentally unprepared for the urgency of the situation. SERIES REGULAR;

Ron "Psycho" Stasiak
20, all ethnicities. Marine. Big, strong, silent. You want him on your side. You don't want him mad at you. Lacks control over his temper in non combat situations. His past is a mystery but it's clear something dark formed the hard shell around him. Yet, there must also be some moral center because otherwise he'd kill everyone around him. Think Eric Bana's character "Hoot" in Blackhawk Down. SERIES REGULAR.

I always new that one scene in the episode "200" with those young cast members would bite us fans in the butt someday  >:() >:() >:()


Onto some really good news after that depressing news:

Thanks for the update Wendi  ;D

Sorry for taking so long with the latest reviews but with "Sanctuary" splitting them up for it's premiere two weeks ago I finally got to watch them both this last week. :-[

I wanted to wait until I saw both parts of these episode before I reviewed either of them since it would be easier that way at least to me  ;) I would have done it earlier this week but things have been a little hectic what with visiting my sister over the weekend and catching up on other shows I watch with the new season of brand new shows starting.  ;D Sadly one of my favorites may be canceled due to low ratings   :'( If it is then I will lose two great shows this year, "Stargate Atlantis" and "Pushing Daisies"  :'( >:() >:() >:()  :'(

Anyway on with the reviews of the last two episodes  :)

"First Contact" PART ONE

When I watch episodes like these two I get even more upset and mad at the people behind the scenes for canceling such a great show and for such a stupid reason  >:()


Dr. Daniel Jackson (SG1) comes to Atlantis to do some research on the Ancient scientist named Janus ("Before I Sleep") and discovers he may have a secret lab hidden somewhere in the city. Daniel is given Rodneys help in finding this secret lab. Meanwhile Rodney is not to happy about Daniels arrival in Atlantis due to feeling like he has already followed up on any leads that were promising regarding Janus and his experiments. The banter back and forth between Rodney and Daniel is something to watch but listen carefully because they both have the ability to talk fast, LOL. I am going to miss the chance to see these two work together again in the future. :( When they finally do discover the secret lab and turn on the  ancient equipment it causes a signal to be sent to a mysterious group of new aliens who head for Atlantis. It ends up with Rodney and Daniel being kidnapped by these aliens along with a piece of equipment that was in the lab which leads to Sheppard having to rescue them.

Meanwhile in the second part of the story (or B Plot) Woolsey,  Dr. Keller and Ronon aboard the Daedalus to make way to Tod's Hive ship to test Keller's gene therapy on live wraith that will help them not to have to eat humans for nourishment (mentioned in "The Queen") which left Sheppard in charge of Atlantis. They welcome Todd to the ship but events take a turn for the worse when he suspects them of betrayal after one of his hive ships blow up when going into hyperdrive, which in turn causes him takes control of the Daedalus.


then we get the lovely To Be Continued... sign  ::)

"The Lost Tribe" PART TWO

Todd has seized control of the Daedalus and locks the crew up in order to shut down a machine called the "Attero device", which causes Hive ships to blow up when they enter hyperdrive. the only people not caught on the Daedalus were Ronon and Keller who have to themselves try to find a way to take control back of the ship.

Meanwhile, Sheppard and the group known as The Travelers ("The Travelers") have to get to the planet before Todd does because that is were Daniel and Rodney have been taken to after being kidnapped on Atlantis. While they are all doing those things Rodney and Daniel find themselves having to find a way to turn off the device because it has an unfortunate side affect when in use which could cause millions to perish. When they actually find out who the new group of new aliens are you will find yourself just as shocked as they were  :o Let's just say WOW on who they ended up being and I have to say I didn't see it coming.

One of the other parts about this episode that I loved was not only Daniel being in it but we also finally found out who Keller was interested in and I was very happy to say it was not at all who I thought the writers would give her  ;D I just hope that with only 9 episodes left  :'( they don't screw it up  :o=

While I liked part one better I have to say that these two are some of the best episodes of Atlantis and not to repeat myself but I am really disappointed that we are losing this show when it is hitting its stride. I love Woolsey as the new leader, he does a great job without being a jerk, and I would have loved to have seen the show go on for a while longer.

Again Wendi thanks for the updates  ;D who knows the producers might yet have a change of heart and allow the show to continue (Now that realy would be great )

I won't hold my breath for these people to change their minds but at least we are getting a movie next year. The only thing I am really upset about right now is that they shoved the character of Sam Carter in the series finale and they may yet shove her in the Atlantis movie  >:() >:() >:() I was hoping that the actress would be so busy with "Sanctuary" that we wouldn't have to see her face again on "Atlantis". It makes me mad that for a show I love ending she has to take away scenes from the cast I want to see.  >:() >:() >:() >:()

Now onto my review of "The Outsiders":

This episode brings back Dr. Beckett and we finally get to see him interact with Rodney instead of a guest star of the week which was nice.

We find him working as a doctor in a village were the villagers took in refuges who survived the Hoffan plague that Michael spread to the populations on different planets. The wraith arrive at the village while Beckett and Sheppard's team are there and they demand the village turn over the survivors to them or they will destroy the villagers. The reason the wraith want the survivors is because they are now immune to the wraith feeding and the wraith want to deal with them in there own way because if any wraith do feed on them they will be killed.

Some of the villagers want to turn them over while others who became friends with the survivors want to save not only themselves but them as well. It is up to Sheppard and his team to figure out a way for both groups to survive. While all this happens someone in the village betrays the team and causes Beckett and McKay to be caught by the wraith. They now have to find a way off of the wraith ship and get back to the team.

I found the most exciting thing about this episode was the scenes were Beckett and McKay had to find a way off the hive ship. This wasn't a bad episode but it wasn't one of the best ones either for me. For a last season I would love to see the team together more instead of with Guest Stars of the week.

I have to find the tape that I recorded last weeks episode "Inquisition" on and then I will review that one when I get the chance. There won't be an episode for the Halloween weekend since the show has been postponed for two weeks so I can review last weeks episode in it's place  ;)

Hello Again  :)

I am just posting this to say how much fun I had reviewing and talking about Stargate SG1 and Atlantis with you guys. If anyone wants to review Universe for other people here feel free to do it here for anyone to enjoy. I don't now if I plan on watching it at all from all the spoilers about it, not to mention I don't trust the behind the scenes people anymore and I am tired of there lies and the way they talk down to the fans who don't agree with their views. Time will tell though and maybe Universe may surprise me but until then I am still on the fence about it. I guess you can also say I am still resentful of how a great show like Atlantis got canceled because of it despite what certain people try to tell you otherwise  >:() 

I didn't finish reviewing SGA because no one was posting back and I don't like breaking the rules of the double posts if I can help it.Plus I figured by now everyone here has scene the final episodes and didn't need reviews for it  ;)  I am only posting now to thank everyone who looked here and responded and commented with me about Stargate. It is nice coming to a forum to talk about a show you enjoy without getting your head bit off if you don't agree with another person  ;D

I do look forward to the upcoming Stargate Atlantis movie that they are planning on making, but I am also upset about it because they plan on killing a main character in it and with my luck it will end up being McKay  :'( The Stargate SG1 movie is a wait and see also because according to spoilers it is going to be about Jack O'Neill. I mean no offense to anyone who loves O'Neill but for this fan I grew tired of him back in season 7 when he wasn't even trying to be the Jack I loved from the earlier seasons. He has become a joke of his former self and not a character that I care to watch an entire movie about. Another thing I don't like about it being all about him is that if he is in it then you can bet it is a sure thing that the Jack/Sam relationship rears its ugly head again for the movie.  >:() ::)

I didn't mean to start ranting there, sorry about that  :-[ Anyway thanks again for reviewing with me and reading the posts. I guess I just wanted to come on and say good bye to the cast of Stargate Atlantis. I will miss reviewing episodes on there adventures through the gate every week  :'(

does anyone know when Atlantis Season 5 will be out on DVD?

Also I heard that Stargate will be having another movie out later this year per my friend asking Ben Browder when she met him at a convention and also she said that Joe Flanigan had said there was an atlantis movie in the works. I love both shows and if they do both of the shows in movie formats, then perhaps that will do better than on tv? I have the basic cable so no longer have sci-fi and have to wait for the seasons to be released on DVD.. Sci Fi and Disney and Lifetime are the only channels I really miss when I don't have the standard cable channels anymore. *sighs*

Hello Keltoi  :) I will be happy to answer your questions about Stargate Atlantis and SG1  ;)


The release date for the season five DVD set is June 30th. There is no word yet on the special feautures but I am hoping with this being the last set to be released that they are good.


The Stargate SG1 was green lit but now they are stating their is supposed to be a SGA film but nothing has been confirmed yet. The only thing about the SG1 movie is that it is supposed to be centered around Jack so I don't know what that means for the other characters. As for SGA the rumors going around this one is if they do write it then it is possible a major character will be killed off. I would love a movie for both but the Jack centered idea doesn't thrill me personally and I am afraid that with the SGA movie my favorite character could be the one they decide to kill off  :-\

If you have anything else you would like to know just ask and I will see of I can find the information for you. I miss SG1 and SGA so much that it is nice to talk with other fans that miss them as much as I do and like to know what is going on with the movies and so on.

Ooh that soon? I need to put it in my netflix queue request then.. .. speaking of atlantis, Best buy is having a great sale this week on tv shows dvd. I got the whole 4 seasons for $75.00.. would have been $85.00 but I had a $10.00 gift card and each season was $19.99... Not a bad deal... Original price would have been $47.00 each so I think I got lucky and saved quite a bitof money. *hehe


ooh I really hope they aren't killing Jack off but then again he really hasn't been in the movies a lot anyways even though he is also one of my favorite characters.. To be honest I like everyone on the team but still on the fence about Vala as I couldn't warm up to her.. I think Continuum opened up a lot more questions for me such as did Cam know all along that he was going to be in the SG1 team? was that why he was soo eager to join them? as when I watched Continuum a lot of things started making sense for me that didn't when the show was on... such as cam's eagerness to join the team and etc etc..

as for the SGA movie, for me it is confirmed as my friend saw Joe Flanigan about 2 weeks ago at a convention where she was nice enough to get me his and jason momoa's autographs and he said the movie was a go but didn't know when it would be filmed. I'd asked her to ask him where the name of his character came from as I noticed while rewatching mcgyver that there had been a John Shepard helping michael Greenburg with the show and wondered if that was where the name came from and ofc my friend said Joe couldn't tell her where it came from as he didn't know.

//Ooh that soon? I need to put it in my netflix queue request then.. .. speaking of atlantis, Best buy is having a great sale this week on tv shows dvd. I got the whole 4 seasons for $75.00.. would have been $85.00 but I had a $10.00 gift card and each season was $19.99... Not a bad deal... Original price would have been $47.00 each so I think I got lucky and saved quite a bitof money. *hehe//

That is a great deal for four seasons. ;D I still need seasons 4 and 5 but with my job situation they will just have to wait. Thank goodness I have them on tapes until then  :)

I think you misunderstood me with which show they might possibly be killing a character off of. The character will be killed off of Stargate Atlantis not SG1  according to the rumors going around;)

I also  believe that as long as the same people run the show who usually do that Jack will forever remain safe and as immature as he became in the later seasons of the show. It will also be a cold day in Hades before they even think of killing off the characters of Jack and Sam seeing as how the sun couldn't shine enough out of these two characters butts to the behind the scenes guys of these shows. I worry more about my favorite characters because they are the ones most likely to be in danger of being killed off. >:() :'(  especially if they are a threat to there national treasure. ::)