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The Powers That Be (Stargate SG-1)
The ninth season of ''Stargate SG-1'', an American-Canadian television series, began airing on July 15, 2005 on SCI FI. The ninth season concluded on March 10, 2006, after 20 episodes on the same channel. The series was originally developed by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, and Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie served as executive producers. The season arc centers on the new threat of the Ori, a race who Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) and Vala Mal Doran (Claudia Black) unleash in an unknown galaxy, and who are threatening to prepare for a crusade into the Milky Way galaxy to convert the beings to their religion called Origin. Season nine regular cast members included Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Beau Bridges, and Michael Shanks. Claudia Black appeared in a recurring role for eight episodes. The ninth season begins with General Hank Landry (Beau Bridges) having assumed command of Stargate Command, and newcomer Lt. Col. Camero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Browder
Robert Benedict Browder (born December 11, 1962) is an American actor, writer and film director, known for his roles as List of Farscape characters#John Crichton, John Crichton in ''Farscape'' and Cameron Mitchell (Stargate), Cameron Mitchell in ''Stargate SG-1''. Early life Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Browder grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. His parents were race car owners and operators. He attended Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina and graduated with a degree in psychology. He was a star player on the Furman football team. Browder met his wife, actress Francesca Buller, while studying at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Career Browder appeared as a recurring guest on the U.S. television show ''Party of Five'' as Sam Brody in its 3rd season in 1997. Browder and Buller moved with their two children to Australia during the production of ''Farscape'' (1999–2003), on which Browder starred as American astronaut List of Farscape characters#John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Black
Claudia Lee Black (born 11 October 1972) is an Australian actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in '' Farscape'', Vala Mal Doran in ''Stargate SG-1'' and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film '' Pitch Black''. She has had prominent roles in video games, such as Chloe Frazer in ''Uncharted'', Morrigan in ''Dragon Age'', Admiral Daro'Xen and Matriarch Aethyta in ''Mass Effect'' and Tess Everis in ''Destiny'' and Samantha Byrne in ''Gears of War 3'', ''Gears of War 4'', and ''Gears 5''. She also had a recurring role as Dahlia in '' The Originals'' and starred as Dr. Sabine Lommers in The CW's ''Containment''. Early life Black was born and raised in a Jewish family in Sydney, New South Wales. She studied at the Anglican Kambala School in Sydney.Claudia Black Online: Biography. Retrieved on 7 January 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Zone
''TV Zone'' is a British magazine that was published every four weeks by Visual Imagination that covered cult television. Initially, it mostly covered science fiction, but branched out to cover other drama and comedy series. History ''TV Zone'' was launched in September 1989 by publishers Visual Imagination as a spin-off of their existing title '' Starburst''. Its original and longest serving editor was Jan Vincent-Rudzki and original tagline was "The Magazine of Cult Television" (later "The World's Longest-Running Cult Television Magazine"). Originally, the magazine concentrated solely on science fiction and fantasy television, but over time it broadened its interests to occasionally include comedy (mostly through articles by Andrew Pixley) and mainstream drama programmes such as ''The West Wing'' and '' Spooks''. It also covered science fiction radio (mostly in its review section). Tom Spilsbury took over as editor from Jan Vincent-Rudzki in late 2000 and was responsible fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Lam
Over its decade of existence, science fiction TV series ''Stargate SG-1'' developed an extensive and detailed backdrop of diverse characters. Many of the characters are members of alien species discovered while exploring the galaxy through the Stargate, although there are an equal number of characters from offworld human civilizations. While ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Atlantis'' and ''Stargate Universe'' are separate shows, they take part in the same fictional universe, so no character is internally show-specific. Main characters Except for the commanders of the top-secret Stargate Command military base (SGC), all main characters of ''Stargate SG-1'' are members of the SG-1 team, the primary unit of the SGC in the show. SG-1's duties include first contact, reconnaissance and combat, diplomacy, initial archaeological surveying, and technological assessment. The composition of SG-1 changes several times during the series run and varies in several alternative universes. Jack O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexa Doig
Alexandra Doig (born June 8, 1973) is a Canadian actress. She played the title role in the science fiction television series '' Andromeda'' (2000–2005). She also played the lead female role of Rowan in the science fiction-action horror film ''Jason X'' (2001), the tenth installment of the '' Friday the 13th'' film series. Since 2015, Doig has appeared in the Aurora Teagarden mystery television film series on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel. Early life Doig was born in Ontario, Canada, on June 8, 1973, and grew up in Toronto. She is the younger child of Gloria B. Lecciones and David W. Doig. Her mother is a registered nurse who originally came from Dumaguete City, Philippines, and her father is a Canadian engineer of Scottish ancestry who was a petroleum executive officer in Toronto. As a child, Doig studied rhythmic gymnastics, and as a teenager studied American Sign Language. She developed a strong interest in acting and was inspired to become an actor at age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Carter
Samantha "Sam" Carter, United States Air Force, USAF is a Character (arts), fictional character in the Canadian–American military science fiction ''Stargate'' franchise. Played by Amanda Tapping, she appears in all three shows in the franchise: ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Atlantis'', and ''Stargate Universe''. She was a main character in all ten seasons of ''Stargate SG-1'' (1997–2007). Following a recurring role in ''Stargate Atlantis'' for three seasons (2004–07), Carter became a main character in Season 4 of ''Atlantis'' (2007–08), and also appeared in the 2008 direct-to-DVD ''SG-1'' films ''Stargate: The Ark of Truth'' and ''Stargate: Continuum''. Amanda Tapping accepted a starring role in ''Sanctuary (TV series), Sanctuary'' and appears in only the first and last episodes in Season 5 of ''Atlantis'' (2008–09). Carter also appears in two episodes of Season 1 of ''Stargate Universe.'' Captain Samantha Carter first appears in "Children of the Gods", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SCI FI Wire
Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Launched on September 24, 1992, the channel broadcasts programming relating to the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres. As of January 2016, Syfy is available to 92.4 million households in America. History In 1989, in Boca Raton, Florida, communications attorneys and cable TV entrepreneurs Mitchell Rubenstein and his wife and business partner Laurie Silvers devised the concept for the Sci-Fi Channel, and signed up 8 of the top 10 cable TV operators as well as licensing exclusive rights to the British TV series ''Doctor Who'' (which shifted over from PBS to Sci-Fi Channel), ''Dark Shadows'', and the cult series ''The Prisoner''. In 1992, the channel was sold by Rubenstein and Silvers to USA Networks, then a joint venture between Paramou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950) is a retired American actor and producer. He began his television career in 1976, playing Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series ''General Hospital'', and then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series ''MacGyver (1985 TV series), MacGyver'' (1985–1992). He later appeared in films such as ''Through the Eyes of a Killer'' (1992), ''Pandora's Clock'' (1996), and ''Firehouse (1997 film), Firehouse'' (1997). In 1997, Anderson returned to television as the lead actor of the series ''Stargate SG-1'', a spin-off (media), spin-off of the 1994 film ''Stargate (film), Stargate'', replacing actor Kurt Russell. He played the lead from 1997 to 2005 and had a recurring role from 2005 to 2007. Since 1997, he has starred in only one film: ''Stargate: Continuum'', released in 2008 as a sequel film after the ''Stargate SG-1'' film ''Stargate: The Ark of Truth, The Ark of Truth.'' He appeared in the follow-up ''Stargate'' sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargate Atlantis
''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of ''Stargate SG-1'', which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself based on the feature film '' Stargate'' (1994). All five seasons of ''Stargate Atlantis'' were broadcast by the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States and The Movie Network in Canada. The show premiered on July 16, 2004; its final episode aired on January 9, 2009. The series was filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The story of ''Stargate Atlantis'' follows the events of ''Stargate SG-1s seventh season finale episode " Lost City" and eighth season premiere episode " New Order", in which the cast of that series discovered an Antarctic outpost created by the alien race known as the Ancients. In the pilot episode " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver, Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley Regional District, Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,700 people per square kilometre, and fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Mitchell (Stargate)
Colonel Cameron "Cam" Mitchell, USAF is a fictional character in the 1997 American military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1'', a science fiction show about a military team exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices. Played by Ben Browder, Cameron Mitchell is introduced as a main character in the season 9 premiere "Avalon", holding the military rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. Learning of the SG-1 team's off-screen separation after the previous season, Mitchell is assigned as new commanding officer of SG-1, which he remains throughout season 10 (2006-2007) and the direct-to-DVD films '' Stargate: The Ark of Truth'', ending at the rank of Colonel for '' Stargate: Continuum'' (2008). The first episodes of season 9 show Mitchell's struggle to reunite the former SG-1 members under his command. With the aid of Lt. Col. Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson, the Jaffa Teal'c, and the alien thief Vala Mal Doran, Mitchell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargate Command
Over its decade of existence, science fiction TV series ''Stargate SG-1'' developed an extensive and detailed backdrop of diverse characters. Many of the characters are members of alien species discovered while exploring the galaxy through the Stargate (device), Stargate, although there are an equal number of characters from offworld human civilizations. While ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Atlantis'' and ''Stargate Universe'' are separate shows, they take part in the same fictional universe, so no character is internally show-specific. Main characters Except for the commanders of the top-secret Stargate Command military base (SGC), all main characters of ''Stargate SG-1'' are members of the SG-1 team, the primary unit of the SGC in the show. SG-1's duties include First contact (science fiction), first contact, reconnaissance and combat, diplomacy, initial archaeology, archaeological surveying, and technological assessment. The composition of SG-1 changes several times during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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