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unusual facts about Stargate: Atlantis



Aerobraking

In the fourth episode of Stargate Universe, the Ancient ship Destiny suffers an almost complete loss of power and must use aerobraking to change course.

Andy Mikita

Mikita made his acting debut as brief cameo on Stargate SG-1 in the episode "Wormhole X-Treme!", he appeared again as a wedding guest in the episode "200".

Anna-Louise Plowman

She is perhaps best known for her roles as Consultant Anaesthetist Annalese Carson in Holby City and Dr. Sarah Gardner in Stargate SG-1 who was possessed by the Goa'uld Osiris.

Auburn, Kansas

Auburn is the hometown of Cameron Mitchell, a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, though, the episode showed Auburn as having a population of 21,211.

Carson Beckett

According to writer-producer Martin Gero, Beckett was set to appear in only a handful of episodes after the Stargate Atlantis pilot episode, "Rising", but the character had such a big connection to the fans that Gero labeled McGillion the "breakout star" in Stargate Atlantis.

Paul McGillion's first role in the Stargate franchise was playing the young Dr. Ernest Littlefield in the early Stargate SG-1 episode "The Torment of Tantalus" in 1997.

Cecil Hoffman

Cecil found success on the big screen, turning in memorable performances in hit films Stargate (1993) and the Wyatt Earp biopic Tombstone (1994) with Kurt Russell.

CITY-DT

Citytv has traditionally pursued a programming strategy targeting hip, young and urban audiences, and featuring science fiction series (such as the Stargate and Star Trek franchises) with significant cult followings.

D. DoRohn Gough

A rare feat for any new producer as Ne-Yo has mainly worked with the production team Stargate, an entity DoRohn’s production style has often been compared to.

David Lovgren

He was a guest actor on many television series shot in Vancouver such as The Commish, The Outer Limits (1995 TV series), Smallville, X-Files, Supernatural, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis.

Earl Pastko

Pastko's television appearances include Street Justice, Highlander, Street Legal, Kung Fu, Lonesome Dove, Poltergeist, Lexx, Stargate, La Femme Nikita, Once A Thief, The Eleventh Hour, This Is Wonderland, Zixx, Living in Your Car, and The Murdoch Mysteries.

Evan Lorne

When talking about season two of Stargate Atlantis, staff writer, Martin Gero said Lorne had become the most notable recurring character of the series.

Goa'uld technology in Stargate

However, there are innovators amongst the Goa'uld; Anubis and Ba'al in particular have been depicted with a great deal of technological ingenuity.

Guild Wars: Eye of the North

The party then makes their escape through an Asura Gate (a teleportation device similar in appearance and function to ones seen in Stargate) which brings them into the Far Shiverpeaks.

Jay Acovone

Jay guest starred as a Casino owner with unconfirmed Mafia connections in a 2012 episode of The Mentalist entitled 'Pink Champagne on Ice', alongside fellow Stargate actor Christopher Judge.

Jazmine Sullivan

The album received production from Elliott, Remi, Stargate, Carvin & Ivan, Jack Splash, and Fisticuffs.

Jonas Berkeley

He is also an actor, having appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand, RV, Wildfires, the 4400, Eureka, Kyle XY, The Evidence, Stargate: Atlantis, Dungeon Siege and more.

Leon Rippy

Rippy has worked with Roland Emmerich on seven movies including: Moon 44 (1990), Eye of the Storm (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Stargate (1994), The Thirteenth Floor (1999), The Patriot (2000), Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and also had a role in the 2004 film The Alamo.

Megan Rochell

Megan's debut album, "You, Me and the Radio" featured collaborations from Rodney Jerkins, Ne-Yo, Fabolous, the Underdogs, and Stargate.

Nicholas Rush

Carlyle replied "My style is not what you’ve been doing. I can adapt and I can change and stuff like that, but I don’t think I would necessarily want to specifically for this," further saying he was not in the same mold as Richard Dean Anderson (Jack O'Neill) and Joe Flanigan (John Sheppard).

Novus Magnificat

Its subtitle "Through the Stargate" is complemented with a space-themed cover reminiscent of 2001: A Space Odyssey (whose novel version featured a "Star Gate").

Peter Woeste

Along with Jim Menard, Woeste was one of Stargate SG-1's main cinematographers during its ten year series run, starting with the pilot episode "Children of the Gods".

Portals in fiction

Authors Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince also write of The Stargate Conspiracy: The Truth About Extraterrestrial Life and the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt.

Rachel Hayward

She is remembered by many science fiction fans as the USAF Sergeant who is abducted by Apophis in the opening moments of the Stargate SG-1 pilot.

Richard Woolsey

Played by Robert Picardo, Woolsey made his first appearance as a member of the NID in "Heroes", an episode of season 7 of Stargate SG-1, and recurred in several SG-1 episodes until season 10.

Prior to taking his position in the NID, Woolsey was lead counsel for the Army Corps of Engineers and later sat on the Defense Policy Board.

Shola Ama

The project saw her working with the record producers Fred Jerkins III, Stargate, Shaun Labelle, Full Crew, D-Influence Productions and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (formerly of A Tribe Called Quest).

Sinfonia of London

Under Peter Willison's management, the orchestra went on to record many soundtracks for major Hollywood films, including Batman, The Mummy Returns, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Lost in Space, The Lawnmower Man, Stargate, Tombstone, RoboCop and Young Sherlock Holmes.

Sonny Whitelaw

Sonny Whitelaw (born 9 August 1956) is the author of several contemporary ecothriller and speculative fiction novels including five Stargate novels.

Stargate literature

James Tichenor special effects head of Stargate SG-1 and actor Tom McBeath (who played Colonel Harry Maybourne) and Stargate comic book writer James Kuhoric.

Stellarcon

Additional attendees are vendors, selling a variety of merchandise, and fan groups such as the 501st Legion (Stormtroopers), Klingon Assault Group, Star Fleet, The Browncoats, Stargate:SO-Com, Shadowmoor, and The Buccaneers of the Atlantic Coast.

Teal'c

Teal'c is introduced in the pilot episode of Stargate SG-1, "Children of the Gods".

Technology in Stargate

Among their many technological achievements is the Stargate network itself, central to the franchise, and the City Ship of Atlantis, the setting of Stargate Atlantis.

In the fictional universe of Stargate, a number of technologically advanced races and societies have produced a variety of highly advanced weapons, tools, and spacecraft.

Dialing device Small stone-shaped device capable of activating a Stargate to a predetermined destination without the need for a DHD.

Most useful alien technologies brought back by SG teams through the Stargate are studied at the SGC or at Area 51, and reverse-engineered when possible.

Tollan

In the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, the "Tollan" are an advanced human civilization; see: Tollan (Stargate).

Under Ten Flags

Captain Bernhard Rogge commands the Atlantis, the German navy raider, which from May 1940 to November 1941 sank many enemy merchant ships.

Wormhole Physics

Wormhole physics (Stargate), the fictional laws that govern wormhole travel in Stargate


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