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How Don S. Davis got into the business, why Hammond was so mad at Jack in Children Of The Gods, rough and tumble, Chris Judge's flatulence, forming a movie production company with Michael Shanks, Michael's departure and return, the reasons why Jonas didn't work as a character and much, much more. Much! Thanks to Sharyn for a wonderful transcript :))
Chapter Three: The Outline. Joseph Mallozzi muses on such diverse topics as tending the liquorless bar, Hannibal's map of the Alps and the really hard part of writing, which is apparently coming up with the title, even after double-dessert. Scraping the bottom of the title barrel bring us: "Stuff Happens!" At which point the wise writer recognises that it may be easier to actually write the episode. A spoiler-free version is available so the spoilerphobes (you guys know who you are!) can still enjoy the diary.
Jacqueline Samuda talks about her experiences filming Stargate, about her character Nirrti and also about acting, writing and directing. It's a fascinating and entertaining read and we'll never think of dog biscuits in quite the same way again...
Ben Strait asks Michael Shanks about future developments for his character Daniel Jackson. There are difficulties in balancing Daniel's recall of his experiences as an ascended being and the consequences of that with not having in place a 'super-character' who can answer any question or deal with any situation. Michael Shanks once again reiterates his desire and that of the writers to have Daniel be a more active and forward-moving individual. We also learn more about Michael's experiences of the writing process.
We're asked a lot who wrote or directed a particular episode, and as well as including this information for each entry in our Episode Guide, with each season now linked from the top of each page at the site, we've also provided a comprehensive reference guide for all the writers and directors of Stargate SG-1, correct to date. Season One transcripts added:The Enemy WithinSeason Two transcripts added:
With Mr. Shanks' permission, entertainment journalist and columnist Miwa Hirai shares with Solutions and Stargate fans her exclusive interview. Mr. Shanks talks in-depth about his character Daniel Jackson, past, present and future, as well as his hopes for the Jack and Daniel friendship. There's more about his recent acting roles in Sumuru and Andromeda and heintrigues with his expectations of writing an episode for Stargate. We're honoured and thrilled to be able to share this interview with you and more grateful and appreciative of the generosity of Miwa Hirai and Michael Shanks than we can adequately say.
Chapter Two: The Pitch. Joseph Mallozzi describes how the writing team pitches and refines initial story ideas, some accepted. Some Not. A spoiler-free version is available so the spoilerphobes (you guys know who you are!) can still enjoy the diary.
We're happy to be able to announce that our comprehensive Character Compendium is now complete. There are entries for all the main guest and recurring characters as well as the regulars, along with an extensive photo reference. We're confident you won't find a more comprehensive guide anywhere on the web.
We've added six new episode transcripts to our Episode Guide, from Seasons One, Two and Four. Thanks go to Kera Rothery, Kelly, Marcia and Elfin :) We'll continue to build the Episode Guide over time, adding both transcripts and reviews, along with links to the Character Compendium and in-depth biographies of the regular and key recurring characters.
Solutions is thrilled to share with you the Production Diary of Stargate SG-1 writer and Co-Executive Producer Joseph Mallozzi. Over the coming weeks, he'll be taking us behind the scenes at Bridge Studios to explore how an episode of the show is made and bring us all a little closer to the production of this series we love and admire. We'd like to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to Joseph Mallozzi for willingly giving fans so much of his personal time over the coming weeks.
We're celebrating the SG-1 family with a new range of PC wallpapers. To start us off, we have Col. Jack O'Neill and Maj. Samantha Carter :) We hope you enjoy these. Look out for Teal'c and Dr. Daniel Jackson wallpapers soon.
Check out the full transcript of actor Colin Cunningham's live online chat with appreciative fans at Our Stargate Forum on Saturday March 1st. Colin, who plays Maj. Paul Davis on Stargate SG-1, arrived early, stayed late, entertained everyone and power-tripped over his Moderator Status :) Read Colin's views on everything from the perfection that is Australia to Sex And The Symbiote...
Annie has posted another of her legendary convention reports complete with her usual stunning photographs. Run, don't walk, to her gallery :)  28
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NEW EDITORIAL: WHO IS DANIEL JACKSON? BY VICTORIA 'Who is Daniel Jackson?' is a fascinating and insightful study of the roles and characteristics of each of the four team members from a writer's perspective. Victoria explains why Jonas Quinn doesn't work as a character and why it is Daniel Jackson is our Everyman.  23
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NEW SEASON THREE DANIEL JACKSON IMAGE GALLERIES New image galleries have been added for Daniel Jackson in Season Three episodes Seth, Deadman Switch, Forever In A Day and Shades Of Grey. Seth and Shades Of Grey were requests as these are episodes which tend not to recieve attention from the screencappers. Hope you enjoy them :)
We've added a page for upcoming Season Six episode 'Changeling'. Penned by Christopher Judge, who plays Teal'c, 'Changeling' features the welcome return of Michael Shanks in the second of his three Special Guest Appearances in Season Six. We have a teaser for the episode and a small gallery of images featuring Teal'c and Daniel.
Excerpts from Michael Shanks' interview with journalist Miwa Hirai for AXN Channel (Sony Pictures Japan). The excerpts were aired in two TV programmes: 'Stargate: Behind the Gate' and 'AXN In-Depth'. Michael Shanks talks about the similarities between himself and the character Daniel Jackson, his crash-course in film-making and baptism by fire directing debut, Thor's sense of humour and his favourite episode from Season Five - Beast of Burden.
We'd like to invite you to join us at Our Stargate forum, just about the friendliest place around, to place your vote for favourite episodes in all the seasons and to join the other fans chatting there after you've voted. OS is Daniel and team-friendly and a warm welcome is guaranteed :)
We've updated the US' SCI FI Channel listings for Season's Six and Four, plus the UK's Season Six on Sky One and Season Five on Channel 4, up until the end of March. All listings complete with a brief episode summary plus, we're proud to say, a gratuitously shallow picture of Dr. Daniel Jackson from the episode for your personal viewing pleasure. Just click on the thumbnail pic to view and download the full size one.
For all those who missed this gem of an interview conducted in 2001 from the set of Season Five's Red Sky, in which Michael is delightful and his esteemed colleagues wind him up - and in Amanda's case allegedly feel him up - mercilessly, we have a transcript, and our screencaps will hopefully capture the spirit of the episode clips shown during the interview.
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"I wasn't surprised that Rick signed on," Judge remarks. "He's the toughest old man that I know. He has more energy than anybody I know. Actually, I was surprised that he agreed to do another year. I'm overjoyed that he said yes. No one else could play O'Neill except Rick. He just has that guy's humor down perfectly. The show wouldn't be the same without Rick. My concern was that if Rick decided not to do it, would they try to replace him with someone else? Would the network want to do the show if he didn't agree to come back? But the best-case scenario happened: he signed on for another year."
We've added images for the following episodes from Season Four of Stargate SG-1:
We've launched into our project to bring to you the very best episode resources in fandom. There are so many talented Daniel and Team fans out there doing amazing work on the whole universe of Stargate SG-1, we're thrilled to act as a hub which gives you quick and easy access to their websites. We're starting off with Seasons Two and Three and have tried to cover the following bases for every episode:
Grateful thanks to Helen and to Marcia for their help in compiling the information and links for each episode of Seasons Two and Three :)) In our TV Listings, we've updated all the episodes scheduled to air in February in the US and UK for Seasons Four, Five and Six. As soon as listings are available for March, we'll add those to the page. We've also added a keynote image of Dr. Daniel Jackson from each of the featured episodes. Just click on the thumbnail to view and download the larger picture.
"I'm very aware of the strong reaction to Daniel's departure since the end of Season 5. It's been very surprising for me and, I think, for the people who run the show as well. I knew that there would some sort of reaction, but I didn't realize how passionate it would be. The character was very passionate, so maybe he would attract people who share that trait. It's just been very lovely, but at the same time it's been difficult. It was sad for me (to leave), too."
We're absolutely thrilled to be able to share with you an exclusive interview which Colin Cunningham (Maj. Davis) agreed to do for Stargate SG-1 Solutions in a moment of weakness at the BOBW Convention in Sydney, Australia! Colin shares with us his thoughts on acting and Stargate SG-1, then fills us in on who Maj. Davis is and what developments he'd like for his character. Colin also gives us the skinny on the perils of attending sci-fi conventions :)
Here you'll find an ever-growing collection of screencaptures from video and DVD of Michael in his various roles. Stargate SG-1 Solutions will play host to images of Michael in his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson in Stargate SG-1 but we'll also link you to the other wonderful galleries on the many fan websites for both Michael and for his character Daniel.
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SUMURU "ALL SPACED OUT" ARTICLE COMPLIMENTS OF SCREEN AFRICA We're delighted to announce that the industry magazine "Screen Africa" has allowed us to reprint their article on Sumuru by Joanna Sterkowicz, featuring Michael Shanks' first comments on his experiences making the movie.
In response to demand from our visitors to the site, we've added a TV Listings section to Solutions. Currently up are listing for January and February 2003. We will update as new information becomes available for each season in each country. Currently, we're offering TV listings/schedules for: |
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