(Peter) This episode is entitled ''Memento''.
And we find ourself on the Prometheus ship once again,
and we're taking it for its shakedown cruise.
And we have a bit of a breakdown
and we find ourself in space with no way of getting back.
So we have to go to a nearby planet, where we are required to find a Stargate,
otherwise we're really stuck.
This is a star field.
lt's nothing but a giant black curtain with little, tiny reflective flecks on it.
And...
See this? lt's just nothing more than a little piece of tinfoil. lt picks up the light.
And this star-field curtain is hung from the rafters
and it is right outside the window of the bridge set,
so when we look out the window you see...
the star field!
And when it's lit properly it looks just like outer space.
That's good news.
And if you give it a bit of a shake, you get the twinkling effect.
Nice job.
So, here's the star field outside.
Usually that would be a little more out of focus
and you wouldn't be able to see the curtain element.
l think if we...
There's maybe what it would look like, if l'm using this right.
l'm not required to know how this works. l only tell people what to do.
l've been meaning to talk to you about that.
So here we have an example of a scope.
And l don't think people will appreciate this if l do this,
but the public at large needs to know
that there's a regular computer in there behind this faceplate.
And this cutout right here just goes over it
and everybody goes ''That looks normal.''
That's what it looks like underneath that faceplate.
(alarm)
This looks cool when you look at it this way.
lf that's what you wanna call it.
Now, you might see a shot out this way,
where we're looking out into the star field.
The fans'll get a kick out of this.
We have a ring room, like a transporter room from another famous sci-fi show.
And we've incorporated this push-button concept from the cargo ship
into the inner workings of our ship.
And we have hieroglyphs for buttons here.
And then we have the equivalent of what those things mean here.
So l thought that was kind of fun. How you push which keys in what order.
A lot of times you'll see doors opening and closing on the show.
And that is a result of a lot of time and effort.
So this is a door that opens and closes.
Let me get a better shot of that.
Opens.
And closes.
How that is achieved is someone off in the wings holds this low-tech handle
and pushes the door in.
Usually a college graduate is required to push this handle.
And we would probably do something like go into this elevator, like so,
pretend to push the little button, close the foreground doors,
these doors,
and beyond that, in this area, the blast door would be down or up
while we were blinded by the fact that these foreground doors would close.
Then when we reopen these doors,
maybe the blast door is now down or up, and we appear to be on a different floor.
Jack.
You've got a fine crew here, Ronson.
- You've got a pretty solid team yourself. - Speaking of that...
Jack, l know that in the event of a real situation with the Goa'uld,
you feel your place is on the bridge.
You'd be a fool not to take advantage of Teal'c's expertise.
You're absolutely right, but you're just along for the shakedown cruise.
This is lngrid Kavelaars playing Major Erin Gant, the Ex-O.
What was your hardest line to say on this show?
Hardest line would be ''Electromagnetic pulse has hit the shields, sir.''
''Primary computer systems are down. All we have is artificial gravity.''
Why can l say it now and couldn't say it yesterday?
l've asked the same question.
Or when l did have to say it, l broke out in a sweat.
An electromagnetic pulse hit the shields.
Primary computer systems are down. All we have is artificial gravity.
- ls it wonderful working with Richard? - Absolutely.
ls he the biggest flirt ever, or what?
Or you're not allowed to say? Sworn to secrecy.
No comment.
l guess l can respect that.
What's it like working with Amanda Tapping?
She's really cool, and she's hot.
Who's your favourite guest star?
l like to think of all of the guest stars as my children who l all love equally.
The ones who remember their lines. Those are the ones l really like.
When you see this show, you'll most likely see a shot that resembles this.
l'm gonna start here.
This is what l call the ''obligatory library shot'',
where you go through bookshelves, like this.
Bookshelves, bookshelves.
By doing that, we give the illusion that there's a lot of stuff here.
We find our two characters dealing with an alien computer.
These would be the same as floppy discs and that would be the personal computer
with the very cleverly made Sanskrit keyboard.
This is a typical... instrument.
An over-the-shoulder insert.
This particular shot is a shot of O'Neill, over O'Neill onto a monitor.
Here is Richard Dean Anderson talking to...
You're not Richard Dean Anderson.
You're Bill Nikolai, the sometimes technician on the show.
A long time ago, a technician.
They're gonna do a shot over Bill onto the screen
because Bill's figure looks exactly like Richard Dean Anderson's.
For fans at home - sorry to be in your face here, Andy - this is a com-link.
Of course, Hammond is talking to Richard, or O'Neill, rather.
And this guy is Damian Kindler, who is the writer of this episode.
- That'll be this guy? - That's right.
We twisted his arm and we forced him to be in this shot.
And action!
SG-1 has valuable experience with both hyperspace travel and the ''Prometheus''.
Besides, your mission to P7X-009 shouldn't take more than a few hours.
General Greer and l just want you there for the shakedown.
- ln the unlikely event of an emergency? - Something like that.
Enjoy the ride, Colonel. Hammond out.
(Peter) Cut.
ENHOH