1 00:00:03,253 --> 00:00:07,007 (narrator) Whenever there's a call to action SG-1 turns to one man. 2 00:00:07,132 --> 00:00:08,550 - SG-1 1, sir. - Open the iris. 3 00:00:08,675 --> 00:00:09,468 Open the iris. 4 00:00:09,593 --> 00:00:11,136 Open the iris. 5 00:00:11,261 --> 00:00:13,597 (narrator) General Hammond of the US Air Force. 6 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:15,766 Permission to lead search and rescue? 7 00:00:16,058 --> 00:00:18,685 (narrator) Each mission falls under his command... 8 00:00:18,810 --> 00:00:20,854 ..and he must make the tough decisions. 9 00:00:20,979 --> 00:00:23,357 - Send the bomb through on schedule. - You can't! 10 00:00:23,482 --> 00:00:24,358 Oh, l can't? 11 00:00:24,483 --> 00:00:27,819 - There are innocent people there. - There are innocent people here! 12 00:00:27,986 --> 00:00:29,738 l have my orders too, Colonel. 13 00:00:30,113 --> 00:00:31,573 l obey mine. 14 00:00:31,740 --> 00:00:33,742 Take Colonel O'Neill to the holding room. 15 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:38,080 Let's give him time to think, while l decide what to do with him. 16 00:00:38,288 --> 00:00:43,919 This guy is a real opportunity for me because when we start out in the pilot... 17 00:00:44,044 --> 00:00:46,380 ..he's hard-nosed and straight-ahead. 18 00:00:46,505 --> 00:00:50,884 But what l'm trying to do is bring a few levels to him... 19 00:00:52,469 --> 00:00:57,266 ..that show some understanding and that make him a little more likeable. 20 00:00:57,391 --> 00:01:03,856 That still he's a character that has to live up to his role,... 21 00:01:03,939 --> 00:01:07,901 ..which is, in real life, a general is a general is a general. 22 00:01:08,110 --> 00:01:10,821 l would rather not order you to do this,... 23 00:01:10,946 --> 00:01:15,576 ..so l would like all of those willing to attempt the rescue of SG-1... 24 00:01:16,201 --> 00:01:18,161 ..to take one step... 25 00:01:22,708 --> 00:01:27,087 Very well. SG Units Three, Five, Six and Eleven,... 26 00:01:27,713 --> 00:01:30,090 ..bring them home. 27 00:01:31,049 --> 00:01:33,427 - Good luck, Colonel. - Yes, sir! 28 00:01:33,844 --> 00:01:35,929 All right, let's go! Move out! 29 00:01:36,096 --> 00:01:40,517 (narrator) Thanks to appearances on ''Twin Peaks'' and ''The X-Files'',... 30 00:01:40,642 --> 00:01:44,396 ..Don S Davis has become a respected character actor in the industry. 31 00:01:44,521 --> 00:01:49,568 Being cast in ''Stargate SG-1'' offered him a unique chance to return to his roots. 32 00:01:49,693 --> 00:01:51,945 They were filming MacGyver here. 33 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:56,450 And on MacGyver they had Richard Dean Anderson's boss... 34 00:01:56,575 --> 00:01:59,244 ..played by an actor named Dana Elcar. 35 00:01:59,328 --> 00:02:03,081 And l looked quite a bit like him and l used to be a little heavier. 36 00:02:03,165 --> 00:02:05,375 l wound up becoming his photo double... 37 00:02:05,501 --> 00:02:08,337 ..and then occasionally doing stunt work for him. 38 00:02:08,462 --> 00:02:11,632 And they then gave me my first guest-star role. 39 00:02:11,757 --> 00:02:14,885 So my whole career grew out of MacGyver. 40 00:02:15,010 --> 00:02:18,680 And now l'm playing Richard Dean Anderson's boss on Stargate. 41 00:02:19,056 --> 00:02:20,807 And action! 42 00:02:20,933 --> 00:02:23,727 - All of the SG teams are on base. - Where's the iris? 43 00:02:23,852 --> 00:02:26,522 Someone used the remote. Hands up, people! 44 00:02:29,733 --> 00:02:32,736 Hey, what are you guys doin' leavin' without me? 45 00:02:32,861 --> 00:02:35,614 - Who are you? - What the heck's goin' on here? 46 00:02:36,323 --> 00:02:37,908 Cut and print! Very good. 47 00:02:38,033 --> 00:02:40,619 This is very much a character-driven show. 48 00:02:40,744 --> 00:02:45,082 lt's not so much about being in spaceships and intergalactic wars. 49 00:02:45,207 --> 00:02:48,293 lt's more about people dealing with people,... 50 00:02:48,418 --> 00:02:52,214 ..and dealing with them very much in the way that... 51 00:02:52,339 --> 00:02:57,135 ..people from different backgrounds here have to learn to deal with one another. 52 00:02:57,261 --> 00:03:03,100 And l think that that makes these scripts interesting... 53 00:03:03,225 --> 00:03:08,981 ..in a way apart from the run-of-the-mill science fiction fare. 54 00:03:09,106 --> 00:03:14,736 You have distinguished yourselves by heroism involving voluntary risk of life. 55 00:03:16,238 --> 00:03:17,906 Against impossible odds,... 56 00:03:18,031 --> 00:03:23,912 ..with only the help of your team members Teal'c and Dr Daniel Jackson,... 57 00:03:25,289 --> 00:03:29,877 ..you destroyed both Goa'uld spacecraft that were poised to attack this world. 58 00:03:30,002 --> 00:03:33,881 Your exemplary courage and heroism reflect great credit... 59 00:03:34,006 --> 00:03:37,926 ..upon yourself and the United States Air Force. 60 00:03:39,845 --> 00:03:41,638 Congratulations, Captain. 61 00:03:41,972 --> 00:03:46,643 (narrator) ln ''Hathor'', Don got a chance to show his character's vulnerable side,... 62 00:03:46,977 --> 00:03:49,813 ..thanks to a beautiful woman with mystical powers. 63 00:03:49,938 --> 00:03:53,150 - What do you say, General? - l say we make the lady comfortable... 64 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,986 ..and welcome her. 65 00:03:56,278 --> 00:03:57,654 Well, sir, with respect,... 66 00:03:57,779 --> 00:04:02,326 ..it seems this woman has all you guys under some sort of spell or something. 67 00:04:02,451 --> 00:04:05,370 l would be honoured to give you a tour of our facility. 68 00:04:05,495 --> 00:04:08,957 (Don Davis) We're in a society that worships the antihero. 69 00:04:09,082 --> 00:04:14,713 And l like the fact that there can be a general in the military... 70 00:04:14,838 --> 00:04:16,757 ..who has a human side. 71 00:04:16,882 --> 00:04:20,385 He may have strengths and weaknesses, but he is that. 72 00:04:20,511 --> 00:04:23,430 He is, in my eyes,... 73 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:27,976 ..a humanistic and yet heroic figure. 74 00:04:28,060 --> 00:04:30,395 l liked the opportunity to play that. 75 00:04:31,063 --> 00:04:36,276 (narrator) Does Davis believe in the possibility of other worlds beyond ours? 76 00:04:36,401 --> 00:04:38,737 Certainly. l grew up in the Ozark Mountains! 77 00:04:38,862 --> 00:04:44,660 So we're strong in our beliefs that there is more in the world than we see today. 78 00:04:44,785 --> 00:04:49,331 We don't even worry about calling it paranormal. lt's just there. 79 00:04:49,414 --> 00:04:53,335 You know that if you're in the forest alone at night, you're not really alone. 80 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:57,631 (narrator) Portraying an officer in the armed forces wasn't a stretch for Davis. 81 00:04:57,756 --> 00:04:59,800 He's had plenty of experience to draw on. 82 00:04:59,925 --> 00:05:03,512 l was a captain in the US Army during the '60s in real life,... 83 00:05:03,637 --> 00:05:08,517 ..so l realise the general doesn't normally jump in a Jeep and go to the front,... 84 00:05:08,642 --> 00:05:12,354 ..even though, if you watched Patton, you might think that happened. 85 00:05:12,479 --> 00:05:19,069 Usually the commander in chief is back directing the action from the rear. 86 00:05:19,194 --> 00:05:22,281 lf l was up front and someone captured me,... 87 00:05:22,406 --> 00:05:25,284 ..then that would probably be it. 88 00:05:25,409 --> 00:05:28,412 l would like to go to other worlds,... 89 00:05:28,537 --> 00:05:32,749 ..but l'm not sure that it would be true to what might happen. 90 00:05:33,375 --> 00:05:37,087 (narrator) A rare opportunity to venture outside the base came true... 91 00:05:37,212 --> 00:05:42,009 ..when the general led a daring rescue in the episode ''lnto the Fire''. 92 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,221 Fire. 93 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:53,061 Yeehaaaaaaa! 94 00:05:54,021 --> 00:05:56,273 We all fear of what we don't know. 95 00:05:56,398 --> 00:06:02,279 And yet what we don't know is what's driven all of us through all of... 96 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:05,282 ..the best of us, to advance. 97 00:06:05,407 --> 00:06:11,538 lt's what brings us the best in life - this going forward to what's a bit dangerous. 98 00:06:11,830 --> 00:06:13,999 Nice rescue! Good job!