1 00:00:04,560 --> 00:00:09,400 (narrator) Once, he was the guardian for the galaxy's most feared enemy. 2 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:13,000 l can save these people! 3 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,560 - Help me! - Many have said that. 4 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:23,840 But you are the first l believe could do it. 5 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,480 (Carter) Come on. Go! There you go. Go! Come on. 6 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,320 (narrator) Then Colonel O'Neill offered him freedom. 7 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,840 General Hammond,... 8 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,040 ..this is Teal'c. He can help us. 9 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:38,520 - Do you know what he is? - Yes, sir, l do. 10 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,280 He's the man who saved our lives. 11 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,760 And if you accept my recommendation, sir,... 12 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,840 ..he'll join SG-1. 13 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,120 My character is... 14 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:55,160 He's all those heroes throughout history that have bucked the system,... 15 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,400 ..that have wanted or have been desirous of making a change,... 16 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,160 ..and have actively pursued it. 17 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:08,120 When l read the pilot, l was... so excited to play this part,... 18 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,560 ..because... Teal'c is a rebel... 19 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:16,480 ..in a society that doesn't give room for rebels. 20 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:20,960 lt's very regimented, you follow the orders of these Goa'ulds,... 21 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:25,280 ..and for him to take that step,... 22 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,520 ..and to veer off from the status quo,... 23 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:32,720 ..l just thought that opened up just a world of possibilities. 24 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:38,560 (narrator) Now he's been transformed into a vital and entrusted member of SG-1. 25 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,880 There's no question - Teal'c has become one of the most fascinating characters... 26 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,840 ..ever created for a science fiction television series. 27 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:52,960 My character is a 97-year-old Jaffa. 28 00:01:54,560 --> 00:02:00,480 And l carry, once again, l carry the larval form of the gods,... 29 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:06,680 ..and through my 97 years, l have travelled in between many worlds... 30 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,760 ..that we have placed these Stargates on. 31 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:16,080 And l have seen many different life forms, many different species of life. 32 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:21,280 l will take pleasure in killing and devouring you both. 33 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:29,480 l interject my knowledge of their life,... 34 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,120 ..and the existences of life that l know about,... 35 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,120 ..along with the scientific knowledge of Carter... 36 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,920 ..and the historical knowledge of Daniel Jackson,... 37 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:44,040 ..and just kinda the tongue-in-cheek knowledge of O'Neill, and... 38 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,400 ..that kind of makes up the whole complete team. 39 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,720 One or more of you may have become host to a Goa'uld during our watch. 40 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,000 All right. Anybody with a snake in their head, raise their hand. 41 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,160 Well, a lot of times, it can be a burden,... 42 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:06,280 ..because l can see where the human race... 43 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,960 ..is straying off the course. 44 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:14,640 And l can interject little tidbits here and there. 45 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:20,720 - What technologies do you seek? - You tell me. What's out there? 46 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,920 (Teal'c) There is a creature that lives in an unpopulated world. 47 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:27,440 - lt possesses powers of invisibility. - My God. 48 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,560 (narrator) Early on in life, Judge knew that the actor's journey... 49 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:40,080 ..was going to be as unpredictable as Teal'c's, but he had a plan in mind. 50 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,440 Since l was three, four years old,... 51 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:47,240 ..l always knew that l wanted to be in some form of entertainment,... 52 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,160 ..and when l was very young,... 53 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:55,680 ..l started seeing more and more athletes acting, and... 54 00:03:55,800 --> 00:04:01,160 ..l thought that that would be a quicker route to success as an actor,... 55 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,480 ..to make a name for myself as some sort of sports personality,... 56 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,920 ..and that that'd be an easier segue into acting. 57 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:14,080 And... So l attended the University of Oregon on a football scholarship. 58 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:17,480 lt was more of a stage for me. 59 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,720 l enjoyed the games because that was a forum for me to entertain. 60 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:26,240 (narrator) Playing a Jaffa who spends much of his time exploring alien worlds... 61 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:31,520 ..is a far cry from the roles Judge had played before he came to Stargate SG-1. 62 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,720 A lot of the roles l've done have been very narrow in scope... 63 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:40,480 ..in that they were always, uh... the disenfranchised cop,... 64 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,240 ..or the cop who came from a bad neighbourhood... 65 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,560 ..and was angry about the way things were going... 66 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,320 ..in this particular environment that he was in,... 67 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,240 ..and felt helpless to make a change. 68 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:56,960 And that's not only frustrating as a person, it's frustrating as an actor. 69 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,560 - Apophis is a false god. - Apophis is my god. 70 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,640 - Then who am l, my son? - The traitor. The vile one. 71 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,640 l am your father, and l have much love for you. 72 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,320 My god loves me! 73 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,720 You are flesh and blood as l am, my son. Apophis lied to you. 74 00:05:15,840 --> 00:05:20,200 You lie! You said you would come back, but you never did! 75 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,920 This role, on the other hand, is... 76 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:28,720 l can actively make changes in these different worlds we go to,... 77 00:05:28,840 --> 00:05:32,760 ..especially worlds l have previously been on in another capacity. 78 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:36,040 l come back to these worlds in a different capacity,... 79 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:40,680 ..and can effect a change, and a change in my personal relationships... 80 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:44,360 ..with all these indigenous and sometimes not indigenous life forms. 81 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,520 Hanno's father is not the first nor the last of those whose lives l've taken. 82 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,320 And l have done far worse, O'Neill! 83 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,120 l cannot give all of their loved ones retribution,... 84 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,200 ..but l can at least give it to this one. 85 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,960 l am sorry, O'Neill. 86 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:08,480 l will not run. 87 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:13,120 That's just so exciting, the many levels that l can play,... 88 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,120 ..and what's also challenging is that my character is not used to being able... 89 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,080 ..to express his emotions. 90 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:24,480 And so the challenge for me, to try to make my emotions felt... 91 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:29,400 ..through not saying a lot of words but just letting things play across my face,... 92 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,640 ..l just think that's such a challenge as an actor. 93 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,880 You challenged the gods themselves and won. 94 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:44,080 Among many on Chulak, you are as revered as the gods once were. 95 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:49,360 When you use situations on a parallel world that mirror situations on Earth,... 96 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,000 ..maybe that'll make people stop and think... 97 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:57,360 ..about the wars we fight, and what they're for, and the way we treat people,... 98 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,560 ..and what is the result of how we interact with people,... 99 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:06,040 ..and the thoughts we think of other races, or other cultures, or other religions. 100 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:09,320 Many of us have loved ones among the Touched. 101 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,320 My own father is there. 102 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,960 But we accept that we cannot help them, therefore they are dead to us. 103 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,480 How can you be so without heart? 104 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,560 (narrator) Judge is the first to admit that the writers try to add humour,... 105 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:28,520 ..whenever it's appropriate, to offset the dramatic story lines. 106 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,160 You are O'Neill. 107 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,800 - Teal'c's apprentice. - Yeah... 108 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:38,400 - Apprentice? - Also a warrior of great skill and cunning. 109 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:40,360 Apprentice! 110 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:44,520 This show has such a great humour, and it... 111 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:48,880 Not only humour interspersed between the differences of our characters,... 112 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,720 ..but just seeing the... some of the just... 113 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,520 ..the rituals and the customs of other worlds that we go to... 114 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,840 ..that we think are strange, or what have you. 115 00:07:59,960 --> 00:08:01,760 This is... different. 116 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:06,080 And just the rituals that we have that they think are strange. 117 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,880 And just the out-and-out hilarity in some of the situations... 118 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,280 ..and the way we interact with each other. 119 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,800 - Colonel O'Neill? - Lucy! l'm home! 120 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,360 - l am not Lucy. - l know that. 121 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,920 lt was a reference to an old T... Never mind. Open the door. 122 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:30,240 (narrator) Since joining SG-1, Teal'c has braved one deadly battle after another... 123 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,480 ..and volunteered for the most perilous missions. 124 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:40,600 One small step for Jaffa. 125 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,040 Very nice. 126 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,040 (narrator) But one thing always remains: 127 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:51,240 that mysterious gold emblem seared into his forehead. 128 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:57,080 This brand is actually worn by the race that l am, known as Jaffa,... 129 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:01,880 ..which signifies the imperial guard... the lmperial Serpent Guard,... 130 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,480 ..and we are in service to the Goa'ulds,... 131 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,320 ..gods, for lack of a better term. 132 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:14,480 And the gold in it symbolises that l am the First Prime,... 133 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,480 ..which is the leader of all the Serpent Guards. 134 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:22,880 And these are actually, um... branded on us when we are young,... 135 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:27,040 ..and as we go through the different ranks, they are different colours. 136 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:31,160 When l defect, l mean, l can discard all my armaments,... 137 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:35,520 ..and all of my... the apparel that l have taken,... 138 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,400 ..but once l have decided to leave the Serpent Guard,... 139 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:43,680 ..this is the one aspect that l am left with and l will carry for the rest of my life,... 140 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:47,360 ..even though l have broken away from the Serpent Guard. 141 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,960 You're part of this family now. 142 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,400 We're not leaving you behind. 143 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,040 (Judge) lf there was a Stargate, l would be the first to sign up... 144 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,760 ..for the list of people going through. 145 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:03,360 l just think it's incredibly... short-sighted,... 146 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:08,040 ..if not just naive, to think that we are all alone in this vast universe. 147 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:12,360 And just to go somewhere else and see what else is out there,... 148 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:16,000 ..what, oh, what a tremendous experience that would be. 149 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,480 l shall return.