{515}{622}If you're lucky enough to have a hit TV|series, odds are you'll get fan support.
{647}{720}We have a phenomenal|legion of fans behind us.
{731}{803}They can be found worldwide|and their numbers keep growing.
{803}{895}Yeah. They're also very dedicated,|with numerous conventions,...
{899}{1001}...a slew of Stargate SG-1 web sites,|many paying tribute to you, my friend.
{1031}{1088}Which I believe is the most...
{1091}{1139}- Maybe not.|- Sure.
{1139}{1234}Needless to say that without them|there might not be a Stargate SG-1.
{1235}{1307}So it would be only fair to explore|the world of Stargate SG-1...
{1307}{1406}...through the eyes of our fans or,|as they call themselves, "Gaters".
{1727}{1785}I wanna say about one thing,...
{1799}{1894}...when Jonathan and I first sold|this show to Showtime with MGM,...
{1931}{2003}...we went to dinner|to celebrate and we said...
{2003}{2108}..."We won't know if we're successful|until we have maybe a big convention."
{2159}{2209}(cheering andscreaming)
{2279}{2363}- (woman in crowd) We love you, Amanda!|- Oh! Thank you.
{2387}{2434}Thank you very much.
{2435}{2538}Our fans are so generous. Some things|people have come up to me and said...
{2555}{2639}One woman came up to me|at a convention and I'll never forget it.
{2639}{2746}I was signing autographs and she came|up, looked at me and burst into tears,...
{2771}{2846}...and she said|"You make me a better person."
{2855}{2902}And I went "Whoa."
{2939}{2997}And she meant it from her heart.
{3011}{3099}And I was like "I don't know|how I've done that, but wow."
{3119}{3215}I'm having a fantastic time. Christopher|Judge was amazing. He was so funny.
{3215}{3297}And all the actors are so personable.|They're amazing.
{3311}{3419}You have these personalities on TV. Who|knows what they're gonna be in real life?
{3419}{3525}And I think they're even more dynamic|in person than on TV. They're fantastic.
{3563}{3627}- How's everyone doin'?|- (cheering)
{3899}{3971}And just the people|and how nice they were...
{3995}{4072}...and the distances|they travelled to get there...
{4091}{4181}...was actually really overwhelming.|It was a great experience.
{4223}{4309}Over the next two days we will|have members of the Jaffa,...
{4331}{4379}...the Goa'uld and the Tok'ra.
{4379}{4479}I enjoy meeting the fans of the show|and, to tell you the honest truth,...
{4835}{4895}And, believe me, people watch them all.
{4895}{4967}- My favourite episode? "Upgrades".|- "Cold Lazarus".
{4967}{5015}- "A Hundred Days".|- "Need".
{5015}{5106}- "The Fifth Race" is very good. "1969".|- "Singularity".
{5123}{5171}The convention was an eye-opener.
{5171}{5279}You walk into this convention and you see|these people who are fanatical fans...
{5291}{5377}...to the point where they create|the wardrobe and show up.
{5399}{5500}And they just know everything about|the show and they are true, true fans.
{5567}{5614}It's pretty amazing.
{5615}{5705}That was great. It was fun.|It's a great crowd, a great group.
{5711}{5807}We're overwhelmed by the response.|We didn't expect it to be this big.
{5807}{5909}I had a wonderful time. You get a chance|to meet the fans and it's amazing.
{5915}{6015}Because they're sci-fi buffs,|they're generally extremely bright people.
{6059}{6131}As warm and as wonderful|and as odd... (laughs)
{6131}{6184}...as anyone you encounter!
{6203}{6299}As a matter offact, half a dozen|of the people who were in Australia...
{6299}{6381}...flew to the one in Vancouver.|I found it fascinating.
{6395}{6483}Stargate is huge in Germany.|Stargate ist klasse in Deutsch.
{6491}{6574}I remember we were talking|about the fans of the show...
{6575}{6678}...and he said "You know some people|actually think the Stargate is real?"
{6683}{6774}And I thought "OK, maybe there is|an interesting story there...
{6779}{6848}...about the world of conspiracy theories...
{6851}{6935}...and people who think|that there are aliens among us."
{6935}{6995}A top-secret government programme...
{6995}{7079}...involving instantaneous travel|to other solar systems...
{7079}{7149}...by means of a device|known as a Stargate.
{7163}{7259}Sounds like a good idea for a TVshow,|if you're into that sort of thing.
{7307}{7412}Colonel, let's not play games. If it isn't|true, why would you come all this way?
{7415}{7456}OK. The truth.
{7500}{7593}There is a top-secret government|programme called Project Stargate.
{7608}{7690}- I knew it!|- It has nothing to do with space travel.
{7716}{7764}What does it have to do with?
{7764}{7799}Magnets.
{7848}{7932}- What is that supposed to mean?|- No. I've already said too much.
{7932}{8012}When our show goes on the air,|within three hours...
{8064}{8176}...there are 100, 200, 300 posts all posing|their opinions, all finding the holes,...
{8232}{8335}...all saying they got this wrong|or the science was right in this, or wrong.
{8352}{8409}In the episode "Tangent",...
{8412}{8504}...where we had done one shot|where their ship crossed the sun...
{8544}{8616}...and briefly occluded it|and then went away.
{8616}{8693}It was just a simple,|elegant visual-effect shot.
{8712}{8822}That garnered about 500 posts saying|"If the ship was leaving the sun's orbit,...
{8832}{8942}...then how could it possibly have crossed|the path at 90*?" I just smiled at that.
{8964}{9064}What I smiled at more was yet another fan|posting an animated diagram...
{9108}{9221}...showing exactly the orbital path the ship|could have taken to have passed Jupiter...
{9240}{9336}...and crossed in front of the sun,|allowing the camera to be in this position.
{9336}{9384}It just blew my mind.
{9384}{9476}I think people really care about|these core people. I really do.
{9504}{9576}At least that's what I get|from the fan mail...
{9576}{9653}...or from being out there|and talking to the fans.
{9660}{9720}It is a sci-fi show. They love that part of it.
{9720}{9792}They love the action|cos that's what the show is about.
{9792}{9876}But you can't take away from|the fact you have great characters...
{9876}{9936}...and they care about these people.
{9936}{10047}We are so lucky to have this fan base.|We really are. They're terrific. They're fun!
{10056}{10143}- Thank you very much, everyone.|- Yeah. Thanks, everybody.
{10236}{10349}Beyond the fantasy of science fiction is a|glimmer of reality in Stargate's universe.
{10380}{10470}The possibility of infinite worlds|is shared by all mankind...
{10476}{10548}...and the source of study|for many sciences.
{10560}{10656}The study of past civilisations|was the basis for the series itself,...
{10656}{10749}...and certainly the urge for discovery|is the heart of each story.
{10752}{10836}We're concerned with incorporating|reality wherever possible.
{10836}{10948}And, because of our strong fan support,|if we miss something, they'll call us on it.
{10956}{11044}So we often turn to technical|consultants for a little help.
{11304}{11340}- Colonel.|- General.
{11340}{11364}- Major.|- General.
{11364}{11388}- Doctor.|- General.
{11388}{11493}We gave them not only access to the|Cheyenne Mountain complex to shoot it,...
{11508}{11596}...but gave them background stories|of all the characters,...
{11616}{11688}...right down to what ribbons|they'd wear on their uniforms.
{11688}{11772}We gave them the uniform regulations|and hair advice,...
{11784}{11884}...plot lines and appropriate|military relationships - that kind of stuff.
{11916}{12006}We gave them all that information,|and we read every script...
{12012}{12123}...to make sure everything is done the way|it would really be done in the Air Force.
{12144}{12192}Well, with all due respect, Doctor, I...
{12192}{12287}It is appropriate to refer to a person|by rank, not their salutation.
{12300}{12365}You should call me Captain, not Doctor.
{12372}{12456}Captain Carter's assignment to this unit|is not an option, it's an order.
{12456}{12520}I'm an Air Force officer,just like you.
{12528}{12631}The Air Force chief of staff, General|Michael Ryan, met with Hank Cohen,...
{12636}{12684}...the president of MGM Television.
{12684}{12784}They hit it off and Hank Cohen|invited him up to see the Stargate set...
{12804}{12900}...and decided it would be a great idea|that, as long as he's going,...
{12900}{12969}...why doesn't he write him into the scene?
{12972}{13025}Have you met General Ryan?
{13056}{13098}Hello, Colonel.
{13104}{13181}- The General Ryan? Chief of staff?|- That's right.
{13284}{13344}Shouldn't there have been|a memo or something?
{13344}{13442}We had him do a little cameo|and I got to talkin' to him afterwards,...
{13452}{13507}...or during the shooting,...
{13524}{13613}...tryin' to, you know, relax him|a little bit. Very tense guy.
{13644}{13750}And I took him aside at one point and|said "Do you have colonels like this?"
{13764}{13874}"Are there guys like what I'm doing with|the character in the actual Air Force?"
{13908}{14003}Before I could even finish the sentence|he said "Yes. And worse."
{14028}{14123}And I went "Great. OK."|He said "You're doin' a fine job, son."
{14148}{14238}I've read a lot about you, Colonel,|in General Hammond's reports.
{14244}{14280}Yes, sir?
{14280}{14334}Thus far we like your work.
{14364}{14420}Thank you, sir. I like yours.
{14424}{14499}Your Air Force. The Air Force.|I love the Air Force.
{14520}{14620}To see someone of that stature and|to deal with them, I was so nervous...
{14652}{14742}...that he was totally settled down|by the time we gotto him...
{14760}{14844}...because it took nine takes|for me to get three words out.
{14844}{14894}Anything else, Colonel?
{14904}{14964}- No, sir.|- Then you're dismissed.
{14964}{15000}Thank you, sir.
{15000}{15049}Sirs. Sir. Both of you.
{15204}{15264}Got your hands full|with that one, eh, George?
{15264}{15367}This cast has the most professional|actors. They really wanna get it right.
{15384}{15468}They take a lot of pride|in getting everything right,...
{15468}{15552}...from the appropriate salute|to wearing the uniforms correctly.
{15552}{15648}They ask us what would we do|in this situation, how would we play it.
{15648}{15745}Not just what's on the script,|but how would we make that come alive.
{15792}{15876}Cadet, I'd like to ask you a few questions.|Answer honestly.
{15876}{15912}Yes, ma'am.
{15912}{15972}- Who the hell do you think you are?|- Ma'am?
{15972}{16061}D'you think you're better than we are,|too good for the Air Force?
{16068}{16140}- No, ma'am.|- Those rules and regulations...
{16140}{16200}- ...don't apply to you, right?|- I don't feel that way.
{16200}{16245}Oh, I think you do.
{16248}{16313}And I think deep down you wanna leave.
{16320}{16387}Let me do you a favour. The door's open.
{16416}{16504}- Why don't you just quit and go home?|- No, ma'am. I won't quit.
{16536}{16568}Good.
{16572}{16665}There's a lot of situations|where we run into regular problems...
{16704}{16764}...that we'd run into in the Air Force.
{16764}{16846}Such as Amanda Tapping,|the Major Carter character,...
{16908}{17009}...found herself in what we in the military|say is "in-between hair",...
{17028}{17089}...where it's too short to put up...
{17124}{17189}...and yet too long to meet regulations.
{17220}{17257}Nice hair.
{17280}{17364}- Uh, Air Force.|- I can't imagine that - going military.
{17388}{17452}I had to study as much as I could,...
{17460}{17553}...and when I found out I had the role|I had two weeks to prepare.
{17556}{17652}So I got a personal trainer to get the|physical aspect of the character down...
{17652}{17705}...and met with Navy SEALs.
{17712}{17796}- What are they doing?|- (Teal'c) They wish to take Apophis alive.
{17796}{17856}The science aspect|was a lot of homework.
{17856}{17939}I got on the Internet,|I read Stephen Hawking's book...
{17940}{18000}...and anything I could get my hands on,...
{18000}{18111}...because the only way I could play this|character is if I understood what she said.
{18132}{18206}And she says a lot of|scientific technobabble.
{18216}{18319}And if I don't understand what I'm saying,|then I'm lying and I'm cheating.
{18324}{18403}And it would be very easy|to just say those words...
{18408}{18480}...and put an intonation to them|that sounds convincing.
{18480}{18564}But for me I had to understand|what she was talking about.
{18564}{18643}Oh, here we go.|Another scientist. General, please.
{18648}{18702}Theoretical astrophysicist.
{18708}{18744}Which means?
{18744}{18816}Which means she's smarter|than you are, Colonel.
{18816}{18923}You're constantly researching. When you|come across a doctor, you're picking...
{18948}{19045}I say "you", but I pick their brains|for any information I can get.
{19068}{19181}But being on the set we're very fortunate|in having med techs with us at all times,...
{19236}{19341}...so we know what to do and make it look|like we really know what we're doing.
{19368}{19440}- Lock him up.|- Sir, with all due respect, he is injured.
{19440}{19524}He won't be any good to you|unless we get him into the OR.
{19524}{19621}Do what you need to keep him alive,|Doctor. We've gota lot of questions.
{19632}{19729}Yes, sir. OK, let's move him.|I'm gonna set him on two IVs. Let's go.
{19980}{20079}In terms of Egyptology and all kinds|of mythology, not just Egyptian,...
{20100}{20196}...we were fortunate to have a woman|on our staff named Katharyn Powers,...
{20196}{20283}...who was extremely well versed|in all things mythological.
{20328}{20388}She also wrote several episodes...
{20388}{20460}...and would come running|into our offices excited...
{20460}{20569}...because she had just read a new myth|that lent itself very well to Stargate,...
{20580}{20647}...and we would build episodes around it.
{20652}{20693}(prayer chant)
{20868}{20964}They have called me a couple of times|to translate dialogue in the series...
{20964}{21044}...when they wanted|Ancient Egyptian to be spoken,...
{21048}{21140}...for two episodes: "Serpent's Song"|and "Forever in a Day".
{21180}{21252}I speak for Sha're, who can|no longer speak for herself.
{21252}{21304}(speaks Ancient Egyptian)
{21336}{21396}I have spoken no lies,|nor acted with deceit.
{21396}{21501}When I was gonna screen-test for the role|I went to the Royal Ontario Museum...
{21504}{21606}...and looked at the Egyptian exhibits,|as if that was gonna help me somehow.
{21612}{21704}This line recurs several times...|"Domavatus vestul motabilum."
{21756}{21804}"Conqueror of time."
{21804}{21897}In this context, I'd say more like|"Master of the uncertain past."
{21900}{21948}You're a skilled linguist, Dr Jackson.
{21948}{22060}The terms that are used in the series and|references to some practices and so on,...
{22092}{22176}...it's a blend of things|they've made up for the series...
{22176}{22273}...and other things which derive|from real Ancient Egyptian practices.
{22308}{22389}So some of the deities:|there's Osiris, the god Ra,...
{22392}{22460}...the goddess Isis, the wife of Osiris...
{22464}{22544}...and a fertility-goddess,|mother-goddess figure,...
{22548}{22621}...a powerful, magical force|in Ancient Egypt.
{22680}{22764}All these things come from real|Ancient Egyptian mythology.
{22764}{22819}(distorted) Make no mistake.
{22836}{22882}Osiris will return.
{22908}{22987}And the rivers of the Earth|will run red with blood.
{23496}{23600}As you can see, the world of Stargate|SG-1 extends way beyond the TV screen.
{23652}{23712}But at the heart of this show|is its cast and crew.
{23712}{23818}From day one we've been fortunate to|have established a strong sense offamily.
{23820}{23892}It's part of what I feel|makes Stargate SG-1 succeed.
{23892}{23944}That, and a good caterer.
{23976}{24048}Arguably the most important|aspect of TV production.
{24048}{24091}Life in general.
{24096}{24200}Let's hear whatthe cast and crew have|to say about working on Stargate SG-1.
{24636}{24684}Those are the rewards of the job!
{24684}{24759}On a lot of shows I've done,|people are like...
{24768}{24828}..."We'll go in, shoot the show and leave."
{24828}{24934}Here they buy into it a lot of times,|and there's a lot of laughter on the set.
{25044}{25155}This crew likes coming to work here. This|cast likes coming to work here. It's fun.
{25176}{25248}The fact that Richard has|a great sense of humour,...
{25248}{25330}...Christopher Judge has|a wonderful sense of humour...
{25344}{25416}...and probably one of|the best laughs I've ever heard.
{25416}{25462}(warm, heartylaugh)
{25488}{25548}And so you have all these elements...
{25548}{25644}...and all these really goofy, wacky people|who know each other so well.
{25644}{25702}Yeah. Our sets are a lot of fun.
{25704}{25770}Richard Dean Anderson is the patriarch.
{25776}{25848}And Don Davis is like|the crazy grandfather.
{25908}{25982}Michael's the younger brother,|the wild child.
{26016}{26112}I'm the older brother that's been|through what Michael's been through,...
{26112}{26208}...who tries to give him advice,|even though the producers would say...
{26208}{26293}...I'm the one that led him|off the path of righteousness!
{26316}{26385}So we have this a typical family structure.
{26460}{26561}You see a lot of shows on TV, and|when you have press junkets they say...
{26592}{26696}..."We're just one happy family. We love|each other. Life's great and good."
{26736}{26825}And then once they're off set|they don't speak to each other.
{26844}{26939}We do. We go play golf, we go out|to dinner, we do things together.
{26952}{26997}It's a great show.
{27000}{27072}Colonel O'Neill,|what the hellare you doing?!
{27072}{27128}In the middle of my backswing?!
{27132}{27229}Richard Dean Anderson is, like Michael|and like Robert, a friend now.
{27288}{27380}It's amazing how close series television|brings people together.
{27396}{27420}Can I help you?
{27420}{27502}The only thing I've ever demanded|is a sense of humour.
{27516}{27623}It's not fun to get up at 4.30 in the morning|to go rig a light. It's hard work.
{27648}{27684}They look serious, don't they?
{27684}{27790}Year after year makes you appreciate|what a core family we have. And there is.
{27792}{27872}There is the mamas and the papas|and all the babies.
{27888}{28000}And every beginning of a new year, just|like the SG-1 team, is like a little family.
{28080}{28154}And it makes it|so much more fun each year,...
{28176}{28272}...and you appreciate it more each year,|to come back and see smiling faces...
{28272}{28381}...and to see, the first day, everybody|so genuinely excited to see each other,...
{28416}{28500}...and to be doing what we're doing|and be successful doing it.
{28500}{28558}I think it's been a real treat.
{28572}{28623}Well, I saw that planet.
{28632}{28669}(laughter)
{28716}{28765}I saw it. I was there.
{28776}{28887}Do I love coming to work? You bet. Do I|still pinch myself? Absolutely. It's great.
{28908}{29018}If you have a good story and good casting|and execute it, you'll have a good show.
{29508}{29604}It looks like our journey has come|full circle, so it's fair to ask...
{29604}{29700}...what is it about Stargate SG-1|that makes it so popular and unique?
{29700}{29796}Well, for one, it feeds upon|our fascination to explore the unknown...
{29796}{29868}...and seek out life|in other parts of the universe.
{29868}{29964}What I love is we're not using spaceships,|we're using the Stargate.
{29964}{30024}The human element is what's important.
{30024}{30136}It's a great way to study ourselves, our|society, under the guise of science fiction.
{30156}{30228}The adventures that exist|beyond the Stargate...
{30228}{30288}...are only limited by our imagination.
{30288}{30378}So you can be sure there are|a lot more worlds to encounter...
{30396}{30489}- ...and many more stories to tell.|- Only if we get back to work.
{30492}{30528}I'm Brad Wright.
{30528}{30605}I'm Richard Dean Anderson.|Thanks for joining us.
{30696}{30794}Comedy reigns here at Stargate SG-1...|somewhere else in the building.
{30840}{30936}We're not using giant spaceships|to get there. We're using the Stargate.
{30936}{30994}The human element is important.
{31056}{31092}What? What did I do?
{31092}{31136}Nothing. It's me.
{31152}{31251}Come on, the cameras are rollin'.|Do a director... Do a director thing.
{31260}{31320}Rick, that was a wonderful performance.
{31320}{31380}I haven't seen you act|like that for a long time.
{31380}{31420}Very natural.