1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:03,440 Open the iris. 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:06,760 You have a go. 3 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:13,920 WeIcome to Earth. 4 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:17,000 And action! 5 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,720 This is my friend and idol, 6 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,280 Peter DeLuise, our great director, 7 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:36,320 and this is the first video shot l've ever taken in my life. 8 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:37,520 - Really? - Yes, it is. 9 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,560 Well, you're doing a great job. l mean, l'm a bit out of focus... 10 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,280 I... That's rude. I hate that. 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,840 This is Jack Osterbach, who is head of our craft service, 12 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:53,800 and also he's the guy that looks after us if any of us get hurt. 13 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,080 - Hey. - Hey. 14 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,560 - Can I see your scar?. - No. 15 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:03,400 What, generally, is the craft-service guy's responsibility? 16 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:04,960 Ah. 17 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:09,040 Basically, it's first aid, emergency first aid, 18 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,800 and providing munchy food for the crew between meals. 19 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,640 - Wow. - Oh, yeah. 20 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:20,120 - This is the best pie I've ever had. - It is most satisfying. 21 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:27,760 This is Dan Shea. He's the stunt coordinator on Stargate SG-1, 22 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,160 and he is one of the best in the business. 23 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,160 Hey, SiIer. 24 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:37,280 Whenever you work with Richard Dean or Greenburg or any of these guys, 25 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,560 it's big action-adventure stuff, so it's more interesting. 26 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,560 We have people being air-rammed all over the place, 27 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:48,800 ratcheted all over the place, set on fire - for the most part on purpose. 28 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,320 And, uh, just generally 29 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:55,080 you're doin' feature stuff every week, for episodic, 30 00:01:55,160 --> 00:02:00,360 and it's very, very interesting. lt's hard work, but it's very stimulating, 31 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,320 and a ton of fun. Very enjoyable. 32 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,560 - Forget to change the Iight buIb, SiIer?. - That's not my job, sir. 33 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:07,840 Yes, sir. Light buIb. Very amusing. 34 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,600 (Don) You're also one of the recurring characters on the show. 35 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,960 What does it do to your head when you've got a day 36 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:19,040 in which you've got to play your character of Sergeant Siler, 37 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,480 and then you've got a stunt coming later on in the day? 38 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:26,280 l think the people have demanded that. There's been such a groundswell, 39 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,960 not only on this planet, but l think there's actually been faxes from other planets, 40 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,240 that this character has touched such a nerve in all of us - 41 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:39,360 the everyday guy, the common kind of a chump in each and every one of us. 42 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,520 And it's almost like Beatlemania, in a sense, 43 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:48,240 that this one little day player, with one line every eight episodes, 44 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,360 could touch the hearts and minds of people all over the world. 45 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,840 Just teII me the minute we can send a probe through. 46 00:02:54,920 --> 00:02:57,240 That'II be 24 hours, GeneraI, minimum. 47 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,960 - Carter and O'NeiII do not have that Iong. - I'II give you haIf that. 48 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:05,280 No, sir. It doesn't work that way. 24 hours is the best I can do. 49 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,720 - Then you'd better get back to it. - Yes, sir. Come on, Iet's go. 50 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,560 l don't wanna say it's an extraordinary performance every week, 51 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:15,840 but, uh, it's an extraordinary performance every week. 52 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,160 Major?. 53 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:23,400 You're kidding. 54 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,120 Now l'm talking to Bill, and he is the man 55 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,640 that makes our monitors work for us on the show. 56 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,560 And he's got probably the most difficult job of all, 57 00:03:32,640 --> 00:03:39,600 because he's got to deal with the finite time limits of the video that's been shot. 58 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,720 Do you recognise any of this? 59 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,720 - I do not, GeneraI Hammond. - Nope. Neither do I. 60 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,800 The actors are sitting there, typing away, pretending to do their thing. 61 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,280 And, you know, meanwhile in the background, 62 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,280 you're actually the one that's hitting the keys and setting it up. 63 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,360 ShouIdn't there be a memo on this? 64 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,920 A lot of times you're dealing with, you know, 12, 13, 1 4 monitors. 65 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,600 - So it's a stressful job, isn't it? - Yeah, it gets... Sometimes. 66 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:12,360 What is it? 67 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,000 Martin is our sound mixer here on the second unit. 68 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:23,520 He's our boom operator on first unit, so he's a guy that wears multiple hats. 69 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,520 He can do it because he's brilliant at every task he's given. 70 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:28,080 Care to share? 71 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,880 Don, it's... l've never seen you without your pants on, but it's... 72 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,280 - Oh, my God! - ..awful chilly in here. 73 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:35,640 l'm gonna cut this now. 74 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:37,160 Cut! 75 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,200 This is Thom Wells. 76 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:45,040 Thom builds a set for a major feature film every week. 77 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:50,640 Have you heard of Ikea? 78 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,600 Thom, tell me something. 79 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:57,160 What's the most difficult thing about having to handle a show this large 80 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,440 and meet the schedule you're on? 81 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,400 l don't think there's any one thing that's difficult, 82 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:07,000 it's just holding the whole thing together. 83 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,560 And all of the time... 84 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:13,560 l mean, oftentimes we have six or eight episodes going at a time, 85 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:18,000 and, uh, just keeping them all in position and tracking money 86 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,200 is probably the biggest job. 87 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:31,840 Layla's our locations coordinator, 88 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:36,160 and Jamie is her number one assistant. 89 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,240 What's the fondest memory, other than getting to spend every day with Jamie, 90 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,160 that you're going to take away from the show? 91 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,680 The fondest memory... 92 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,360 l think it's when we're out on location, and, uh, 93 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:52,840 you know, Mike, Rick, the boys, are complaining about the air traffic. 94 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:57,400 And we make the pretend call in to the tower, then all the planes stop! 95 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,400 Whoo-hoo-hoo! 96 00:06:05,840 --> 00:06:07,840 What was your favourite moment? 97 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,320 lt was when l got to be a Tok'ra. 98 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,360 You've... done something with your hair. 99 00:06:14,840 --> 00:06:17,600 This is the office of Peter DeLuise, 100 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:22,280 who is a creative consultant for our show, one of the writers on our show, 101 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:27,320 and as you have learned earlier, one of the finest directors in the business. 102 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:31,400 l'm going to break into his off... They've locked me out of his office! 103 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,720 Let me in! Let me in! 104 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,360 This gentleman here 105 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,640 is Peter's first assistant director. 106 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:45,920 His name is Alex Pappas, and he and l have known each other for many years. 107 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,320 A long, long time. 108 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:51,680 And one time, we actually ate escargots and grits in the same meal. 109 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:52,840 Excuse me? 110 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:57,480 We're coming to the cubicle of our creative force, 111 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:02,520 the fabulous writing team, Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, 112 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,800 and their plaything/muse. 113 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:09,720 Come in, Don. Come into our spacious cubicle and witness the creative... 114 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,400 What is this? 115 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,320 This is the big season finale we're working on now. 116 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,680 We have, um... three acts so far. 117 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:21,720 So it's a very special 27-minute episode of Stargate right now. 118 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:23,800 But we'll come up with more material. 119 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:29,040 We had five acts, but we, uh, lost one, sometime over the course of the day. 120 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,520 - Wow. - That's, uh... 121 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:33,600 (both) Ambitious. 122 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,760 As a writer on staff, you get certain perks. 123 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,560 (Don) All of a sudden, we find items of interest. 124 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,480 Now, what's the significance of this display of sculptures? 125 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:49,400 (PauI) What inspiration do you draw from, uh, your Simpsons dioramas? 126 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:50,600 (Don) Yes. 127 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,400 (PauI) How does that help you write episodes of Stargate? 128 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:54,760 Doh! 129 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,720 What's your fondest moment on the show? 130 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:03,240 Um... Other than working with you, my fondest moment is, um, 131 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,920 when l, uh, 132 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,280 when l, uh... when l... 133 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,760 The repartee and the fun that we have on the show. 134 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:17,360 Sometimes it gets out of hand, and l have to corral the actors like school kids, 135 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,680 but the crew is very professional, and they kick major butt, and... 136 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,120 You know, l'm happy to be a part of this, 137 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:31,200 you know, high-quality, uh, enthusiastic, fun, passionate bunch. 138 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:37,200 Let me just say it's been a pIeasure serving with aII of you.