Open the iris.
You have a go.
WeIcome to Earth.
And action!
This is my friend and idol,
Peter DeLuise, our great director,
and this is the first video shot l've ever taken in my life.
- Really? - Yes, it is.
Well, you're doing a great job. l mean, l'm a bit out of focus...
I... That's rude. I hate that.
This is Jack Osterbach, who is head of our craft service,
and also he's the guy that looks after us if any of us get hurt.
- Hey. - Hey.
- Can I see your scar?. - No.
What, generally, is the craft-service guy's responsibility?
Ah.
Basically, it's first aid, emergency first aid,
and providing munchy food for the crew between meals.
- Wow. - Oh, yeah.
- This is the best pie I've ever had. - It is most satisfying.
This is Dan Shea. He's the stunt coordinator on Stargate SG-1,
and he is one of the best in the business.
Hey, SiIer.
Whenever you work with Richard Dean or Greenburg or any of these guys,
it's big action-adventure stuff, so it's more interesting.
We have people being air-rammed all over the place,
ratcheted all over the place, set on fire - for the most part on purpose.
And, uh, just generally
you're doin' feature stuff every week, for episodic,
and it's very, very interesting. lt's hard work, but it's very stimulating,
and a ton of fun. Very enjoyable.
- Forget to change the Iight buIb, SiIer?. - That's not my job, sir.
Yes, sir. Light buIb. Very amusing.
(Don) You're also one of the recurring characters on the show.
What does it do to your head when you've got a day
in which you've got to play your character of Sergeant Siler,
and then you've got a stunt coming later on in the day?
l think the people have demanded that. There's been such a groundswell,
not only on this planet, but l think there's actually been faxes from other planets,
that this character has touched such a nerve in all of us -
the everyday guy, the common kind of a chump in each and every one of us.
And it's almost like Beatlemania, in a sense,
that this one little day player, with one line every eight episodes,
could touch the hearts and minds of people all over the world.
Just teII me the minute we can send a probe through.
That'II be 24 hours, GeneraI, minimum.
- Carter and O'NeiII do not have that Iong. - I'II give you haIf that.
No, sir. It doesn't work that way. 24 hours is the best I can do.
- Then you'd better get back to it. - Yes, sir. Come on, Iet's go.
l don't wanna say it's an extraordinary performance every week,
but, uh, it's an extraordinary performance every week.
Major?.
You're kidding.
Now l'm talking to Bill, and he is the man
that makes our monitors work for us on the show.
And he's got probably the most difficult job of all,
because he's got to deal with the finite time limits of the video that's been shot.
Do you recognise any of this?
- I do not, GeneraI Hammond. - Nope. Neither do I.
The actors are sitting there, typing away, pretending to do their thing.
And, you know, meanwhile in the background,
you're actually the one that's hitting the keys and setting it up.
ShouIdn't there be a memo on this?
A lot of times you're dealing with, you know, 12, 13, 1 4 monitors.
- So it's a stressful job, isn't it? - Yeah, it gets... Sometimes.
What is it?
Martin is our sound mixer here on the second unit.
He's our boom operator on first unit, so he's a guy that wears multiple hats.
He can do it because he's brilliant at every task he's given.
Care to share?
Don, it's... l've never seen you without your pants on, but it's...
- Oh, my God! - ..awful chilly in here.
l'm gonna cut this now.
Cut!
This is Thom Wells.
Thom builds a set for a major feature film every week.
Have you heard of Ikea?
Thom, tell me something.
What's the most difficult thing about having to handle a show this large
and meet the schedule you're on?
l don't think there's any one thing that's difficult,
it's just holding the whole thing together.
And all of the time...
l mean, oftentimes we have six or eight episodes going at a time,
and, uh, just keeping them all in position and tracking money
is probably the biggest job.
Layla's our locations coordinator,
and Jamie is her number one assistant.
What's the fondest memory, other than getting to spend every day with Jamie,
that you're going to take away from the show?
The fondest memory...
l think it's when we're out on location, and, uh,
you know, Mike, Rick, the boys, are complaining about the air traffic.
And we make the pretend call in to the tower, then all the planes stop!
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
What was your favourite moment?
lt was when l got to be a Tok'ra.
You've... done something with your hair.
This is the office of Peter DeLuise,
who is a creative consultant for our show, one of the writers on our show,
and as you have learned earlier, one of the finest directors in the business.
l'm going to break into his off... They've locked me out of his office!
Let me in! Let me in!
This gentleman here
is Peter's first assistant director.
His name is Alex Pappas, and he and l have known each other for many years.
A long, long time.
And one time, we actually ate escargots and grits in the same meal.
Excuse me?
We're coming to the cubicle of our creative force,
the fabulous writing team, Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie,
and their plaything/muse.
Come in, Don. Come into our spacious cubicle and witness the creative...
What is this?
This is the big season finale we're working on now.
We have, um... three acts so far.
So it's a very special 27-minute episode of Stargate right now.
But we'll come up with more material.
We had five acts, but we, uh, lost one, sometime over the course of the day.
- Wow. - That's, uh...
(both) Ambitious.
As a writer on staff, you get certain perks.
(Don) All of a sudden, we find items of interest.
Now, what's the significance of this display of sculptures?
(PauI) What inspiration do you draw from, uh, your Simpsons dioramas?
(Don) Yes.
(PauI) How does that help you write episodes of Stargate?
Doh!
What's your fondest moment on the show?
Um... Other than working with you, my fondest moment is, um,
when l, uh,
when l, uh... when l...
The repartee and the fun that we have on the show.
Sometimes it gets out of hand, and l have to corral the actors like school kids,
but the crew is very professional, and they kick major butt, and...
You know, l'm happy to be a part of this,
you know, high-quality, uh, enthusiastic, fun, passionate bunch.
Let me just say it's been a pIeasure serving with aII of you.