"Stargate SG-1" Prometheus Unbound (2004)

Director:

Andy Mikita

Writers:

Brad Wright (developed for television by) &
Jonathan Glassner (developed for television by) ...
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TV Series:

"Stargate SG-1" (1997)

Original Air Date:

21 December 2004 (Season 8, Episode 12)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

General Hammond returns to SGC to take Dr. Jackson with him on a trip to Atlantis onboard the Prometheus...

Plot Keywords:

Military | Back From The Dead | Megalomaniac | U.S. Air Force | Time Travel

Cast

Richard Dean Anderson	...	Brigadier General Jack O'Neill
Amanda Tapping	...	Lt. Col. Samantha Carter (credit only)
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c (credit only)
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Claudia Black	...	Vala Mal Doran
Don S. Davis	...	Lieutenant General George Hammond
Ellie Harvie	...	Dr. Lindsey Novak
Gary Jones	...	Sgt. Walter Harriman
Eric Breker	...	Colonel Reynolds
Morris Chapdelaine	...	Tenat
Christopher Pearce	...	Bosworth (as Christopher Pierce)
Geoff Redknap	...	Alien #2
Dan Payne	...	Kull Warrior

Directed by
Andy Mikita

Writing credits
Brad Wright		(developed for television by) &
Jonathan Glassner		(developed for television by)
Damian Kindler		(written by)

Produced by
Richard Dean Anderson	....	executive producer
Robert C. Cooper	....	executive producer
Peter DeLuise	....	supervising producer
Michael Greenburg	....	executive producer
Jennifer Johnson	....	associate producer
Damian Kindler	....	supervising producer
John G. Lenic	....	producer
Joseph Mallozzi	....	executive producer
Andy Mikita	....	co-producer
Paul Mullie	....	executive producer
N. John Smith	....	co-executive producer
Brad Wright	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joel Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Andrew D. Wilson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stein Myhrstad

Casting by
Paul Weber

Production Design by
Bridget McGuire

Art Direction by
Peter Bodnarus
James Robbins
Thom Wells		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Mark Davidson
Robert Davidson

Costume Design by
Christine Mooney

Makeup Department
Marisa Cappellaro	....	hairstylist
Dorothee Deichmann	....	makeup artist

Production Management
John G. Lenic	....	production manager
Michael S. McLean	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ryan Kosmynka	....	first assistant director
Kate Weiss	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Dean Goodine	....	property master
John Hamilton	....	head painter
Gordon Bellamy	....	supervisor: prop makers, sculptors, model makers (uncredited)
Ina Brooks	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Kenny Gibbs	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Joe May	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Rodrigo Segovia	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
David Paul Hewitt White	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Kelly Cole	....	re-recording mixer
David M. Cyr	....	sound mixer (as David Cyr)
Dave Hibbert	....	re-recording mixer
Devan Kraushar	....	sound supervisor
James Wallace	....	sound editor
Kevin Konarzewski	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Wray J. Douglas	....	special effects coordinator (as Wray Douglas)
Bill Pankiw	....	special effects
Dan Rebert	....	creature effects supervisor: Masters FX LA (uncredited)
Dan Rebert	....	prosthetic supervisor: Masters FX LA (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Greg Behrens	....	visual effects coordinator: SPIN West VFX
Michelle Comens	....	visual effects producer
Janice Groom	....	visual effects operations supervisor
Krista McLean	....	playback supervisor, matte paintings
James Rorick	....	visual effects coordinator
Robin Hackl	....	compositing lead: Image Engine (uncredited)
Robin Hackl	....	visual effects supervisor: Image Engine (uncredited)
Greg Hansen	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Fredrik Höglin	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Christopher Mossman	....	executive producer: Image Engine (uncredited)
Joseph Ngo	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Scott Paquin	....	key animator (uncredited)
Michael Ranalletta	....	digital compositing artist (uncredited)
Lisa Turner	....	visual effects coordinator: Image Engine (uncredited)
Karen Watson	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Dan Shea	....	stunt coordinator
Dan Shea	....	stunt double: Richard Dean Anderson (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Fraser Boyle	....	key grip
Greg Fox	....	camera operator
Jay Stroburg	....	rigging gaffer
Vince Uytdehaag	....	chief lighting technician (as Vincent A. Uytdehaag)
Jean Chiasson	....	dolly grip: 2nd unit (uncredited)
Alexander Glua	....	camera assistant (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stuart Aikins	....	casting: Canada
Sean Cossey	....	casting: Canada
Sandra Couldwell	....	extras casting
Ivy Isenberg	....	casting associate: USA (uncredited)
Lance Peverley	....	extras wrangler (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barry Peters	....	costume set supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Michael Eliot	....	post-production consultant
Kerry McDowall	....	post-production coordinator
Doug Oke	....	assistant editor
Lana Gudlaugson	....	post-production facility coordinator (uncredited)
Steve McLeod	....	second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
David Arnold	....	composer: original themes
Rick Chadock	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Lennard H. Chan	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Amanda Alexander	....	script supervisor (as Amanda Alexander-McLean)
Gregory Diamond Almas	....	assistant to executive producer (as Gregory Almas)
Ivon R. Bartok	....	script coordinator
Heenan Blaikie	....	legal services
Nicole Forest	....	production accountant
Jonathan Glassner	....	executive consultant
Carol Horn	....	legal counsel
Jamie Lake	....	location manager
Alex Levine	....	assistant to executive producer
Kaayla Ryane	....	production coordinator (as Kayla Ryane-Valleau)
Paul Gendreau	....	publicist (uncredited)
Robert M. Malachowski Jr.	....	title designer: main titles (uncredited)

Original Music by
Peter Bernstein
Ken Harrison

Casting by
Stuart Aikins
Sean Cossey

Art Direction by
Barbara Wilson

Makeup Department
Ken Culver	....	prosthetic technician
Mike Fields	....	special makeup effects artist
Lee Joyner	....	makeup effects crew
Shauna Magrath	....	assistant makeup artist
Ryan Nicholson	....	prosthetic effects designer (season 3)
Christopher Mark Pinhey	....	assistant makeup artist
Geoff Redknap	....	special makeup effects artist
Sean Sansom	....	special makeup effects artist
Christ Stanley	....	assistant alien production: airbrushing

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Trevor Brokop	....	third assistant director
Janice Genn	....	second assistant director (2001, 2002, 2003)
Janice Genn	....	third assistant director (2000, 2001)
Ted Rae	....	second unit director (two episodes)
Gisela Schulte	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Douglas W. Beard	....	model maker
Dallas Bittner	....	model maker
Peter Bodnarus	....	set designer (season 6)
Lubor Cencak	....	scenic artist
Richard Cummins	....	props
Tim Dagley	....	on-set dresser
Salmon Harris	....	storyboard artist
G. Andrew Hussey	....	set dresser
John B. Keys	....	scenic artist
Colin Matthews	....	assistant property master
Ken Rabehl	....	illustrator
Jim Ramsay	....	assistant art director (season 6)
Francisco Rosa	....	painter
Ross Walshe	....	scenic carpenter

Sound Department
Adam Boyd	....	sound effects editor
Lisa Doyle	....	sound editor
Adam Gejdos	....	sound effects editor
Talvinder Gill	....	assistant sound editor
Chris Glyn-Jones	....	alternate boom operator (1999-2000)
Jeff Hamon	....	adr mixer
Brad Hillman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Graeme Hughes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Hunter	....	dialogue editor
Jim Lacamel	....	boom operator
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Rory O'Neill	....	boom operator: second unit
Rory O'Neill	....	sound assistant: day call
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Adam Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Claude Bouchard	....	special effects rigger
Steve Fink	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX
Matthew Jorgensen	....	special effects makeup artist: Todd Masters FX
Michael O'Brien	....	mold department: Masters FX Inc. (2003)
Ted Rae	....	miniature photography (2 episodes)

Visual Effects by
Philip Edward Alexy	....	3D lead digital artist: GVFX
Vishal Anand	....	visual effects
Dave Axford	....	model shop supervisor
Louise Barkholt	....	visual effects producer: GVFX (season 6)
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositing artist
Nadine Blackler	....	digital compositor
Neill Blomkamp	....	3D animator
Kathryn Bolt	....	digital compositing artist (seasons 3-6)
Landon Bootsma	....	digital effects artist
Eric Chauvin	....	digital matte painter (multiple episodes) (1997)
Billy D. Choi	....	visual effects supervisor (1999)
Dug Claxton	....	digital compositing artist
Richard J. Cook	....	digital effects producer: VisonArt
John D.B. Cox	....	motion control operator
Jayne Craig	....	visual effects coordinator
Kristin Dearholt	....	rotoscope artist
Theo Diamantis	....	visual effects
Jean-Luc Dinsdale	....	visual effects coordinator
Jean-Luc Dinsdale	....	visual effects supervisor
Keegan Douglas	....	digital effects artist
Leif Einarsson	....	computer graphics lead animator: Digital Magic
Joe Farrell	....	digital compositing artist (2000)
Ted Fay	....	director of technology: VisionArt
Haskell Friedman	....	technical director (1998-1999)
Haskell Friedman	....	visual effects digital artist (1998-1999)
Paul Furminger	....	visual effects editor
Kevin Genzel	....	digital compositor
Martin Halle	....	digital effects artist
Hamish Hamilton	....	digital artist: rotoscope artist
Hamish Hamilton	....	visual effects assistant
Ivan Hayden	....	visual effects assistant
Gudrun Heinze	....	digital compositing artist
Shawn Hillier	....	digital compositing artist
Sylvain Huard	....	3D animator
Jody Jessop	....	visual effects assistant coordinator
Andrew Karr	....	digital artist
Jeremy Kehler	....	digital compositor
John Kennedy	....	digital artist
Jaye Krebs	....	digital compositor
James Lau	....	digital artist
Tony Lawrence	....	digital effects artist
Rosano Lepri	....	digital compositing artist
May Leung	....	3D animator
Kimberley Liptrap	....	3D animator
Dan Mayer	....	3D animator
Jennifer McEachern	....	visual effects assistant
Brian Moylan	....	digital compositing artist
Brian Moylan	....	matte painter
Marianne O'Reilly	....	visual effects producer: Rainmaker (2000-2003)
Eric Petey	....	digital artist: Lost Boys Studios
Carmen Pollard	....	digital compositing artist
Ted Rae	....	visual effects supervisor (2 episodes)
Betty Shaw	....	systems administrator: GVFX (1998-2001)
Rik Shorten	....	visual effects coordinator: GVFX
Elaine Sipos	....	digital compositing artist
Jessica Sjoblom	....	rotoscope artist
Joel Skeete	....	senior digital compositing artist
Jason Snea	....	compositor (season 1)
Linda Tremblay	....	digital compositing artist
Bruce Turner	....	visual effects supervisor
Simon van de Lagemaat	....	3D animator
Chris Van Dyck	....	digital compositing artist
Steven Wendland	....	visual effects coordinator
Wendy Whaley	....	digital compositing artist
Arnold Yuki	....	rotoscope artist
Charlene Eberle Douglas	....	visual effects assistant (uncredited)
Daniel Osaki	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Paolo G. Venturi	....	digital artist: Gekko/double secret productions animated logos (uncredited)

Stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunts
Chad Bellamy	....	stunts
Simon Burnett	....	stunts
Kirk Caouette	....	stunt double
Kirk Caouette	....	utility stunts
Mike Carpenter	....	utility stunts
Kimberly Chiang	....	stunt double
Janina Dall	....	stunt double
Mike Desabrais	....	stunts
Mike Dopud	....	stunts
Joe Doserro	....	stunts
Bill Edwards	....	stunts
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Dave Lane	....	stunt rigger
Kit Mallet	....	stunts
Leslie McMichael	....	stunt double
Steven McMichael	....	utility stunts
Phillip Mitchell	....	stunts
Rick Moore	....	stunt double
Gaston Morrison	....	stunts (as Gaston Howard)
Kirby Morrow	....	stunt double: T'arac
Jovan Nenadic	....	stunt double
Scott Nicholson	....	stunts (various seasons)
Shawn C. Orr	....	stunts
Darryl Quon	....	stunts
Dan Rizzuto	....	stunt double
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	utility stunts
John Sampson	....	stunt rebel jaffa (episode # 809)
Chris Sayour	....	stunts (as Christopher Sayor)
Sharon Simms	....	stunt double
Lori Stewart	....	stunt double
Sylvesta Stuart	....	stunt performer (multiple episodes)
Clay Virtue	....	stunts
Marshall Virtue	....	stunts
Rob Wilton	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Geoff Baker	....	grip (1997)
Ryan Gillard	....	first assistant camera (1999-2001)
David Gray	....	still photographer
Aaron Haesler	....	camera trainee (season 9)
Oliver Hajdu	....	rigging best boy
Mark Lunn	....	assistant camera (seasons 9-10)
Chris McMullin	....	camera operator
W. James Meagher	....	camera trainee
W. James Meagher	....	daily second assistant camera
Brett Peterson	....	rigging grip
George Ramage	....	rigging best boy
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Darek Wyszynski	....	first assistant camera

Animation Department
Patrick Kalyn	....	animator

Casting Department
Mary Jo Slater	....	casting: USA
Paul Weber	....	casting: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheila White	....	costumer: special effects costumes

Editorial Department
Mark Hornish	....	editor: main titles
Anne Marie McGinn	....	assistant post-production coordinator (2 seasons)
Holly Amber Proulx	....	post-production assistant coordinator
Kevin Willis	....	assistant editor (1997-2000)

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
Vladimir Horunzhy	....	composer: additional music
Dennis McCarthy	....	conductor
Chris Neel	....	soundtrack album producer
Marc S. Perlman	....	music editor
Shawn Pierce	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Chris J. Clayton	....	driver

Other crew
Krista Abraham	....	intern (2002-2003)
Gillian Andrew	....	first assistant accountant
Gregory Astop	....	assistant location manager (2004)
Ron Blecker	....	technical advisor
Andrea Boorman	....	assistant production coordinator
Kieran Cuddihy	....	production assistant
H. Michael Dale	....	fabricator
Chris Derochie	....	texture artist (1 episode)
Darren Giblin	....	office production assistant
Darren Giblin	....	production assistant
Jacquie Janzen	....	stand-in (3 seasons)
Lee Jenkinson	....	accounting clerk (pilot episode)
Bonnie Judd	....	animal trainer
Ryan Judd	....	animal trainer
David Kurvers	....	computer playback operator
David Kurvers	....	production assistant
Jamie Lake	....	assistant location manager (1997-2003)
David Langtry	....	computer playback operator
Anthony A. Lewis	....	production assistant
Nathan Lomax	....	production assistant
Lukasz Madziag	....	production assistant
Pancho Mansfield	....	network executive
Todd Masters	....	puppeteer: "Asgard"
Peter Munro	....	location scout (season 7)
Bill Nikolai	....	stand-in
Christina Ollson	....	production assistant (seasons 8-9)
Elva Parsons	....	payroll accountant
Brigitte Prochaska	....	unit publicist
Brad Proctor	....	puppeteer: "Asgard"
Holly Amber Proulx	....	production assistant
Andrew Simpson	....	animal trainer
Ryan Steacy	....	armorer
Emily Thierry-Gray	....	production assistant
Chris Turner	....	stand-in
Heather Vedan	....	assistant location manager (2004)
Bill Vigars	....	publicist (2003)
Annie Wilkinson	....	set tutor

Production Companies

• Kawoosh! Productions VIII
• MGM Worldwide Television Productions

Distributors

• MGM Domestic Television Distribution (1997) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  closed captioning

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

Kawoosh! Productions VIII

Trivia:

This is the first episode of the series in which Amanda Tapping (Samantha Carter) does not appear.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: After Vala explains that she wears the Super-soldier suit which absorbs energy weapons, Daniel retorts that he's aiming the Zat at her head. A fight scene ensues at the end of which Vala, while still wearing the protective suit, receives a Zat blast (at around 17 mins) in the thigh, knocking her out. This should not have affected her.

Quotes:

Dr. Daniel Jackson:[Addressing what he thinks is a Krull warrior] Hey, how's it going? Guess it's just you and me, huh. It's a little strange, isn't it? See that weapon I shot you with should have killed you. What's even stranger is you guys usually don't take prisoners either. I mean it's kinda kill first and... no, that's generally just about it, just the killing.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Co(s)mic relief.

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

I've just spent 40mn in stitches, so I really wish I could give this episode a full 10. The only think that stops me is that it really doesn't deserve the title "SG1", as Daniel is the only member of the whole SGC to feature in it (O'Neill only appears in the intro). According to the Trivia section, there is an explanation to this, but I still do not think it's right to split the team.

Apart from this, the episode is great from beginning to end. Daniel has been trying to go to Atlantis for some time, and thanks to Hammond's surprise comeback (cheers!) he now gets the assignment... but trouble is a-brewing in the galaxy, and he will never set foot on Atlantis.

Action-wise, there is everything you might ask for, as usual when spaceships are involved: races, battles, emergency repairs, perilous rescues, last-minute twists, Goau'ld threats and new worlds -with transport rings adding to the overall confusion. Nice. Especially as most of it focuses on Daniel, who tends to be a man of words rather than a fighter, but he gets some very heated (should I say hot?) fighting scenes here. (Oh, and thanks to whomever thought of putting him in a Kull armor. That was niice. Just sayin'.)

There is also a fantastic new character. Even though she is on the "good" side, Vala is ruthless and unscrupulous, and she can kick some butt. Daniel's butt, that is. I really hope she will be back because those two are just fabulous together: you can literally see the sparks flying around, which is a surprise when you consider how tame SG1's love lives usually are. ...Besides, Vala has been a Goa'uld host, which makes her the perfect girlfriend for Daniel(sorry, but it's true)

Mixed in with all the action are some hilarious sequences, worthy of Window of Opportunity. They work because they are not separate from the rest and do not rely on grimaces and silliness, but on adding an unexpected twist to familiar situations: Daniel's lecture gets interrupted by a hiccuping scientist; Reynolds is willing to risk his life to save Hammond, but blanches at the prospect of giving him mouth-to-mouth. Or --my absolute favorite--, Daniel's show of bravery in front of his Kull captor is cut short by the Kull's unexpected response.

So while Prometheus Unbound is not a turning point in the series, it is really entertaining and leaves you wishing for more.