Earth (6 Nov. 2009)

The Ancient's communication's stones are used to allow certain crew members to return to Earth via compos mentis using volunteers on Earth. A risky plan is then hatched that might bring the... See full summary »

Director:

Ernest R. Dickerson

Writers:

Brad Wright (creator), Robert C. Cooper (creator),

Stars:

Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Carlyle	...	Dr. Nicholas Rush
Louis Ferreira	...	Colonel Everett Young
Brian J. Smith	...	Lt. Matthew Scott
Elyse Levesque	...	Chloe Armstrong
David Blue	...	Eli Wallace
Alaina Huffman	...	Lt. Tamara Johansen
Jamil Walker Smith	...	Master Sgt. Ronald Greer
Ming-Na Wen	...	Camile Wray (as Ming-Na)
Carlo Rota	...	Carl Strom
Ona Grauer	...	Emily Young
Peter Kelamis	...	Adam Brody
Anna Galvin	...	Mrs. Armstrong
Ryan Kennedy	...	Dr. Williams
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Colonel David Telford
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill

Storyline

The Ancient's communication's stones are used to allow certain crew members to return to Earth via compos mentis using volunteers on Earth. A risky plan is then hatched that might bring the crew home, and Rush is certain it is doomed to fail.

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Sky1 [uk] Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Acme Shark, MGM Television, Sci-Fi Channel, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Eli Wallace: She's not going to understand. She can barely follow an episode of Star Trek.

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Connections

References Futurama (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Sincerely Jane"
(uncredited)
Written by Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, and Janelle Monáe
Performed by Janelle Monáe

User Reviews

The parade of excellence rolls on

This episode explores one of the more interesting scientific notions of the show, the idea that this stranded ship can stay in communication with Earth through communication stones left by the ancients, which allow two people to switch bodies, no matter the distance. Body-snatching is hardly a new concept, but here for the first time we're allowed to experience it as a familiar and friendly technology. Earth orders Young to try a risky procedure that might get them home. When he balks, Col. Telford (Philips) exchanges bodies with him, and takes over. Rush sabotages the attempt, certain it will kill them all. The most fascinating part has Eli, Chloe, and Young interacting with their loved ones on Earth, in different bodies. They all handle it in different ways. Eli pretends to be a new friend of his, knowing his mom would never understand. Young has sex with his wife. Throw in a little Richard Dean Anderson, and away you go.