Stargate but not Stargate: mentions in the press and pop culture

[prion]

SG1 - Big Bang Theory: The Cushion Saturation:

On the March 2 '09 episode of Big Bang Theory, 'The Cushion Saturation,' Sheldon references a Stargate SG-1 episode.

Sheldon and his friends are playing a game of paintball war. They're in a shed, and Sheldon turns to his friends and says...

"What we need now is a tactical retreat. Did you see the episode on Stargate where they found themselves on a planet with a culture based loosely on Earth Athens and Sparta? (Blank stares from teammates.) Not important..."

[Brief Candle?]

Yeah, sorta the same thing I said below

[jelgate]

SG1 - Big Bang Theory: The Cushion Saturation:

On the March 2 '09 episode of Big Bang Theory, 'The Cushion Saturation,' Sheldon references a Stargate SG-1 episode.

This video clip is embedded on my google blog

Sheldon and his friends are playing a game of paintball war. They're in a shed, and Sheldon turns to his friends and says...

"What we need now is a tactical retreat. Did you see the episode on Stargate where they found themselves on a planet with a culture based loosely on Earth Athens and Sparta? (Blank stares from teammates.) Not important..."

[Brief Candle?]

That doesn't sound like Brief Candle

[prion]

That doesn't sound like Brief Candle

The only thing remotely close might be the clothing the characters wore in "Brief Candle," but maybe the BBT writers didn't expect SG fans to pick it apart

[jenks]

They might not be referencing any episode in particular, I mean it's not like it's important for the line or anything...

[Tiger]

Yeah I'm gunna have to agree. O'Neill aging rapidly and the 100 day society living longer doesn't relate to the situation the Big Bang Theory presented.
I think they just needed a SciFi reference or maybe one of the writers always wanted a Stargate reference. But really, they could have brought it up in a more sensible way.

[morjana]

Yeah I'm gunna have to agree. O'Neill aging rapidly and the 100 day society living longer doesn't relate to the situation the Big Bang Theory presented.
I think they just needed a SciFi reference or maybe one of the writers always wanted a Stargate reference. But really, they could have brought it up in a more sensible way.

I thought of Brief Candle for the more literal part of Sheldon's comment on "a culture based loosely on Earth Athens and Sparta?" not the tactical retreat portion of his comment.

[morjana]

Stargate Worlds - PR Race Wire: Team Stargate Worlds Initiates First Test:

At PR Race Wire:

(Photo of Team Stargate Worlds car at the site. Please follow the link for the complete article.)

Team Stargate Worlds Initiates First Test of the Season

Buttonwillow, CA March 4, 2009: A little less than a week after announcing its formation Team Stargate Worlds completed its first test of the season with drivers Frankie Muniz and Simona De Silvestro. The cars made their debut at the team’s home track of Buttonwillow Raceway. The 1.374-mile track provided a full day’s worth of testing as well as an opportunity for both drivers to get acquainted to their new Team Stargate Worlds surroundings ...

[Inquisitor]

I don't believe it was Brief Candle. There was no need for a tactical retreat, the planet Argos was peaceful.

My first thought was that it is The Game, SGA s315, but there was no 'tactical retreat'.

Or maybe even Emancipation (sg1 sx03) or New Ground (3x19), or Memento (6x20) (my first SG-1 thought which didn't really make sense..) or The Fifth Man (5x04 which suits the situation but not really the culture).

It could also be Icon (8x05) (another very likely one), Condemned (sga 2x05), The Tower (sga 215 again doesn't really make sense..).

After thinking about it, I don't believe any episode actually matches Athens/Sparta, rather they just bear similarities, and the writers decided to reference Stargate (hence the analytical Sheldon not specifying which series of Stargate or even the episode title).

The Game is probably the best match as per culture.

[morjana]

I don't believe it was Brief Candle. There was no need for a tactical retreat, the planet Argos was peaceful.

My first thought was that it is The Game, SGA s315, but there was no 'tactical retreat'.

Or maybe even Emancipation (sg1 sx03) or New Ground (3x19), or Memento (6x20) (my first SG-1 thought which didn't really make sense..) or The Fifth Man (5x04 which suits the situation but not really the culture).

It could also be Icon (8x05) (another very likely one), Condemned (sga 2x05), The Tower (sga 215 again doesn't really make sense..).

After thinking about it, I don't believe any episode actually matches Athens/Sparta, rather they just bear similarities, and the writers decided to reference Stargate (hence the analytical Sheldon not specifying which series of Stargate or even the episode title).

The Game is probably the best match as per culture.

I thought of Brief Candle for the more literal part of Sheldon's comment on "a culture based loosely on Earth Athens and Sparta?" not the tactical retreat portion of his comment.

[prion]

Pauline Heaton (SG)

http://www.bclocalnews.com/richmond_.../40803943.html

Wonder women
By Kristine Thiessen - South Delta Leader
March 05, 2009 4:00 PM

A killer whale is born in the final scenes of the movie Free Willy 3. Filming
the real-life thrills of nature like the live birth and sharing it with a wide
audience is what Tsawwassen underwater cinematographer Pauline Heaton loves
about her job.

For her, the opportunity to swim with manta rays that span 18-feet or follow a
wild Pacific salmon's struggle for survival is why she's involved in the film
industry. And in her line of work—shooting underwater feature films—she shares
waters with both marine life and Hollywood stars.

.....

Her television series credits include episodes of Supernatural, Stargate, The L Word and The Guard. Currently she is working on scenes for Defying Gravity, a television series to be aired on CTV, FOX and BBC.

REST AT LINK ABOVE

[morjana]

SGA - Canada.com: Open House at Lost Boys Studios SFX:

At Canada.com:

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

Open house at visual effects studio

Comox Valley EchoMarch 6, 2009

Lost Boys Learning School of Visual Effects is holding an Open House on Saturday, March 7 from 1:00-3:00 pm. All ages and experience levels - anyone who would like to find out more about training for visual effects, 3D animation and the film industry - are welcome.

Lost Boys Learning is an Accredited Private College offering a specialized 1 year Visual Effects Diploma program. The school has been operating in the Comox Valley for over three years, owned by husband and wife team Mark and Gillian Benard. Students work with an experienced mentor in a project-based learning environment, covering VFX pre-production and shooting, 3D for VFX with Autodesk's MAYA software and VFX compositing using The Foundry's NUKE software.

Mark and Gillian have close connections with the film industry in Vancouver and other major centres, having run their studio Lost Boys Studios in Vancouver for eight years prior to moving to the Comox Valley. Those connections enable a 94% placement rate, with alumni working on films such as The Reader, Changeling, The Hulk, Scooby Doo 3, Heroes, My Own Worst Enemy, Lost Boys 2: The Tribe, Space Chimps, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Stargate Atlantis, Tin Man and more...

... No RSVP is required for the Open House - just drop by for a coffee and a tour. Lost Boys Learning is located at Riverside Centre Suite 3 - 145 19th Street, Courtenay.

For more information call Gillian at 250-871-8103 or visit the website at www.lostboys-learning.com.

[morjana]

Stargate - Squamish Chief: Local restores country’s oldest Catalina 30:

At the Squamish Chief (Squamish, BC, Canada):

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

Local restores country’s oldest Catalina 30


by Neil Judson

Squamish – A local boat enthusiast is putting Canada’s oldest Catalina 30 sailboat back where it belongs on Saturday (March 7), after spending about 18 months restoring it on his Garibaldi Highlands driveway.

Although Boyd Godfrey had never restored a sailboat before, his skills at work paid off over several weekends at home. As a graphics co-ordinator for MGM Television Canada, Godfrey has been designing and constructing film sets for the science fiction series Stargate for the last 13 years.

“We build spaceships. There’s nothing that we do at work that isn’t applicable to this, from moulding plastics to shearing metals, woodwork, paint, fibreglass – everything we do is applicable to this,” he said.

“It started out just to be a bit of a major cosmetic restoration and turned into a major refit. It just sort of snowballed. I’m one of those poor *******s who can’t leave it well enough alone.”

... Its first test comes on Saturday (March 7) when high tide hits around 1 p.m. Visit the website at www.catalinathirty.com.

[morjana]

Stargate (mentioned) - Joe Arpaio - Maricopa County Sheriff, AZ:

From Joe Arpaio's Twitter site:

Radio Chatter: "You know that big...thing on Camelback & Central looks like a Stargate." - "Shut up and look for criminals you nerd."

about 5 hours ago from TweetDeck

[morjana]

SG1 (referenced) - Geek Dad: Review of Race to Witch Mountain:

At Geek Dad:

(Please follow the link for the complete review.)

Race to Witch Mountain Is a Sentimental Journey

By Ken Denmead

March 12, 2009

... Also, the alien assassin - called a Siphon - is so heavily modeled off Apophis' Super Soldier from Stargate SG-1 that one has to wonder if Witch Mountain's producers were the successful bidders when that show's props and costumes were auctioned off.

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So close...it was Anubis' Super Solder, not Apophis'!

[morjana]

Stargate - Motorsport: Team Stargate Worlds Palm Beach test summary:

At Motorsport:

(Please follow the link for the complete article.)

Team Stargate Worlds Palm Beach test summary

Team Stargate Worlds Completes Strong Series Test

For Team Stargate Worlds the last three weeks have been hectic. With the team announcement and unveiling a couple of weeks ago, a newly redesigned website, the addition of new crew members and a recent test session at Buttonwillow Raceway, the team showed no signs of fatigue as they arrived for the first Atlantic Championship series test at the 2.034 mile Palm Beach International Raceway road course. By the end of the two days Team Stargate Worlds drivers Simona De Silvestro and Frankie Muniz had turned heads and gave notice that Team Stargate Worlds would be a formidable team for the 2009 Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda season ...


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Team Stargate Worlds web site

(However, there's no info at the site presently.)