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The man who brought Dr. Daniel Jackson to life for more than a decade is here to close out Season Three of Dial the Gate with stories from his life and production, and to answer questions LIVE. This one can't be missed.

If you ask David a single episode which could define all of Stargate, one was written by Heather E. Ash. We are privileged to welcome the writer and story editor from SG-1 Season Three to discuss her career, her episodes, and take your questions LIVE.

What if word of the Stargate program got out? That was a theme through the show, and Kendall Cross as "Julia Donovan" gave it a good stab. We are proud to welcome her to Dial the Gate to tell her story and take questions LIVE, while not breaking her Pentagon NDA!

Elisabeth Rosen kicks off our last weekend of YouTube shows to share her story as an artist, memories of "Jennifer Hailey" from Seasons Four and Five of Stargate SG-1 and take your questions LIVE.

On the cusp of her 13th birthday, Tara Mitrovic was diagnosed with brain cancer. Make-A-Wish, learning of Tara's situation, reached out to Stargate Productions. The result was Boomer the Dog's appearance at the end of Stargate SG-1's "Singularity." Now, Tara joins us to share her amazing story.

The beginning of Season Three launched with GATECON 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now as we are winding down toward hiatus, David has recovered his 2018 interview with the Gatecon founders and is ready to share it with the rest of fandom. Allan Gowen, Richard Pasco, Fryn Rogers, Ian Rogers and Stef Rogers reveal their Stargate convention journeys, with a couple of very special guests peppered in...

It has been a rough rode for the entertainment industry in 2023, including the VFX industry. Stargate's Visual Effects Supervisor, Mark Savela, joins Dial the Gate (along with industry veteran Jenny Stiven) to explore the impact of the Hollywood strikes on his profession and bring light to the dangers that are still to come.

Back by popular demand! Stargate Science Consultant Mika McKinnon and David Hewlett return LIVE to discuss real-life and theoretical Stargate science!

We are thrilled to welcome back two Goa'uld goddesses for a double interview! Jacqueline "Nirrti" Samuda and Suanne "Hathor" Braun return to Dial the Gate LIVE. Come with your questions, and they may not blast us to the brink of extinction.

At 15 he helped launched the Stargate television franchise into its first beloved spin-off with Atlantis. Now Reece Thompson, the actor behind "Jinto," joins us to talk about the first three episodes of the series, as well as his career!

The WRAITH are invading! We are privileged to sit down with the two people with the highest "body count," as it were, James Lafazanos and Andee Frizzell, LIVE to take your questions. And hopefully not drain out our life force.

The props in Stargate are exceptional pieces of art and craftsmanship, and they take exceptional people to create and maintain them. Kenny Gibbs, Property Master for Stargate SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe joins us to talk about some of these amazing pieces -- including one so "evil" it earned him the nickname "Evil Kenny!"

When you're coming in to replace an established character the deck is already partially stacked against you, not to mention one who will be 25-30 years regressed in age. Actor Cameron Bright visits us LIVE to share thoughts on that journey in SG-1's "The Fourth Horseman" and discuss his life, career and the future of digital entertainment!

Throughout Stargate's run we encountered many Jaffa who came to their senses in learning what the Goa'uld really were, but Anubis's first Prime, Herak, used cunning to make himself indispensable to the other side. Michael Adamthwaite joins us LIVE to discuss the role and bring us up to speed on his career!

We are beyond excited to welcome Stargate SG-1's first director, Mario Azzopardi, to our show. He is eager to take fan questions LIVE and tell stories from his career!

The professor is in! We welcome "Jay Felger" himself, actor Patrick McKenna to our show to answer questions LIVE. Savor the moment, people. Savor the moment.

Art Director Ivana Vasak went from designing real-life architecture to alien worlds in the realm of sci-fi, including Battlestar Galactica and Arrow. But before either of those shows she spent the first five seasons with Richard Hudolin's team on Stargate SG-1. We are excited to have her join us to share stories from production!

A prop on a television show can be anything handled by an actor. For a show like Stargate, that can mean anything from an ancient parchment to an Ancient palm scanner. Property Master Dean Goodine joins Dial the Gate to educate us on his world and share memories from working on Stargate and beyond!

We Stargate fans owe a tremendous thanks to Richard Hudolin, Production Designer on Stargate SG-1. For the first five seasons he was responsible for constructing the look of the show, from the SGC forward. We are privileged to sit down and talk with him about his Stargate career, from building the Milky Way gate to bringing the next 100-plus episodes in on time and under-budget.

We welcome the return of Stunt Coordinator Dan Shea to share more memories from his time on Stargate SG-1 and take your Questions LIVE -- and if we're lucky, he may just bring Siler's wrench!

Dial the Gate is privileged to welcome the return of Hollywood legend Erick Avari to the show to share memories from production and discuss what binds us together -- the power of storytelling.

You will recognize him as technician "Vern Alberts" in Stargate SG-1, but did you know that this actor was also Richard Dean Anderson's photo double? Actor Bill Nikolai joins Dial the Gate to discuss memories of working on the set of SG-1 opposite RDA and the cast!

We have been begging for more Stargate merchandise to come our way, and now a new company, Hollywood Collectibles, is on board! Come meet one of the people responsible and see what items are coming!

Rob Fournier, Armorer on SG-1, Atlantis and Universe, returns to Dial the Gate to share more stories from working as an armorer and military advisor on the franchise!

From fires on the SG-1 set to the inspiration for Wraith Darts, this interview covers a lot of ground. We are proud to welcome Bridget McGuire, the award-winning production designer and art director, to share memories of bringing some of your favorite sets in SG-1 and Atlantis to life!

Stargate SG-1's Executive Producer returns to discuss Seasons Seven and Eight in-depth, the SG-1 film that became Lost City, the current American strikes and the US government's briefings on aliens.

Join us as our Stargate gaming team gets together to discuss the recent announcements from the Stargate: Timekeepers discussion from Slytherin!

As of today the Screen Actor's Guild has joined the Writer's Guild of America on the picket lines, and there's a lot at stake, including the road ahead for Stargate. We welcome back Hollywood Marketing Veteran Jenny Stiven, along with GateWorld Owner and Managing Editor Darren Sumner, to bring all of the demands in focus and discuss how it will effect the next chapter of the franchise.

In just a few short months artificial intelligence has begun to slowly transform countless industries throughout the world. What will we look like as a society in just a few years? David Hewlett joins us to discuss and, as always, take your questions LIVE!

Creating visual effects for science fiction is no easy task, and requires a mix of vision, creativity, and raw talent. VFX Supervisor John Gajdecki brought these to Stargate, and will share stories from the process and take your questions LIVE!

Without Christopher judge there would be no Dial the Gate, so it's particularly poignant that Stargate SG-1's resident Jaffa (and God of War's Kratos) joins us for our 200th episode. Christopher will bring us up to speed on his career and take your questions LIVE!

On the cusp of Dial the Gate's 200th episode, Gary Jones returns to host the people behind the show and delve into what the Stargate community really means to them.

Stargate is a franchise about paramilitary units putting themselves in life and death situations to protect humanity. To make it look real, production hires people specially trained in the weapons the military uses to both teach the actors and keep everyone safe. Rob Fournier, an armorer who worked on all three series, joins us LIVE to discuss the process and take your questions!

The sci-fi community may know her better as one of the Duras sisters, but in our corner of fandom the Stargate community will forever remember her as Kelmaa and Egeria. We are thrilled to sit down with Gwynyth Walsh for a pre-recorded audio interview to discuss both her career and this important character to the Stargate lexicon!

As we begin to wind our way down on Season Three it's time once again for a trivia challenge! Colin Cunningham, Major Paul Davis in Stargate SG-1, has graciously agreed to host this episode. Prepare to join us LIVE to play along!

Throughout Stargate SG-1's run you would see Steve Bacic, from Major Coburn early on in the show's run to the Goa'uld Camulus in Season Eight and Stargate Continuum. We welcome the actor to our show to discuss his career, his time in a skirt, and take fan questions LIVE!

John Sheppard’s arch nemesis is joining Dial the Gate! We are excited to have Robert Davi to discuss his robust career as well as his memorable role as thorn in the side of the Atlantis expedition.

We've been watching Brian J Smith as FBI Agent Lennix in his new series, Class of '09 on FX, and can't wait to sit down and discuss the project with him along with more memories from Stargate Universe!

There's something to be said for Stargate's earliest villains, and one of them was right under our noses the whole time. Introduced in "The Broca Divide" and ousted as a traitor in "Shades of Gray," Makepeace was one of Maybourne's earliest cronies. Makaj joins DTG to discuss his time on the series, his music, and more!

Kathleen Munroe's performance as Dr. Amanda Perry in Stargate Universe really struck a chord with fans. Not only was her character a quadriplegic who had a chance to be free of her body, but the ending to the character -- if you can call it that -- was a sucker-punch. We are delighted to welcome Kathleen to the show to share stories from her career and her time on Stargate!

Tiffany Lyndall-Knight is no stranger to science fiction, particularly as the memorable Hybrid from Ron Moore's Battlestar Galactica reboot. But before she stepped into the Cylon bathtub she made four appearances in Stargate SG-1! We welcome her to discuss this and much more LIVE on Dial the Gate!

We've been anticipating the release of this book for a very long time, and now the wait is finally over! Chevrons Locked: The Unofficial, Unauthorized Oral History of Stargate SG-1, is chock full of stories from people who made this beloved series, and its author, Edward Gross, joins us LIVE to discuss bringing the book together.

The Destiny team was one with many scientists, and one of the most memorable by far was Dr. Lisa Park, played by Jennifer Spence! We are excited to welcome her to Dial the Gate for a LIVE discussion of her life, career and memories from being stranded on the other end of the universe.

They're the future of the program... The Air Force... God help us! Dial the Gate checks in with actor Courtenay J Stevens who brought the memorable, self-sacrificing Elliot to life. He was one of David Read's first interviews on GateWorld and we are privileged to have him return here to discuss his life, career, and memories of SG-1!

The man who stepped into Richard Dean Anderson's very big shoes for an episode of SG-1 is here! Actor Michael Welch joins us LIVE to catch us up on his life and career, and to share his memories of working on the set of Stargate SG-1's "Fragile Balance."

We are excited to continue our discussion with one of Stargate's executive producers, not to mention tent-pole writers, Paul Mullie! We will delve into the rest of Season Four of Stargate SG-1, spend some time exploring memorable behind the scenes moments, and take your questions LIVE!

There are many reasons Season Four's Window of Opportunity is continuously rated the #1 Stargate episode of all-time, and none-the least of which is it's gut-wrenching climax, played to perfection by guest star Robin Mossley. In addition to "Malikai," he also returned as Dr. Reimer in Seasn Ten's "Morpheus." We are so excited to welcome the actor to Dial the Gate LIVE to answer your questions!

She has had two big events in her life since we last spoke, from becoming a mother to the critical success of "The Swearing Jar," the movie she adapted from her musical play. Kate Hewlett joins us to bring us up to speed on both, plus share more stories from the set of Stargate Atlantis, LIVE!

The people behind Dial the Gate have spent many hours refining a chatbot with the personality and character history of Colonel Jack O'Neill. Before we announce the link where you can ask him questions till you're blue in the face, we want to put him to the test with you LIVE!

No one can deny the shake-up our culture has recently felt with the rise of tools like chat bots and AI image creation. Dial the Gate wanted to bring together two minds who have spent time thinking about AI, both on and off the screen. Google's AI Advocate, Laurence Moroney, joins us with Stargate Writer and Executive Producer Robert C. Cooper to discuss, among many things, the reality that science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. We'll also be taking your questions LIVE!