THANK YOU for watching! "Dial the Gate" also chatted with ATLANTIS co-star Robert Picardo, who talks about bringing Richard Woolsey onto the show full-time: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHmtstdpfNqxd9o.html

@jeffdavis5723

2 жыл бұрын

*Personally I really don't care for him as an actor on **#Stargate**.*

I just love how David is geeky in real life as well.

@killerrosebudiscool

2 жыл бұрын

you know, David Hewlett has a Twitch Channel he streams regularly on, it's TechBanditry

David Hewlett is such a nice guy and a great Dad. Really enjoying his learn and burns, also a really good pick for Rodneys Character.

@tomwhone9804

2 жыл бұрын

My personal favorite was when David was reading fan mail. One letter railed his character and asked he (David) be replaced. At the end of the letter, David answered the fan's question, politely saying he would not be quitting, not be getting fired and would be on the show through the end and then thanked the viewer for their question. (hehehe)

I worked on Atlantis in VFX. We handled prop references. I never knew there was an Easter Egg in the inscription, though I do I remember people leaving all sorts of "calling cards", that could potentially even get some in legal trouble, like embedding cross-franchise characters into shows where they weren't supposed to be, somewhere out of focus in the background, or a shadow silhouette of someone identifiable, but if someone were to point it out, artist could play dumb and say they're imagining things. Often done for laughs internally. Like a dailies gag. Someone puts a joke in, then skips a day. Their shot gets approved and oops. It's on air next week. One supervisor used to put his name onto everything (not on Stargate). There is a zoom into an electronic device, and his name is on one of the chips. Things that are on screen for 1 frame, and you'll never catch it, but he gets to brag about all the shots where he managed to sneak his name in. On Atlantis I did shadow monster and forcefield effects in S01E03. The coffee shot was hard. We did it in CG, and it didn't look right. Back then, a typical CG workstation had 2GB of ram, and doing convincing fluid simulations on that is hard, on TV budget. So, on set VFX sup (John) made a rough plexiglass cast of the body and they poured real coffee onto it, in front of a black background. And that was composited back in. I was on set during one of the hallway sequences. That section was made out of swappable tiles, so they could make a short stretch of set feel like it was longer. Walk a few paces in front of a dolly. Then they swap walls. Reset, and walk the same couple of paces again, delivering the next set of lines. Set was beautiful. The main area - it was like a amusement park. Loved being at Bridge Studios.

That's such a good idea. I too would gladly pay not only to have a ZPM but support the maker. Please share the details!

@guardian1326

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Please share

@StorymasterQ

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Buy a ZPM, support the Ancients!

@suzrad6643

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, please share! That is such a wonderful idea and honor to Stargate!

@lenanana8

Жыл бұрын

Same, I'll gladly buy a ZPM.

I love David Hewlett, he just seems so much fun as an actor.

I absolutely loved Atlantis. David and Joe were my favorite actors there. I mean everyone on the show were amazing

David is the RDA of SGA, I don't care who he's paired with, it is going to be great to watch.

I always love when you have David Hewlett on GateWorld.

@CharlieSolis

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll second that!

I love David, he is so the opposite of McKay, what a down to earth nice guy he is

Rodney and Zelenka were my favorite Scientist characters in Stargate😀

@johncee853

2 жыл бұрын

No Carter??? What's wrong with you? Rodney said it best...Sam is equal to him on her finest day but she is much wiser. Rodney is far more likely to get people killed trying to prove how smart he is in the process. Zelenka was level headed like Carter but in obvious 3rd place. I love him but I want Carter if it's a spur of the moment reaction, Rodney if he has time to think about it. I love them all though!!!

@vergilneedsmorepower473

2 жыл бұрын

@@johncee853 bro chill out I just said my favorite Scientist characters it's not like I'm saying they are the smartest xD

@unintentionallydramatic

2 жыл бұрын

Zelenka was shafted bad IMHO.

@johncee853

2 жыл бұрын

@@vergilneedsmorepower473 ...same as me! But you left out Carter! That's a red flag buddy. I love Stargate just as much, probably more, than you. I've watched quite a few episodes over a thousand times. Not trying to be a smartass here...but you left out Carter. There is something wrong with this equation. Unless you are some anti-woman piece of s**t. Then I've got nothing for you.

@johncee853

2 жыл бұрын

@@unintentionallydramatic Yes...Zelenka was shafted a bit.

Out of everything Stargate related I'd ever want to be it's pretty much always been Stargate prop designer. These people have a brilliance and aesthetic insight that just blows pretty much everything else outta the water. Having Carter's intelligence would be nice too, I guess. But simply being the type of person that can dream up SG's sets & devices would be enough for me.

@readhistory2023

2 жыл бұрын

A college buddy ended up being a designer for Star Trek. He had a Industrial Design Degree

@CharlieSolis

2 жыл бұрын

Facts! I 100% agree with you. Lol the only one that makes me crack up though to this day is lord Yu’s outfit. At first glance it looks super nice. But if you look closer it looks like it was quilted together from a joann’s sewing template 😂 everything else in the show is just top notch in my opinion though.

Ok, soooo why did the Atlantis team never find any of the atlantean hand guns/weapons anywhere in Atlantis? Like while Ronan’s gun is great….. I’d trade it any day for one of those Atlantean hand weapons! This kind of ties into my comment above about how I wish the unknown atlantean tech would have been a little more primary to the episodes. Like they just bring in the hand weapon in one episode it gets used and then just disappears from the story line. I needed more!!! 😭😭😭 As always, thanks for the work you guys do!

@JOAOPENICHE

2 жыл бұрын

They did not wanted people to know they were from atlantis

@luketurner314

2 ай бұрын

@@JOAOPENICHE What about defending the city from intruders, like the Wraith (The Siege), Replicators (The Return), and Genii (The Storm/The Eye)?

Atlantis being my hands down favorite of all the series (and i’ve honestly watched each series in totality many many more times through than I would like to admit) my only disappointment was that they didn’t expand on more advanced Atlantean technology. But I do understand the limitations of the technology of the time of production too. Like At that time the tablets the atlantean teams were using were pretty ahead of their time considering touch tablets at that time. But now looking back, the tablets used on the set are soooo outdated compared to tablet today. So something I would love to see if they reboot Atlantis would be to integrate much of the newest tech of today into the show to see more “advanced” atlantean technology. At the time it came out I know Eureka did a lot of this too. But I do understand props and the technology is probably the hardest thing to come up with a create while staying within the bounds of physics. I just felt that the atlantean technology could have been more explored and less time building the background story lines of offshoot story line. But honestly I’m just splitting hairs at this point. As always, David, thank you sooo much for your roll as Rodney McKay. Amanda tapping as Carter and you as Rodney inspired me to get my physics degree and it has shaped my entire life. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for you two! Thank you!

I would definitely want a puddle jumper, but I would want the time jumper from the the 1st/2nd episode. Also I would like to upgrade it with a Hyperdrive or at least a FTL drive.

@nancys2212

2 жыл бұрын

@ Gaines IN Life I TOTALLY agree with you, but only if I couldn't get a working Star Gate. Not just for what it could do, but I LOVE driving any type of vehicle, especially with all the bells & whistles. Oh, and, SPEED!!! is a MUST have!

@user-tp5yb4hr4w

2 жыл бұрын

that sounds like a cool deal. i think it would be cool if the jumper could also recharge in the stars like the good old Destiny, but i doubt it could meet the shield strength and power requirements to handle, being that close to a star without melting it. maybe if it were thicker and had a more robust design it could get away with it for a short term power absorbing maneuver. and at that point it might have to be an FTL drive, a hyperdrive might require more concentrated power reserves to withstand hyperspace. although i have theorized about this or something like this myself as a weapon, sort of a weapon, in stargate we have learned that if your vessel is too close to another that is not ready for reentry into hyperspace that it could tear apart any ship if the wormhole is close enough to the other ship. so i wondered if we could create a small vessel that was meant to bypass shields of another bigger ship through hyperspace window for a short burst window and then the ship re-enters another window to drag the other exposed ship into the hyperspace window given it was close enough to the exposed ship, effectively tearing it apart. so it's not exactly a weapon, but a hyperspace window can be used as a weapon as it also fits within the lore of the show and can even be observed when we see the Destiny jump into FTL when those drone ships were attacking it, if the drones were too close to the destiny, while they were shooting at the destiny, not ready for a FTL window that the destiny creates as the drone ships are ripped apart when the destiny takes off. kzread.info/dash/bejne/iIZlqY-tdbWeldI.html

It's always fun getting to talk with David. With Tech Bandits and his KZread he's always interacting with us fans.

I'm betting the ZPM props from the show, Brad took one home after Atlantis wrapped up filming! I would, it looks cool, would mod it with an LED light inside!

D. Hewlett: Ivve been looking for a ZPM D. Read: I know the guy who makes them D. Hewlett: :O I know it was about a sad topic but still, this part of their dialogue made me laugh.

My favorite from SGA : The vest with the pockets and backpack - (love how the backpack connects from the back to the vest, also how the weapon can be fixed at the front, if I'm not mistaken) ZPM - it's a unique looking power device Jumper - have seen other shuttle pods ..etc but SGA jumpers are the best Atlantis - a huge place, there are a whole lot of places/rooms to explore. The Stargate - WOW!

I'd take a puddle jumper, hands down. They may not have the range or speed for interstellar travel, but we've seen that traveling to the next planet over in the same solar system can basically be an overnight return trip. I'd love to be the first person on Mars, without telling anyone about it, but plant a Canadian flag somewhere it can be seen by the Curiosity or Perseverance rovers to confuse the hell out of NASA. If I had to restrict myself to something smaller, a personal shield would be a nice thing to have while riding a motorcycle.

@nevarstormdragon

2 жыл бұрын

If you are going that far with a flag might as well create a flag to really screw with Nasa or any other space agency for that matter. Would make a lot more confusion than seeing another countries flag would.

@adamryan977

Жыл бұрын

If you take a puddle jumper, why not the one with the built in time machine. You get two for one on this.

Man still on the hunt for ZPMs after all these years. I have one and know body can take it!

Two years late, but thank you David Read for making that connecting for Hewlett, and that family.

Speaking of Stargate prop in jokes, in SG1 on the episode where Jack is woken up from suspended animation by the Goa'uld, the tool they use to adjust the disk that reads his memories is clearly a panasonic electric nose hair trimmer. Unmodified.

I just cant ever forgive those meatheads at syfy for killing off atlantis, with soooo many open great storylines....atleast for 1-2 seasons!

@demris15

2 жыл бұрын

agreed! S5 was both a great stopping point and a terrible cliff hanger for me, i still debate that to this date

I want the personal shield and that attraction potion 😅😄 I would give everything for a puddle jumper. No more traffic 😂 and go look at nearby planets 😄

I love David! I'm so happy he constantly wants to be on the show :)

David Hewlett bloody amazing 🍋

Nice, Just starting showing my Son Meredith, Stargate Atlantis he is 10 and his wonder and awe about it all is amazing. He loves the city and was amazed by all the tech.

The puddle jumper with the time machine!.. in real life I want those cool fisk tank bubbling pillars.

@Markyroson

Жыл бұрын

Those were really cool props!

I miss David so much I hope they do another stargate so much love from Australia

Rodney is my favorite Scientist character in all time

Never knew this channel existed until today---thanks so much. Even though all the actors across all the series were great, in my opinion Dave Hewlett was the best of the best.

@GateWorldDotNet

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found the channel! Welcome to the community. 😀

I’m only 1:48 in and need say I always thought where ever thy made the zpm had to be off world because it was so volatile and your sub pocket idea just blew my mind lol

Please (if possible) share the dude that makes ZPMs

David Hewlett! You and Joe were great on See!

I would either like the ZPM (Or city, cause that would be great) or a console from the control room, I loved the console models

the kino is basically a smaller version of the malp, but it floats and has all the instruments inside, like a smartphone has all the bells and whistles when we get a smartphone to float, because it too can be a malp of a kind.

@Sir_Jimmothy

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget MALP on a stick!

@user-tp5yb4hr4w

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sir_Jimmothy i honestly can't remember if that idea worked.

The thing is, the MALP from Stargate is already "old news", basically every robot we can build now would overshadow the MALP by miles. The ZPM would be No1 for me since it allows basically everything. Besides the Stargate ofc.

@hurtigheinz3790

2 жыл бұрын

But as David says, just having a ZPM wouldn't help us much probably. You need more equipment to use the energy.

@Intrepid17011

2 жыл бұрын

@@hurtigheinz3790 No, my point is that a ZPM would make much more sense since you could more or less power the whole world totally carbon free. That would give us the opportunity to completely overhaul our whole energy sector and thus giving us a shitton of extra time. And even if we would use it differently, we could use it to produce a shitton of Antimatter, gigatons of hydrogen and so on. We dont have to use it in a "Scifi" way, to make full use of it and we dont have to make FULL use of it at least we can make a bit use of it and that in a positive way.

@ghandimauler

Жыл бұрын

SG-1 ran from 1996 to roughly 2006. The MALP was seen more in the earlier stories for the most part. But also keep in mind that for a long time, many of the major satellites were running with chipsets 15+ years old because it takes a LONG time to certify hardware for space (or at least did in the 1980s and 1990s) and probably longer for military gear. For the time, for the range of environments it had to face, the MALP was reasonable. There's also a limit to budgets - if you need a unit that goes through a gate, reports back, does some tests, and sends video, and it works... the money could be spent on Daedelus or fighters with jump capability, etc. Why replace it if it does the job? Now, to look at it compared to tools 17 years later than the last part of SG-1 is of course going to see new developments. Even Atlantis probably only went to about 2011 at most. It's one thing for us to build small robots that do one small job for a short time and they can be light. But anything multi-mission, multi-environment, and needing to be reusable and robust is going to be bigger and more clunky. You can't replace the bigger hardware with smaller hardware in all cases - the lighter stuff has weaker batteries, tends to be single use, and the shielding is lesser so they won't last very long. (I was just watching a NASA doc about cube satellites and their utility and the limits of their range of missions they could tackle...)

Hmmmm, I would have taken the chair :3 Must look great in the living room.

I would probably go for ascension, eternal life with the ability to see and do anything anywhere has a certain appeal. Or maybe the genetic mutation that gives you superintelligence and psychic powers. BTW In rewatching Atlantis I am struck how It is often basically the Rodney McKay show, with everyone else playing straight man to Rodney's off the wall antics.

Loved the show... same for Universe and SG1. Would love to see a modern reboot...

I’ve been watching Stargate Atlantis again from the beginning

Still on ads and I like this anyway!! 😁😁

Amazing 👏 🙏🤙👍👊

Hearing David say ZedPM just makes me happy.

Fun video.

I would love to have a working star gate.

The MALP is his first thought? It's just a remote-controlled car with a robotic arm and camera... basically one of the Mars rovers but with a lot less capability... I would've gone for a puddle jumper.

@arjovenzia

2 жыл бұрын

Looking at his little 'Meccano' friend over his shoulder, I think he might have a penchant for small autonomous cars packed with gadgets ;-) Puddle Jumpers are cool, but without the stargate's they're not the most practical. I'd get me a Daedalus.

@steak1394

2 жыл бұрын

@@arjovenzia I think the cloaking would make them very practical. imagine having that in your garage...

If I could have 1 thing from Atlantis I would want a jumper.

Watching SGA atm S4E12 ^^

I’m a simple man. I would’ve been happy to take the sheets that were covering the Atlantis equipment/workstations on day one. Lol.

The ZedPM should be mass produced for the fans. Maybe mix the ashes with the liquid acrylic to glue the crystals together. Another item that could be from Atlantis is the Wraith Dart's culling beam device. As for SG1, maybe the Eye of Ra necklace that Daniel supposed to had given back to Catherine Langford.

I expected him to say the personal shield :D

I hope they managed to get them in touch and it worked out!

If I was to be turned into something a zpm seems like the perfect choice both decorative and functional

From Atlantis, excluding the ZPM because as Hewlett said you'd need extra things. I'd want the Personal Shield, a way to charge it would be nice, but new isn't too bad. I'm sure I'd be able to minimize usage

They should have found the ZPM factory in the first season but just had it be so complicated that Rodney couldn’t figure it out.

A puddle jumper or the "elevators".

Other than Jack hisself, McKay was my favorite character in Stargate. I mean, I totally hated the douche at first, but he grew on me. It's really awesome to find out that the actor is a tech nerd sci-fi fan when most actors in sci-fi are the exact opposite. Probably explains why he was able to portray that character so well. I know acting is acting, and there are professional actors capable of really being whatever character. But having a small kernel of that character inside yourself makes you so much more capable of putting the mask on and making it believable.

Did David ever get back to you about what happened with the ZPM Urn? It would be cool to hear if that ever came to be!

I would love a replica of a zed pm

Why didnt the robot say anything? I knew dr mckay (David Hewlett) was a smart guy and not pretending because their whole show has applied science in it. But to see him have his own built robot and props of atlantis in his home shows why his character of being the smartest was well earned.

My theory on the ZPM's is there probably was a lab, however it was disabled when they fled the city. And the only thing left to find is an empty room. And it probably was a isolated part of the city. Also what was the eye thing behind him. It looked like Walle or something...

@CalvinWilliamsCayon1

2 жыл бұрын

Remember the episode where they found some ancients in a ship and brought them back to the city , they created zpm to power the city, where did they get it from

@blueray15

2 жыл бұрын

@@CalvinWilliamsCayon1 True. Maybe they had it on them...

@jamesfcarlton6890

2 жыл бұрын

@@blueray15 *Possibly I think.* 💭 🤔 😉 🙌🏼 🆘 🆘 👀

@damnmab

2 жыл бұрын

@@CalvinWilliamsCayon1 The ship they were on had a zpm, they wouldn't have left it behind..

@CalvinWilliamsCayon1

2 жыл бұрын

@@damnmab even if that was true the ship was flying for ten thousand years not even a zpm can last that long, the one in atlantis was a newly created one

I would think the puddle jumper or personal shield would be a keeper. I don't think they had a ZPM factory...I think they lobbed the crystal through a black hole and then picked it up on the other side after it absorbed all the vacuum energy. It explains why they ran out of them when the Wraith took over and they had to submerge the city. If the city had a non stop factory, they could have stayed indefinitely in Pegasus...but something blocked them from accessing how to make the ZPM...thus they had to leave. God bless~

I would get the Puddle Jumper to drive and all.

Now I want a ZPM lamp

ZPM's.... understand it was made in probably a dimensional room but what shocks me is that wasn't the FIRST item they searched for in the atlantean database, not even finding the how, where, and not even plans for production were found??!! This was something that should have been resolved or provided during the series.... it was a wonderful journey/series!!

Nice

Idk if it counts as tech but there is one episode with a story teller with alot of charisma that has a potion to make everyone fall in love with him eventually

would have go with the ascention device xD

I love David such a wholesome fantastic guy, but I feel bad that in my mind he was so good as McKay that his name is permanently etched in my mind as Rodney McKay

God David is such a great guy!!!

Pls tell me where to buy a zpm, I want it!

@mlt6322

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please post a link to the person who makes ZPM's, my wife would love to have one for my ashes when I'm gone. She's always coming to me with ideas of what to do with me when I'm gone.

@jamesfcarlton6890

2 жыл бұрын

*Yeah if we only knew. Lol* 🤣🤣🤣😂

@jamesfcarlton6890

2 жыл бұрын

@@mlt6322 *Dang what’s she dreamin’ about❓* 👀 🙈 😱 😏😒🤨 🤣🤣😂

anyone know the 6pm maker? I would want one!

Rodney is such a lovely person IRL.

The Ascension Device would be an interesting choice.

I would want the naquadah generator, puddle jumper or the bc304 Daedalus

I think I’d go for a Puddle Jumper. They didn’t have or at least hadn’t discovered something like a replicator so my next favorite thing is spaceships in general.

Love this. I want Atlantis to be tral too. I'd move there too. We are building a house and there will be reminders of Atlantis EVERYWHERE. Always looking for ideas though.

If Amazon were smart enough (and maybe they are), they would include a few stand out characters like McKay! and Sheppard, and a few characters from SG1 as guest starring roles with a new team story line of SG, which would strengthen the franchise, and to not do a full reboot. Do what the Next Generation did and tie it to what came before with a few guest roles, like seeing Spock or Bones or Scotty and the klingon Kor show up for a couple of episodes of TNG. Give fans what they want to attract new and old fans! Star Trek Discovery also ties in Canon in its stories to a degree using Spock and Pike. You can upgrade the ship designs and effects to modern movie film-making but still tie to canon. Amazon, please look at and review how new Trek kept Canon in mind and continued with new stories. That is the secret of success!! ... and the best way to create the biggest fan base for new shows going forward.

I always wanted to turn a ZPM into a lamp.

@Markyroson

Жыл бұрын

Infinitely (for all intents and purposes) running lamp. Seems like a tad overkill, but I like it! 😜

Puddle jumper for sure!

Does the ZPM maker have a website? I WANT TO BUY ONE!

@GateWorldDotNet

Жыл бұрын

Here you go: www.sg1props.com/

Just bring it back.

BRING BACK STARGATE ATLANTIS!!!!!!

Where can i get a ZPM lamp or something?

for me i would want the zpm

6:12 what is that chair arm thingy from? David said something about destiny, but I can't hear him over the host yasss-gurlling him.

A Puddle jumper fully enabled

@justinbruce8074

2 жыл бұрын

If your talking about SG-1 the time machine puddle-jumper of course full charged ZPM powering it

I imagine ZPMs were made in an out of phase lab so they could be made in the city with less risk.

I would like to have the obviously Doofenshmertz Evil Inc designed "Evolvenator" from "The Tau of Rodney"

you should put US in touch with your zpm guy :)

He asked what is is powdered by you should have said subspace...lol

I went from hating McKay to loving him in Atlantis and that doesn't happen very often.

I want all those props lol

The ZPM would be the best but only if we were able to find a recharger/manufacturer.

Sun space pocket? So there was a room bigger on the inside somewhere.

1:41 As a modest fan of the series, I disagree with one. Fully powered Atlantis was NOT invincible, it was indestructible and that is a completely different story. Best regards from Poland.

D.H was the best character in SG-A hands down. Great character but also well acted.

Puddle Jumper, hands down... easy choice