268: Alan McCullough, Writer and Producer, Stargate (Interview)
He wrote for all three series and made an indelible imprint on our televisions with some of the more off-the-wall science fiction ideas. Dial the Gate welcomes writer Alan McCullough LIVE to the show to talk about his stories from each of the three Stargate series!
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Timecodes
0:00 - Splash Screen
0:16 - Opening Credits
0:44 - Welcome
1:03 - Guest Introduction
1:44 - Catching Up with Alan
3:42 - Un-Scien-cy Science Fiction
5:10 - Alan Before Stargate
8:22 - Awareness of Stargate
12:05 - Pitching in Season Nine
14:32 - "Prototype"
16:24 - "Prototype" and "Resurrection"
16:48 - Neil Jackson
18:24 - Richard Woolsey Returns
19:36 - MALP Loophole
21:16 - Simplifying Exposition
24:42 - Assuming Too Much from the Audience
26:34 - Enterprise "Broken Bow" Novelization
27:33 - Network Notes
31:33 - Going to School
32:39 - Alan's Favorite Stargate Script
36:02 - "The Deadalus Variations"
39:45 - Comparisons to From A Buick 8
41:32 - Leave the Audience Wanting More
44:50 - Episodes based on Themes and Images
48:44 - Milky Way and Pegasus Seed Ships
51:03 - Story Contrivances (Zat Guns and Midway Space Station)
52:45 - Story Contrivances (Ancient Stones)
57:14 - Dialing Within a Star
58:12 - Universe: More Real?
59:22 - Universe: Serialized Elements
1:00:50 - Real-Life Experiences in Storytelling
1:02:43 - When A Favorite Scene or Line is Cut
1:04:27 - Fear of Being a Burden
1:06:55 - Expensive Two-Second Shot ("Crusade")
1:10:47 - Previews Spoiling the Fans ("The Kindred Part 1", "Solitudes," "Ex Deus Machina" and "The Lost Tribe")
1:14:23 - What does Stargate mean to you?
1:15:08 - Brought Into the Biggest Show in Canada
1:19:27 - Thank You, Alan!
1:20:10 - Post-Interview Housekeeping
1:21:47 - End Credits
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