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Heroes, Pt. 1
Released: 2004-02-13
© 2003 MGM Global Holdings Inc. All rights reserved.
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On the occasion of the 1000th trip through the stargate and in preparation of the Stargate Program someday going public the president authorizes documentary filmmaker Emmett Bregman to chronicle a day's events at Stargate Command. Gen. Hammond is less than enthusiastic but has agreed to follow the president's orders to the letter - which means cooperating only as much as he has to. Bregman's camera crew consists of two handpicked Air Force personnel Tech Sgt. Dale James and Airman First Class Shep Wickenhouse - a concession in light of what happened during the Prometheus incident the last time a film crew was allowed on the site. Accompanying them is Col. Tom Rundell the Cheyenne Mountain Complex public-affairs liaison. Emmett tries to get Dr. Daniel Jackson to talk about what it felt like to Ascend but Daniel doesn't remember. A remarkably hostile Col. O'Neill tells Emmett to send him a memo. From Teal'c he learns ... nothing. But Dr. Lee and Sgt. Siler do offer Bregman a James Bond-style Q moment with a prototype protective vest and Maj. Carter bubbles over with technobabble about how the stargates' DHDs might be a purer source of power than anything else currently used on Earth. Emmett is more interested in getting a shot of the stargate spinning but he and his crew are prohibited from getting involved in any ongoing activity. Consequently when an offworld-activation alert sounds the 'gate room is off-limits to him. Later Bregman does get some material from the visiting Sen. Kinsey - who's now a presidential candidate's running mate - but the only person he's really able to get close to is Dr. Fraiser with whom he seems a bit smitten. Meanwhile on planet P3X-666 the SG-13 survey team led by Col. Dave Dixon discovers the remains of a city built by the Ancients - a momentous find. Balinsky the team archeologist proudly says Dr. Jackson is gonna die when he sees this! Answers Dixon What again? A few minutes later an airborne robotic probe appears and fires upon them. The survey team manages to destroy it and sends back the remains for analysis. Gen. Hammond sends SG-3 to the planet as backup.