Season Three
Episode Number: 63
Episode Title: New Ground
Air Date: 02-18-00
Syndication Air Date: 04-30-01
First Sci-Fi Syndication Air Date: 01-20-03
Chad's Summary: SG-1 gate to a world where two continents are entrenched in a war. They are soon captured by one of the factions known as the Bedrosians. The Bedrosians are unconvinced that the Stargate exists. Teal'c and Nyan (Richard Ian Cox) escape. As a result of a Bedrosian attack, Teal'c is blinded. Rygar (Daryl Shuttleworth) plans to kill SG-1 after they tell him what he wants to know. SG-1 are caged with their weapons and equipment confiscated. SG-1 tell Rygar about the Stargate again. Rygar gets angry when Daniel tells him that he was not created by his god--a Goa'uld--on the planet. Nyan returns to Teal'c with a device that can heal his vision. The Bedrosians discover one of their own dead. He was killed by Teal'c during the escape. The Bedrosians also discover the DHD. Teal'c undergoes treatment, with the device, to restore his sight. Rygar stuns O'Neill and Carter, with a Zat gun, because Jackson will not give him information about Teal'c. Meanwhile, the SGC tries to contact SG-1. Rygar threatens General Hammond, and Hammond demands the return of SG-1. Using a Bedrosian shuttle, Teal'c and Nyan mount a rescue operation. They get into a fire fight with the Bedrosians. Nyan frees SG-1 from their cages. Jackson dials home, and SG-1 return to Earth with Nyan. Nyan remains on Earth to help Jackson with his research.
Guest Cast:
Teryl Rothery as Dr. Janet Fraiser
Bill Nikolai as Technician Alberts
Richard Ian Cox as Nyan
Daryl Shuttleworth as Rygar
Desiree Zuroski as Parey
Jennifer Copping as Mallin
Finn Michael as Soldier
Production Credits:
Developed for Television: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner
Supervising Producer: Robert C. Cooper
Producer: N. John Smith
Writer: Heather E. Ash
Director: Chris McMullin
Executive Producers: Michael Greenburg Richard Dean Anderson
Executive Producers: Jonathan Glassner & Brad Wright
Senior Story Editor: Tor Alexander Valenza
Story Editor: Heather E. Ash
Production Manager: Andy Mikita
First Assistant Director: Bill Mizel
Second Assistant Director: Greg Rousseaux
Music: Joel Goldsmith & Kevin Kiner
Original Stargate Themes: David Arnold
Director of Photography: Tim Atkins
Production Designer: Richard Hudolin
Editor: Brad Rines
Art Director: Bridget McGuire
Costume Designer: Christina McQuarrie
Make-Up Artist: Jan Newman
Unit Manager: John G. Lenic
Recurring Characters:
* This is Teryl Rothery's (Janet Fraiser) 33rd Episode.
* This is Bill Nikolai's (Alberts) 3rd Episode.
SG Teams:
* Col. O"Neill regains command of team SG-1.
The Name Game:
* This episode of Stargate SG-1, "New Ground," shares its' title with a fifth season episode of the spin-off series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 to 1994). The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode was originally broadcast on January 06, 1992.
Destination:
* Planet P2X--416 is home to two known nation states by the names of Bedrosia and Optrica. The Bedrosians and Optricans are engaged in a civil war which concerns their different opinions regarding how they got on their planet. The culture of both people have Egyptian origins.
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