stargate

Season Five

Episode Number: 105

Episode Title: Fail Safe

Air Date: 04-05-02

Syndication Air Date: 02-10-03

First SciFi Syndication Air Date: 09-22-03

Chad's Summary: An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth endangering all people on the planet. After the Asgard refuse to help in a timely manner -- without violating The Protected Planets Treaty with the Goa'uld, SG-1 is dispatched to Revanna to repair the crashed Cargo Ship [See: Summit & Last Stand ] in order to launch a weapon powerful enough to destroy the asteroid. The plan is to set a nuclear bomb enhanced with Naquadah to destroy the asteroid. Then, SG-1 will leave the area and head back to Earth. Dr, Fraiser, Sgt. Harriman, and Major Davis evacuate to the Alpha Site, however, General Hammond remains behind at the SGC. In space suits, O'Neill and Teal'c place the bomb deep in a cavern of the asteroid. After initiating the countdown to explosion, they vacate the area. The ship is taking meteor hits, thus, Carter and Jackson must take refuge in the descent pods while O'Neill and Teal'c return to the ship. They must repair the hull breaches, made by the meteors, before Carter and Jackson can leave the safety of the descent pods. The team can not allow the bomb to explode, because the asteroid is composed of Naquadah. Still in space suits, O'Neill and Teal'c go to disarm the bomb. After O'Neill attempts to deactivate the bomb, by cutting wires, the bomb clock reaches zero -- the device does not go off. The device had been damaged as a result of the meteor shower. Carter devises a plan to extend the ship's hyperspace field around the asteroid, and then fly the asteroid through the planet thus saving Earth. Carter's plan is successful, and SG-1 is then picked up by a Tok'Ra Scout Ship.

Guest Cast:

Teryl Rothery as Dr. Janet Fraiser

Gary Jones as Sgt. Tech. Walter Harriman

Colin Cunningham as Major Paul Davis

David Bloom as Spellman

Greg Anderson as Webber

Michael Teigen as Telescope Guy

Kirsten Williamson as Jalen

Production Credits:

Developed for Television: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner

Executive Consultant: Jonathan Glassner

Creative Consultant: Peter DeLuise

Supervising Producers: Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie

Co--Executive Producer: N. John Smith

Executive Producer: Robert C. Cooper

Writer: Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie

Director: Andy Mikita

Executive Producers: Michael Greenburg, Richard Dean Anderson, & Brad Wright

Story Editor: Ron Wilkerson

Production Manager: John G. Lenic

First Assistant Director: Alex Pappas

Second Assistant Director: Ryan Kosmynka

Music: Joel Goldsmith & Richard Band

Original Stargate Themes: David Arnold

Director of Photography: Jim Menard

Production Designer: Richard Hudolin

Editor: Allan Lee

Supervising Art Director: Bridget McGuire

Art Directors: Doug McLean, Ivana Vasak, & Brentan Harron

Costume Designer: Christina McQuarrie

Make-Up Artist: Jan Newman

Recurring Characters:

* This is Teryl Rothery's (Janet Fraiser) 54th Episode.

* This is Gary Jones' (Walter Harriman) 42nd Episode.

* This is Colin Cunningham's (Paul Davis) 9th Episode.

Destination:

* Cassiopeia SG-1's mission takes them on a rescue mission to save the the planet when a Near Earth Orbit Asteroid is sighted in the constellation Cassiopeia.

* Revanna has woodland and open grassland areas near the Stargate. Tok'Ra tunnels are also located on Revanna. The tunnels are built using Tok'Ra construction crystals for a Tok'Ra base of operations. The Tok'Ra base is decimated [April, 2002], and Earth's only hope for survival is a crashed Cargo Ship on Revanna.

* Alpha Site is designated P3X--984 by the SGC computer. The Alpha Site is the location where scientists and other leaders of Earth are sent to ensure the survival of the species after a Goa'uld attack. The Alpha Site was once again used to ensure the survival of human kind in April, 2002 when an asteroid threatened to destroy Earth.

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