Wormhole X-Treme!
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- "Prepare for an X-Treme adventure. Four X-cellent heroes in an X-traordinary new sci-fi series! Starring Nick Marlowe as the wry Colonel Danning [...] Yolanda Reese as the brilliant Major Stacey Monroe [...] Raymond Gunne as Doctor Levant [...] And introducing Douglas Anders as Grell the Robot. "Wormhole X-Treme". Coming this fall..."
- —TV announcer
Wormhole X-Treme! was a campy, technicolored and cable television show created by Martin Lloyd, who subconsciously based it on the actual Stargate program. He originally wanted to call the series Going to Other Planets, but changed it after research suggested that having "X" on a series title would get higher ratings.
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[edit] Overview
The series depicted a secret government team from Earth travelling though ring-shaped devices, whose wormholes take them to other various planets, and encounter several alien species, including a seemingly hostile race, who are green-skinned, and another in which their skulls are transparent.
[edit] Cast
| Character | Actor | Real prototype |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel Danning | Nick Marlowe | Jack O'Neill |
| Major Stacey Monroe | Yolanda Reese | Samantha Carter |
| Dr. Levant | Raymond Gunne | Daniel Jackson |
| Grell | Douglas Anders | Teal'c |
[edit] History
Unable to deal with his entire planet being wiped out, Martin took pills to suppress his own memories. He later thought of the idea for a story that he didn't realize was actually based on fact. When he couldn't get the story published, he had it turned into a television series, when someone displayed some interest. Lloyd orignally wanted to call the show, "Going to Other Planets", until research suggested that a series with the letter "X" would cause higher ratings. Lloyd would become the series' "Creative Consultant". The series was filmed in Bridge Studios, Vancouver. (SG1: "Wormhole X-Treme!")
Due to predictably low ratings, the show was canceled after only one episode. (SG1: "Citizen Joe") However, it performed well enough on DVD that the studio decided to produce a feature film based on the series. Ultimately, the plans for a film were scrapped in favor of renewing the series, after which it ran for at least ten years and two hundred episodes. (SG1: "200")
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The director of the series was played by Peter DeLuise, who is also a main director for Stargate SG-1.
- One of the main writers was played by Robert C. Cooper, one of the head writers of Stargate SG-1.
- Several other crew members involved in SG-1 also made cameos as the crew for Wormhole X-Treme!
- The series paralled several aspects of Stargate, and its mysteries as to such things as aliens speaking English, alien planets carrying Earth fruit, and the SG-1 producers' thinking that three shots from a Zat'nik'tel would disintegrate a victim as "stupid".
- It was filmed in Bridge Studios, the same studios in Vancouver, Canada where SG-1, Atlantis and Universe are filmed.
[edit] External links
- Wormhole X-Treme! in Kathleen Ritter's Lexicon.
- GateWorld's article on Wormhole X-Treme! in The Stargate Omnipedia
- Stargate SG-1 Solutions' article on Wormhole X-Treme in The StargateWiki
