David Warry-Smith Movies

Dylan (Kevin Sorbo), Beka (Lisa Ryder), and Trance (Laura Bertram) go on a treasure hunt, in search of the "Engine of Creation," a powerful (and perhaps mythical) ancient relic. Also on the trail of the valuable artifact is another group, consisting of Fletcher (Dean Wray), Duran (Ingrid Torrance), and Flux (Brendan Beiser), who could be described as the "evil twins" of the three Andromeda crew members. The villains make it clear that they will literally stop at nothing to get their grubby paws on the priceless Engine. "In Heaven Now Are Three" first aired on February 25, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Andromeda's avatar Rommie (Lexa Doig) falls head over heels in love with Gabriel (Michael Shanks), her AI counterpart on a starship that was supposedly destroyed in a Restorian attack. Unfortunately, despite his handsome looks and intellectual demeanor, Gabriel is not to be trusted. It isn't that he wants to betray Rommie and the crew -- he's just programmed that way. "Star-Crossed" was first broadcast on April 30, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cut off from communication with the Eureka Maru, Dylan Hunt (Kevin Sorbo) and the Andromeda's A.I. avatar Rommie (Lexa Doig) are arrested and shipped to an alien prison colony. Though overseen by a robot warden (Bill Croft), the colony is actually controlled by its vicious inmates. When Rommie's power begins to fail, Dylan turns to beautiful but hard-boiled female convict Kae-Lee (Claudette Mink) to help him stage a daring escape. "A Rose in the Ashes" first aired on November 27, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cameron Daddo guest stars as Rafe, the con artist brother of Andromeda crew member Beka Valentine (Lisa Ryder) Claiming to have seen the light, Rafe insists that he has converted to Wayism. But this religious epiphany is a mere smokescreen for Rafe's hidden agenda, setting Andromeda up as a sitting duck for a Restorian attack. "The Ties That Blind" made its first American television appearance on November 13, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Visiting an alien library, O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson becomes the living repository of all the advanced knowledge of the Ancients who invented the Stargate. Thus armed, O'Neill prepares for a momentous meeting that may determine the destiny of Humanity. But before this happens, O'Neill is in danger of suffering a complete and fatal mental meltdown as a consequence of retaining too much information. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Adrian Pasdar stars as Tanner Brooks, an over-the-hill athlete in a futuristic society where "the Octal" is the most popular -- and most deadly -- contact sport. Desperate to win an upcoming tournament, Tanner is given reflex-enhancing treatments by the enigmatic Dr. Chen (Pat Morita). There is, however, a disturbing side effect: Tanner begins slowly passing into an alternate time continuum, which is destined to end in utter oblivion. Originally filmed for The Outer Limits' third season, "In the Zone" was not telecast until Season Four, on February 20, 1998. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In part two of Stargate SG-1's first-season finale, the Stargate project has been determined to be a waste of money and shut down by the government. Still convinced that the Goa'ulds, led by Apophis (Peter Williams), are planning to attack the Earth, the SG-1 team defies orders and passes through the Stargate, prepared to thwart the attack by cutting it off at its source. Hopelessly trapped on a Goa'uld ship, the team members agree to sacrifice themselves for the greater good and set about to destroy the vessel. A slim hope for salvation is aroused when O'Neil (Richard Dean Anderson) discovers that his old friend and comrade in arms, the Abydonian Skaara (Alexis Cruz), is also on board the enemy ship. Alas, Skaara is now the host body of Klorel, son of Apophis -- and as zero hour approaches, it appears that Skaara/Klorel will serve only to seal the Earth's doom. This cliffhanger episode would not be resolved until "The Serpent's Lair," the opening installment of Stargate SG-1's second season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

On the planet P35636, Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) saves the life of Princess Shyla (Heather Hanson), suicidal daughter of planetary ruler Pyrus (George Touliatos). Rather than be rewarded for his fast action, Jackson and the rest of the SG-1 team are captured and put to work in the planet's Naquadah mines (an element important to the survival of Pyrus' Goa'uld enemies). Rescuing Jackson from slave labor, Shyla tells him that her father is being kept alive by the powers of a Goa'uld sarcophagus--and that once Pyrus dies, she wants Jackson to rule by her side as King. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

While on planet B96-3Q1, S-G's Jaffa crew member Teal'c (Christopher Judge) is bitten by a poisonous insect. Back on earth, Teal'c undergoes a horrifying metamorphosis--one that attracts the attention of Stargate Command colonel Maybourne (Tom McBeath), who intends to use Teal'c's DNA to create a new biological weapon. As the SG-1 team endeavor to develop a curative vaccine without Maybourne's knowledge, Teal'c escapes into the grimy city streets, where he bonds with a homeless girl named Ally (Colleen Rennison). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Playing around with some advanced radio equipment, 20-year-old physics geek Devon Taylor (Joshua Jackson) begins picking up some strange but catchy music from a distant solar system. Before long, every teenager on earth is movin' and groovin' to the funky outer-space tunes. Unfortunately, while the music has no effect on adults, it has a tendency to transforms the teens into silver-skinned mutants with the potential to destroy all mankind. In a neat bit of casting, Howard Hesseman, who previously played the ultra-hip radio deejay Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati, is here seen as Devon Taylor's uptight father. "Music of the Spheres" first aired on May 9, 1997. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A homeless derelict named Garret (Jonathan Banks) may hold the key to locating a kidnapped woman. Unfortunately, Garret is nowhere to be found--and there's every possibility that he abducted the woman himself. As Fraser (Paul Gross) conducts a city-wide search for Garret with the bumbling assistance of FBI agents Ford (Alex Carter) and Deeter (Mark Melymick), Ray (David Marciano) wrestles with another dilemma--mainly, finding out if his sister Francesca (Ramona Milano) and Fraser have gone "all the way." First broadcast on Canadian television, this final episode of Due South's inaugural season made its US debut on June 16, 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A valuable collection of masks from the aboriginal Tsimshian tribe has been stolen from the Museum of National History. Hoping to prevent an international crisis between the museum and the French owners of the collection, Fraser (Paul Gross) and Ray (David Marciano) inaugurate a search for the thief. They are assisted by Fraser's old friend, Tsimshian tribal leader Eric (Rodney A. Grant)--who may know more about the heist, and the crook's identity, than he is letting on. First broadcast on Canadian television, this episode made its US debut on January 19, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide