Remembering Don. S. Davis

Actor Don S. Davis passed away on June 29, 2008 after suffering a major heart attack. You may be wondering who Mr. Davis was, the actor was not A-List, but he was most certainly first class. For more than 7 years he portrayed Major General George Hammond on the science fiction show Stargate SG-1. Health concerns took him off the regular cast, but he made numerous guest appearances on SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis in the years that followed. The Man Mr. Davis had a PhD in Theater. He taught at the University of British Columbia until 1987. He also worked … Continue reading

1997-2007 – The Gate Closes

This is a bit of an off the cuff blog, but last night on the Sci Fi channel, they aired the last first run episode of Stargate SG-1. The show premiered in September of 1997 and was a follow up to a 1994 film. I have some nostalgia related to Stargate SG-1 because it premiered the first year my husband and I lived together. We weren’t huge television watchers, but we’d been big fans of the movie when it came out. We set aside some time the night it aired and watched the two-hour premiere. We had no idea then, … Continue reading