This is a list of Stargate audiobooks produced by Big Finish Productions. The series of audiobooks began in April 2008 and concluded in December 2012, with 18 instalments released in total. The audiobooks are based around characters and story elements from the military science fiction television shows Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, with SG-1 initially running from July 1997 until March 2007 and Atlantis running from July 2004 until January 2009. A number of the main and reoccurring cast members from both SG-1 and Atlantis feature in the partially dramatised audiobooks. Specifically written score and sound effects taken from the shows are used throughout.
The license for Big Finish to make any new, or sell their existing Stargate audiobooks expired in 2015 and as a result, copies were only available secondhand.[1] In July 2022, Big Finish announced that they would be re-releasing their audiobooks as digital downloads, with new artwork to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Stargate television franchise.[2][3]
Development and production
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Bottom row: Torri Higginson (left) and Paul McGillion respectively reprise their roles of Elizabeth Weir and Carson Beckett from Stargate Atlantis.
Big Finish Productions were first given the rights to release Stargate audiobooks by MGM in 2008, with the first series consisting of six productions which were released monthly from April to September 2008.[4][5] Three of the productions were based around the characters and elements from Stargate SG-1 and three from Stargate Atlantis, with a cast member from the show reading the story and a second voice actor supporting.[6] A number of authors responsible for Stargate novels, including James Swallow and Sally Malcolm were chosen to write for the series, with Sharon Gosling, who had previously written for the Stargate Official Magazine writing and also serving as producer.[4][6] Swallow described the productions as a "halfway-house between a traditional talking book and a full-cast audio play", with music, sound effects taken from the television shows and dialogue spoken in the character's voice.[6] Shanks recorded "Gift of the Gods" in London.[7] Many of the stories take place at different points in the Stargate timeline, with "Shell Game" taking place after the Stargate SG-1 episode "The Pegasus Project", whilst "Zero Point" takes place after the Stargate Atlantis episode "Reunion".[8][9]
A second series was announced by Big Finish in January 2009 for monthly releases starting that May.[10][11] In some cases, the actors were able to record their parts in the same studio, with Nicolas Briggs and Kavan Smith recording together in London, whilst Christopher Judge and Paul McGillion recorded their parts in Canada, with their scene partner Noel Clark and Neil Roberts recording separately sometime later.[12][13][14][15]
A third series was first mentioned discussed by Big Finish in March 2010, however it wasn't officially announced until January 2012.[16][17] For the third series, Big Finish noted there had been demand from fans for the audiobooks to feature a full cast of characters, although producer Paul Spagg joked that it could not be the full cast of SG-1 or Atlantis as it "might have bankrupted us before we’d started".[18] The series would star Michael Shanks and Claudia Black, reprising their characters of Daniel Jackson and Vala Mal Doran with Spragg commenting "Their chemistry in both Stargate SG-1 and our series one audio Shell Game was fantastic, and it was a no-brainer to once more pair them up".[18][19] Spragg and fellow producer Jason Haigh-Ellery were also able cast Cliff Simon, who portrays the Goa'uld System Lord Ba'al in SG-1 after the pair were introduced to Simon at a convention.[18] Script supervisor James Swallow assembled the writers room for the series, reenlisting Sally Malcolm and Sharon Gosling who had worked on the first two series, and bringing Peter J. Evans, Richard Dinnick and Steve Lyons onboard.[18] The series would consist of two trilogies of episodes, with the intention that the stories be self-contained with an over-aching story to each trilogy. Spragg noted they had originally considered the series being a six-part story but ultimately decided against it "as nothing had lasted longer than three episodes on TV".[18] Jason Haigh-Ellery directed Claudia Black and Cliff Simon's sessions in a studio in Los Angeles.[18] Michael Shanks's parts were recorded in his native home of Vancouver, Canada, with directions given by Lisa Bowerman over Skype from Big Finish's London studio.[18] Both part 1 and 2 are set during the events of season ten of Stargate SG-1.[20][17][21] For the second trilogy, Michael Shanks was asked to not only play his character of Daniel Jackson, but also Thor, who he also voiced throughout the run of the television series.[22][23]
Cast and characters
editReturning Stargate Cast and Reoccurring Actors
edit| Actor | Character | Appearances | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Series 1 | Series 2 | Series 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stargate characters from the television shows | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Michael Shanks | Dr. Daniel Jackson | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Judge | Teal'c | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Claudia Black | Vala Mal Doran | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Torri Higginson | Dr. Elizabeth Weir | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul McGillion | Dr. Carson Beckett | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Simon | Ba'al | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teryl Rothery | Dr. Janet Fraiser | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||
| David Nykl | Dr. Radek Zelenka | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Jones | Walter Harriman | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kavan Smith | Evan Lorne | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Original characters | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Schwab | John Hunter | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hyu | Yin | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Collins | Keto | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hogan | Olson | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Susan Franklyn | Rix | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Whipp | Zoder | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Guests
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Releases
editSeries 1 (2008)
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Series | Featuring | Released |
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| 1 | "Gift of the Gods" | Sharon Gosling | Sally Malcolm | SG-1 | Michael Shanks, John Schwab | April 2008 |
| 2 | "A Necessary Evil" | Sharon Gosling | Sharon Gosling | SGA | Torri Higginson, Timothy Watson | May 2008 |
| 3 | "Shell Game" | Sharon Gosling | James Swallow | SG-1 | Claudia Black, Michael Shanks | June 2008 |
| 4 | "Perchance to Dream" | Sharon Gosling | Sally Malcolm | SGA | Paul McGillion, Sarah Douglas | July 2008 |
| 5 | "Savarna" | Sharon Gosling | Sally Malcolm | SG-1 | Teryl Rothery, Toby Longworth | August 2008 |
| 6 | "Zero Point" | Sharon Gosling | James Swallow | SGA | David Nykl, Ursula Burton | September 2008 |
Series 2 (2009)
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Series | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "First Prime" | Sharon Gosling | James Swallow | SG-1 | Christopher Judge, Noel Clarke | May 2009 |
| 2 | "Impressions" | Sharon Gosling | Scott K. Andrews | SGA | Kavan Smith, Nicholas Briggs | June 2009 |
| 3 | "Pathogen" | Sharon Gosling | Sharon Gosling | SG-1 | Teryl Rothery, Christopher Judge | July 2009 |
| 4 | "The Kindness of Strangers" | Sharon Gosling | Sharon Gosling | SGA | Paul McGillion, Neil Roberts | August 2009 |
| 5 | "Lines of Communication" | Richard Dolmat, Sharon Gosling | Luke Mansell | SG-1 | Gary Jones, Beth Chalmers | September 2009 |
| 6 | "Meltdown" | Sharon Gosling | David A. McIntee | SGA | David Nykl, Aidan J. David | October 2009 |
Series 3 (2012)
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |||||||
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| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "Half-Life" | Lisa Bowerman & Jason Haigh-Ellery | James Swallow | Claudia Black, Michael Shanks, Cliff Simon | May 2012 | |||||||
| 2 | "An Eye for an Eye" | Lisa Bowerman & Jason Haigh-Ellery | Sally Malcolm | Claudia Black, Michael Shanks, Cliff Simon | May 2012 | |||||||
| 3 | "Infiltration" | Lisa Bowerman & Jason Haigh-Ellery | Steve Lyons | Claudia Black, Michael Shanks, Cliff Simon | May 2012 | |||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | "Excision" | Lisa Bowerman & Jason Haigh-Ellery | Peter J. Evans | Claudia Black, Michael Shanks | December 2012 | |||||||
| 5 | "Duplicity" | Lisa Bowerman & Jason Haigh-Ellery | Richard Dinnick | Claudia Black, Michael Shanks | December 2012 | |||||||
| 6 | "Time's Wheel" | Lisa Bowerman & Jason Haigh-Ellery | Sharon Gosling | Claudia Black, Michael Shanks | December 2012 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "Stargate's Original Audio Dramas Are Coming Back". Gateworld. 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Stargate Audio Adventures Are Back!". Big Finish. 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Big Finish Announces Return of Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis Audio". The Companion. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b "THE GATE IS STILL OPEN, THE MISSIONS CONTINUE". Big Finish. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008.
- ^ "Stargate: The Audio Adventures". Stargate. MGM. 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
- ^ a b c "Stargate audio books coming this spring". Gateworld. 1 February 2008.
- ^ Malcolm, Sally (29 January 2009). "Storied Success". Gateworld (Interview). Interviewed by Shaun Farrell.
- ^ Swallow, James. "Shell Game". jswallow.com.
- ^ Swallow, James. "ZERO POINT". jswallow.com.
- ^ "Big Finish Launches Second Season in May". Stargate SG-1 Solutions. 14 January 2009.
- ^ "First Prime, Impressions audio books now available". Gateworld. 7 July 2009.
- ^ Briggs, Nicolas (March 2009). "A Dalek in Atlantis". Vortex. No. 1. Big Finish Productions. p. 4.
- ^ Clark, Noel (May 2009). "Noel Clark". Vortex. No. 3. Big Finish Productions. p. 4.
- ^ Roberts, Neil (August 2009). "Q&A Neil Roberts". Vortex. No. 6. Big Finish Productions. p. 8.
- ^ Swallow, James. "FIRST PRIME". jswallow.com.
- ^ Swallow, James (25 March 2010). "Stargate audio dramas series 3". LiveJournal.
- ^ a b "STARGATE SERIES 3 NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER". Big Finish. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Spragg, Paul (May 2012). "Reopening the Gate". Vortex. No. 39. Big Finish Productions. pp. 4–7.
- ^ "Big Finish announces new series of Stargate audio dramas". Gateworld. 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Big Finish debuts third series of Stargate audio books". Gateworld. 12 July 2012.
- ^ "STARGATE SG-1: SERIES THREE - PART TWO OUT NOW". Big Finish. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
- ^ Spragg, Paul (December 2012). "A Little Bit Thor". Vortex. No. 46. Big Finish Productions. pp. 14–15.
- ^ Swallow, James (12 March 2019). "HALF LIFE". jswallow.com.
External links
edit- Big Finish Audio Dramas on fansite Gateworld
- Stargate hub on the Big Finish official website.