"Wormhole X-Treme!" is an episode from Season 5 of the science fictiontelevision seriesStargate SG-1. The title also refers to a camp fictional science fiction series named Wormhole X-Treme!, a show-within-a-show that is portrayed in the episode. This was the 100th episode of Stargate SG-1, and as such was produced as a "special" episode laden with large numbers of in-jokes, cameo appearances, and heavy use of metafictional elements for comedic effect.
This episode is a continuation of the Season 4 episode "Point of No Return". A spaceship that had been hidden in the outer solar system activates and begins approaching Earth, and its energy signature is matched to that of Martin Lloyd's escape pod suggesting that this is its mother ship. The military tracks down Lloyd (played by Willie Garson) and discovers that he has become the creative consultant for a television series whose concept he sold to a Hollywood studio, Wormhole X-Treme!. The parallels between Wormhole X-Treme! and the real SGC are clear. The Air Force had decided that while being a breach of secrecy, the show could prevent any future leaks of information about the Stargate program from being taken seriously.
Jack O'Neill is given the position of the Air Force technical advisor to the show in order to covertly confront Lloyd about both the secrets he has leaked and the approaching spacecraft. He discovers that Lloyd has resumed using memory suppressants and does not consciously remember his previous encounter with them or his own extraterrestrial origin. O'Neill initially suspects Lloyd's associates of drugging him again, but in fact Lloyd started taking them on his own so that he could feel more comfortable with living on Earth.
Lloyd's associates are indeed nearby, however, as well as another secret government group called the NID that wishes to seize the ship's technology for themselves. Lloyd has in his possession the remote control device necessary for boarding the empty ship when it arrives, thinking it merely another of the many functionless science fiction props used on the show, and both parties want to recover it. His associates kidnap O'Neill and Lloyd, injecting Lloyd with a memory-restoring drug. Before they interrogate him, however, O'Neill and Lloyd escape.
O'Neill and Lloyd recover the remote control just as the spacecraft arrives, with the NID and Lloyd's associates in close pursuit. O'Neill gives the remote to Lloyd's associates allowing them to flee Earth, both because he sympathizes with their plight and to deny the ship's technology to the NID. Lloyd decides that he is comfortable with his new life and remains on Earth to continue consulting for Wormhole X-Treme!.
At the end of the episode there is a "Making of Wormhole X-Treme!" featurette with interviews of several of the actors from the fictional show. Wormhole X-Treme is mentioned again in the season 8 episode "Citizen Joe", which reveals that the fictional show ran for one episode before being cancelled, though Mitchell later claims it ran for three episodes. Martin Lloyd returns in the milestone episode "200" in season 10, trying to write a TV film based on the fictional show. The latter episode stated that Wormhole X-Treme ran for ten seasons prior to cancellation.
Production
"Wormhole X-Treme" features many cameos by the crew of Stargate SG-1. The director of this episode, Peter DeLuise, also played the director of Wormhole X-Treme!. Writer and executive producer Robert C. Cooper played a Wormhole X-Treme! writer. Further cameos include Joseph Mallozzi (who co-wrote this episode), producer N. John Smith, and Stargate SG-1 writer Ron Wilkerson as Wormhole X-Treme! crew members; Stargate SG-1 property master David Sinclair as the Wormhole X-Treme! assistant director; make-up artist Jan Newman as a make-up artist; director Andy Mikita and producer John Lenic as the characters being beaten by Col. Danning; Stargate SG-1 director Martin Wood as an NID agent; and several more.[1] The two executives who commented on the unrealistic look of Lloyd's spacecraft are played by Stargate SG-1 executive producer Michael Greenburg and executive producer/co-creator Brad Wright.
Within the fictional show Wormhole X-Treme!, the four primary characters of SG-1 each had a representative character within the show-within-a-show. The characters, actors, and their counterpoints are:
The episode first aired on September 8, 2001 on Showtime in the United States.[3] The episode was first syndicated in the week of February 24, 2003 where it received a 2.4 Nielsen rating.[4] In the United Kingdom the episode was first shown on November 21, 2001 on Sky 1.[5]
Jan Vincent-Rudzki for TV Zone awarded the episode 10 out of 10, writing "This is witty, well-written, well-directed, with some great in-jokes". Vincent-Rudzki applauded the episode for being "semi-ridiculous and yet still quite dramatic episode", with a "nice story" for non-fans of the show to enjoy.[6] Reviewing for IGN, Daniel Solis called it a "Great, great episode", praising the "side-splittingly accurate" "caricatures" of SG-1.[7]
Brian Ford Sullivan for The Futon Critic placed the episode 50th in his "The 50 Best Episodes of 2001" list, calling it "a grand celebration of how good this underappreciated series can be" going on to applaud the episode for delivering "some of the series' best laughs to date".[8]Keith R.A. DeCandido for Tor.com described "Wormhole X-Treme" as "a hilarious hundredth episode that celebrates by making fun of itself", applauding the return of Willie Garson's Martin Lloyd.[9] Reflecting on the episode in 2019, Helen Ashcroft for Screen Rant believed the episode was "one of the most polarizing episodes in the entire show", claiming that "While many hate it, there must be others who agree that it is a light-hearted fun diversion".[10]
In September 2001, The Hollywood Reporter included a 18 page feature on Stargate SG-1 reaching it's 100th episode. The feature included cast and crew interviews, as well as congratulatory messages from around the entertainment industry.[11]
^DeLuise, Michael (11 July 2011). "Sci-Fi Blast From The Past - Michael DeLuise (Stargate SG-1)". scifiandtvtalk (Interview). Interviewed by Steve Eramo.
^. Gateworld. 7 September 2001. Archived from the original on 19 June 2002.
^. Gateworld. 13 March 2003. Archived from the original on 25 June 2003.
^"TV Focus". TV Zone. No. 145. Visual Imagination. December 2001. p. 13. ISSN 0957-3844.
^Vincent-Rudzki, Jan (December 2001). "Reviews - Television - Stargate SG-1". TV Zone. No. 145. Visual Imagination. p. 73. ISSN 0957-3844.
^Solis, Daniel (17 September 2001). . IGN. Archived from the original on 31 August 2002.
^Ford Sullivan, Brian (1 January 2002). "The 50 Best Episodes of 2001 - #50-41". The Futon Critic. While easy to dismiss as a parody of itself, the 100th episode of "Stargate SG-1" was a grand celebration of how good this underappreciated series can be. In the same way "Galaxy Quest" was an homage to "Star Trek" this episode looked at the (at times) inherently hokey nature of the show and delivered some of the series' best laughs to date.
^R.A. DeCandido, Keith (1 May 2015). "The Stargate Rewatch: SG-1 Season Five". Tor.com.
^Ashcroft, Helen (23 July 2019). "The 5 Best Episodes Of Stargate SG-1 (& 5 Worst)". Screen Rant.
^"Stargate SG-1 100th Episode". rdanderson.com. The Hollywood Reporter. 4 September 2001.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wormhole X Treme news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wormhole X Treme is an episode from Season 5 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG 1 The title also refers to a camp fictional science fiction series named Wormhole X Treme a show within a show that is portrayed in the episode This was the 100th episode of Stargate SG 1 and as such was produced as a special episode laden with large numbers of in jokes cameo appearances and heavy use of metafictional elements for comedic effect Wormhole X Treme Stargate SG 1 episodeEpisode no Season 5Episode 12Directed byPeter DeLuiseWritten byBrad Wright Joseph Mallozzi and Paul MullieProduction code512Original air dateSeptember 8 2001 2001 09 08 Guest appearancesWillie Garson as Martin Lloyd Michael DeLuise as Nick Marlowe Jill Teed as Yolanda Reese Robert Lewis as Tanner Christian Bocher as Raymond Gunne Herbert Duncanson as Douglas Anders Peter Flemming as Agent Malcolm BarrettEpisode chronology Previous Desperate Measures Next Proving Ground Stargate SG 1 season 5 List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Release 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditThis episode is a continuation of the Season 4 episode Point of No Return A spaceship that had been hidden in the outer solar system activates and begins approaching Earth and its energy signature is matched to that of Martin Lloyd s escape pod suggesting that this is its mother ship The military tracks down Lloyd played by Willie Garson and discovers that he has become the creative consultant for a television series whose concept he sold to a Hollywood studio Wormhole X Treme The parallels between Wormhole X Treme and the real SGC are clear The Air Force had decided that while being a breach of secrecy the show could prevent any future leaks of information about the Stargate program from being taken seriously Jack O Neill is given the position of the Air Force technical advisor to the show in order to covertly confront Lloyd about both the secrets he has leaked and the approaching spacecraft He discovers that Lloyd has resumed using memory suppressants and does not consciously remember his previous encounter with them or his own extraterrestrial origin O Neill initially suspects Lloyd s associates of drugging him again but in fact Lloyd started taking them on his own so that he could feel more comfortable with living on Earth Lloyd s associates are indeed nearby however as well as another secret government group called the NID that wishes to seize the ship s technology for themselves Lloyd has in his possession the remote control device necessary for boarding the empty ship when it arrives thinking it merely another of the many functionless science fiction props used on the show and both parties want to recover it His associates kidnap O Neill and Lloyd injecting Lloyd with a memory restoring drug Before they interrogate him however O Neill and Lloyd escape O Neill and Lloyd recover the remote control just as the spacecraft arrives with the NID and Lloyd s associates in close pursuit O Neill gives the remote to Lloyd s associates allowing them to flee Earth both because he sympathizes with their plight and to deny the ship s technology to the NID Lloyd decides that he is comfortable with his new life and remains on Earth to continue consulting for Wormhole X Treme At the end of the episode there is a Making of Wormhole X Treme featurette with interviews of several of the actors from the fictional show Wormhole X Treme is mentioned again in the season 8 episode Citizen Joe which reveals that the fictional show ran for one episode before being cancelled though Mitchell later claims it ran for three episodes Martin Lloyd returns in the milestone episode 200 in season 10 trying to write a TV film based on the fictional show The latter episode stated that Wormhole X Treme ran for ten seasons prior to cancellation Production Edit Wormhole X Treme features many cameos by the crew of Stargate SG 1 The director of this episode Peter DeLuise also played the director of Wormhole X Treme Writer and executive producer Robert C Cooper played a Wormhole X Treme writer Further cameos include Joseph Mallozzi who co wrote this episode producer N John Smith and Stargate SG 1 writer Ron Wilkerson as Wormhole X Treme crew members Stargate SG 1 property master David Sinclair as the Wormhole X Treme assistant director make up artist Jan Newman as a make up artist director Andy Mikita and producer John Lenic as the characters being beaten by Col Danning Stargate SG 1 director Martin Wood as an NID agent and several more 1 The two executives who commented on the unrealistic look of Lloyd s spacecraft are played by Stargate SG 1 executive producer Michael Greenburg and executive producer co creator Brad Wright Within the fictional show Wormhole X Treme the four primary characters of SG 1 each had a representative character within the show within a show The characters actors and their counterpoints are 2 Actor Stargate SG 1 character name of fictional actor Wormhole X Treme character Stargate SG 1 analogueMichael DeLuise Nick Marlowe Colonel Danning Jack O NeillJill Teed Yolanda Reese Major Stacy Monroe Samantha CarterChristian Bocher Raymond Gunne Dr Levant Daniel JacksonHerbert Duncanson Douglas Anders Grell the robot Teal cRelease EditThe episode first aired on September 8 2001 on Showtime in the United States 3 The episode was first syndicated in the week of February 24 2003 where it received a 2 4 Nielsen rating 4 In the United Kingdom the episode was first shown on November 21 2001 on Sky 1 5 Jan Vincent Rudzki for TV Zone awarded the episode 10 out of 10 writing This is witty well written well directed with some great in jokes Vincent Rudzki applauded the episode for being semi ridiculous and yet still quite dramatic episode with a nice story for non fans of the show to enjoy 6 Reviewing for IGN Daniel Solis called it a Great great episode praising the side splittingly accurate caricatures of SG 1 7 Brian Ford Sullivan for The Futon Critic placed the episode 50th in his The 50 Best Episodes of 2001 list calling it a grand celebration of how good this underappreciated series can be going on to applaud the episode for delivering some of the series best laughs to date 8 Keith R A DeCandido for Tor com described Wormhole X Treme as a hilarious hundredth episode that celebrates by making fun of itself applauding the return of Willie Garson s Martin Lloyd 9 Reflecting on the episode in 2019 Helen Ashcroft for Screen Rant believed the episode was one of the most polarizing episodes in the entire show claiming that While many hate it there must be others who agree that it is a light hearted fun diversion 10 In September 2001 The Hollywood Reporter included a 18 page feature on Stargate SG 1 reaching it s 100th episode The feature included cast and crew interviews as well as congratulatory messages from around the entertainment industry 11 References Edit List of major and minor cameos on DeLuise Michael 11 July 2011 Sci Fi Blast From The Past Michael DeLuise Stargate SG 1 scifiandtvtalk Interview Interviewed by Steve Eramo Stargate celebrates 100th episode Gateworld 7 September 2001 Archived from the original on 19 June 2002 RATINGS Syndication Week of February 24 Gateworld 13 March 2003 Archived from the original on 25 June 2003 TV Focus TV Zone No 145 Visual Imagination December 2001 p 13 ISSN 0957 3844 Vincent Rudzki Jan December 2001 Reviews Television Stargate SG 1 TV Zone No 145 Visual Imagination p 73 ISSN 0957 3844 Solis Daniel 17 September 2001 Stargate SG 1 Wormhole X Treme IGN Archived from the original on 31 August 2002 Ford Sullivan Brian 1 January 2002 The 50 Best Episodes of 2001 50 41 The Futon Critic While easy to dismiss as a parody of itself the 100th episode of Stargate SG 1 was a grand celebration of how good this underappreciated series can be In the same way Galaxy Quest was an homage to Star Trek this episode looked at the at times inherently hokey nature of the show and delivered some of the series best laughs to date R A DeCandido Keith 1 May 2015 The Stargate Rewatch SG 1 Season Five Tor com Ashcroft Helen 23 July 2019 The 5 Best Episodes Of Stargate SG 1 amp 5 Worst Screen Rant Stargate SG 1 100th Episode rdanderson com The Hollywood Reporter 4 September 2001 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Wormhole X Treme Stargate SG 1 Wormhole X Treme at IMDb Wormhole X Treme Archived from the original on 2009 at the official MGM Stargate site Wormhole X Treme Archived from the original on 2007 at scifi com Wormhole X Treme Dialog Continuity Script PDF Distributed by MGM Wormhole X Treme at the fansite Gateworld net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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