User:Matthew R Dunn

Hello fellow Stargaters, my name is Matthew R Dunn of the Tau'ri and I am a big Science-fiction fan, with my absolute favourites including Battlestar Galactica (2004), Doctor Who, Torchwood, Lost, Sanctuary and especially, Stargate.

I contribute on just about anything in this Wiki, such as; expanding episode guides and other articles, cleaning up after other users, creating the odd 330 articles or so, and added several new images. All in all, I have made  edits (see my contributions list if you must, but it'll take you a while :) If anyone has any quiries, compliments, complaints, or you need help from me, feel free to leave a message on my talk page (preferable, I want to make sure that it is a less insulting as possible)

Fondness for Stargate
I got into Stargate because my parents watch it. The first episode I've ever seen whole was Window of Opportunity and I loved it. I really got into Stargate since Season eight. Now Stargate is officially my second favourite franchise in the world, after James Bond. Stargate is more-or less a family activity; as almost everyone loves Stargate. One of the reason I love Stargate is because I am absolutely fascinated with the ancient mythological world, I've once been to Egypt and heard several of their myths that seemed fairly similar to the myths I heard on the show. I'm also seeing Stargate Universe, which I think is the best television I've seen in a while, definately not let down in the least. I also try and update information on all Universe-related articles currently, by viewing GateWorld, Joe's blog as daily as possible to see what's what, and the episodes.

What is so wrong about Universe?
It is established that some people have problems with the show. Do you want to know what I think is wrong with it? Go on, guess. Actually, what I don't like about Universe is those so-called Gaters who have a problem with the show. Here's my opinions and excuses to rebuff some of those criticisms I heard;
 * Copied Battlestar Galactica: I'd like to think of it more as they borrowed some of the elements of Battlestar (an uprepared crew far from home, trying to survive) but, are they being hunted down by Cylons? No. Also, last I checked there are way more reviews saying something like "yeah, it copied some elements of Battlestar, and that's what makes Universe so great."
 * Little character development': Two ends of the scale for how right or wrong this is. On one end of the scale), they're right, but keep in mind there are a heck of a lot of ensemble characters, and they only have an hour a week to fill in as much as possible, also considering the episodes's plots. On the other end, I think in the first three or four episodes, we learned more about some of the characters than we have learning other characters's pasts in an entire season SG-1 or Atlantis.
 * Chloe Armstrong is annoying: But, she lost her father. How would you react if a loved one you cared for so much died, like siblings, parents, relatives, spouses, domestic partners, friends? Would just shrug it off and say "oh well, shit happens," or would you be upset about it?
 * Not as funny as the other two shows: Is it supposed to be? Think about it, you are trapped in an ancient, dying spaceship, with no way to return home and you'd wonder if you'd wake up the next morning dead or alive. You won't exactly get a laugh a minute.
 * Female characters are underused: There are still more episodes to come. Besides, we already know TJ resinged, Chloe lost her dad, Wray's a lesbian, and Vanessa James doesn't like Eli much, and that she shagged Matthew Scott (shag means sex if you're not familiar with British slang). Speak of the devil...
 * The sex scene: OK, no argument I agree it's a bit off. After all that time since "Children of the Gods", they finaly got rid of that nude scene in the Final Cut, and then relpace with something I believe is a little more controversial. Still, so far this only happened once.
 * Icarus Base planet blew up, that's impossible: Not if the planet has a naquadria core, which it has. And it is connected with the Stargate. And it overloaded.

DVD

 * Stargate SG-1: The Complete First Season (boxset)
 * Stargate SG-1: The Complete Second Season (boxset)
 * Stargate SG-1: The Complete Fourth Season (boxset)
 * Stargate SG-1: The Complete Fifth Season (boxset)
 * Stargate SG-1: The Complete Sixth Season (boxset)
 * Stargate SG-1: The Complete Seventh Season (boxset)
 * Stargate SG-1: The Complete Eighth Season (volumes)
 * Stargate SG-1: The Complete Ninth Season (boxset)
 * Stargate SG-1: The Complete Tenth Season (volumes)
 * Stargate Atlantis: The Complete First Season (boxset)
 * Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Second Season (volumes)
 * Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Third Season (volumes)
 * Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Fourth Season (volumes)
 * Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Fifth Season (volumes)
 * Stargate: The Ark of Truth
 * Stargate: Continuum

Blu-ray

 * Stargate (movie)
 * Stargate: Continuum (one of four things I have on both blu-ray and DVD, if you're curious, the other three are Thunderball, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, all Bond films)

Novels

 * Stargate Atlantis: Rising
 * Stargate Atlantis: Reliquary
 * Stargate Atlantis: The Chosen
 * Stargate Atlantis: Entanglement
 * Stargate Atlantis: Casualties of War
 * Stargate Atlantis: Blood Ties
 * Stargate Atlantis: Mirror Mirror
 * Stargate Atlantis: Nightfall
 * Stargate Atlantis: Angelus

Favourite Stargate things
To fill the gap on your right, I've put up some pics regarding Fran and her plan.
 * Series; Stargate Atlantis
 * Movie; Stargate: Continuum
 * Male characters; Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Teal'c, Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Carson Beckett and Matthew Scott
 * Female characters; Vala Mal Doran, Teyla Emmagan, Janet Fraiser, Carolyn Lam, Jennifer Keller and Tamara Johansen
 * Villains; Apophis, Ba'al, Michael Kenmore, Netan and Acastus Kolya
 * Starship classes; Gateships, Aurora class warships, 304s and City-ships
 * Weapons; P-90, G36, Ronon's Gun and Zats
 * Space battles; Battle of Asuras and Battle of Dakara

Stargate SG-1

 * Brief Candle
 * Hathor
 * There But for the Grace of God
 * Touchstone
 * A Matter of Time
 * 1969
 * Legacy
 * Foothold
 * Urgo
 * Upgrades
 * Window of Opportunity
 * Enemies
 * The Tomb
 * Desperate Measures
 * Wormhole X-Treme!
 * 48 Hours
 * The Other Guys
 * Paradise Lost
 * Full Circle
 * Fallen / Homecoming
 * Evolution, Part 1 / Evolution, Part 2
 * Lost City, Part 1 / Lost City, Part 2
 * Icon
 * Avatar
 * Prometheus Unbound
 * Reckoning, Part 1 / Reckoning, Part 2
 * Ex Deus Machina
 * Prototype
 * Ripple Effect
 * Off the Grid
 * Flesh and Blood
 * The Pegasus Project
 * 200
 * Company of Thieves
 * Unending

Stargate Atlantis

 * Rising
 * Home
 * The Storm / The Eye
 * The Siege, Part 1 / The Siege, Part 2 / The Siege, Part 3
 * Duet
 * Critical Mass
 * Grace Under Pressure
 * No Man's Land
 * Sateda
 * The Real World
 * Sunday
 * First Strike / Adrift / Lifeline
 * Tabula Rasa
 * This Mortal Coil / Be All My Sins Remember'd
 * Midway
 * The Last Man / Search and Rescue
 * The Daedalus Variations
 * The Shrine
 * First Contact / The Lost Tribe
 * The Prodigal
 * Enemy at the Gate

Stargate Universe
Would rather wait until the first half of the first season airs first, but out of the four so far;
 * Air, Part 3

Favourite moments

 * SG-1 tries to fend off the Replicators whilst retreating to another ship. (Enemies)
 * Jonas is underwater and rings himself into a dryer part of the Ha'tak, which later caused the water to spread out and Jonas fell. (Descent)
 * SG-1 holds off Ba'al's forces while trying to retrieve the missing Stargates. (Off the Grid)
 * The moment the supergate opened and the kawoosh destroyed an Ori ship, and a Hive ship was destroyed at the same time in Pegasus. (The Pegasus Project)
 * Puppet SG-1. (200)
 * McKay points his gun at the Wraith, until suddenly, in Johnny English fashion, accidentally puts out the magazine. (The Siege, Part 3)
 * McKay, doped up on the Wraith enzyme overpowers two of Ford's guards. (The Hive)
 * Niam drifting in space. (Progeny)
 * Lucius, who has the now depleted personal sheild told a kid to kick him as hard as he can, and off screen you hear a thump and a loud "Ow, ow!!". (Irresponsible)
 * McKay bids Beckett farewell after his death. (Sunday)
 * Sheppard and Zelenka performing a space-hop through a damaged section of Atlantis. (Adrift)
 * A zoom out from Michael's compound to show the planet, another planet, a gas giant, a nebulae and then a zoom into another star system to a planet where Michael's cruiser is lurking about. (Search and Rescue)
 * The expedition looks at McKay laptop, and sees a message saying "elizabeth weir". (Ghost in the Machine)
 * The Daedalus enters M6H-987's atmosphere, where it glows red, and little pieces of the ship fall off it, and just as it goes through the clouds, a Traveler ship flies in front of it, and opens a hyperspace window, where both ships jumps to the other side of the planet. (The Lost Tribe)
 * Just about every hand-to-hand combat scene with Ronon in it.
 * Icarus Base explodes. (Air, Part 1)
 * The argument between Nicholas Rush and Ronald Greer. (Air, Part 3)

Stargate SG-1
Hammond: You ever think of writing a book on your exploits in the line of duty? O'Neill: I've thought about it. But then I'd have to shoot anyone that actually read it.

O'Neill: What kind of archeaologist carries a weapon?

Jackson: Uh, I do.

Hammond: Colonel O'Neill, what the hell are you doing?

O'Neill: In the middle of my backswing!

O'Neill: I'm telling you, Teal'c. If we don't find a way out of this soon I'm going to lose it. Lose it…it means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of one's faculties, three fries short of a happy meal…WACKO!!!

Hayes: Oh, please, I have enough on you to have you shot!

Vala: Ow, you hit me.

Daniel: You hit me!

Vala: Yeah, well we could always just have sex instead.

O'Neill: Five bucks says Carter has a theory.

Landry: She accused the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee of having a, let's just call it an insufficient manhood.

Alternate Mitchell: Now, let me get this straight. We figured that you guys would try to escape, and we set this trap for you. Not realising that you'd figure out that we'd figure you out, and you set your own.

Teal'c: (after a lengthy pause) Indeed.

Mitchell: Who am I kidding? I knew you were an asshole the moment we met!

Stargate Atlantis
McKay: Is that really how you want this to go down, huh? You wanna freeze me to death?! You sure you wouldn't rather I imploded with you, you, you, you lemon?!

McKay: Just about everything we wanted to know about Wraith technology, but were afraid to ask.

McKay: Oh it's something like spyware, like my stupidly downloaded por... music, my downloaded music.

McKay: Let's just for a second imagine that we live in this magical land of unicorns and wizards and kind-hearted people who you can take at their word. Let's assume that he lets us go if we save her. But what if we fail, huh? What if she dies? How happy d'you think he'll be then? You think he'll let us just waltz out the door with an "Aw shucks. Well, better luck next time, tiger" attitude?

Sheppard: Easy Chewie, those buttons are your friends!

McKay: F**king Woolsey (from a blooper)

Stargate dreams
I have had several dreams, a lot of them, so I created a subpage on it, see it. The link to the page is right above this.

Star gallery
The gallery below shows the various Stargate characters, and where I've seen them on other TV shows/movies (note that I may not know everything, if you leave me a message saying "you missed out that guy as person X from show Y", then chances are, I don't see nor hear about the show. Also, this does not count cartoon voices (so I'm afraid Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson from The Simpsons), Ming-Na (Mulan from Mulan) or David Ogden Stiers (Radcliff from Pocahontas) and others don't count)

Other wikis you can find me in

 * Matthew R Dunn on Wikipedia
 * Matthew R Dunn on Wikiquote
 * Matthew R Dunn on Battlestar Wiki
 * Matthew R Dunn on Doctor Who Wiki
 * Matthew R Dunn on 24 Wiki
 * Matthew R Dunn on Fringe Wiki
 * Matthew R Dunn on Memory Alpha
 * Matthew R Dunn on CSI Wiki
 * Matthew R Dunn on Lostpedia

Other external links

 * 0charlesindustries, from YouTube