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Dean Devlin ( born August 27 , 1962 ) is an American screenwriter , producer , television director and former actor . He is the founder ___MASK13___ the production company Electric Entertainment . The United States Air Force ( USAF ) is the aerial warfare service branch ___MASK13___ the United States Armed Forces and one ___MASK13___ the seven American uniformed services . Initially part ___MASK13___ the United States Army , the USAF was formed as a separate branch ___MASK13___ the military on 18 September 1947 under the National Security Act ___MASK13___ 1947 . It is the ___MASK34___ recent branch ___MASK13___ the U . S . military to be formed , and is the largest and one ___MASK13___ the world ' s ___MASK34___ technologically advanced air forces . The USAF articulates its core functions as Nuclear Deterrence Operations , Special Operations , Air Superiority , Global Integrated ISR , Space Superiority , Command and Control , Cyberspace Superiority , Personnel Recovery , Global Precision Attack , Building Partnerships , Rapid Global Mobility and Agile Combat Support . British ___MASK25___ ( BC ) is the westernmost province of Canada , with a population of more than four million people located between the Pacific Ocean and the ___MASK5___ . British ___MASK25___ is also a component of the Pacific Northwest and the Cascadia bioregion , along with the U . S . states of Idaho , Oregon , Washington and ___MASK35___ . Stargate SG - 1 ( often abbreviated as SG - 1 ) is an adventure and military science fiction television series and part ___MASK13___ Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer ' s " Stargate " franchise . The show , created by ___MASK21___ Wright and Jonathan Glassner , is based on the 1994 science fiction film " Stargate " by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich . The television series was filmed in and around the city ___MASK13___ Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . The series premiered on Showtime on July 27 , 1997 and moved to the Sci Fi Channel on June 7 , 2002 ; the final episode first aired on Sky1 on March 13 , 2007 . With 214 episodes over 10 seasons , " Stargate SG - 1 " had surpassed " The X - Files " as the longest - running North American science fiction television series , until it was surpassed by the series " Smallville " in 2011 , which was then surpassed by " Supernatural " in 2016 . The military , also called the armed forces , are forces authorized to use deadly force , and weapons , to support the interests ___MASK13___ the state and some or all ___MASK13___ its citizens . The task ___MASK13___ the military is usually defined as defense ___MASK13___ the state and its citizens , and the prosecution ___MASK13___ war against another state . The military may also have additional sanctioned and non - sanctioned functions within a society , including , the promotion ___MASK13___ a political agenda , protecting corporate economic interests , internal population control , construction , emergency services , social ceremonies , and guarding important areas . The military can also function as a discrete subculture within a larger civil society , through the development ___MASK13___ separate infrastructures , which may include housing , schools , utilities , food production and banking . Military ranks are a system ___MASK13___ hierarchical relationships in armed forces , police , intelligence agencies or other institutions organized along military lines . Usually , uniforms denote the bearer ' s rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms . Ranking systems have been known for ___MASK34___ ___MASK13___ military history to be advantageous for military operations , in particular with regards to logistics , command , and coordination ; as ___MASK31___ continued and military operations became larger and more complex , military ranks increased and ranking systems themselves became more complex . Atlantis (" ___MASK70___ ___MASK13___ Atlas ") is a fictional ___MASK70___ mentioned within an allegory on the hubris ___MASK13___ nations in Plato ' s works " Timaeus " and " Critias ", where it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges " Ancient ___MASK26___ ", the pseudo - historic embodiment ___MASK13___ Plato ' s ideal state ( see " The Republic "). In the story , ___MASK26___ repels the Atlantean attack unlike any other nation ___MASK13___ the ( western ) known world , supposedly giving testament to the superiority ___MASK13___ Plato ' s concept ___MASK13___ a state . At the end ___MASK13___ the story , Atlantis eventually falls out ___MASK13___ favor with the gods and submerges into the Atlantic Ocean . Smallville is an American television series developed by writer - producers ___MASK66___ Gough and Miles Millar , based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster . The series , initially broadcast by The WB , premiered on October 16 , 2001 . After " Smallville " s fifth season , The WB and UPN merged to form The CW , the series ' later United States broadcaster . " Smallville ", which ended its tenth and final season on May 13 , 2011 , follows ___MASK82___ ___MASK61___ ( Tom Welling ) in the fictional town of Smallville , Kansas , before he becomes known as Superman . The first four seasons focus on ___MASK82___ and his friends in high school . After season five " Smallville " ventures into adult settings , eventually focusing on his career at the " Daily Planet " and introducing other DC comic - book superheroes and villains . The Movie Network ( sometimes abbreviated TMN ) is a ___MASK37___ English language Category A premium cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Bell ___MASK41___ . Launched in 1983 as the national service First Choice , an ___MASK76___ restructuring led to its operations being restricted to Eastern Canada from 1984 to 2016 . It resumed national operations in March 2016 , when it replaced the similar Movie Central service in Western and Northern Canada . Robert C . ___MASK84___ is a Canadian writer and producer best known for his work in the " Stargate " franchise . He was formerly an executive producer of " Stargate SG - 1 ", " Stargate Atlantis " and " Stargate Universe ". He also co - created both " Stargate Atlantis " and " Stargate Universe " with ___MASK21___ Wright . ___MASK84___ has written and produced many episodes of " Stargate SG - 1 ", " Stargate Atlantis " and " Stargate Universe " as well as directed a number of episodes . Science fiction ( often shortened to SF , sci - fi or scifi ) is a genre ___MASK13___ speculative fiction , typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology , space travel , ___MASK31___ travel , faster than light travel , parallel universes , and extraterrestrial life . Science fiction often explores the potential consequences ___MASK13___ scientific and other innovations , and has been called a " literature ___MASK13___ ideas ." It usually avoids the supernatural , and unlike the related genre ___MASK13___ fantasy , historically science fiction stories were intended to have a grounding in science - based fact or theory at the ___MASK31___ the story was created , but this connection is now limited to hard science fiction . Roland Emmerich ( born November 10 , ___MASK59___ ) is a German film director , screenwriter , and producer , widely known for his disaster films . His films , ___MASK34___ of which are English - language Hollywood productions , have ___MASK30___ more than $ 3 billion worldwide , including just over $ 1 billion in the United States , making him the country ' s 14th - highest grossing director of all time . He began his work in the film industry by directing the film " The Noah ' s Ark Principle " ( 1984 ) as part of his university thesis and also co - founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister . He is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community , and is openly gay . He is also a campaigner for awareness of global warming and human rights . Kavan Joel Smith ( born May 6 , 1970 ) is a ___MASK37___ actor best known for playing Major Evan Lorne in Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG - 1 , and as Agent Jed Garrity in The 4400 . Jonathan Glassner is a Norwegian - American television writer , director , and producer . He is known for his involvement with " Stargate SG - 1 " ( where he was executive producer for the first three seasons ) and " The Outer Limits ". Glassner was initially noticed as a writer for his work on " ___MASK66___ Hitchcock Presents ". After writing for several television series , including " 21 Jump ___MASK80___ ", Glassner moved on to " The Outer Limits ", which naturally segued into his involvement with " Stargate SG - 1 " as a staff writer and executive producer . His ___MASK34___ recent work is as a writer and director for "", "", and other shows . He was also a Co - Executive Producer on the NBC show " Heist " and the FOX show " Standoff ", as well as for Sci - Fi Channel ' s " The Invisible Man ". Major is a military rank ___MASK13___ commissioned officer status , with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world . When used unhyphenated , in conjunction with no other indicators , Major is one rank senior to that ___MASK13___ an army Captain , and one rank subordinate or below the rank ___MASK13___ Lieutenant colonel . It is considered the ___MASK34___ junior ___MASK13___ the field officer ranks . Joel James Gretsch ( born December 20 , 1963 ) is an American actor . His roles include Tom ___MASK96___ on the ___MASK47___ Network series " The 4400 ", ___MASK54___ Crawford in Steven Spielberg ' s 2002 science fiction miniseries " Taken " and Father Jack Landry on " V ". A field officer , field grade officer , or senior officer is an army , marine , or air force commissioned officer senior in rank to a company officer but junior to a general officer . In ___MASK34___ armies this corresponds to the ranks of major , lieutenant colonel and colonel , or their equivalents . Some countries also include brigadier in the definition . The 4400 ( pronounced " the forty - four hundred ") is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS ___MASK87___ Network Television in association with BSkyB , Renegade 83 , and American Zoetrope for USA Network . The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria , and it starred Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie . The series ran for four seasons from 2004 until its cancellation in 2007 . ___MASK6___ ( French : ) is a country in the northern half ___MASK13___ North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK6___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority ___MASK13___ the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK6___ is sparsely populated , the majority ___MASK13___ its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the ___MASK5___ . About four - fifths ___MASK13___ the country ' s population ___MASK13___ 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , ___MASK7___ , ___MASK42___ , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . Major Evan ___MASK57___ , USAF is a fictional character in the ___MASK37___  American Sci - Fi Channel television series " Stargate SG - 1 " and " Stargate Atlantis ", two military science fiction shows about military teams exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices . Played by Kavan Smith , Evan ___MASK57___ was first introduced as a recurring character in the seventh season of " Stargate SG - 1 ", holding the military rank of Major in the United States Air Force . He joins the Atlantis expedition after " The Siege " as one of the personnel on the " Daedalus " class battlecruiser . Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Studios Inc . ( abbreviated as MGM or M - G - M , also known as Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Pictures , Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer or Metro , and for a former interval known as Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer / United Artists , or MGM / UA ) is an American ___MASK41___ company , involved primarily in the production and distribution of feature films and television programs . Jacqueline Susan McKenzie ( born 24 October 1967 ) is a classically trained Australian actress ___MASK13___ stage and screen . An army ( from Latin " arma " " arms , weapons " via Old French " armée ", " armed " ( feminine )) or ground force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land . In the broadest sense , it is the land - based military branch , service branch or armed service ___MASK13___ a nation or state . It may also include other branches ___MASK13___ the military such as the air force via means ___MASK13___ aviation corps . Within a national military force , the word army may also mean a field army . They differ from army reserves who are activated only during such times as war or natural disasters . Stargate Atlantis ( often abbreviated SGA ) is a ___MASK37___ - American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM ' s " Stargate " franchise . The show was created by ___MASK21___ Wright and Robert C . Cooper as a spin - off series of " Stargate SG - 1 ", which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself based on the feature film " Stargate " ( 1994 ). All five seasons of " Stargate Atlantis " were broadcast by the Sci - Fi Channel in the United States and The Movie Network in Canada . The show premiered on July 16 , 2004 ; its final episode aired on January 9 , 2009 . The series was filmed in and around Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . American Zoetrope ( also known as Zoetrope Studios from 1979 until 1990 ) is a privately run American film studio , centred in San ___MASK9___ and founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas . CBS ___MASK87___ Network Television was the main production arm of CBS ___MASK87___ Television , a division of CBS Corporation . It was known as ___MASK87___ Network Television and CBS Productions until 2006 . Television or TV is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome ( black - and - white ), or in color , and in two or three dimensions and sound . It can refer to a television set , a television program (" TV show "), or the medium ___MASK13___ television transmission . Television is a mass medium , for entertainment , education , news , and advertising . Military science fiction is a subgenre ___MASK13___ science fiction that features the use ___MASK13___ science fiction technology , mainly weapons , for military purposes and usually principal characters that are members ___MASK13___ a military organization involved in military activity ; occurring sometimes in outer space or on a different planet or planets . It exists in literature , comics , film and video games . The X - Files is an American science fiction horror ___MASK29___ television series created by Chris Carter , which originally aired from September 10 , 1993 to May 19 , 2002 on Fox . The program spanned nine seasons , included 202 episodes , and a feature film of the same name . Later in 2008 , a was ___MASK30___ and preceded a tenth season revival , which consisted of six episodes , in 2016 . The series revolves around FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who investigate X - Files : marginalized , unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena . Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully , a medical doctor and a skeptic , is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder ' s discoveries to debunk his work and thus return him to mainstream cases . Early in the series , both agents become pawns in a larger conflict and come to trust only each other and a very few select people . They develop a close relationship which begins as a platonic friendship , but becomes a romance by the end of the series . In addition to the series - spanning story arc , " Monster - of - the - Week " episodes form roughly two - thirds of all episodes . ___MASK33___ , officially the City of ___MASK33___ , is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British ___MASK25___ , Canada , and the most populous city in the province . ___MASK21___ Wright is a Canadian television producer , screenwriter and actor . He is best known as the creator or co - creator of the television series " Stargate SG - 1 " ( with Jonathan Glassner ), " Stargate Atlantis " ( with Robert C . Cooper ) and " Stargate Universe " ( also with Cooper ). He was born in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . An episode is a coherent narrative unit within a larger dramatic work such as a film or television series . An episode is to a sequence as a chapter is to a book . ___MASK34___ are from 20 to 40 minutes in length . René Echevarria is an Cuban American screenwriter and producer . He has worked on a number ___MASK13___ television series , including "", " Dark Angel " and " Castle ". He created " The 4400 " for ___MASK47___ Network , and was show runner on " Terra Nova ". ___MASK47___ Network ( commonly referred to as simply ___MASK47___ ) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBCUniversal Cable division of NBCUniversal , itself a subsidiary of Comcast . Once a minor player in basic cable , the network has steadily gained popularity due to its original programming ; ___MASK47___ also broadcasts syndicated reruns of current and former " network television " ( i . e ., broadcast ) series and theatrically - released feature films , as well as limited sports programming .