How STARGATE Ended Up Filming In the Arctic (Dial the Gate)

STARGATE: CONTINUUM wasn't just a fantastic time-travel story to wrap up Stargate SG-1's 11-year run. The direct-to-DVD movie set a record for the northernmost film production, with more than a dozen cast and crew from Vancouver, British Columbia flying north to the A.P.L.I.S. base to film on an ice floe in the Arctic - hundreds of kilometers north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
How did this fantastic opportunity for Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Ben Browder, and others come to pass? It's all thanks to Barry Campbell, a Stargate fan and former Head of Operations for the U.S. Navy's Arctic Submarine Laboratory in San Diego. His invitation made for a little piece of Stargate history.
Barry tells this incredible story to David in this clip from their longer conversation on "Dial the Gate."
This clip is from Dial the Gate's full-length, 1-hour conversation with Barry. Watch the full interview here: • 164: Barry Campbell, A...
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[@TotinosPizzaRollz]

Continuum's plot was such a clever way to bring back so many familiar faces we had grown to love over the years. It was the perfect movie to close out the SG-1 saga.

[@jupite1888]

Geez what a Story a Fan giving back to Stargate and Fans owing another Fan for his vision.

[@gudrun5531]

I loved Continuum! One of my favorite movies from a science fiction series, honestly, as it was a call back to all the reasons we love SG1.

[@nancys2212]

One of your best interviews! Definitely in my 'must keep' videos! Continuum is my favorite Star Gate movie, even better than the original film. It was interesting to hear the full story! I know the cast enjoyed their time filming the Artic scenes and visiting the sub. What an experience for ANY one to have! Always enjoy each posting, thanks David for your time and efforts, much appreciated.

[@kevinintheusa8984]

I loved Continuum as a stand-alone movie and I think I have watched that particular movie more than any of the others. Great interview.

[@303AF]

That was great to hear how those Arctic scenes came to be.

[@nothingness863]

super interesting, thanks for sharing the story!

[@luannvondracek439]

What an interview David! Barry Campbell was just behind Mike and I in the autograph line in Vancouver that fateful year!

[@ralphlindberg1299]

I was involved in IceEx "back in the day" and wondered -how- Stargate had gotten to go out to the Ice-Camp, thanks for letting us know.

[@pauls3585]

David, I love these episodes. What a great story.

[@kacornish1]

What a great story!

[@SamsNotFunny]

What a great story teller... this was so interesting

[@Lestatisfaction]

Fascinating! I love learning more behind the scenes info about Stargate!

[@Rich_Man101]

Wow! What an incredible story!

[@jolaiikey1015]

submarine comming through the ice, sounds verry much like a double episode of "due south", another great Canadien production❣️❣️❣️I still watch it sometimes and find the jokes extremely entertaining, due to the hilarious dialoges. I feel myself getting nostalgic... when I think of it, Benton and his thinking also are comming from an entirely different "planet" in a way. Also Detective Veccio, both of them, they just did it as a team in that policestation in Chicago. The captain there, another perfect match, the whole series, just like with "stargate" and "stargate atlantis," good chemistry, good acting, good dialogues, meeting my kind of humor...... ahhh, got to get those dvd's out and go through it one more time❣️greetings from 🇨🇭

[@CenlaSelfDefenseConcepts]

That's amazing I had no idea until I saw one of Amanda's interviews that the artic scene was all real

[@CaptKat3]

If you don't mind, the CO would like you to make it snappy.... That's him 😊 I was wondering if he was someone military.. I love that scene in Continuum.

[@2ndAttemptPOG]

This is amazing!

[@ripn929707]

That was super interesting. So they wrote a whole movie around that Submarine in the Arctic. 🤣 I love the guys who ran Star Gate! I hear it's coming back. I hope it's the same people running the show, and they don't screw it up like they did SGU. Every single fan wants it to pick up with Atlantis off the coast of SF bay area... Or, they could even say it had to be towed up to the Pacific North West, just so it fits the terrain of their Vancouver outdoors shooting.

[@ydna]

i joined the stargate program because i wanted to travel... up to canada

[@krasje28]

OMG Fringe and Warehouse 13 loved those also all Scfi, well most some spinoff Trek series are not on my list.

[@lynnclapper997]

Great episode

[@007REAPER007]

thats a really cool story.

[@dennisfield109]

I love you interviews. But I wish you’d include the Episode/Movie title and a 10 second plot synopsis so people don’t spend half the interview trying to figure out what you’re talking about.

[@sergentboucherie]

Such a great story

[@raminagrobis6112]

It would have been nice to see an enlarged map with an X showing where "HERE" is (200 hundred miles south of the North Pole, but in what direction, and exactly where in the Arctic Ocean?). Where's that camp exactly?

[@GateWorldDotNet]

I googled the APLIS base actually and could not find a reliable spot on the map. This could be in part because it is built on an ice floe, so it literally moves around a bit. 😆

[@raminagrobis6112]

@@GateWorldDotNet I understand that, but some pointers to where it was on specific dates (e.g. when the SG Continuum bits were filmed) would be nice...

[@heathb4319]

Hey...was that him in the top of the sub talking to ONeill?

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Yep! Barry makes a cameo as the guy who pops up out of the sub and tells everyone they should get on board.

[@heathb4319]

@@GateWorldDotNet ...after i watched the interview i then went and watched the movie again and then i noticed him. Good stuff all around. How it all came to be was over a random trip and 2.5 years of calls and planning was awesome. Great story. Thank you both.

[@jamesbizs]

John smith? Lol really? That’s gotta be such a hard life. “What’s your name?” “John smith” “Lol ok. Cute. But what’s your name” “…”

[@reloadpsi]

Unfortunately it was clear too much of Continuum's budget went towards that because the rest of the film looked atrocious. When I'm doing a marathon of the series I always watch it before Arc of Truth as that was a much better note to end it on.

[@jolaiikey1015]

I also found "continuum" an entirely different kind of movie I could live without just fine.... SG1 and Atlantis plus the movies, good stuff❣️

[@stacyharvey3554]

Wow, that just adds so much to the movie!! That is a really cool interview!!