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Mar 15, 2019 · We’ve seen plenty of Star Trek cast members put in high-profile guest spots on Stargate SG-1 or Stargate Atlantis. But did you know that several familiar faces from the Stargate universe have also gone the other direction and appeared on Trek?
- ARMIN SHIMERMAN. On Star Trek: Quark (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) On Stargate: Anteaus (Stargate SG-1‘s “The Nox”) Stargate got its very first Star Trek actor crossover early on in its first season.
- RENE AUBERJONOIS. On Star Trek: Odo (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) On Stargate: Alar (Stargate SG-1‘s “The Other Side”) Shimerman’s DS9 co-star, the late Rene Auberjonois, played a very different role in his Stargate guest appearance.
- MARINA SIRTIS. On Star Trek: Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation) On Stargate: Svetlana Markov (Stargate SG-1‘s “Watergate”) We fell in love with her as Counselor Troi on The Next Generation, but on Stargate Marina Sirtis plays a very different character.
- JOHN BILLINGSLEY. On Star Trek: Dr. Phlox (Star Trek: Enterprise) On Stargate: Simon Coombs (Stargate SG-1‘s “The Other Guys”) In Season Six Stargate SG-1 gave us its version of a “lower decks” episode, turning the camera on the ordinary scientists and geeks that keep Stargate Command functioning.
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- Robert Picardo. The only major Star Trek actor to also play one of the main characters on a Stargate show is none other than Star Trek: Voyager's Doctor, Robert Picardo.
- Colm Meaney. Another actor who portrayed a heroic Star Trek character but a villainous Stargate one, Colm Meaney played Cowen, the chief of the duplicitous military society known as the Genii.
- Connor Trinneer. After Star Trek: Enterprise ended, Connor Trinneer joined the cast of Stargate: Atlantis as a recurring antagonist named Michael. While trying to find a way to overcome their enemies known as the Wraith, the scientists on Atlantis attempted to turn a Wraith into a human.
- John de Lancie. Playing a character much less fun than Star Trek's Q, John de Lancie appeared in five episodes across two seasons of Stargate SG-1. Despite not having any interdimensional powers, de Lancie's character of Colonel Frank Simmons was still an annoyance for Jack O'Neill and his team.
Despite attaining a cult status, after live-action production had been suspended in 2011, interest in Stargate as a franchise waned sharply and quickly, and while considerable, its longevity has not come anywhere near that of Star Trek, or Star Wars for that matter.
It becomes more obvious that Star Trek and Stargate have quite a few similarities, and more than both being of the science fiction genre. For instance: Both shows take place primarily away from Earth, but whenever they are on Earth, it's almost always one location (SGC or Starfleet HQ).
Apr 6, 2024 · Before we dive into those current factors, let’s take a step back and review the chain of events that resulted in Stargate entering this extended state of limbo — despite the fact that, not too long ago, it was one of the most successful and longest-running sci-fi franchises on the air.
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They have a TV show in universe called star trek that is part of their pop culture and it seems perfectly normal that they would make references. If anything, it enhances the show as being closer to "reality."
