small victories small victories episode season science fiction television series stargate penned directed episode aired american subscription channel showtime june small victories resumes story season finale nemesis team encountered time threaten earth home galaxy team split master job small victories visual effects milestone series character computer animated parts episode scenes filmed outside russian class submarine small victories nominated best special effects emmy award plot confident destruction starship ended threat earth nemesis team returns home second stargate shortly learn russian class submarine creatures descriptions match arrives asks help galaxy colonel christopher judge deal submarine major carter goes daniel try obtain intelligence little self robotic invaders submarine forced fall daniel new theory materials consume eliminated sinking iron submarine long surviving advanced ship destroyed carter witnesses short battle galaxy ships lost carter notices attraction new technology proposes use incomplete ship originally designed fight lure draw destroy self eventually accepts plan bait destroyed earth penetrate submarine find destroy original control submarine orders forces outside destroy submarine prepares end beams team ship explosion occurs imminent threat promises defeat come assist earth war production writing pre production visual effects supervisor approached producer completion season finale nemesis stated confidence team ability create effects water based episode time cooper written outline small victories season opener small victories resumes cliffhanger ending nemesis alludes events episode times episode begins aboard russian submarine russian says mother tongue noise torpedo tube caused bugs episode joke producers intentionally left subtitles attack nemesis picked originally based real life attack filming penultimate season episode small victories continues building relationship carter similar scene nemesis christopher judge previous seasons sported bald head alien returned set small blond chin beard hiatus producers allowed character hair season judge shaved beard episodes later acknowledging look silly official showtime website initially caused confusion listing guest star episode later turned filming small victories filmed course seven days like episodes seasons stargate filmed film shots incorporating visual effects experience shown work better nemesis filmed entirely film test run season switched new gauge filming purposes directed small victories short cameo appearance stunt coordinator corridor served second unit director filmed coverage practical puppet coverage shot provided voice post production read lines tapping set lip puppet visibly broken filming proved challenge moment tells conventions producer named favorites years stargate raising hand touch tapping filming tapping expensive prop apologized puppet seriousness realizing reaction small victories split parallel storylines space shots story onboard spaceship cut script stage money story submarine scenes small victories originally written set fishing producers got access real russian class submarine brought vancouver canada stargate filmed scenes filmed outside submarine days matching set walls built later film crew members fit real feet wide submarine enhance submarine lit ship actors helmet lights chose agitated shooting style holding shots tight cameras logistics submarine filming proved difficult time consuming computer generated needed appear daniel monitors advance filming scripted scene piece removed shoulder trimmed set actors felt redundant effects small victories surpassed nemesis biggest visual effects heavy stargate episode remained biggest visual effects works season limited budget required major computer generated imagery cgi moments chosen opening sequence ship flying ocean crash water completely computer generated later point episode lighting blended painting space ships sky difficult job save costs moments entry stargate illusion stargate event horizon following scenes created projection computer generated version built puppet independent movements cgi version walking stargate ramp intercut filmed shots puppet visual effects producer claimed visual effects work better highlighted major effective visual effects actors reactions things models actors idea looking match model mounted rod shown screen giving impression organic computer generated board submarine tracked small lights post production left good looks reflections green screen floor aboard ship green spill usually effect key selective patches reflection big spaceship screen reception small victories broadcast june showtime visual effects producer considered episodes big visual effects budgets likely works contain visual cues impress emmy awards voters feared submarine feature film expectations small victories season finale exodus nominated emmy category outstanding special visual effects series lost star trek voyager small victories nominated award respective best visual effects categories failed win book approaching possible considered small victories episodes makes audience forget nearly premise nemesis thought episode especially big sam jack dynamic characters toe line downright chemistry comedic opportunities called character reaction food noted character development military environment contrasting character attitude season episode hammer military mind developed
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