zero hour stargate zero hour fourth episode season military science fiction television series stargate written producer directed clips episode shown late night conan brien season began late night graphic designer making cameo appearance episode airing zero hour july american sci channel viewed million americans episode received mixed reviews zero hour takes place shortly promotion main character colonel new leader col assumed old position leader unit idea episode focus general solving problems new job came writers wondering general teams missions plot episode takes place course days counting event named zero hour days zero hour general introduced new administrative aide makes suspicious phone new position general needs decide decorations upcoming official visit prepare trip quickly growing alien plant arrival possible trade partners world lead write letter general hammond predecessor days zero hour alien plant grown cover areas base missing world mission named contacts suggests exchange captured requested asylum earth episodes help potent power source found brought find result destruction solar system suffering temporary electricity failure caused alien plants renewed contacting results mocking exhausted sleep days zero hour finishes letter general hammond inform resignation leaves earth send teams announce trust support general stargate revealing captured instead trapped secret base safe return new leader positive leadership skills revealed given supposedly kill use destroy earth actually dead antarctica zero hour makes minutes episode president arrive announces special assignment initiated president order end day expresses respect leave greet president camera resignation letter desk words mind production despite fourth airing order zero hour filmed seventh episodes season limited availability jack worked days working days week eighth season extended seven day filming period weeks zero hour bottle episode save money director filmed majority episode standing sets bridge studios vancouver canada lee carter filmed room standing set storage room filming equipment office second unit director responsible world scenes teams filmed undeveloped vancouver locations allows filming sleeping quarters episode filmed scene shot takes allow anderson catch flight home los_angeles inspiration episode came writers wondering years leader seasons seven away missions imagined scenarios ranged general dealing minor decisions like lunch major threats episode working title day life general writer felt zero hour appropriate referring president visit end episode subplot overrun plant life originates season idea writer producer shooting process set decorated plants overnight plants plastic real plants scenes sprayed flame burn set director photography responsible green lighting emergency lighting goes achieved depth differently colored lights control room near gate zero hour features guest stars los_angeles actor brought play red herring story flown day work filmed scenes green screen feel lee theater work vancouver filming episode necessitating producers schedule availability character semi regular technician sported uniform years received new episode referred walter season episode producers clearance renaming new based general hammond referring jones character sounding like pilot episode writer explained resulting married issue scene zero hour features graphic designer nbc late night conan brien technician brien producers saw bernard late night stargate better actor season gave cameo spot reception producer satisfied zero hour claiming fantastic episode new classic fans character forever pleased zero hour aired july achieved household rating approximately million viewers tied icon marked sixth highest rating season episode stargate dvd talk called zero hour playful episode funny sub plot involving alien plant recognized episode contribution overall story arc zone considered plant threat nice change regretted red herring later plot revelation bringing plants regarded irritating obvious build secure lab planet doesn good drama acting new leader threat laugh amazing change events series early days took race seriously actual zero hour plot concerning harassed considered nice touch conan brien shown clip scene late night airing congratulated bernard good job bernard invited stargate set scene episode
Zero Hour (Stargate SG-1)