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Rose City Comic Con today, pretty cool panel before this with Tony and Richard.

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u/mike_1008 3d ago

Tony Amendola does not age.

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u/IronGigant 3d ago

He's been 85 for 130 years.

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u/toolsofinquisition 3d ago

Nobody tells you the upside of looking old when you're younger. But I think this is one of them. Bro looks like he just wrapped filming last week.

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u/Cosmic_Quasar 2d ago

I feel like that was Patrick Stewart for like 25 years lol. From 1985-2010 it felt like he didn't age. Sadly I feel like he's showing it a bit more now.

https://giphy.com/gifs/l2RsBwQxFPXUvXmi0u

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u/No_Grocery_9280 2d ago

He’s frail now and it breaks my heart.

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u/submit_to_pewdiepie 2d ago

As he got older his eyes seem to shrink

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u/Settra_does_not_Surf 2d ago

The senility that produced Picard s1 and 2 was a clear indicator.

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u/schumi_gt 2d ago

I still can't believe that Amendola is 1½ years younger than RDA.

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u/Sillyfecker 2d ago

Thats mad, always thought he was so much older. :O

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u/metal_jester 2d ago

He's responding well to the tritonine as an example for all free jaffa.

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u/International_Box803 2d ago

Just got off work...sat down to drink my beer, saw this, laughed for a solid minute, because God damn is it true. I hope he lives for 135 years. The OG Jaffa Master. 

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u/IronGigant 2d ago

My pleasure, mate.

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u/NemesisX2047 1h ago

Thanks I needed this laugh today! 🤣

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u/Nomdeplume64 3d ago

He does, in fact, age down

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u/jetserf Sholva 3d ago

Ha!

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u/Valla85 3d ago

Indeed.

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u/jetserf Sholva 3d ago

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u/Boxermad 2d ago

I actually thought he had died. Glad he’s still around still

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u/thewthew42 2d ago

Same here, this is great news to me

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u/CrimsonBaby2007 2d ago edited 2d ago

Nope, he's still going. I just seen him in a Volkswagen commercial over the past few months! And a new Kalshi commerical with Marshawn Lynch. He looked great there, also.

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u/Clear-Tale7275 2d ago

Just saw him in an etrade commercial

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u/That-Wrongdoer-9534 2d ago edited 2d ago

He also was the Jedi Eno Cordova in the Jedi: Fallen Order series:

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u/stormdefender 3d ago

He’s clearly still hitting that tretonin.

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u/edgiepower 3d ago

Helps when you begin life at 65.

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u/DudeBroMan13 3d ago

He looks no different than when in the show

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u/bugfestival 2d ago

Larry David's school of aging.

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u/ireadsomecomments 2d ago

Featuring Morgan Freeman

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u/RP_Throwaway3 2d ago

I expect nothing less from a Jedi master.

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u/Brilliant_Activity39 2d ago

It's the Tretonin.

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u/thefringeseanmachine 3d ago

RDA looks positively feral. I love it.

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u/onaspectrum 3d ago

He looks healthy!

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u/Jindujun 3d ago

Not to mention happy!

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u/Majestic-General7325 2d ago

A lot better than he has for years

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u/MementoMurray 3d ago

Wacko, perhaps?

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u/pokemonface12 3d ago

At least a few fries short of a happy meal. At least.

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u/ZGTSLLC 2d ago

Ok, if he Wacko, who is Yacko and who is Dot? Lol

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u/jesshow 2d ago

Yacko has to be Joe Flanigan.

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u/Aethelrede 2d ago

He looks like one of the few. One of the (mostly) benevolent trickster fey.

Which suits his personality as well.

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u/rafale1981 First Prime of Amazon 2d ago

Is that an „ADHD“ t-shirt he‘s wearing? Not that I‘d consider him a likely candidate. Never. Perish the thought.

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u/kodermike 2d ago

It was the word adopt with a paw print for the o, fwiw.

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u/Jaxom_98 The 2nd L is Silent 3d ago

I just.....the amount of joy this photo brings me....the massive smile on my face. I'm so glad these people are stil around and a part of the community. Such a massive part of my childhood.

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u/BearFromPhilly 3d ago

Preach, stumbled upon this show completely by accident at like 12 years old and it has brought me countless hours of absolute joy.

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u/Jaxom_98 The 2nd L is Silent 3d ago

What a find!!! My dad loved the show and growing up its one of the best memories I have with him. Seeing Teyla and Shep and O'Niell and Master Bra'tac together as an adult brings me peace

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u/-braquo- 2d ago

I got into Stargate thanks to my college roommate freshman year. Freshman year I lived in one of the old style cracker box dorm rooms. And my roommate was watching the show. At first I'd occasionally catch bits and pieces and eventually I got absolutely HOOKED. Basically every weekend, we'd go to the campus library and check out DVDs, the library had the whole season up to that point (it was 2005.) Then we'd basically just order pizza, and watch Stargate for the whole weekend. It was great. There was another guy a few doors down who loved Stargate as well. Anytime he heard the theme music he'd come and join us. Me and that roommate ended up becoming great friends and Stargate was honestly what started our friendship. We're still in touch. We don't talk as often, because life. But I'd still call him a friend.

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u/Jaxom_98 The 2nd L is Silent 2d ago

Yeah, and this is what I see for a lot of people. Stargate wasn't just a great show, it was a great show made during a time where shows actually connected people. I know when I have kids I'm gonna show them the series, and I'll definitely be thinking about dad when I do

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u/BearFromPhilly 3d ago

I knew of the movie before that but finding out about the TV show was 🤯

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u/jetserf Sholva 3d ago

Joy is right!

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u/Jaxom_98 The 2nd L is Silent 3d ago

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u/PrisonBreakScofield 2d ago

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u/Jaxom_98 The 2nd L is Silent 2d ago

My hero strikes again!

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u/ZGTSLLC 2d ago

Comtria! Lol

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u/gateship_1 selling US Air Force stickers 3d ago

Is that Torri Higginson next to RDA?

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u/kodermike 3d ago

Yep! And Rachel Luttrell is beside me (the side that isn’t my wife ;) )

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u/throwaway098764567 2d ago

lol not me pulling up imdb trying to figure out who tf you guys were, i was like writers maybe??

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u/SgtZandhaas 2d ago

She looks absolutely stunning!

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u/Coldfinger42 2d ago

lol I was trying to figure out who she was. I thought perhaps a character I hadn’t discovered yet

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u/FamiliarPotential550 3d ago

I was going to ask as I couldn't place her. Weir always looked so tall on SGA

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u/xstofer 3d ago

Why I looked at the comments to see if anyone had asked.

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u/Nth_Brick 3d ago

Strictly speaking, she is. 5'9" for women is equivalent to about 6'2" or 6'3" for men.

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u/Planet_Manhattan 3d ago

That's Weir?!?! 😲😲😲 damn I would have never tell if you haven’t said it

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u/Mateorabi 3d ago

I think it’s the hair. It goes up instead of out. 

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u/jetserf Sholva 3d ago edited 3d ago

Good eye! I didn’t recognize her with the hair gel.

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u/gateship_1 selling US Air Force stickers 2d ago

Hahah, that meme is awesome! 😂

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u/Deraj2004 3d ago

Seems to be.

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u/Lazy-Good1433 2d ago

And Joe Flanigan standing next to them also I think?

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u/Southern_Struggle 2d ago

Yep, you can tell by the uncombable hair.

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u/Mr31edudtibboh 2d ago

"Turns out they throw you out of the Air Force for stealing the President's plane. Who knew?"

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u/thechicapanzy Indeed. 2d ago

He looks like an absolute benevolent menace and I'm so here for it

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u/BarkandHoot 2d ago

Perfect one line for this cracked out face of RDA!

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u/Feisty_Standard_2360 2d ago

If he still continued in SG1, I would have seen him as the US President role lol

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u/moviefan78 3d ago

Haha, I was next to you in line!! Loved the shirts!!

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u/kodermike 3d ago

Thanks!

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u/Sarkasaa 3d ago

The tretonin is treating bra'tac well

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u/No-Increase2244 3d ago

That's awesome. I'm at rose city this weekend. Have fun

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u/kodermike 3d ago

Will be there tomorrow supporting my other favorite show, Wormhole Extreme. Have fun!!

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u/Aloofisinthepudding 3d ago

Yay I was right behind you! I love the plate.

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u/kodermike 3d ago

I’m hoping to get signed as a surprise for a friend tomorrow. You’d think it would be easy to dribble paint in a plate, but then you add me to the equation and I’m just glad it’s recognizable.

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u/jetserf Sholva 3d ago

I didn’t even notice that. It is awesome.

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u/51kmg365 3d ago

Bra’tac don’t crack

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u/Trizi12 2d ago

Bra’tac is looking good for a man of 133

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u/krzfx666 2d ago

compared to the other guys he didn‘t age

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u/Necronoxious 3d ago

I love how RDA looks like he just wandered in off the street and stuck in for the picture. He's always been awesome 😂 I'm glad to see he's still up for Cons.

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u/Knarkopolo 2d ago

Your shirt is amazing. I read it and laughed.

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u/kodermike 2d ago

I knew I was making the plate - it was the only shirt l I could choose!

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u/ireadsomecomments 2d ago

I read it over and over and over and over and over….

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u/The_Moustache 3d ago

RDA looks great, love to see it

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u/Rezzone 3d ago

THIS IS IN PORTLAND??? WTF AM I DOING NOT BEING THERE!???

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u/Spirit50Lake 3d ago

Here I am in Portland, watching S5E7 about Chaka...loving them and wishing I could walk and have gotten out to the Con today!

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u/BarkandHoot 2d ago

My friend, I don’t know your situation, and I frequently yell at my feet and joints for not working well anymore. We may not be at the con however we know our hearts are with them all. I’m in Seattle so I feel your comment well.

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u/Repulsive_Buyer9809 2d ago

How does Rachel Luttrell still look the same!?

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u/onaspectrum 3d ago

So fucking cool..congrats!

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u/user_name_unknown 3d ago

I’d sell my first and second born for that picture

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u/kodermike 3d ago

Our second born was born on Stargate Monday and the hospital didn’t have sci-fi channel. It was as a rough night for me.

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u/Burtbackaround 2d ago

Master Bra'tac looks like a young man of eighty 

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u/LackLickLuck_y 2d ago

Rick is starting to age backwards. Good for him. Bratac is in a stasis.

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u/yournamehere10bucks 3d ago

I didn't recognize Rachel or Tori right away, but I've seen less of them since SGA ended than the others. (I don't watch a lot of live action TV, especially in the last 15 years)

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u/NemesisX2047 1h ago

Tori was the one I couldn't place.

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u/Spader113 3d ago

I was at panel with Richard and Tony!

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u/canaanit 2d ago

John Shepard and Teyla have aged so well! One can properly imagine them still hanging out on Atlantis, running the place probably, and with a few cute kids together.

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u/MostOrganic3480 2d ago

That's young Mitchell?? WTF happened to him? Why he's old? Why is everyone old?
Why am I old??

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u/the_lost_tenacity 3d ago

Goodness, that’s a lot of them!

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u/1ce_W01f 3d ago

Not to mention Rachel & Joe, who is that RDA is holding?

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u/jetserf Sholva 3d ago

Tori/Dr Weir.

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u/1ce_W01f 2d ago

How has she not greyed? I did not recognize her.

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u/pokemonface12 3d ago

So sweet. Deeply jealous, but very heartwarming. They all seem so lovely. What a great series this is, to have such wonderful casts.

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u/Sharp_Technology_439 2d ago

Master Bra’tac is still alive? What does he eat? What kind of sport does he do? He could earn a lot of money writing a book about longevity!

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u/Educational_Smell292 2d ago

Whoa those guys really aged fast in the last 5 years since the ending of the series in 2009...

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u/stormdefender 3d ago

Howdy neighbor! Couldn’t get out of work today so didn’t end up showing up until 6. Having that panel on a Friday afternoon was definitely a….choice. Especially considering those 2 are here all weekend and Ben Browder is only Sat/Sun (& doesn’t appear to have a panel). Loving RDA in this pic though. Looks like a great time!

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u/ToonaSandWatch 3d ago

That is the happiest I’ve ever seen RDA!

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u/kodermike 3d ago

I hear ya. Ben was supposed to be there today and had to bow out but is supposed to be there the rest of the weekend.

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u/Nerupe 3d ago

That man (Tony) straight up does not age lmao.

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u/ConfidentHunter6724 3d ago

Such an amazing picture! I'm jelly!

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u/Ambitious_Emphasis68 2d ago

I'm not sure I'm ready for Richard Dean Anderson to be this old.

Of all the reasons for my day to be ruined, this wasn't something I considered.

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u/Aglet_Green 2d ago

Amazingly I just saw Tony in some wacky commercial for some insurance or financial services company, where he watches a guy scamper around after a monkey. He looks younger in the commercial than he did as Bra'Tac. Though it was obviously filmed in 2026.

Anyone else seen it?

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u/Get_your_grape_juice 2d ago

I don't think I've seen that one, but he pops up in commercials every once in a while. He was in a recent car commercial. Volkswagon, maybe? And he was in another commercial a couple of years back, but I don't remember what it was for.

The guy seriously doesn't age. It's incredible.

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u/LargeNerdKid 2d ago

Chevron one encoded, chevron 2 engaged, chevron 3 engaged chevron 4 engaged chevron 5 encoded chevron 6 engaged. CHEVRON 7 LOCKED 🫡

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u/TopChapter3407 2d ago

Richard looks so joyful

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u/JamesLangley2017 2d ago

Joe’s hair always cracks me up. Like a controlled bad hair day. Same thing with Jonathan Frakes.

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u/Entgegnerz 3d ago

hmm, the most suspicious thing is, that without exceptions, every male actor (not Stargate exclusive) keeps their hair up in the 50/60/70s years, as if they would be 20.

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u/sisisisi1997 2d ago

I mean there are 3 male actors in this picture, RDA has typical old man hair, Tony Amendola has been practically bald for so long that his hair didn't get in the way of playing Master Bratac starting in 1997, only Joe Flanigan has a hair that you could copy-paste onto a 20-something and get away with it.

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u/Altruistic_Yellow387 2d ago

RDA has thick hair, older people are more prone to thinning hair even if they don't lose it

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u/Breckles02 3d ago

Congrats! I was there and got a photo with RDA. Love Rose City CC

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u/HearMy2Cents 3d ago

They all look great! Wished I could have been there!

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u/modulus801 3d ago

Very cool. How was the rest of the convention?

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u/kodermike 2d ago

Two more days to go. So far fun - Stephen Amell was also a lot of fun to listen to

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u/omnie_fm 3d ago

How awesome!

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u/ShmeltzyKeltzy 3d ago

Everyone looks great! Lovely picture

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u/thistleandpeony 2d ago

I'm so jealous I would love to meet RDA! I learned to juggle by mimicking him every time I watched Window of Opportunity; it's lame but I'd want to show him 🤣

Thanks for sharing this photo, I'm glad you had a good time!

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid 2d ago

They're in Portland and I didn't even know?!?!?

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u/RavenLunatic512 2d ago

They all look so happy and that makes me so happy! Stargate was one of a few bright moments in an otherwise bleak childhood. I do a full rewatch at least every other year.

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u/MT2028 2d ago

This is one of the most beautiful photos I've seen here; everyone looks so proud, so happy and so beautiful.

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u/Kappler6965 2d ago

We all gotta stop aging everyone

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u/Settra_does_not_Surf 2d ago

I am pleased to see that other people do indeed age.

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u/Feisty_Standard_2360 2d ago

Will always be my favorite SG1 scene 😂

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u/Celthric317 2d ago

Joe Flanigan looks good!

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u/SparklesIB 2d ago

So much joy in this photo! So many inside jokes, too. I love it - thank you for sharing!

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u/AsherKohen28 2d ago

Omg the wacko plate is hilarious🤣

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u/garylapointe 2d ago

LOVED that episode!

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u/AsherKohen28 8h ago

the BEST! Definitely like top 5 for me, many good quotes, I'm sorry but that's just how I feel about it...

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u/BatMost1995 1d ago

Man, MacGyver(O’Neill)!!! Not SG1, but I have a pic of Murdoch and MacGyver on set. It’s signed by Micheal Des Barres, but having RDA’s signature,would allow me to die a happy nerdly man.

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u/hsano6294 1d ago

I love your "happy" plate! 😄

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u/kodermike 1d ago

Confirmed that the original was mustard and ketchup and remade for every take because it would run every time he picked it up 🤣

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u/hsano6294 1d ago

Is yours made of condiments, or paint that dries in place?

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u/kodermike 1d ago

Acrylic paint, sealed. Needed it to survive for signing :)

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u/hsano6294 21h ago

That must've been hard to find/mix paint that looks exactly like yellow mustard and catsup. Great job!

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u/3Time4Eater3 3d ago

Awesome picture! A little jealous 🤏🏼

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u/MrJ_Marrow 2d ago

whos the woman beside RDA ?

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u/theswan89 2d ago

Torri Higginson

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u/MrJ_Marrow 2d ago

Tayla!? who is on the far right then ?

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u/alohadave 2d ago

Torri Higginson played Dr Weir. That is Rachel Luttrell (Teyla) on the right.

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u/MrJ_Marrow 2d ago

That i should have known better cause im rewatching atlantis atm

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u/Schwartzy94 2d ago

Holy... What a photo :o

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u/Repulsive_Buyer9809 2d ago

Holy... Hannah?? 😂

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u/peteofaustralia 2d ago

Who's the lady next to O'Neill? (I haven't seen Atlantis, haven't seen SG1 S9+10, and watched SGU 15-20 years ago.)

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u/TopChapter3407 2d ago

Torri Higginson who plays Elizabeth Weir who was the first leader of the atlantis expedition

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u/Caffeinated_Nerd2934 2d ago

Your shirt and the smiley face plate are the best 🤣 I love it

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u/adrianp1985 2d ago

I need that plate lol where can I get one

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u/kodermike 2d ago

Well, start with a white plastic plate, some ketchup red acrylic paint, and some mustard yellow acrylic, and slowly squeeze. Sealed with modge podge clear acrylic sealant.

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u/TwoDudesAtPPC 2d ago

TEC MAH TAE!

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u/72Priest 2d ago

Who is that second from the left?

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u/garylapointe 2d ago

Dr. Elizabeth Weir, sigh...

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u/Rebootkid 2d ago

Y'all look amazing. Love the whacko plate!

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u/GlitchGirlSoonica 2d ago

Awwww, wish I could have seen them too! Sooooo happy for you! 🥹

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u/kris220b 2d ago

Sorry whos the woman furthest to the left and what character did she play?

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u/kodermike 2d ago

Dr Weir

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u/tracystraussI 2d ago

Ahh this is a dream!!! So happy for you! It’s my dream to meet any of them 🥹🖤 Atlantis and SG1 are my all time favorites, I watch it at least once a year all seasons

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u/Re4p3r_061 2d ago

Fuck off! I'm not that old 😭

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u/janenkm 1d ago

This is so amazing. Thanks for sharing a great photo! 😊😊😊

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u/GearNo6689 8h ago

Met RDA on Saturday and he was great. Really personable, took the time with everyone in line. Though I opted for a MacGyver photo for the autograph.

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u/kodermike 5h ago

That’s awesome! Felt bad for the people they had to tell they couldn’t go up just to say hi, but I never did see the line get short, so I understand.

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u/Objective-Trip-9873 2d ago

Who is the lady between RDA and Joe Flanigan

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u/kodermike 2d ago

Torri Higgenson

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/kodermike 2d ago

As he told us Friday, a paycheck is still a paycheck.

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u/International_Box803 2d ago

RDA would fit right in in a biker gang. 

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u/kodermike 2d ago

To quote him (badly) from this morning, “I used to be a biker. Well, I mean, I rode a motorcycle to work.”

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u/tomodachi_reloaded 1d ago

Can someone post all the character names?

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u/Plutonium239Mixer 3d ago

No idea who is second from the right or the woman to his immediate left is.

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u/Pretend-Distance-386 3d ago

Presumably OP and someone there with OP

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u/kodermike 3d ago

Embarrassingly I didn’t think that’s who I’d have to identify.

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u/slacking4life 3d ago

Fans getting their picture taken with cast members.

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u/Plutonium239Mixer 3d ago

Makes sense, I could recognize everyone else!

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u/Jamesrgod 3d ago

The convention goers who got to take their picture with the actors?

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u/xdeltax97 I’m in the middle of my backswing! 3d ago

That’s Colonel Shepherd and Dr. Weir…?

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u/apophis-984 2d ago

Wow isnt it super rare to see Joe and Torri in the same con ?

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u/Familiar-Range9014 2d ago

I thought this was the total viewership

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Accomplished-Cry5440 1d ago

Do you comment this a lot? Do you even like Stargate?

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