Stargate: 10 Behind The Scenes Secrets You Never Knew About Children Of The Gods
2. Everyone Hated Chulak And The Feeling Was Mutual
The first day of filming was spent in British Columbia so that the production could capture the external shots of Chulak, Teal'c's homeworld. It was a gruelling day, one that made the filmmakers wonder if the show was going to be cursed for the duration.
Filming on location in any production is always a bit of a gamble, as the team will have less control over the environment. This proved especially troublesome for Children Of The Gods, as, similar to the issues that beset Star Wars, the weather decided it simply didn't want the team to get their work done.
The wind and rain battered the set all day, leading to the film itself being scratched, making it largely unusable. In addition to this, the noise of the weather made much of the dialogue inaudible. At the end of the day, production had seemingly lost an entire shoot's worth of material. Next came the site of the prison from which SG-1 helps the locals escape. One scene called for a seamless escape scene, with people running through a gap in the wall and out into the wild.
The decision was made, as the set was so large, to erect a series of walls on location. The weather simply didn't want to comply, regularly blowing these walls down when anyone tried to film. In a truly old-school solution, extras and stagehands would stand, hand to wall, while the camera was rolling, just to make sure it didn't collapse.