For those of you who are Stargate SG-1 fans, which would not include me, by the way, you will recognize the name of Carmen Argenziano.We interviewed Mr. Argenziano at I-Con 25. I don't watch a lot of TV. With my schedule, I'm not usually home when interesting shows are on and my wife has laid claim to the DVR. Me, being the exceptional husband I am, just ask me, have relinquished any right of use of said device. I say this by way of explanation as to why I did not recognize who Mr. Argenziano was. The flaw was entirely mine. Others recognized the gentleman and we stole about 15 minutes of his time for our interview.

Among the topics we covered was his six (6) seasons on Stargate, the recent death of his character, his work in various TV shows including CSI, his work to aid Downs syndrome research, his production company based in LA, and the fact that, to save costs, many shows are now shot in Vancouver, CA. This is standard interview filler and anyone can write about it and I will leave others to do so. Why? Because there was one subject that really caught my interest.

Of the set of questions we ask, one is concerning the favorite movie of the interviewee. Carmen mentioned a movies I'd not seen but plan to buy, Good Night and Good Luck. My ears immediately perked up.

For the folks who may not be aware, there was a time in this country where members of the government sold fear to such a degree that they justified extreme and illegal activities against citizens. Free speech was condemned, free association was suspect, and a hint of scandal ruined careers, families, and lives.

The film Good Night and Good Luck is about the efforts of Edward R. Morrow to expose the tactics of then Senator Joseph McCarthy, the gentleman who used the Red Scare as his person platform for abuse of power, all in the name of protecting freedom.

Carmen Argenziano, apparently, did not much care for the tactics, loved the movie, believed, for some reason, that it was somehow topical in today's environment, and was looking forward to George Cloony's appearance on the Bill O'Reilly show where he indicated he would not be displeased if Mr. Clooney were to cause no end of discomfort to Mr. O'Reilly. Me, I was just about cackling, some did not appear to enjoy this turn of the conversation near as much.

I enjoyed the Stargate movie, never really got into the series, but now I feel rather compelled to watch, as a show of solidarity, so to speak.