If Lost and Gilligan’s Island have taught us anything, it’s that being stranded on a deserted island doesn’t have to be a miserable experience. Amidst the adventure, exploration, and occasional crazed gorilla or polar bear, there is also opportunity for some downtime activities like ping pong, musical theater, and, I can only assume, watching dvd’s. After all, if The Professor could make a pedal-powered washing machine, sewing machine, water pump, and telegraph in addition to a coconut shell battery charger and bamboo lie detector, then it’s not outside the realm of possibility that he could jerry-build a dvd player. And if he did and you found yourself dvd-less, wouldn’t you feel foolish?
Well, not me. In the event I ever end up stranded on a deserted island, I’ve compiled a list of the t.v. on dvd box sets I’m bringing along – just in case:
1. Arrested Development
2. Curb Your Enthusiasm
3. Get Smart
4. The Office (both versions)
5. Seinfeld
6. The Shield
7. The Simpsons
8. Six Feet Under
9. The Sopranos
10. South Park
I have yet to get around to Dexter and Rome, so this list may change before my next planned trip.
By the way, The Ark of Truth finished filming this week. Pics: Ivon shooting, DOP Pete Woeste backs up his director, Rob Cooper wonder where all the time has gone, Producer John Lenic on a very important call, Camera Operator Andy Wilson prepares to ride off into the sunset, and the FX Stage.
Q&A
Firefly827347 writes: “What’s your all-time favourite movie?”
Answer: Hard to say. Off the top of my head, some of my favorites include The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Reservoir Dogs, and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
Rozey79 writes: “Exactly how is the shooting schedule decided?”
Answer: Production concerns dictate the shooting schedule. Who will be available when and, more importantly, how long will it take the Art Department and Construction to build the necessary sets. For instance, in order to give them time to put together the wraith set for Reunion, which airs #3, we ended up shooting it much later in the schedule.
Majorsal writes: “I know you guys -makers of stargate- don’t have any control over scifi and their decisions, but is there any chance of the channel changing their minds and airing atlantis before the fall?”
Answer: Sorry. Again, that’s up to SciFi.
Anonymous #2 writes: “Quote: “Answer: Er, again, you mean they don’t go the way you expect” Er, again, wrong.”
Answer: Mmm, no. No. I’m right.
Anonymous #3 writes: “Bounty….Worst Episode Ever.”
Answer: Come on. Irresponsible and Emancipation were way worse!
Alipeeps writes: “Do you own any suits that aren’t black? Or is that simply not an option when one has a supervillain reputation to maintain?”
Answer: A couple of dark blues and several variations of black (pinstriped, patterned, etc.). I prefer the black when I’m on-camera though for the reason you mentioned.
Anonymous #2 also writes: “Perhaps my not being one of the “lemmings” you called many of the fans in an earlier post (name-calling indeed) you find it necessary to make unfounded statements to give the impression that something transpired that didn’t.”
Answer: Sure, that’s one possible way of looking at it. Or, one can look at the fact that I have posted plenty of negative posts in the past including your lengthy list of complaints, and assume I’m probably telling the truth on this one.
Jessica writes: “What was your opinion on the Goblet of Fire movie then or any of the HP movies in general?”
Answer: In nearly all cases, I prefer the book over the movies. Of the first few books in the series, however, Azkaban was my least favorite – but was my favorite of all the movies.
Boodle writes: “Do you think that Scifi wants to do away with all the Scifi Friday shows? Maybe they want to create a new identity for the channel?”
Answer: Given the fact that they’re developing Flash Gordon, I’d say they’re still very much into science fiction – in addition to speculative fiction in general (shows like Dresden Files and Eureka are great examples). As for a possible season five pick-up – I don’t think a decision will be made until after the back half of season three has aired in its entirety, which means there is plenty of time for those to climb.
Kelly writes: “I’m curious how episodes like The Road Not Taken and The Shroud get made alongside an episode like Bounty. They’re so different, so completely alien to each other.”
Answer: One of the great things about Stargate is its ability to tell a wide range of stories, offering us as writers the opportunity to script everything from the high-drama arc-driven episodes (like The Shroud) to lighter one-offs (like Bounty).
Ruffles writes: “As Executive Producer, what do you find to be the most difficult part of producing an ep?”
Answer: Probably having to sit through endless screenings of a given episode over the course of its production.
The 2nd Lily writes: “Joe, I have a cold. Any tricks you can recommend so that I can get writing done without being strung out on cold and flu tablets?”
Answer: A cold? Are you kidding? I’ve done some of my best writing in a fevered state.
Karen writes: “Given that there are twenty episodes shot, how many additional stories don’t make the cut beyond the idea/planning stage for various reasons?”
Answer: Maybe only a handful every season.
Anonymous #4 writes: “Which episode (that you’ve produced) has been frought with the most production hastles? Which one really turned out worse because of problems behind the cameras?”
Answer: Of the episodes I’ve produced? Not counting Irresponsible? Fourth Horseman I and II for the first question. Prodigy for the second.
Mary writes: “What’s the most you’ve ever spent on a meal?”
Answer: A lot. At a restaurant called Serena in Shinjuku, Japan where we had kobe beef for the first time.
Dee in South Africa writes: “All black all the time, or jeans and a tee-shirt when you’re not working?”
Answer: Usually chain mail and a plate helmet. It makes the work-outs more challenging.
Nikki writes: “ – Do you have any advice for a budding foodie who is, quite frankly, broke. 2- It was really nice to see those photos of the Student Bodies guys and get a quick update because I used to love that show. Was it a chance meeting or did you keep in touch with some of the cast? 3- Of the many books you’ve read, are any of them mainly comedies?
Answers: 1. You don’t have to spend a bundle to experience a great meal. In fact, some of the best meals I’ve enjoyed were at smaller, family-run restaurants. I usually find out about these holes-in-the-wall through word of mouth. Ask around. 2. We do keep in touch for the most part. Mik, who played Victor, is doing a fair amount of writing in Montreal, Jessica, who played Flash, has been doing a lot of stage work, and Jennifer Finnegan is, of course, the lead of her own show on CBS, Close to Home. I don’t really keep in touch with the rest of the cast, but I have heard that they’ve been keep busy as well. 3. Not many are comedies but a few do contain a fair amount of humor. I would again recommend Scalzi’s Old Man’s War. Also check out Max Brooks’s Zombie Survival Guide.
Anne writes: “Joe, I don’t know if you generally do this sort of thing, but could you pass on a message to the playback people and/or people who do everything that shows on computer screens/data screens in SGA?”
Answer: That’s very nice of you. I will mention it although I know that a few of them do check out my blog from time to time.
Edward4th writes: “Speaking as a mother *slaps upside the head* do Italian mothers give free guilt trips as well?”
Answer: Yeah. Round trip and in business class to boot.
Amy Lynn writes: “prosciutto-wrapped cantaloupe Never would have thought of that combination. Does it work well together?”
Answer: For me it doesn’t.
Siba writes: “…if you ever come to Italy, you could drop by and I’d cook for you!”
Answer: Deal! What’s your specialty?
Karen writes: “Just finished re-watching ‘The Game’ – is the clue you spoke of McKay’s question about killing one to save ten?”
Answer: Nope.
Anthony writes: “If you had a working Zat, who would be the first person you would fire upon?”
Answer: Depends. Would it be capable of traveling over the internet?
C.C. writes: “I’d never heard anyone refer to shrimp as ‘prawn’ until I went to Vancouver. Granted, I’ve not had the chance to visit a lot of other cities in the west, but is that a Vancouver thing, a Canadian thing, or a west-coast thing?”
Answer: It may be a Vancouver or west-coast thing as I always referred to them as shrimp, regardless of their size, while I was growing up in Montreal.
Crazymom writes: “all those McKay portraits on the Geldar set: how were those done?”
Answer: We commissioned various artists to paint them.
Anonymous #5 writes: “Can you please tell me that sheppard isnt going to save the day like he always does, whenever the city is hit by some epidemic..”
Answer: Let’s just say that all of the team will have a role to play in trying to save the day.
Logic Sequence writes: “What’s your favorite Italian dessert?”
Answer: Tiramisu and amaretti are up there.
Anonymous #2 also writes: about O’Neill’s reluctance to accept a team member without off-world experience in season 8.
Answer: Like O’Neill’s inability to find a replacement for Daniel from among a host of worthy candidates with plenty of off-world experience, this would indicate there is more at stake for Jack than he let’s on; his decision has less to do with the reasons for his claimed reticence (the lack of off-world experience), and more to do with a reluctance to replace Daniel in season 6, and an unwillingness to rubber stamp a candidate who is being shoved down his throat. Remember in The Tomb, he wasn’t exactly enthused about having to work with a Russian team. Again, I think this had less to do with who was accompanying them than why (again, a situation in which he was essentially forced to accept a decision already made). Finally, given the fact that he never was able to select a candidate to replace Daniel from all of the off-world teams, ultimately accepting Jonas, suggests that, to Jack, a person’s character is the deciding factor.
Would you think me a complete suckup if I said thanks for the hard work and I’m looking forward to Season 4? Because I mean it and I am.
Joe,
Now that the Goa’uld are no longer a threat, what are the Tok’ra up to? Seems like their network of spies would be awfully handy to foment disbelief and discontent around worlds under the control of the Ori.
It’s a good thing we have DVDs here, because during his enthusiastic transplanting in the backyard today, my husband cut the cable. The good news: he’s done it many times before, so he knows how to fix it without calling the cable company. At least he didn’t cut the phone line this time.
And I second what Rose said!
Any chance Shep and the gang might trip over a Furling in S4? They seem to have left the Milky Way…
I’ve just watched Unending, a very suitable and sad final episode, I get the impression though that parts were rewritten quite late on am I correct? Will the new weapons be fitted to Daedalus and Apollo?
Great blog again, Joe! Can you tell us when Continuum will begin shooting? And I’d like to request that you and your trusty camera snap a few (or a bunch of) shots of Richard Dean Anderson while he’s there. Thanks!
JackAttack
“I’ve compiled a list of the t.v. on dvd box sets I’m bringing along – just in case”
What? No House DVDs?!
Off the top of my head, some of my favorites include The Princess Bride
That officially confirms your “cool” status in my eyes.. and grants you inclusion to the list of people whom I know will respond, “My name is Inigo Montoya!”, whenever anybody says to them, “Hallo!” 😀
P.S. Does this mean we have you to thank for Sheppard’s awesome little Princess Bride reference in Return Part I? 😉
Joe,
After watching The Shroud, I was struck with how, well, plodding almost the entire ep was. The middle of the ep was one long explanation or conversation after another, and they seemed to be repeating almost the same information many times.
Was The Shroud supposed to be a clip ep or a bottle show to save money? I’m trying to figure out why so many scenes were just people standing in a closed room talking (and talking and talking and talking).
By contrast, Bounty seemed to have a much larger budget. Loved the CGI where it looked like the camera was diving into the ship and then panning way back away from the ship in the beginning. Very creative.
Hi Joe,
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid along with The Sting are two of my favorite movies ever made. Paul Newman and Robert Redford(guessing that’s the version of Butch and Sundance that you are referring to) were always fantastic when together in a film. I also enjoyed Woody Allen. Private life aside the man was brilliant. Peter Sellers was also great. I loved The Pink Panther.
I have to say Joe that I’m really going to miss SG1. It seems like just yesterday that the series began. Ten years is a great run though and we will get to see Sam on Atlantis. I’m really looking forward to Chris and Michael’s new project and wish them the best. I definitely will follow Michael, Amanda, and Chris wherever their careers lead them. Thanks for a great blog!
Big3Fan
Since the team is looking for the Athosians in “The Seer,” do they disappear in “Missing?”
“Answer: Depends. Would it be capable of traveling over the internet?”
It can travel anywhere your heart desires, you just need to beleive.
Hey Joe,
Ever watched a show called ReGenesis? I see it is on MovieChannel and MovieCentral in Canada. I’ve caught a couple of episodes. Pretty cool and they get most of the science right.
‘Ello Joe! I’m betting you’ve been to Steveston before. What’s your favourite restuarant there? And have you ever had the Triple Chocolate Mousse cake from The Diplomat Bakery?
PS. You wouldn’t bring your own shows to your deserted island? Why not?
Hang on a second there, Joe. Emancipation has a lot more to recommend itself than Bounty does. Emancipation, at the very least, feels like a Stargate episode. The team is off world, they’re together in almost every scene, and the story doesn’t rely on a crazy, illogical deus ex machina ending. Sure, it’s a bit simplistic and leans heavily on stereotypical tv cliches, but it’s also the first episode of the series (COTG being a pilot). It’s quite obvious that SG-1 was still trying to find its feet then. Bounty, however, is the 209th episode of SG-1. It also is steeped in tv cliches. The humor isn’t clever or subtle, as SG-1 was in the early days, and four of the six cast members barely play a role. Bounty is the worst kind of filler. Even the cast seemed to know they were making a stinker. Michael Shanks’ says as much in his blog. Not only that, but Bounty still makes the Lusian Alliance look like idiots. How are we supposed to take that “threat” seriously? I don’t know, it just looks like not a lot of effort went into the episode.
I was wondering if anything that happens in Doppleganger is the reason for what Teyla finds about herself in Seers or was it was it from season 3? Thank you.
“I don’t think a decision will be made until after the back half of season three has aired in its entirety, which means there is plenty of time for those to climb.”
Forgive me if this has already been addressed, i’m sure it has, and forgive me again if you don’t know because it’s SCIFI’s deal.
Wouldn’t you think SCIFI would wait until the season 4 premeire ratings are in before making any major decisions?
I would expect ratings for episodes that are completely new all over the world to be higher, and that they would paint a more accurate picture than ratings from episodes that have already aired all over the world.
So as you stated we’re under the assumption of a season five… i like to think positive too soo… under that assumption have you once thought of the Atlantis one hundreth episode… how will that work though with it being the season finalie i would highly doubt you guys would waste a chance at throwing a cliff hanger at us really serious fans.
~LightningSt~ (My normal callsign :-P)
Joe,
Lest you think I have no sense of humor…I love Get Smart. It’s one of those shows I’d get on DVD the week it comes out – if it ever does.
Silliness abounds, but it’s the show’s premise. Unlike either of the Syargates, except as a one-off.
Gotta admit I love the tiramisu also. Now all I need is your willpower to get up and exercise for that hour…
Sorry I was a bit…irritated earlier.
suse
Q: I’ve been wondering for a bit about the music that is in each episode. Is most of it composed before the episode is made and dropped in during post or is there an individual score for each episode? Also, do the directors have a large hand in editing the footage or do they just leave it up to whoever’s in charge of that section with a couple of instructions, etc.?
And a hopeful huzzah in regards to high ratings and a season 5 (I would be crushed and mortified if there weren’t) ;D.
Hi Joe:
Do you do housework, and if so, what job do you get stuck with that you absolutely hate?
Now that Continuum is about to be filmed, would you please, please, please, take some pictures of Cliff Simon and post them? Tell him I twisted your arm. He’ll just nod knowingly and offer his sympathy. Do you know if Ba’al gets killed off at the end of the movie? If you know, will you tell us the answer? And if you will tell us the answer, can you tell us now? 🙂
By the way, can I give you my ADHD cat? He’ll be a great companion for your pugs.
Have a great day.
Patricia
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for alipeeps:
“You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The first of which is never get involved in a land war in Asia. But only slightly less well known is this…never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!”
closely followed by
“Stop that rhyming now, I mean it. Anybody want a peanut?”
Thank you for passing on/planning to pass on my remarks! I just want them to know how hugely appreciated their work is.
“Jenny Robin said…
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What are you, his agent or something? If it’s good enough, it’ll get there without constant reminders.
Did he promise you naked Joe Flanigan if you got him nominated or something?
You liked the PoA movie better than the book? I saw the movie first and that was the first one where I got the distinct feeling I was missing something. It’s not a bad movie, certainly, but I prefer the book. The movie doesn’t explain at all about who the Marauders are, the werewolf looks ridiculous and not at all as described in the books…although I do find it amusing that while, in the book, Snape brags about protecting the kids after he’d really just passed out immediately, in the movie, he actually does try to protect the kids. Is it just me, or does Snape come off slightly less menacing in the movies (he’s certainly not very frightening in the fourth one)?
So, is the kingdom of Geldar from “The Game” at all related to the kingdom of Guilder? 😉
I had a nightmare last night that SGA wasn’t signed on to do a Season Five. It made me cry. Have you had a similar experiance?
Joe, I hate you, I really hate you for not taking and posting at least ONE pic of Claudia Black and Michael Shanks on The Ark of Truth set.
Mr. Mallozzi, Sir, I wonder is the father of Teyla’s baby a human?
Hi Joe,
I must say I enjoyed “Bounty” very much – really funny and cool episode. TV Squad and IGN reviewers seem to like it too 🙂 Agree that Emancipation is 10 thousand times worse.
hi Joe i wanted to ask you if we will see the Hoffman’s from poisoning the well in season 4 or Allina from the brotherhood episode and are there any plans for a wraith queen appearing in season 4 cause a lot of us wraith fans are wondering when we will see Andee reprising her role?please and thanks for your time
Will Carter mention anything from her experience in ‘The Road not taken’ in particular to McKay?
Also I’ve just been able to start watching Atlantis in HD and its Brilliant! Any idea if there are plans to release on HD or Blu-ray in the future?
Hi Joe!
At the beginning of EP The Game Rodney talks about a runaway train and who to save ,the 10 people or the one baby.
I was wondering what would you do?
P.S.:It would be cool if one of the heroes of Atlantis would have to make such decision and it would have consequences on their personality
P.S.S.: Thumbs up for season 10 of SG-1
Bye and have a nice life Joe! 😀
Klemen
Will Ronan and Teyla learn any ‘science stuff’ in season 4?
*activating cone of silence* Get Smart has to be one of the funniest of all time, I wonder why the shoe-phone never caught on?
I’m having the best time introducing my kids to such classics, do you think I might be stunting their emotional development:P
Oh yeah, duty sycophant reporting to say all your(collective) hard work is mightily appreciated and season 4 eagerly anticipated.
Nice one Joe!
If you had super powers, would you ever use them to reach through the internet and slap people who use your blog to rant about everything they dislike about Stargate? I would. Kudos for tactfully handling some of the rudest fans.
Have you recorded any commentaries for the season 10 DVDs? Also, are we going to get any with cast members? Not that I don’t love the writers, directors, etc….but I wouldn’t mind one from Claudia Black (the Prometheus Unbound commentary is a favorite).
Would you consider having Michael Weatherly from NCIS on Stargate Atlantis or Universe.
Do you know what kind of lead charactor you are going to have in Stargate Universe(traits like O’Neill or Sheppard)?
Who else has an active blog like yours i could talk to?What is the blog URL(http://mr.executive.com//)
Thanks for answering my question and for posting the pics! I noticed Joe Flanigan’s chair in the last pic, any idea what the thing in tinfoil is? And that man sure likes his coffee…
Please excuse me while I hijack your blog.
Anonymous said…
Since the team is looking for the Athosians in “The Seer,” do they disappear in “Missing?”
Apparently, the fact that you keep having to ask this question hasn’t yet clued you in on the fact that Joe does not want to answer it.
Again love your work, Window of Opportunity the greatest EVER! How long does it take you to read these post, emails, etc, and then determine who gets an answer? Also, are you on any season 9 commentaries? Thanks! Oh, one last question, I know some of the guys over there (Martin Wood) are into comics. Are you and if so, what is your favorite character?
Anonymous #3 writes: “Bounty….Worst Episode Ever.”
Answer: Come on. Irresponsible and Emancipation were way worse!
I’ve never actually watched Emancipation all the way through, it makes me cringe, sorry. I thought Bounty was entertaining.
Will the Stargate films spend more time being i) filmed or ii) edited and having the cgi bits added in? Sorry I’m not the most technical of people so I don’t know what label it all comes under.
“Bounty….Worst Episode Ever.”
For the record, I loved that epy. I think season 10 is probably my second favorite season. (Sorry, season 5 is the running favorite.) I liked “Emancipation” too, I think the worst episode was, uh…”Spirits”? With the Native American mythology?
The Stargate DVDs didn’t make your list?!
Why is Joe Flanigan’s chair smaller than the others in the picture you posted?
Does Sci-Fi create the previews for upcoming eps? Because I gotta say, as of late the previews have been terrible! They make Sg-1 and Atlantis look like 3rd rate generic garbage. I’m glad I don’t pay attention to them at all, or I would be missing some wonderful episodes.
Mr.Mallozzi, the father of Teyla’s baby is he a human?
A day late but let’s see if Joe is still entertained by this:
**snip, snip You compare yourself to Joe**
Uhh – where exactly did I do that – I am perfectly content being nothing like Joe Mallozzi.
**and claim you would make changes to fix the problem, then turn around and say you never said so. **
Uhhh where exactly did I say that??
**You say you would have no problem backstabbing and criticizing your former boss**
Uhh where exactly did I say that??
**showing yourself to be an opportunistic jerk, and then claim its perfectly normal behavior in your real world anyways.**
Perhaps not being capable of having an adult lifestyle in the corporate world you are a bit bitter, anyways.
**Like what? Spending hours in front at your computer writing up your super long and involved analysis of a t.v. show? Stargate is fantasty. Watching it doesn’t count for real-life experience. **
I’m sorry if you think Staragte is such a complex bit of literature that it takes you hours to analyze it and write something up about it – it is not rocket sience. Watch an episode once – get it – move on.
A few notes here and there to spar with Joe Mallozzi doesn’t eat a lot of time from my day.
I just don’t get this negativity towards ‘Bounty’. I personally thought it a wonderful episode. The scenes just totally flowed, the chemistry between the main actors was wonderful (kudos to Ben and Claudia), the guest actors were fantastic… loved everyone especially Cam’s Mum and Dad and Darryl. Mrs DeLouise was a lovely Amy and I also thought the Bounty Hunter was very good.
The script zipped along and I loved the ‘falling over the chair’ moment (isn’t that just something we’d all do if harbouring a long-lived hidden crush?), Vala’s conversation with Mum & Dad, the end, ‘GET IN THE CAR’, Cam’s reaction to Mum’s liberalism… well, just about all the character moments.
And to a certain bunch of nay-sayers, I am NOT a hormonally challenged teenage male, but a middle-aged, married mother and professional jobber! See Joe, there are those of us that love these standalones that advance the characters in an amusing, well-scripted way!
Karen
In all honesty, which chocolate is best, belgian or swiss?
Hi Joe,
it was never explained in the season 9 or 10, so perhaps you can tell us how long exactly Vala was a host to Goa’uld?
Hi again Joe,
I hope you don’t mind my posting again so soon. After reading a few of the posts on here I wanted to give my opinion about a couple of things.
First I loved “The Shroud.” Even though it was a Daniel episode it was a good team episode. Not only was the entire cast used well but so was Jack. For someone to think that it might be a clip episode because it didn’t have the explosions etc. or that their was alot of dialogue I find a little disconcerting. Some of the best episodes,in my opinion,are those
that don’t depend on explosions or a big budget to make them work. Good examples would be “Solitudes” “Abyss”,and “Lifeboat” just to name a few. In each of these episodes all you needed was a room, great dialogue, and the rest of the team looking for a way to solve the problem.
Big budget doesn’t always mean a great episode. Sometimes the best episodes are those that are done with a great script,great acting,a
small room and the entire cast being used and not wallpapered. For me “The Shroud was really good
and “Bounty”…not so much.
Big3Fan
Nice pics of the italian food. *getting hungry again*
Speaking as a croat daughter, about going to (italian) restaurants and mothers: I know what you’re talking about. My mum’s the same.
Have a nice day.. =)
QUOTE Edward4th writes: “Speaking as a mother *slaps upside the head* do Italian mothers give free guilt trips as well?”
Answer: Yeah. Round trip and in business class to boot. END QUOTE
Edward and Joe: Mothers from the Deep South USA give guilt trips on a train…in the baggage compartment.
*May my mother rest in peace, and Happy Mothers’ Day to yours!*
QUOTE Crazymom writes: “all those McKay portraits on the Geldar set: how were those done?”
Answer: We commissioned various artists to paint them. QUOTE
Wishful thinking: was one of the artists Don S. Davis?
Regarding “The Game”–Do I see a little fan influence in the names Geldar, Nola, and Hellona, or were they mere coincidences?
Yours in admitted immodesty,
Gilder McKay…*ahem* McCarroll
Joe,
Can you please just let us know that we’ll be getting to see the real Jack O’neill in Continuum, not an alternate reality version or an alternate timeline version. It’s not much of a spoiler to at least say that we’ll be getting to see the real Jack in the movie. Thanks.
Can you tell us how many minutes long will be the Ark of Truth? We heard earlier that the film is equal to a double episode (= 84 minutes), but you mentioned that there will be less deleted scenes, so can it be longer (like a three part episode)?
QUOTE Gilder writes: “Want to place a chocolate bet on the Spurs/Suns series?”
Answer: Sure. I’ll take the Suns. END QUOTE
You’re on, Joe! A pound of fudge from the Fudge Shoppe in Flemington, NJ (a family favorite) against an equal amount from your favorite chocolatier.
Amending the bet: Will make it a pound from a San Antonio chocolatier…if I can locate one.
Answer: Like O’Neill’s inability to find a replacement for Daniel from among a host of worthy candidates with plenty of off-world experience, this would indicate there is more at stake for Jack than he let’s on; his decision has less to do with the reasons for his claimed reticence (the lack of off-world experience), and more to do with a reluctance to replace Daniel in season 6, and an unwillingness to rubber stamp a candidate who is being shoved down his throat. Remember in The Tomb, he wasn’t exactly enthused about having to work with a Russian team. Again, I think this had less to do with who was accompanying them than why (again, a situation in which he was essentially forced to accept a decision already made). Finally, given the fact that he never was able to select a candidate to replace Daniel from all of the off-world teams, ultimately accepting Jonas, suggests that, to Jack, a person’s character is the deciding factor.
Wow this is a fascinating scenario at so many levels.
Also, do you watch/like Dancing with the Stars – I didn’t see it on your list?
Hi Joe,
one more question today… this one is actually more for Rob Cooper actually… are Daniel/Vala shippers going to be mad or happy after watching “The Ark of Truth”?
Can you confirm that all of the main players will be affected in Tabula Rasa?? Are we going to see a hot and flustered Lt. Colonel Sheppard???
Oooh….nice DVD list Joe. Have 2 quick questions – if the Doctor showed up with the TARDIS and you could go anywhere you want to, where/when would you travel to? Also, if you were flipping through channels at home and a Stargate episode was on, would you a)definatly watch it, b)maybe watch it, c)go to the next channel, or d)something else?
Hi Joe!
I was just wondering……I know the release date for S-10 of SG-1 DVDs was announced already. Any idea when S-3 of SGA will be released? I hope we won’t have to wait as long as we did for S-2.
Is that a turkey sandwich on Joe Flanigan’s chair in the foil? Or maybe some brownies to go along with the coffee…..
Looking forward to S-4 of SGA!!!
One of the things I’m looking forward to most in season 4 is McKay and Carter verbally kicking the crap out of eachother… are we going to see a fair amount of it?
Hi Joe,
How are you and Fondy this fine day?
I was wondering, if the CG Wraith appears in The Seer, will we get some Shep and/or team angst regarding what happened in Common Ground? Will the ‘all bets are off’ come into play?
Thank you!
Jenn
hey joe! any idea what the episode order after missing is yet??!
*waves*
The 2nd Lily writes: “Joe, I have a cold. Any tricks you can recommend so that I can get writing done without being strung out on cold and flu tablets?”
Answer: A cold? Are you kidding? I’ve done some of my best writing in a fevered state.
*cough*
You know, Joe. Sometimes art imitates life. So maybe you can use some of your exerience of feeling all hot, sweaty and fevered and put it into that ‘special script’ you’re going to write, for that certain person 😀 *nudge nudge, wink wink*
And since you’re filming Tabula Rasa at the moment, any chance you could do a lil addendum to have Shep, semi nekkid under the infirmary sheet ;o) I’m sure the *cough* majority of fans have been waiting for something like that :o)
Thank you Mr M you’re a very wise and kind man 😀
Joe, you seem to like poking fun at Irresponsible as an episode “where everything went wrong”. Irresponsible is actually a decent episode if you take it for what it is: popcorn entertainment. Same goes for Bounty, it’s good fun.
But how about some episodes that should have been good, but turned out absolutely terrible, like The Shroud. When I read the spoilers way back, I thought it was going to be dark and cool. Instead, it was just silly.
It seems to me that you’re just using Irresponsible to say “Hey, look guys, I’m also our biggest critic!”.
Be nice Joe, I mean well.
Hey Joe,
I just saw the video commercials for Atlantis on the MGM Atlantis Website, with “superfans.” The exploding pj, the motorcycle, the kawoosh, loved it!! What an awesome spinny DHD thingy – it’s ALOT easier to watch the show!
Do any of you have a hand in writing these, or did someone outside the production write them?
For Jenny Robin:
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
“I’m calling the brute squad.”
“I’m on the brute squad.”
“You are the brute squad!”
😆
Anonymous said…
hi Joe i wanted to ask you if we will see the Hoffman’s from poisoning the well in season 4 or Allina from the brotherhood episode and are there any plans for a wraith queen appearing in season 4 cause a lot of us wraith fans are wondering when we will see Andee reprising her role?please and thanks for your time.
*ahem* Keep watching Season 3 for the answer to at least one of those questions… 😀
Random on the shrimp thing. They are called ‘prawns’ in Australia so the so called famous Aussie saying of ‘Throw another shrimp on the barbie’ is actually something Australians rarely say 🙂
Speaking of Australia, would you ever visit us all the way down under?
Since you were one of the writers of IRRESPONSIBLE, I was wondering if you could comment on why you would list it up there with EMANCIPATION as a one of the worst eps?
Here are my thoughts.
The first ep was slighty amusing solely because of the team’s reaction to him. Carson was hilarious. The second time I hated LUCIUS. It was not one of those love to hate him either, I just hated him. He came across as a sleazy guy with no redeeming characteristics. He wasn’t even funny. I just didn’t see the point in having another ep about him.
I did like the shoot out between Sheppard and Koyla, I just wish it was put in a better ep.
Hey Joe, I was wondering if you knew of any place in Vancouver or Richmond where I can get some really good cheesecake?
Due to the lack of interest in and low number of responses for joe’s blog eval, I am postponing the compilation and posting of results indefinitely.
Some of my ideas are great and some are successful. This idea ended up being either one or none of these.
Regardless, I’m not going to spend a couple of hours of my time tonight to put together something in which no one (or very few) have an interest.
One day the world may be ready to receive my creative genius, but it appears that day may be far from now.
Super thanks to those of you (ok, just one person responded, and now that person has my unwavering respect and on-line acquaintanceship forever) who participated.
So, to that one person–Thanks for being brave, thoughtful, articulate, and for being a pioneer amongst the masses.
I must amend my prior post to say that TWO people responded. We had a late entry.
Thank you!
But now, I hope you both know that my life-long respect and never ending on-line acquaintanceship must be shared between the two of you.
I’m sure you’ll understand.
Now, if we can just get about 20 more people to respond….hmm……
It’s strange how the internet sucks you in when you’re not looking. I’m writing about some volunteering I did (how do you teach police cadets how to do sobriety testing?–heh!), and I realized I don’t know where to post it. My webpage? My blog? MySpace? It’s too long for Twitter. How did I end with up all these pages!? It’s all David Hewlett’s fault. Seriously, it is. And I find myself calculating the time difference between Kansas and Vancouver several times a day as I wonder if you’ve updated your blog yet. Is there a 12-step group for this?
Big mistake not getting around to Rome. It will suck you in and not let go.