Boy, nothing quite turns your appetite like watching a wraith birthing scene. We were caught completely off-guard, munching away on pasta, pizza and wings when, suddenly, the sequence flashed up on screen. “Oooooooh,”moaned Alan. “Aaawwww!”screamed Alex. Carl made no noise, silently turning his head and vomiting back into his container of creamy tortellini. “Cool,”muttered Martin, eyes fixed, munching away unfazed. After lunch, I ran into Will Waring, the director responsible for bringing this horror to the screen along with Todd Masters of MastersFX. “Oh, yeah,”he enthused, “We almost drowned poor Morris (Chapdelaine who plays the birthing wraith) in methycil.” Methycil, for those who don’t know (like me until I asked) is used by productions looking to capture that disquietingly goopy je ne sais quoi. Just add a little water to its powdered form and you have oodles of movie slime, just the thing for salivating aliens, ectoplasmic explosions, and ooziferous wraith birthing sequences.
Well, I’m pleased to report that we made some headway on Martin’s script, Foxy Loxy with Floppy Socksies (Think about it! All the clues you need are right in the title!), hashing out some of the major beats and act breaks in an episode that promises to be a lot of fun. Once that was done, I wandered over to Stage 3 where Rob was shooting one of the outstanding scenes for The Ark of Truth. I snapped some pics of the big gun, then turned around and noticed everyone had donned protective gear for their ears. My cue to leave. Always a good idea before the shooting starts.
By the way, the Zotters chocolates were a big hit – some more than others. Surprisingly, people actually liked the celery, tuffle and port wine, and didn’t mind the bacon bits (“I can’t taste the bacon!”declared Paul although, for my part, I thought the salty cracklings were a noticeable but still subtly welcome contrast to the sweetness of the chocolate). Less successful were the chewy caramel and nougat variations. All very interesting but still, my favorite recent purchase was that bread and chocolate Chocolat Stella. I loved it so much that I’ll be swinging by Monde Chocolat on the way home and cleaning out their entire stock.
Catching up on the viewer mail…
PG15 writes: “Whenever you eat dinner at home, do you ever do something else at the same time? Like, watching TV or reading?”
Answer: Hate to admit it but whenever we eat dinner at home, we’re usually watching The Food Network.
Steph writes: “Out of all the character driven episodes, which one are you most proud of/looking forward to/etc?”
Answer: I can’t really pick one. There are a number of very interesting candidates: Reunion, Missing, Miller’s Crossing, Be All My Sins Remember’d, Quarantine.
Anonymous #1 writes: “If you have an extra spot to fill for Season Four, will you guys consider filling it with your shelved Carson story?”
Answer: Given the stories we’ve developed so far, that particular story no longer makes sense in the grand scheme of things.
Bugguy writes: “Oh and once again, if you keep eating that sushi, bad karma will visit you. I will see you in a professional sense. The worm D. latum is a really nasty customer, but you go on eating it…you’re not feeling any cramping are you? Double vision? Tingling in finger and toes?”
Answer: My elbows sometimes get itchy. Does that count?
Copernicus writes: “1) Are you guys writing with the possibility of no season five in mind? That is to say, would you be able to wrap up SGA to your liking without significantly changing the back half of season 4 if it came down to it? 2) If you do hit season 5, and I hope you do, would you consider upping the number of episodes you make that year?
3) If you hit season 5 and are looking for an episode or two that isn’t from your writing staff, would you be so kind as to let us know? I work quite cheap.
Answers: 1) We will be ending the season as planned. 2) That’s a network call. 3) Will keep you in mind.
Shawna writes: “Regarding chocolates, how do you feel about fruit/cream fillings? Nuts? Nougat?”
Answer: I’m not a big fan of anything fruity or chewy. Nuts are okay.
Vikitty writes: “The last time I was in HK was seven years ago – how did you find the environment and atmosphere?”
Answer: We loved it. Not somewhere we’d want to live, but definitely somewhere we’d love to visit on a regular basis.
Luke writes: “If I fly to vancouver for a holiday. Could I juset go up to Bridge Studios and order an autograph of any of the actors? Am I allowed to see or talk to them?”
Answer: Sorry. There are days when I can barely get past security myself.
Wwlh writes: “Hey Joe – you recently mentioned that you finished reading David Wingrove’s Chung Kuo. What were your thoughts?”
Answer: I thought Wingrove does an incredible job of world-building and creating a multitude of very interesting characters. Except the women who strangely don’t seem to possess much in the way of personalities (at least in the first book). I liked The Middle Kingdom a lot – up until the really over-the-top assault about two-thirds of the way through the book that was almost cartoonish in its gratuitousness and so over-the-top and silly compared to an otherwise very accomplished narrative.
Wraithkeeper writes: “When you’re writing scripts, do you always write the scenes in the order that they’ll air?”
Answer: Yes. One season builds to another and latter scenes draw from the ones before them.
Anonymous #2 writes: “ What will you be doing….and will you still be blogging about it?”
Answer: I’ll be reading, writing and, yes, blogging about the usual: food, work, and pugs.
Dorothea writes: “I have a breakfast question for you. Are you coffee, chocolate milk, tea, orange juice drinker for breakfast?”
Answer: I don’t do coffee or juice but will start my morning with a cup of matcha (green tea), do a work-out, then have my standard breakfast of: low fat yogurt, protein powder, All-Bran Flakes, and fruit.
Anonymous #3 writes: “You got rid Beckett AND Weir? Great move. NOT! Now you’re bringing Carter onboard? Hope you have your resume updated.”
Answer: “Great move…NOT!”? Do people still say that? Makes you sound a bit dated. Just saying. As for updating my resume – Why? Are you hiring?
SMB Books writes: “…and you can get Sopranos stuff! What item from the series would you want?”
Answer: I want that 30 seconds of black screen that others have been raving about.
Pauline writes: “ You’ve probably been asked this before, but have you ever, or would you ever try Fugu (pufferfish).”
Answer: I thought about trying it the last time I was in Tokyo, but Fondy wouldn’t let me. Apparently she needs me around to take the dogs to daycare.
WHAT?!…Whales writes: “How is it that you keep killing Baal and/or his clones but the next time we see him/them, he/they always knows what happened to the previously killed Baal even though there was no interection with him before he was killed?”
Answer: Could you give me an example.
Ben writes: “Any plans for a “Future” episode of Atlantis, akin to SG1’s “2010”? A kind of “What if?” episode, those are always interesting.”
Answer: Heh. Funny you should say that…
Ayla writes: “I have a theory. My theory is that the Stargate program really exists, and you guys are all in on it.”
Answer: Interesting theory. Hmmm. By the way, who else have you shared this crazy theory with? We may have to deal with them too.
Jen Kirk writes: “ Joe are you a Spinal Tap fan? That is my all time fave film. A friend of mine who is a professor in a Music Business program makes that movie required viewing and gives out a 100 question “quiz” with it for extra credit. How do you think you would do on it?”
Answer: I think I’d score a solid B+.
We were watching the show with AFI’s top 100 movies. Do you have a favorite all-time movie? I suggested we rent Dr. Strangelove, since GeekBoy has never seen it, and he liked the idea. Then he requested another movie that he’s “always wanted to see”–12 Angry Men. I always find it disconcerting when he pulls that maturity thing on me.
Cute comments today Joe. Martin Gero sounds like either he has a strong stomach/just has seen it one too many times?
Come on & fess up — did you go a little green & pukey?
You should ship some of that Chocolat Stella my way, sure sounds yummy.
Joe nice to see the blog up ‘early’ today!
So how is the pug you are ‘definantly not getting’? Are you going to go and visit it soon?
are you guys going to have SGA coincide with Continuum, with time changing and all? are you guys even concidering it, maybe as another DTV movie?
I’m afraid lack of female characterization in a novel doesn’t surprise me–it’s pretty much the norm. Karen Bechdel has written a lovely little piece about this (admittedly about comics, but broader points apply) here. Her basic questions for sussing out, shall we say, less fully realized females are:
1) Is she the only woman?
2) Does she talk to other women?
3) … about something other than a man?
Good rules.
So there is still going to be one Carson epi, right? Or is that the one that was shelved?
I think I know what Foxy Loxy with Floppy Socksies is about! All of the expedition members are infected with something that makes them speak in rhyme. Am I right?
I’m always looking for new types of sushi to try. What are your favorite types that you’d recommend?
Bugguy writes: “Oh and once again, if you keep eating that sushi, bad karma will visit you. I will see you in a professional sense. The worm D. latum is a really nasty customer, but you go on eating it…you’re not feeling any cramping are you? Double vision? Tingling in finger and toes?”
Answer: My elbows sometimes get itchy. Does that count?
Oh dear lord you have the elbow itching already? Umm, you do have your will in order right? I wouldn’t buy any long playing albums.
Hi Joe, I’m fairly new to your blog, but I do love reading it. It, like the ‘Gates, is fantastic. I wish I had something more substantive to say than this post really makes me want chocolate, but I don’t so here’s a question.
Any idea how long filming will be going for the SG-1 movies? I meant to write thank-you letters to people before the series was done, but I didn’t, so now I’m shooting for before the movies are done. Thanks, and best to you.
Hey, Joe. Just realized you can totally ignore my previous question, since in the post I missed, you answered it (not that you couldn’t ignore it anyway, but you know what I mean). The other stuff still stands, though. So, new, fairly random, question:
Have you ever been to Kansas?
Can the cast go fishing again? I like fishing…
Joe, on May 16 you said something about “talking to the visual effects department about one particularly groundbreaking battle sequence.”
Any more word/hints on this? It sounds very exciting.
Last SG-1! Congrats on a great series.
“Foxy Loxy with Floppy Socksies.” That’d be my favorite episode because of the title.
What do you like to watch on the Food Network? I hope you don’t say any show that is hosted by Rachel Ray.
Um… I haven’t told anybody… that’s right… not anybody… [shifty eyes]
I am however currently pursuing my undergrad in bio and anthropology in the hopes that when I eventually get to the end of my PhD, the REAL stargate program will hire me on. 😉
In the meantime, I’ll just keep watching the show religiously… 😀
Ayla McKay
Nova Scotia
My God! I seriously wish people would get a life! I mean, the day that Sunday aired, I went to school in mourning clothes. I was completely crushed, and I cried both during and after the episode in copious amounts. And I’m going to miss Weir just as much, so I understand their pain I do.
But.
But from someone who loves to write, it makes so much sense. Not only did it shake things up, but it did so in such a poignant and effortless way that made Beckett stand out. It showed the viewers that there’s no such thing as perfection, and that happy endings don’t always happen. The members of Atlantis do dangerous things, and that element of risk had been greatly diminshed due to the fact that everyone made it out alive and well for the most part, at least lately (because no one can for get Grodin, or any of the others who have ‘passed’). So please be understanding about that part of the show’s process, because all things considered, I think they’re doing a hell of a job.
On that note, I’m getting off my high horse in order to ask these very important questions:
1) Have you ever read Terry Pratchett or Jim Butcher? 2) What’s your favorite sushi ingredient? 3) I’ve no you’ve pulled some pranks with SG-1, but what about with Atlantis?
Joe, is it true Peter DeLuise is no longer apart of the franchise???
Your flippant responses to the Weir fans is not just insulting to your VIEWERS who you need to watch so you can get a season five, but also to the actress.
I wonder how she’d feel to know you have so little regard for her and her character. Probably more convinced than ever that she’s the season four version of Ford… never to grace our screens again.
I remember reading interviews with Joe F. and David H. both saying that they loved “First Strike” because it brings Atlantis back to what made the show exciting in the first season: the Atlantis expedition being cut off from Earth and basically being “lost” in space. Given that Amanda Tapping joins the team next season, its fair to say that this won’t be the case for long, but before she was cast did you guys have plans to let that story/idea run longer over the course of the season?
Foxy Loxy, huh? Sure hope Loosey Goosey is gonna make a guest appearance or you’ll get letters. Lotsa angry letters.
Hi Joe,
I read on your blog in the 19th of june post that you have been to hong kong. I’m planning to go later this year… Have you got any places that would be good to see or good places to stay?
Hi Joe,
I just finished reading Michael Shanks’ last blog that he posted tonight titled ‘Unending’. Normally I’m a pretty tough person but I have to admit that the tears just flowed. You could tell that he was writing from his heart, and it was obvious that he was having a tough time and feeling sad too.
I wasn’t sure if you had read it yet and thought you might enjoy it…..he briefly mentions you too.
“WHAT?!…Whales writes: “How is it that you keep killing Baal and/or his clones but the next time we see him/them, he/they always knows what happened to the previously killed Baal even though there was no interection with him before he was killed?”
Answer: Could you give me an example.”
I agree with Whales. I noticed in Dominion that Ba’al seemed to have first hand knowledge of his time spent with Adria in The Quest, and he even referred to her easily snapping his neck. Was he put in a sarcophogus, because he seemed to have a very strong familiarity with Adria, that only seems to make sense if it’s the same person (or whose memories he’s retained) from The Quest.
Hi Joe,
Thought you and some of the other comic book geeks reading your blog would enjoy this video on youtube. It is the first in a series, if you click on “see other videos by this user” you will find them all listed in reverse order. My husband and I thought they were BRILLIANT!!! Anyway, here is the link to the first one, let me know what you think!
Hi Joe:
In the last picture you posted, Robert Cooper looks like he’s doing his Paul Schaffer impersonation.
Do you belong to the Writer’s Guild of Canada or any other union? Are there any unions that you have to belong to?
I loved your Gateworld Interview.
Patricia
With “Unending” airing here in the states, I was wondering how did it feel wrapping up the series? Did knowing that there were a couple of movies on the way make it any easier? I saw a picture with the cast and poor Amanda looked like she was in tears!
Heard a rumor that if there is no season 5 for Atlantis that Stargate Universe would also not be made, at least till later down the road. Is there any truth to that?
I hear a lot of Ford/Weir comparisons and a lot of people having completely given up hope of ever seeing Ford again and I just wanted to state, again, my continuing hope that Ford will return, some day. I honestly don’t care how long it takes, as long as it happens. I’d like Ford to have a happy ending, but I don’t mind if it isn’t, as long as his character is used again in a more interesting way. Ford was never my favorite, but I thought the character got so much more interesting after the big change and I’d love it if he pops in every now and then to cause some trouble or whatever, but I do hope his story is resolved eventually, somehow.
Joe, have you ever been to Korea? If so, how was it?
Hi Joe, finally my trip to British Columbia is set up! 27 sept to 10 oct. Please, can you suggest me and to my friends a nice typical restaurant. I know you go more for exotic and fusion but… they are very traditional.
And finally two, the short movie of my school will be rolled the next weekend. I will be the co-director, after the writer, can you ask some suggestion to Martin Wood? Yes, I’ve a feeling for him, blame me.
Weir getting a Ford-like story !
Magic8ball says : Deja vu , you can do better 😉
That’s the new convenient way to write people out, they’re just out there with Ford and the Truth !
While obviously I’ll still be tuning in to Atlantis season 4, and I think all the ‘haters’ should settle down and reserve judgement until after it’s aired, although I think it will be brilliant anyway, I just wanted to say thank you for Stargate SG-1. I’ve watched it from the beginning, from the age of 10 to 20, which I turned last month.
It might seem odd to become so attached to a tv show, but I can’t help it. Stargate really has had a prolific impact on me, heck I’m reading Ancient World Studies at Uni, I guess there’s a part of me that is hoping the Stargate really exists, or that I’ll find Atlantis!
Thanks again, although I’ll still be dropping by your blog daily of course.
salut joe, tu pourrais repondre à cette question que tout le monde se pose…sheppard est-il affecté par la disparition de weir?
Your flippant responses to the Weir fans is not just insulting to your VIEWERS …
Ahem, Uninsulted Viewer here. Speak for yourself please.
Hello Joe,
In the GW itw you said “I’ve always liked shows where the audience is never fully comfortable or at ease, never knows what to expect.”
A lot of fans I’ve loved Stargate since the beginning because we were comfortable with the main cast. We never were with the recurring charatcers and that was good, that’s why we love Stargate.
Now most of the tv shows airing today want the audience uncomfortable, and it’s becoming boring to have that in every show. Stargate was a good exception, now it will become exactly like the others, with characters that you know you can’t love because they can go away just like that, out of the blue, without any reason !
” Shawna said…
I hear a lot of Ford/Weir comparisons and a lot of people having completely given up hope of ever seeing Ford again and I just wanted to state, again, my continuing hope that Ford will return, some day. I honestly don’t care how long it takes, as long as it happens. I’d like Ford to have a happy ending, but I don’t mind if it isn’t, as long as his character is used again in a more interesting way. Ford was never my favorite, but I thought the character got so much more interesting after the big change and I’d love it if he pops in every now and then to cause some trouble or whatever, but I do hope his story is resolved eventually, somehow. “
The comparison has basically been stated in an interview now. It’s a bad, bad decision.
Good luck getting a season 5, JM. Fandom is imploding. There’s so much bitterness and negativity thrown in all directions that you’ll need to produce something well above the standard of what’s been handed over to this point.
There are more people delurking on the anti threads at GW every day, and while we know that you think GW is a bit of a joke, it is the place that most of the online fans hang out.
There are Beckett fans, Weir fans, thunkers, whumpers, Shep/Weir shippers, Sheyla shippers, non-shippers, slashers etc all hanging out together in the anti-season 4 thread and anti-carter in season 4 thread.
But as they say, the proof of the pudding is in the tasting. If the fans don’t like what you dish up in this show that you’re writing for yourselves (which you’ve admitted before), don’t expect them to give you the ratings to continue.
How would you and your friends like to be known as the team who killed a franchise?
So Martin Gero ….
Country boy led astray by the big city or Devil Child incarnate? 😉
I also loved the S2 treatment of Ford vs S1’s portrayal.
I just saw an ad for an interview with you and Paul on Gateworld…except the pic they have doesn’t quite look like you. Stand in double?
I would like to see an episode about the relationship between, Sumner & SHeppard in an alternate UNIVERSE.
(ie. SHeppard never made Colonel and ATLANTIS got a almost depleted ZPM.(never dialed earth)
ENFIN!!!!!
Je vient de ravoir internet, le cable internet été grillé aprés un orage, ils on mit 15 jours a réparer!!
sa etais trés dur car sans internet et Stargate je ne peut pas vivre! c est jour mon fait comprendre a quel point la vie été monotone sans tous sa!! enfin je revie!quel délivrement!! je suis trés heureuse!
Aller en revoir !a demain! et joyeuse fête de la musique!
Michael Shanks gave you a nice little shoutout in his tvguide blog. Everyone loves your chocolate!
SyfyPortal is quoting Cooper as saying Keller (Jewel Staite) may be romancing another regular. Do you intend to make her another notch in the belt of the Shep-manwhore, or is she (as Sanssong and Vaberella have reported from their inside source months ago) being paired with Ronon?
Why put the new female character in a romantic situation with another star at all? Is this the way to develop characterization with you writers?
Foxy Loxy with Floppy Socksies, another mystery. I think that Foxy Loxy has to do with McKay. He will be affected by aliens which change his personality to a more happy and pleasant type. Floppy Sockies hmmmm…he will be wearing bunny sleepers. Now there is a mental image!! Talk about things that make you go whew.
nicobar
Extremely disappointed SGA watcher here. My favorite character is Elizabeth Weir, Torri’s portrayal of the Atlantis leader was outstanding, she doesn’t deserve to be gone from the show. Should I stay or … should I go? I have nothing keeping me so bye. And thanks for the wonderful 3 seasons, they were a joy to watch.
Nicole said…
Extremely disappointed SGA watcher here. My favorite character is Elizabeth Weir, Torri’s portrayal of the Atlantis leader was outstanding, she doesn’t deserve to be gone from the show. Should I stay or … should I go? I have nothing keeping me so bye. And thanks for the wonderful 3 seasons, they were a joy to watch.
Joe,
If you go looking though your blog for the last few weeks and pick the ones that deal with Wier and are identified as written by females an interesting trend appears.
Female viewers really don’t watch Atlantis because it is an interesting story, they watch it because they have found a character to “love” . That character then becomes their avatar into the world of Atlantis and they want you to write that character to do the things they wish they could do (e.g. ship with John, fight aliens, be really popular, be a leader).
If you write the character the way they want they are happy and will watch the show.
Write the character differently (e.g she doesn’t deserve that , she doesn’t get any respect, she doesn’t get her “rightful” position ) and they threaten not to watch the show anymore.
Drop the character totally and you earn their unending hate.
You are vulnerable at anytime to the complaint “you guys can’t write strong women characters”.
You are really between the rock and the hard place..
Have a great weekend
A wraith birthing. I’m not sure how I should look forward to that one… Loved how you described everyone’s reactions.
Question: Joe, do you ever find that ideas you thought were quite original (for your writing) end up sounding familiar to someone or being a lot like something you discover later on? (Did that make as much sense as I thought it did?)
Do you ever take your Pugs to work? I am sure that there will be a few dogs around for them to play with.
Joe,
In Amanda’s most recent interview on MGM about Continuum she answered my question about what is going on with Daniel during the Arctic scenes. Actually not just what happens to him but that he’s left on the boat and then rescued. Michael had said that Brad offered him something that Daniel hadn’t done before as an alternative to not being able to make the filming with Ben and Amanda, however Michael was very tight-lipped about it.
As happy as I am to know now, could you please reassure me that Daniel doesn’t spend most of the movie separated from the members of his team, hospitalized, or *God Forbid* ends up loosing body parts?
It happened to a very good friend of mine. She spent months and months in the hopital, alot of surgery and almost died.
If you have seen the script or have any idea could you please tell me if Daniel will get to interact much at all with any members of his team?
Joe…
Do you find it interesting that the highest rated episode so far for season 3 Atlantis was TRW with a rating of 1.8? That was a Weir-centric episode, showing that she is by far a very popular character and yet you guys have decided to ‘take her in a new direction’…? Don’t you think that you should stick with what works? I mean, have you ever even heard of ‘stick with what works’?
anonymous said “Female viewers really don’t watch Atlantis because it is an interesting story, they watch it because they have found a character to “love” . […]ship with John, fight aliens, be really popular, be a leader).”
Please, do not generalize. I’m a middle age woman who watch Atlantis because I love both its stories (I find them very interesting) and all its characters. And I do not ship or slash anyone. Never understood why some people feel the need to pair characters in a romantic way but to each his own I guess. Never understood the need of fanfic either. I don’t like reading stories made up by fans. I’m very happy with the show’s content.
This is a little random, but who is your favotite “Princess Bride” character? I just recently finished the book and I would have to say Inigo Montoya is my fave, but I loved them all.
Royal
anonymous said: Do you find it interesting that the highest rated episode so far for season 3 Atlantis was TRW with a rating of 1.8? That was a Weir-centric episode
Do you have any proof that the ratings an episode gets are related to that episode itself? And if ratings were indeed related to the episode in question, don’t you think that maybe it was due to non SGA fans tuning in to see RDA? Or because the episode aired after SG-1’s 200 episode, which got a lot of promotion and also high ratings?
I’m not saying your statement is false, just that the fact that The Real World got an 1.8 could have little to do with being an episode focused on Elizabeth.
And don’t you think that the Stargate franchise is so important to MGM and TPTB at Bridge Studios that making what they think is the best for Atlantis is a priority for them now? Many fans have asked for an explanation about the cast changes. First, they don’t own any fan an explanation. With the Internet and online fandom, some fans think TPTB own them something. Ah, the good ol’days. We all tuned in and watched our favorite shows without having a clue about what was going to happen beyond what the latest TV Guide or similar issue told us. And nobody felt TPTB owned them squat.
Since we don’t know why they made the decision… how do you know they didn’t do a marketing research that proved that the general audience (not a bunch of hardcore fans in forum X) preferred a different leader for Atlantis? Many Torri fans talk about TPTB don’t caring, etc, etc. How do you know they didn’t find out the general audience wasn’t too keen on the character and they’re showing respect for the actress by not saying so?
I love all the characters, Elizabeth included, and I’m sorry to see her go. I’d love to have in s4 the same cast we had in s2 and s3. But I’m not going to call TPTB names just because they made a decision I don’t agree with. And I’m not going to say the changes are for the worse (or better) until I’ve actually watched the new season.
All the rants and tantrums from uninformed fans give the fandom a bad name.
I just went through all 213 episodes of Stargate SG-1 looking for all the times Teal’c did his signature “Indeed”. And there were some pretty surprising results. The total nuber is 152, but he didn’t say it at all in the first season. And the season with the most was season 8 (31 “indeed”s. That’s, like, 1.5 per episode.)
However, I did count the number of candles on my birthday cake twice and come up with a different number each time, so if anyone wants to double check…
Looking for a bit of rumor-control here, I think; as I understand it, Tapping crossed over to Atlantis because she still owed the Stargate franchise one year under contract after SG-1 ended. Well, my first question is (a bit obviously)— is that true?
And, uh, should that be the case… does that bring up the possibility that the Carter character may not stay on after Season 4 (and, before all the pessimists gang up on me, yeah, yeah, I know S4 isn’t set in stone yet, get off my back :P)? I’m really not knocking the decision to bring in Carter— I’m among the four people in existence who don’t mind, apparently. But I am curious— even though I know Stargate would -never- do something like write a main character out for a season then bring them back later…
So Joe I have to say thank you and all the cast and crew for “Unending”. I just watched and I loved it, I really did. It was the perfect “unending” end.
“First strike” was great too. Can’t wait for Season 4.
Thanks for all these years on SG-1. Atlantis will be great, I know that. I know everything.. like my sister is saying =)
Have a nice weekend and take care of you!!
Hey Mr. Mallozzi,
Reading about the Wraith babies that we have to look forward to, I can’t help but think they ought to be referred to as wrabies.
Think about it. The young and still weak wraby likely still suffers from a mild form of the Iratus bug’s weakness in the face of salt water, which would likely cause it to develop hydrophobia, a common symptom of patients with rabies.
On the surface, a wraby would appear to be perfectly harmless, though the inner workings of its brain make it dangerous to humans, similar to how rabies causes paranoia and delirium in the patient even though they appear to be themselves.
Finally, if wrabies get a hold of a human it is almost always fatal, and if not it results in severe damage the the human’s body. Rabies are also almost always fatal, resulting in severe brain damage if the person survives the encounter.
Besides, who doesn’t like mixing two words together to form mildly humourous abbreviations to use around the office?
Anyway, I hope things are continuing to go well for, and I hope you enjoy your summer break, if you can call it that.
Sincerely,
Copernicus
Robert Cooper on early season nine: “Avalon Part One is very much a more character piece. The meat of the story is in Part Two and the real intro of the Ori. The whole Vala story itself was a mini-series.”
http://m2tv.typepad.com/m2tv/2007/06/stargate-sg-1-f.html
So the fans who called it a mini series weren’t so far wrong after all, then. 😉
You know the comments saying life isn’t happy ever after and death reflects real life and this keeps the show believable……..
Oh do me a favour! This is supposed to be entertaining people, and despite what a lot of folks seem to think it ain’t high art, it’s a popcorn scifi show. It’s not supposed to reflect real life, now I’m not saying the producers were wrong to kill the Beckett character (I’m not saying they were right either) but at least come up with a better rationale than that, or do you really want viewers to start considering the ‘believability’ of a show set in the lost city of Atlantis which used to be ruled by the wizard Merlin?
People probably shouldn’t be getting so upset about characters getting killed, written out etc etc but the fact of the matter is they are. There seems to be a lot of commentary from people on what other people should or shouldn’t do (watch the show, not watch the show et al) but cold hard facts are this, if people like the changes and think they make the show worth watching they will watch in increasing numbers in which case the producers will have made a inspired and courageous decision. If they don’t like it they won’t watch in which case the producers have made an arrogant and stupid decision, the only thing certain is that a whole load of people are going to be getting upset about something!
Gearing up for the last original Gates night for a while. Grilled tilapia, grilled garlic-herb potatoes, glazed carrots, and a six-pack of Mike’s Hard Lemonade. The heck with the wine.
I deliberately have not been taping the episodes for the last few weeks. Usually I do that so I can watch them about 3 more times, but in an unusually self-disciplined move, I have forgone that so the repeats will more fun. THEN I’ll tape them and watch them over and over again.
Anonymous said “Female viewers really don’t watch Atlantis because it is an interesting story, they watch it because they have found a character to “love” . […]ship with John, fight aliens, be really popular, be a leader).”
I do hope this comment was tongue in cheek. I watch SGA for the stories and the characters, all of them. Yes, some I can identify with more than others. I do not feel the need for the characters to be romantically linked. But some people will get wrapped up in that side of it. And hey if that’s what floats your boat carry on.
Also if people feel the need to abandon SGA just because their favourite character is no longer in it then I feel sorry for you. You will miss out on what sounds to be a really good S4.
Show some commitment stay with the show you may be surprised!
Sorry Joe just felt the need to say that. Don’t worry feeling better now, the red mist has lifted.
Pauline
38 minutes ’till the wormhole collapses. Just curious, but why 38? Who decided that it was going to be 38 minutes? Is there any specific reason or is it just some random number chosen?
Ahead of the US debut of “Unending” which we in England saw in April (Ah was it that long ago…sniffs) you may want to assemble the following:-
Tissues at least two boxes mandatory.
Alcohol, optional.
Large pair of sunglasses. For when you have to go to the shops for more tissues.
Copious amounts of food. To try and compensate for the large hole left in your life by the loss of SG1.
I found all the above came in very handy when I watched the episode.
Be brave fellow SG fans the pain will be over soon!!
GO…. WATCH…. ENJOY…
Pauline
With Carter and Keller joining does that mean Teyla will eventually be removed to go raise her kid somewhere?
Because it seems you only ever allow two females at most to be main characters on your shows.
Any chance at all of Daniel making a guest appearance in season four?
Yes I read Mike’s blog (((sobs)))
Man I’m going to miss Daniel.
anonymous said: Do you find it interesting that the highest rated episode so far for season 3 Atlantis was TRW with a rating of 1.8? That was a Weir-centric episode
There were a LOT of reasons that TRW scored a 1.8 and very few of them had to do with the fact that it was a Weir centered ep. If you’ll check your hallowed GW, you’ll see that it was the second lowest fan rated show of the season with a 6.70. (Irresistable was first with 6.63. Most other eps of the season scored in the 8’s or higer, so it wasn’t even close.). That tells us what most of the fans thought of TRW. *ahem*
JM has listened to the majority of SGA fans and has gotten rid of Weir.