October 1st, 2009: Only 1 Day to the Stargate: Universe Premiere! A Handy SGU Cast Primer! The Mailbag!

Photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television

Only one day to the explosive SGU premiere!  And, in advance of the big event, I offer you this handy visual guide to our extensive cast of characters:

Dr. Nicholas Rush (Robert Carlyle) - photo courtesy and copyright SyFy
Dr. Nicholas Rush (Robert Carlyle) - photo courtesy and copyright SyFy/MGM Television
Camile Wray (Ming-Na) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Camile Wray (Ming-Na) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Colonel David Telford (Lou Diamond Phillips) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Televison
Colonel David Telford (Lou Diamond Phillips) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Televison
Colonel Everett Young (Louis Ferreira) - photo courtesy and copyright SyFy
Colonel Everett Young (Louis Ferreira) - photo courtesy and copyright SyFy/MGM Television
Sentor Alan Armstrong (Christopher McDonald) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Sentor Alan Armstrong (Christopher McDonald) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Eli Wallace (David Blue) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Eli Wallace (David Blue) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Lieutenant Tamara "T.J." Johansen (Alaina Huffman) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Lieutenant Tamara "T.J." Johansen (Alaina Huffman) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Chloe Armstrong (Elyse Levesque) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Chloe Armstrong (Elyse Levesque) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Lieutenant Matthew Scott (Brian J. Smith) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Lieutenant Matthew Scott (Brian J. Smith) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Sergeant Ronald Greer (Jamil Walker Smith) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Sergeant Ronald Greer (Jamil Walker Smith) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Vanessa James (Julia Benson) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Vanessa James (Julia Benson) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Adam Brody (Peter Kelamis) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Adam Brody (Peter Kelamis) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Dale Volker (Patrick Gilmore) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Dale Volker (Patrick Gilmore) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Lisa Park (Jennifer Spence) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Lisa Park (Jennifer Spence) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Jeremy Franklin (Mark Burgess) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Jeremy Franklin (Mark Burgess) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Sgt. Riley (Haig Sutherland) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Sgt. Riley (Haig Sutherland) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Sgt. Spencer (Josh Blacker)
Sgt. Spencer (Josh Blacker)
Dr. Caine (Tygh Runyan) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television
Dr. Caine (Tygh Runyan) - photo courtesy and copyright MGM Television

Darren Becker (Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman)
Darren Becker (Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman)

Andrea Palmer (Christina Schild)
Andrea Palmer (Christina Schild)
Curtis (Bradley Stryker)
Curtis (Bradley Stryker)

Whew!

Mailbag:

Christine writes: ““If it’s successful do you think it could restart Stargate Atlantis?
“No – that’s done, I can tell you one thousand percent!”
Any comment on the above statement by Robert Carlyle. How can he be so certain that SGA is done when fans keep getting told that a movie may still be made.”

Answer: You’re misinterpreting what he said .  Te interviewer is asking about the chances of SGA returning as a SERIES – which, as Robert pointed out, is not going to happen, something I’ve said several times in the past.

Sebi Meyer writes: ““The finish line is within sight!” Odd way to put it. It STARTS on Friday, it doesn’t end.”

Answer: It starts for the fans this Friday night, but the finish line for the show’s first season of production is within sight – only on more month!

Thornyrose writes: “Though speaking of pics, when are the pooches going to post another on their Twitter account?”

Answer: They did last night.

O6untouchable writes: “SGU: best birthday present ever!”

Answer: Happy early birthday!

Fuchsia writes: “Joe, please tell my husband Graham to stop being boring and to watch SGU with me on Friday night.”

Answer: Graham, stop being boring and watch SGU with Fuchsia tomorrow night!

DasNdanger writes: “Joe…are you nervous about the premiere, or excited?”

Answer: Let’s go with “cautiously optimistic”.  I think that Stargate: Universe is a great show and I’m proud of the work we’ve done.  Still, if there’s one thing I know about predicting fan response it’s that it’s impossible to predict fan response.   I’m continually amazed by the wonderful shows that fail to capture an audience and end up being canceled well before their time (Firefly and Arrested Development come to mind), and equally amazed by the truly atrocious programming that DOES manage to find viewers and survive (too numerous to mention).  So that said, I’m thinking positive thoughts, not so much for myself (after ten years with the franchise, I think I’ll be okay) but for the many, many incredible individuals I’ve been fortunate enough to work with on SGU this year.  They’re good people and I wish them nothing but the best – like, say, another four seasons.  At least!