...............................
DEX: I had you wrong. When you first came here, I thought you were weak – that you didn't belong.
KELLER: It's the story of my life. Growing up, I skipped through grades and graduated at fifteen. Got my Bachelor's Degree before I was even old enough to vote. I missed out on a lot of things – any kind of social event, you know, parties and dances. I don't ever remember a time in my life where I belonged.

Ronon regrets the loss of his lover and death of the majority of his race, he was a Runner from the Wraith for years.
Keller counters with her pain about missing her high school dances.
This pairing is convincing.....HOW?

Sadly, I gave it this year, even though I was so upset about the killing of Beckett. I watched, due to loyalty and my like of Sam. I believe I made a mistake.
Yes Wonder was ahead of us all. I believe I'll be joining her next year. For me, Keller is no substitute for Beckett. The fact that they will be turning her into a regular next season, pretty much cinches it for me. I'll be watching Las Vegas.

They broke my heart when they killed Beckett, for absolutely no reason other than they could. I watched a few eps this season, I was certainly willing to give AT a chance. But Sam in command just never clicked for me and don't even get me started on Keller as a doctor. I'm not going down that road again.

I wanted to like Atlantis, I really did. I 'watched at it' when it was between SG-1 and BSG and I couldn't get past the fact that most of the eps were SG-1 rehashed stories. When it came down to watching this cast do that or popping in a disc and watching the originals, I'm afraid Atlantis came in a very poor second.

I'm sure I'll tune in to see whatever episodes Shanks guests on, but other than that? I don't think so.

......
I wanted to like Atlantis, I really did. I 'watched at it' when it was between SG-1 and BSG and I couldn't get past the fact that most of the eps were SG-1 rehashed stories. When it came down to watching this cast do that or popping in a disc and watching the originals, I'm afraid Atlantis came in a very poor second....

Thank goodness we have S4 of BSG to look forward to! The best Sci-Fi on TV.

My only complaint with BSG is that they have waited so long between seasons, it's easy to lose interest.

I agree with you. They were supposed to return in January, but the sci-fi channel changed things up. They moved SGA up to January, instead of the normal march. While I liked that they didn't wait 5 months between the first and second half of the season, I was disappointed about BSG. They could have had them on at the same time, but they elected not to.

could it have had something to do with the writers strike?

BSG is filmed in Vancouver, Canada and since the strike is the Writers Guild of America, I think not. Same reason Atlantis wasn't affected, only shows written and produced in America.

Was it Tori's decision to appear in four episode in season 4 or did TPTB cut her role?

Still - while Brad was running Atlantis, he was very supportive and protective of the character, working hard to make sure she got her fair share of stories, and to suggest otherwise is not only disingenuous, but a slap in the face to a guy who was the driving force behind episodes like Before I Sleep, The Real World, and The Long Goodbye. The decision to make the change came at the end of season three simply because that’s when we started making plans for season four."

The very last day of filming Season Three, as I finished filming the last scene on the last day, I was called up to the office and was told that my character was going to become recurring if I chose to be. So, I thought that was not a very dignified way to deal with it, and I was a bit surprised. So my reaction was -- I was a little bit surprised. I was a little bit upset by how it was dealt with."

....And one thing I'm REALLY disappointed about season 5 cast wise [New] (From Joe M's blog)

My only complaint with BSG is that they have waited so long between seasons, it's easy to lose interest.

BSG Razor!

BSG Razor!

'Razor' was a terrible excuse for a Battlestar movie. Like IP said, it was a clip show that looked at plots which will never resurface. Not only that, the main cast barely featured. The entire movie focused on secondary characters who will never be mentioned again.

Oh yeah because that clip show really helped keep interest. It was an hour and a half "movie" dealing with (largely) plots you know you'd never hear from again and didn't advance any real storyline. It wouldn't really raise interest that much.

The Sci-Fi channel have stupided up their schedule again, although the fact that the second half of BSG's season hasn't even been written yet means we probably won't see it until about January next year.

Are Sci-Fi not being honest with its claim that BSG return March 8, 2008?

i think robert picardo is a bad choice for the leader of the atlantis team, unless he comes back as "the doctor" rather than woolsey.

Are Sci-Fi not being honest with its claim that BSG return March 8, 2008?

i think robert picardo is a bad choice for the leader of the atlantis team, unless he comes back as "the doctor" rather than woolsey.

Oh no sorry my bad, the first half will air as normal from March 8, the SECOND half won't air at that time though, and likely will not until 2009. That was even speculated BEFORE the writers strike was going to happen as Sci-Fi could stretch one series out into 'two' then. But given they have the first ten episodes finished they will air them as a ten block slot, but I doubt we'd see the back half until at least September but more likely January-March.

Please tell me you're kidding? The second half isn't until 2009? That is not two halves of one season, that's two separate seasons...I really will have lost interest by then.
I didn't do any of the razor shows and now I'm glad I didn't.

Yeah it was the producers decision. Joe Mallozzi said in his blog:
Or in other words, when Joe Mallozzi took over from running the show from Brad Wright, one of the first things he did was to write out Weir. That's real great of him isn't it

Torri also has said in an interview:

mallozi should be sacked just for that, weir was and still is one of my favourite characters, not only was she really good eye candy but she could act as well! personally i think that sga has changed too much with mallozi in charge instead of wright.

Yeah it was the producers decision. Joe Mallozzi said in his blog:
Or in other words, when Joe Mallozzi took over from running the show from Brad Wright, one of the first things he did was to write out Weir. That's real great of him isn't it

Torri also has said in an interview:


JB's blog shows he is one arrogant, self-serving SOB. I'm glad TH told him where he could put his part. An entire script was written assuming TH would be at his beck and call- didn't he think to show her the storyline/plot outline FIRST? That shows pretty poor management skills.


It is interesting to hear TH's take on how TPTB treated her, and on how AT has been "filling an episode"
http://wraithfodder.livejournal.com/165589.html
QUESTION: How did Torri find out, and react, to finding out Elizabeth Weir was being written out of Stargate Atlantis? “Honestly? I found that quite shitty, to be honest. Oops. But I found out, because I kept going to them, I kept going up to them saying ‘I have a feeling my character, you’re not doing anything with me, and you guys have me for six years and I don’t want to, you know, be here not doing anything. Let me know what’s going on.’ And they kept saying “no, no, no, it’s great. We love you. We love you. Things can be great.’ And I said ‘well, if that’s the case, can we do something with her’ and they kept reassuring me that nothing - and the very last day of filming season three, as I finished filming the last scene on the last day I was called up to the office and was told that my character was going to become recurring if I chose to be. So, I thought that was not very, um, dignified, way to deal with it, and I was a bit surprised. So I was—so my reaction was one of yeah, I was a little bit surprised. I was a little bit upset by how it was dealt with. But I wasn’t upset at the decision because I understood it. I kept going to them saying ‘I get, I get what’s going to happen, just give me some notice so I can pack my apartment and move back to L.A. Really. So I wasn’t upset with the decision. I was upset with how it was handled.”

Question: And now Amanda Tapping seems to be doing exactly the same… just filling an episode. Torri said “Well, no. I understand that it’s a club, and you know, some people.. .you know. I think they didn’t like me constantly rapping on the doors saying ‘excuse me, why aren’t there any women writers or any women producers on the show?’ I think it bothered them. And so, Amanda, bless her, just had a kid so... bless her, man, she needs that gig more than [me]… you know what I mean? So I have no issues with any of them. I understand how it works. It is a bit of a political game and… I’m not very good at politics. I’m like Weir. I just want to act.”

Weir returned at the finale of “Be All My Sins Remember’d” – what can fans expect for the remainder of season 4? She said the interviewer probably had a better idea than she did and “you will probably know before I do, so drop me an email when you get a hint, because I really have no idea,” she laughed. She went to them, asking if Weir would evil, or what, but they didn’t know. “I don’t think they know even if they’re going to ask me back or not. Nothing has been decided.” Torri kept saying “You’re not going to make this fantastic leather jacket for just one two-second scene. That would be crazy! So if that’s the case, can I have the jacket?”

Yeah it was the producers decision. Joe Mallozzi said in his blog:
Or in other words, when Joe Mallozzi took over from running the show from Brad Wright, one of the first things he did was to write out Weir. That's real great of him isn't it

More eye candy for season 5.
More focus on the 18- 24 male demographic.
BSG Razor!

I have no idea about who this is.