Open question: with cast changes in Stargate Atlantis, what are you going to write/read?

[wraithfodder]

With the SciFi interview snippets with various cast members (Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Amanda Tapping and Rachel Luttrell) as well as Multichannel's article on Weir's (Torri Higginson) departure and heck, who doesn't know that Paul McGillion's Dr. Beckett got toasted in season 3? it got me thinking...

How does this affect you fannishly?

There are many of us who have stories just perculating away, half-written (heck, I've even got one or two season 1 stories with Ford in 'em that remain undone). Season 4 has stripped away two key characters - Beckett and Weir. Will you continue to write in season 3 if you adored Beckett and/or Weir? Or will you 'go with the flow' and write season 4 fiction and just live with the loss?  Will Sheppard/Weir fanfic will continue despite her loss (from the show) or will it wither? While stories which feature Ford are few and far between, Weir was an integral part of the show - heck, she was on SG1 before SGA even came about. It stands to reason that the feel of the show will change as well as Atlantis will now be under a military commander (Carter) instead of civilian (Weir). Or will it just be easier to have the team spend as much time off Atlantis as possible to avoid that?

And Beckett features so prominently in many stories (particularly those of a hurt/comfort (aka whump) persuasion) that how will fans add in Keller, who is the new kid on the block with basically no backstory with Sheppard's team??

Feel free to comment away. Myself, I haven't decided what to do, but have too many pre-season 4 stories to finish that I'm not altering them to fit season 4.

Comments

[neevebrody.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm fairly new at "writing" SGA, so I have loads of ideas that are pre-Season 4. I'm going to write these as originally planned, but I think if I have a story that goes beyond Season 3 or say a future fic (which I have as a WIP) then I will have to adapt. In my future fic, I've already planned for the adjustment of a new doctor and for Carter to be in charge. There is quite a fertile field out there and, as a reader, I never tire of Season 1 or 2 stories. Sometimes, reading a story with Ford in it makes me smile, like seeing an old friend after a long time. I'm sure a lot of writers will jump on the Season 4 topics and shows and, hey, that's great! I just plan to take my time and write what strikes me as something that needs to be written - regardless of what Season it occurred in.