Stargate EEEEUUUUUUUniverse (yes, that's a commentary)

[wraithfodder]

Casting spoilers, and er, commentary *cough* beneath the cut.

Okey-doke, casting spoilers borrowed from http://www.morrischapdelaine.com/posts/show/83, an actor who has worked on Stargate.

Read them, and well, weep, if you're a Stargate Atlantis fan. SGA got the hook and now this will replace it...

Character Breakdowns, Stargate Universe 03/09/08

Colonel Everett Young. 40’s handsome, capable, former SG team leader.  Like the Jack O’Neill of ten years ago, but Young’s edges have tended to sharpen over time. He requested permission to serve the remainder of his commission on Earth upon marrying his wife, Hailey, two years ago, but for now he’s temporary commander of a secret off world base.  The loss of two members of his team several years ago has taught him never to take anything for granted, and be prepared for anything.  He stays on top of his team so they stay alive.

Tamara Johanson. 20-25. SGC Field medic, Captain grade. Off world experience. Beautiful, tough, smart, capable.  Paramedic level  training. Able to triage serious injury. Modest background. Dreamed of being a doctor but couldn’t afford medical school and the Air Force was her best option. She ends up being the most medically inclined person on the ship but is overwhelmed by the lack of knowledge and experience treating seriously wounded and ill patients. She also lacks the medicine and supplies and has to make do.

Cloe Carpenter. 20 ish. Stunning and sexy. Daughter of a U.S. Senator.  Silver spoon upbringing and a little spoiled but not stupid either. Politically and socially savvy. Dreams of following in her father’s footsteps but for now she’s a bit of a party girl in her first year at an Ivy League school. Her father’s tragic death and the  dire circumstances of being trapped on a spaceship seriously tests her character.

Eli Hitchcock. 20-25.  Total slacker. Utter genius. Mathematics, computers, anything he puts his mind to.  Acerbic sense of humor. A social outcast. Comes from a broken home. Lacks confidence because his true intelligence has never really been recognized like Matt Damon’s character from Good Will Hunting with a little Jack Black thrown in.

Lt. Jared Nash. 20-25. Junior SGC team member. Officer material but green and rough around the edges. Every teenage girl’s fantasy. Like a college quarterback thrown into his first pro game, he is thrust into the role of leader well before he’s  ready for the responsibility and must learn to take command, earn respect through action, and manage the diverse personalities on the  ship to keep everyone alive. Like Jason Bourne, he is skilled and well-trained but mentally unprepared for the urgency of the situation.

Ron “Psycho” Stasiak. 20.  Marine.  Big, strong, silent.  You want  him on your side. You don’t want him mad at you.  Lacks control over his temper in non combat situations.  His emotional expression ranges from sarcasm to anger.  His past is a mystery but it’s clear something dark formed the hard shell around him. Yet, there must also be some moral center because otherwise he’d kill everyone around him.  Think Eric Bana’s character  “Hoot” in Blackhawk Down.  Adam Baldwin at 20 could play him.

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I'd make a lot of pithy comments, but I already did it elsewhere. I'm *hoping* this is a joke, that they can't possibly be serious about these descriptions, as it sounds just bloody awful. Unfortunately, or fortunately, Paris Hilton is TOO old to be cast as Chloe, otherwise she and her latest pet-as-an-accessory could scoop that role!


 

Comments

[tavabean.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
(please?)

[medievalcamelot.livejournal.com]

I grew bored and couldn't finish. If this isn't a joke, how do they expect to maintain an audience with THESE characters. Ugh.

[teffy.livejournal.com]

Matt Damon’s character from Good Will Hunting with a little Jack Black thrown in.

I don't know what the fuck that description even means. Sheesh.

[psycho-warbaby.livejournal.com]

Hmm can anyone say Stargate 90210?
That's just completely laughable and lazy.. although you can bet that it'll be a hit with non-SG/sci-fi fans despite us!

[ancientcitadel.livejournal.com]

This is really depressing. I was going to give it a chance but without changes, I don't think I could stomach it. :(

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. I was feeling a little off before, now I'm utterly naseaus. The Mary Sues are taking over!

But I still refuse to jump to conclusions about the show itself. Every time I get iffy about a sci-fi show, I end up loving it. I don't want to get into a new Sci-fi show. I have SGA and now DR. Who, and I'm happy, so I'll just keep my mouth shut :/ On the other hand... *cuddles Shep* I'm losing him for this? :(

Eli sounds like Harper from Andromeda. *Cuddles Harper* No one will replace my boys. No one!

[jedi40.livejournal.com]

OMG!!! I think I just gave up my will to live after reading that crap.

[strange-magic.livejournal.com]

I just think it's stupid that there is no one over 25, and the one guy who's 40 looks like the baby sitter. This can't be real. I mean if SCIFI chose this over SGA.... uggh, I don't even want to go there.

[n7cdrsheppard.livejournal.com]

What makes your comment really scary...is you are probably right. so sad....

[n7cdrsheppard.livejournal.com]

well said. In fact, I don't think it could be said enough.

[gatedialer.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. I cannot believe that SGA was snubbed for this. Have you noticed that when the next episode previews the announcer says something like "go into the best rated series on scifi" or some crap like that? I get pissed off each time I hear it.

[gatedialer.livejournal.com]

Its a disturbing combo.

Love the icon!

[netty-kender.livejournal.com]

I think i'm gonna be sick....what a load of frakking crap!

[ainaria.livejournal.com]

I can't even read these! *headdesk*

[lahela-sga.livejournal.com]

I'm still shaking my head in utter disbelief... SGA and a long-time fanbase got screwed over for... that... *shakes head some more*

[strange-magic.livejournal.com]

Ha, yeah really. It's like, if it's rated so high, why get rid of it. I mean I could understand if they dropped the show because production costs were too high and didn't do another show. But to replace it with this crap? Big mistake.

[veronicasaether.livejournal.com]

I just threw up a little in my SOUL ...

[xenaclone.livejournal.com]

Oooh, they've been reading the 7 major characters in fiction plan and then LEFT ONE OUT.

We've got the one in charge [Sun]. I'll bet Ms medic is his Moon. Chloe = Venus. Eli is the one good with his hands/brain [see 'Scotty' and 'Rodney'] = Mercury. Jared is the one trying to get laid and failing = Jupiter. Ron = Mars, the god of War.

Ah! We're missing the odd one out. Dark, brooding, complicated, remote, alien [Spock] = Neptune.

XC [sigh]

[haliyah.livejournal.com]

Oh, good grief. It's like reading a character sheet for a bad fanfiction. *shudder*

Oh, how stupid thou art, MGM.

[dundragon.livejournal.com]

Is it April already?

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, I can't help laughing. Which one gets to be the token black character?

I guess I should be relieved that one of them isn't GaryStu Carter-O'Neill, handsome and charismatic genius astrophysicist and pilot, who happened to train as a medic in his spare time and relaxes by doing triple heart bypass surgery. When he's not representing the US in the triathlon and rescuing kittens from trees, of course. ;)

[flingslass.livejournal.com]

Yep, I found out about this at work. I was so tempted to vomit on the Government keyboard but if I have to buy a new car (soon :)) then I can't afford to replace the computer. Bleuch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leesa_perrie]

Okay, that does sound pretty dire on paper (though I might like the pseudo-McKay character a little, not that he would replace McKay!), but I'm trying not to prejudge it. After all, Brad Wright gave us The Shrine recently, so maybe we should cut him a little slack and hope that this isn't as bad as it sounds.

A lot of shows can sound bad on paper but are great on air. If it is as bad as it sounds, then fine, you can say 'told you so'!

Sorry, it just brings up memories of the big fandom furore when Sam Carter joined SGA, when loads of people said she'd take over the show and ruin it, and after it aired many were complaining that she didn't do enough!! I trust the writers, despite the odd poor episode here and there. Call me naive if you want, but Stargate franchise has yet to disappoint me, so I'm going to give this a chance and hope they can pull off a quality programme with a mainly younger cast.

EDIT: Also, not offical casting info. Yes, he worked on stargate, but GateWorld say "Note that while this information doesn't come from our usual source of casting sides, it does come from a source with a proven track record. But until we have more solid confirmation, it should be considered rumor."
AND "Also, remember that these character names and details are subject to change as the roles are cast. (Did you not ever meet Dr. Benjamin Ingram on Stargate Atlantis? That's because he was changed to Rodney McKay when David Hewlett auditioned.)"

[melandune.livejournal.com]

They're really going for Stargate 90210, aren't they. Why couldn't they just have taken at least one other character who'd be 30+ years old, so that the poor 40 year old doesn't seem like the babysitter. >_<

Also, they all sound like Mary Sues/Gary Stus. I can't help but to wonder if the Sga!Mini's would even have the time to develop all those supah speshul skillz by the time they're 20, or even 25, without them all being supah dupah wizzkidz. *eyeroll* Seems to me that they're giving them all the 'Keller'-treatment of being überbrilliant kids that started collage when they were barely in their teens and all that jazz.

Also, from what I've heard, the only character so far with a hint of ethnicity is that of Tamara Johnson - who'd they'd prefere to be Asian. Don't know if they'll throw in a token black character or not.

[alaxes.livejournal.com]

This is a joke, isn't it? And that is going to replace SGA? No thanks!