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

[stavroit.livejournal.com]

You are not the only one.. :|

[reedfem.livejournal.com]

It's like the Breakfast Club in space.

[pavaneofstars.livejournal.com]

Adventures in Babysitting meets Stargate. *rolls eyes*

[faekitty71.livejournal.com]

*SOBS*!!! I hate you sci-fi! Every day a little more!!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yuck.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I don't recall seeing the 'rumor' statement before. wonder if it got added in later. Anyway, the fact that they are skewing for a younger demographic is fact, and it wouldn't surprise me if they do cast very young (early 20s). One could hope that they realize the error in their ways with these casting descriptions and dump the psycho and party girl and slacker descriptions, unless they plan to do a sitcom.

Anyway, as for Sam... I dind't think she contributed anything to SGA except for "Search & Rescue." If they'd written her like that throughout the fourth season, I would have been sorry to see her go, but as it was, I went 'eh' and hoped Woolsey would be better (marginally). What they should have done is actually *written* for Weir and kept that character.

I'll watch the first one, but I never thought the Trek franchise would bottom out, but it did :(

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I can love a show with a 'party girl' in it. I've done my best to avoid dreck like that...

However, we still got fanfic! Yes, fanfic will keep Shep and the gang alive. The Desire, er, Destiny crew can fly into a black hole as far as I'm concerned (that is, if all this information is true).

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh, an 8 on the snark ;) Is Gero going over? Mallozzi, oddly, has been very quiet about the goings on past the show ending. I wonder if he's not included in the new show? I mean, how many Indian Chiefs do you need on a show??

[lysambre.livejournal.com]

Nope not too snarky.

Thing is, friends and I have been thinking that it's getting seriously creepy those 2 middle-age guys absolutely wanting more young females into their cast.

[lysambre.livejournal.com]

My view on Malozzi's silence so far : He got angry at some people (on his own blog) for saying that this had obviously been planned for a long time (the cancellation). I do believe him when he says that he didn't knew about it and was quite shocked by it, but I also believe that Brad Wright and Sci-fi had this one planned for a lot longer than they've let their own staff know. And Malozzi and others are probably realizing that too right now, plus they must be wanting to commit suicide over the fact that if this isn't a joke (and apparently it isn't as some people are already putting names down for the auditions), then they're going to have to write this kind of complete and utter crap.
They probably hate the idea as much as we do right now, and they are all desperate, hence the relative silence.

[lysambre.livejournal.com]

I've had the same problem. So far the only explanation I could find was that given that this one does not have "Handsome" in his profile, but does have Jack Black thrown in, it means they can cast someone fat. Because who else than the smart/slacker/outcast/comic relief person can also be fat ? Certainly not Paris Hilton, nor all those "handsome, beautiful the young and the restless" characters.

So yeah, that's the only explanation I can find there. Please, if you find a better one don't hesitate to tell me ;).

[negolith2.livejournal.com]

I don't know if Martin is, but from what I've of him in clips and whatnot, it fits his juvenile-ness. And yeah, JM has been very quiet, except for the few times he was being a cheerleader for SGEeewwww.

[negolith2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it does twinge the old creepy vibe all right. It's like the anime fixation with school girls....

[lysambre.livejournal.com]

Hey, for all you know Paris Hilt... hum I mean Cloe Carpenter could be all that, after all it says that she's "not stupid either" !

[lysambre.livejournal.com]

Agencies have already started to put names down for this, so it's not "not official" anymore, if it ever was. I do agree though that they may decide to make some changes during the casting and writing process.

It still sounds very bad, and if no changes are made (as in the ages and the fact that appart from one of them they're all supposed to be handsome and beautiful and walking clichés) it is definitely going to be a disaster. Time will tell.

[lysambre.livejournal.com]

Okay, this sounds terrible. In fact my first reaction was probably the same as everyone else when last night a friend of mine read this to me : "Is that a sick joke ? Because honestly you're not being funny !". Alas, a joke it was not.

So this casting plus the idea they've given us so far makes me think this is a mix of : ST Voyager, Cosmos 1999, Sliders, Quantum Leap, 90210, The young and the restless, and you can add your own.

Needless to say that while I was not very hot about the original pitch, this has definitely convinced me that they really want to bury the Stargate Franchise.

So far, my idea is to have every fan organise either an SG1 or SGA marathon the very night this... thing (trying to stay polite) will premiere. And then to all download it illegally the next day to have 20 minutes of fun mocking the terribleness (not that's not a word, I know) of it (only 20 minutes, because i would not want to force anyone to expose themselves longer than necessary). Fell free to spread the idea ;).

WTH?

[naniwahine.livejournal.com]

They should just get Shep instead of Col. Young and I might just watch it... OMG, the title of your post expresses my feelings exactly - they've cancelled SGA for THIS????

[stricken-uk.livejournal.com]

The only character from that remotely intrests me (before an actor is cast I might add) is Eli Hitchcock. I dunno why but if I fall in love with this series I'll definatly be a fan of his ^^