Robert Carlyle cast as lead in Stargate Universe

[wraithfodder]

Personally, I think this is a mistake for poor Robert Caryle. DOCTOR WHO is going to be remembered far past SGU :(

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia42e757920d927798a19726f013538af

an excerpt:

"Described as edgier, darker and younger-skewing than its predecessors, "SGU" follows a group of soldiers, scientists and civilians left to fend for themselves when forced through a Stargate after their hidden base comes under attack. The survivors, who emerge aboard an ancient ship missing in the far reaches of space, are led by Dr. David Rush (Carlyle), who works to unlock the ship's mysteries and return the group home but also might have ulterior motives.

The network had said it was looking to cast a well-known actor as Rush and fresh faces to play the rest of the ship's crew.

"Robert Carlyle brings a depth, intelligence and complexity to his roles, which will fit perfectly with the fresh, new reinvention of this franchise," Sci Fi original-programming chief Mark Stern said.

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I like Carlyle, but considering the same folk who penned the past Stargates are going to pen this, I don't expect any fresh new plots. And wow, there's Skiffy pushing the "fresh" crap, like they always do with all their programming and cast changes. I get the idea somewhere at Skiffy used to market laundry detergent...

So, what's everybody's opinion? I like Carlyle, but don't know if he'll be enough for me to watch the show.

Comments

[0-lily-0.livejournal.com]

The only thing I've seen him in is The Full Monty movie. I liked him there.

Personally I don't care how good or bad SGU is. I won't be watching it because:

1) I'm not a fan of the franchise, only of Atlantis, i.e. I'm not interested in another Stargate show (I wasn't going to watch it either back when everybody thought both SGA and SGU would air together). I'm not even a scifi fan *shrugs*
2) In my opinion, the Atlantis cast was treated like crap by TPTB, and I'm done with these PTB. The only way I'll watch anything written/produced by the Stargate people is if it has Joe Flanigan in it (as much as I love David Hewlett, Rachel Luttrell and Jason Momoa, I'm not so sure I could bring myself to watch something written by these people just because of David/Rachel/Jason. I'll watch them in another stuff written by someone else, of course).

[mercury973.livejournal.com]

Yes. I, too, am just an SGA fan. I also don't like scifi (both network and genre). I think all the cast has been treated poorly (I'm including McGillion and Higginson) and I will not be watching.