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

[tipper-green.livejournal.com]

I now have a reason to watch! Honestly, I wasn't even going to give it a chance based on the casting sheet (which had no character like this on it, intersetingly enough), but I think he's phenomenal. If he brings up the caliber of the writing at the same time, I'm all for it. I don't want dark, but we could definitely use a more *real people* aspect, and he's perfect for that. No one plays a flawed, real human being better than Carlyle. I love my SGA folks, but they were hindered by the writer's inability to real play out the relationships. I think Carlyle will force them to get better. So, yay! Good for Stargate!

[lysambre.livejournal.com]

If the writers are bad, why should they get better with another actor ?
If the writers had been limited by their previous team of actors, I would understand your reasoning, but it was rather the other way around. the writers were never able to use the full potential of their acting team 99% of the time.
I doubt they'll do any better in SGU given that it's going to be the exact same team of writers.

As Obama said : you can put lipstick on a pig, it's still going to be a pig (in this case, Carlyle being the lipstick).

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I agree that Carlyle is a very good actor, but... we're still stuck with the same writers, the ones who are rewriting their old scripts and copying movies with the lame "homage" reasoning. Somehow, I don't think the writers will be any better than before, even with Carlyle there. :(