And another two join Stargate Universe, but hey, no women??

[wraithfodder]

Again, under the cut in case you just don't care, plus size ;)


Typ
TV Guide reports:

The new Stargate's universe is expanding. On the heels of the announcement that Trainspotting's Robert Carlye will front the new Sci Fi Channel series (playing Dr. Nicholas Rush), TVGuide.com has learned exclusively that Justin Louis and Jamil Walker Smith have joined the nascent cast.

Louis (Hidden Hills) will play Colonel Everett Young, an experienced and married Stargate team leader, while Smith (Hey, Arnold!) will portray Sr. Sgt. Ronald Greer, a Marine with an explosive temper...and a mysterious past to account for it.

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Justin Louis has a pretty extensive resume at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521878/

Jamil Walker Smith's resume is at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808607/

Comments

[djlmarks.livejournal.com]

It is disturbing how people are typecast. Really disturbing. It's much more interesting when hot looking white guys are the psychos( or just maladjusted and a dishonerably dishcarged ala Shep)....As for the females that have yet to be cast, I highly doubt that they will be casting Whoopie Goldberg to play some wise, badly dressed alien again. I'd like to think they would do homage to Col. Samantha Carter or Dr. Elizabeth Weir. Very intelligent and business minded women...but then the 2o somethings and the Dorito advertisers might find that a tad boring and not good for business.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

It's sort of par for the course. They're going with a formula. Toss in what they think will work as it has worked on other shows, and they don't want to stray too far from Stargate itself, but they want younger and edgier.. it's rather dismaying that they big shove is for four men, and not a single woman on the cast. Even CBS's The Unit promoted the actresses.

[djlmarks.livejournal.com]

so is it decided that there will be no leading actresses?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I have NO idea.

[dejla.livejournal.com]

Younger + edgier = stereotypically boring

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I hope not, but...my experience with 'edgier' TV has left me going 'bleh."