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

[tavabean.livejournal.com]

And they make the black guy the crazy one, sheesh...
see if he makes out any better than Rainbow.

[tringasolitaria.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I thought the same - Really? Y'all made the black guy the psycho crazy one? :S

[tavabean.livejournal.com]

And the non-American is the machiavellian manipulative one. (Dr. Rush)
And the pudgy one is the geeky genius.
Any bets on what the women will look like?
I'm not sure if these announcements are making me cynical or what, cause they are all probably good actors.

[cat-77.livejournal.com]

So, if they're only casting males, are they accepting the slash upfront this time?

[kimberweeme.livejournal.com]

I'm sure these guys are fine actors, but neither makes me regret my decision so boycott the show. Good to know...

[quiet-december.livejournal.com]

Literally the first thing I thought when I read about the crazy guy with the temper was, "Please God don't let them cast a Black actor for this role."

Oh powers that be, why do you guys have to do this to us? Do you think we could maybe get a non-crazy Black scientist? Linguist? Archaeologist? Diplomat?

*crickets*

Uh, guys?

[mrwubbles.livejournal.com]

Hmmm....they've already started slotting stereotypes so I approach this with the wariness you would Wyle E Coyote approaches an 'X marks the Spot'. LOL

[nialla]

On the bright side, at least the first one is over 30. However, he was in a Highlander episode, so I had a brief "when fandoms collide" moment.

We're finally getting a regular who's married, but of course the spouse will not be there, so let's see how long for those vows to be broken as soon as TPTB have some alien priestess wanting to sex him up.

I think we can take a wild guess at what the women will look like. That's a no-brainer with these writers, and I mean that literally. There's only enough blood in the male body to run one head at a time. *g*

Black guy with an explosive temper? [facepalm] Teal'c does not approve of this bullshit.

[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.

[tavabean.livejournal.com]

Well, both Smiths (two Smiths!) are handsome guys and Blue is kinda cute, so I can see the thunk threads starting up pretty soon on Gatworld and the like.

[these-dark-ages.livejournal.com]

Maybe they're... just going to have green alien maidens with no lines?

A marine with an explosive temper? Sounds like Ford(marine)/explosive temper(Ronon aka Chewie). How long before he gets replaced? ;)

[suekay-87.livejournal.com]

Hehe...Gerald from Hey Arnold...lol!

Sorry...that's all I know Jamil Smith from!

[star-climber.livejournal.com]

sounds/looks interesting...or not:/

[leesa_perrie]

Do agree with everyone on the black guy being cast as the crazy one - it would have been better for that character to have been white and the geek or leader to be black.

But I'm determined to give the show a go.

[faekitty71.livejournal.com]

One hopes its because they haven't casted them yet.

Male sci-fi writers don't seem to realize that woman do actually watch sci-fi.

[mercury973.livejournal.com]

Well, we all know they can't write for women, so maybe this is a good thing? (Still not watching. No McKay, no me watchee)

[ionaonie.livejournal.com]

So, to the SG PTB edgier equals cliche?

[tashirasbubble.livejournal.com]

Very cliche typecasting *shakes her head*

So Louis is the same age as Joe is - what happened to them replacing our "older" faces with hip younger ones!!!!

Can't comment on them as actors as I have never seen them before, but they are not, for me, "worth tuning in for" - if you get my drift ;) - SGU is becoming more and more of a turn off than a turn on for me the nearer it gets!

Sorry to whinge - I'm missing Shep and SGA already :-(

[jessica7070.livejournal.com]

Yeah.. it's been a sad friday night without SGA. I know I will watch SGU, but there's NO way it could compare to SGA. I'd like to here better actors (not that I don't like Carlyel,) but honestly until I get into the new show NOBODY will sound good because of the great cast SGA had.