New MGM video on Stargate Atlantis

[wraithfodder]

http://stargate.mgm.com/video.php?id=194 contains the video

Goodbye Atlantis - 4:25 15.9MB - Executive Producer Joseph Mallozzi says goodbye to Atlantis. Watch it in real time - only on SCI FI.

Okay, read some comments about it on GW, then watched it and well, yeah, the folks were right... well, it's got David Hewlett's last day, Jason Momoa's last day, RAchel Luttrell, Jewel Staite, and hello? I sorta recall some guy named Joe Flanigan throughout the entire series?? So I guess Joe M isn't going to miss him? It just seems, well, tacky, not to include the leading actor of the show in the goodbye. I seriously doubt they'd have done that to RDA (well, considering he was a producer, no they wouldn't).

So if you're watching for Joe Flanigan, once the scene atop the gate is over, that's basically it for Joe except far shots, but gad, so weird he's not even mentioned!

Comments

[syble4.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised. JM has had a chip on his shoulder since the begining of season 5 when JF asked him to not take as many photos of the actors on the set because it was bothering them.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

As much as fans speculate, sure seems to be something behind it. I dropped a post on JM's blog but doubt I'll get a reply, but can't hurt.

[syble4.livejournal.com]

Actually, the Flan was asked about it at Chevron this year. nakedwesley had it in her write up. I'm not sure if that post is private or open though.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, found the reference...

[astrumporta.livejournal.com]

I guess JM isn't even trying to hide his feelings for JF, but geez, producers lie all the time about how much they love their actors. He couldn't think of anything nice, like Joe F has lovely taste in French food, or something?? It just pisses people off. Sigh.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Could have taken the time at the end begging people to watch SGU and given us a minute with JF instead...

[astrumporta.livejournal.com]

At least they left in the Joe & David hug. Very nice. :)

[tavabean.livejournal.com]

MGM should have inserted a line or two of praise for JF, even if Mallozzi couldn't bring himself to do it.
Very unprofessional of the MGM people, IMHO.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

The hug was great :)

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

I know I might get some flak when I say this, but Mallozzi appeared to me to be more interested in himself than decent storylines etc.
I wonder if the Flan gave him a ration and he has seen fit to
snub him......so be it.....
I figure his loss
The Flan was the ~~ONLY~~ reason why I watched it......
I would never consider it had Browder played Sheppard as they originally envisioned; just the trailers I saw of the pilot were enough to interest me once they tagged Flanigan and I had never seen him before.
OK let's back track a bit.......I do have to admit that
once Jason came on board my attention picked up a bit
>:-)
I remember dropping Mallozzi a note to tell him how badly they
handled one military thing.......I had the affront to ask them if they had any military adviser on board.....I mean Sheppard is after all a LTCOL in the UNITED STATES Air Force, on loan to SGC.
No reply of course....I guess realism was not part of his continuing litany........
Finally, what kind of got me was how so many fans just hung on every word he uttered........sad IMO

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Or maybe MGM is all about SGU now??

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Ah, you mean JM's sycophants? Sigh...

[vida-boheme.livejournal.com]

JM putting his own feelings ahead of the interests of the fans of the programme...surprise, surprise.

No class.

[these-dark-ages.livejournal.com]

Damn, there must really be some bad blood there (at least on Mallozzi's side of things) for JFlan (or his hair) not to even get a mention.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

They'd have to be pretty stupid not to realize the fans will NOTICE something like this...

[the-scary-kitty.livejournal.com]

I guess JM is still bitter about JoeF criticizing the decision to fire Paul and Torri. And even more bitter that the fans love Joe even more for having the balls to stand up to the producers and tell them off. *snerks*

[hawtboyluvin.livejournal.com]

It is in such bad taste to *DIS* the lead actor like JM did in those vids.

All it did was show what a PETTY man JMoloz is to let his PERSONAL feelings for a man ruin 5 years worth of knowing someone as an actor and having him as a lead character..

I hope he gets a TON of flack over this!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Could be...

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

In case people can't watch the video on the site (I had QT streaming problems) the direct link is: http://mgmstudios.vo.llnwd.net/o23/stargate/goodbye-atlantis.mov

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Probably not as much as SciFi is getting for changing to SyFy, but then not as many people have probably seen the video going "eh, it's JM talking, who cares..."

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Thx.

[parisindy.livejournal.com]

i bet gw has gone ape shit over this.. unless they have modded any comments out of exsistence

[irony-rocks.livejournal.com]

This is what I'm thinking.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I know the shep whump thread was not amused. haven't checked the thunk thread, but censoring, er, 'modding' is going on. hard to get a real idea of fandom if all you let through are the 'isn't this wunderful' stuff...

[frellmeedead.livejournal.com]

Wow...no love there I guess, and what a shameless plug for SGU. *casts voodoo curse on SGU*