I think this may partly be a "rights" issue to certain characters. The characters of Jack and Daniel are "owned by the franchise" as they were bought along with the movie by the studio.
That's why Sam nor Teal'c were in the Atlantis pilot -- they'd lose certain rights to those characters if they did. With Sam appearing in this one, I have to wonder if the rights issues around her character changed after being a regular on two shows in the franchise, so that just leaves Teal'c out of the loop, along with the rest of the remaining SGA regulars.
Personally, I'd be pleased if no one from the other shows appeared in this hot mess. I'd rather see them in new stuff.
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Date: 2009-04-18 02:18 pm (UTC)That's why Sam nor Teal'c were in the Atlantis pilot -- they'd lose certain rights to those characters if they did. With Sam appearing in this one, I have to wonder if the rights issues around her character changed after being a regular on two shows in the franchise, so that just leaves Teal'c out of the loop, along with the rest of the remaining SGA regulars.
Personally, I'd be pleased if no one from the other shows appeared in this hot mess. I'd rather see them in new stuff.