DragonCon interview with Stargate Atlantis' JOE FLANIGAN!

[wraithfodder]

Brand-new interview with Joe Flanigan (Stargate Atlantis). Interesting stuff!

http://dailydragon.dragoncon.org/2009/joe-flanigan/

EXCERPT:

This year is Stargate Atlantis star Joe Flanigan’s first year at Dragon*Con.  I sat down with Joe to get his thoughts on his co-stars and the cancellation of Stargate Atlantis, as well as his views on a variety of matters.

DD:  Based on published reports on the internet, you’ve been made to sound as if you’ve spoken out against the new Stargate Universe series.

JF: I have?  I don’t remember ever speaking out against it.  I think the feeling was, from David Hewlett and I, that it was odd to cancel us but yet to spin off a new show at the same time.  I don’t think that anybody is speaking out against Universe at all.  I have absolutely nothing against the new show and I encourage people to judge it on its own.

DD:  So it’s more a case of speaking out as to why Atlantis was canceled.

JF:  I think mostly because David and I haven’t been given a proper explanation and I don’t think anybody has, and I think everybody’s running around wondering if we’re doing the movie or we’re not doing the movie.  I think everybody wants their cake and eat it, too.  I think they want the fan base but they don’t want to necessarily listen to the fan base also.  I’m also a businessman;  if somebody gives me a reason as to why something doesn’t work (…) I’ve been on many shows that were canceled or failed for many reasons and I get it.  I just get it.  We’re just looking for a compelling reason.  We’re confused why—the show was doing so well, and if you look at the DVD sales you’ll know how well the show was doing. Why, if it’s a favorable economic model, why would you change or cancel it?

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Yeah, even we the fans would like a decent explanation...

Comments

[rootortoise.livejournal.com]

Oh joe..this is why i luffs you so much!!
Hes so right...about everything. Except i am judging SGU before watching lol....i hope it fails miserably, im not going to give it the time of day. Joe F and the team dynamic was the only reason i carried on watching SGA...certainly wasnt the creative eps..the few clever eps they did were few and far between!! SGU doesnt appeal anyway and even if it did, same TPTB same old shit.

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

"Joe F and the team dynamic was the only reason i carried on watching SGA."

Same here.
In fact when I first saw the trailer for SGA pilot on another cable station, I groaned and thought "not more of SG1" but there was something different about this....
and the word Atlantis got to me too.

[nialla]

I know some will complain we're judging the show before it airs, but what I'm judging is the behavior and attitude of TPTB.

I won't watch anything they work on in the future, whether it had Stargate in the name or not. I've been burned. Twice. Willingly putting my hand in the fire a third time is not on my agenda. I've found other shows where TPTB don't treat fans like crap. It's quite the revelation.