DragonCon interview with Stargate Atlantis' JOE FLANIGAN!

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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

SGU fails

[domjohn.livejournal.com]

I read this interview a couple of days ago.
I liked to read it coz as usual Joe Flanigan speaks his mind and shows a lot of respect toward the fans what TPTB seem to have forgotten.
I read some critics about SGU and in this article they said TPTB fell back quickly to their old habit. So forgotten all their great promesses about new fresh amazing show only old stargate show. So why they axed our beloved show that was a proven successful show. When we think about this it was obvious they keep the same pool od writers. So it would seem all our fears are becoming true.
SADLY. And if it's the case it will be the stargate death.
Bring back SGA that got so many fans.
I appreciate JOE FLANIGAN speaks like this. he knows the entertainment world and as he said he is also a businessman.
PS: You can send some tweets to MGM like this.
@mgm_studios and @Syfy please. #givememysgamovie....and series!

JOE FLANIGAN Thanks for speaking so freely.:)
I respect this so much and it's so rare.