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wraithfodder) wrote2007-04-06 12:39 pm
Season 4 casting spoilers - who will be in command of Atlantis
Just a few quotes from the latest issue of SciFi magazine.
"...Amanda Tapping and her character, Col. Samantha Carter, who'll be taking over as the new leader now that the TV series SG1 is coming to an end."
Cooper said "It's about time she [Carter] got a command, and we had to keep that from happening to SG1 becuase we wanted her to be part of the team."
Bad news for Weir fans: "I can't make people feel better who just love Torri and Dr. Weir and want to see her on the show," sighs [Robert C] Cooper. "Unfortunately, that's just not going to happen. All I can say is that Sam Carter is a wonderful character, and Amanda Tapping is a wonderful actress, and i think she will fill the role on Atlantis admirably. I'm excited about seeing the evolution of her character. Brad and I created the character Dr. Weir and we love the character and torri, but the change needed to be made."
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Why not just cancel Atlantis, and make the third series and put Carter in command? The people at Bridge seem obsessed with having Tapping in every project they do (SG1, SGA, Sanctuary, etc.) I have nothing against the actress, but the "change needed to be made" comment is just pure crap. The people who created the show didn't know how to write Weir, so, hey, let's bring over technobabble Carter from SG1 to take her slot. The article says what TPTB have been denying - that Carter IS going to be in command of Atlantis. Sucks. Sucks. Sucks.
WHY did the change need to be made? Do they explain that? Nope.
This is going to change the dynamic of the show. Weir is out, Carter is in charge, McKay will act like an idiot around her. God, I can only hope that Shep's team gets stranded offworld for most of the season just to avoid Atlantis.
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You know, I hadn't planned to watch Season 4 much after all the spin about AT being everywhere, as Carter for the most part. I'm sure she's an awesome person, and I don't hold her responsible, but this? Is for the birds. I don't see the point. All her performances will be mediocre at best, because she'll be stretched too thin. This isn't hard logic to figure out, folks. It'd be better to have one solid performance than three sucky ones.
"Robert Cooper says the series is up to the challenge of enticing any SG-1 viewers that haven't tried out their world."
Okay, that right there is the major problem. SG-1 fans have more than likely seen Atlantis, given it a chance, and either stayed or left. Common sense. Instead of playing up the base they have, they're purposely trying to just keep one shows for the sake of another. Joss Whedon had two shows on when Angel became a spin-off. The thing was, they used guest star crossovers rarely and let each survive by their own merit. Different settings, especially with something like Wolfram and Hart and The First. Both were bad guys, but with completely different agendas. Because of that, the characters were different, not just the same retooled episodes done a couple times. SG producers aren't understanding the necessity of that type of division. No one wants to see SG-1 plots fit into Atlantis if they don't work. Atlantis was meant to be a different angle.
Sacrificing Weir for Carter is extremely stupid. Carter is the Maryest Mary Sue to every set foot on the screen, and this is from someone who watches Days of Our Lives (Marlena anyone?). She has no flaws, no bad decisions. Weir did, and things like teaming up with the Wraith had severe consequences. That made for good television. Watching everyone drool over Carter is not my idea of a good show. I wonder if they could get Hailey, I think was her name, back and tell Carter she needs to calm her butt down. The problem I've found is that the writers think everyone loves Sam, and we don't. Of the episodes I've seen, I'd say...I liked her in maybe 4 outta 100.
Okay, I haven't seen the back half yet (even though I totally have it), but why did they mention the Athosians as bad guys? Did I miss something there?
"I can't make people feel better who just love Torri and Dr. Weir and want to see her on the show," sighs Cooper. "Unfortunately, that's just not going to happen. All I can say is that Sam Carter is a wonderful character, and Amanda Tapping is a wonderful actress, and I think she will fit the role on Atlantis admirably. I'm excited about seeing the evolutation of her character. Brad and I created the character of Dr. Weir and we love the character and Torri, but the change needed to be made."
That line is the final straw, for me. After I get through this season, I'm done. I don't appreciate being undervalued because I happen to like a character that isn't Little Miss Sue. I know how great Sam is, they tell me enough on SG-1. The only reason the change had to be made was because they didn't want to actually have to delve into what makes Weir tick when they had the option of using a known quantity. It's easier to think in the box than out. And the very obvious disrepect makes me not so happy. I showed the quote to my friend, who doesn't watch the show or in the fandom, and her response was "nice to see they care so much." Thanks, but no thanks. If I want that kind of treatment, I'll go call my mom.
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