Season 4 casting spoilers - who will be in command of Atlantis

[wraithfodder]

They're totally changing the dynamic of SGA and it's not for the better. Read at your own peril.

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.

 

This is just my kneejerk reaction from reading the article (posted over at http://ailurophile6.livejournal.com/29013.html)

Comments

[lovelokest.livejournal.com]

I'm going to voice a very unpopular opinion here and say that I'm looking forward to seeing what they do. If Carter is in charge of Atlantis, then I will be sad to see Sheppard no longer as the military leader but hey, a woman will be in charge. Even if she is undermined at every turn (like I expect her to be, these are the Stargate writers we're talking about who think that date-rape drug comedy is funny), it's a step in the right direction.

I think that also this will lead to some interesting power struggles on the show, and that can only be good for keeping the show fresh and alive. I want to watch as Sheppard has to adjust again to being under someone's command and not in charge and how that affects him. I want to see McKay react to having to work around Carter all the time. and lead to more of my sekrit het otp mckay/carter

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I don't care which gender is in charge- I want someone with experience and who is competent. I don't think Carter has the experience to lead the expedition. I don't want to see Carter readily accepted, I want to see conflict, but because the writers adore Carter, I don't think that will occur. Just seen too much of everybody loving Carter on SG1 to not think they won't do the same thing on SGA.