New SGU Audition Sides Reveal Characters, Technology

[Madwelshboy]

Auditioning for the cast of the new Stargate television series Stargate Universe is still ongoing as additional information for three of the regular characters has just recently become available.

The following contains possible spoilers, but it must be noted that the information is coming from audition sides and not necessarily from an actual script. As with the audition sides put together for Tamara Johanson [or Jon], Eli Hitchcock, and Jared Nash, these audition sides might simply be to obtain a feel for the actors’ ranges, rather than reflect actual story points.

http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com/blog/?p=2145

[jenks]

I don't really know what to make of that, if done right it could be great, on the other hand it could be plain awful...

[Bagpuss]

That made for an interesting read .However....
Is Dr Rush going to be another Kavanagh ,or SGU's version of McKay ? I can see lots of crossovers happening via those devices too.Not sure I like that,but it might turn out ok.

[crowmagnumman]

Spoiler TV says that these sides are just made up of previous scripts.

[GATEGOD]

Very interesting, idk but I think i'll like it.

[Madwelshboy]

Spoiler TV says that these sides are just made up of previous scripts.

So you have a link?? they could be refering to the original sides for Tamara Johanson, Eli Hitchcock, and Jared Nash which were from previous Stargate scripts and have been somewhat modified for the auditions. The article above dosent state anything silmilar in reagards to these sides, but just mentions that it dose not reflect actual story points, but just gives a feel for the characters.

[Shpinxinator]

In a rather bizarre scene from the audition sides for Chloe Carpenter, Chloe and Eli Hitchcock use the long range communications devices to inhabit people’s bodies on Earth and infiltrate a bar where Chloe, in the body of someone else, finds out what her “friends” really think of her. Chloe finds out that these people associated with her only because she is the daughter of a US Senator. Eli tries to comfort her, saying that the only person who really cares for what happens to him is his mother. They are both scared being trapped on the ship, but can’t deny the excitement of it all. They also realize that using the communications devices to live out their lives is not right and in Eli’s words, “screwed up”.


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I...I don't...even have the words to my emotions created by reading this...the best I can come up with is (valley girl voice) Ohhh my gawd! Like Sooooo totally secret life of a SGC teenager!

[Stormtrooper]

Two words: teen show.

[Boon]

Settle down. It's early days yet, and these are only illustrative pieces of dialogue and situation. wait until the show is here before lynching it...

[Col. Tomorian]

"Stargate: Universe" = "Stargate: Dawson's Creek"

Hahaha... We are not going the 90210 direction, we are going the "Dawson's Creek" direction. Hahaha....

[jenks]

Two words: teen show.

Two more: prove it.

[morjana]

So you have a link?? they could be refering to the original sides for Tamara Johanson, Eli Hitchcock, and Jared Nash which were from previous Stargate scripts and have been somewhat modified for the auditions. The article above dosent state anything silmilar in reagards to these sides, but just mentions that it dose not reflect actual story points, but just gives a feel for the characters.

Here's the link from Spoiler TV:

http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2008/09/stargate-universe-script-snippet.html

As there haven't been any NEW sides posted since Nov. 30, I would suspect the article at Solutions is merely their earlier article revised.

[Gate Rider]

If it's done right, it could be awesome. But there's a lot of potential to mess this up.

[thekillman]

not ENTIRELY what i anticipated, but hey. i thought a holographical system would be best. though this is cool too

[DeeKayP]

Here's the link from Spoiler TV:

http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2008/09/stargate-universe-script-snippet.html

As there haven't been any NEW sides posted since Nov. 30, I would suspect the article at Solutions is merely their earlier article revised.

These are three sides that were not covered before and are basically "new". This article is not a revision of an earlier article. The earlier article was linked to in this new article to show the history of the audition process.

I am the author of the Solutions article.

[crowmagnumman]

So you have a link?? they could be refering to the original sides for Tamara Johanson, Eli Hitchcock, and Jared Nash which were from previous Stargate scripts and have been somewhat modified for the auditions. The article above dosent state anything silmilar in reagards to these sides, but just mentions that it dose not reflect actual story points, but just gives a feel for the characters.

http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2008/09/stargate-universe-script-snippet.html

Maybe you're right. This is what I was thinking of. But I see the link for it has already been posted above me.

[amconway]

Two of the sides had potential, but this one is appalling:

In a rather bizarre scene from the audition sides for Chloe Carpenter, Chloe and Eli Hitchcock use the long range communications devices to inhabit people’s bodies on Earth and infiltrate a bar where Chloe, in the body of someone else, finds out what her “friends” really think of her. Chloe finds out that these people associated with her only because she is the daughter of a US Senator. Eli tries to comfort her, saying that the only person who really cares for what happens to him is his mother. They are both scared being trapped on the ship, but can’t deny the excitement of it all. They also realize that using the communications devices to live out their lives is not right and in Eli’s words, “screwed up”.
What the Hell? Great. We're supposed to be able to identify with these people? Which part--the immaturity, the unethical behavior, or the stupidity? This Chloe character is simply unbelievably cliched and bad. I don't get it. I just don't get it... And how the heck do they have the kind of access that allows them time to play with alien technology in such an utterly brain-dead way? I find myself fondly imagining a scene where Daniel does a guest spot as the senior member of the SGC who finds out what Chloe is doing, tells her exactly why that is a Bad Idea, in no uncertain terms, and gets the both of them fired--Chloe, for being an idiot, and Eli, for not reporting the idiocy. OMG...

[g.o.d]

it's even worse than I thought

[GhostPoet]

It all sounds really good...EXCEPT for this Chloe character. She just sounds retarded and annoying.

[Kryhs]

Two of the sides had potential, but this one is appalling:

What the Hell? Great. We're supposed to be able to identify with these people? Which part--the immaturity, the unethical behavior, or the stupidity? This Chloe character is simply unbelievably cliched and bad. I don't get it. I just don't get it... And how the heck do they have the kind of access that allows them time to play with alien technology in such an utterly brain-dead way? I find myself fondly imagining a scene where Daniel does a guest spot as the senior member of the SGC who finds out what Chloe is doing, tells her exactly why that is a Bad Idea, in no uncertain terms, and gets the both of them fired--Chloe, for being an idiot, and Eli, for not reporting the idiocy. OMG...

I was just about to say the same thing :/

[SGFerrit]

Two of the sides had potential, but this one is appalling:

What the Hell? Great. We're supposed to be able to identify with these people? Which part--the immaturity, the unethical behavior, or the stupidity? This Chloe character is simply unbelievably cliched and bad. I don't get it. I just don't get it... And how the heck do they have the kind of access that allows them time to play with alien technology in such an utterly brain-dead way? I find myself fondly imagining a scene where Daniel does a guest spot as the senior member of the SGC who finds out what Chloe is doing, tells her exactly why that is a Bad Idea, in no uncertain terms, and gets the both of them fired--Chloe, for being an idiot, and Eli, for not reporting the idiocy. OMG...

How do we know they are 'playing' with it? How do you know the context of the situation? It even shows at the end of the side that they agree that it is not the right thing to do.

Watch it and see what happens. If it is immature and braindead, then all power to you, stop watching and say 'I told you so'. But we don't know the context of this

[amconway]

How do we know they are 'playing' with it? How do you know the context of the situation? It even shows at the end of the side that they agree that it is not the right thing to do.

Watch it and see what happens. If it is immature and braindead, then all power to you, stop watching and say 'I told you so'. But we don't know the context of this

The side specifies that she decides to do this, not that it is an accident, so there is no way that it cannot be braindead. There is no context for her to listen in on her former friends on purpose that is not inappropriate, or does not involve non-sanctioned use of the equipment. Note that I am not saying that all the character sides are appalling. I'm saying that this one is.

[Darynlxm]

The side specifies that she decides to do this, not that it is an accident, so there is no way that it cannot be braindead. There is no context for her to listen in on her former friends on purpose that is not inappropriate, or does not involve non-sanctioned use of the equipment. Note that I am not saying that all the character sides are appalling. I'm saying that this one is.

But the side doesnt say when this happens, why she decided to she needed to know what her friends thought of her, or if she even knew the full extent of using the technology in such a way.

Im amazed that you cant see how this could actually give the character depth, and make her interesting.
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Personally I think it sounds good so far. Not fantastic, but that mainly cause I have questions still running around in my head.

What I want to see more of now is set development... im itching to see what they've come up with for the series.

[amconway]

But the side doesnt say when this happens, why she decided to she needed to know what her friends thought of her,

My point is that there is no valid excuse. An eight year old knows that spying is unacceptable.


Im amazed that you cant see how this could actually give the character depth, and make her interesting.

Well, that tells me, doesn't it? :) If someone doesn't agree with you, by all means, go for condescension... That is certain to make your point.

[Delynn]

Wow. Am I the only one who thought it was kind of awesome that Chlöe learns about how her "friends" truly feel about her in this manner? I mean, it would be cliché if the whole show has such moments in it...it would get old really fast! But once or twice I find awesome.

[amconway]

Wow. Am I the only one who thought it was kind of awesome that Chlöe learns about how her "friends" truly feel about her in this manner? I mean, it would be cliché if the whole show has such moments in it...it would get old really fast! But once or twice I find awesome.

Well, she is at the SGC-the posting of the best and brightest, not community college. One would hope that she couldn't get through high school without knowing better than this, but to get to the SGC? That's just wrong in so many ways...

[Delynn]

Chlöe is an Ivy-League party girl. Nowhere in her character description did it say she was a member of the SGC.

[Boon]

Chlöe is an Ivy-League party girl. Nowhere in her character description did it say she was a member of the SGC.

Then why the hell is she there....?
There's no mention of anything other than the fact she's a spoilt brat teen...

[gange57]

Then why the hell is she there....?
There's no mention of anything other than the fact she's a spoilt brat teen...

Maybe TnA?

[Delynn]

Then why the hell is she there....?
There's no mention of anything other than the fact she's a spoilt brat teen...
From the casting call:
Chloe Carpenter
20ish. Stunning and sexy. Daughter of a U.S. Senator. Silver spoon upbringing and a little spoiled but not stupid either. Politically and socially savvy. Dreams of following in her father's footsteps but for now she's a bit of a party girl in her first year at an Ivy League school. Her father's tragic death and the dire circumstances of being trapped on a spaceship seriously tests her character. SERIES REGULAR;

My theory? She was taking a "three hour cruise" of the galaxy, courtesy of her late father, when something went terribly wrong ;)

[amconway]

With any luck she'll be tested with ascension. ;)

[PG15]

Am I the only one who thinks the communication stones Eli and Chloe found are on the Destiny, not the ones we've got?

So it's not like they just snuck into the SGC labs and played with the stones; they probably found them while killing time on the Destiny after they're flung out into the cosmos.

Heck, we don't even have our stones anymore. Cam and Teal'c vaporized them.

[amconway]

So it's not like they just snuck into the SGC labs and played with the stones; they probably found them while killing time on the Destiny after they're flung out into the cosmos.

That's a good notion, but it doesn't make their actions any less appalling.

[PG15]

I was hoping you'd say that. ;)

IMHO, this just adds to the "imperfection" of these characters. You may dislike that kind of thing, and that's fine, but I've always looked for stuff like this. SG1 characters were often too "good" for me (Jack being the exception, and he's my fav character there), and that grew better with SGA; Sheppard is probably the darkest "good guy" we have and I'm fascinated by his character, more so than anyone else. I also like SGA more than SG1, probably for this very reason.

So yeah, if stuff like this happens on SGU, then I welcome it. I won't lie, I would seriously consider doing what Chloe seems to be doing if I cared about what people thought about me, which I don't, much.

It's all about context. Besides, Chloe is the progeny of a politician. A politician. ;)

[amconway]

I was hoping you'd say that. ;)

LOL! You had to know I would! :)


IMHO, this just adds to the "imperfection" of these characters. You may dislike that kind of thing, and that's fine, but I've always looked for stuff like this. SG1 characters were often too "good" for me (Jack being the exception, and he's my fav character there), and that grew better with SGA; Sheppard is probably the darkest "good guy" we have and I'm fascinated by his character, more so than anyone else. I also like SGA more than SG1, probably for this very reason.

So yeah, if stuff like this happens on SGU, then I welcome it. I won't lie, I would seriously consider doing what Chloe seems to be doing if I cared about what people thought about me, which I don't, much.

It's all about context. Besides, Chloe is the progeny of a politician. A politician.

You make your point well. This is, in fact, a case, where it is a matter of taste, and one I don't share. One of the things that I liked best about SG-1 is that they were basically good guys. They all had flaws, but when it came down to brass tacks, you knew thay would do the right thing. To me, that made them all the more likable, and I really cared about what happened to them. (That and I liked the science and exploration.) Generally, they made the choices that I would like to think that I would make.

This is one of the reasons that I didn't care that much about Atlantis. I really couldn't identify with the characters, or work up much feeling for them. Well, except Rodney, but he has a much better developed character than the others.

This is definately a reason that I absolutely hated BSG. I just hoped they'd all kill each other off and spare the universe their presence.

Yeah-I'm worried that they are going a direction that I won't like in SGU, but Brad Wright is involved, and I tend to like his writing so I hope for the best. Plus side if I hate it? Me not liking it almost guarantees that you will! ; ) If that's the case, I will have no reason to watch except for the faint hope that someone pushes Chloe out an airlock...

[PG15]

Well said. I can definitely see where you're come from. Heh, for me, I kind of "grew tired" of good guys after immersing myself in Star Trek. ;)

Oh, and I hate BSG as well. Don't get me wrong, I like dark stuff, but that thing is waaaaay too much for my taste. I hope SGU is a good balance between the dark, depressing BSG and the light of SG1. Like SGA, but more arc-based, I suppose.

I think the key difference is, though SG1 and SGA dabble in the dark some times, the ultimate message is that these people are essentially good, and that sometimes, they do bad things because they see no other choice. In BSG, it seems that these people are just bad, bad people. I don't like that.

[amconway]

I think the key difference is, though SG1 and SGA dabble in the dark some times, the ultimate message is that these people are essentially good, and that sometimes, they do bad things because they see no other choice. In BSG, it seems that these people are just bad, bad people. I don't like that.

I'd agree with that - they are, indeed, bad, bad, people. No one in SG-1 or SGA wants to do rotten stuff. SG-1 is a bit better at pulling a rabbit out of the hat at the last minute-not everyone can be so lucky. Of course, Daniel often dies when they do that, so it's not all good... ;)

[Pandora's_Box]

In a rather bizarre scene from the audition sides for Chloe Carpenter, Chloe and Eli Hitchcock use the long range communications devices to inhabit people’s bodies on Earth and infiltrate a bar where Chloe, in the body of someone else, finds out what her “friends” really think of her. Chloe finds out that these people associated with her only because she is the daughter of a US Senator. Eli tries to comfort her, saying that the only person who really cares for what happens to him is his mother. They are both scared being trapped on the ship, but can’t deny the excitement of it all. They also realize that using the communications devices to live out their lives is not right and in Eli’s words, “screwed up”.

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There are no words....

[DigiFluid]

Since stupidity/immaturity seems to be the subject on the table....


Chloe Carpenter
20ish. Stunning and sexy. Daughter of a U.S. Senator. Silver spoon upbringing and a little spoiled but not stupid either. Politically and socially savvy. Dreams of following in her father's footsteps but for now she's a bit of a party girl in her first year at an Ivy League school. Her father's tragic death and the dire circumstances of being trapped on a spaceship seriously tests her character. SERIES REGULAR;

Um...what? I don't know about you guys, but I was just 18 in my first year of university, a few people I knew were 17 until December-ish. If she's from political blood and attending an Ivy League school (hello legacy), money clearly wasn't the issue holding her back. So...why exactly is someone "not stupid" in their 20s in their first year of school?

[Pandora's_Box]

Um...what? I don't know about you guys, but I was just 18 in my first year of university, a few people I knew were 17 until December-ish. If she's from political blood and attending an Ivy League school (hello legacy), money clearly wasn't the issue holding her back. So...why exactly is someone "not stupid" in their 20s in their first year of school?

It's not unheard of for people to take a year or two off before going to university. Maybe she was saving Africa or something.

[PG15]

Or pretending to save Africa for a photo op to make her daddy look good.

I'm...kind of down on Politicians these days. Yeah.

[Pandora's_Box]

Or pretending to save Africa for a photo op to make her daddy look good.

I'm...kind of down on Politicians these days. Yeah.

Take a look at my location... :mckay:

I get you. Boy do I get you.

[PG15]

Actually, I'm talking more about the Americans. At the moment, I'm just highly amused at what could be the 2nd Canadian election in 4 months. :D

[Pandora's_Box]

Actually, I'm talking more about the Americans. At the moment, I'm just highly amused at what could be the 2nd Canadian election in 4 months. :D

Harper has ceased to amuse me. :mckay:

This is my, "I am not amused" face.

The country's economy is only in turmoil. People are only worried about their jobs and their families.

"Hey," Harper says. "I don't feel like facing a confidence vote on Monday. Let's just shut down Parliament. We can do that, right?"

"We can do anything so long as I say we can," replies the Governor General.

Yay, Canada!

:mckay:

[PG15]

He did what?! This is bull****, he's literally trying to run away from the will of the people.

Ok, no longer amused am I.

[Pandora's_Box]

You've been hiding under a rock, haven't you?

[PG15]

No, just hiding under CNN. Kind of got addicted to it over the American elections and hasn't quite come down yet. ;)

Well, whatever happens happens. My family seems to be in a microcosm and never really gets much crap from the government, no matter how much they **** up. I feel for those that do though; I didn't think we were that bad, compared to the Americans.

[amconway]

Hey Guys, I totally get what you are saying, given that I am a dual citizen of both countries and live in Canada (My American half is pretty happy-the Canadian half doesn't think that you should be able to shut down Parliament to avoid a non-confidence vote) but, uh... Maybe we should talk about SGU or something... Not that I really have anything more to say about it, but... You know... ;)

[PG15]

Ahem...yes, the good-hearted man is right.

So yeah, I'm gonna be honest; the overall concept of "darker actions" is cool for me, but that Chloe scene does sound a bit cringeworthy. Hopefully the actors can pull it off.

[amconway]

So yeah, I'm gonna be honest; the overall concept of "darker actions" is cool for me, but that Chloe scene does sound a bit cringeworthy. Hopefully the actors can pull it off.
Well, it was just an audition thing. Maybe cooler heads will prevail and that fine piece of character interaction will never see the light of day. ;)

[thedrumm3rguy]

It's not unheard of for people to take a year or two off before going to university. Maybe she was saving Africa or something.

waiting for the syphilis lesions to subside would be my bet....hope that cream works for her :D


if this is casting material...im more worried it would scare potential decent actors off! :confused:

[Rachel-Kree]

Well, she is at the SGC-the posting of the best and brightest, not community college. One would hope that she couldn't get through high school without knowing better than this, but to get to the SGC? That's just wrong in so many ways...

She shouldn't never have left the high school then... the description of her character is pathetic ! looks like she is a spoiled girl wich can't live by herself or maybe the 'skank' of the team wich can never make the things right ... or she was just at the wrong place in the wrong time and stay stuck on that ship with the others ... well i guess i'll only know when the premiere starts ...


With any luck she'll be tested with ascension. ;)

With any luck she will be dead at the first fight....(J/K)

[Pegasus_SGA]

Found some more script sides for SGU dated 17th January 09 whilst looking for something else. I've checked and haven't seen this posted anywhere. Apologies if they have....

Source: Spoiler TV (http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2009/01/stargate-universe-episode-101-and-102.html)

Spoilers for SGU 101 and 102



ETA: It appears they're using part of the script from SGA's Rising and the conversation that was had between Weir and Sheppard regarding the rescue of the Athosians and Sumner.