INTERVIEW: Torri Higginson (Dr. Elizabeth Weir)

[GateWorld]

AUDIO INTERVIEW: LEADER'S LEGACY GateWorld talks with Torri Higginson GateWorld sits down with Torri Higginson to talk about Weir's lasting legacy on Atlantis, her feelings for her fans, and what the future holds. READ MORE ...

[Agent_Dark]

Originally Posted by Torri Higginson

So many of the episodes I was just there in the background, which wasn't challenging for me. And I think they're going "Why are we paying this chick when she's only in for a couple of scenes?" You know what I mean? It made a lot of sense, I thought. That's how I hypothesize it. It makes a lot of sense for me.

Straight from the horses mouth, something I've said before.

For me, it's a good move because I would rather be somewhere and be working than dipping my toes in every once in a while. That's what I meant by it. It all worked out for the best

Good to hear that she's cool with it and is moving ahead

[Linzi]

A candid interview. I'm glad Torri is ok with things and thought she was very mature in her reaction to everything that's happened. I agree with her about Weir, and hope the reduction in role gives her something more to do when she's on set. Good luck to her with future projects.

[Kliggins]

Nice interview. Thanks David

I'll be looking for Torri on NCIS.

[Spacegirlnz]

That as an awesome interview!!!! Thank you so much!

[Bagpuss]

Great interview ,and I was glad to read Torri's perspective about the changes .

I'm going to miss her and Dr Weir from SGA,but I have high hopes for TH's future.She's a very good actress imo ,and hopefully NCIS will lead on to more good parts on tv/films.

[Celcool]

Great interview! Thanks.

I'm looking forward to seeing Torri in the mainstream shows. NCIS is the first on my list. She'll be on the episode airing Tuesday, October 16, on CBS, at 8 PM EST.

[Skydiver]

yeah, i'm looking forward to her on ncis too.

and that show will have had both Weir's on it now. Jessica Steen had a role last year or so

[sofie]

Thanks for the interview! Love her, she's such a sweetheart

[the dancer of spaz]

Very nice interview. Torri Higginson was very gracious and respectful, yet candid as well. I hope NCIS and Journeyman end up being great launching points for a new direction in her career.

[Suzotchka]

Awesome interview! Torri is first class!

[AutumnDream]

It's pretty sad that say, Battlestar Galactica's writers can continually develop and explore their thirteen or so main characters all the while bringing secondary characters to the forefront, yet Stargate Atlantis couldn't find anything for their lead actress to do.

There's a ridiculous wealth of material to explore in both Altantis the show and Atlantis the city that would have given Torri some great stuff to chew on. It's really too bad that the writers continually refuse to explore internal drama amongst the expedition's members and wider story arcs that would facilitate the participation of non-combatant, non-scientist characters. I suppose episodes about whales and cheesy Alien remakes are more important than character focus, though.

Great interview, though! She really is sweet, isn't she?

[ann_sgcfan]

I look forward to seeing Torri on NCIS and I hope she gets the part on Journeyman... I really enjoyed the premiere of that show... Good interview Thanks You!

[CalmStorm]

I think Torri was extremely gracious in her interview and it was good to hear her speak out.

At the same time, I am very disappointed to see her go. I think that the character had much more potential than just a scene or two in an episode, and could be more than simply background. I think at one point in her interview she mentioned how loyal TPTB were to the SG-1 cast and how that was a good thing. However, I am disappointed that my current perception is that that same loyalty does not extend to those in the SGA cast.

Torri is a wonderful actress and I look forward to seeing her in other works. I think in her actions and her attitude she exudes nothing but pure class, as can be seen in her interview.

[PG15]

Originally Posted by AutumnDream

It's pretty sad that say, Battlestar Galactica's writers can continually develop and explore their thirteen or so main characters all the while bringing secondary characters to the forefront, yet Stargate Atlantis couldn't find anything for their lead actress to do.

Making every character angry, depressed, and angsty is not that hard to do.

[Agent_Dark]

Originally Posted by AutumnDream

It's pretty sad that say, Battlestar Galactica's writers can continually develop and explore their thirteen or so main characters all the while bringing secondary characters to the forefront, yet Stargate Atlantis couldn't find anything for their lead actress to do.

Battlestar Galactica is also a highly serialised show which allows it to run character and story arcs over multiple episodes, usually over the entire season. Stargate Atlantis is an episodic show, which generally requires its stories to be wrapped up by the end of the episode.

[AutumnDream]

Originally Posted by PG15

Making every character angry, depressed, and angsty is not that hard to do.

You clearly have a limited understanding here.

Originally Posted by Agent_Dark

Battlestar Galactica is also a highly serialised show which allows it to run character and story arcs over multiple episodes, usually over the entire season. Stargate Atlantis is an episodic show, which generally requires its stories to be wrapped up by the end of the episode.

Indeed. Perhaps they could have given some thought to this fact while designing the main characters. It doesn't take prodigal foresight to realize that a non-scientist civilian character will not be thoroughly useful if one intends to write short-lived adventure romps for each week, to the exclusion of all other concepts. Amusingly enough, it is almost universally agreed upon that the combatant characters have been grossly underused. Even so, with some creativity (a trait I've heard is valued in writers) it would not have been difficult to come up with more "episodic" ideas which made use of Dr.Weir.

[PG15]

Or an opinion of BSG different from yours.

[PG15]

Ok, just listened to it. Again, wonderfully done David. It was nice hearing Torri's thoughts on the various goings-ons happening behind the scenes. She's a very nice lady and despite what some might think, I will indeed miss her.

Now, 2 things:

1. "Shattering, you might say" - Horrible, just horrible.

2. Something happened that made you go "ow" after you asked Torri about Weir's legacy. What was that about, and are you alright?

[AutumnDream]

Originally Posted by PG15

Or an opinion of BSG different from yours.

Supposing for a moment your estimation of its characters is accurate - if it's "not that hard" to make them all depressed, how hard is it then to do nothing at all with most of your cast?