Different Actress for Elizabeth Wier

[Anubis21]

If i have read the new article posted on gateworld about Gost in the Machine it seems that Stargate has hired a new face to play Elizabeth Wier since Torri Higgonson was not going to reprive this role. How do ou feel about a different actress i mean there was a different actress to the intro of Dr. Wier in The lost city and Torri came in in season 8 of SG-1. What do you Think?

[ussrelativity]

I don't know if the character was recast, or the story rewritten accordingly. I've become accustomed to Torri's amazing performance over the last few years, and I'll reserve my judgment on how things turn out in regards to the new episode for now.

[PG15]

I think that part may have been rewritten and Weir won't appear at all.

[jenks]

According to the article, the replicators have managed to attain a level of ascension by turning themselves into 'fields of energy', if this is the case then I'm not convinced that she'll even need to be recast...

[Jumper_One]

did you read teh article?

Weir will not be played by actress Torri Higginson, who turned down the offer to appear in the episode. Instead the script was rewritten so that the cliffhanger could be resolved and the story continued without her.

EDIT: what PG15 and jenks said

[Ice Wolf]

looks like they've re-written it with Fran instead of Elizabeth

Seeing as its the 5th episode, no wonder they couldn't get Torri back when they seemed to leave it so late to contact her.

[PG15]

looks like they've re-written it with Fran instead of Elizabeth

I don't think so. Otherwise they wouldn't have mentioned both of them in the synopsis.

I think this may have been the original story, before the rewrites.

[Torri012]

different actress for WEIR??
there is no replacement for Torri at least not for me... for me a new actress is not going to be weir.. i will imagine her as another character because Torri = Weir > not someone else

i know they changed it in SG-1 aswell but it surely wasnt an THAT important role so it didnt matter much there....

i rather have no Weir in the whole series anymore, than a faked one!

[jenks]

It's weird how people seem to magically lose the ability to read whenever it suits them...

[Vala_M]

I personally, would worry about Weir being recast until it's stated otherwise from a reputable source.

Vala,

[Torri012]

It's weird how people seem to magically lose the ability to read whenever it suits them...

well, you wanted to know what we think so ....

[sueKay]

I think now I definitely completely understand Torri's decision not to do this episode...she really definitely wouldn't have been portraying Weir in this episode...she'd be portraying a 'ghost' of a copy of a copy of Weir...

Not working for me

[ark-of-continuum]

Well, if Torri can't have to go back even to the cameo, I agree with that. I believe, writers already have modifed script for "Ghost in the Machine" episode and focused on FRAN. And... I will quite happy with that!

I like Dr. Weir so much, she is one of the hottest and strongest women character in SGA, but FRAN!!!
Man... If I slowly go down to the sweet garden with a Replicator one day, it definitely will be FRAN. Oh, actress Michelle Morgan did great job in 4x11 episode! And i have two shaking hands in the air about see her again on the show. No question.

And, if anybody from producers room read that: We want to more guest appearances. But thank you for good & cool Season 4 + awesome 4x20 episode! And we wanna more, as always.

[jenks]

I think now I definitely completely understand Torri's decision not to do this episode...she really definitely wouldn't have been portraying Weir in this episode...she'd be portraying a 'ghost' of a copy of a copy of Weir...

Not working for me

Torri never knew what the plot would be, she refused before even being told.

[JohnRico]

They will probably have the Weir on the ship be a fake Weir & then Replicator Weir transforms into someone else. Thats pretty much the only plausible explanation on how to write Weir out

[Ice Wolf]

They will probably have the Weir on the ship be a fake Weir & then Replicator Weir transforms into someone else. Thats pretty much the only plausible explanation on how to write Weir out

Since when have the PTB been worried about plausible lately??

[JohnRico]

Since when have the PTB been worried about plausible lately??

True but in the case of Weir they should more then likely have fake Weir transform into someone else & Weir will officially be dead outside of Torri turning them down. Unless they have some kind of 3D Model of Torri to use lol

[Falcon Horus]

From the information and the title of the episode, I'm guessing all Torri had to do was a voice over... or be nothing more than a voice. Unless FRAN is now doing that part of course...which is possible.

Weir will probably appear as text only.

[jasminaGo]

Since the Weir that first showed up in LC was a blonde, changing the actress for some sort of cameo in the episode wouldn't surprise me.

[Suzotchka]

I can't see them recasting the role of Elizabeth Weir at this point in time. As far as I'm concerned, Torri is the only one who can play the role with grace and class.

Torri didn't want to reprise the role, and I think that TPTB are going to just kill off the character.