Dr Janet Fraiser/Teryl Rothery Thunk/Discussion/Appreciation

[jckfan55]

it'll be very difficult for anyone to really take her place. Michael Shanks' wife, Lexa Doig, has her work cut out for her.......

So she's the new "sassy" doc JM referred to in his Q/A thread?

[Atlantisluva]

Ugh, I remember when I first got hooked on SG-1.

Who was in that episode. Janet Frasier.

BRING HER BACK!!!

OT: Since all the timeline interference, that future with Casandra might not happen. Plus, she knows to much.....


OTT: Don't do an alternate universe!!! I hate them

[Hatcheter]

Great character, sexy actress, but don't cheapen the excellent death scene and episode around it with a cheesy deus ex machina return to the show.

I'll second that all that. Her death made for one of the show's most powerful moments. Death is final, and it was an important move by TPTB to remind us of that. If Frasier returns in anything other than a single episode alternate reality/time travel capacity, I'll be justly furious.

That said, Teryl Rothery has another "in" to return to the show: Heimdall!
Bring Heimdall back!
(Maybe I should start saveheimdall.com. )

Regarding Cassandra, Jack said in '1969' that she was 13, so by the time of 'Heroes' she could be 18.

[macktheknife]

I hated that episode, the writers destroyed years of "Fraiser" canon, to bring her out into the field (for what, the 2nd time?, and the 1st in a massive firefight?) and they are so totally surrounded and she gets killed, is the only casulty, and they somehow manage to get the gate back? WTF?

That firefight should have resulted in a very bad outcome for the SGC (total loss, many casulties, Hammond command questioned) yet out of the x amount of teams\extra men, only 1, the Doctor dies?

They could have brought back the goauld from being the Sci-Fi equivalent of the WW2 home guard, into a badass fighting unit, all they have to say that they appear to be using tactics modified or taken from the taurii back during the debrief. Although they still have'nt mastered the art of close air support with their alkesh.

How great would it be if the Lexa hiring is just a cover for Teryl coming back. Just have a scene afterwards that said that the tape said Fraiser died, and then someone says that "insert random medic name" died on that mission. Along with Jack saying "Hammond would never send Fraiser into a firefight" or something.

[trudy]

I hated that episode, the writers destroyed years of "Fraiser" canon, to bring her out into the field (for what, the 2nd time?, and the 1st in a massive firefight?) and they are so totally surrounded and she gets killed, is the only casulty, and they somehow manage to get the gate back? WTF?

I am now thinking, at the time that was written, I think tptb thought that was going to be the last season. Note that in Threads or Moebius, (I forget which),

Spoiler:

they kill off Katherine and Jacob/Selmak

and I think at around then they thought maybe season eight might be the last season.

What is the mindset that says tidying things up for the end of the series means killing off characters?

In general, killing off a favorite character is a lame ploy for drama. They can do better than that.

[SimilarCadence]

So she's the new "sassy" doc JM referred to in his Q/A thread?

Yes, she's the one. (I want to like her for MS's sake, but I can't imagine anyone fully taking Fraiser's place!)

[MedusA]

I read a fan fic that had her brought back (it was a slasher with sam and janet, quite a good piece of writing actually) through the quantum mirror. She was different though, not a doctore but a soldier, similar to Sam, she'd had the experiences like Jolinar and all that stuff. I thought that was an awesome idea, have her come back but as a soldier, she'd make a fiery little addition to any team.

[jckfan55]

Yes, she's the one. (I want to like her for MS's sake, but I can't imagine anyone fully taking Fraiser's place!)

I agree with you there! Maybe the team won't take to her right away. Could be some interesting moments with them adjusting to her.

[GEWbert]

Interesting idea. It would be very cool to see.

I think the reason they killed her off though was because Terryl Rothery didn't want to do the show anymore, but i could be wrong on this.

[dec55]

I recall Teryl Rothery and Lexa Doig were at a convention with Shanks.
And they were just having a ball. They seemed to be a close nit group.
Lexa was also pregnant by then.

I think when Lexa comes on the show, she should try to be a original character.
I don't think she wants to replace Teryl Rothery's Doc Fraiser, but create a different one. I think it would be cool to see Dr Lam meet Doc Fraiser from a
different alternate universe. It would be great to see these two interact!!!

[trudy]

I think the reason they killed her off though was because Terryl Rothery didn't want to do the show anymore, but i could be wrong on this.

I think that's wrong. I remember reading that the powers that be approached Teryl with the idea because all thought that was the last season and it would be an episode with Janet in a role of importance, which was appealing to her (although it presumably adversely impacted her participating in any followup movie, etc.)

[Janus]

Let's have those pictures, people.

[Gregorius]

Here we go:

[Carterslave]

You shall have pictures ... as soon as I figure out how to 'embed' them correctly. In the meantime, I bow down before the nexus of beauty, talent, compassion and sex appeal that is Teryl Rothery. The show just isn't the same w/o Doctor J.

[Qasim]

Check out the Lexa Doig Thunk Thread

[Gregorius]

You shall have pictures ... as soon as I figure out how to 'embed' them correctly. In the meantime, I bow down before the nexus of beauty, talent, compassion and sex appeal that is Teryl Rothery. The show just isn't the same w/o Doctor J.

Just do [img.]url[/img.] (Without the .) and the image will appear .

And you're right, the show isn't same without Janet. Why did they have to kill her?! Why didn't they kill of Jack, because RDA has limited time and it would've made a far greater impact.

[sarge]

i miss janet

[Lord Zedd]

I miss Janet !! I still don't know why they had to kill her Does anybody knows why?

[Kinky for Governor]

She no doubt brought some skills to the table and I thought was particularly cute when she used medic-speak. If you miss your weekly Dr. F fix and want to see her again, flip over to the Lifetime channel...she seems to have done quite a few movies for them.

Not to be a height-ist but on the non-SG1 shows, she looks about 3 feet tall!

[Grin]

She's also made quite a few appearences on the program "Dead Like Me" she's the main characters Mum i think, not sure, but i caught first five minutes of the program and saw her name in the opening credits.