One day i was wandering in my library and i discovered the TV section.
Twas then that I discovered "STARGATE: SG1 THE ESSENTIAL SCRIPTS"
Even more astonishing was that it was a fairly recent book. (Library must have gotten a budget boost)
It contains the original uncut shooting scripts for "Torment of Tantalus", "The fifth race", Window of Opportunity", "2010", "Wormhole X-Treme!" and "Abyss"
I've only read half of it, and now i like stargate, and it's band of guys and gals even more!
I've heard much of Ad-libbing on these boards, but only after reading some of the scripts do I appreciate what a crucial addition they are to Stargate Sg-1
e.g. in fifth race
but what we got was:
DANIEL
You just said there's nothing 'cruvus' with you.
O'NEILL
I did not.
DANIEL
Yes, you did.
O'NEILL
No, I didn't.
DANIEL
Yes, you did.
O'NEILL
Didn't.
DANIEL
Did.
O'NEILL
Didn't.
DANIEL
Did.
O'NEILL
Cruvus, what is that?
Note that when he and Teal'c were boxing, ole' chris judge actually punched RDA! What we then saw was some lightning fast adlibbing
And for Window of Opportunity
The golfing scene was in one block
But of course we got:
O'NEILL
How far is Alaris anyway?
TEAL'C
Several billion miles, O'Neill.
O'NEILL
That's got to be a record!
[He takes his shot too.]
HAMMOND
Colonel O'Neill, what the hell are you doing?
O'Neill looks up and turns around to face the control room angrily.
O'NEILL
(angrily and animatedly)
In the middle of my back swing!?
ahh... RDA...
some other snippets before my rant drive runs out:
Thank Brad Wright for the golfing scene - He's the golfer - he wanted it in the eppie. RDA just put the icing on top
Peter DeLuise came up with Teal'c being stuck the the thermometer repeatedly
He also came up with the smily face on the dish (originally O'Neill was just drinking coffee)
Apparently he also spent a lot of time ensuring that the bowl of fruit loops had exactly the same colours in every shot.
Originally O'Neill was to ride down a highway on a harley. But instead he got a push bike.
This eppie's contribution to ship came from Paul Mullie when ideas for lengthening the episode were thrown around. - he notes that the resignation thing was because the airforce advisors said that he had to.
That's all for now folks
Twas then that I discovered "STARGATE: SG1 THE ESSENTIAL SCRIPTS"
Even more astonishing was that it was a fairly recent book. (Library must have gotten a budget boost)
It contains the original uncut shooting scripts for "Torment of Tantalus", "The fifth race", Window of Opportunity", "2010", "Wormhole X-Treme!" and "Abyss"
I've only read half of it, and now i like stargate, and it's band of guys and gals even more!
I've heard much of Ad-libbing on these boards, but only after reading some of the scripts do I appreciate what a crucial addition they are to Stargate Sg-1
e.g. in fifth race
DANIEL
You just said there's nothing cruvus with you
O'NIELL
No I didn't
DANIEL
Yes you did
Teal'c Nods confirmation
You just said there's nothing cruvus with you
O'NIELL
No I didn't
DANIEL
Yes you did
Teal'c Nods confirmation
but what we got was:
DANIEL
You just said there's nothing 'cruvus' with you.
O'NEILL
I did not.
DANIEL
Yes, you did.
O'NEILL
No, I didn't.
DANIEL
Yes, you did.
O'NEILL
Didn't.
DANIEL
Did.
O'NEILL
Didn't.
DANIEL
Did.
O'NEILL
Cruvus, what is that?
Note that when he and Teal'c were boxing, ole' chris judge actually punched RDA! What we then saw was some lightning fast adlibbing
And for Window of Opportunity
The golfing scene was in one block
O'NEILL
How far is Alaris anyway?
TEAL'C
Several billion miles.
O'NEILL
That's gotta be a record.
o'neill takes his turn as Hammond pounds on blast door
GEN. HAMMOND (O.S.)
Colonel, what the hell are you doing in there?!
O'Neill is thrown by the distraction - FLASH (new scene)
How far is Alaris anyway?
TEAL'C
Several billion miles.
O'NEILL
That's gotta be a record.
o'neill takes his turn as Hammond pounds on blast door
GEN. HAMMOND (O.S.)
Colonel, what the hell are you doing in there?!
O'Neill is thrown by the distraction - FLASH (new scene)
But of course we got:
O'NEILL
How far is Alaris anyway?
TEAL'C
Several billion miles, O'Neill.
O'NEILL
That's got to be a record!
[He takes his shot too.]
HAMMOND
Colonel O'Neill, what the hell are you doing?
O'Neill looks up and turns around to face the control room angrily.
O'NEILL
(angrily and animatedly)
In the middle of my back swing!?
ahh... RDA...
some other snippets before my rant drive runs out:
Thank Brad Wright for the golfing scene - He's the golfer - he wanted it in the eppie. RDA just put the icing on top
Peter DeLuise came up with Teal'c being stuck the the thermometer repeatedly
He also came up with the smily face on the dish (originally O'Neill was just drinking coffee)
Apparently he also spent a lot of time ensuring that the bowl of fruit loops had exactly the same colours in every shot.
Originally O'Neill was to ride down a highway on a harley. But instead he got a push bike.
This eppie's contribution to ship came from Paul Mullie when ideas for lengthening the episode were thrown around. - he notes that the resignation thing was because the airforce advisors said that he had to.
That's all for now folks
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