NOVEMBER 15th - THE SEER
http://blog.scifi.com/stargate/
excerpt:
Alan told me the story started out as a test of Carter’s leadership. The intention was to put her in the cross hairs, sort of a “trial by fire” situation, to see how she handles her new role as the leader of Atlantis. And the intention was to do that in a stand-alone episode involving a specific and isolated incident. Sorry to be vague here but you know the powers that be could have my job at any conceivable moment! In any case, the episode became much more about what is happening in the Pegasus Galaxy on a bigger scale – in other words, they worked the story arc of the season into the plot, interweaving it with the bigger story. I think it’s a testament to the writers that they can see the bigger picture and adapt episodes in this way.
Alan told me he really likes writing for Colonel Carter, Amanda Tapping’s character. Alan came over to Atlantis this year from SG-1, where he was on staff for several years. While on SG-1, Alan wrote some terrific “Carter” episodes, such as “Line in the Sand”, and “The Road Not Taken”. He said the challenge in “The Seer” was to give Carter a real dilemma, one in which she questions herself, but not to make her look weak-willed. After all she is the leader of Atlantis! Alan said Any Mikita did a terrific job directing. And Robert Picardo comes back in this one, reprising his role as Woolsey from the IOA.
MORE AT LINK ABOVE, including neat stuff on DVD extras
http://blog.scifi.com/stargate/
excerpt:
Alan told me the story started out as a test of Carter’s leadership. The intention was to put her in the cross hairs, sort of a “trial by fire” situation, to see how she handles her new role as the leader of Atlantis. And the intention was to do that in a stand-alone episode involving a specific and isolated incident. Sorry to be vague here but you know the powers that be could have my job at any conceivable moment! In any case, the episode became much more about what is happening in the Pegasus Galaxy on a bigger scale – in other words, they worked the story arc of the season into the plot, interweaving it with the bigger story. I think it’s a testament to the writers that they can see the bigger picture and adapt episodes in this way.
Alan told me he really likes writing for Colonel Carter, Amanda Tapping’s character. Alan came over to Atlantis this year from SG-1, where he was on staff for several years. While on SG-1, Alan wrote some terrific “Carter” episodes, such as “Line in the Sand”, and “The Road Not Taken”. He said the challenge in “The Seer” was to give Carter a real dilemma, one in which she questions herself, but not to make her look weak-willed. After all she is the leader of Atlantis! Alan said Any Mikita did a terrific job directing. And Robert Picardo comes back in this one, reprising his role as Woolsey from the IOA.
MORE AT LINK ABOVE, including neat stuff on DVD extras
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