Ben Browder's character Named! Carter conflict?

[Kliggins]

Boy, I guess the fact that I instantly thought of this actor and said "what do you mean 'no connection to a real person?' shows that I'm not in the target demographic!

*waves hand* me too!

[Beliskner]

Wierd. I live in Columbus Ohio, and there is a group of restaurants run by a guy named Cameron Mitchell. He runs like 13 upscale restaurants in the area. So when I first read the story it seemed very familiar. Just took me quite a while to remember why.

http://www.cameronmitchell.com/

It's even spelled the same...

[keshou]

Aww. I was growing fond of "Mongo". Maybe that can be his nickname or something.

[ruach]

Well since they have announced his character as being Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell, I am wondering now how the roles of leadership will be played.

Hi there-when an where was this announced ? Was I sleeping ?
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Guess I was sleeping. When the executive producer gives that information to Scifiwire it sounds official enough to me...of course the person who was doing the interview could have written Lt Col when it is just Col. I can't undestand why they would bring him in outranking Sam That's a hell of a handicap that they are saddling him with.

[binkpmmc]

my thought too. If Jack, a one star General for only one year can be promoted to Head of Homeworld Security (Hammond's job that he got after being a 3 star for many years more than one) than Carter can be promoted to Colonel. It is fiction after all and if they can promote Jack like that then what's to stop Carter's promotion too?

[emily_reich]

sam deserves to be colonel, so why not! like ya said... it's all fiction!!

[kadosho]

This is some newsbit, and definitely a challenge.
++Coming up with a character name, and rank
Hope things pan out, and we'll get to see Ben do his best out there!

[morjana]

Well since they have announced his character as being Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell,

Hmmmm....

How many running gags are they going to have about the name of Cameron Mitchell -- the actor who died several years ago. He starred in a 60's western tv series, "The High Chapparal."

Morjana

[david2708]

Don't know what's the big deal about his name. He could be called Farnsworth Buttercup for all I care-though it would be interesting if it was.
Sam can't lead the team. It has to be a male. Why? Well, I prefer a guy, not a wishy washy chick.
Ducks.

[emily_reich]

Sam can't lead the team. It has to be a male. Why? Well, I prefer a guy, not a wishy washy chick.
Ducks.

i'd start runnin for the hills if i were you!!!



personally i think they'd BETTER not just replace carter as team leader and have everything be peachy keen either right away or within the first few episodes.... a new guy wouldn't know how offworld missions worked in a practical sense!!

but if they're gonna give the story CONFLICT through replacing carter as leader of SG1, then by all means.... but if they don't, i'll just be mad that they replaced her at all (she DOES have all the experience after all...)

[Klorel]

Mongo was funny! I kind of liked it, too. I am glad his initials aren't "MM" though, because i have a friend with those same initials. For me it would be too wierd.

[emily_reich]

lol... yeah... i too am glad... my sis uses "MM" as part her online identity, so it'd be... strange.... plus it's a candy!!!

[Madeleine]

Cameron Mitchell? That'll do. I'd have changed my name to Cameron too if I'd been given the name Mongo

[greytop]

Ben's character could be called Cameron "Mongo" Mitchell. Since he mention Mongo in an interview, I suspect TPTB would find a way to mention Mongo in the storyline.

As for a command conflict between Carter and Mitchell, I just hope that they don't overdo it for more that a couple of episodes. It would get very old, very fast, if they did, IMO.

[White Knight]

Mitchell will probably be brought in as the temporary CO of SG-1 while Carter is captured/on leave/on her honeymoon/temporarily ascended, but will be permenantly assigned to SG-1 under Carter's command. They'll butt heads a lot over command, but she'll prevail 'cause of her superior field experience. Besides, she's waited long enough for her own command. And if worst comes to worse, Jack'll put in a good word for her.