Rodney McKay/David Hewlett Thunk/Discussion/Appreciation

[Greesha]

At least it was better than Darklight.

ugh, don't remind me. i taped that movie b/c david hewlett was in it, only to find out that he was in about 15 minutes total, and the rest of the time his character was a CGI demon. i should have learned that made for tv movies suck from that PAX Mary Higgins Clark movie that i watched b/c Michael Shanks was in it. *shudders* awful stuff.

[watcher652]

At least it was better than Darklight.

ugh, don't remind me. i taped that movie b/c david hewlett was in it, only to find out that he was in about 15 minutes total, and the rest of the time his character was a CGI demon.

And again, David was in a whole other movie. He was intense and creepy. The rest of the movie seemed so tame compared to his scenes. And it was just so full of holes it didn't make sense. I really wanted to like this movie because I'm familiar with all the actors and I know what they can do given the right script. It just wasn't this movie.

[april_flower75]

It seems SciFi original movies are getting a bad reputation.

[watcher652]

More on David.

I just watched the first 6 episodes of the Canadian series "Traders" on dvd. David plays another quirky genius, Grant Jansky, a derivatives specialist. His speciality is seeing order in chaos. He's also apparently good at designing virtual reality companies.

So far, he seems very child-like and soft spoken, although still a rapid-fire talker. His "office" is the supply closet. And his character has a food issue.

While David is great, the rest of the series is too. I think I would have been watching even if David wasn't on the show.

For Canadians, the W Network has just started airing the series. Check it out here.

[KUtrekkie]

While David is great, the rest of the series is too. I think I would have been watching even if David wasn't on the show.

It's rare that you hear that about a show. I was gonna order the Traders season 1 boxed set when I got paid next week and hope for the best, but it sounds like my money might be well-spent. From what some friends told me during its inital run, you're in for a treat. The show only gets better.

Allison

[rihannsu]

Yippee- David's doing the voice- over for the "Previously on Atlantis" and the "and now the conclusion" for the 2nd part of 'Rising.'

[watcher652]

Yippee- David's doing the voice- over for the "Previously on Atlantis" and the "and now the conclusion" for the 2nd part of 'Rising.'

Huh, it doesn't take much to make you happy, does it? Just kidding, I smiled, too, when I heard his voice.

Spoiler:

This time I noticed the first hint of McKay, team member. As Weir was staring at the Gate looking like she was trying to will Sheppard and everyone else back, McKay said to her, "For what it's worth, you made the right decision." McKay knew that Sheppard had to attempt a rescue mission. You don't leave anyone behind.

edit for episode spoilers

[Bagpuss]

Here in the UK,we finally got this year's Lowdown,on Tuesday last.Repeated again last night.I watched again ,despite taping the Tuesday broadcast....shows my addiction,eh ?
(We got a version of the L/D prog.Apparently some bits were edited out !)
Whatever. Lots of DH goodness.A few reminders of McKay/Sam.
(I kinda wanted the Lemon Chicken scene ,but the "You're such a jerk/Thing about Dumb Blondes" exchange was there.Keeps me happy...)
Loved David's funnies,and the clips.
*Sigh* Still have to wait till the 12th to see "Rising Pt1".I can do this !

[rihannsu]

Huh, it doesn't take much to make you happy, does it? Just kidding, I smiled, too, when I heard his voice.

Nope. Not much at all. Just a sexy man and a Canadian accent.

[watcher652]

Just finished watching the last 7 episodes of Traders season 1. I'm now going through Grant Jansky withdrawal.

As I've said before, this show has sucked me in. Of course, it does help that Patrick McKenna, who played Jay Felger in SG1, is a main cast member.

They better hurry up with the season 2 dvds!

[Greesha]

Just finished watching the last 7 episodes of Traders season 1. I'm now going through Grant Jansky withdrawal.

As I've said before, this show has sucked me in. Of course, it does help that Patrick McKenna, who played Jay Felger in SG1, is a main cast member.

They better hurry up with the season 2 dvds!

what is this show about?

[KUtrekkie]

Just finished watching the last 7 episodes of Traders season 1. I'm now going through Grant Jansky withdrawal.

As I've said before, this show has sucked me in. Of course, it does help that Patrick McKenna, who played Jay Felger in SG1, is a main cast member.

They better hurry up with the season 2 dvds!

Okay...you are not helping my willpower at all. I can't order anything from Amazon for 2 more days!

If Alliance-Atlantis releases this series like other studios do, Season 2 should be out some time in the next few months. Season 1 was released in November of last year, so Season 2 should theoretically be released in November of this year. Theoretically.

Greesha: Watcher652 is probably a better person to give a summary of the show but, until then, maybe this will help: Traders site

Allison

[watcher652]

Greesha: Watcher652 is probably a better person to give a summary of the show but, until then, maybe this will help: Traders site

Yes, that's the site where I gleaned all my Traders info. Also, here's the episode guide if you don't mind spoilers.

The show is about the people employed at Gardner/Ross, a independent Canadian investment firm. While high finance is the backdrop, it's really about the interrelations of the people at the firm and power plays and political manipulation.

As I've said in previous posts, David plays Grant Jansky, a neurotic, self-doubting, disheveled, quirky genius who has problems relating to more than one person at a time and a diet that seems to consists mainly of Hershey chocolate bars and very strong coffee (sound familiar?). He has an uncanny knack for seeing order in the chaos of the market and to be able to exploit that. Grant talks more with the computers in his closet office than to the people around him. He tries to avoid people if at all possible. He has a child-like view of the world, which sometimes enables him to get to the heart of the matter when it seems to elude others.

Grant made millions in the one day he traded in the derivitives market. He promptly retired. He was actually considered to be a myth by some of the employees of Gardner/Ross. He was living in a park (I think) when he was recruited when Gardner/Ross needed to come up with more a million dollars in a day.

This series is definitely a must see in my book. In the things I've seen so far, David is usually plays a very self assured person, whether a good guy or a bad guy.

Grant is nothing like that. There are a lot of scenes where Grant has this lost puppy dog look on his face that is just so cute. And Grant does a lot of smiling, too. Not a McKay smirk, but a genuine, shy smile.

David isn't in the first 2 of the 13 first season episodes, but he's in all the others. In one of the episodes he makes a token appearance at the beginning of the show, but in the others he usually has several scenes.

Oh, and BTW, you can really see that David's eyes are blue.

[Liv]

/.../ quirky genius /.../ and a diet that seems to consists mainly of Hershey chocolate bars and very strong coffee (sound familiar?)

Almost eerily so.

[watcher652]

Here's something else Grant Jansky does that evokes something David has done.

Spoiler:

In one episode, we find Grant up a tree!