Originally posted by Whistler84
But, my posting here and the purpose is for Cpt. Ritter...promise is a promise..just to warn you, I expect the hubby and oldest any minute and Mom as well..so this may read somewhat incoherent...so please..I am doing this in a rush....
Rising Part II...
Little synopse of the episode..but you already saw it so I will skip it...
Classified info...
"During the filming of Rising everyone began to regret the decision to only have Robert Patrick as a guest star. The general feeling amongst producers, cast and crew was that he would have been an excellent regular or recurring addition."
Okay, basically in this chapter the producers stated the importance of leaving the Wraith till the last part before they were seen..."This second part of the pilot was an all out action ride that introduced Sheppard and his team to the....the Wraith."
For Brad Wright, "We wanted to build up the mystery of the Wraith".
Martin Wood confided that the scenes with the ghostly Wraith was supposed to be a long one. They shot a scene with Ford in the woods encountering the ghosts and him shooting at it like crazy. But since Teyla explained the meaning and purpose of these ghosts, there was no need to add that scene.
It is mentioned how the look of the Wraith and the city was constantly evolving...There were several shots in the pilot than ever attempted before...
The SG-1 pilot got a 2.5 premiere so they got a good feeling about the pilot...The producers were very happy with the pilot and had to wait to see the response...overall they would have been happy with a 2.5 rating, but in the end they got a 3.8 and then a 3.2 rating which broke all kinds of records for the Scifi channel...
Mission Debrief:
The Ancients
"The original sentient species to evolve on Earth, the Ancients were hugely advanced technologically. Having created the Stargates and populated Earth and beyond, they extended thier explorations to the Pegasus Galaxy. Building the city of Atlantis, they began to research other planets of existence. However, at some point they encountered (or perhaps even inadvertently created) the Wraith, a terrible enemy that overran Pegasus and besieged Atlantis. Realizing the battle was lost, the Ancients submerged the city and returned to Earth, hoping to one day return to Pegasus. Back on Earth, they learned hoe to leave their corporal bodies and Ascend into beings of pure energy, leaving Earth free to experience its second evolution of sentient life, human beings in their current state, distant descendants of the Ancients. "
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