The Siege, Part 2 (120)

[GatetheWay]

Does anyone know who played the Athosian that was Teyla's sparing partner when she and Colonel Dillon first met?

I think he was one of their fight chorographers. I heard that one the pod cast.

[not so ancient]

Was it supposed to be some gung ho Texas accent? Because it wasn’t. Or if somebody can say, yeah, that’s a real Dallas accent that guy has, I say, so what? I thought it was fake.

I agree with you that the actor delivered it in a very bad, very fake way, and I say that having lived in Texas all my life, so far. He got some subtle details wrong - drawl, emphasis, up and down modulation in his voice, that, altogether, just struck a wrong note. I don't hold him responsible for the actual "Texanness" of his word choice because the writers, not the actor, controlled that.

As for reality, there are Texans who do talk like that to varying degrees. It's more associated with lower socio-economic class, but that is far from a constant.

Imagine that there's an X/Y axis chart, and Texas slang word choice is on the X axis and drawl in pronunciation is the Y axis. Everett is way out there on both axes. Everett most approximates lower-education, lower socio-economic class Texans, among whom you can find more drawl and lots of use of Texas slang. You might find someone who's educated but drawly, or educated and not drawly but uses Texas slang. But it's rare to find someone who's educated, or advanced in business, society or their profession, who's both drawly and slangy.

As I said, this isn't a constant. There are exceptions. You might be familiar with Ross Perot. He's a billionaire Texan who talks with slang and drawl. He grew up near my father-in-law in Texarkana and my father-in-law has no appreciable Texas slang or drawl. It's my opinion Perot and others like him kind of play-up their accent as projecting a the Texas cowboy/good-old-boy persona.

Another person who puts on such an accent is George W. Bush. 'Nuff said.

So Everett's either a military guy from a pretty humble Texas family/socioeconomic background who worked his way up, or a guy who's not from such a background, but who has, or even accentuates, a Texan way of speaking because that's part of his persona.

It didn't come off well and distracted from the episode.

[N8ball88]

I thought this was a great episode, and I can't wait to see part 3.

[Major Tyler]

I thought this was a great episode, and I can't wait to see part 3.

Nate! It's good to see you on GateWorld! Too bad you won't be in part three. Did your character have a name, by the way?

[watcher652]

So Everett's either a military guy from a pretty humble Texas family/socioeconomic background who worked his way up, or a guy who's not from such a background, but who has, or even accentuates, a Texan way of speaking because that's part of his persona.

It didn't come off well and distracted from the episode.

I don't see why he had to have any kind of accent at all. He just needed to be firm in his beliefs. Cutting out the Atlantis expedition from the decision making process would have made us hate him enough.

I'm sorry his character came off the way it did. The episode would have been so much better if Everett was more believable. When you are yelling at the screen because of an actor's delivery, instead of the words and actions of the character, then there's a problem.

[N8ball88]

Nate! It's good to see you on GateWorld! Too bad you won't be in part three. Did your character have a name, by the way?

Thanks! My character had no name that I know of.

[Major Tyler]

Thanks! My character had no name that I know of.

You should give him a name.

[Lida]

Does anyone know who played the Athosian that was Teyla's sparing partner when she and Colonel Dillon first met?

Maybe James Bamford (or BAMBAM), who is her fight choreographer/trainer? She is really amazing and in great physical condition. He must be a terrific trainer and teacher!

[Major Tyler]

Does anyone know who played the Athosian that was Teyla's sparing partner when she and Colonel Dillon first met?

His name is James Bamford. He's the Stunt Coordinator for SGA.

[greytop]

Thanks, guys/gals. I had already found that out.

[GatetheWay]

Okay, at the time of the Siege Part Two exactly how much time has the Atlantis team been on Atlantis? I thought during the Storm that they had been there for over half a year but then in The Brotherhood McKay says 'a matter of months.' That doesn't sound like a very long time. So I was just wondering what you guys think about this.

[Purpleyin]

Okay, at the time of the Siege Part Two exactly how much time has the Atlantis team been on Atlantis? I thought during the Storm that they had been there for over half a year but then in The Brotherhood McKay says 'a matter of months.' That doesn't sound like a very long time. So I was just wondering what you guys think about this.

Well I think by Suspicion they'd been there a couple of months, I think 3, so my presumption has always been that it's somewhere between 5-9 months. Of course a matter of months couple mean up to 11 but I tend to think if it was over 9 Rodney might round it closer to a year. It was atleast also 2 weeks between Brotherhood and The Seige Part 2 wasn't it? So I'd guess it has to be at least 4 months minimum.

[GatetheWay]

So you'd say 4 to 9 months then?

[Purpleyin]

So you'd say 4 to 9 months then?

Yep. Though I'm sure other people will have there thoughts on it too, well hopefully. I've always wondered about it but never had anyone to discuss it with.

[GatetheWay]

Wouldn't that change things up a bit if it was less then a year? SG-1's seasons have always taken place over roughly a year so they could, in episodes, refer to something that happened five seasons ago as happening five years ago.