Originally posted by ÜberSG-1Fan
JM posted on his blog.....
WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD....
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Scrolling through the responses to my blog, I've noticed that the same comments keep coming up. In the interest of putting people's concerns to rest (or, in some cases, enraging people even further), I've decided to take the time to answer some of the more, uh, controversial questions -
1. Why isn't Carter leading SG-1? Why has the character been demoted?
We had a number of challenges facing us with the start of season 9. One was the introduction of a new team member: Cameron Mitchell. The other was Amanda's pregnancy which would keep her out of the show for the first six episodes of the season. Rather than going the "new guy joins the team" route, Robert opted for something a little different. We had finally wrapped up 8 seasons worth of loose ends, so it was natural that our characters would be moving on. Simply put, their main mission accomplished, the individual members of SG-1 were finally free to pursue areas of personal interest. In Teal'c's case, that meant helping the free Jaffa. In Daniel's case, it meant finally going to Atlantis. And, in Carter's case, it meant helping Cassie through a rough time, and focusing on the Research and Development of the technology we had acquired over the years. So, when Mitchell came aboard, there was no SG-1. He was given command of a team that he would have to rebuild. Ideally, he wanted to "get the band back together" - and that meant Daniel, Teal'c, and Carter. So who is leading the team? They both are. The two have reached a mutual understanding whereby they can alternate command on various ops. "Impossible!"some will undoubtedly howl. That goes against regs! Maybe. And it goes against regs to have two Colonel's on the same team. But rather than giving Carter command of SG-22 (and following her adventures in another spin-off series), we thought this would be a nice compromise.
2. Why does Mitchell call Daniel by his last name?
Its not unlike Teal'c referring to Jack by his last name, O'Neill, through the show's first eight seasons. It simply goes to character, in this case Mitchell's military tact. It doesn't mean he thinks any less of Daniel, just as it didn't mean Teal'c thought any less of O'Neill.
3. Why aren't you bringing O'Neill back?
After eight great years on the show, Richard Dean Anderson decided it was time to call it a day. By all accounts, he is enjoying a well-earned retirement from the world of Stargate.
4. Are Sam and Jack going to get together? Are they together?
The only way to do this properly would be to have O'Neill back on the show - and that is unlikely to happen. So, does that mean there's no hope? Nope, not necessarily. Never say never. But I will say that its not a storyline we're looking to pursue anytime in the near future (as we have other more pressing stories to tell). Then what about the scene in Ex Deus Machina? When Carter replied "Its complicated", was she referring to Jack? Yeah. She probably was.
5. Why aren't you bringing back Jonas?
Again, never say never. If the right story comes along, there's no reason why we won't revisit the character. But for those wondering why we're not bringing Jonas back as a full team member, it all comes down to $$$. Ideally, if everyone worked for free, we could have ten members on SG-1 with George Clooney as the new team leader. But sadly (for the studio), we have to pay the actors a salary, and we only have a set amount in our budget from which to pay them.
6. Do you or any of the writers on the show read fan fiction? What do you think of Stargate Platypus?
Nope. And I have no opinion on Stargate Platypus or any other like fan fiction project.
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So basically....it's exactly what we thought. The Not Exactly was for us. Secondly, without RDA, there can be no real ship (we all knew that). Thirdly, it's not a front burner storyline (we all knew that too). And fourthly...I'll go with Amanda here...the future's wide open.
I imagine there will be a scene here and there in Season 10...but alas...Jack is not going to be making any more appearances on our tvs any time soon.
WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD....
=========================
Scrolling through the responses to my blog, I've noticed that the same comments keep coming up. In the interest of putting people's concerns to rest (or, in some cases, enraging people even further), I've decided to take the time to answer some of the more, uh, controversial questions -
1. Why isn't Carter leading SG-1? Why has the character been demoted?
We had a number of challenges facing us with the start of season 9. One was the introduction of a new team member: Cameron Mitchell. The other was Amanda's pregnancy which would keep her out of the show for the first six episodes of the season. Rather than going the "new guy joins the team" route, Robert opted for something a little different. We had finally wrapped up 8 seasons worth of loose ends, so it was natural that our characters would be moving on. Simply put, their main mission accomplished, the individual members of SG-1 were finally free to pursue areas of personal interest. In Teal'c's case, that meant helping the free Jaffa. In Daniel's case, it meant finally going to Atlantis. And, in Carter's case, it meant helping Cassie through a rough time, and focusing on the Research and Development of the technology we had acquired over the years. So, when Mitchell came aboard, there was no SG-1. He was given command of a team that he would have to rebuild. Ideally, he wanted to "get the band back together" - and that meant Daniel, Teal'c, and Carter. So who is leading the team? They both are. The two have reached a mutual understanding whereby they can alternate command on various ops. "Impossible!"some will undoubtedly howl. That goes against regs! Maybe. And it goes against regs to have two Colonel's on the same team. But rather than giving Carter command of SG-22 (and following her adventures in another spin-off series), we thought this would be a nice compromise.
2. Why does Mitchell call Daniel by his last name?
Its not unlike Teal'c referring to Jack by his last name, O'Neill, through the show's first eight seasons. It simply goes to character, in this case Mitchell's military tact. It doesn't mean he thinks any less of Daniel, just as it didn't mean Teal'c thought any less of O'Neill.
3. Why aren't you bringing O'Neill back?
After eight great years on the show, Richard Dean Anderson decided it was time to call it a day. By all accounts, he is enjoying a well-earned retirement from the world of Stargate.
4. Are Sam and Jack going to get together? Are they together?
The only way to do this properly would be to have O'Neill back on the show - and that is unlikely to happen. So, does that mean there's no hope? Nope, not necessarily. Never say never. But I will say that its not a storyline we're looking to pursue anytime in the near future (as we have other more pressing stories to tell). Then what about the scene in Ex Deus Machina? When Carter replied "Its complicated", was she referring to Jack? Yeah. She probably was.
5. Why aren't you bringing back Jonas?
Again, never say never. If the right story comes along, there's no reason why we won't revisit the character. But for those wondering why we're not bringing Jonas back as a full team member, it all comes down to $$$. Ideally, if everyone worked for free, we could have ten members on SG-1 with George Clooney as the new team leader. But sadly (for the studio), we have to pay the actors a salary, and we only have a set amount in our budget from which to pay them.
6. Do you or any of the writers on the show read fan fiction? What do you think of Stargate Platypus?
Nope. And I have no opinion on Stargate Platypus or any other like fan fiction project.
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So basically....it's exactly what we thought. The Not Exactly was for us. Secondly, without RDA, there can be no real ship (we all knew that). Thirdly, it's not a front burner storyline (we all knew that too). And fourthly...I'll go with Amanda here...the future's wide open.
I imagine there will be a scene here and there in Season 10...but alas...Jack is not going to be making any more appearances on our tvs any time soon.
Poz
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