My Feelings about SGU's Casting

[Major_Griff]

so wait.... fifteen episodes?? per season of sgu or am i missing something

Where did you get that? I thought it was 20.

[Khentkawes]

That's true.

I think what we're seeing with this last season of Atlantis (and the last season of SG-1) is somewhat the direction they are taking. Lately Atlantis has had a lot more action, a little darker and a bit more talking without technobabble...I think that's the direction they've been wanting to go for a while...

Good point.

The Stargate Solutions website has an exclusive Q & A with Joe Mallozzi, and when they asked about the "younger audience" and "new direction" of SGU, he pointed out that they are always trying to draw in a younger audience, and that Atlantis specifically began with that purpose in mind. So basically, this "new direction" isn't new. Granted JM is not in charge or SGU, but his point is still valid.

Someone, I think it was Brad Wright, said they wanted SGU to be more "character-based." Oddly enough, I feel like SG1 started out as "character-based," and that's what some fans thought was lacking in Atlantis. In which case, this "new direction" really isn't new.

[GateFanSamJack]

Yeah, I was kind of hoping for a darker more violent Stargate.

You'll get your darker show. In the other series, if characters had lingering PTSD from their experiences, they would have to get over it by the next episode or be section 8'd. In this series, they'll have to make do with character flaws that show up - sorta' like Voyager did, only more realistically this time, please.

[crowmagnumman]

Instead of any of them what about Nicholas Brendan, he is a good actor who isnt doing alot at the moment and the good thing about him is he could play a person in the military or a scientist.

I became a fan of him after Buffy. He really deserves to get some better roles after Buffy. If Stargate Universe is any good, I wouldn't mind seeing him on that.

But what I really want is to see him play a younger Ash in an Evil Dead remake. Bruce Campbell is awesome, and I think the only person that could ever come close to doing Ash as well is Nicholas Brendon. He's even got a twin brother that could be Evil Ash. Having a twin brother would no doubt come in handy for Stargate Universe as well.

[Platschu]

I think "Psycho" should be a woman and maybe they should change the gender of Chloe Carpenter and Eli Hitchcock too.

[Betelgeuze]

I've been *****ing in several other threads that i want a more culturally diverse team. I also must admit that i find it rather strange that they would send such an inexperienced team on a mission like this. The stereotypes i can get over, but i wish they'd ad some diversity.