Rodney McKay/David Hewlett Thunk/Discussion/Appreciation

[Elwe Singollo]

Hmm... I for one did not hear his first name

[Anubis]

My guess is that it was made just for Atlantis

[Ugly Pig]

What's so weird is, I could have sworn I'd heard his first name mentioned... But it must have been my imagination.

[shinyredpants]

of course...make Mckay look dorky in his atlantis uniform...

that uniform makes him look fat! SG-1 uniforms would look thinner on him!

he needs something to make you wanna say "look hat him! he's smart! and seksay!"

[ShadowMaat]

What's so weird is, I could have sworn I'd heard his first name mentioned... But it must have been my imagination.

You aren't alone in that. I'd swear he introduced himself to Carter as "Call me Rodney" or something, but it doesn't seem to be in the transcripts...

[Anubis]

I went over transcripts also. There is no refrence to his name being mentioned

[Bagpuss]

Like the Rodney name.Kinda fits the image I have of Dr McKay.

Loved the chemistry between McKay and Sam Carter.

(Really hoping for great things for David Hewlett too! )

Main hope is that the SGA Team "Gels",and that RM becomes a fully developed character,and is truly valued by the writers etc.......IMO,he's got a pretty good chance of becoming my fave already!

[Anubis]

The chemistry was great and clever. Not too much, yet not too little

[Ugly Pig]

You aren't alone in that. I'd swear he introduced himself to Carter as "Call me Rodney" or something, but it doesn't seem to be in the transcripts...

Nope... I even watched all his scenes in 48 Hours and Redemption yesterday. Nada.

[Elwe Singollo]

So... We are absolutely positive there was no 'introducing of the first name'?

[Bagpuss]

Ok,I've been doing some checking up on the source of McKay gaining his first name.....

Source:"Stargate SG-1:The Illustrated Companion S5/6" by Thomasina Gibson.

Just listed as Dr McKay in her section about "48 Hours".

Listed as Dr McKay in the Cast/Char.box.

However, in her plot expo below,TG specifically calls him "Rodney McKay".

Obviously not just an invention for SG Atlantis,then.I'm quoting from a 1st ed.
copy,print date:June 2003.

These Companion Books are fully authorised,etc,...so hopefully that bit of info may help !

Either that settles it,or else her text was "tweaked"!

Can't see T.Gibson letting that happen,just to name "Rodney" for Atlantis,though...........

[Ugly Pig]

So: Although his first name was not mentioned in the episodes he were on, the writers did have a name for him back then. Well, now we know.

[Bagpuss]

Yep!

Unless anyone has different info,TG's books are about as reliable a source as we're likely to find.

(Can't vouch for "magazine" sources though. They've written up interviews and other info, incorrectly about Stargate SG-1 and the cast...and other shows too... )

[Ugly Pig]

Unless anyone has different info,TG's books are about as reliable a source as we're likely to find.

Well... Not always. I believe one of her books repeatedly stated that the Tollan were one of the Four Races.

I think there were other glaring errors as well, but I can't remember. It's been a while since I read that book.

[Bagpuss]

See! Even TG is fallible! I spotted some Goofs too.

She did have Rodney's name right,though,LOL.