Lifeboat (706)

[norriski]

True this wasn't really a mainstream SG1 story...but I loved it. The acting by MS in this episode was great and well deserving whatever award he won, and in my opinion should have been nominated for an emmy, but if your not on one of the big 4 networks or showtime your shows not going to stand a chance in getting noticed...

Anyways, I just rewatched this ep on DVD earlier today, and the writing was also very well done. To come up with the storyline and the conflict between the little boy and the father, then Martice as a huge contrast....

The other thing that I didn't see mentioned here is that one of the reason RDA was so light in this episode (besides his regular limited schedule) was it was during this episode that RDA's father passed away. If you listen to the commentary on the DVD for this one with PD he talks about always thinking of this one at that and they had to do most if not all of RDA's reaction seens right after he had returned back to work. Knowing that if you watch his seens espically in the observation room you really do get that RDA has a different mood than his normal self (and understandably so)...

[Major Fischer]

This is really a wonderful performance from both TR and MS. Quite amazing. Janet was so cool....

[Dana_Jeanne]

I like Daniel as he protrayed the little boy. He, Micheal Shanks, desereve the award he was given.

In Glasgow last January during the Shanks/Judge tour someone asked him if he would do the little boy for us. He thought a moment, and then whammo, there was the little boy. It was really quite something to watch. There are photos of him doing it here:
http://www.michaelshanks-online.com/...lic/uk_2.shtml
They're the last six photos on the bottom. The stubble does take away from the look a little

I thought this was an awesome episode for both MS and TR and in my opinion TR should have gotten some kind of an award for it, too. She was fantastic.

Dana Jeanne

[Madeleine]

Yes, she was wonderful. And she was what held the ep together, for me. However brilliant MS was (and he was) there'd not be so much reason for the audience to care about the 'passengers' without a regular character themselves being so involved. Janet was the emotional centre of this episode, and it's the only time (other than that Cassie ep in s5) that Janet really got to *star* in an episode.

:: Sigh ::

I miss Janet.

[MR ONION]

while watching this episode I couldn't help thnking of that movie called BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, at the end of the movie all those people Filled into JM's Brain. TOO FUNNY. Michael Shanks really deserved an EMMY, too bad the American Counterpart didn't catch his Performance, it was Outstanding, Glad he came back to STARGATE.

[Erik Pasternak]

while watching this episode I couldn't help thnking of that movie called BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, at the end of the movie all those people Filled into JM's Brain. TOO FUNNY. Michael Shanks really deserved an EMMY, too bad the American Counterpart didn't catch his Performance, it was Outstanding, Glad he came back to STARGATE.

You're absoultely right Onion. This episode showed just how great of an actor Michael Shanks truely is. I'm not quite sure if he got a Gemini for this, but I hope he did.

[Dani347]

I do believe he got the Gemini. I could be wrong though, but that's what I remember.

[emily_reich]

glad to see i'm not the only one who loved this ep!

due almost ENTIRELY to the acting of michael shanks and teryl rothery, this is one of my VERY FAVES from season 7! i loved it!

and if you're right and he did win the award, he TOTALLY deserved it!

[Frostfox]

What stunned me is that, even in stills, you can tell from Shanks face when he's not playing Daniel - the little boy and the arrogant ruler look totally different

[emily_reich]

yes... absolutely... his voice, body language, facial expression, and just overall demeanor ALL change with each personality... and he can change in seconds between any two of the four different characters that he plays in the episode... THAT'S what i call talent...

this episode reminded me in some ways of ST voyager's infinite regress (which, as it happens, also showed off much of jeri ryan's acting talent)... and i like both for very similar reason... great character and great acting

[Dana_Jeanne]

You're absoultely right Onion. This episode showed just how great of an actor Michael Shanks truely is. I'm not quite sure if he got a Gemini for this, but I hope he did.

I like the way everything changed for each person: voice, expressions, body movement; I swear when he was the little boy he was shorter!!

He did win an award for this episode, it was the LEO award. There's a photo of him with the award here:
http://www.michaelshanks-online.com/...ic/other.shtml

Dana Jeanne

[the dancer of spaz]

Yep. I was always very impressed with Shanks' acting in this ep. It's really good, and it brings a differnet edge to SG-1, I think. Very good ep, in my opinion.

[Sonya]

I loved this episode. The acting was amazing. I almost cried when the little boy, Keenin, said he just wanted to stay with his mother. In my acting class we were talking about using your voice and movement in acting. She let me bring in the episode to show the class. They thought it was awesome.

[Jeril]

That little boy, Keenin... just thinking about his face makes me want to cry right here. Lol, I'm such a girl. But he was just so cute!! *squeals* Like a little cherub with big eyes and pale face and that little frown and, and, and, awwwh... I just wanted to reach into the TV, pull him out and cuddle him.
When MS was playing him, that was insane. He was acting just like a little kid with the low tone of voice and he kind of had that little boy pout to his face that said, "I'm trying really really hard not to cry because Daddy says that big boys don't cry." It was so cute.
Lol, but when he put his head down into Fraiser's lap I had a bad feeling and then the snooty ruler guy (can't remember his name) came back and said, "What are you doing?" I completely broke down laughing right there. Poor Janet. The look on her face was wonderful.

[sam88]

The ending is a little strange that Carter didn't think of a way to save the squattering "souls" within Jackson. Someone with her IQ should have htought of a simple work-around such as revive several crew members first and use them to off-load those "souls" residing in Jackson's body.