We've lost Weir, Becket and Carter, what other main characters would we have to lose for Atlantis to be really affected and perhaps go down in it's ratings. For me the obvious is if Shep or Mackay were to be written out, I will have a difficult time adjusting to the new team (I'll still watch, because I love Atlantis) but there will be a period of adjustment. Any thoughts?
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Mild character spoilers for S4-5Spoiler:Beckett, Weir, Carter, Ford, Heightmeyer and probably a few others, although technically Beckett is back (at least for a while and ignoring for the moment that he's only a copy) and Carter probably isn't going to die.
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Originally posted by ShadowMaat View PostMild character spoilers for S4-5Spoiler:Beckett, Weir, Carter, Ford, Heightmeyer and probably a few others, although technically Beckett is back (at least for a while and ignoring for the moment that he's only a copy) and Carter probably isn't going to die.
I've never found Weir boring or lacking, but I know there are a lot of anti weir (thats OK each to their own) people out there.
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Originally posted by jenks View PostI think Atlantis could survive losing anyone, but I think losing McKay would be the biggest blow.Originally posted by DigiFluid View PostAs well as its greatest success.Originally posted by PG15 View PostNot likely.
Rodney and her switch jobs and he has to play Mr. Mom to her kids and she does more for Atlantis in 4 days than Rodney did in 4 years!!!
Actually, Jeannie is a character I wouldn't mind seeing as a regular.Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric.
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Originally posted by Myles View PostLosing Sheppard, Mckay, or maybe Ronon would probably cause the most outrage, but I think the show would be ok. On the other hand, don't expect any of them to die anytime soon.
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Originally posted by alyssa View PostSheppard or McKay, yes. McKay because the geeks relate to him, Shep because he's the eye candy. But Ronon? The character's wallpaper.
When all else fails, change channels.
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I wouldn't be terribly shocked if Jason Momoa left the show some time in the next couple of years. The whole losing the dreadlocks thing and that talk a couple of months ago about him wanting them to make his character go darker just screams "I'm bored with this role" to me."A society grows great when old men plant trees, the shade of which they know they will never sit in. Good people do things for other people. That's it, the end." -- Penelope Wilton in Ricky Gervais's After Life
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Simple answer to a simple question:
Sure, why not. They've already proven they can and if we have to believe those lovely ratings nobody cares anyway.
Spot the sarcasm in that last part and win some green.Heightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
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I guess the way to look at it (at least for me) is that it would be ok to replace a main character if there was either a better character ready to step into that character's place, or if the writers believed that they could create a replacement character who was significantly better. However, for me it seems to be difficult to fit these criteria when there has been significant time invested in the development of main characters (and I know that's an arguable point). So I would say no, we can't lose any more main characters, because there would be a lot of development wasted in killing any of Sheppard, McKay, Teyla, Ronon, Lorne, Zelenka, Keller (maybe, I haven't seen season 4 and she's newer). Anyone else - maybe, depends on who would fill the gap.
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I don't know. I'm not sure Shep or McKay would be survivable, because they are the core of the show and -- it seems -- the most popular characters. The show could definitely survive losing Teyla or Ronon, though I think it would be preferable to most fans if they remained.
But, as far as reaction, it's all a matter of perspective, I guess. I think of Keller's arrival and Beckett's departure, and Sam's arrival and Weir's departure as fantastic developments. There are plenty who couldn't disagree with me more, though.Theoretically spoilerish:
Spoiler:Sig courtesy of Pandora.
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