Tonight’s theme seemed to be “episodes graced by the presence of Harry Maybourne,” but the interspersed interviews with the cast didn’t really touch on that. Here is a transcript of the snippets, with grateful thanks to Elyse of sg1_spoilme for writing them and giving us permission to use them.
Ben Browder
“Directors are like your children. You love them all equally, plus Andy Mikita? He’s da man! (grins) Andy Mikita directed the first episode that I did in Stargate so he has a very special place in my heart. And then Will, and Peter (Deluise). The relationship between an actor and a director is sometimes really quick. They come in, and they go, and then they come back again. You’re constantly dating new directors… Did I just say that out loud?” (laughs)
Claudia Black
“I really liked watching the Earth-based episodes on Stargate. I know what it’s like when they always go out on location and they’re in another forest… you know it’s another forest planet. And you know the trials and tribulations of finding unique locations. I don’t know if it’s because I personally have spent a few years working on another show (Farscape) in an alien environment but I’ll just be looking for the episodes that allow me to explore that more.”
Stargate Atlantis (Season 3 Sneak-Peak)
[visual: Dex from a flashback; director’s board, gate opening, director’s board, wraith in gray dingy complex, Atlantis rising SCIFI SNEAK PEAK, then…]
Announcer: “And now, an exclusive SciFi Channel sneak peek at an all new season of Stargate Atlantis”
Joe Flanigan: “We did just finish an episode that was pretty big.”
[visual: Sheppard aboard Daedalus, explosions, cut to Dex in new scene, firing guns with both hands, flinging himself across room.]
Jason Momoa: “My character was beating the **** out of everyone.”
[Teyla stickfighting with Michael from “Michael”, cut to scene of Wraith henchmen walking through village]
Rachel Luttrell: “Martial arts, different fighting technique…”
David Hewlett: “We’ve, like, blown up everything.”
Torri Higginson, but as WEIR: “Apparently he’s found something of interest.”
Joe Flanigan: It’s about as big as an episode as we shoot.
Announcer: Stargate Atlantis. New episodes return this July. Part of an all new SciFi Friday.
Michael Shanks
“I strongly believe that the success of the show has been about good storytelling and the chemistry of the original cast, and it’s never going to be the same as the original group but we don’t want it to be. That was it’s own puritanical, wonderful thing. And this group – what is the most important thing is the audience needs to care about these people – if they don’t, then all the explosions and things blowing up is for naught. I mean these people are in jeopardy; you really have to worry ‘are they going make it?’ because I care about them, and the characters care about each other, then the audience will too.”
Beau Bridges
“I think what’s remarkable as a newcomer sort of on their team is they’re very relaxed as performers and comfortable in the skin of their characters. Through that relaxation you get a lot of sort of surprises, which I think is good. The guy who keeps us laughing, of course, is Chris Judge. Sometimes it’s hard to get down to the serious job of killing aliens when Chris starts fooling around, but he’s a professional, and we have a good time on the set.”
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