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'''From MGM:''' | '''From MGM:''' The scientific head of the Icarus program and a certifiable genius, Dr. Nicholas Rush is one of the most brilliant scientists of his day. Having devoted some of the most difficult years of his life to the program, he knows more than anyone the importance of what is beyond that 9th chevron address. Definitely not the most agreeable aboard the ship, he is without a doubt the mastermind behind most of what goes on, whether people know it or not. Unwilling to bend to any sort of military rule, his focus is always on discovering the secrets to, and purpose of the ''Destiny''. | ||
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“Dr. Rush is certainly a complex individual. You’re never sure what his motives are, and to be honest with you I don’t know what’s happening with the character either. Brad Wright and Robert Cooper [Stargate Universe creators and executive producers] are obviously telling me everything I want to know, but I’d rather not know it all, which is how I’ve worked over the years. When you know how your character is going to end up, you’re tempted to play his heroic side. In fact, what you should be doing is playing the moment and each scene as it is, which is fresh. Just like you shouldn’t look too far ahead in your [real] life, you shouldn’t look too far ahead in your acting life." (Robert Carlyle, [http://stargate.mgm.com/view/news/951/index.html Reprint: ''Official Stargate Magazine'' Interview], Issue 29, July/August 2009) | “Dr. Rush is certainly a complex individual. You’re never sure what his motives are, and to be honest with you I don’t know what’s happening with the character either. Brad Wright and Robert Cooper [Stargate Universe creators and executive producers] are obviously telling me everything I want to know, but I’d rather not know it all, which is how I’ve worked over the years. When you know how your character is going to end up, you’re tempted to play his heroic side. In fact, what you should be doing is playing the moment and each scene as it is, which is fresh. Just like you shouldn’t look too far ahead in your [real] life, you shouldn’t look too far ahead in your acting life." (Robert Carlyle, [http://stargate.mgm.com/view/news/951/index.html Reprint: ''Official Stargate Magazine'' Interview], Issue 29, July/August 2009) | ||
Dr. Daniel Jackson was apparently the one who recruited Rush into the Stargate Program. It's possible that Rush was a university professor (based on location shoot for "Human"). | |||
==Icarus Base and ''Destiny''== | ==Icarus Base and ''Destiny''== | ||
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==Key Episodes== | ==Key Episodes== | ||
* [[SGU 1.01 "Air Part 1" Episode Guide|SGU 1.01 "Air Part 1"]] | * [[SGU 1.01 "Air Part 1" Episode Guide|SGU 1.01 "Air Part 1"]] | ||
* [[SGU 1.14 " | * [[SGU 1.14 "Human" Episode Guide|SGU 1.14 "Human"]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Related Characters== | ==Related Characters== | ||
* [[Daniel Jackson|Dr. Daniel Jackson]] | |||
* [[Gloria Rush]] | * [[Gloria Rush]] | ||
* [[Everett Young|Col. Everett Young]] | * [[Everett Young|Col. Everett Young]] | ||
Revision as of 08:58, 5 September 2009
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Summary
From MGM: The scientific head of the Icarus program and a certifiable genius, Dr. Nicholas Rush is one of the most brilliant scientists of his day. Having devoted some of the most difficult years of his life to the program, he knows more than anyone the importance of what is beyond that 9th chevron address. Definitely not the most agreeable aboard the ship, he is without a doubt the mastermind behind most of what goes on, whether people know it or not. Unwilling to bend to any sort of military rule, his focus is always on discovering the secrets to, and purpose of the Destiny.
Personal Data
- Birthday:
- Birthplace: Latvia (?)
- Marital Status: Widowed, Gloria Rush
- Children: None
- Parents:
- Siblings:
- Stargate Program Rank: Civilian
- Stargate Program Position: Lead Scientist at the Icarus Base research facility concerning the Stargate's ninth chevron
Before Joining the Stargate Program
AndyBrind writes: "What nationality accent will Robert Carlyle be using in the new series?" Answer: Latvian. Surprised? (Joseph Mallozzi, Weblog, July 17, 2009)
"What we know so far is that he’s been married, but his wife is dead. The fact that he was married is the only thing that actually roots him in reality, because he ‘lives’ in a different type of reality, one, I believe, in his own mind. Rush is by far the biggest expert on Ancient technology, and when his wife dies and he gets the chance to go on this exploration of the universe, he jumps at it because there’s nothing left for him [on Earth]." (Robert Carlyle, Official Stargate Magazine, Issue 29, July/August 2009)
Gloria Rush was a concert violinist who was happy in her career and marriage, but her life was cut short by cancer. She wanted children, but once stricken with the fatal disease, decided that perhaps it was best that she hadn't had any. (SpoilerTV, July 13, 2009)
“Dr. Rush is certainly a complex individual. You’re never sure what his motives are, and to be honest with you I don’t know what’s happening with the character either. Brad Wright and Robert Cooper [Stargate Universe creators and executive producers] are obviously telling me everything I want to know, but I’d rather not know it all, which is how I’ve worked over the years. When you know how your character is going to end up, you’re tempted to play his heroic side. In fact, what you should be doing is playing the moment and each scene as it is, which is fresh. Just like you shouldn’t look too far ahead in your [real] life, you shouldn’t look too far ahead in your acting life." (Robert Carlyle, Reprint: Official Stargate Magazine Interview, Issue 29, July/August 2009)
Dr. Daniel Jackson was apparently the one who recruited Rush into the Stargate Program. It's possible that Rush was a university professor (based on location shoot for "Human").
Icarus Base and Destiny
"As far as our story and where our people end up, it’s Rush who tells them that there’s no chance they can ever go back, and he thinks there’s nothing greater! This is the best potential for exploration that mankind has ever known. That’s what’s driving Rush; and therefore he’s probably not to be trusted by anyone on the crew." (Robert Carlyle, Official Stargate Magazine, Issue 29, July/August 2009)
"If we start at the top in terms of crew ranking, Colonel Young is my character’s nemesis, there’s no doubt about that, and it’s quite serious. These guys are not having a petty conflict. Without giving too much away, there’s an episode, which we’ve yet to shoot, where a tragedy takes place aboard the Destiny and Rush tries to frame Young. They hate each other that much. Young is a soldier, while Rush is a scientist, and they just don’t get one another. As soon as they end up on the Destiny, the colonel is all about getting everyone home, and Rush is all about ‘How do we avoid that?’ So they’re against each other from day one and that’s been developing beautifully over the past six or seven weeks of filming." (Robert Carlyle, Reprint: Official Stargate Magazine Interview, Issue 29, July/August 2009)
Hobbies and Other Interests
Injuries, Illnesses/Sicknesses, Deaths
Key Episodes
Gallery
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--DeeKayP 23:09, 10 July 2009 (UTC)