Amanda Tapping, who plays Maj. Samantha Carter on SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate SG-1, told SCI FI Wire that she’s eager to sit in the director’s chair again in the upcoming eighth season, as she did in the season-seven episode “Resurrection.” “I’m begging,” Tapping said in an interview during a break in filming in Vancouver, B.C. “And, in fact, I’ve just come from [executive producer] Robert Cooper’s office. … Every two days I go up and say, ‘There’s still a spot open on the director’s schedule.’ And today he actually said, ‘This is getting a little old, this conversation.’ And I said, … ‘It’s just going to keep happening until [the slot is taken].’ So, yeah, I keep bugging him.”<\/p>\n
Last year, Tapping got a chance to direct for the first time in “Resurrection,” an episode based on an idea by cast member Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson). Tapping added that she was recently nominated for a Leo Award, honoring film and television work in British Columbia, for directing “Resurrection.” It’s an experience that Tapping recalls with fondness. “I loved it,” she said. “I still get a huge grin on my face when I think about it. I was in the episode more than I wanted to be. I kind of didn’t want to be in the episode I was directing. … And I didn’t have as much prep [time] as I would have hoped, because we were shooting our season finale prior to my shooting my episode. But having said all that, it was a fantastic experience.” Stargate SG-1 airs Fridays at 9 p.m. ET\/PT. Season eight commences July 9.<\/p>\n
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