Stargate SG1 news

[vilakins]

You probably knew this but I just saw on an SF mailing lists here that:

SCI FI Channel confirmed that Farscape star Ben Browder will join the cast of Stargate SG-1 in the show's upcoming ninth season; no information on Browder's role was available. Meanwhile, the show's producer, MGM, is still working on a deal to bring back SG-1 star Richard Dean Anderson (General O'Neill) in some capacity.

Eh? That's a massive spoiler. They got rid of O'Neill? Last I saw of him, he was frozen in the Lost City, and he was still a colonel. We've only had up to the end of season 7 here--please don't tell me what happens. Damn. I'll miss his humour--that's what sucked me in.

John Crichton at SG1 would be a lot of fun, but I'm sure Ben Browder will make an effort play his new character differently.

Comments

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Ah. Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for it then. There's nothing on TV right now but Firefly reruns and I prefer my DVDs.

And the DVDs for Farscape S4 came today!

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Hurrah! So you've almost caught up with us!

We're pretty short of anything to watch just now, too. Friends tell me I should have been watching the remake of Battlestar Galactica. I did catch an episode when I was staying with a friend in London last week, who gave me a running commentary on who everyone was. It looked quite interesting so maybe I'll watch out for a repeat showing.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Oh, and nickeyb says The Lost is wonderful, but it hasn't turned up on UK television yet.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

What's that about?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Battlestar Galactica! It would have to be better than the original, but I have heard good things about it. Mind you, the only bits of the original I saw were unintentionally funny. (As a ship is about to crash, "Do you realise the gravity of the situation?") That same ep was enlivened by a NY taxi-driver who looked like Ronald Reagan. :-P

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

My understanding is that they've made the characters more complex, and some of them have changed genders. I don't think I ever saw the original, but it sounded a bit tacky... This looked OK on my brief viewing.

The Lost... Um, I've forgotten most of what she said. I had a vague impression of some people who were, well, lost...

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

From the bits I saw once, the original BG was definitely tacky. I must look out for the remake. As I never really watched it, I won't mind any changes they've made.

I do hope we get something new, esp SF, on TV soon.