David Hewlett
Two of our favorites from the cast of Stargate Atlantis are headed for SGU! As we told you last week, a pair of Atlantis actors have been signed for a crossover guest appearance on Stargate Universe (story). Now those two have been announced, at today’s SGU panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
David Hewlett and Robert Picardo will be the Atlantis residents to appear, according to reports out of the convention hall.
Hewlett’s Dr. Rodney McKay certainly makes for an obvious choice, seeing as he is an expert on Ancient technology (though a much later version of it) and one of the planet’s all-around smartest people. Destiny has previously sent away for experts to visit via communication stone, including Dr. Brightman for surgery (“Divided”) and Dr. Amanda Perry for engine repairs (“Sabotage”).
Picardo’s Richard Woolsey is also a logical choice, considering that his employer — the International Oversight Advisory — plays a significant role on the show through Camille Wray’s presense on Destiny, and politics back at Homeworld Command in Washington.
Robert Picardo
Hewlett and SGU actor David Blue (Eli Wallace) joked about the appearance via Twitter — Hewlett asking, “Why is it that everyone assumes Eli and McKay aren’t going to get along?” and Blue responding, “Let the slash fiction begin!”
But it’s not yet known whether one or both characters will indeed be visiting Destiny herself, or will appear on Earth (or elsewhere) — as was the case with all of the Season One appearances by SG-1 cast members, with the exception of Jack O’Neill’s (Richard Dean Anderson) brief visit to the ship in “Subversion.”
The characters will appear in “Seizure,” currently slated as the fifteenth episode of the new season and set to air sometime in the first half of 2011.
Syfy Channel also premiered a new trailer for the second season of SGU, which premieres this fall. That should be available at Syfy.com very soon, and we’re hoping to be able to host it here at GateWorld, as well.
Stick with GateWorld for more on this week’s Comic-Con news, and all summer long for more on the upcoming season of Stargate Universe!
(Thanks to Denise and drbond01 for the tip)
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Ahahahahaa, let the fandom anger burn. :D
lordofseas | July 23 @ 10:08 pmFifteenth? I can barely hold my excitement. Dang Dondles, I’m so excited I got to wear shades; on account of the future being so bright and all, hopefully I won’t be dead, or gone mad due to the long wait for such a promising episode, sure to wet the appetite for all things syfy. Candle sticks and razzle dazzle :P
Coremae | July 23 @ 10:35 pmI like both these guys, hope SGU does well by them.
Sylvia | July 23 @ 10:48 pmI won’t be watching till the clips come out on YouTube or somewhere as the xover casting still does not entice me enough to tune in live.
(if it would have been Flanigan and Hewlett back for a little McKay/Shep banter, that I would have had to tune in for…) ah well
SWEET!!! I figured it was going to be these two!! I read this and I was jumping up and down in my seat!!! I am so excited to see McKay on SGU and I do hope they use the com stones with them and they actually go to Destiny!!!
Lindsey | July 23 @ 10:51 pmPicardo yes. How about making Hewlett disappear. Didn’t like him since SG-1 and the main reason I did not watch Atlantis. Hope his appearance will be a one time thing
RSWVIKING | July 23 @ 10:57 pmI expect… nay, DEMAND… plenty of Voyager jokes.
Jokes about the ship being stranded away from Earth, jokes about the similarities between the SGC personnel with the Starfleet crew and the members of the Lucian Alliance with the Maqui.
Jokes about the lack of a holographic doctor, or at least the state of their medical bay.
Michael Sacal | July 23 @ 11:21 pmIt’s great to see McKay-But Atlantis was about Colonel Shepperd, this sucks he’s not on-I like Woolsey, but for a guest appearance, c’mon, it’s like having Spock show up with Yeoman Rand–who cares, right?
jdenns | July 23 @ 11:26 pmI have to reiterate, this sucks if Shepperd is not going to guest.
jdenns | July 24 @ 12:02 amYES!!!!This has made my week. Oh the possibilities. I really hate having to wait, but I have too… I know everything is going to work out great.
Centurywinter | July 24 @ 12:57 amPicardo is no more an atlantis actor than Tapping.
Imitation Tofu | July 24 @ 1:17 amMaybe McKay finds a way to turn the Atlantis library Holographic projector into a Holodeck and brings the Destiny to Atlantis?
Gotta think McKay discovers something in the Atlantis database, and Woolsey still being in command of Atlantis is with him.
They weren’t too clear.. but maybe they bring someone via the stones to Atlantis to show them something?
jwillis84 | July 24 @ 2:14 am“Jokes about the lack of a holographic doctor, or at least the state of their medical bay.”
I demand Woolsey to respond to that joke!
Evilslayer | July 24 @ 4:05 amhilarious photo of Mckay and Rush, sort of:
Duneknight | July 24 @ 5:00 amhttp://tinyurl.com/2vlqu5v
I wonder if that will be the episode they find out about Destiny’s mission. A report in an Atlantis file perhaps? Or a reference to something on Destiny that McKay wanted to check out.
Supertrinko | July 24 @ 5:36 amSweet! Kinda knew it would be McKay though. But still nice to see he’ll be on board Destiny! And yay for Mandy Perry too!
Homer 120 | July 24 @ 6:19 amOops! Ignore that bit about Dr. Perry, didn’t read the artical properly, my bad!
Homer 120 | July 24 @ 6:20 amI knew it! I said in the comments section of original news report of the SGU/SGA Crossover here at GW that Woolsey and McKay would be the logical choices to appear and I hit the nail right on the head! I also said that they aren’t my favourite characters too so my excitement for the episode has been dampened down unfortunately but I am looking forward to seeing what it is that brings them over.
Alan | July 24 @ 8:09 amNIIICE! can’t wait for Mckay. Maybe Mckay can figure out where exactly destiny is and use the Wormhole drive to bring Atlantis to them. Why not? They kinda threw that in at the end of EATG, why not use it again? They could resupply, get rid of some of the current characters, and put the right people on Destiny. Either way you swing it, Mckay is on the job and it will be awesome. The only downside is the LONG wait until the episode airs. I am also REALLY curious to know what is going on with Atlantis. As much as i hate to say it, i don’t really see any reason to send them back to the Pegasus Galaxy. I mean really, the only reason there was an SG team there was because of Atlantis. Now that they are at Earth, why go back? They have Atlantis to defend Earth, study, and a suitable place to have an SGC. I really hope that we see more with the wraith, even if the wraith win. Would be a nice change, Earth defeated the goaould and the Ori, why not have them lose one for a change. So i guess what i am really saying is GET EXTINCTION MOVING!!!
kellx | July 24 @ 10:32 amSuspected Woolsey, didn’t count on McKay. I wonder how stupid can they make him on SGU considering a) he managed to solve the gravest problems on spot on SGA but b) he obviously can’t solve Destiny’s trouble and c) Rush needs to stay the top expert so neither Carter, nor McKay must prove to be more intelligent or resourceful.
katikatnik | July 24 @ 10:38 amThese are logical choices, I am glad they are going this route, and not cheesy by bringing over Jewel or someone else that doesn’t make sense.
junebug | July 24 @ 11:03 amGreat news the only problem is that everytime Picardo is on stargate the show is axed!!! SG1 then Atlantis. I hope the curse is broken!!!
ant101 | July 24 @ 11:05 am@ant101,
That is not entirely accurate. Woolsey was introduced in Season 7 of SG1, and he was on Atlantis during season 3 (The Return). So, SG1 went on for another 3 seasons and Atlantis went on for another 2 seasons after Woolsey showed up in the respective series.
So, if the pattern holds, Universe will last for another couple of seasons (Or just one more if the pattern is SG1:3 more seasons, Atlantis:2 more seasons, Universe:1 more season).
davey1983 | July 24 @ 12:29 pm