GateWorld Podcast: Characters We Lost Too Soon

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With no new episode of Stargate Atlantis to talk about this week, GateWorld editors Darren and David turn to a special discussion topic: the characters we lost too soon. We’ll revisit the history of some beloved characters such as Jonas Quinn, Janet Fraiser, and Elizabeth Weir, and ask that tough question: Were they written out too soon, or was their departure satisfying storytelling?

This week we’ll also preview GateWorld’s upcoming interview with Paul Brown, the head of Legends Memorabilia — the Stargate franchise’s official seller of props, costumes, scripts, autographs, and more. And we’ll update you on Stargate news and GateWorld site features from the past week!

SHOW NOTES

News Headlines:

Fourth Atlantis companion book due in November
SCI FI: Universe is on track
Teryl Rothery has a baby!

Site Features:

Interview with Jan Newman (SG-1 Make-up artist)
Interview with Charles Shaughnessy (“Alec Colson”)
PHOTOS: ‘Vegas’
Interview with Paul Brown (Legends Memorabilia)

Discussion – Characters We Lost Too Soon

Related Links –
JONAS QUINN:
“Meridian” (SG-1 Season Five)
Interview with Corin Nemec
“Descent” (SG-1 Season Six)
“Cure” (SG-1 Season Six)
“Stargate” the movie
“Fallen” (SG-1 Season Seven)
“Homecoming” (SG-1 Season Seven)
Langara
Anubis
“Fallout” (SG-1 Season Seven)

JANET FRAISER:
“The Broca Divide” (SG-1 Season One)
“Heroes” (SG-1 Season Seven)
“Rite of Passage” (SG-1 Season Five)
Cassandra
“Ripple Effect” (SG-1 Season Nine)

JACK O’NEILL:
“Window of Opportunity” (SG-1 Season Four)
“One False Step” (SG-1 Season Two)
“The Fifth Race” (SG-1 Season Two)
Asgard
Ori
“New Order” (SG-1 Season Eight)

PETER GRODIN:
Radek Zelenka
“The Siege, Part 1” (Atlantis Season One)
“Rising” (Atlantis Season One)
Wraith

AIDEN FORD:
Marshall Sumner
“The Siege, Part 3” (Atlantis Season Two)
“Home” (Atlantis Season One)
Wraith enzyme
Puddle Jumper
“Lost Boys” (Atlantis Season Two)
“The Hive” (Atlantis Season Two)
Wraith hive ship

CARSON BECKETT:
“Hide and Seek” (Atlantis Season One)
ATA gene therapy
“Sunday” (Atlantis Season Three)
“The Kindred” (Atlantis Season Four)
Michael

ELIZABETH WEIR:
“Lost City” (SG-1 Season Seven)
“New Order” (SG-1 Season Eight)
“Be All My Sins Remember’d” (Atlantis Season Four)
Replicators
“Condemned” (Atlantis Season Two)
“Before I Sleep” (Atlantis Season One)
“The Real World” (Atlantis Season Three)
George Hammond
“Chain Reaction” (SG-1 Season Four)

This Week’s Listener Question: We’ll be talking a bit about the Wraith hybrid Michael next week. What do you think of this character? What do you like or dislike about him and how his character has been used? What makes him a good villain for Atlantis?

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Next Week: Our weekly discussion of Atlantis‘s newest episodes continue with “The Prodigal.” Catch the episode Friday night on SCI FI in the U.S., then join us next Tuesday for our discussion.

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