He led SG-1 through the gate for eight seasons, and helped launch Stargate Atlantis five years ago. Now Richard Dean Anderson is set to bring Jack O’Neill back to Stargate with what sounds like multiple appearances on Stargate Universe.
“Rick is doing episodes of Universe,” series co-creator Brad Wright told GateWorld exclusively today. “He was just here yesterday shooting an episode of Universe with us. So that relationship is always on-going, and it’s good to have him back.”
The show’s fifth episode is currently filming, and is likely one in which Anderson will appear. It’s not clear yet whether this is “Earth” — which was previously indicated to be sixth for the season, and had a hint of O’Neill’s return in the casting documents — or the episode we currently have listed as fifth, “Water.” “Earth” certainly makes more sense.
Will Anderson help kick off the show by also appearing in the first episode, as he and Michael Shanks (“Daniel Jackson”) did with Atlantis?
Later the same day (today), former Stargate SG-1 co-star Gary Jones (“Walter Harriman”) appeared on stage at Creation Entertainment’s official Stargate convention in Vancouver, and told fans that he is appearing in an episode of SGU with Anderson. He noted that General O’Neill will have been promoted to 3-star general for the episode they filmed together.
Jones didn’t specify which episode it was, but he also noted that he (Jones) was asked to appear in the SGU premiere, “Air.” So, if you’re keeping score at home, Jones should appear in “Air” and Anderson is likely for “Earth” — while Anderson is possible for “Air” and/or Jones is possible for “Earth.”
Confused? Stick with GateWorld this week and through the weekend for more news from the Vancouver Stargate convention! Stargate Universe is now filming for a fall premiere on SCI FI Channel in the U.S.
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OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG ty ty ty ty ty
RDA is what the new series needs + daniel
+ sam and teal'c
Also its not to late to do SG-1 season 11 after the two movies uno find more azguard and some toulan or maybe knox ppl
This makes me ridiculously happy - especially the idea of O'Neill showing up in multiple episodes. Hurray!
I'm really sorry but not even the whole of SG-1 could make me any happier about this show being the reason SGA was cancelled. I've already said I'll give them the pilot -- if it hasn't hooked me by the end of that —
I'm just waiting for the SGA movies and it had better be plural!
wow, did not expect that, SWEET!
FAN-FREAKIN'-TASTIC!!! Oh man, I am sooooo over the moon at this news!!! It's always a joy and a pleasure to see Richard Dean Anderson back as "Jack O'Neill"!!! A great actor playing a great character in what I'm sure is gonna be a great series!!! Roll on "Stargate: Universe"!!! :) :) :)
YIPPY !!!!!!! RDA back. i still have reservations about SGU, but i just may have to watch a few extra episodes just to see SG1 team. bring them back more so i can watch more ... the whole SG1 team. throw in the SGA team too. SG1. SGA. SG1. SGA. where's Samantha Carter. where's Daniel and T'ealc.
Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill? Holy Buckets! If they have the entire SG-1 team in the Pilot i would be in stargate heaven.
just think ... if it were the whole SG1 and SGA teams all show up in SGU, then think how wonderful that episode would be. it'd be an all star cast. SG1 SGA SGU all blended together. that would be the absolute most coolest thing they could possibly do and would absolutely never have been done before. i for a SG1 SGA SGU complete full teams episode.
SG1 + SGA + SGU show would be absolutely wonderful. i vote for doing it.
Is it just me, or does it seem like O'Neill's being promoted insanely fast? I mean, I know he's head of Homeworld Security now, but he's gone from colonel to three-star general in six years.