Ben Browder on Stargate:SG-1

[theDespiser]

i heard about this awhile ago, but now theyve revealed what part hell play(from sci-fi.com):


Robert C. Cooper, executive producer of SCI FI Channel's original series Stargate SG-1, told SCI FI Wire that new regular cast member Ben Browder (Farscape) will play a new military member of the SG-1 team. "Ben is playing a military guy, a lieutenant colonel," Cooper said in an interview. "And I can't tell you his name yet. It hasn't been legally cleared yet, so it could still change."

Browder's character, who joins the show in the upcoming ninth season, has a past history with the Stargate program, Cooper said. "The audience just hasn't met him yet," he said. "He's actually played a key role in some major events that went on ... in the Stargate universe and was in fact very instrumental in helping SG-1 succeed in one of their more important missions. And as a result of that, he was given ... his choice posting. And he ultimately chooses to join SG-1. So when he first appears on the show, SG-1 will already know who he is. And we'll see some of those scenes and how he was basically woven into the tapestry of the show through flashbacks."

Cooper said that Stargate SG-1 will embark on a new direction in the upcoming ninth season. "One of the things we've always done with Stargate ... [is] to reinvent ourselves all the time, and ... bring in new villains and anything we needed to do to keep the show fresh," he said. "And yet we still, I think, stuck to the core concept and the core team that started out at the beginning. And so fans of the show will still feel as though things are very comfortable and familiar, you know? We're still going to see Daniel Jackson and Teal'c and Carter and our new colonel going through the Stargate to alien worlds and getting into adventures. But there's going to be some big new dangers as well. We [will wrap] up a lot of storylines in season eight. And I think that, hopefully, fans are going to be very satisfied by the conclusion of season eight, and feel like we've really paid off a lot of the stories we've been building up over the last couple of years. And we're looking at season nine to start fresh with some new stories and a new take on the Stargate universe." The remaining new episodes of Stargate SG-1's eighth season kick off Jan. 21, 2005, in a new Friday 8 p.m. ET/PT timeslot, followed by the new episodes of Stargate Atlantis at 9 p.m. and the new original series Battlestar Galactica at 10 p.m. The ninth season of SG-1 will begin airing in the summer.

[[Syl]]

Oooh, that's almost tempting enough to get Sci-Fi again.

[Alynna Lis Eachann]

No, not really. Ben Browder got fat, Stargate got campy... very sad.

[Reisheiruhime]

Yay Stargate! Um, who's Ben Browder? (who on Farscape, I pay no attention to credits or "the end bits")

[theDespiser]

he played John Crichton...


and on peacekeep wars, he didnt look too fat...

and i dont see how Stargate got campy...i think its progressing nicely, for going through 8 seasons and getting ready to start a 9th...i hope they go at least 10 seasons...after that would be a good time to maybe end it...but as with star trek, theres so many possible stories and storylines that they could work with...

which is why i think Stargate Atlantis has the potential to be pretty good

[Alynna Lis Eachann]

I don't know, but I tried watching season 7 after Michael Shanks returned, and the humor just seemed "done" to me. I will also admit to being quite miffed over Sam and that Pete guy. They didn't handle his introduction right at all, IMO - to say nothing of the fact that I'm such a SamJack shipper. There are some other things that put me off... new characters, Teal'c hair...

It's a moot point for me anyway, though, because I no longer have cable/satellite to watch Stargate. I might press upon Jay to tape a few of the Browder eps for me just to see what it's all about.

[theDespiser]

well, i thought it was a little cheesy that they brought jackson back into the story, but...im glad they did...and i like teal'c's hair...it shakes the character up a little bit...changes a little...what was kinda weird was having Parker Lewis join the crew(corin nemic)...but he did an ok job...

i still like the series...i think the humor is still there..and with Browder joining sg-1, and with Jack not goin on missions, i think it will bring a different sense of humor to the show...if they give him one..i know im just thinking of the way Crighton was on Farscape...

[Alynna Lis Eachann]

It would be cool if he carried the John Chriton (Criton, Crhiton??? whatever) act over to Stargate - he's good at it.

I enjoyed Corin Nemec, much to my surprise. He was a bit of a plot device in and of himself, but he played it well.