February 4, 2008: Hey, where’s that press release?
February 4, 2008 by josephmallozzi
Last night, the transformation was almost completed. A Boston team came very close to becoming that which it has historially despised: the New York Yankees. But as it turned out, it was all for naught. I know, I know. Oh, ye of little faith. Cookie Monster was gloating all night. Despite my pessimism, those Giants came through. I couldn’t have asked for a better game. Or a better outcome. To go undefeated in the regular season, make it all the way to the Superbowl - and lose. How sweet it is! Probably the only ones happier than me, Cookie Monster, and fans of the New York Giants were the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins team. Oh, and my sister who doesn’t know anything about football and called me yesterday afternoon on her way to a Superbowl party. “Who should I bet on and what should I say to make it sound like I know what I’m talking about?“ “Bet on the Giants,“I advised. “And say they have the better pass rush.“ She ended up winning $60 in the party pick’em pool.
GREATEST. SUPERBOWL. EVER!
Also, a handful of great commercials. My Top 5 faves:
5. Bud Light - Ability to Fly
4. Bridgestone - Squirrel
3. Tide - Screaming Stain
2. Doritos - Mouse Trap
1. Doritos - Mouse Trap!!!
Check ‘em out here: http://sports.aol.com/nfl/superbowlads
The results are in for the next book of the month club discussions.
In the scifi category, it’ll be Timescape by Gregory Benford. Discussion will begin April 7th.
In the horror category, F. Paul Wilson’s The Keep gets the nod. Discussion on this book will begin April 14th.
Finally, in the fantasy category, Jeffrey Ford’s Empire of Ice Cream wins a hard-fought battle. Discussion on this book will begin April 21st.
Hopefully, that will give everyone plenty of time to read the selection(s) of their choice. Between now and then, I nevertheless intend to read the nominees that didn’t make the cut (Joe Hill’s Heart-Shaped Box, Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age, and Patrick Rothfuss’s The Name of the Wind) and invite you to join me and weigh in with your comments.
Perusing the fan forums this past weekend, I noticed a significant amount of anxious speculation concerning the show’s fifth season. Some of the more outlandish assumptions seem to stem from a SliceofSciFi article that refers to various rumors surrounding Atlantis’s fifth season. Allow me to put some of those rumors to rest. According to the article:
“With the absence of Carter, Sheppard (Joe Flanigan) will pick up more leadership responsibilities. Rumor has it he may even be in for a promotion to Full Bird Colonel, however, nothing along those lines has been confirmed.”
There has never been any discussion about promoting Sheppard and his leadership responsibilities as team leader will remain unchanged.
“We may also be seeing a little less of Rachel Luttrell as Teyla, at least in the early goings of the new season. As every fan of the series knows Rachel spent most of Season 4 being pregnant for real. By the time Season 5 airs she will have delivered her baby and will be spending some quality time with her new addition to the family. She is expected to return in full capacity later in the season, however.”
Rachel remains a series regular and an important part of the team. Two of the first three episodes see some major developments for the character.
“There will be an addition to the Atlantis SG Team named Captain Alison Parker. She is military, tough and ready for action, but frustrated over Colonel Carter’s slowness in making her a permanent part of the team. That will change quickly after the first episode.”
The character’s name is Porter, not Parker, and there are no plans to put her on Sheppard’s team. So, to spell it out for everyone - Porter has NOT been brought in to replace Teyla on the team.
“One of sci-fi fans favorite actresses, Kari Wuhrer (”Sliders”) appeared in Season 4 in the episode “Outcast” (air date Feb. 1, 200 
as Homeland Security agent Nancy Sheppard (Lt. Col. John Sheppard’s ex-wife). It has been rumored that she may be back for a few episodes next season as well.”
Kari is a wonderful actress and we like the character a lot, but there are at present no plans to bring her back. That’s not to say it won’t happen - just not anytime soon.
“Michael, everybody’s favorite Wraith (Connor Trinnear of “Star Trek: Enterprise”), will have a very significant storyline in Season 5,”
A very significant storyline? That’s news to us in the writing department.
“The show will also get to see a lot more from recurring characters like Major Evan Lorne (Kavan Smith) and Dr. Katie Brown (Brenda James), Rodney McKay’s (David Hewlett) love interest.”
Half points on this one.
I’m posting early today to tell everyone to go back to bed. Apparently, Scifi has pushed the press release to tomorrow. Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Today’s entry is dedicated marielabbott who sent us two boxes of Midwestern chocolates and Giants wide receiver David Tyree who made the catch that sunk the Pats.
Today’s pics: Dogs and chocolate. Always a dangerous mix!
Thanks for letting us know about the delay. I’ve been haunting every website I can think of all day long. (Better than doing work, but still a waste of time.)
Pretty funny about that website. I wonder who was their “source?”
Have you and Marty been playing around online again?
Thanks for blogging early!
I’ve heard that Daniel Jackson may be part of this announcement…is that just hearsay?
thanks for the infomation Joe you are the best source for everything Stargate. Just wanted to compliment you on two episodes I thought I wouldn’t like but really did. Harmony really good child actor and interesting story. Outcast liked the backstory and character interaction Dr. Lee was funny but I just love him paired up with Carter any chance of that happening next season? I wanted to ask you what plans for Carter next season? I hope it does her character justice and is a promotion or equal posting. Any chance of RDA appearing Amanda has put out that she would welcome it but now with the change in her status will it happen? Thanks for all the little tidbits you throw our way. It is much appreciated by the fans.
THANK YOU, JOE!!!!
I love Teyla and I don’t want to see her reduce or ever let go!!! I really need to stop reading spoilers!!!!
And yes…keep that team INTACT!!!!
No more newbies for the perfect team!
Damn press!
Off to bed!
Thanks for the word on the announcement. Now I can spend tomorrow sneaking on to gateworld and scifi.com to see what is going on and hope I don’t get a nasty gram from the IT department.
About the superbowl, I have never been so happy to see the Giants win as I was yesterday. What did you think about Beli-cheat leaving the field early? He not only disrespected the Giants, but his own players who had to stand out there and watch the last play. And remember, Tyree doesn’t make that great catch if Eli doesn’t do his Houdini impersonation.
As for me… “Wait til next year!” The battle cry of a Philadelphia sports fan.
Really? That’s your top 5 best ads? You disappoint me, Joe…
But thank you for letting us know about the delay. Now…any plans for blowing up one of our cute little ships? Maybe the Daedalus, so that Caldwell can take charge of Atlantis? *hint*
As one of the people who will have to deal with the fallout on GW from the Skiffy press release tomorrow I don’t suppose you could give even a teeny tiny clue as to how big the freakout could be? Just so I can be prepared.
Thank you Joe for telling, I was getting prepared with my bed and tea next to the computer, so that I can click the refresh button every time my alarm clock on my mobile goes off (every half an hour)…
so for now, I can’t even be angry at scifi, but whoever told you about the date of the release, don’t trust this person anymore, please, I won’t survive that Oo
good night
Thanks Joe, I was looking for the press announcement! My husband is a die-hard Giants fan, as he hails from New York. I am just glad a NFC team won. I root for the Eagles every year even though I hate football.
I am so glad to hear that Teyla will be featured in the first three episodes of season five. Please include details of her family line. Thanks.
SciFi apparently decided to release the news about Doctor Who today instead of Stargate. It will be interesting to see how the Sarah Jane Adventures does, it being a show geared towards younger viewers (but still pretty good). To keep an eye out for press releases from SciFi, keep an eye on the NBC/Universal Media Village at http://www.nbcumv.com/scifi
Hi, Joe!
Thanks for the update on the press release.
To assuage my hunger for Stargate Atlantis season five news, I’m going to go have dinner at my favorite Japanese sushi establishment in Sacramento - Taro’s. Yum… a puff daddy (deep fried shrimp with crab, topped with special sauce and roe), a jack roll (crab, scallop, shrimp, avacado, seared tuna, masago, onion and special sauces), and a pimp my roll (tempura shrimp, spicy tunaa, avacado, fresh salmon, crushed macadimia nuts with Japanese Mafia sauce lightly torced and topped with masago and onion) as the appetizers, with a bento box (Japanese style curry and gyoza) for the dinner.
Morjana
Pssstttt…it’s February 4th Joe!
Morjana
What ‘time’ will the press release be released? It is 20 minutes ’til Tuesday here.
David Nykl?
I must say I loved Bud’s fire breathing … but then, I’m fond of fire breathers. I know a passel of ‘em.
Chocolates? Ever tried See’s?
My, my, there’s a lot of chest clutching going on today. Okay everybody, remember to breathe … one, two, three, it will be tomorrow before you know it.
Thanks for the update on the press release - and debunking the Season 5 rumors.
And the dedication to David Tyree is cool. We’re especially ecstatic in our town because he’s an alumni of the high school. Needless to say, not much got done at the high school today beyond celebrating.
Okay, enough football talk…back to SGA and the best season so far.
Bonsoir Joseph,
Bon j’avais déjà écrit et j’ai tout effacé… Ça m’arrive vraiment souvent sur ton blog, trop énervée d’écrire peut-être… football, mais tu réussis tout de même à venir piquer un peu ma curiosiét… As-tu commencé à lire Dan Simmons ? Moi, j’ai ben hâte d’entrer dans le vif du sujet, chapitre 16 et toujours en attente de rentrer réellement dans l’histoire… Ouais, je suis peut-être un peu chialeuse…
Passes une belle soirée
Morgia
“I’m posting early today to tell everyone to go back to bed. Apparently, Scifi has pushed the press release to tomorrow. Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!”
Now why did they go and do a thing like that? There’s talk of revolt over on the forums at SciFi and GW.
Is the Michael storyline going to be revisited at all in S5? Or have you done everything you’re going to do with that for now?
Allo,
Y manquait un bout à cette phrase «[J'y connais rien au ]football, mais tu réussis tout de même à venir piquer un peu ma curiosiét…»
Voilà c’est plus clair !
Morgia
Before I start this, let me say that I’m not an angry Weir fan. I’m a Shep/Team fan, so this is my opinion on things you said recently.
You mentioned the other day something along the lines that Weir was originally supposed to be about the equivalent to General Hammond (I’m pretty sure that’s what you said.) Anyways, it got me thinking and I decided that was the big problem. She was a great character (and still is) but as long as she was the commander, there just wasn’t many places to take her… but when it was attempted to expand her character, through storylines of her own, it made her fan base double and made people almost expect for her to have about the same importance as one of the leads.
So, when it was decided by you all that her character wasn’t going anywhere, it had a larger impact on the audience who had grown much closer to her character than they would have had she just been the commander. (Not that she couldn’t have a character of her own, but be like Hammond was.)
And now, Carter isn’t going to be around as much… My question is are you all planning to emphasize whoever the new commander significantly? To the point that Weir was, that is? Like, we’ll he/she be closer to Hammond, or to Weir?
Didn’t get the chance to weigh in last night on the Giant’s win but how sweet it was to see that final touchdown. I almost screamed myself hoarse.
I guess you’ve heard that only the M.A.S.H. finale ranks higher in American TV history than last night’s Super Bowl. Pretty impressive.
And the squirrel ad was my favorite.
Any news from Carl on the status of the strike? Seems like maybe we’re finally seeing some progress on that front…
Thanks for blogging early and letting us know. I’ve been checking for the announcement since 6am. Yes, I’m excited to find out. I’m also really hoping that Daniel is mentioned in the press release in some form. I’m really anxious to find out what is going on with Daniel in season 5 along with the rest of the cast. Also, Joe, thank you so much for clearing up the rumors from the ScliceofSciFi article. It’s really appreciated. *Hugs*
I agree with your top 5 commercial faves. Loved them.
Still squeeing over the Giants winning. What a FANTASTIC GAME!!
til tomorrow….
danielfanforever
Posting early? JOE!!!! It’s 6 p.m. in Texas! I’ve been refreshing news sites all day to catch this elusive press release! Argh! I chipped a nail!
*pout*
*pout*
Sadly, I know I’m going to repeat the searching tomorrow!! *hugs Joe*
Thanks for letting us know. I will continue quietly cursing Sci Fi.
If they don’t follow through this time, will you make the announcement yourself? Are you bound by contract to let them make the announcement first?
Actually, Joe, it is February 4th today.
Oh dear, do you realize there are probably a handful of fans who are going into sleep deprivation waiting for that press release?
Hi Joe - Thanks very much for the update and the puppy photographs. Will wait patiently for tomorrow’s annoucement. Thanks for commenting on rumors and such.
Did you know that today is the 4th and not the 5th as your blog reads? However, it’s February 5th somewhere.
Enjoy the chocolates!
Ah, spoilers. Many of us are still reeling over the Graham/David Sheppard thing. But very good to know that we’re keeping our main peeps (I was hoping that Rachel would still have time for SGA), and I’m waiting, oh-so-impatiently, for the official announcement. Got my fingers crossed for Woolsey as the new leader. I’ve got a soft spot for old Baldy.
One question- the new commander- military or civilian? Wouldn’t be too much of a spoiler.
Hey Joe! I just wanna say…WTG NY GIANTS….SUPER BOWL CHAMPS!!! What an awesome game! Anyway….(1)how many Atlantis episodes will Daniel Jackson be in? (2)Can you tell us what kind of storyline you have in mind for Daniel? (3)Also….what kind of interaction will he have with Atlantis characters?
Thanks,
Sue Jackson
Oh goody. Looks like it’ll be another night on teather hooks as I wait for SciFi Wire to update at midnight EST.
Thanks for the clarification on the rumors! Wow…so…they didn’t get anything right except for the bare essentials? That’s FAIL on an ultimate level.
Once again, my questions, if you’ll entertain them:
1. What was the name of the restaurant in which Ava met with Shep and Ronon after the wake?
2. Was Bill Dow really sunburned, or was all of that makeup just to set up the joke that Dr. Lee got called in from vacation?
3. Although it’s kinda obvious, would you mind confirming for us the line in the Spoiler Poem that refers to Outcast?
Tomorrow I will be dead….I have to write a story for my creative writing group with that as the beginning!
So here goes…Tomorrow I will be dead and the bloody Scifi Channel still won’t have posted its press release…The End.
Oh well that was easy bring on the Pulitzer.
Pauline
Thanks for the update on the press release and for debunking the Season 5 rumors.
And the dedication to David Tyree is cool. We’re pretty ecstatic here in town because he’s an alumni of the high school. Needless to say, nothing much got done at the high school today beyond celebrating.
Okay, enough football talk…back to the SGA and the best season so far.
Heuuu, le mot c’est curiosité… Fatigué la fille… lol
Oh, and is it the 5th already? Where’s that damn press release?!
Where’s an embarrassed icon when you need one? Thanks for dedicating your blog to me; you didn’t have to do that, and it was very kind. Especially after answering two of my questions last week; I’m still reeling from that. Thanks also for putting to rest the wild speculation about Teyla—I’ll admit I was speculating, because I thought it possible Rachel might want a longer maternity leave.
Just to let you know, my username isn’t actually connected to Abbott’s Candies. I don’t have the good fortune to be a chocolate heiress. But if by some bizarre series of events you ever visit that particular shop, make sure to mention you’re a first-time visitor and they’ll give you loads of free samples. It’s a neat little shop, really, with a showroom that is surrounded on two sides by the workroom, which is glassed in so you can see the workers mixing, scraping, and decorating the chocolates. And, oh, the delicious smell…! I hope you all enjoy.
Thanks for reading my letter in addition to my usually tiresome, one-track blog comments. =)
Thanks again, and take care.
Hi Joe, thanks for alerting us early! By the way, today is Feb 4, not Feb 5 as in your blog title
On this day I was born, oh many, many, gosh darn many, moons ago…
Like Paula, I’ve been scouring all over the ‘net for news that I thought I missed. Now I know tomorrow should bring the announcements.
Well, other than that… do the regulation boots worn by Joe F hurt his feet? I’ve noticed that he sometimes wears black sneakers while in uniform. Love those low camera shots…
Until next time,
Carol Z
Joe,
I know you have nothing to do with how Scifi does its press releases but AHHHHHHH
It’s bad enought that I have to wait and extra day (not really but it seems longer when your on the other side of the world eg Super Tuesday is actually super Wednesday here)
Your a tease! Can’t you just tell us already!
Congrates on the Giants win *goes to sulk in a corner*
Wow. It’s a rare thing for me read to today’s blog entry today and not tomorrow. I enjoyed Outcast, expecially the dockyard location. Where was that? It reminded me a bit of a retired WWII era tank farm where I’ve done some field work.
Geez… these does indeed seem to be a lot of speculation… I don’t really see the point, I just enjoy whatever is delivered to my tv!
So is the new character Alison Porter then? if so… YAY!… I love the name Alison (I wonder why though?)
Anyway, keep up the good work.
Hi Joe!
Thanks for the update on the press release. Even though I wasn’t aware of the speculation out there, thanks for making those corrections. Hopefully, it’ll calm a few souls in angst out there in the ether.
Cuuuute pup pics again!
Thanks!
I watched the game yesterday. It was a lot of fun, when combined with good food, friends, and drink. *hic* Those last couple of minutes were very exciting, even for a non-football fan.
I plan to pick up at least one of the BotM Club selections and will be ready to discuss.
Take care!
eddy
Hi Joe. Two things: those pics are great. The second one is just SO cute.
Secondly: I’m glad you’ve cleared a few things up - I know a few folk who were almost tearing their hair out!
QQ: The recurring character who’s coming back - Beckett? That seems almost certain, though many people believe it’s Weir. Do you think your writing time have given any inclination that it could be Weir? I certainly don’t think so but just thought I’d ask!
Thank you for putting some of those rumors to rest! And booo for the delay in the SciFi press release!
I’d also like to say that I love the characters of Major Lorne and Zelenka, and I hope you manage to work them into as many episodes as possible in S5 and beyond.
Thanks for letting us know and addressing the rumours. The speculating is fun..but hard facts are better
Yay, I’m glad to hear Teyla is sticking around next season!
hey thanks for the info Joe,
I’ve been hunting the net all day long, there was one website who did have the announcement that should of come today in the press release but sci-fi pulled it. I guess who ever leaked it go into trouble.
I bet the owners of the Atlantis Archive have got egg on their faces now as they have had to announce they had to pull it.
I too have heard that the press release will contain something about Daniel Jackson.
As always your fantastic, keep up the great work
Hi Joe
(dam capslock)
Your reaction to SciFi’s pushing back the press release made me laugh out loud! Luckily, I’m at work late, printing out topographic maps of the fine African country of Ghana (courtesy of the CIA; the map source, that is.) So, just me to laugh literally out loud and no one cares (here or here.)
You gonna post the press release here, too, so I don’t have to go searching for it?
Eric
I logged on early to catch up on yesterday’s blog, and lucky me, I got two!
Yesterday’s Superbowl was amazing! Like you, I didn’t think it would be much of a game, but I was happy to be wrong. The MVP should have gone to someone on defense for keeping the Patriots offense from dominating and sacking Brady five times. Beautiful.
The squirrel commercial and the pigeon commercials were my favorites.
Awww, thanks for informing us early about the change in press release! I promise not to be angry with you since it isn’t your fault! MY question would be, if you chose to answer it that is, where did you and the rest of the SGA writers, get your sense of humors? Love it!!!!
I will concede (through my heartbreak) that David Tyree’s catch was un-be-freakin’-lievable. At the Cambridge, MA Super Bowl party that I attended, our screams of agony and despair were immediately tempered by the acknowledgment that it was an amazing play. But I still hate all Giants fans.
BTW I think it was hilarious how you went from being ambivalent to ecstatic about the super bowl. Can we expect an analogous turn for the season finale?
Okay, thanks for letting me know I can put the laptop away for the night. Jeez, it’s been crazy, checking scifi.com every hour, getting my kids to check it while I was stirring risotto.
Anyway, how do these casting rumors get started? I mean, do people just make them up out of thin air, or do they get wind of something and misinterpret it? Of course, some rumors turn out to be horribly true, but I’m relieved that Teyla’s not going to be away for any part of Season 5 and, hopefully, Katie Brown won’t have a significant story arc or whatever it was the rumor implied. She’s a nice lady but not very interesting.
Tuesdays are generally boring around here, so at least I have something to look forward to.
Thank goodness! I though I was either insane or mental handicapped because I couldn’t find the press release anywhere!!
Thanks for picking Empire of Ice Cream, I’m looking for it on Amazon right this minute.
Yay Giants!
You. Joe. Look. This.
Laugh. Thanks.
(Picture courtesy of one JohnRico)
Tomorrow? Well, thanks for telling us so I didn’t spend all night endlessly refreshing pages.
So, I see the report of Michael’s importance is false. I’d like to request that we see a lot of him, anyway. For some odd reason, he’s my third favorite character, and I am still hoping he’ll eventually somehow make ammends with the good guys. There was so much potential for friendship there at the beginning, and then the good guys had to go and ruin it by deceiving and betraying him.
Also, one of the above comments has caught my attention. Could it be possible that Caldwell is the new commander? Because I like Caldwell, so that would be really cool. Except…well, I suppose having Carter lead has already changed the civilian-led nature of the expedition.
Wow, that SliceofSciFi article was some real quality journalism going on there. Do they cover politics as well?
And very good news about Rachel. One cast member confirmed, the rest to go!
Its DANIEL JACKSON!!!!! it’s all over the internet
or well… it will be tomorrow but hey it’s tuesday here already LOL
I have decided to actively look for and read the books for this month. I’ve never done a “book of the month” thing before, so this is exciting. I don’t know that I’ll have anything useful to say about them, but read them I’m going to try.
““The show will also get to see a lot more from recurring characters like Major Evan Lorne (Kavan Smith) and Dr. Katie Brown (Brenda James), Rodney McKay’s (David Hewlett) love interest.”
Half points on this one.”
Please, please, please, please, please let that mean that Kavan gets more screen time in season 5. Now that The 4400 has been cancelled, there’s nothing to stop him getting it, right? I am, as always, willing to beg for more Kavan screen time.
…
I think I already did that at the beginning of my post but you get my point
Oh, and including Lorne’s first name on screen will earn you extra special brownie points.
Nancy Sheppard? Shouldn’t she have a different name at this point? It was strongly implied that she is remarried. Even if not… Why would she have kept the name? I hope that’s a typo on their part. I know it’s minor, but if the character does come back, it’d be nice if she’s not just “Sheppard’s ex-wife”. I do hope she comes back, btw. I liked her.
Thanks for the update on the press release. And :p about the Giants.
Cheers!
Em
Um, pg15, that’s tenterhooks … or in garbled and incorrect American usage, tenderhooks, where the “t” has softened to a “d” pronunciation.
Cloth stretchers were called tenters. So if you feel all stretched out with anxious waiting, then you’re on tenterhooks, pulled taut like wet cloth. Or a tent these days.
Sorry about the pickiness, the ESL teacher in me never lets go … I’ll stop now.
Thanks for letting us know that SGA stuff Joe, looked for the damn release all day. Til tomorrow…
Re: Doctor Who, glad new shows are crossing the pond to our continent faster!! me=life long Who fan.
Also glad my book choices made the list, already halfway thru The Keep (from my shelf) Maybe I’ll give the losers a go too.
DD
I got so excited over the blog’s title of the day I actually skipped the pictures. An error I’ll shortly correct. Thanks for letting us know we had another day to wait; I probably wouldnt have gone to bed for hours otherwise. More thanks over touching on the rumor control mill. As for the half point one, seeing more Lorne is good. Very good. More Caldwell, more Zelinka, more Chuck…I know, I know. Impossible to feature our primary cast enough. Just glad for what you can mnanage. Thanks also for the link to the ads. Due to work I missed a good number of them. Luckily I got to see the final quarter of the game, so it worked out.
One question of idle curiosity. When the decision was made to cast Hewlett, was there a lot of revising of scripts early on? Or was the originally concieved science officer close enough to McKay to avoid the extra work?
Joe said: The show will also get to see a lot more from recurring characters like Major Evan Lorne (Kavan Smith)…
OK, I must have missed something … somewhere… sometime … I didn’t know Major Lorne even had a first name!!
Oops - I guess I should have put in there that Joe was commenting on a Season 5 rumor re: Lorne …
Thanks for giving us the heads up on Sci-Fi not posting the press release until tomorrow and clearing up those rumors, Joe.
Also, I finally made it to the post office today, so “Wizard For Hire” (the omnibus edition containing the first three Dresden Files novels) is on its way to you. Please let me know when you receive it.
I read “The Diamond Age” about ten years ago and thought it was an interesting book. I’m looking forward to seeing what you think of it.
It’s 01:30am February 5th in the UK and I was hoping the press release would be posted by now but alas. My presentation is ready for tomorrow and I’m off to bed to get some shut-eye.
It would be a huge boost to moral if you could spoil us a bit with some hints or clues as to what we should expect from said press release….
Well, you can’t blame a girl for trying!!!! *wink*
Here’s to hoping that tomorrow brings the long-awaited press release.
Also, sporadically reading (I don’t know how anyone, including you, has the time to read them all) some of the comments on your blog yesterday was kind of alarming. I understand being invested in a show…but being so vehement about everything? For example, I was sad when Weir was nixed…but that’s also a creative choice of a group of people producing entertainment over which I don’t have (and don’t really think I should have) control over.
So, I guess this is a solidarity! comment. Cute dogs!
Actually, it IS February 5th where I am (Australia!) so I’m not chiding!
YAY!! I’m back!! Didja miss me??
Had an amazing holiday in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Gotta say, I want to MOVE there, it’s so beautiful. Alas, I had a ‘holiday romance’ with a flyboy which has left me feeling very depressed. Nice while it lasted…but I hardly think it has a future. Story of my life. *sigh*
ON a more positive note, thanks for quashing those rumours, Joe. Look forward to more good news in that press release as well. And please make sure that in S5 Sheppard stays ‘footloose and fancy free’ - DON’T find a ‘love interest’ for him as it would bore the crap outa me. But that could be just sour grapes over my latest romantic disaster…
Does this mean that some people had the chance to read it before it got pulled? Are there any posts with the leaked information?
Eeesh, amazing how far out in left field rumors can get, that’s for sure…
*shakes head* Patience is not normally my strong suit, but all the rabble-rousing makes me wanna tell folks to relax!
So…will the Baron and Cookie Monster be making any predictions regarding the 2008 presidential election?
hi, joe,
will sam’s exit reveal what her future is? (i hated writing sam’s exit
) and will her future be revealed in the *first* ep?
*trying to think happy thoughts*
sally :sam:
I’m a little sad. We’ve had two fantastic female robots on the show but neither have managed to last longer than an episode.
Any chance we’ll get to see a robot love interest in season five? 
I’m getting another dog! yay! what should i name her? My sister named our labrador retreiver Pebbles so what would be a good name with Pebbles beside Bamm Bamm ahaha.
My father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate (that’s from Spaceballs) told my best friend to tell me that Lt. Colonel Lucretia MacEvil is joining Sheppard’s team in Season 5, but only after she has Chuck-the-Technician’s Love Child. I read it online, so it must be true.
Weird, Jenny Robin! My dog’s mother’s owner’s paternal father told my hubby that the new commander’s name is Colonel Cyrus C. Colonel. There are supposed to be plans to use the “Colonel Colonel” joke as much as possible, leading to a contest to Count the Colonels on ScyFy.
I don’t believe it, because supposedly the winner of the Count the Colonels contest wins dinner with an SGA exec producer at some trendy restaurant in, like, Vancouver or something. Who makes this stuff up?????
eddy
Can I get the next blog dedicated to me? Today is my birthday! Sadly, I don’t have the money to go out to celebrate.
where did you and the rest of the SGA writers, get your sense of humors?
I would think it was either have a sense of humor or be driven insane by this fandom…
On February 4, 2008 at 6:17 pm Jenny Robin Said:
My father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate (that’s from Spaceballs) told my best friend to tell me that Lt. Colonel Lucretia MacEvil is joining Sheppard’s team in Season 5, but only after she has Chuck-the-Technician’s Love Child. I read it online, so it must be true.
Uh uh. Sorry, you got your facts wrong. It’s not Chuck-the-Technician’s love child. It’s his evil twin brother from an alternate universe’s love child. You know, the InterNational Enquirer doesn’t always factcheck…
There has never been any discussion about promoting Sheppard and his leadership responsibilities as team leader will remain unchanged.
Which statement relieves some concern that J. Flanigan might have been leaving the show.
Re the dog pics: I have suddenly realized that one of my dogs (Maximilian, whose reign was in the 70s), was probably a French bulldog or Fb mix, and not the Boston Terrier mix we assumed - a pound rescue, he was. Lulu is a dead ringer for him. Max was a lively, sweet-natured creature, and I still miss him terribly, even after all these decades.
Joe,
First of all, those of us in Miami are over-the-moon happy that the population of Perfectville still stands at 1 - especially when the prospect of sharing that distinction was with the *Pats* (shudder!). WTG Giants!
Second, thank you for clarifying the rumors, but there was one that was left off and I can’t remember where I read it. I was wondering if you would be so willing as to confirm or deny Acastas Kolya’s reappearance in Season 5? I don’t know how you’d do it but I can just see Joe Flanigan’s face as John Sheppard says “But I shot you *in the chest*!” It would prove that Kolya doesn’t really have a heart…LOL!
I appreciate greatly your continued efforts to keep the fans up-to-date. Have a wonderful week.
MA
Thanks for letting us know not except an update today. It just figures that it would be tomorrow as I am away from the computer most Tuesday nights.
I hadn’t heard any of those rumors. I tend to stay away from most of those sites or least take what they say with a large grain of salt.
As a female viewer, I’d really like to see less ‘women in power’, and more men in spiffy leather coats. Ya know, those guys with the long, silky hair and charming personalities (yes - this is my daily Wraith whine…).
Any chance we’ll see more Todd in S5? Also, any chance we’ll see an end to the Wraith genocide, and steps made to find a way for Wraith and humans to co-exist?
das
Hi Joe:
I have an important question for you. Why do people get hang nails on their fingers, but not on their toes?
-and-
If McKay was permitted to bring Carson’s wee baby turtles to Atlantis, would Sheppard be permitted a dog, or Zalenka be able to have a cat?
All the best for the balmy weather you are getting (is so jealous)
Patricia
I loved the Sheppard and Ronon episode, especially how Ronon invited himself along. It seemed finally to be an episode that paid off the magazine interviews back when they hired Jason that said Joe was reading with the ‘Ronon’ candidates because they wanted to get the chemistry right as they were intended to be buddies. It was a great episode to have last Friday for me, since Friday was not a day that went well for me.
Bugger can’t watch those ads you linked us to. Sucks to be over here sometimes!
Gorgeous piccies of your doggies, I love the first one. Looks like they’re scanning the front lawn looking for the ideal place to do a ‘wee jobbie’ as Billy Connolly would say (a poo lol )
Ok I must be the only one here not refreshing my page for the season 5 info. Is it my Aussie ’she’ll be right mate’ laid backness? Yeah sort of. Or is it the fact I’ve been at the pool exercising to get the fat off.
Is chocolate known as ‘candy’ there???
Hey, Joe, what line of the poem refers to “Outcast”? I haven’t had a chance to mark that one yet.
Hey Joe!
The press release has been pushed to tomorrow? Bleh!
After looking at the great, as always, pictures of the pugs, I was wondering, how’s Lulu doing since her surgery?
- Enzo Aquarius
Congratulations on the superbowl win. I was also in a room full of “not Pats fans”. Thanks for posting the book club selections, they’ll provide an interesting break from selected class readings.
On a more serious note I’ve got some film school course selection questions for the Baron or Cookie Monster. I’ll understand if they can’t answer them right away. I’m just trying to make the most of summer session at school. Thanks for posting some great pictures as always!
Joe,
Any reviews/favorites of Daniels’ Chocolates of Vancouver? Or a substitute vendor?
The photos of your mini herd are hilarious, I have 2 big labs. Goofy but not as cute as your lot.
Warm thoughts and wishes for a great season 5!
Hi Joe, I’m not really passionate by superbowl but I waiting the discussiob about timescape, and thanks for the delay so I will have time to finish it…Lovely pictures.
bye
Yep, I love the secondary characters especially Zelenka and Major Lorne (so don’t kill them!!!) but I don’t really want to see them replacing the leads. Though I could do with less of Katie Brown. Way less.
So, okay on bits with the secondary, but please don’t make them the main focus. And what’s with this new female you’re adding? Is there some reason for her?
Can you tell us if John’s brother Dave, who we meet in Outcast, is older or younger than John? I know the actor is younger, but I sort of got an older brother vibe off the character in his interactions with John.
More Major Lorne in Season 5 Please.
Thanks for the breakdown on that article. I’ve been working all day, so I didn’t get a chance to look at any news, but I found it really interesting to see just how distorted some “news” can be. And even if I had read that, most of it I would have automatically thought “Nah, Joe would have hinted at that in his blog”, or laughed.
Amz
(Who’s copy of Fast Foward 1 still hasn’t arrived!)
I hope that you do discuss The Diamond Age, even if it won’t be featured in a full-blown book discussion post. It’s an interesting book that uses a plot structure that I think isn’t very common in North American lit; it has much in common with contemporary UK SF.
To me it was captivating in some ways, aggravating in others.
Hey Joe, wondering if you can shed some light on the newspaper clippings at the start of Outcast?
Is that Wallace? You? Or McKay? LOL! I mean the one that has the $600K Grant money in the title… some folks on GW think it is Wallace others think McKay and one actually thinks it is YOU!
Please can you let us know? Thank you Joe
I must be gettin’ old, I just can’t bebothered trawling around the net any more for spoilers/press releases or any of that malarky so I’ll just hang around here a while.
Love the picture of Lulu, she has such a sweet little face under those big ole ears, how can anyone resist it?
Total bummer! I clicked on the link to see the commercials and was told that the clip I was trying to view was not available in my area!! Is this the friggin’ 21st century or what??? I say its all crap!
*stompin around an sulkin’*
Hi,
thank you for your information on Stargate. I’ve been sitting infront of my computer the whole day although I should have been learning for my exams which are now *shockingly* tomorrow. And here I am again just because I cant find that *grrrr* book I need.
Well anyway. I’ve come up with two questions:
1) AS you mentioned before, Katie might have gotten pregnant if Teyla/Rachel hadn’t. How would the realtionship between Rodney and Katie have turn out then? About the same way it did now?
2) I think you dogs are really lovely and sweet but -and thats no critism, just curiosity- I’ve herad that dogs like yours are prone to have breathing problem because of the way the nose is. Can you confirm that?
3)I wondered in how man episodes a character with the status “recurring” would at least appear?
Have a nice day
Ooops, that were three questions now. Can’t count…
Anyway. Found my book and will now learn about nuklear reactions and the kind!
Pleeeeeease not Woolsey! Bring back Daniel.
Thanks for the heads up on the press release, and also for shooting down those rumours! Cute dog pics, as usual - they obviously know how to do the cute dog act when the camera appears. Good training there, Mr M.
My husband and I was discussing the new commander of Atlantis, and in his usual style (ie not serious) he suggested Laura Cadman. Ah, no, she’s only a lieutenant, I pointed out to him.
His next suggestion, however, was much better, and although I’m sure it’s too late for season 5, I’m starting a campaign for a new leader in season 6 (fingers crossed we get a season 6):
‘The Katie Brown for Leader of Atlantis in Season 6 and Onwards Campaign’
Catchy title, eh? What do you think the chances of the campaign’s success might be?
Of course he also suggested Radek, but that’s just plain silly - I mean, you can’t have him leapfrogging Rodney in the hierarchy, that wouldn’t be at all believable!!!
Leesa Perrie
http://youtube.com/watch?v=g0nliPWaCvA
^ Link to youtube vids of the superbowl ads for those who can’t see them. I loved that mousetrap one… you are surely warped Mr M.
Thanks for clearing that up!
Also, you should come see an Aussie Rules Football grand final sometime. You’ll never be bothered watching that silly pansy american sport again.
WEST COAST EAGLES 2008!
We dont need Juddy and We dont need Cuz because we got big Cox! (And Lynchies’s pretty big too.)
well, tried to watch those commercials, but us europeans are obviously not permitted to…..:o) so I guess i will have to go look for them on youtube later………and: still waiting for that press release….sigh…
Joe, out of curiosity, have you read Susannah Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell yet? If so, what did you think?
Pauline wrote:
Tomorrow I will be dead. Thursday’s not looking too good, either.
marielabbott wrote:
Emerald wrote:
If she made her professional reputation while married to John, she may very well have decided to keep ‘Sheppard’. I personally know a woman who kept her first husband’s last name even though she remarried because she was known in the legal field by that name (her publications, trial reports, etc.)
Anne Teldy
Wow! What a Superbowl. Although, now that I’ve been able to watch it 6 more times, I have some complaints.
1st off, it was poorly written. Not knowing if the Patriots were cheating or even if they had tried to cheat is a major PLOTHOLE.
Second, the fact that the writers put the Patriots in a position where they were trying to commit GEONOCIDE upon the NFL was in poor taste.
All that being said, please ignore that I’m using the words in all caps incorrectly and only for effect to strengthen my point.
What’s my point? I forget. I think I’ve been reading the Gateworld forums too much lately.
Kidding aside, I really just enjoyed watching the game how it unfolded because I trust that the writers will tell me a good story whether or not it turns out how I want it to.
Keep up the good work and thanks for everything!
“There has never been any discussion about promoting Sheppard and his leadership responsibilities as team leader will remain unchanged.”
I’m glad that he’s going to remain the team leader, but as for there being no discussion about promoting him… why on earth not? Carter made lieutenant colonel one year before he did; wouldn’t it then make sense for him to be promoted to full colonel one year after her, that is, in season 5?
I know that he’s a bit of a black sheep at the SGC whereas she’s a golden child, but he’s more than proven himslef over the past several years. And I certainly got the impression that he had the full backing of Stargate Command in dealing with the replicator in the last episode.
(Although I have to say that I felt bad for both of the replicators. Since “This Mortal Coil” aired, I’ve come to see replicators as sentient beings, and I believe that they deserve to be judged on an individual basis as much as any human. Ava really got treated unfairly, and the other one didn’t do anything a human being faced with death might not have done.)
So the casting info is out, and of course, no mention of Torri.
Are you brining her back or not? Is this all going to be a behind the scenes thing where we hear about Elizabeth but don’t see her?
You can say that Michael Shanks will ‘guest star’ in several episodes, but you can’t give the same statement for Torri.
Woolsey as leader. Just. No. How on earth did you come up with that one? Just because you wanted someone Sheppard could hate? Because we know that didn’t work with Carter, despite people expecting some sort of friction.
Hey ALL:
GW has the press release and it is also here:
http://nbcumv.com/scifi/release_detail.nbc/scifi-20080205000000-people039schoice.html
Robert Picardo aka Mr. Woolsey is the new commander!
Well, I didn’t see that coming…
Let the fireworks BEGIN!
Carol Z
Dewey Said: Can you tell us if John’s brother Dave, who we meet in Outcast, is older or younger than John? I know the actor is younger, but I sort of got an older brother vibe off the character in his interactions with John.
Maybe John and David are fraternal twins, born by C-section so they’re exactly the same age?
More seriously, I also got an older brother vibe during David’s interactions with John. I also thought I heard Ronon say something like: “Your big brother seems to be handling it well,” which supports the idea of Dave as the older brother, but it’s quite possible I am remembering that line wrong.
Mr M wrote:
marko wrote:
Well said, marko! We all want Maj. Lorne to be promoted to Lt. Col. If you don’t promote Sheppard to full bird, they’d have the same rank which could be awkward.
By the way, I hate you!
When I first read your quote above, I thought for sure it meant a military commander as expedition leader was coming in. When I re-read it, I realized it doesn’t prove one way or the other if the new leader is civilian or military. Do you stay awake nights thinking up ambiguities?
Anne Teldy (almost as cheeky as Cheeky today
)
Aaron — The West Coast Eagles are a pack of losers. Why do you think Judd wanted to leave? Ben Cousins’ dirt obviously sticks, and he wanted out.
Joe — can you tell us how many episodes you’re planning to have Elizabeth in, if you’re in fact planning that at all. I’m finding it hard to believe since you could tell us how many Carson will be in — five episodes for a goddamned dead man — but you can’t say how many Elizabeth will be in.
Good choice for Woolsey as Atlantis commander. Should be quite a controversial choice when revealed to the team. I hope you do something a bit more interesting with his character though. I can already imagine the direction you’re going in with him. He’s going to need to earn a lot of trust and that will be hard!
Joe… Currently it is 10:30 am here on the East coast of the US. no update on the Scifi.com site about the press release. However, I just checked Gateworld and they had some interesting information about Season 5 that they claim came from the press release.
*Spoiler Alert* ~this means if anyone wants to be surprised skip over the rest of my comment.
Most of the information we already knew about from you. how ever the addition of Robert Picardo as the new commander I think is remarkable. The Woolsey character has gone through an amazing change through the seasons of SG-1 and the appearances on Atlantis. He definitly has the diplomatic no non-sense attitude needed for the commander position. I am left wondering what exactly is going to happen with the relations of the SGA and the IOA? Well done Joe. I applaud you and the rest of the staff.
So, the PR came out on NBC/Univ today (Feb 5th, 10:15am.m. ET)…
I just hope he’s grown a bit (or at least a backbone) since “The Seer”
Press Release news: It’s not at the Sci Fi Channel’s website as I type this, but is up at http://nbcumv.com/scifi/release_detail.nbc/scifi-20080205000000-people039schoice.html
Anne Teldy
It´s here. It´s Woolsey. OMG.
T
Can’t say I am at all happy with Woolsey as leader. In no role have I ever seen the actor (whom I have loved since China Beach) be a LEADER, and that goes incredibly more so for SG episodes. Sigh. Oh well, I doubted you and fretted when you all promised Priorizing Daniel would be OKAY, and you were right. So I guess I should stop fretting and hope you transcend his weak character and turn him into a leader.
Woosley as the new commander huh? That should be very interesting. I like that it is not a clear replacement. Should make for some fun story lines. Are you guys planning some interesting fish out of water type threads?
Leaving the changes for season 5 aside, I have just watched Citizen Joe (I love that episode). What about sending Joe over to cut Ronan’s hair, he has the ancient gene, knows everything about SG1 and having Homer in Atlantis would be so cool.
Woolsey? Woolsey?????
You can’t be serious.
Hahaha. OMG.
I just saw this post on GW, which pretty much sums up how I feel about it:
TPTB can now “ship” Woolsey and Keller. They can whine, cry and snivel together for us every week! Just think of the marvelous stories!
Good grief. What have they done to my show????? *cries
And OMG. Tell us how Woolsey, the spineless, lily livered character is a better leader than Weir? Hell, you would have been better off keeping Carter in the leadership role and just mentioning her instead of showing her on screen.