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Ben Browder Joining Stargate SG-1 Cast

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the will-he-bring-1812 dept.

Ananamous Coward writes "Ben Browder, best known as Farscape's John Crichton, will become a SG-1 regular starting from season 9 (yes, there are already rumors about a 10th season), joining the SG-1 team although is role is quite unclear. He will fill the gap left by Anderson who's unlikely to return except for small appearances. Claudia Black, Farscape's Aeryn Sun, is also going to play in a fair number of episodes"

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  1. Movie? by Richie1984 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How will this affect the rumoured Stargate movie that is apparently in planning stages? I don't know about any other fans of the show, but a big budget Stargate film without Anderson in the main role somehow doesn't seem as appealing. Oh well, back to watching old McGyver episodes, I guess...

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  2. Sci-Fi has crapped on me again by SplunkDotNet · · Score: 5, Insightful

    First they replace my favorite show of all time with a crappy series that's been on the verge of dying for years...then they take its cast. Viva la Farscape!

  3. I wonder... by Kierthos · · Score: 5, Funny

    Given that in one of the first couple episodes, they mentioned "MacGuyvering" the Stargate's control system and had Anderson glance at Tapping when that line was used, how long do you figure before there's the first Farscape reference in an episode?

    Kierthos

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  4. Frelling Cool! by slave+6742 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Frelling Cool!

    I couldn't help myself! The voices inside made me say it.

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  5. Re:As long as by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I have to admit that at first, the reason I didn't watch Farscape was just how bizzare it looked. A lot of that had to do with the puppets. But then late one night I found myself looking for something to watch and settled on watching an episode of Farscape. I was hooked. I went back through earlier episodes and really enjoyed the series.

    One of the interesting things about the show was its unique environment. And again, a key part of that was the use of puppets. This allowed for the inclusion of races and characters who all didn't look like the same body type with slight variations of facial features (not to take a swipe at other Scifi / fantasy shows).

    Of course, that's not to say that SG1 needs puppets.

  6. Dear MacGuyver: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear MacGuyver,

    Enclosed is a toothpick, some dental floss and twist-tie. Please save Stargate SG-1.