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mandragoraI was flicking through the latest official Stargate SG1 & Atlantis magazine and, from an interview with Joe Mallozzi:
"We had discussed Ben [Browder] as early as as season one of Stargate Atlantis as a possible Major Sheppard." Turns out that Ben was working on Farscape: The Peacekepper Wars at the time, so it was a no go.
But. Now I'm trying to imagine Ben as John Sheppard and it's...weird. Really weird. I'm sure I would've still loved the character, because, well, it's Ben and I absolutely love Farscape (and John Crichton). But trying to imagine what Ben's portrayal, as opposed to Joe Flanigan's, would have been like is, hmm, intriguing, I think.
I have to say, though, that I'm exceptionally glad that it worked out as it did, because I suspect that Joe wouldn't have been enough of a 'name' to be cast as the lead on SG1 - and I think with RDA leaving they really needed a 'name', someone known to the SF watching public. And Ben fitted the bill admirably. So, although we would've got Ben snarking with David's McKay (fun!), we wouldn't have had Joe on SG1. And not seeing Joe on Stargate would have been a tragedy. *g* Plus, admirable actor though Ben undoubtedly is, who's to say that he would have had as good a chemistry as between Joe and David?
So, it's all worked out for the best. I get to perve over Ben on SG1 (and did you see Ben in that towel in the latest episode! *sigh*) and drool over Joe (alas, no towel as yet, but I have hope), as well as the whole McKay/Sheppard relationship.
"We had discussed Ben [Browder] as early as as season one of Stargate Atlantis as a possible Major Sheppard." Turns out that Ben was working on Farscape: The Peacekepper Wars at the time, so it was a no go.
But. Now I'm trying to imagine Ben as John Sheppard and it's...weird. Really weird. I'm sure I would've still loved the character, because, well, it's Ben and I absolutely love Farscape (and John Crichton). But trying to imagine what Ben's portrayal, as opposed to Joe Flanigan's, would have been like is, hmm, intriguing, I think.
I have to say, though, that I'm exceptionally glad that it worked out as it did, because I suspect that Joe wouldn't have been enough of a 'name' to be cast as the lead on SG1 - and I think with RDA leaving they really needed a 'name', someone known to the SF watching public. And Ben fitted the bill admirably. So, although we would've got Ben snarking with David's McKay (fun!), we wouldn't have had Joe on SG1. And not seeing Joe on Stargate would have been a tragedy. *g* Plus, admirable actor though Ben undoubtedly is, who's to say that he would have had as good a chemistry as between Joe and David?
So, it's all worked out for the best. I get to perve over Ben on SG1 (and did you see Ben in that towel in the latest episode! *sigh*) and drool over Joe (alas, no towel as yet, but I have hope), as well as the whole McKay/Sheppard relationship.
