From Joseph Mallozzi's
blog update for October 11, 2008:
(Please follow the link for the complete blog update and to view the behind the scenes video of an Asgard in action!)
October 11, 2008: Fuuuudge! Upcoming Guests! My Thoughts on Your Thoughts.
... Well, I was in the office yesterday to do an on-camera sit down with Special Features Producer
Ivon Bartok for the season five Deleted Scenes DVD Extra. I introed three: the longer version of the sword fight sequence from
Broken Ties, the uncut version of the McKay-Beckett scene from
Whispers, and a deleted Woolsey-Shen scene from
Remnants. In the case of the sword fight, I explained that cuts were made, not so much because we were running long, but because I felt the sequence was more dynamic in its paired-down version. In the case of the McKay-Beckett scene, I explained that the conversation was significantly trimmed down because the episode was running long. In general, when it comes time to edit and episode for time, the best case scenario would be to fine an entire scene to excise. This opportunity rarely presents itself because the reality is if you CAN remove an entire scene without missing it, then that scene didn't belong in the script in the first place meaning you, as a writer, have somehow failed in your duty to create a nice, tight script. I then moved onto my intro for the Woolsey-Shen scene which I was able to entirely excise from
Remnants. Ahem. We WERE nine and half minutes over.
To those of you wondering - I forwarded Executive Producer
Brad Wright all your questions. All twenty-six pages full. I aim to invite Marty G. over to talk about Brain Storm once that episode airs. And, finally, if
Rob Cooper is feeling chatty, maybe I can get him to swing
by once Vegas airs. Other upcoming guests, questions have gone out to costume designer
Val Halverson, composer
Joel Goldsmith, and stunt coordinator
James Bamford.
And now, I'd like to start gathering questions for SGA's Master of Mayhem, the Excelsior of Explosions, none other than our Special Effects Supervisor
Wray Douglas. Wray has been with the show since the early SG-1 days. He and his team have been responsible for everything from squib hits and car stunts to menacing fog and the fiery blast that took out the beloved doctor Beckett. So if you have questions for Wray, start posting.
... My thoughts on your thoughts on The Lost Tribe:
Yes, Todd set the Daedalus on a collision course that would have wiped out everyone on board but, really, what choice did he have? First, the device was a huge threat to his kind and he was in a position to put an end to that thread. Second, he assumed he'd been double-crossed by Atlantis, that they were responsible for initiating the Attero device, so, in his mind, they deserved to be "inconvenienced". Third, as I believe Das pointed out - if Ronon hadn't taken out the weapons systems, he wouldn't have had to go to his last resort: crashing the Daedalus. Still, yes, he almost did wipe out the ship and everyone on board but, at the end of the day, he had little choice. But I'm sure that whiny, narrow-minded Sheppard will take it as a personal affront.
How was Keller "mean" to Ronon at episode's end? She was in an awkward position and felt it only right that Ronon know she was interested in someone else.
The reveal on the alien was a cool twist compliments of
Rob Cooper who came up with the idea when we were first spinning the story. He also came up with the explosive side effect of the attero device.
Today's video: Behind every good Asgard are at least two great puppeteers.
