For nearly four years the air traffic controller of the Pegasus Galaxy has been Technician Chuck, played by Canadian actor Chuck Campbell. First introduced in Season One's "The Brotherhood," the role quickly become a favorite among fans. Now with doors closing on Atlantis the series, but about to open on Atlantis DVD movies, GateWorld sat down with the actor to discuss the recent news and his opinions on the matter.
Our video interview with Campbell was recorded at Creation's Official Stargate Convention in Vancouver, where the show is filmed. In that segment, we talk about the introduction of a second technician, some of the more interesting episodes in the new season, and where Chuck would like to see his character journey before the end.
Please Note: The first page of this interview was conducted by telephone hours before its launch, and is only available in transcript form [at the link above]. The following pages are from April's video interview.
GateWorld's video interview with Chuck runs almost 10 minutes, and requires QuickTime 7.0 or higher. The interview is also available at GateWorld Play!
A brief excerpt:
GateWorld: What are you shooting today?
Chuck Campbell: Today we are shooting episode 520, which is the last episode of the ... the last episode! Yeah.
GW: It's the last episode of everything!
CC: I think they did get the green light to do a movie, which is good.
GW: Definitely. But this is the end of an era for you guys. How's the atmosphere on set? Is it somber?
CC: It's half and half, David. I think the somberness is partially due to a lot of people just [not knowing] what's going to be next for them, which is part of this industry. That comes with it. Then it's also five years of working with the same people, which you become kind of tight like any job would be if you were there for five years. They know in less than a month that they'll be saying goodbye.
The way it usually works with this industry is you go where the work is, so chances are all of us being together once again, unfortunately, is slim. But that is the industry. It was enough time to make some good friendships. It's always sad when you've got to say goodbye to that.
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