At Joseph Mallozzi's
blog update for January 2, 2009:
(Please follow the link for the complete LENGTHY blog update. Photos of Brad, Paul Mullie, Martin Wood and Carl Binder [and more] at the site.)
January 2, 2009: Brad Wright Answers Your Questions
Today, rather than regale you with an elaborate account of how my mother made me apply her hairdryer to the sliding back door in an effort to melt the ice that had frozen it shut so that she could clear the kitchen of hot pepper fumes and oil, I'm turning this entry over
to Brad Wright and his long-awaited Q&A session.
Now those of you who only come here for my hilarious responses to email spam and cute doggy pics could be excused for not knowing that
Brad Wright co-created
Stargate: SG-1,
Stargate: Atlantis, and the upcoming
Stargate: Universe, has acted as an Executive Producer and Showrunner on all three, written a mind-staggering number of episodes for the
Stargate franchise (many of them significant and uncredited rewrites) and, perhaps most importantly, has through his generosity and infinite patience, shepherded countless eager up-and-comers through the challenging, sometimes tricky, occasionally baffling world of television production (myself among them). His writing/producing credits have included work on
The Black Stallion,
Neon Rider,
The Outer Limits, and, of course, the following Q&A…
... Laura writes: "When you first pitched
Stargate, did you every dream that it would last for 10 seasons, still continue on in movie format, and create 2 spin off series? Or, what were you initial expectations of the SG-1?"
BW: I knew we would be making 44 episodes, which was as much as I dared imagine at the time. 10 years? No. In fact, if you'd told me it would have gone that long, I would have told you I wouldn't still be here. But it's still fun, so I am.
... Jeff B. writes: "While I'm sure you're terribly busy with all things
SGU at the moment, could you please give us an update as to where exactly things are with regard to the third
Stargate movie?"
BW: We're making a movie. Carl Binder and I are co-writing the script. Martin [Wood] will direct. If you have a good title, let me know.
... "My question to you is, how committed are you to the movie making of
SGA? If committed, how many movies are we talking if each does well, infinite?"
BW: There are so many deals that have to be in place each time, it's impossible to predict. It also depends on the success of the first one. MGM was talking about more SG-1 movies as soon as the first did well.
... FargateOne writes: "1. TV is a business. Do a space show costs a lot more than vampires, paranormal or angels stories. Is it correct to say that MGM wanted to invest money in only one space show and finally, planets were aligned to put money in
SGU since
Farscape ended,
Star Trek ended,
Firefly ended,
Battlestar Galactica ended etc.? 2.This one is more a wish than a question (maybe too early to ask) but, do you have plans for
Claudia Black or
Ben Browder in Stargate Universe?"
BW: Yes, to the first question and no to the second.
... Platschu writes: ... "6. Can we expect new shooting locations in Universe? Or will there be more CGI created world or maybe digital sets?"
BW: Yes, and yes. We're scouting in the desert of New Mexico as I write this sentence.
... TheTrueMole writes: "Are you going to bother to produce a full length opening sequence and have SciFi cut it down later, or just stick to a 3 second title screen from the get-go?"
BW: We are planning a third option.
... Aboleyn24 writes: "
The Shrine will always be one of my all time favorite episodes. For me the best scenes in
SGA are the small character driven ones. That is why I love
Sunday as well. The scenes between Sheppard and Rodney stand out above all else, especially the pier scene, a perfect balance of heart and humor."
BW: The pier scene was why I wanted to write the episode.
... Libkat writes: "Rumors persist that you aren't a big fan of Vala as a character. Will
Claudia Black continue to have a place in the SG1 movie universe? I adore the way Vala kept the snarky side of Daniel Jackson alive after RDA left the show and CB and MS have terrific chemistry."
BW: I thought Claudia was terrific in Continuum, but Vala won't be returning in the third movie.
... Enzo Aquarius writes: "A totally out-of-the-blue question, has there been thoughts of including SG-1 characters in the pilot for Continuum? Such as how
Richard Dean Anderson and
Michael Shanks were in Atlantis' pilot?"
BW: Mmmmaybe.
