Woosley In Charge Of 'Atlantis'?

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[Kosh GTO]

This story contains MINOR SPOILERS for the fifth season of "Stargate: Atlantis."




Robert Picardo has had more difficult shoes to fill in the past. Seriously, who could ever pull off a holographic computer doctor, and make him interesting?

So bringing Richard Woolsey, a member of the International Oversight Advisory committee, to the leadership post on "Stargate: Atlantis" should be a walk in the park, even as some fans still question the decision to take the series in this direction.

"I've never enjoyed the challenge of playing someone who is one way happy with the way he is and not about to try to change or to grow," Picardo told GateWorld. "I think that that's an appealing thing for an audience to see a character that wants to reinvent himself, who realizes what his character flaws are, what his weaknesses are, and wants to try to overcome them. So that's the part that I'm most enjoying."

So will this be a different Woolsey than what has been demonstrated during guest stints on "Stargate SG-1" and "Atlantis" in the past?

"He clearly wanted it," Picardo said of the position previously held by Torri Higginson's Elizabeth Weir and Amanda Tapping's Samantha Carter. "I can tell by how they're writing the character. This is something that he wanted very much to prove himself in. And from an actor's perspective, it's fun to play characters that are trying to reinvent themselves."

Picardo, best known as the holographic doctor in "Star Trek: Voyager," will premiere in "Atlantis" when the fifth season starts later this year on SciFi Channel.






Bla bla bla bla.Waiting for the day it starts again. GTO

[Neoandrew1]

I still dont know what to make of this decision but only time will tell

[Kosh GTO]

unfortunately we don't have a choice Neo.This makes me remember ,when i was young. Fish was always service on Tuesday Like or not.

[Neoandrew1]

I could turn out too be good because Sam has not been that good in the role but Woolsey can be funny at times but he can also be really irritating aswell lol

but yeah your right, we don`t have a choice lol

[Neodubois]

Could be interesting he taking decisions really knwoing what is happeneing and not just sitting in an office chair in a basement secret office on earth

[Kosh GTO]

Ambassador Nebo has a very good point here no more arm chair quarter back any more .Now decision he makes has consequences  he has to deal with them :) Like it or not.

[Valkyrie]

I think he always dealt with the consequences tbh.  He often hated being the emissary of the politicos because he knew it was the wrong decision.  I started to like him in that ep where he tried to convince Vala to play spy, but was doing that on Landry's instructions.  Showed he was willing to be a team player & do what was best all around.  :)

[Fcomic]

first i love the guy, he is a really good actor, and as long as they make him less of a dick, i will love him leading atlantis, i didnt even know sam was leaving.

[Valkyrie]

I'd be willing to bet that she left because the contract that she had with them from SG1 was now finally over & she wasn't going to be paid at anywhere near the rate she had from then.   She probably also felt stifled not being a part of the team going off world & not getting the same kind of screen time.  Of course that's all guess work on my part.

[Fcomic]

that or she just wants to spend time with her child is my guess... what is he, 3-4 now.

[Valkyrie]

Something like that.  Or maybe she wants to have another one.  She's getting old for having babies without too many health problems, for her or the baby.