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The Cast & Crew of
Stargate SG-1
Answer Fans' Questions
Christopher Judge
Teal'c
Q: If one regular character could be brought back that's no longer with the show, who would you like it to be?
Judge: Uh … either…. That's a tough one. I would say either Dr. Fraser, Martouf or Gen. Hammond.
Q: They're asking for a why.
Judge: Why? Because I enjoy them as people, and we miss them on set every day. I think that's probably the main reason why.
Q: What three episodes would you choose to exemplify the quality and charm of Stargate SG-1 to a new viewer?
Judge: I think I would choose the pilot ["Children of the Gods"], and, what was that one …? You know, the first one that Vala was in? "Prometheus Unbound" and "Heroes".
Q: I think you've actually answered the next question, too, which was, How has it been for you this season working with Ben Browder and Beau Bridges?
Judge: To have these people on the show and they are so interested and so excited and so gung-ho and so, uh… their work ethic is just fantastic, and they care, and they want the show to be great, and they want to be there every day, and they want to work it, just… uh, it's really great, and it's given a brand-new enthusiasm, a brand-new spark to the show. And it's really is, uh, like, we kind of re-branded the show and, uh, it could go on forever, you know… as long as SCI FI comes up with the money. (Laughs)
Ben Browder
Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell
Q: How are you and your family liking Vancouver, and what have you found to do there for fun? Can you get American cable [TV] up there?
Browder: Vancouver is a lovely place. For fun, however, I go to work. Unfortunately, most tourists to Vancouver don't have the opportunity to go through the 'gate on a daily basis. So, barring that opportunity, I can recommend a bike ride around the sea wall as a fantastic day out. Haven't even tried to get American cable up here … wouldn't even occur to me. I prefer to live locally, not try to take the USA with me. Makes for a fuller experience of different nations and cultures.
Q: When will you move on to new projects, and do you worry about spending too much of your career on a cable TV show?
Browder: Other projects … home improvement, cleaning my sock drawer, or big Hollywood blockbuster films will be slotted in when the opportunity arises. Doing Stargate is a fairly full-time gig. My other full-time gig is husband and father. Between those gigs, very little time is left. Cable TV is a blessing. It feeds the family, allows me to perform in my favorite genre, gives me a very cool workday playing "action guy." Where's the worry? Seems good to me.
Lexa Doig
Dr. Carolyn Lam
Q: What is the most interesting thing you've found about playing the character of Dr. Carolyn Lam? The hardest thing about playing the character?
Doig: The most interesting thing (and, incidentally, the most disturbing thing) about playing Lam is discovering that she and I are a lot alike in many ways. The hardest thing about that is I find her choices in regards to her relationships to be a bit immature. I wouldn't make those choices, so it's hard for me to find the justifications for them.
But then again, my relationships with my loved ones always take precedence over work. I think, for Carolyn, that the importance she places on her career is a defense mechanism because she doesn't know how to handle her personal baggage.
Beau Bridges
Gen. Hank Landry
Q: We hear about all the joking around that happens on the set. Were you surprised by any of the shenanigans, and how do you like the atmosphere during filming?
Bridges: I felt that because the SG-1 actors had been together for eight years that there would be a definite camaraderie between them, and I found that was just the case. While there is joking around on the set, the production team has Stargate SG-1 running like a well-oiled machine.
Q: What is the funniest escapade that has happened in filming with the team? The jokes and tricks that have been pulled on each other?
Bridges: Probably the most fun I had was a day when we had three babies on the set — Michael Shanks' baby, Amanda Tapping's baby and Chris Judge's baby. It was a fun baby day.
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