[QUOTE="bbbourb"]Of course they're taking Weir out of the show just when I started to like her character a bit more.The SciFi channel has no say as to what charcters are on it.
Does this seem like Sci-Fi is surreptitiously trying to strangle the franchise into oblivion? First, they cancel SG-1, despite the consistently strong ratings. Next, the cast members of Atlantis are leaving in droves. Are they reshuffling their assets for the third establishment in the franchise or just trying to run the show on the cheap? I'm really starting to get concerned about the future of Stargate.
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The same way they had no say whether SG-1 showed up on a different network? Sorry, shock, but the guys who write the paychecks have a say, and it's not always as direct as "You can't have Character X anymore". More like "Ok, here's your new budget and you can afford Amanda Tapping OR Tori Higginson, not both". So, they don't have creative input, but yeah, I'm betting they do have a say in the matter.
The Amanda Tapping article on Gateworld certainly shed some light on this situation, too, and I'll bet money was a prime factor in the decision to "marginalize" Higginson's character.
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