By DAVE MASON
July 11, 2005
"Stargate SG-1" launches a new season Friday with a new leader "Farscape"
fans will love. More important, the series has returned to epic storytelling.
Ben Browder, aka John Crichton of "Farscape," succeeds Richard Dean Anderson
on the Sci Fi network series, which dives into a new mystery surrounding the
Ancients. They're the beings who built the stargates that allow people to
travel vast distances across the galaxy.
This week, Mitchell is surprised to learn that not only did he get his
request to be on the SG-1 team; he's the new leader.
..............
As the team begins to solve this cosmic puzzle, I felt like I was watching
"Stargate" from its earlier seasons. Back then, O'Neill led the team on missions
to new worlds, and there was the sense of the unexpected. When O'Neill got
stuck behind a desk as the base commander last season, the series lost much of
its off-world flavor.
Browder is the right one to lead the SG-1 team. His character, Mitchell, may
remind "Farscape" fans of the early John Crichton - before the villainous
Scorpius messed with his brain (literally) and drove him crazy. Mitchell's the guy
next door who explores the cosmos. And Mitchell has that John Crichton wit.
Browder has arrived at the right time. And "Stargate" continues to balance a
mysterious universe we can't fathom with a sense of humor that brings the
whole thing down-to-Earth.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/bsun/entertainment/article/0,2403,BSUN_19066_3920744,00.html
July 11, 2005
"Stargate SG-1" launches a new season Friday with a new leader "Farscape"
fans will love. More important, the series has returned to epic storytelling.
Ben Browder, aka John Crichton of "Farscape," succeeds Richard Dean Anderson
on the Sci Fi network series, which dives into a new mystery surrounding the
Ancients. They're the beings who built the stargates that allow people to
travel vast distances across the galaxy.
This week, Mitchell is surprised to learn that not only did he get his
request to be on the SG-1 team; he's the new leader.
..............
As the team begins to solve this cosmic puzzle, I felt like I was watching
"Stargate" from its earlier seasons. Back then, O'Neill led the team on missions
to new worlds, and there was the sense of the unexpected. When O'Neill got
stuck behind a desk as the base commander last season, the series lost much of
its off-world flavor.
Browder is the right one to lead the SG-1 team. His character, Mitchell, may
remind "Farscape" fans of the early John Crichton - before the villainous
Scorpius messed with his brain (literally) and drove him crazy. Mitchell's the guy
next door who explores the cosmos. And Mitchell has that John Crichton wit.
Browder has arrived at the right time. And "Stargate" continues to balance a
mysterious universe we can't fathom with a sense of humor that brings the
whole thing down-to-Earth.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/bsun/entertainment/article/0,2403,BSUN_19066_3920744,00.html