SG1: Commnetary Pegasus Project.

[tenaya]

I guess you know what I did with my Saturday night!



Pegasus Project by Will Waring, Jim Menard

Mitchell was supposed to drop his tray to wake up Daniel, but Ben and Claudia thought the tickle to the ear was better. When they are watching SG1 viewing Atlantis, they say “Just let it play on Michael.” Comment that it was too bad Daniel spent 90% of the time in one room.

The briefing scene. They thought very carefully on where to seat everyone. Liked having shots that included cast from each of the shows, wanted to be fair to everyone. Used wide angles to really let the viewer get the scope of the set. This scene was shot well after the rest of the ep was done as it was difficult to find the time when both casts were available. The lemon was an ad lib fix for a Mitchell threatening Rodney with a lemon later in the show. WW and JM seemed genuinely pleased that Daniel got to go to Atlantis and they enjoyed anytime he was seen to be appreciating the city. Those two also got a kick out of the Sam and Rodney scene and seemed pleased that Carter was going to Atlantis.

The Ancient interface hologram was only sfx when set was turned on or off. The rest of the time it was the actual actress standing there under very intense lights. It took 1.5 days to shoot those scenes. “Michael and Claudia are always engaging.”

They really enjoyed how Mitchell would get in Rodney’s face if he got too annoying to Carter. They enjoyed the net write ups after the show aired; that people said if Rodney was truly allergic to lemons, that was a big threat. It was mean and funny at the same time.

Chris was supposed to wear goggles to protect him from the emanations from the wormhole but it looked a little too ZZ Top. Event horizons on black holes are blue because that is the last color of the light that is able to escape. One of them points out that the elements of the supergate should be able to pass through a regular gate. Finally, the other guy admits that the scale may be off. That’s the venti supergate.

“No one ever dies, there’s proof right there.” (camera on Daniel.)

They talk some about HD cameras and stuff and wondered if Daniel would end up at Atlantis.

They didn’t chatter at lot, and they repeated their subjects so there’s not a lot to this one. I enjoyed it, though.

Comments

[margec01.livejournal.com]

This one sounds better than the other two. I was so disappointed with Seasons 9 & 10 that it's just the writers, directors, and producers. Sounds like these two guys at least remember the actors are there, too.

I might listen to the commentary on this one; thanks for reprising the other two so that I won't bother.

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

It was quite pleasant. I was surprised by the end to see I had written so little. At times, them and I just sort of watched the show.

Glad I could save you a few hours wasted from your valuable life span. *g*

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

“Just let it play on Michael.”

Awwww. :) I loved that moment.

This sounds like a good commentary. I liked Pegasus Project a LOT for allowing non-SGA-watchers (like me) to have no trouble figuring out what was going on. Oh, I'm sure I missed in-jokes, but overall, it didn't affect the story.

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

It was nice because these guys sounded like they liked the show. They got a kick out of character interaction.

I wondered how that would work. Luckily, the most used SGA character was Rodney and he'd already been on SG1 what, 4 or 5 episodes?

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Hm, well, later eps that involved SGA doings weren't half as good at it. (I'm assuming you've seen all of S10 - if not, ignore the rest of this!) For example: Daniel's casual reference to having a ZPM in The Shroud, which enabled him to cloak the ship. I speculated that he'd nabbed the one in Antarctica on his way, but someone on my LJ explained that SGA had a storyline in which they sent ZPMs back to Earth. And again, in Road Not Taken - the whole bridge thing? I was totally lost. I needed SG-1/SGA fans to explain it to me.

Ironic, isn't it, that the real SGA crossover was done so neatly, and later ones weren't?

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

I rewatched the Shroud on Friday and I thought for about 2 seconds about that remark of Daniel's. Now, I watch both shows but to tell you the truth, I finally quit worrying about cannon sometime last year. Atlantis is getting ZPMs, and then exhausting them. SG1 never explained what happened to Jack when he left the SGC, nor what happened to Hammond. Daniel goes missing in the Quest 2 and noone mentions him in the next ep. The show was terrible that way. In the Shroud, I tried once to really understand its plot and then decided if they didn't care, why should I?

But yeah, those later references...I didn't realise. The Bridge. They build it, they take it down. I don't know if it's up or not anymore. :::sigh::: When you're fannish about a show, one should at least care about these thing. :(

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Comment that it was too bad Daniel spent 90% of the time in one room.

It was too bad--and all with one character, too. It's funny, but this is probably the only season 10 episode in which I liked Daniel's interaction with Vala (and Vala was smart and engaging instead of behaving like a precocious little girl), but I was still disappointed, because I wanted to see him with Rodney, Sheppard, and maybe even Weir. (I thought Daniel and Weir had great chemistry when together on SG-1.)

“Michael and Claudia are always engaging.”

To some. *g*

Thanks for doing these. :-) I always loved the commentaries--even the really bad ones. *g*

I'm probably never going to see/hear these, because I refuse to buy two seasons of slimcases when all my others are bit cases. *g* I hate having an incomplete set, too, though, but since I didn't really like seasons 9 or 10 that much, it feels like it would be a waste of money--plus...incomplete doesn't look as bad as two sets of slimcases next to the big ones. *g*

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

Now see, I found her annoying in that scene. To each their own.

“Michael and Claudia are always engaging.”

To some. *g*

Well, notice he said Michael and Claudia, not Daniel and Vala.

How can you love bad commentaries? They drive me around the bend. I ain't got time to waste on self indulgent noise.

Yeah, everytime I see those slimcases, I think of you. I don't understand it, but it means a great deal for you. (I do shake my head a lot when I think of your quandary, so forgive me.)*g*