Comments on: Paul McGillion Describes Leaving Atlantis

By: Arnauld Van Craen

Arnauld Van Craen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:19:20 +0000

i just see the episode sunday and i didn’t know what happend !!! they send it here in Belgium on the tv and i am a great fan, but now i am chocked, why remove such a great charactare in SGA ???

My suggestion, find a way that he’s coming back, this is the fun part of SF .

Arnauld, Belgium

By: alex

alex — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:53:17 +0000

me too, stop seeing SGA after Sunday, can’t accept that. sorry to the one who made this decission, this is your big mistaken.

no SGA on air(TV) in my country so I’m a customer who buy your dvd sets. I want to tell you, the producer, I’m not your customer anymore, don’t have motivate to see another episode.

oh i’m not crazy too much about Paul if you think it that way, but what i think is every actor/actress in SGA is perfectly fitted their character. i’m not ready for cutting any main actor/actress at season3, it is too fast for me, i love every characters every actor/actress. and at this time i do search the internet and know that you bring him back in some episodes. but sorry, you already pushed me to end my motivate to see this movie. i’ll not see SGA anymore, no more season4 5 6 7…

good-bye SGA.

By: Andrei Bulat

Andrei Bulat — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:40:13 +0000

Sorry for my bad english. In romania we talk better Russian.
I would like to say few word.
For me Sga ended with SUNDAY, i wont continue to watch anymore
It is a shame how they kill Carson, and i can take it almost like an insult. I wont continue anymore to watch SGA.
For mee this was the end, what is much is much.
Salute with respect, i hope that erson who decide ti kill carson, to feel the payn much more than a great actor feel it with no reason.
I still cant belive it

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:21:46 +0000

IM SO PISSED! I WANT BECKETT BACK NOW! I CANNOT BELEIVE THEY DID THAT CRAP! HE WAS PERFECT FOR HIS PART! UGH! :( im so sad they better bring him back in season 5! im willing to do w/e i can! and i will continue to do what i can to make that happen!

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:08:23 +0000

I agree with the comment that these guy’s didn’t know what they were doing. Because… If they did, SG1 would still be around. It Died because of similar reasons. This show will too if you don’t wake up and hire back Paul and Torri.

Geee! What would have happened if they Killed William Shatner of of ST. Would the show have gone on to what is has become today. No way!

By: Phil Moon

Phil Moon — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:57:57 +0000

I can understand the reaction of the fans that see Dr. Beckett as an important part of the show, but if you judged the show by the comments here, Stargate: Atlantis should be called The Paul McGillion Show.

I liked Beckett, and was as shocked as everyone else by his being killed off, but Atlantis is an ensomble show, and there are seven other main characters played by seven other actors that are all hoping to continue to make a living doing this show.

Sure, write the producers, the studio, raise money for ads in Veriety, or whatever, but if you go so far as lowering its viewership, or chasing off sponsors, then there won’t be a show to watch, and there are plenty of good actors and characters on this show still.

I look forward to Amanda Tapping coming on board, and Jewel Staite is a solid actor who, given a chance, will bring her own heart to the show.

Paul is a fine actor. Beckett was a great character, but the show is not suddenly trash because both are gone from the production. This industry is a hard one to get into, and a harsh one at times, but decisions are made and actions taken, and just like in the real world, sometimes you just have to accept that things change.

I’ll be glad to see Beckett come back (if they can do it without a Dallas like moment), but if he doesn’t, I will continue to watch the show for the other characters that make it worth watching.

By: Morte

Morte — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:13:50 +0000

‘killing off’ a character as an excuse to ‘shake things up’ is nothing but a cheap attempt to appeal to the lowest common denominator audience – network executives tell the producers to get more ratings, the producers tell the writers to ‘make it happen’, and we’re left with the half-baked, half-arsed result.

That’s right people, they’re not even trying to cater for the loyal fans, they are appealing to the base instincts of a swinging voter – the kind of viewer who enjoys the sickening artificial melodrama of shows like Springer and ‘reality tv’. Basically – the family of Joe Bloggs who posesses a ratings box. And what say do people in other countries have? None – this stuff doesn’t get to places like Australia until maybe 12 months after it is shown on U.S. screens.

By: Andre

Andre — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:32:23 +0000

I’m a fan from Mexico. I’ve been following the show from the very beginning and, to say the truth, SGA introduced me to the Stargate mythology. Hell i liked SGA before i did SG-1. When Paul was made part of the main cast i i was glad cause i was caught by this character. It took me off guard that explosion and took me almost until the coffin crossed the gate to accept that Becket was dead. I think this was the worst mistake the producers/writers have comitted And not only to have killed Becket but the way they did. At least he would died in some heroic way and not caught in an explosion. I hope they don’t have to regret it since Atlantis is one of the best sci fi sagas.

By: KAREN W.

KAREN W. — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:22:07 +0000

I HAD HOPE THAT PAUL MCGILLION WAS LEAVING STARGATE ATLANTIS TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS; AND THAT WE WOULD SEE HIM ON A SPINOFF SINCE HIS CHARACTER COULD CARRY A SHOW BY HIMSELF. HOWEVER, I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT THEY DECIDED TO SHAKE UP THE SHOW THEY NEEDED TO GET RID OF CARSON. I CRIED AS THOUGH I HAD LOST A FAMILY MEMBER; IT WILL BE DIFFUCULT TO WATCH THE SHOW FROM NOW ON. THE SHOW HAS DEFINITELY LOST SOMETHING WITIH HIM NOT BEING THERE. I CALL THIS STUPID!!!!

By: Jujubee

Jujubee — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:44:56 +0000

Carson was my favorite character. I feel betrayed. I refuse to accept that ridiculous episode. It’s as stupid as killing Wash in Serenity. Is that where the idea came from? I expected more originality from Atlantis. Jerks.