February 19, 2013: Days of Stargate Atlantis Past Continues! Identity!

So, while Akemi’s been busy making outfits for the dogs (see above), I’ve been busy working on that female protagonist-driven drama series I mentioned the other week.  My research is almost complete.  I’ve hammered out a solid outline, and I started writing the script yesterday.  So far, so good.  But before I can declare smoooooth sailing, there are some details that still need working out – the type of details that require the proper information – the proper information that, for some reason, isn’t readily available online.  Seriously.  I can find those annoying Harlem Shake videos without even looking for them, yet can’t find specific information pertaining to the inner workings of the Witness Protection Program and the obligations of federal witnesses in the event of a re-trial.  Anybody?  Anybody at all? Or, better yet, anyone happen to be related to, or friends with, a U.S. Federal Marshal?  Hook me up!

Only a handful of episodes left!  Days of Stargate Atlantis Past continues with…

IDENTITY (518)

Keller on the woods and on the run?  This must be a Carl Binder script! A lot of fun in this one with stabbings, planned executions, and even a cameo from Carl himself (as Jennifer’s proud dad in a graduation photo briefly glimpsed).

At this point in the series, it seemed like every episode would engender some sort of controversy whether it was the McKay-Keller relationship (Brain Storm), the Atlantis expedition’s defense of their actions in the Pegasus Galaxy (Inquisition), the bittersweet passing of a colorful antagonist (The Prodigal) or, in the case of this episode, the shooting of a local executioner.  You know the scene: Keller, having been sentenced to death, is trundled off and forced to lay her head down on a tree stump.  The executioner raises his axe to deliver the death blow when – BLAM! – he gets shot and goes down.  Sheppard and co. charge out of the brush and rescue Keller.  There were some fans who were outraged by the seemingly cold-blooded killing of the axe-wielding local.  ”But he was about to decapitate Keller,”I couldn’t help but point out.  ”So what?”was the uniform response.  ”He was just doing his job!” Er, I suppose you COULD look at it that way…

So THAT’S what they’re looking at on those big screens.  And here I thought it was old episodes of Gilligan’s Island.

Get your tickets to the gun show!

Paul McGillion and Dawn Olivieri best of buddies.

Until Dawn feels she’s being upstaged.

Jason Momoa always had a way of making everyone feel welcome on set.

But after a while, the guitar playing can get on your nerves.

And so can complaining about it.

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