Ummmm...What? *scratches head in puzzlement*

AHA! *squeaks* Woolsey????? WTF are they think?!?!?!?

Daniel shoulda got it!!!!!!

OOOOOOH MS in unspecified number of eps!!!

*Makes mental note to sweet talk parents into recording them when they appear on Sky 1.*

*Goes off muttering about stoopid Virgin Media and Sky*

Davis would have been awesome! The odds seem high, though, that the actor has other work that would prevent him from taking the job.

The thing is... I really like Picardo. I think Woolsey is problematic, though. In a lot of ways.

But I've made the point elsewhere that there was a big negative outcry against Rodney, who was highly disliked by SG-1 fans, when it was discovered he'd been put on SGA. (I recall being one of the few people saying that it was a brilliant move on the show's part.) When you take a character from an occasional guest spot to a regular status, the opportunity is there to give the char more nuance and so on. The actor, too, needs to find more to play in the char when he's doing it full-time.

So hopefully, the Woolsey who's in charge of Atlantis won't be quite the same guy as the one we've seen.

Still seems like a weird-ass decision, though.

See, I heard the idea floated a few days ago, and at the time I said I thought it was an unlikely possibility. If someone had said, "I'll bet you ten bucks..." I would have covered that bet immediately. So... huh!

I really do like Picardo a lot as an actor. I have faith in him as an actor. It all depends on exactly what iteration of Woolsey we end up with.

(Have you really not seen even the mid-season 2-parter of SGA S3? The one with the Jack and Woolsey team-up?)

As I think about it, it makes sense. The IOA has been laying the ground work to take over for a bit now, and this just seals the deal.

I do think it could be a very good thing, though.

Yes! You haven't seen the episodes in which he has been a clown and a coward. Woolsey was a good character at the start, but they drag him down, between late SG-1 ("The Scourge") and a couple of SGA episodes I won't mention here. We still get glimpses of strong, determined Woolsey, (SG-1: "Prototype," arguably "The Shroud") but mostly they seem to have forgotten he ever had that rebelliousness in him.

They have to bring it back, along with his determination to do the right thing.

The biggest problem as I see it is that he's been written really... inconsistently since then, including on SGA itself. His most recent appearence on SGA was not encouraging.

A lot is going to depend, basically, on how they conceive of him in the role and thus how they write him in it. What direction they want to take (antagonistic? or "surprisingly effective"?).

Is it wrong that my main concern is that if Michael Shanks guest stars, I hope Amanda Tapping guest stars on the same eps, so we can see Sam and Daniel together again?

As for the Woolsey decision... seems kind of random, because he doesn't really seem like management material. But I'm not a huge SGA fan, so.... oh well.

While I'm a bit surprised, I can't say it's all that unexpected. I had a *tiny* bit of hope that it might be Daniel, but I thought it pretty unlikely that MS would be willing to do it. Guest shots, sure, but I know he and Chris Judge are working on their Rage of Angels project.

I think Woolsey is an interesting and provocative choice. Yeah, I think this can open up the story line quite a bit and in ways that appointing an SGC insider wouldn't.

Hmmm.

Oddly, I think Woolsey has a lot less 'wank baggage' to the character than a lot of other choices. I'm sure the fans will find some, but I think having someone who has their own political agenda could be very interesting.

I think in the past few appearances, Woolsey really is trying to open his mind a bit. Not always succeeding, no, but he's tried.

I'm sort of blah about SGA at this point, particularly at the disappointingly limited use of Sam and her abilities this season. I am happy to see Robert Picardo get the job. I've loved him since he was on China Beach (and had hair). It might be interesting to have a 'fish out of water' running things if they do it right and someone that Sheppard and the others might not like and but heads with.

Personally, I hope the movies do well particularly Continium so we can get the possibility of more Jack. : )

I've tried really hard to get attached to the SGA team like I did to the SG1 team. It seems they didn't have enough character building and backstory episodes early on to let you know the characters. The Atlantis people come off very one dimensional to me. Ronon is the only one that I'm really attached to and we did learn quite a lot about him when he was introduced, so maybe that's why. I could totally watch "The Ronon Show". Especially when he uses Jaws references as he's MacGyvering his why out of a locked room and still manages to hit on the girl. ; )

I think he and Jack would get on well. It's sad there wasn't any interaction with them in The Return. And there is an awesomely funny scene with Walter and Ronon in one ep.

Personally, I can't quite figure out why he doesn't seem to have a bigger of a fan base. And if I were prone to slash Sheppard/Ronon would be way hotter than Sheppard/McKay. ; )

I don't even have a Ronon icon. How sad is that?

I'm...not sure how I feel about this. My first thought was WTF!? Woolsey didn't even enter my mind as a possible choice. And, while I like his character in small doses, he comes in specifically to be the antagonist. So it makes me a little nervous. But I can see why they made the choice, because it definitely brings tension and will allow Sheppard to do his "rebellious, heroic officer" thing.

And I'm really glad Amanda decided to do Sanctuary instead because I like that better than Atlantis and I want to see her get more screentime

But I much prefer your idea to Woolsey. Because Paul Davis is love.

I would not miss an episode if Davis was head of Atlantis. Of course, I totally have an SG-1 bias as well. Witness the fact that I only watched half a dozen or so eps of SGA before Amanda came. And I'm pretty sure they were all the ones where an SG-1 cast member guest starred. I only went back and watched the first two seasons so I would know what was going on storyline-wise.

I really have to watch Sanctuary, sometime...

You really do. *nods wisely*

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!

No, seriously, this rates *way* more than popcorn. I'd say it deserves at least, say, hot wings and beer, except I find I'm culturally insensitive and can't come up with the proper British equivalent for Superbowl food.

And I miss Paul Davis! *sigh*

Hey! I'm less culturally uneducated than I remembered. I actually made Scotch eggs once ... though I can't for the life of me recall *why*. =)

I love SGA and this news while surprises me does not bother me at all. Maybe I am not hardcore enough...

However, Paul Davis would be awesome. I read somewhere about space pirates that would be awesome too. It would be more awesome to have Paul Davis be the SGC diplomat to the pirates. He would have to go undercover and grow a mustache.

lol. Sometime my mind scares me, glad someone can love it.

I kind of see him having to grow the 'bad guy goatee' to fit in with all the woman who are being pirates and wearing leather.