SG-1 "200" and SG-U in general
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"Daniel, I'm pregnant." From 200 does seem a little bit on the nose in hindsight now looking at SGU.
Yeah, Colonel Young. He was really popular with the kids in high school who wanted to buy booze.
Wow! I never noticed that! The scene in "200" is exactly like SGU!!! Those hack writers! 
And, more hilariously, SGA only a year after "200" aired.
And, more hilariously, SGA only a year after "200" aired.
Ages of the SGU main cast at the time of its premiere (2009)
Carlyle: 48
Ferreira: 42
B.J. Smith: 27
Levesque: 24
Blue: 28
Huffman: 29
J.W. Smith: 27
Ming-Na: 45
Average age of the SGU main cast members (Season 1): 33.75
Ages of the SGA main cast at the time of its premiere (2004)
Flanigan: 37
Higginson: 34
Luttrell: 33
Francks: 24
Hewlett: 36
Average age of the SGA main cast members (Season 1): 32.8 (0.95 years younger than SGU's)
Ages of the SG-1 main cast at the time of its premiere (1997)
Anderson: 47
Shanks: 26
Tapping: 31
Judge: 32
Davis: 54
Average age of the SG-1 main cast members (Season 1): 38.0 (4.25 years older than SGU's)
So, direct your criticism at Atlantis please. Teyla even had a pregnancy too.
Carlyle: 48
Ferreira: 42
B.J. Smith: 27
Levesque: 24
Blue: 28
Huffman: 29
J.W. Smith: 27
Ming-Na: 45
Average age of the SGU main cast members (Season 1): 33.75
Ages of the SGA main cast at the time of its premiere (2004)
Flanigan: 37
Higginson: 34
Luttrell: 33
Francks: 24
Hewlett: 36
Average age of the SGA main cast members (Season 1): 32.8 (0.95 years younger than SGU's)
Ages of the SG-1 main cast at the time of its premiere (1997)
Anderson: 47
Shanks: 26
Tapping: 31
Judge: 32
Davis: 54
Average age of the SG-1 main cast members (Season 1): 38.0 (4.25 years older than SGU's)
So, direct your criticism at Atlantis please. Teyla even had a pregnancy too.
Hell, here are all main cast members' ages at the time of the introduction into their respective shows (SGU actors are bold)…
Beau Bridges: 63
Don S. Davis: 54
Robert Picardo: 54 (in Season 5, previously a recurring role)
Robert Carlyle: 48
Richard Dean Anderson: 47
Ming-Na: 45
Ben Browder: 42
Louis Ferreira: 42
Joe Flanigan: 37
David Hewlett: 36
Paul McGillion: 36 (in Season 2, previously a recurring role)
Torri Higginson: 34
Claudia Black: 33 (in Season 10, previously a recurring role)
Rachel Luttrell: 33
Christopher Judge: 32
Amanda Tapping: 31
Corin Nemec: 30
Alaina Huffman: 29
David Blue: 28
Brian J. Smith: 27
Jamil Walker Smith: 27
Michael Shanks: 26
Jewel Staite: 26 (in Season 5, previously a recurring role)
Jason Momoa: 25
Rainbow Sun Francks: 24
Elyse Levesque: 24
It's true that SGU contains some of the youngest actors/characters in the franchise. With two reservations: 1) It's a trend that actually started with SGA (especially Francks, Momoa, Staite), 2) SGU also contains some of the older actors/characters in the franchise. If anything, it's unusual that SGU introduced so many "young" characters at the same time.
(On the other hand, SGU has the distinction of featuring the oldest female main cast member in the history of Stargate. Amanda Tapping, the previous record holder, was 42 when she left at the end of the 4th season of SGA.)
Beau Bridges: 63
Don S. Davis: 54
Robert Picardo: 54 (in Season 5, previously a recurring role)
Robert Carlyle: 48
Richard Dean Anderson: 47
Ming-Na: 45
Ben Browder: 42
Louis Ferreira: 42
Joe Flanigan: 37
David Hewlett: 36
Paul McGillion: 36 (in Season 2, previously a recurring role)
Torri Higginson: 34
Claudia Black: 33 (in Season 10, previously a recurring role)
Rachel Luttrell: 33
Christopher Judge: 32
Amanda Tapping: 31
Corin Nemec: 30
Alaina Huffman: 29
David Blue: 28
Brian J. Smith: 27
Jamil Walker Smith: 27
Michael Shanks: 26
Jewel Staite: 26 (in Season 5, previously a recurring role)
Jason Momoa: 25
Rainbow Sun Francks: 24
Elyse Levesque: 24
It's true that SGU contains some of the youngest actors/characters in the franchise. With two reservations: 1) It's a trend that actually started with SGA (especially Francks, Momoa, Staite), 2) SGU also contains some of the older actors/characters in the franchise. If anything, it's unusual that SGU introduced so many "young" characters at the same time.
(On the other hand, SGU has the distinction of featuring the oldest female main cast member in the history of Stargate. Amanda Tapping, the previous record holder, was 42 when she left at the end of the 4th season of SGA.)
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Does Francks even count? He potentially could have playedan interesting character (with far more SG experience than Sheppard), but they didn't bother planning out his arc or history.
He essentially was little more than an extra with speaking parts.
He essentially was little more than an extra with speaking parts.
Sounds almost like Chloe to me.
Anyway, main cast is main cast. The question whether a main cast member was "interesting" or had "enough screentime" is subjective anyway. Where are you gonna draw the line?
^He was listed in the opener in the first season, so yes he counts. I wish they'd pursued his storyline more, all he got was a "he probably died when the hiveship blew up but you never know." I liked him, especially when he came back after being totally addicted to the enzyme.
Honestly, it seemed obvious to me Ford was dead anyway at the end of The Hive. Sheppard's line about not counting him out seemed rather lame and tacked on.
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