Post by Forever Xena on Sept 24, 2005 6:02:02 GMT -6
Amanda Tapping on Stargate SG-1, Season 9; Praises Claudia Black; Spoilers
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!
Issue #194 of TV Zone Magazine features an interview with Stargate SG-1 actress Amanda Tapping (aka Sam Carter), who talks about her return to work for Season 9 after the birth of her baby daughter, Olivia:
"In some ways I found it harder this year because I felt like my focus was split. It used to be that I would literally arrive at the studio, put on my boots, and become Sam Carter. Back in April, I really had to work hard to ‘find’ Sam and feel like part of the team again, because prior to that it had been all about the baby and I’d come back to work so soon after Olivia was born. There’s a cohesion that takes place at the start of each new season, and this year I missed out on that. So it was a bit of a struggle to find my footing, but I’ve since managed to settle back in nicely."
Amanda has praise for Claudia Black, who played the role of Vala during the opening episodes of Season 9 while Amanda was in maternity leave, "[Vala] is such fun, and Claudia plays her so beautifully. To be honest, after I watched one of the early episodes from [Season 9], I was actually worried that audiences would embrace Vala so much that when I came back they’d do, ‘Oh no, not boring Sam Carter again. We like that cool Vala character, Keep her around instead."
"...Claudia was so supportive when I came back to work….when she left I was like, ‘Please, let her stay. She’s smart, funny and another girl. Why can’t there be two of us on the team?’ I’m hoping they bring Vala back as I’d love to work with Claudia again."
And Amanda will get her wish, since Claudia (who, according to online reports, is pregnant herself), will return in the closing episodes of Season 9.
Amanda also talks about the upcoming SG-1 episodes ‘Off the Grid’ and ‘Ripple Effect’, and also Altantis’s ‘Grace Under Pressure’ in which she makes an guest appearance. You can locate those comments in the related episode pages at the top of this news story.
Check out the full interview in TV Zone Magazine #194, which also includes Amanda’s comments on Carter’s working relationship with SGC newcomers Lt. Colonel Mitchell and General Landry.
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT!
Issue #194 of TV Zone Magazine features an interview with Stargate SG-1 actress Amanda Tapping (aka Sam Carter), who talks about her return to work for Season 9 after the birth of her baby daughter, Olivia:
"In some ways I found it harder this year because I felt like my focus was split. It used to be that I would literally arrive at the studio, put on my boots, and become Sam Carter. Back in April, I really had to work hard to ‘find’ Sam and feel like part of the team again, because prior to that it had been all about the baby and I’d come back to work so soon after Olivia was born. There’s a cohesion that takes place at the start of each new season, and this year I missed out on that. So it was a bit of a struggle to find my footing, but I’ve since managed to settle back in nicely."
Amanda has praise for Claudia Black, who played the role of Vala during the opening episodes of Season 9 while Amanda was in maternity leave, "[Vala] is such fun, and Claudia plays her so beautifully. To be honest, after I watched one of the early episodes from [Season 9], I was actually worried that audiences would embrace Vala so much that when I came back they’d do, ‘Oh no, not boring Sam Carter again. We like that cool Vala character, Keep her around instead."
"...Claudia was so supportive when I came back to work….when she left I was like, ‘Please, let her stay. She’s smart, funny and another girl. Why can’t there be two of us on the team?’ I’m hoping they bring Vala back as I’d love to work with Claudia again."
And Amanda will get her wish, since Claudia (who, according to online reports, is pregnant herself), will return in the closing episodes of Season 9.
Amanda also talks about the upcoming SG-1 episodes ‘Off the Grid’ and ‘Ripple Effect’, and also Altantis’s ‘Grace Under Pressure’ in which she makes an guest appearance. You can locate those comments in the related episode pages at the top of this news story.
Check out the full interview in TV Zone Magazine #194, which also includes Amanda’s comments on Carter’s working relationship with SGC newcomers Lt. Colonel Mitchell and General Landry.
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