by Jonathan Klotz
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Stargate has its share of fan-favorite characters across various films and series, from SG-1 Samantha Carter, Jack O'Neill and Rodney McKay in atlantis, Ronald Greer in universeAnd frankly, there are countless others, but none quite like bureaucrat Richard Woolsey, who went from appearing in a single episode that was meant to be annoying, to becoming a hero as the team's leader. played before Star Trek: Voyager Robert Picardo, fans actually have a different series to thank for bringing him to the franchise: External borders. If it weren't for the sci-fi anthology series being filmed so close by Stargate SG-1 At his home studio in Vancouver, Picardo was never part of another sci-fi franchise.
A one-time appearance to lead the series
External bordersa science fiction version of The twilight zoneIt was first broadcast in 1963, but was brought back in 1995 for a longer run, ending in 2002. Stargate SG-1 Permissible shooting schedule Robert Picardo For the quick trip to the studio while filming the episode “The Coffin” in which he plays a man searching for the monetary value of a rare alien discovery to justify betrayal. It's also different from his role as Woolsey, which has a lot in common with his performance as The Doctor on Voyager.
Although the Doctor ended up a completely different character after several seasons of personal growth and several episodes debating the ethics and rights of his existence as a hologram, if you watched Richard Woolsey's first appearance, you would never have thought that years later, Robert Picardo would return as leader of the party. Stargate: Atlantis Expedition. Woolsey was brought back several times during SG-1's run to be, intentionally, an annoying bump in the road for the team and a recurring annoyance for viewers. As Picardo said in an interview with Gateworld in 2008, “He basically came off as a character of conflict.”
Woolsey's development
Richard Woolsey's second appearance, in “Inauguration”, brought about an important change in the character by adding a new dimension, as described by Robert Picardo himself Stargate SG-1 “They began to rehabilitate Woolsey's character by showing that he was truly well-intentioned and had a passion for the importance of having civilian oversight of covert military operations.” It was an important moment for the character and planted the seeds for how the character could grow, although surprisingly he stayed true to himself throughout the rest of his appearances. It's just that the world has changed around him.
by the time Stargate: Atlantis She was going through severe turmoil following Amanda Tapping's decision to leave, and there was a very short list of potential stars to be brought in to replace her, with Robert Picardo at the top, in what turned out to be a moment of brilliance. From a bureaucrat who questions the need for the SG-1 program to a leader who understands that it's okay to throw the book away for the benefit of the men and women who work under him. Woolsey violating multiple security protocols in “The Seed” is a far cry from his first appearance in “Heroes, Part 2,” and legions of Stargate fans wouldn't have it any other way, and all because External borders and Stargate SG-1 Both were filmed in Vancouver.
