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Dec 1, 2022 · Torri Higginson's Commander Weir was downgraded to a recurring character on Stargate: Atlantis, before leaving the show - so what happened?
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One of the bigger unanswered questions from the long history of the Stargate film and television franchise has to do with the recasting of a major character. In 2003 Stargate SG-1 was getting ready to launch its first spin-off series, featuring a new team and a new galaxy of adventures. Actress Jessica Steen was cast to portray Dr. Elizabeth Weir, ...
Jessica Steen attributes her character’s recastingnot to the performance, nor to personality conflicts on set (where she got along swimmingly with everyone). Instead, it came down to two things: frustrating the producers with excessive questions, and giving them the impression that her commitments were elsewhere. “I think I actually drove the write...
Since 1998 Steen had been personally and professionally committedto Burning Man, a massive event where she helped to organize and host an interactive acting community. Burning Man focuses on community, creative arts, and self-expression, today drawing nearly 80,000 people to the Nevada desert each year. In 2003, however, many perceived the event as...
Over the years Stargate fans have wonderedwhy Steen was replaced, after such a manifestly strong performance on the series. While viewers are not privy to the myriad of issues in casting, contract negotiations, filming, and production, that didn’t stop them from theorizing about why the show might have needed to recast Dr. Weir. Did the Los Angeles...
Aug 1, 2021 · Torri Higginson was replaced in part on Stargate Atlantis by Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter. However, Higginson doesn’t hold that against Tapping at all.
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Mar 20, 2015 · So a decision came down following season 3, coinciding with Wright's own role in the series diminishing, to reduce Weir's character dramatically. Originally the producers wanted to make Weir a recurring character, but Higginson instead chose to leave the show.
Dec 10, 2020 · Thanks to her injuries, she essentially became a minor character, and Torri Higginson faded from the show.
Mar 5, 2019 · After the loss of Dr. Beckett, the subsequent departure of original cast member Torri Higginson caught most people by surprise. The writers weren’t done shaking things up heading into Season Four — SGA ‘s first on the air without SG-1 as a lead-in.
Higginson probably wanted some character growth and in turn the studio told her that her character was being reduced, because they owed another season to Amanda Tapping, she decided to walk instead which is fair.
