Major Samantha Carter, flanked by Gen. Hammond (left) and Col. Jack O'Neill, receives a military promotion
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Amanda Tapping Talks SG:ATLANTIS
By: Jarrod Sarafin, News EditorDate: Thursday, September 27, 2007
Source: Syfy Portal
Actress Amanda Tapping has talked to SyFy Portal about moving from the recently departed STARGATE SG-1 to the fourth season of STARGATE:ATLANTIS. Her character, Samantha Carter, a character who spent 10 years on the original show will now continue onward with the crew of Atlantis. While talking to Syfy, she reveals that her character will be much different than the "Carter" we're accustomed to due to her new promotion. She's certainly going to miss out on a lot of the action...
"It’s a much different role," she said. "I’ve gone offworld just three times this year, and it’s extremely hard. It’s especially frustrating for Carter to say that you have to go, and watch people go without her. I’m kind of lost without my P-90, too. She doesn’t go offworld nearly as much as she likes."
"I’m very happy with the way the character was being introduced," Tapping said. "Bringing Carter from 'SG-1' to 'Atlantis' was handled seamlessly.
"I credit the writers with making it a fairly easy transition for her. [Carter’s] discomfort comes from the fact that she is completely out of her element. She is a woman who spent her entire career taking orders, and is suddenly in a position where she influences people’s lives by the decisions she makes. In that respect, she is really struggling in some ways, too, to find that strength."
To read more from the interview and find out what other character will be making an appearance for at least one episode, click here.
