Through season eight, Anderson also served as executive producer and his sensibilities are imprinted on the show. ![]() So, before we finished our first season, we had an 88-episode commitment." "….then, in the middle of the first season we got another two year pick-up. "Part of what John did out of the gate was demand a two season pick-up …" says Anderson. Anderson was recruited to Stargate SG-1 by John Symes, previously a Paramount executive involved in MacGyver who later became President of MGM Television Worldwide. "One of the reasons they gave us for not picking it up beyond the 13 was that the show was ‘just too dusty,’" he recalls, his voice tinged with dismay. "But we really weren’t allowed to feel out where we could go with the show." "Potentially it was a wonderful romp, with elements of comedy, fun contraptions, historical referencing and theatre of the absurd," he says wistfully. Back in the early ’90s, UPN nixed his beloved Legends after only 13 episodes. After 200 episodes, she’s probably seen it all before.Ī true television icon firmly embedded in the American consciousness as "MacGyver" and now as "Jack O’Neill," Anderson has been subject to the whims of broadcast nets. Shanks manages to keep a straight face in spite of the antics. ![]() In another, he pulls the bouquet from Tapping’s grasp and slaps it into Shanks’ arms. ![]() During a second take, Anderson holds hands with Shanks. "If she doesn’t show, people are going to think you and I…" says Daniel.Īnderson - a street mime in his younger days - feigns bafflement, then gallops typically off script and Shanks breaks into laughter.
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