<Moderator> <HEIZA>: Why the furly's dindn't appear?   
<Moderator> That's our first question...
<Brad> That's kind of funny.  Robert needed another race   in his
episode "The fifth race".   He wrote furlings   then, and ever since
we've thought they must look like ewoks.
<Brad> I doubt we'll ever meet them.
<Moderator> <Thor>: Hi Brad Cedric from France, congratulations for
your work on the show! I'd like to   know if you will shoot a
crossover Stargate/Farscape.   Thanks.
<Brad> No, I doubt that would ever happen.  I've never   even met the
producers of that show.
<Moderator> Many people have been aking this question...
<Moderator> <cathy-michelle>: Will Michael Shanks return   for the
season finale?   
<Brad> Right now, we've got two stories that include   Daniel.
<Brad> The scripts aren't ready yet, but as soon as they   are, we'll
send them to Michael.
<Brad> Hopefully he'll want to do them.
<Brad> And yes, one of those stories is the finale.
<Moderator> Majson>: Question: The show has been a success   and
always character driven, with perhaps some fo the   most involving
character storylines, love it or hate it   Micheal Shanks depatare
had people talking about it, and   was handled nicely, and we know
that there will be guest   appereances from Micheal in the show, but
other than his
  name as a guest star, can we expect to see other   familiar names
as guest stars?      
<Moderator> 
<Brad> Dean Stockwell is appearing this season.
<Brad> And John Delancie, as Simmons.
<Brad> Ronnie Cox too.
<Moderator> Here's a two-fer-one:
<Moderator> <Ribbond> to <Moderator>: Hi Brad, greetings   from
Barcelona! This is Stargate last season, will we   finally meet the
Ancients? Or is this the big bomb for   the film?   
<Moderator> <kitty-star> to <Moderator>: are we gonna see   the
ancient?   
<Brad> Yes, we'll meet them... but I can't say when.    (You may have
already met one...)
<Moderator> <puddykat>: Brad, your doing a great job on   sg-1. my
question is: are there any shippy episodes   coming up in season six?
And is there any chance of you   coming to wolf sg-5 .I promise to
protect your from   crazy daniel fans J
<Brad> Thanks.
<Brad> It depends on what you call "shippy" I guess.      Carter and
O'Neill obviously can't have a relationship   as long as they're on
the team together.
<Moderator> Ready for the next?
<Brad> As far as the convention is concerned...
<Brad> I'm not coming to England, I know that.
<Brad> But the one in Vancouver, I might consider coming   to.
<Brad> There are quite a lot of people -- judging from my   mail --
that blame me for Michael leaving the show.
<Brad> If the hate mail dies down... maybe then.
<Moderator> Lot of people interested in the film connection:
<Moderator> <Tryda>: Hello MR Wright, is it true that the second
film, in case it's finally filmed, will be a bridge between Stargate
SG-1 and the spin-off?   
<Moderator> <mcfrey>: Can you tell us something about Dean
  Devlin project? Casn coexist the 2 projects? (yours and devlin)   
<Moderator> <johnson-sg3>: With propsals submitted for an SG-1 movie
and with the very recent news that Dean Devlin, producer of the
original movie is also interested in pursuing his own sequels, are
you both competing to gain MGM's green light? And are the differences
between the two camps still there or have they been resolved?   
<Brad> Two things.  First, the Devlin and Emmerich wanted to do a
sequal to their film, forgetting the series ever happened.
<Brad> I think that's ludicrous.
Brad> The feature Robert and I have written is exactly that, a bridge
between SG-1 and Atlantis.
<Brad> There won't be a Devlin and Emmerich sequal as far as I know,
but MGM may not want to make our script either.
<Moderator> <Gate-Traveler2000>: What kind of character changes can
we expect in season 6   
<Brad> As far as differences between camps... They hate our series.  
They'd like to pretend it never happened.    I reminded MGM that
there are several million fans worldwide that might beg to differ.
<Brad> Character changes?   Hmmm.
<Brad> I believe that evolution of character starts on the page, but
we follow the lead of our stars too.
<Brad> Daniel, for example, lost some of his wide eyed innocence
because Michael just wasn't playing that anymore even if we wrote it.
<Brad> He wasn't wrong... We followed his lead.
<Brad> Rick will continue to play O'Neill the way he always has,
because O'Neill is as close to Rick as any character has ever been to
an actor.
<Brad> Hopefully, Sam won't have the answers to absolutely everything.
<Brad> Teal'c is coming across a little more human this year...
something we talked about.
<Brad> (by the way, every year he asks me if Teal'c can have hair,
and every year I say no.
<Brad> And of course, Jonas is brand new.
<Moderator> <claire>: hiya Brad. I love your wokr, and wanted to know
if you reale to any of the characters in the show. If so, which ones
and y? 
<Brad> I guess I relate a little to Sam, but when Daniel was around,
I guess it was him.
<Brad> It's a hard question.   Maybe Major Davis too.
Moderator> <Thor>: Thanks for talking with us! Can you say more about
the new bad guy: Anubis?   
<Brad> Anubis is going to take on all of the other system lords
combined...
<Brad> The black oily faceless thing started just as an image I
brought up in the writers room, but now we've got a whole backstory
to it.
<Brad> You'll have to watch the rest of the season to find out.
<Moderator> <Kami>: hey Brad.greetings from Barcelona *g*.
  Are you writing/gonna write a "funny" episode as you had done this
last 3 seasons? thanks.   
<Brad> Yes, Damian Kindler, our new staff writer, wrote a hilarious
script called "The other guys" that will air this summer.
<Brad> We try to infuse humor in most of our episodes, but some
stories are naturally funnier than others.
<Moderator> <mpsmith> to <Moderator>: Can you say anything about
Region 1 DVD's? 
<Moderator> <CreamyWhiteNouget>: Are there plans to continue
releasing boxed sets of DVDs?   
<Brad> The DVD's should be out sometime in the fall for   season 2...
But I have no control over that.   I want them myself so I can get
rid of all my VHS copies.
<Brad> The show looks great on DVD.   (I'm biased)
<Moderator> <SG-1Tarek>: Are you gonna bring back the Tollans?   
<Moderator> <Gate-Traveler2000>: Will we see the Tollans again? 
Personally, I don't think they are gone for good.  I think they are
setting something up and don't want Jack and the gang to find out
what.   
<Brad> We thought of doing another Tollan story, but....  there's
nothing in the works.
<Moderator> <Kami>: hey Brad. greetings from Barcelona   *g*...why
can't Teal'c have hair? *vbg*i0m just curios  ;)   
<Brad> I knew I shouldn't have said that....
<Brad> I love the character the way he is.
<Moderator> <hoover>: Brad, Thanks for chattinf to us - hi from
England!  Are you still on set?  What episode are you filming at the
moment?   
<Brad> Actually, we're on a two week hiatus.   I'm in my office at
home, looking out over the ocean.
<Brad> We're filming an episode called "Smoke and Mirrors" soon as we
get back.
<Moderator> <extintor>: Hi! Greetings from Barcelona,
  Spain. How long does it take you to write a script?
  Thank you
<Brad> That depends.
<Brad> A script can take weeks or months, but sometimes, I   have to
write one in days.
<Brad> Also, a script from another writer may need to be re-written
completely.
<Brad> Those are the toughest, because there is usually less time.
<Brad> The writer's name stays on the script, though.
<Moderator> <PaxilMan>: Kev from VIDEO&STREAM asks, how do u feel
about episodes of the show either in whole or part being put online
hours after they air?  
<Brad> That doesn't bother me, personally, althought I guess you coud
argue it takes money from MGM.
<Brad> I know that most fans will ultimately watch it broadcast
because the quality is so much better.    "Squinty vision?"   Is that
what they call it?
<Moderator> <Squeezy>: Good morning from Scotland! Which character do
you find it easiest to write for and why? 
 <Brad> It's season six.   I feel equally comfortable writing them
all.
<Brad> But at the beginning, it was O'Neill.
<Brad> Richard Dean hates playing the hero.
<Brad> It's always a writer's instinct to make the hero the hero,
but...
<Brad> But that's what I love about the way Rick plays O'Neill.   And
I think I'm finally getting it.
<Moderator> <alli-snow>: Hi Brad :) Love the show, hope you come to
Gatecon...  What do you think about the Stargate cartoon that's being
developed for Fox?  
<Brad> I have nothing to do with the cartoon, but it can't hurt.
<Brad> I've only seen little bits of it, drawings, etc...   I wish
them well.
<Moderator> <Aniko>: Hi Brad from Hungary. About the  "Squinty
vision".. this is the only way for some of us to watch SG.. here we
are still waiting for Season 3 cause two TV channels are sitting on
the rights.
<Moderator> <Movieman>: Great Series! How did you create the new
Intro? What process is involved for creating the Intro and why is
different from the syndicated Intro?  
<Brad> The new intro is temporary.   Rob Cooper and I put it
together, but the new title will be based on it.   Hank Cohen is
putting the new one together himself.
<Moderator> <Gate-Traveler2000>: Will the Ancient Alliance one day be
formed again to become a new and improved Alliance?   
<Brad> We are the fifth race, after all...
<Moderator> <Kendra> to <Moderator>: Will we know more about Sam's
family and background?
<Brad> We already know quite a lot.   Her father is Jacob.    She has
a brother in San Diego... Her mother died when she was young, and she
blames her dad....
<Moderator> <Otis>: Have we seen the last of Sokar?   
<Moderator> <hw-chaos>: Will the Nox return this season?
 <Brad> Sokar is toast.
<Brad> We have no plans for the Nox, but I do love the litte guys.
<Moderator> <ldn83>: Hi Sébastien from Belgium... much of anybody
thinks that season 6 will be the last season of stargate... which do
have you has their statement?  
<Brad> Stargate may well go on to another season, if the   ratings go
through the roof this year.    There will have to be some major
convincing....
<Brad> But that's not up to me.
<Brad> I have plans for the future either way.
<Moderator> <PaxilMan>: Was there ever a story line that you wanted
to follow through on but for one reason or another it never was
done?   
<Brad> Sure.
<Brad> We really wanted to bring Martouf back, but no matter how hard
we tried to move the schedule around to accomodate him -- He was
shooting a movie, and was
  booked for months -- we couldn't.
<Brad> Enter Elliot.
<Brad> I think it turned out fine, but that was supposed to be
Martouf.   Rob had even written the script that way... It was a shame.
<Moderator> <TessaMac>: Hi Brad. Greetings from Holland!  What will
you do if/when Stargate stops?   
<Moderator> 
<Brad> I'd love to have a break, actually.
<Brad> Since there is a movie and spin off planned, I hope that break
happens as soon as we're done with that.
<Brad> This is a very time consuming, and life consuming job.
<Moderator> <Otis>: How can we best support the continuation of the
show on Sci-Fi?   
<Brad> Watch, get your friends to watch, then watch some more.
<Moderator> <mRbOunTY>: HEY! I've been trying to get my friends to
watch Stargate and other Scifi like Farscape, they think all Scifi is
like Star Trek. They dont like
  it. Any suggestions on how to get them to watch?
<Brad> You know, if they don't like it, that's fine.  I love Star
Trek.   I'm also partial to Stargate.
<Brad> There are a lot of people who have a narrow vision of what
Stargate is or should be.   I think we've gotten better and better.  
Not everyone thinks so, but that's fine too.
<Moderator> <cathy-michelle>: Will you make any more cameos on the
show?   
<Brad>Me?   I used to be an actor.   I actually wrote the Exec
Producer role toying
  with the idea of playing it... Then I chickened out.
<Brad> Probably because as an actor, I was a pretty good writer.
<Moderator> Next question!
<Moderator> <extintor>: Hi!  How do you come up with the supporting
characters' names. Are they people you know or you create brand new
names? Thank you   
<Brad> We generally make up the names as we're writing.    Alien
names are the hardest.    Having said that, Joe is  the name of a
friend of mine who gave me a ride in a  T-38...
<Brad> So I named Carter's husband "Joe" after him.
<Moderator> <psilady> : Brad, what would you say is the  major
difference between filming under Showtime, and  filming under
Scifi?  
Brad> There's almost no difference.   Showtime let us   make the show
the way we wanted to make it.   Sci fi has   been the same.   We're
gratefull  for that.
<Moderator> <Otis>: Will there be any more time travel   stories. 
The past ones were great!   
<Brad> Thanks.
<Brad> I had another one in mind for this season, but I couldn't make
the story work.
<Brad> My favorite episode is 2010.
<Moderator> <johnson-sg3>: Will we ever find out what   chevron 9
does or did they just add too many?   
<Moderator> <Shadow>: Will the ninth chevron ever come into play?  
<Brad> Hmmm.   Maybe in the spin off.
<Moderator> <Kami>: I know there are already 2 paralel  
universes....but any new idea of paralel universes??
<Brad> In "There but for the Grace of God" we established that there
is an almost infinite number of possible universes.
<Brad> We're sticking to one for now.
<Moderator> <Kami>: Is there an actual reason why the Ancients left
their technology across the world?  
<Brad> They evolved beyond the need of it, and left it behind for
other civilizations to use.
<Moderator> <Ribbond>: Will we know how ended the war between the
Unas and the native people from 'Beast of Burden'? 
<Brad> Peter and I were discussing that very question last week.  
Hopefully, what we discussed will spawn a new story that answers that
question.
<Brad> I would like to revisit Chaka, not only because of the
character, but Dion was fantastic.
<Moderator> Final question for the evening -- because for those of
you on the East Coast, STARGATE starts in 5 minutes:
<Moderator> <TessaMac>: Hi Brad! Greetings from Holland! I have an
exam to get into a directing school next week and would really like
to get in. Do you have a tip for me that would get me in?  
<Brad> Directing is a craft.   Learn all you can.
 <Brad> I have a great respect for our directors.   You have no idea
how hard it is working with people and visual effects.
<Moderator> Brad, thanks so much for coming online with us!  And
thanks to everyone in the audience as well -- GREAT questions, I wish
I'd been able to pass all of them along to Brad!  If your specific
question wasn't answered, check the transcript -- it may have been
asked earlier in the chat.
<Moderator> That transcript whould be up early next week.
<Moderator> Thanks everyone!
<Brad> bye everybody!
<Moderator> We're gonna go UNmoderated now...
<Moderator> Bye Brad -- thanks so much for coming online with us!