Paul McGillion has theory as to why Carson Beckett was removed from Stargate: Atlantis

A side effect from the long-standing military science fiction series “Stargate SG-1” was always going to be compared to his parent show, but “Stargate Atlantis” did quite well in itself. Introducing a new, likeable team of auditors (Atlantis or AR-1’s first reconnaissance team), the series gave its own spin on the “Stargate” universe and is arguably equally enjoyable as its predecessor. Unfortunately, “Stargate Atlantis” was suddenly canceled after season 5 for financial reasons, and the planning “Stargate Atlantis” sequence movie that might have changed everything“Stargate: Extinction,” never came.

Even when he was still going strong, “Stargate Atlantis” was not completely excluded from disappointment. The first season of the show was seen Dr. Carson Beckett (Paul McGillion) rises to the status of a favorite fan. Popularity was not enough to protect the character, though, and in the season 3 “Stargate Atlantis”, Chapter 17 (“Sunday”), Beckett died when his patient’s tumor exploded. The sudden nature of the truth of the popular character continues One of the most controversial deaths in the history of sci-fi televisionAnd ultimately, the back -up show by presenting a cloned version of the character late in season 4.

The rumors of the death had been circulating for a while, and there was even a fan movement to save Beckett. McGillion confirmed in a post-term interview 3 with Bateworld In 2007 he had also been well aware of the death in advance. He also shared his suspicion that Beckett’s explosive exit is an attempt to keep “Stargate: Atlantis” interesting after canceling the parent show:

“I think ‘SG-1’ had been canceled and they wanted to shake things up, as it were. Losing a dear character may do it. I think it is, and the response, for me, has certainly been flatter.”

Apart from tackling his personal theory why Beckett was written out of “Stargate: Atlantis,” McGillion wanted to identify who does not blame specifically about the situation. As he noted in the interview, the actor not only knew his exit in advance, but was actually pretty close to writer-producer Martin Gero, who wrote his exit. In that regard, McGillion made a point of noting that Gero was undoubtedly:

“I think many people blame the writers for such things, and I think it’s just an information ship, as it were. His fault is not the character written out.

Although McGillion said he lost playing the character, Dr.’s death scene did not. Beckett noted the end to him. Despite that forthcoming period playing Beckett’s clone in seasons 4 and 5 despite that, he had many more scenes to go afterwards, seeing as the show filmed out of sequel. Yet, even if McGillion had not had this and the support of an extensive fan to cushion the shot somewhat, he would probably have seen his time on the show as a huge net positive. As he told Gateworld:

“I spent three years on the show. From what started to be a circular character we didn’t even know, maybe three or four episodes, all suddenly I was in 17 of the first 20 and they made me regularly. I had nothing but good things to say about those guys. They gave me a great opportunity.”