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Amanda Tapping Interviews from Australia
With the release of Stargate: The Ark of Truth on DVD in Australia, several Australian sites has posted interviews with Amanda:
From IGN (Australia):
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/865/865943p1.html
(Please follow the link for the complete interview.)
Interview: Stargate's Sam Carter Speaks
Amanda Tapping - the woman who brought sexy back to smart.
by Joanna Cohen, IGN AU
Australia, April 10, 2008 - The woman who has made smart sexy for the past decade is once again fighting brutal enemies in distant galaxies as Stargate SG-1 returns with the ultimate voyage, Stargate: The Ark of Truth. Golden Globe and three-time Emmy Award winning actress, Amanda Tapping, is back as Sam Carter; the sexy scientist with one of the bleakest romance histories in space.
The final series of Stargate SG-1 may have drawn to a close but that is not the end of the story. This week sees the Australian release of the first of two DVD feature-length adventures. Stargate: the Ark of Truth concludes the series finale and sends SG-1 on their final mission to defeat the sinister Ori force.
Tapping talks to IGN AU about sci-fi women, shooting in the Arctic and over ten years of being Carter.
**snippage**
IGN AU: Did you go into this role with preconceptions about the portrayal of women in the sci-fi genre?
Amanda Tapping: I found the portrayal of women quite stereotypical – particularly early sci-fi. Women either played a very sexy alien or a bitchy leader. It was pretty one dimensional and linear to be honest. Uhura was the first character where you sort of went ooh she is intelligent but she still had to wear the short skirt. I think Captain Janeway blasted it out a lot too in terms of being a strong leader. I went in feeling that sci-fi had been very linear in its thinking, television in general can be very linear in its thinking.
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From SciFi Channel Australia:
http://www.scifitv.com.au/Blog/2008/04/Amanda-Tapping-Interview-The-Ark-Of-Truth-Sanctuary-And-More/
(Please follow the link for the complete interview.)
Amanda Tapping Interview - The Ark Of Truth, Sanctuary And More!
INTERVIEWS
Friday, April 11
by Captain
**snippage**
ATLANTIS SEASON 5
Q: Season 5 Atlantis has seen some changes, to say the least, encouraging some fans but outraging others. What's your take on the Robert Picardo controversy?
AT: "Well, first of all, I love him. I can't back off from the fact that I really like him as a human being. And I think he's a wonderful actor. I think he's the perfect addition. The character of Woolsey creates such great character tension which is what the Stargate writers are so good at. The banter. Making it not only poignant but funny. It's what makes people love the Stargate franchise. It feeds perfectly into that, in my opinion."
**snippage**
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