People of Color: Stargate Universe
Before you click past the cut-tag, I'm putting these up in the easiest way for me. Tables make my brain explode and if I wait for pictures I may never get it up. And the whole point of it was for it to be a fun little project, not to feel like something I have to get presented just perfectly or never put up. I may repost to update it, or prettify it or when I get around to adding pictures, or I may just fix it here and link to it. Or I may not prettify it at all. I have far too many actors still to place not to at least update it. But Google can help people find pictures as well as anything. And I don't know, I feel a bit as if I put pictures up, I may be inclined to write fiction for it. And that'd set off a whole host of things; do I do the PoC version of the original script? Is it a complete AU with certain points similar but original events, blah blah blah, yadda yadda, head go boom.

In related news: In hunting out faces to play parts in this PoC Universe, I found myself passing over a couple of actors whose work or personality I really like, respect, or could grow to like. And it while it felt a little saddening to lose out on them - fact is, they did get the roles in real life. I have no way of knowing if those roles were offered to PoC who couldn't make it or didn't want it or didn't want to fly up to Vancouver. But it's been something warming inside to think of how many wonderfully talented and skilled Actors of Color are out there. It's made me imagine not just a full PoC (or as near full as time and energy will let it be) but one where maybe there were just three or four more main or regular recurring roles. It put things in perspective for me to realize/remember that there is not a dearth of Actors of Color out there that somehow limits them to just one, maybe two per show.

The roommate had fun suggesting various AoC, do feel free to suggest some yourself as I get around to putting someone up for various tertiary roles and guest star possibilities. Suggestions denoted by "*"

ETA: Yes, Ford has been recast. Originally as Robert Fan. But now, more aptly I think, as Sean Patrick Thomas. Why did I recast Ford at all when I didn't recast other characters of color? I did it because Ford never popped on screen for me until he got hooked on Wraith serum. I liked him, a lot. I wished there was Ford/Sheppard slash. But I honestly don't believe that Rainbow Francks had enough presence or skill to play such a laid back role. Franks himself has been quoted discussing his diffulty with Ford. And then there's the fact that Ford disappeared/faded on screen until he had a completely different personality.

This a fantasy casting. Getting a more experienced actor with that kind of role, or someone with more presence isn't any sort of pointed action, other than my wanting to give the character every possibility for likability.

ETA: April 24th - Someone's just informed me that my post has been linked in sga_newsletter. I've turned comment screening back on, now that I realize that my personal project isn't being viewed by people who know people on my flist but is drawing in sga-fandom at large, who may have no idea at the personal context of my project. Now you know. This is my personal journal and I just spent the past 3 weeks in the middle of the sga talks about racism as a fan of color. I'm done talking. I don't suffer fools gladly. I don't take shit in my journal. Passive-aggressive tones will get you called on your bullshit. And the best way to ask why someone's been recast is not "I thought so and so counted as a person of color / Doesn't so and so count as a person of color ?".

SG1

SG1 Regular Characters

Major General Jack O'Neill ( Lou Diamond Phillips )
Dr. Daniel Jackson ( Mark Dacascos )
Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Carter ( Rae Dawn Chong )
Teal'c ( Christopher Judge)
Lieutenant General George Hammond ( Michael Dorn )
Dr. / Maj. Janet Fraiser ( Sheryl Lee Ralph )
Jonas Quinn ( Kal Pen )
Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell ( J. August. Richards )
Major General Hank Landry ( Bruce Young )
Vala Mal Doran ( Charisma Lee Carpenter )


Recurring Characters: Tau'ri - SGC Personnel

Major Paul Davis (Hiro Kanagawa)
CMSgt. Walter Harriman ( Tony Shaloub )*
SMSgt. Siler (?)
Dr. Carolyn Lam ( Lexa Doig )
Dr. Bill Lee ( Cheech Marin )*
Dr. Rodney McKay ( Siddig El Fadil )
Dr. Robert Rothman ( Jason Schombing )
Col. Harry Maybourne ( Andre Braugher )
Maj. Gen Jacob Carter ( Carmen Argenziano )
Senator/ Vice President Kinsey ( John Amos )
Col. Chekov ( Matt Craven )
Dr. Elizabeth Weir ( Penny Johnson )


And exciting guest stars: Tau'ri / Tokra / Go'auld/ Others

Tau'ri
Maj. C. Kawalsky ( Vivica A. Fox )
Colonel Frank Simmons ( Don Cheadle )
Lieutenant Elliot (Mekhi Phifer )
Cadet/2Lt Jennifer Hailey ( Maia Campbell )
Cassandra Fraiser (Cassie Steele)
Catherine Langford ( Jasmine Guy [Age Make-up])


Tokra
Jolinar of Malkshur ( Yasmeen Ghauri )
Martouf (Jesse L Martin)
"Raully" ( Lynda Carter )
Malek ( Adrian Lester )*


Goa'uld
Osirus / Sarah Gardner ( Gina Torres )
Hathor (Salli Richardson)
Lord Sokar ( Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson )
Tanith ( Avery Brooks )
Ba'al ( Taye Diggs )
Anise ( Pam Grier )

Others
Narim of Tollen ( Michael Clarke Duncan )
Oma Desala ( Arsinée Khanjia )
Martin Lloyd ( Robert Townsend)
Urgo ( Reginald Veljohnson )

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Stargate Atlantis

SG1 Regular Characters

Lt. Col. John Sheppard ( Daniel Dae Kim )
Dr. Rodney McKay ( Siddig El Fadil )
Teyla Emmagan ( Rachel Luttrell )
Ronon Dex ( Jason Momoa )
Dr. Elizabeth Weir ( Penny Johnson )
Dr. C. Beckett ( Nimet Kanji )
1st Lt. Aiden Ford ( Sean Patrick Thomas )


Recurring Characters: Atlantis Personnel / Athosians / Wraith

Dr. Radek Zelenka (Oded Fehr )
Maj. Lorne ( Malik Yoba )
Col. Steven Caldwell ( Dennis Haysbert )
Cmdr. Acastus Kolya ( Ice T )
Dr. Kate Heightmeyer ( Lisa Nicole Carson )
Sgt. Bates ( Dean Marshall )
Dr. Peter Grodin (Roger R. Cross )
Lt. Laura Cadman ( Valarie Rae Miller )
Dr. Kavanagh ( Eric Schweig )
Sgt. Stackhouse ( Ashinda Hinds )
Hermiod ( Mo'nique/ voice )

And exciting guest stars: Tau'ri/ Athosians/ Genii / Wraith / Others

Tau'ri
Colonel Marshall Sumner ( Paul Calderon )
Captain Dave Kleinman ( Roger Fan )

Genii
Cowen ( Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa )
Sora ( Kelly Hu )


Wraith
Michael Kenmore ( Will Yun Lee )

Others
Lucius Lavin ( Bill Bellamy)
Niam an Asuran ( Carl Lumbly )