032: David Hewlett, "Rodney McKay" in Stargate Atlantis (Interview)

Dial the Gate is privileged to welcome our favorite Canadian scientist to the series! David joins us LIVE to share Stargate Atlantis memories including casting, his thoughts on the inner workings of the show, reciting techno-babble and ending the series all too soon. He also takes your questions!

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Timecodes
00:00 - Opening Credits
00:26 - Welcome and Episode Outline
01:13 - Call to Action
01:46 - Guest Introduction
14:23 - Early Life, and Doctor Who
21:18 - Tech Bandits and Cybersecurity Attack
36:27 - New Stargate
38:13 - The Original Feature Film
42:39 - Popularity of the Franchise
47:41 - Playing McKay and Memorizing Dialogue
1:00:53 - Canceling Atlantis and Criticism of SGU
1:04:08 - Tech Props on Atlantis
1:10:52 - Stargate with 2023 Technology
1:15:03 - Intelligent Life in the Cosmos
1:18:40 - McKay's Cleverest Trick to Save the Day
1:21:06 - Diversity and Representation with McKay
1:27:33 - What would McKay be like in SG4?
1:29:33 - Who is Smarter? McKay or Carter?
1:32:42 - Calling Sheppard "Arthur" in The Shrine
1:35:21 - Evil McKay -- A Missed Opportunity
1:37:42 - Would McKay have cracked Destiny's Master Code?
1:39:27 - Working with Jason Momoa and David Nykl
1:42:03 - Stargate Extinction (Atlantis movie)
1:48:28 - Thank you, David!
1:51:38 - Post-Interview Housekeeping
1:53:26 - End Credits

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