Worst. Promo. Pic. Evah!

[ankh]

I thought some of the SG-1 promo pics were bad. We had the deranged airbrusher of season 10. I thought the season 7 SG-1 pic where Daniel's head had been superimposed over that of Jonas was awful. This S4 Atlantis pic (ergo spoiler!) has to be the absolute pits. Nothing works. Height differences, lighting, McKay and Ronon as hobbits...

Do not click unless you know about season 4 cast:
http://www.gateworld.net/news/graphics/atl_s4cast01.jpg

Comments

[nialla]

I'm left wondering if there's any explanation given for the new outfits. I could see maybe changing uniforms because what they had was too recognizable to their enemies in Pegasus, but, um... the leather kinda stands out. Especially Sam's. Why not just say to hell with it and "go native" when out on missions?

I also wonder if perhaps AT had some input into the new outfit, sans USAF regs, and pouted that Claudia Black got to wear all that leather as Vala while she couldn't then, so now it's her turn?

I will refrain from the comment that springs to mind about why she needs leather padding on her knees. I'm showing great restraint here. ::giggle::

[ankh-lj.livejournal.com]

Maybe someone saw her in Nightwalkers(?) and thought she looked hot. From what I remember, she did look great in that particular outfit. Problem is, leather is one thing, how you wear it is another. Whoever came up with those nasty nylon-looking pants and decided to slap on what appears to be sports knee pads, should have been pelted with spitballs. Has the outfit been seen in promo pics for the actual episodes?

[nialla]

The only shots from actual episodes I've seen have shown Sam in flight suits like those worn on the Daedalus-class ships.

But I do know David Hewlett has mentioned wearing his leather jacket in some of his postings, so I'm thinking they actually do show up at some point. Perhaps they're considered the "dress" uniform or something?

The "flow" of the fabric and leather is what makes it so wrong on her. It makes her thighs look huge, and I know they're not. AT is an attractive older women (and I'm not too far behind her in age, so I can say older and get away with it *g*), but they keep trying to dress her and do hair and makeup like she's much younger and the effect actually makes her look older. I've seen her at cons, and she looked so much better without the overdone hair and makeup.

[ankh-lj.livejournal.com]

That's interesting. Perhaps it'll be their version of undercover rawhide...

Regarding AT. Yeah, she looks great at cons. That's why I can't think this look is coming from her. The hair I get, it's a novelty after 10 years of having the studio and military insisting on how she wear it, but I'll never believe she chose those hideous trousers. ;-P

[nialla]

It's also possible I've only seen the flightsuit because of the storyline setup in the beginning of the season indicates that's what she'd be wearing because she's in command of the Apollo and not Atlantis at that point.

I understand the hair too. I know she'd get extensions during hiatus, and women in the military can wear longer hair within certain limits anyway, so I don't know why they didn't make allowances a long time ago.

I think the new look is symbolic of the final break from the "old school" of SG-1, where many of the characters were supposed to be members of the US military thrust into adventures on other worlds.

That had been fading for years on SG-1 anyway, but they were still paying lip service to it because of the USAF advisor, but SGA didn't have that restriction -- and there's no need to borrow USAF equipment anymore when everything has been "sci fi-ed" and they can create any weapons, ships, etc. they want.