Joe Flanigan Got 1 Piece of Advice From Richard Dean Anderson (Dial the Gate)

Actor Joe Flanigan got one piece of advice from SG-1 star Richard Dean Anderson ("Jack O'Neill") when he won the role of Major John Sheppard on the new spin-off series, STARGATE ATLANTIS -- and it changed everything.
Joe joins us for a long sit-down from his hotel quarantine (where he is getting reading to film SEE with Jason Momoa), and he's answering fan questions! Here he also talks about his SGA co-stars, giving David Hewlett ("Rodney McKay") a hard time, special effects on television, and what kind of smarts Sheppard has.
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[@GateWorldDotNet]

@Jeff Davis You can reach David by email at [e-mail]

[@shadowcloudspher5149]

Aragorn: "You bow to no one." Take care guys. Great video! 😎

[@ronaldwilliams2456]

Good idea. Seems like it would have to come to light to the public at some point. It seems as though it would have to happen sooner or later. You get great storylines out of the cultural, economic and political impacts. i

[@truthoftheuniverse4179]

HE CCAN PLAY JOEL ON THE LAST OF US LIVE ACTION MOVIE

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@GateWorldDotNet Just more SG1 and more SGA, that's what we need. Dont continue with the other Trash, dont continue with the completly wrong way, including Sex Sells and so much more Mistakes. Dont fix what isnt broken!! Just give us more SG1 and SGA! The Wraith-Storyline and the Gate-Disclosure-Storyline are the Only ones anyway that 'need' to be finished!!

[@banjomac_1844]

God I miss this series now

[@Angel-hv3xq]

Just now?

[@ruststar]

Indeed, I am rewatching sg1 on hulu, season six ep 4 right now. Watched Atlantis first. Best show ever to me.

[@Angel-hv3xq]

@@ruststar i love atlantis too. This fandom brought me to writing a fanfiction that has so many words ,^0^, about 30k now i guess. I love the chars. And if someone says they have no personality they didnt pay enough attention. The chars are so deep that most of it is outside canon and you have to think to see it all

[@shaneblackburn8910]

They seriously need to bring back Stargate Atlantis.

[@johnmca5643]

@@shaneblackburn8910 Totally agree. Best show ever.

[@menuly]

Whenever Stargate gets the go ahead for a new series, just make sure Joe is the leader.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

On the show, said McKay thinks he's the smartest guy in the galaxy, and he may be RIGHT.

[@Roonasaur]

He'll be in there, right along with all the other original characters, or the franchise dies just like Star Wars.

[@dbadaddy7386]

Move him into command and make him hate it just as much as O'Neill. "I'm The Man. I can't be The Man." Seriously, watching ol' Jack struggle with the decision between russet and Yukon Gold potatoes...you could see his inner dialogue: "Please, kill me now." I can see Shepard doing the same thing.

[@Camelotsmoon]

@@Roonasaur I hope they can afford Momoa for at least a cameo 😥

[@Scottlp2]

Ages ago Flanigan had funding to make more SGA but the owners of intellectual property said nyet. BSG reboot was great, but I'm not pleased that it permanently altered virtually all of SF (not written by someone named MacFarlane).

[@Shervin86]

I had forgotten how funny Joe is; not to mention his amazing camera charisma. This made me want to re-binge Atlantis now.

[@andrewhemphill8999]

i have it on blu-ray I think i'll do another watch 🙂

[@Name-ot3xw]

It makes RDA's character even better knowing that his aversion to tech was just as much a quality of work-life decision as much as it was a character trait. That's exactly the sort of thing that I would expect Jack O'Neill to do too.

[@jcbvortex22]

We want Atlantis back! Sheppard can be in charge now. We need Stargate back!

[@limiv5272]

No way, the IOA doesn't want the military in charge. If the show was still on, Daniel would've been in charge. Then Vala would've found some way to chase him all the way to Pagasus

[@mariejohnson4192]

Yes i hated that they cancelled it for universe which I hated

[@sharonhenderson8956]

Yes, in a big major way. Please bring back the star Cast of Stargate Atlantis.

[@mariejohnson4192]

I hated Universe too.

[@Nain617]

I agree We Need John Sheppard back & Rodney ..their characters work great together .sheppard always seems as if he is holding back his laugh or Thinking something funny..now after seeing this interview he's happy he didn't get Rodney's lines .

[@roachmojo]

Joe was so damned good as Sheppard, like a younger version of Jack. I got Joe's signature a few years ago. Thanks, Joe!

[@limiv5272]

@@ILPYou They meant Mitchell to be like a young Jack, but he really wasn't. He was okay, but there was no comparison. I always thought John Sheppard was much more like him, though with a reduced science phobia

[@tyfyh622]

true. Shepard > Mitchell

[@deltafenixdelta]

Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis is my favorite series of all time! i've rewatched 100 times

[@WorldRallyFamily]

Haha me too, drives my girl nuts 😂

[@randypetersen4688]

Especially when they added Ronon

[@WorldRallyFamily]

@@randypetersen4688 Ronin added some much needed toughness to the crew for sure

[@fw1421]

What about Battlestar Galactica?

[@deltafenixdelta]

@@fw1421 you recomend it?

[@cammieklund]

Omg, I miss Stargate Atlantis soooo much! My favorite show of all times!❤

[@TheRealAlpha2]

When he was describing the advice RDA gave him I could see it in my head like I was there with them. Great impression of him. We need Joe in more stuff.

[@SilverAlaunt]

I just absolutely love how the SG fandom still thrives even years after it aired

[@TCTurner]

I'm 6 episodes from the end of Atlantis again... I miss that series so much, even more so than SG1. Absolutely loved the bond Sheppard and McKay formed over the run. If there is one show I'd want revived, as much as everyone wants Firefly, I'd choose SGA. And find a way to bring back Lt Ford!

[@evansamador5541]

only his sister used to call Rodney *Meredith...lol... its easy to get confused. Sheperd looks still energetic and in good shape.... I wish that him and MacGyver can bring this to live. I like this

[@dogestoevsky2853]

Joe seems like such a cool, down-to-earth earth guy.

[@shraderwizardingbro]

Joe is such a great guy and was such an awesome addition to the stargate fanbase :)..loved em growin up through middle school n high school

[@lilaward9323]

Joe Flanigan is such a Genuine person. I don't see any phoniness in him. I just want to give him a big hug.❤

[@richardwarnock2789]

Nice to see Joe Flanagan talking about Richard Dean Anderson's Gobbillyguke!! Rodney's Transformational success!!!; )

[@luannvondracek439]

Truly enjoyed this interview. I was very happy to hear, toward the end of the interview, that Joe paid David a great complement. Joe said that the cast of "Atlantis" agreed that David was their favorite journalist! The cast enjoyed, and still does, being interviewed by David. That is quite the kudo when the folks that provide us with such entertainment realize and enjoy one particular journalist. Having known David for quite a while now, and being privileged to watch him in action a few times, I thought this compliment was more than deserved and long overdue. Yes, David is a fan too, but he passion, sincerity and professionalism continue to allow us to keep Gating. Again well deserved and many thanks to Joe for bringing this to the "Gating" public.

[@TheJosep70]

McKay says in an episode: "Who do you think I am, McGyver?" Strangely, nobody in this universe thinks O'Neill looks like him...

[@bitharne]

Early in SG-1 they talk about McGuyvering up a solution. Camera held on RDA for a few seconds. Loved it.

[@TCBYEAHCUZ]

@@bitharne episode?

[@abj136]

@@TCBYEAHCUZ During a gate malfunction, Jack and Sam get stranded on a frozen planet. S1 i think.

[@dariuszrutkowski420]

there is a blooper clip of Amanda laughing and she says "im stranded here with McGuyver, McGimmic sometning something ---he could build a reactor out of duct tape and gum. look in you tube

[@tyrannicpuppy]

Because O'Neill lacks the epic 80s mullet. It's like Clark Kent's glasses.

[@lilaward9323]

Loved the Stargate Series, especially Stargate Atlantis. Please come back to us. I'm not getting any younger.

[@n07w4tU7hnk]

sam here! 😭

[@mre9593]

when did I know Stargate Atlantis was good? When John Sheppard thew McKay off the second story balcony in "Hide and Seek" LOL I replayed that scene about five times!! :-D and how can we forget the lemon in Sheppard's pocket! :-)

[@channelofmojos2779]

It’s fascinating that RDA gave both of them(Rodney and Shepherd) the same advice and one followed it and the one that didn’t paid for it.

[@elijahtalbott7753]

Who doesn’t love this guy?! I am in the industry but never cared about celebrity. This guy I would buy a beer and say thanks and just be on my way.

[@heliumfreak5364]

I dunno why they canceled Atlantis, the first season and a bit was a little rough in parts but they had really hit their stride with the episodes. Good interesting funny sifi. I wanted to know more about the ancients 😑

[@LokNarash]

If I remember correctly, by the end of SGA, MGM was already in financial trouble, and they could not do two shows at the same time but had probably already started building sets and did their casting for Stargate Universe

[@Seluecus1]

@@LokNarash this is accurate. MGM was in the beginning stages of Bankruptcy. SGU was their last potential hope to balance them out... but people didn't like the dark nature of SGU (even though it was a very nice parallel to SG1 and SGA), which reflected back to MGM as "Well, this won't cut it." and ended going completely bankrupt as SGU S2 was wrapping up.

[@lasarith2]

Joe wanted to buy the series from them to keep it going , they said no .

[@clintonbyers930]

ya why can't atlantis have had 10 seasons? wtf

[@DrZaius3141]

@@clintonbyers930 Whenever I rewatch the entire thing, I usually stop with SG-1, because the later episodes just don't cut it for me. Atlantis works from start to finish. It can ruin a lot to overstay your welcome.

[@ShepardCZ]

His beard says 60 years, the rest says 40 years (idk if his hair is dyed). And he is 53, so that kinda fits.

[@jamesh8862]

The temples always go first. Of course it's dyed.

[@Amunra861]

@@jamesh8862 Idk where you get your info from, but my hair on my head is still black as when i was in my teens, but my goatee has about 50-60 hairs of grey in it. And no I don't dye my hair.

[@noizW]

I'm 40 and my beard starts turning grey/white like his... I hate it.

[@festro1000]

He still looks and sounds like John Sheppard, Still have a crush on the guy.

[@CountryandIrishFan]

Really enjoying all these interviews

[@GateWorldDotNet]

Glad to hear it! We're still working on other, regular Stargate content for the channel as well. But Dial the Gate has a regular weekly interview schedule, so it's tough to keep up with David's output! You'll see interview clips here on a weekly basis.

[@jamesfcarlton6890]

@@GateWorldDotNet *Thanks **#Darren** for that info.*

[@IanB1015]

SG1 and Atlantis will forever remain my favorite and also timeless.

[@sophielarribaud8222]

The same ❤️

[@mulderx2525]

sg1 et atlantis ont toujours, pour moi, fait parties de ces series qui te donnent l impression de les vivre avec eux au moment ou tu les regarde. qui te font sentir que ce sont des amis que tu rejoint dans la galaxie. et l alchimie que tu sens entre les acteurs/personnages est palpable et communicative.tu est triste avec eux,joyeux avec eux. merci ,merci aux acteurs formidables qui ont su embellir un peu nos vies avec ces series qui nous manquent tant. mon seul regret est de ne pas pouvoir les remercier de vive voix. faites que stargate de disparaisse pas.

[@EzPuppy]

Great Q & A 👍. Joe Flanigan is the Best Actor, host and entertainer! Come on Amazon bring back Joe Flanigan in a new project! Stargate❤👍👍👍👍👍✌

[@3Ebo3]

everytime i see or hear somehting from the past about stargate i feel like iam missing this sooo much. especially how they left us with star gate universe

[@The_Flamekeepers]

So happy to see Joe and David Hewlett on See season 2 with Jason Momoa

[@sharonhenderson8956]

I miss Sheppard (Actor John Flanagan) and his Team Teyla, Rodney n Ronan, and the Wraiths "Todd n Steve" particularly. Stargate Atlantis needed 3 or more Seasons to come full circle for me, even though it did ended. Great Actor✨s and like to see a Re-union "please" of the STARGATE Franchise into a Major Movie film. Soon.

[@darksidemachining]

Weir stated Rodney destroyed 3/4’s and he corrected her and said it was closer to 5/6’s but that it was not an exact science. Hope there is something in the pipeline for the franchise.

[@chilliinsanity6898]

If RDA did cameo he could single-handedly raise enough money for sea shepherd to continue.

[@molek5823]

I'm currently rewatching SG-1 and Atlantis for the umpteenth time and still enjoy it so much!

[@rebeccaanderson4728]

I so miss stargate atlantis. Best one the of stargate series.

[@sallykite2935]

I've watched the series at least 3 times. I love Stargate Atlantis and SG-1.

[@CarcPazu]

Damn, I miss Sheppard! I always loved his nonchalant demeanor.

[@CIAG4PNP]

Note to self: if I ever want to be an actor, list place of birth as Canada 🇨🇦 🤣😂👍

[@jacoblaughbon3323]

Especially if you want to be a sci-fi actor. Canada makes some sweet sci-fi.

[@CIAG4PNP]

@@jacoblaughbon3323 100% agree ! Love all the Canadian scifi movies they make!

[@sheevpalpatine2128]

@@jacoblaughbon3323 also acclaimed procedural cop shows like cardinal, historical ones like frontier

[@sheevpalpatine2128]

But ya we had scifi on lock every plantet out of the stargate had mountains and forests lol

[@schwartzy65]

@@sheevpalpatine2128 it was also explained in stargate.. ancients made planets suitabke for human life similar to earth since humans came from earth

[@aniblair9650]

And he was SO freaking good at it! I LOVE Rodney!

[@jmfowler9062]

I could listen to Joe Flannigan talk all day

[@sakurablue1071]

gawd, THANK YOU for sharing this! i LOVE SGA, i LOVE John Sheppard, and i LOVE Joe Flanigan. so, again, THANK YOU so much!!! XDDD

[@georgianaolinzock4168]

I adore this man and totally loved the show...have watched the whole series 4 times and will watch it again... I want it back!!!

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Just more SG1 and more SGA, that's what we need. Dont continue with the other Trash, dont continue with the completly wrong way, including Sex Sells and so much more Mistakes. Dont fix what isnt broken!! Just give us more SG1 and SGA! The Wraith-Storyline and the Gate-Disclosure-Storyline are the Only ones anyway that 'need' to be finished!!

[@user-xk8wp4bg3x]

You can always tell someone's not from Toronto by the way they say "Toronto". 😛

[@ALscience]

Yep. lol Tor..ron..to. 😆 We just say Tronno.

[@MisterSixty]

New series movies, I'm so ready!

[@Jessica-ue8st]

I so love the whole thing of Stargate Atlantis. And my son is well that has autism. Joe Flanagan and David Hewitt are the most funniest people ever. I hope they make another series.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 especially with them in it.

[@weemt07biker74]

Stargate Atlantis, one of my fave shows ever, have the box set, what a cast!!!! Loved SG1 as well.

[@TheG7314]

Joe is such a great dude and his acting was superb in atlantis.

[@willowbark5649]

This was great! Thanks sooo much!! I miss Stargate even more now!! 😭

[@fred306801]

When the show ended or got canceled, and was replaced with wrestling, I cut the cord. Every now and then I will watch a episode on line. I really liked SGA, and some episodes were really good. One of my favorites episodes, Duet, sea 2 episode 4.

[@MarieLineGabriele]

it hurts how much i miss this franchise and those guys, thanks you for this interview

[@snakelancerhaven]

I don't even know what to say, seeing my favourite characters in these interviews is just so dope, keep up the interviews my man!

[@corvussauron3538]

THANKS FOR MAKING THESE VIDEOS MAN. He's a great actor, they all are, I wish I could tell them in person.

[@karolhancock8097]

Atlantis is my favorite, I am in my 18th time of watching the whole series of Atlantis. Joe is fantastic, he and Rodney are great. Actually, I love all them in Atlantis. God bless and keep them safe.

[@patrickschoolderman2943]

Thanks Joe and David. This was priceless. Hope stargate gets another show. I signed the petion.

[@n07w4tU7hnk]

love JOE! such a great actor and really gets into interviews!

[@Nullafy]

These interviews are really great! Very fun. Thanks!

[@Jay-ru3mu]

He was just as funny as O'Neil

[@joshuamccarroll2188]

Sheppard and McKay are my dynamic duo.

[@mbrando4403]

a 2 hour video of David Hewlett would be better than StarGate Origins

[@thepositivityzombie2633]

Stargate: We don't have the money to blow up a planet. Also Stargate: Blows up the replicator homeworld full on screen, and then again from the Atlantis database. That's TWICE

[@rageagaintstheNWO]

And after that, they haven an episode where everyone is stuck in a room and nothing happens.

[@quinnsinclair7028]

Or course you'll notice that the entirty of that episode outside the one shot of the asuran city, the one shot of the flying city and the scene of the replicators being destroyed, everything took place in preexisting Atlantis sets with pre existing ancient costumes. We all remember the. Intro of the asurans really well but that introductory episode was like a step above a bottle episode. It was a money saver. Most likely for the following episode that did an extensive amount of on location work for Weir's dream sequence episode.

[@javiermontoya8032]

Awesome episode! Thanks for sharing.

[@randypetersen4688]

Before stargate all we had was Highlander.

[@elma-miochs1640]

J'adore cette série de question avec les acteurs ! ❤

[@Akuretarie]

Idem, j'ai relancé SG1.

[@ivo]

Aww you got so teary eyes when he told you they all love you

[@user-kv8vy4fy4h]

love every characters in this show

[@leticiagarcia9025]

Loved this show. I watch a couple of episodes a day.

[@carasmussen27]

great interview. Joe is so nice. I met him and gave him a picture of Mount rainier because he climbed it 14,410 feet

[@quinnfable2694]

I just watched the film and started the series again. What a good show that really spanned my childhood

[@jamesfcarlton6890]

*I had to watch it again **#Darren** after that comment you made to me. Thanks so very much **#GateWorld**. Just wish I could record it with this new iPhone 12 Pro Max for myself at any date. Add it to my collection. Lol* 🤣🤣🤣😂

[@roxiluz8602]

I love all the characters from stargate shows.

[@erikhendrickson59]

LOVE seein' these interviews and it's only better when they're comin out for charity.

[@husker6395]

I didn’t realize he’s going to be on See. That’s awesome. Great show. I look forward to seeing Joe and Jason on screen together again 👍🏻😎

[@rennyzero420]

All of the writing and casting on Stargate is amazing. Daniel 3:25

[@jamesh8862]

It was a huge mistake to cancel Atlantis for Universe. The absolute least MGM could have done for the fans was to give it some sort of conclusion. Doesn't matter if it was a 3/4/5/6 part min-series, the show deserved an on-screen 'ending'.

[@Nain617]

Rodney had so many layers ..I hope John Sheppard and Rodney come back ..i just love everyone ..

[@The_Jupiter2_Mission]

McKay was really just the Dr Smith of Stargate Atlantis. Near every Scifi show since has their comic relief Smith type character.

[@waynester71]

Loved Stargate.. but SA was in many ways, even better.. Every actor and character were excellent.. Rodney ‘of course’ was brilliant..

[@philliplaroche3561]

Joe needs to be in the new stargate if we ever get one Hop it comes out on cable if it does stargate is the best I started at the first episode of sg1 as a kid

[@carasmussen27]

great interview David!!

[@user-vy3du2zr7k]

I can't believe that my childhood hero got soooo old...

[@aarongreenfield9038]

I wouldn't say he got soooo old, the dude's only 53, he's not 83 lol.

[@user-vy3du2zr7k]

@@aarongreenfield9038 In my mind, he was forever locked in late 30s. T T

[@aarongreenfield9038]

@@user-vy3du2zr7k. I think he was about 32~33 when the show started. And around 41 or so when it ended.

[@Incrementium]

Omg I only just worked out from the end card where these clips come from =O I knew the clips were new but didn't realise they had another channel they were on xD

[@naimhammami4590]

Fantastic ! Greatings from Belgium la familia !!

[@danieljackson8776]

I wish Joe had been in a lot more scifi after sga ended. Thanks for the interview and video.

[@Daehawk]

Great stuff. Wish Joe would join David on Twitch for a stream sometime .David is always on there.

[@deadend1041]

That is what I would have said about the show. It's probably my favourite of the stargate franchises and the only 2 characters that could never be replaced were Rodney and John

[@smithcj218]

They should bring the whole cast all back for a Special Limited Run, SG1, Atlantis, Universe, in some Hi Budget mini series to finally and fully complete the SG story arc. It would be amazing.

[@CaelDorman]

Just imagine, though Atlantis left pegasus, they cast a new show set several years later where Atlantis(After a huge international incident because of the city itself) finally with a fairly full population living there, 3 ZPMs, and with the full support of a now public stargate program brings a fleet of BC-304 class ships to help finally wage a real war against the Wraith :D With Brig. General Shepard now in charge.

[@FreddyEnergizer]

Joe looks like a hiker :) love it and he even got exactly the same vest as i have :P

[@cianoaichir2725]

Joe Flanigan, he's one of our own 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪keep it going chief

[@loveearth7681]

BRING BACK SG-1, SG ATLANTIS, SG- UNIVERSE. BEST SYFY EVER PERIOD!

[@pheonixs1358]

@proud 2 B Liberal Universe was also great :)

[@StarWarsomania]

PheOniXs No...it really wasn't. It was marginal at best. There was a reason it was cancelled after barely 2 seasons.

[@pheonixs1358]

@@StarWarsomania I disagree xd

[@coffeebleu6577]

SGU had so much potential... but it ended up being bad. 90% soap opera, 5% maybe-something-fun-is-finally-going-to-happen, and 5% what-got-us-to-fall-in-love-with-stargate-series. I tried to like SGU. Watched all the episodes but aside from the name, it was nothing like the Stargate we've come to know and love. I feel like they tried to be like BSG... but with less action and more blah blah blah.

[@johnmariano47]

I got lost there myself for Meredith same confusion as Joe. In fairness it was probably that just one episode her sister called him that and it has never been teased as much after. Rick had the same advise to David on the plane. David and Joe could have never click any better with their great portrayals. Thanks..

[@mbrando4403]

OMG he was such a TOTAL BAMF on that EP of Metal Hurlant Chronicles. also KOLYA!!!!!!!! (i consider this Shepherd's KHAAAAAAN!!! moment)

[@user-mm6tn1gp4q]

Si debe seguir la serie stargate atlantis con los mismos actores aunque estén viejitos saludos desde Ecuador

[@juliespano5608]

Ditto!!! We need a new series!

[@henricamayo3160]

He'd make an awesone Reed Richards

[@carlseth6048]

I miss these guys.

[@user-mm6tn1gp4q]

Saludos desde Ecuador fatanico de stargate atlantis