Katie, where did you get the info? Is there an article or interview out there?

Um. Yes? But I've no idea where I would find a cite for the RDA thing now.

The anecdote from MS I can find, since that was recent - it's here. Tiny spoiler for Death Knell and some very speculative talk about what MS would write about were he to write an episode in S8.

_ pure speculation_

Theoretically this is RDA's last season, too. (ETA: It has been claimed and speculated, but I have no firm info)

Of course, inf true, next year they could just write Jack out of the series by having him retire to marry Carter.

This would lead to A.) Happier Carter, B.) Happier Jack. and C.) Jack to connect with Jack 2.0 offscreen, and, most of all, an out for special guest star Jack.

Theoretically this is RDA's last season, too.

Are you guessing that, or is it a casting spoiler?

I know Katie was speculating elsewhere on how that scenario wouldn't work, and I agree with her.

That's why I noted speculation, as I really don't know fact from rumor. I'm not spoiled, but there is a lot of "Well, RDA might not be around."

Pure "If he doesn't come back, they could..."

Last I heard, Don Davis wasn't coming back next season, which leaves General Hammond's position at the SGC open. It's time Jack got a promotion, don't you think? It would mean he'd be able to keep up his reduced filming schedule, but be less obviously there only half the time.

Casting spoilers for next year: RDA is signed for S8 at the same time commitment as this year, as are all of the other regulars except for Don S. Davis.

I know Katie was speculating elsewhere on how that scenario wouldn't work, and I agree with her.

I mean, TPTB are big into the Jack/Sam, and I pretty much assume that once the characters are in a position where they can act on their feelings they will. (I mean, it's theoretically possible they'll go another way - Sam could meet a nice attainable guy and settle down, leaving Jack to kick himself for the rest of his life - but I doubt it.)

They'll never convince me it'll work long-term, though, not unless they have the Stargate program to connect through. They just don't seem similar enough. Not even recreationally - Sam is canonically kind of an adrenaline junky, whereas Jack is a go-off-alone-in-the-woods-and-fish kind of guy.

If people want to be spoiled Gateworld is the easiest place to start. They're fairly thorough through the end of this season and a few things for the beginning of the next have also come out.

That's why I noted speculation

Ahh, I wasn't sure where the "ifs" went. I thought you were speculating based on that fact, not on that guess.

Jars -- I don't think we have an official spoiler policy for this thread, but I think whitefonting casting like that is safest. I hope they don't go with your suggestion, because that'd remove Jack from the action, and I love that part of him.

They did show Jack and Carter together in that slave camp ep, where they didn't have a Stargate, but even so, it was quite the stressful reaching for comfort situation. If they could date at SG1, I think it'd work best.

And I don't think Jack'd kick himself, exactly, since he knows a) Sam'd be happy (he hasn't minded too much about her other men, but maybe he knew their expiration dates -- hey, maybe that's why he won't date her...) b) he's made choices. He would be very sad, though, and I hope he'd snark at his own expense.

Katie! Thanks for the link!

So, anyone wanna play with Smallville spec?

Someone at work mentioned something about the mysterious and sexy new man in Lana's life. The one who lost both parents and was telling her to push through the pain. Anyhow, I'm hoping that someone is right.

I'm pretty well Smallville unspoiled (because Smallville spoilers slip through my head like water), but the buzz at work was suspecting/speculating we were seeing some early Dark Knight action under an assumed name here, and that would make me very, very happy.

(Plus, what's his ass is kind of cute, and doesn't *seem* evil.)