RIP Don S. Davis
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 - 12:04am
Best remembered among genre fans as portraying Colonel/General Hammond in the Stargate franchise. Even though I wasn't the biggest fan of SG1/Atlantis, he always brought a sense of class and down-to-earth gravity to every episode he was in.
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It is a sad day indeed. I truly enjoyed his work in the SG series.
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Really sad. Always enjoyed his work
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AH! Oh no! Not a huge SG1 fan or anything, but I always enjoyed him in anything I saw him in. Wah.
I always thought his character was a bit underused. I mean, I don't think he ever actually went through the Stargate at all, did he*? They should have sent him out at least once, or at least had an episode center around him.
Regardless, a sad day indeed.
*Correct me if I'm wrong on this, of course. My parents are the ones who've watched every episode multiple times, not I.
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He was in failing health for a long time, one of the reasons he left the show. I hope they pay some kind of tribute to him when the new season of Atlantis returns.
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My wife and I are currently watching SG-1 for the first time. We're nearing the end of season 6. So this is terribly sad, even more so considering the timing.
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I'm pretty sure there was one where he fly a deathglider through the SG with Braytac...RIP Don.
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He was brilliant in SG. The show wasn't the same without him. Very sad.
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I always really liked his character in the series. RIP, Don. My thoughts are with his family too, in what is undoubtedly a hard time for them.
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