Nicholas Rush
Nicholas Rush | |
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Stargate Command Scientist personnel | |
Family | Gloria Rush (wife, deceased) |
Dr. Nicholas Rush is a fictional character in the 2010 Canadian-American
Rush is a
in 2009.Character arc
In "Air", Rush is revealed to have come from a poor background. His father worked at the shipyards in Glasgow, Great Britain. He studied at Oxford University whilst working two jobs. As a result, he believes he has earned the right to give orders to others without being questioned.[1] In the episode "Human", Rush is seen in his flashbacks as giving a lecture at a university, and at least two people have characteristic "Cal" clothes, suggesting that he was teaching at University of California, Berkeley.
Rush is an expert in
During an attack on the base, Rush and
In "Subversion", Rush suspects Colonel Telford of being a spy for the
In "Pathogen", Rush deduces that Chloe, who has been blacking out and reappearing in a trance, has been infected by a pathogen introduced by the aliens who captured both of them in "Space". He comes up with an idea to use the Ancient repository chair to cure Chloe of the pathogen. After Rush is pressed by Chloe after the treatment, he admits that he knows that she wasn't cured. Rush intends to use Chloe's advanced intelligence while in her trance state to help him solve his equations, while disregarding the danger she may pose.
Conceptual history
Conception and casting
"I do get drawn to these outside-the-box type characters. People that don't really fit in, that have their own kind of world going on in their head the whole time. I enjoy characters like that, I enjoy playing people like that and Rush is certainly like that." |
— Robert Carlyle talking about why he chose the role.[4] |
Before being contacted by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, Robert Carlyle had watched the original feature film, Stargate (1994) and had been aware of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. He was sent around 200 episodes of the franchise,[5] concluding that he was "more impressed by SG-1 than Atlantis", but felt the producers had "something."
While at first reluctant because it was different from his earlier work, he had no negative views of science fiction and was a fan of Star Trek: The Original Series when he was a child.[6]
Carlyle was then again contacted by Wright and Cooper, the first thing Carlyle said to them was "Guys, I'm really flattered, but why do you want me to do this?", the two replied laughing, saying "Well, what do you mean?" Carlyle replied "My style is not what you’ve been doing. I can adapt and I can change and stuff like that, but I don’t think I would necessarily want to specifically for this," further saying he was not in the same mold as Richard Dean Anderson (Jack O'Neill) and Joe Flanigan (John Sheppard). Cooper told him Stargate Universe would become a "very different Stargate", with a new way of telling the stories and a different style, which was one of the reasons for choosing Carlyle for the main role.[7] After the discussion, Wright and Cooper sent Carlyle the script for the pilot episode. Carlyle felt it was a "quite complex" story, which made him interested in the character of Rush.[6]
Development
After finishing casting the character, most of the script work was done by Brad Wright. Robert Carlyle felt the character was so well made, that it had to be something both Wright and Robert C. Cooper had thought about for years. When the script is finished, Carlyle is allowed to rearrange sentences throughout the various scripts. Carlyle called the working relationship between Wright and Cooper, "a wonderful collaborative relationship." When asked if he would return for future seasons, Carlyle replied "I must say that I'm really enjoying this—more than I ever would have believed. So if this character remains interesting to play, then I'll keep doing this until they give me the hook."[5]
Reception
Overall, the character was positively received.
References
- ^ a b Andy Mikita (director); Brad Wright & Robert C. Cooper (writers). "Air". Stargate Universe. Season 1. Episode 1–3. Syfy.
- Life". Stargate Universe. Season 1. Episode 9. Syfy.
- Justice". Stargate Universe. Season 1. Episode 10. Syfy.
- ^ Shaw, Susan (2 October 2009). "Deep space, deeper issues appeal to Scottish actor". Toronto Star. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ a b Falconer, Robert (29 September 2009). "Exclusive: Robert Carlyle on Stargate Universe". CinemaSpy. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ a b Wright, Blake (1 October 2009). "Exclusive: Stargate Universe's Robert Carlyle & Ming-Na". CoomingSoon.net. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- The Press and Journal. 1 October 2009. Archived from the originalon 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ Hale, Mike (1 October 2009). "Extensive Portal-Hopping Out on the Final Frontier". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ Weiss, Joanna (1 October 2009). "'Stargate' mysteries play like a 'Lost' in space". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- About.com. Archived from the originalon 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ "Stargate's genius loner". The Straits Times. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.