fictional character television series stargate atlantis portrayed scientist czech_republic member original expedition earth ancient city atlantis galaxy expertise ancient technology surpassed shares friendly rivalry planned time appearance season episode thirty minutes followed recurring role scenes leader expedition appeared approximately half season episodes appeared crossover episode project stargate series finale atlantis enemy gate marks appearance portrayal nominated category dramatic series best supporting performance male role stargate careful precise scientist original atlantis expedition scientific decisions equally friendly rivalry frequently appears control room leader atlantis expedition scenes lay episode premise audience key player helping atlantis team stay step ahead bad guys solving scientific felt play second potential actor explained reasonably social skills lot stress lot pressure particularly situations focused determined thing seasons atlantis characters appear stargate crossover episode project appearance early atlantis season episode thirty minutes helps plan free major team including potentially lethal technical problem short collaboration suspicion driving forces finding solution protect city atlantis massive hurricane storm hot zone reveals given gene therapy enable operate ancient technology therapy effect season duet shows world time needs save soldier captured following major dispute experimental ancient power generator trinity apologizes experiment causes death scientist saves certain death later apologizes putting admitting brilliant scientist decent human appears series finale atlantis enemy gate drive sends city atlantis earth seconds conceptual history beginning stargate atlantis producers looking actors play non americans present cooperation different nations groups people alien environment actor mentioned czech canadian background audition russian character season episode thirty minutes producers changed character czech cast impression producer wrote scenes episode suspicion introduced mid finale storm second atlantis episode difficulty laying dangers storm solution quick entertaining manner character opposed introducing character frequently appeared scenes control room leader atlantis expedition given mentioned season finale siege previously unable remember producers chose fairly common czech given input colonel replaced leader atlantis expedition season producers shifted emphasis collaboration interaction carter end run interactions subtle point finish sentences need fewer words expressions portraying recurring character contract knew number episodes character story arc advance appeared approximately half season episodes scenes cut seasons atlantis extra scenes involving shot episodes season fill time scenes cut season episode shrine time constraints credits appear finished episode appearance fluent czech worked stargate atlantis approximately half czech lines scripted english translated half usually included swearing usual czech include normally speaks canadian accent thick czech accent found increasingly hard remember accent went late season episode letters features minute long non subtitled monologue describes city atlantis translated scripted monologue home performed czech day version english initially planned filmed dropped successful end video message care left writers create backstory run mentions having brother sister nephew shown romantic relationship reception informing superiors critical situations earned nickname bad news fans interview referred popular interesting character compared atlantis stargate character bit like cake interviewer mentioned following warm reception fans taken heart viewers looking forward episode saves day instead replied set dynamic earns character sympathy audience portrayal nominated category dramatic series best supporting performance male
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