I knew the Knight Foundation was real! Oh, how the kids in 4th grade used to tease me when I said I wanted to go work for them...
on KR it was called FLAG -- the Foundation For Law and Government. you misunderstanding that was why they teased you.
Actually, that's wrong. The Knight Foundation was founded by Wilton Knight, and did a variety of things. FLAG was just one particular group within the Knight Foundation, and that particular group was what Knight Rider focused on. This was made clear in the pilot episode.
Don S Davis died last year
Ah that explains why Carter's ship was called the Hammond.
This was explained in the last episode of Atlantis. Carter was given command of the newest BC-304, the Phoenix. In an alternate timeline (see "The Last Man, Atlantis season 4 cliffhanger), it kept this name. That was the last anyone had heard of the ship until the last episode of Atlantis. Carter mentioned to Sheppard that she was being given command of the new ship, he said "the Phoenix?" Then she said "It's being renamed to the George Hammond." Then Sheppard said "Ah, I heard about that." Then Carter said "Yeah, heart attack. He was off-world at the time. He was a great man." So basically, they made Hammond meet the same fate (off-screen) as his actor, and then dedicated the episode (and the new ship) to him. I thought it was very touching myself.
I watched my DVR'd copy last night and was immensely grateful for the "30-second skip" feature.
However...I have to ask. I saw about three minutes of clips with Lou Diamond Phillips when they were on the base. They plastered his name *all over* the ads for that show. I wouldn't call myself a fan, but I do consider him an "B-Level" actor easily. He's always done solid acting and reminds me of a younger Edward J. Olmos and would be a good "anchor" actor for the show.
Did I miss something? I didn't see him make it onto the ship? Did the actor have a falling out with the producers and get edited from the show or something?
-JJS
He did not. I missed it the first time too, but upon re-watching it (torrent rather than commercial ridden broadcast this time), I saw what became of him. He hopped into a 302 and took off to defend the base from the gliders. He ended up landing on the Hammond and going back to Earth when the planet blew up. He is intended to be a recurring character, who will make appearances when they "travel" back to the SGC via the ancient long range communication device.
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