David Nykl

David Nykl: (On his favorite moment of season 4 of Stargate Atlantis) Oh, there's been several. There've been some really fun episodes, not the least of which was "Adrift," which just aired recently. That was a lot of fun shooting that space stuff and all the green screen stuff. The astronaut outfits were phenomenal for that, made by our set dec[oration] shop. The realism in them was fantastic. Also, all the stuff was found on the Internet. In terms of plans for the astronaut's outfits. It was really quite cool. Right down to the details of the wording on the chest being written backwards so you could flip a little mirror on the top of your glove and read the controls on your chest.

David Nykl: (On the possibility of cancellation of Stargate Atlantis) Yeah, it is similar in that an actor's daily bread is uncertainty. Really, we have to remember that we're in the lucky minority, us Stargate people, to be working as regularly. Even the four seasons that have been around so far. Now, of course, we're all optimistic and looking forward to a Season Five, but there are no promises. There are no guarantees. We carry on and there are contingency plans, and plans B's and C's and D's. I'm speaking for myself of course, in my head, but I think other actors have a similar trepidation. "What will happen if we don't go back?"

David Nykl: (On the difference between Zelenka and himself)That's an interesting question. It's obvious that there's a link because it's the same person, right? You are using characteristics that are your own. But you're obviously playing a character. So you're leaning on things that you don't necessarily, maybe, do in real life. Radek Zelenka's a scientist. He's much more careful. He tends to worry about things more than I do, tends to be much more precise about things than I do. The distinction is character-based. He's much more of a scientific mind than I think I would consider myself to be. By scientific mind, I mean the scientific approach to things. The precision, the care, the attention to detail, that sort of thing.