David Hewlett’s Audition as MckAI

By W. R. Miller on September 9, 2021

From The Companion, a website devoted to Stargate and other science-fiction enterprises:

Can an A.I. Write a Stargate Script?

Join David Hewlett for a World First A.I. Experiment

On Saturday 11th September at 1 pm, PT / 9 pm GMT join Stargate series co-creator Brad Wright, A.I. Lead Advocate at Google, Laurence Moroney, and Stargate Atlantis star and tech evangelist David Hewlett for a Stargate world first in an exclusive video livestream.

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Brad Wright made this announcement on Twitter:

September 2, 2021

Stargate Fans! Tune in next Saturday, the 11th of September on @TheCompanionApp for an update on the #Stargate A.I. script + Q&A with myself and Google's Lead A.I. Advocate, the far far smarter than me @lmoroney

To attend, sign up for a free trial here: https://t.co/ZDT3dUhZwa

— Brad Wright (@bradtravelers) September 2, 2021

Then came a response from David Hewlett:

September 4

A little audition for you @bradtravelers and the folks @TheCompanionApp …get your people to call my people and we'll do lunch about Stargate #MckAI, yes? https://t.co/ylSfCKg6mi pic.twitter.com/zB2RiVmq73

— David Hewlett (@dhewlett) September 4, 2021

To which Brad Wright responded:

An excellent first effort! https://t.co/PtIiHQZKkW

— Brad Wright (@bradtravelers) September 4, 2021

September 5

Followed by another audition:

Hey @bradtravelers…me again, wanted to demonstrate my acting range for your new Stargate #MacAI role…too long for Twitter so 2 parts…look forward to hearing from you! https://t.co/ylSfCKg6mi pic.twitter.com/zbR1lEOYpC

— David Hewlett (@dhewlett) September 5, 2021

And another:

September 5

And my very musical Stargate #mckAI part 2 audition for you… https://t.co/VWACqdpunP pic.twitter.com/nBQZbRWbfq

— David Hewlett (@dhewlett) September 5, 2021

And Brad Wright responded:

September 7

How can I say no? @dhewlett… you’re in!

Join us on @thecompanionapp on Saturday for a #Stargate AI Q&A livestream and a world-first experiment where you’ll hear the first lines written by McK-AI read by David Hewlett himself!

Sign up for free here: https://t.co/ZDT3dUhZwa

— Brad Wright (@bradtravelers) September 7, 2021

And David Hewlett replied:

I just knew it! 😉 So looking forward to geeking out about A.I. & #Stargate with you & @lmoroney and all my fellow nerds (who can join us free here: https://t.co/5PpaaGgd64 ) I guess I don’t need to send you this last audition then..? https://t.co/pUbHIpJ3mP pic.twitter.com/4TuqmDiqhH

— David Hewlett (@dhewlett) September 7, 2021

Adding this announcement:

September 9, 2021

Last chance to join me, Saturday 1pm PT @bradtravelers + @lmoroney on @TheCompanionApp for a galactic first reading of a New AI created #Stargate Script!
And if you’re as cheap as I am, you can watch with my free trial right here: https://t.co/5PpaaGgd64 #SGAI #MckAI pic.twitter.com/VlnT4Rosew

— David Hewlett (@dhewlett) September 9, 2021

It’s the 21st century way for actors to win roles!

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