Dylan Hunt
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Robert Hewitt Wolfe (writer): "[...the arrival of some people called the Magog.] Dylan himself is a veteran of these wars. He has some combat experience, he's a good man, a moral man, a man who always tries to do the right thing, a man who always tries to take the middle road, the good course." (12.04.00 Mothership.com) |
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Robert Hewitt Wolfe (writer): "The character of Dylan Hunt has got a very cool attitude. He knows he is Don Quixote in a way. He knows what he's trying to do is impossible. Dylan is trying to rebuild an intergalactic civilization by getting worlds to join. He's like a door-to-door salesman for civilization. There's a point at which one of the characters says, "We're going to these places where nobody cares, and nobody wants the Commonwealth. We're risking our lives. What's the point?" And what Dylan says is, "We could fail 99 times, and that's not news, because everyone expects us to fail. But when we succeed one time, that's news." That's what I think is really appealing about [Dylan's] character. Even if you told him he was going to lose - Dylan Hunt is the kind of captain who says, "That doesn't matter." (05).00 Crescent Blues #5) |
| Q: How is Dylan Hunt different from the Star Trek Captains? -- Kevin Sorbo: He's different in tone. He wakes up after being asleep for a couple of centuries and discovers the universe he knew is gone. He's determined, a real no-nonsense kind of guy. There is also this insecurity because he has a sense of making things right, but he's not always sure how to go about it. (16.07.00 Fort Worth Star Telegram) |
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Kevin Sorbo: "In modern-day terms, Dylan is like a Navy SEAL in a way, he's a tough guy, he's a fair guy. Crew comes first, his ship comes first, and anybody tries to screw with that, they are in trouble." (09.00 Promo video released to local TV stations) |
| Kevin Sorbo: "This character is flawed, and that makes it interesting for people to watch. There's conflict going on within him, not only dealing with the fact that's lost 300 years of his life in suspended animation, he's got to deal with this whole band of renegades in a way, and deal with what has happened to his past, which is now so far back in the past that he has no ties whatsoever. He is a man that is - this guy is an island, by himself." (10.00 Video interview on Official site, transcript by Slipstream News) |
| Ashley Edward Miller (writer): We've spent
a lot of time shaking Dylan up, kicking his butt and preparing him for
the many un-nice things that are to come. We look at this as something
akin to forging a sword -- and the sword required to restore the Systems
Commonwealth needs to be very freaking sharp. Believe me, we never let
you forget for one minute that Dylan is fighting a constant battle to
keep his crew and his mission on task. But without that battle, how worthwhile
could the mission be? Dylan once said, "Pessimism is not a survival trait." Nice thought -- now he gets to prove it. (01.11.00 Sci-Fi Wire) |
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Keith Hamilton Cobb: "I think Dylan and Tyr balance each other out very well and that's what so interesting to me in the relationship that's growing there. Dylan's extreme morality and ethics and Tyr's pragmatism and force of will make an extremely potent combination if they can ever learn to work together and stay together." (08.12.00 Space.com) |
| Keith Hamilton Cobb: "We have two alpha males on board this ship, and Dylan is the power broker." (02.01 Starlog #283) |
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Kevin Sorbo: "Dylan is a tough guy, a survivor, a leader, someone who's strong-willed but also fair. Dylan is a hero in every sense of the word. <...> A lot has happened to Dylan from the standpoint of having been cheated out of 300 years of his life. He has some issues to deal with. Who is he now? What is his purpose, his prime directive? Dylan lost his family, his fiancee, his crew, everything. What's left for the poor man? He could always find a planet, settle down and become a farmer. There is nothing wrong with that, but he wants to do something more with his life. Dylan still believes in everything that was once important to him. It takes time for his new crew to get behind him and his mission, but by the season finale they are pretty much headed in the same direction." (06.01 TV Zone #139) |
| Kevin Sorbo: "I think what we're missing is to let Dylan pretty much get on with his life. Three hundred and three years have gone by. It's time he got out more. He doesn't need to be like Captain Kirk and get laid every episode, but it would be nice for that to happen every now and then." (08.01 Cult Times #71) |
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Lisa Ryder talked about what she feels is one of her character's primary functions: keeping the ship's Captain on track. "Because Dylan is such a strong-willed person and has such a strong character who has a strong mission, I think the opportunity is there for him to become corrupt or to become a bit of a Fascist. For all his super purpose, Dylan is human and 'power corrupts', and though he has a worthwhile mission, it's important how he goes about it. I think Beka could serve a bigger part in keeping him real. Beka is the female equivalent of Dylan and you need both the feminine and the masculine to make things work." (04.02 Cult Times Special #21) |
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Kevin Sorbo: "Something I really wanted to see, and now it is going to happen, is that Dylan's going to come to the realisation that restoring a million member worlds in three galaxies is a pretty daunting task. He is now going to just help people who need help. He'll let the Commonwealth take care of itself. At the end of Season 2 we get our 50 member worlds which I wanted to start a Charter Membership. A Founding Fathership so to speak. Hopefully the word will spread to other worlds. But Dylan's got this kick-ass ship, and a wild group of pirates going on this wild adventure with him. So let's just go help people and be good Samaritans. In the climate of the world today, I think it's going to be a good move for the show." (18.04.02 Amazon.co.uk) |
| Kevin Sorbo: "On one level, a part of him wants to set a good example. On another, he has the biggest, baddest warship in the known worlds, and he knows it. He's going to do what he wants... and he's not always the best at dealing with the moral ramifications." (06.04.02 Convention in San Francisco, report by Javert Rovinski) |
| Hunt, as Sorbo had hoped has become more unpredictable. "That has definitely happened," he affirms. "We're not making him a loose cannon in any way, but we are loosening up the ties. He is realizing that this is a different universe than the one he came from, so he doesn't have to be the same military guy who always abides by the rules. If he has to break some rules to do what he feels is right, then he'll do it." (05.02 Starlog #298) |
| Kevin Sorbo: Dylan definitely needs a beer buddy. <...> Poor Dylan has no one. He's still a lonely soul in the universe. I so want him to have a friend. (09.02 Cult Times #84) |
| Zack Stentz (writer): [About the weakness of the character] Dylan -- deep, deep down inside, he wishes he had died along with his friends and comrades 300 years ago. Rarely admits this, even to himself. (30.09.02 Slipstream BBS) |
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Kevin Sorbo: "This season you'll see us running into more and more problems with the Commonwealth that Dylan formed, because it's not the Commonwealth that he wanted. It shows you right away all the political crap that goes on. It doesn't matter what country or world or wherever you're from. Politics are always going to be there, and [with] politics comes people's own personal interests. They sort of get in the way of what I thought the Commonwealth was going to be. There's all kinds of corruption. So he becomes disillusioned, and pretty much before the season's over, I think people will see Dylan say, "You know what? Screw the Commonwealth. Let's just go out and do good for people. I don't have time." He's going to become a little bit more impatient. Sarcastic, but in a fun [way]. ... He's going to be, like you said, more of a renegade. He's going to be more of a guy just going to say, "You know what? I got nothing to lose anymore. I've lost everything. Let's just go out and have some fun." (23.10.02 Science Fiction Weekly) |
| Kevin Sorbo: "Overall, he's just becoming more comfortable with his crew. He's able to trust them more. He's going to be taking more risks - he's sort of in a place where he's lost everything anyway. He shouldn't be alive, he shouldn't be here. So he becomes more of a risk-taker and even though the crew is saying, 'We shouldn't do this mission, this is insane,' Dylan will just smile and say, 'Alright.' Then he'll walk out the door and they'll say, "Oh God, we're going to do the mission!' He certainly is not afraid to go where he is not wanted by the bad guys. He's turned himself into that century's Batman. He's got a dark side to him, but he's also got a side to him that says, 'I'm going to do what I can do!' " (06.03 Dreamwatch #105) |
| Regis: Has Captain Hunt saved the universe? -- Kevin Sorbo: He hasn't done a great job. (05.01.04 Live With Regis & Kelly, TV) |
| Matthew McCauley (composer): I think the deep central character that Dylan represents is an important thing that we all relate to. Even though I've been doing this for a while, and I see the show constantly, when we have a moment where Dylan's talking about something, and there's a truth and certain righteousness about his approach, it's really inspiring. You really feel the good, human intention there; it's undeniable. ((06).04 Interview on the Official site) |
| Naomi Janzen (writer): [Seefra system is] the wild, wild west. In fact, Dylan has to bring his sense of order and Commonwealth values to this microcosm. It's just more up close and personal than ever before. Dylan is a man that is tested in new ways. (20.09.04 Official site) |
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