World of Warcraft conversation used for “distraction” in Stargate Atlantis episode

I’ve been catching up on Stargate Atlantis Season III DVD and in the episode The Return - Part I there is a scene where Dr. Mckay and Weir need to distract this doctor so McKay can hack into his computer. How do they do it? The doctor claims he’s “Level 75″ in World of Warcraft and had the “beta of the expansion pack” and that’s he’s “trying to increase [his] enchanter skills.”

Besides the fact that the highest level in WoW is 70, the scene is completely implausible and still irresistable. “A true mage speaks his mind.” There’s no way any level 75 character, if there was one, would be duped into thinking Weir was a level 50 character or had ever even played World of Warcraft.

I know, I know, it’s just TV — but funny TV.

If the hounds at MGM wouldn’t come after me for clipping the movie, I’d share it here to watch. Instead, I can only point you to the DVD and say: rent it, buy it, watch it and laugh out loud. The scene is located at 34:00 into the episode and only lasts for a minute or two.

The crew of Stargate Atlantis regularly carry around Tablet PCs and sometimes make other pop culture references so seeing World of Warcraft mentioned by characters isn’t completely out of step. Recently, Second Life was featured as a plotline inside a CSI episode.