You probably did not make it far into season 1 of "Stargate SG-1" then as I assumed. I came in in season 4, with a time-loop episode. I love time-loop episodes and watch them of every series, even if I don't watch anything else. So that was my first and after that I was hooked. This one is very funny. Yes, it is military, but what I liked - at the time, not having been a sci-fi-fan - that it felt realistic. Normal people, with not super futuristic technology. And I liked the balance. Jack was the "shoot first ask questions later" guy but Daniel the civilian always saw the best in people. And how they then argued, and I often could agree with both of their opinions, was well done. And they had great chemistry and good timing in comedic scenes. I liked the allies they made on other planets, the storytelling was a mixture of episode of the week, and longer arcs with guest characters returning so the universe slowly grew. And then they went and changed the whole premise of the show, brought in new actors and I really hated seasons 9 and 10 and was glad when it was over and I did not have to force myself anymore. I did not look at my DVDs or action figures for years, that's how sad I was how divided the fandom was at the end, between old fans who had been in for the whole run and those that came in new with Ben Browder and Claudia Black from "Farscape" (which I really need to watch one day) and claimed it was the best thing they've ever seen.
We could have an expended Stargate universe like the Trek shows but alas, they blew it. Big time.
I did watch "Atlantis" as it was set in the same universe but it never grabbed me the same way (some prefer this show over the other, which personally I cannot understand but then again for a long time I was a bigger "Torchwood" than "Doctor Who" fan), and I only watched a few episodes of "Universe" to see it was not for me. Just because it has the Stargate sticker does not mean I have to force myself to watch it. Life's too short for that, as Richard Dean Anderson once famously put it.
There do seem to be a lot of Stargate fans in the Orville fandom though. I'm not the only one who sees similarities.
Sorry for talking so much but then there are not many people left on LJ to talk to.
Sorry for talking so much but then there are not many people left on LJ to talk to.
I loved reading your comments! I agree, it's sad how most people have left LJ now. That's the main reason I've been so absent from it myself lately. It's nice to have an actual conversation on LJ again!
You probably did not make it far into season 1 of "Stargate SG-1" then as I assumed. I came in in season 4, with a time-loop episode. I love time-loop episodes and watch them of every series, even if I don't watch anything else. So that was my first and after that I was hooked. This one is very funny. Yes, it is military, but what I liked - at the time, not having been a sci-fi-fan - that it felt realistic. Normal people, with not super futuristic technology. And I liked the balance. Jack was the "shoot first ask questions later" guy but Daniel the civilian always saw the best in people. And how they then argued, and I often could agree with both of their opinions, was well done. And they had great chemistry and good timing in comedic scenes. I liked the allies they made on other planets, the storytelling was a mixture of episode of the week, and longer arcs with guest characters returning so the universe slowly grew. And then they went and changed the whole premise of the show, brought in new actors and I really hated seasons 9 and 10 and was glad when it was over and I did not have to force myself anymore. I did not look at my DVDs or action figures for years, that's how sad I was how divided the fandom was at the end, between old fans who had been in for the whole run and those that came in new with Ben Browder and Claudia Black from "Farscape" (which I really need to watch one day) and claimed it was the best thing they've ever seen.
We could have an expended Stargate universe like the Trek shows but alas, they blew it. Big time.
I did watch "Atlantis" as it was set in the same universe but it never grabbed me the same way (some prefer this show over the other, which personally I cannot understand but then again for a long time I was a bigger "Torchwood" than "Doctor Who" fan), and I only watched a few episodes of "Universe" to see it was not for me. Just because it has the Stargate sticker does not mean I have to force myself to watch it. Life's too short for that, as Richard Dean Anderson once famously put it.
There do seem to be a lot of Stargate fans in the Orville fandom though. I'm not the only one who sees similarities.
Sorry for talking so much but then there are not many people left on LJ to talk to.
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I loved reading your comments! I agree, it's sad how most people have left LJ now. That's the main reason I've been so absent from it myself lately. It's nice to have an actual conversation on LJ again!
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