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[dtissagirl]

Basically, my life revolves around Stargate.

1. Watched about 3 seconds of the Oscars last night to confirm I can't look at Ellen without wanting to kill myself, so I settled for a rerun of The Fifth Element while my father rambled about Australopithecus and how he likes the Precambrian Era A LOT better than anything that came after it and it's my

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[loozy]

It'll take some time to get used to the fact that there is no more O'Neill, but in my very biased opinion, BB manages to fill the shoes quite well... He's different from RDA, so it's kinda like a new and fresh breeze... :D

[dtissagirl]

Oh, I'll get to it eventually, but right now I'd rather rewatch the earlier seasons... I'm not ready to not have Jack around all the time. :)

[loozy]

You do that...

But I'm already very curious as to what you think of Cameron Mitchell... Apparently a lot of those who loved Jack were a bit annoyed with him... Personally, I can't really judge because the episodes that I watched with Jack I can count on my two hands, and I don't care much for him... But I liked the dynamic very much, and the change was palpable...

Anyways... Uhm... Yeah... *blush*

[dtissagirl]

I don't think it's possible for me to NOT like a character played by Ben, so there's that. But I'm gonna have to try and and not make any sort of comparisons, because I am crazy in love with Jack. I like the idea of watching S9-S10 as if it were an spin-off, so I'm thinking I'll keep that in mind also.

[sal101010]

Heeee! Addict!! I think you've reached appropriate proportions now. S9 is difficult and I think it took me the entire season to like Cam - and the Jack-missage never goes away. But in my opinion S10 is better so there is something to look forward to - Claudia maybe.

I'm so glad your love of SG-1 has surpassed SGA and I think you've totally hit the nail on the head as to why SGA pales in comparison.

Defintely don't shut up about it. There's not many people on my flist who enjoy Stargate as much as me so it's nice to get some company!

[dtissagirl]

Ha! SO completely addicted! :)

I kind of want to wait and see if RDA will sign up for the movies so I can watch the last 2 seasons, you know? 'Cause if he's in the movies at least I'll have something to look forward to -- even knowing he shows up every now and then at the show, I want more. *g*

I think you've totally hit the nail on the head as to why SGA pales in comparison.

Yep. It really does. I mean, SGA is all pretty and shiny but in comparison, the characters are VERY VERY bland. It's surprising actually, considering they have the same writers... how can they write character development for one show but not the other? It boggles the mind.

[_jems_]

I may not respond to your Stargate squee because I have nothing whatsoever to contribute, but I enjoy reading about it anyway. It's always fun to see someone enjoying something new and shiny. =)

[dtissagirl]

Hee. I'm glad my antics are at least amusing for the non-Stargate fans. I'm having a blast -- especially considering there are A BILLION TRILLION fics I can now read. :)

[dtissagirl]

Well, the first season is VERY preachy... but they get over it in the latter seasons. I mean, Daniel Jackson never completely stops the preachiness, but he's pretty so you forgive him for it. *g*

[madkrazyghetto]

(Someone linked me here because they thought your Stargate rambling would amuse; I'm not some crazy.)

I completely agree. With everything. This feels like I pulled it out of my own journal, and all my friends are like "would you stop talking about how awesome Stargate is, because we are sycophants who do not watch and also hate you."

I was hesitant about season 9, because as much as I adore Ben Browder, he was not Jack. But then I completely fell head over heels with Cameron. It's kinda like a new show, but with most of the same great things you also love about the old show, only... not. That doesn't describe it very well, I know, but just think about it as a new show, that just happens to have some characters you already love. Like a spin-off, only not really, only still better than Atlantis. I love Atlantis, but sometimes it just makes me want to weep in frustration for all that it does not do. And there are people who actually love it... who don't like SG-1. It baffles me. Really

[sinecure]

I was hesitant about season 9, because as much as I adore Ben Browder, he was not Jack. But then I completely fell head over heels with Cameron. It's kinda like a new show, but with most of the same great things you also love about the old show, only... not. That doesn't describe it very well, I know, but just think about it as a new show, that just happens to have some characters you already love. Like a spin-off, only not really, only still better than Atlantis.

Exactly! That's scarily close to how I think about the show these days.

I, too, was hesitant about SG-1 without Jack, but there's immediate character development with Ben Browder's character, so it's easy to get into him as a person and easy to get back into the show on a whole.

To the point where I'm actually so very annoyed at SGA and its complete lack of any sort of meaningful character developmentI never realized how much character development was missing in SGA until you pointed it out, but now that you mention it, I'm smacking my head going, 'duh!'. I think that's a

[dtissagirl]

I think I'm gonna do a second run of the first 8 seasons and then I'll get to S9-S10. I still need more time with the original team, it's been about a month for me, when most people took the actual eight years to watch the show. *g*

I never realized how much character development was missing in SGA until you pointed it out, but now that you mention it, I'm smacking my head going, 'duh!'. I think that's a big reason as to why I never liked it as much as SG-1.

I watched SGA first, and from the start I had some problems with character development -- especially Sheppard and Teyla -- but I figured it was the Gatevere's way/choice to have the plot be more important than character growth. But then I got to SG-1 and all of a sudden I'm bombarded with character depth and a ton and a half of motivation and suddenly I'm wondering why the hell the writers decided to go for mind candy with SGA when they *know* how to write for characters instead of plot alone. It boggles the mind, really.

[sinecure]

Yeah, a second run is always good, especially as quickly as you went through the first 8 seasons. I've had years to watch and re-watch, and I'm still doing that. I don't think I'll ever not like this show. My interest goes up and down at times, but I've always loved it.

I watched SGA first, and from the start I had some problems with character development -- especially Sheppard and Teyla --

I've never liked Teyla, so anything that had to do with her I just tuned out anyway. Really, I just feel like she's a limp, pale version of Sam and Teal'c mixed together. And her crazy!horse!eyes! drive me nuts.

But with Sheppard it is rather annoying. He's without a background, without any depth, and he's basically in the same place he was when the show started.

However, I do think McKay has developed a bit. Starting from his SG-1 days, he's definitely changed. He's getting more annoying, unfortunately, but he has grown slightly braver and less selfish. Sort of.

I am curious to know what you thought of Pete.