Comments | elgrey: Fingers crossed for Atlantis renewal

elgrey

Fingers crossed for Atlantis renewal

Oct 04, 2007 10:09

If you're an Atlantis fan it definitely feels like sacrificing the vegetable of your choice to the Gods of TV Season Renewal might be a good idea right now. It sounds pretty touch-and-go at the moment if we get a S5 or not, but I'm feeling a bit more optimistic than I was a few days ago ( Read more... )

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foliogal October 4 2007, 12:09:01 UTC

Good morning, darlin'. *g* Lovely rant, hon. You said everything I've had jumbled up in my mind but couldn't put properly into words. SGA was a show that I swore I'd never watch because I was so burned out on SG1 fandom that I just didn't want anything to do with that whole universe any more. But (and how often has this happened to us?) a songvid made me want to see more, and I was absolutely hooked from the first episode ( ... )

ankh_lj October 4 2007, 13:50:14 UTC

I'll keep my fingers crossed. While I don't watch it, I know there are people who love it, people whose jobs depend on it, and for those reasons I'd want it renewed. On a personal level, it would feel wrong not to have an incarnation of Stargate out there.

elgrey October 4 2007, 21:38:30 UTC

That's a good point too. I know I felt as long as 'Angel' was on the air, the Buffy characters were also still out there doing what they do, whereas once 'Angel' ended, we lost the whole 'verse. The same with Stargate. I really want the franchise to stay alive and I love Atlantis as a continuation of SG-1's story as well as in its own right. I would love to see a big crossover movie with all of the cast from both shows.

elgrey October 4 2007, 21:36:20 UTC

I'm just feeling pissy at the moment because of so recently watching on DVD 'Deadwood' (cancelled), 'Magnificent Seven' (cancelled), 'Stargate SG-1' (cancelled) and 'Angel' (cancelled). I was thinking about renting S2 of 'Carnivàle' (cancelled) but what's the point when the story was supposed to take six seasons to tell and they could only film two? And let's not even start on 'Profit' (cancelled), 'Miracles' (cancelled), 'Firefly' (cancelled), 'Dark Angel' (cancelled), and 'American Gothic' (cancelled) which you and I also enjoyed ( ... )

aelfgyfu_mead October 4 2007, 12:54:25 UTC

Yes, Mallozzi seems more optimistic than I'd expected, and I'm very glad to see that. I'm disappointed about some of the cast changes (one in particular), and I wasn't as thrilled by "Adrift" as almost everyone else, but it's still my show, despite my determination that it wouldn't become my show. I still enjoyed SG-1 through the end (and can't wait to see the movies), but as that wound down, I became increasingly attached to SGA. Rodney and Carson are my favorites (yeah, there's some disappointment right there!), but I like all the characters. Of course, now I've been sucked into that fanfic world too....

foliogal October 4 2007, 13:18:40 UTC

**Of course, now I've been sucked into that fanfic world too....**

Yeah, but what a way to go. :)

elgrey October 5 2007, 00:00:22 UTC

I'm glad you're writing SGA fic now as well as SG-1. I think there is something particularly exciting about writing fic for a show that's ongoing with new inspiration for fic ideas turning up with the new episodes. It's not a show I'm fannish about, but I also get the impression it has a huge and thriving fanfic community that is very supportive ( ... )

aelfgyfu_mead October 5 2007, 00:35:40 UTC

Ah, but I always dread that something new will turn up in an episode to make one of my fics wrong or AU!

I'm probably always going to miss Carson (unless they bring him back full time! Go s5!), but yes, I love the other characters, all of them, and I'll keep watching.

I liked the piece on Gateworld.net too.

kaleecat October 8 2007, 11:21:52 UTC

Great on-point rant. The continued slavish devotion to the almighty overnight ratings is ruining network television when it comes to genre or less easily described programming in my opinion. It confuses me no end as to why Fox Network has jumped on the bandwagon with the other networks and no longer gives those programs a chance to grow. I could add a whole lot more shows to your list of canceled-to-soon shows but it all comes down to alienation. The networks are alienating talented craftspeople, potential viewers and generating a lot of resentment ( ... )

elgrey October 24 2007, 10:16:27 UTC

Sorry! I only just saw this. Thank you for answering. I agree completely about the devotion to ratings stifling creativity. I can't even think about the shows that have been lost over the years because there weren't enough people watching them at the time ( ... )