so no whining today... or at least in this post... stargate

[loisarah]

I'm watching me some Stargate today... I had a hard time getting into the pilot for Atlantis (which I watched mostly because it seems that it will soon become unavailable on netflix's watch instantly- hopefully they'll work out a new deal and it will reappear in my queue).  I felt lost, so I stopped that and watched the pilot for Stargate SG-1,

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[surreallis]

Well, I watched both Atlantis and SG-1, but couldn't get into the last series. I very much liked SG-1 better. That was my team. It was a team tied to Earth and a lot of it was about going out and exploring new worlds. Atlantis isn't quite like that as it often focuses more on Atlantis itself with some exploring. But to me, personally, Atlantis FEELS like just an offshoot of SG-1, which is the center of the universe. I understand Atlantis fans probably feel differently though, and that's okay.

SG-1 was just all about the team love. I loved each member, and they loved each other in a way that was just awesome to me. And I found the eps very funny, sometimes touching and just plainly entertaining in a fantasy-based way. It should be said, the first 4 seasons are probably the best, then it starts getting a bit old. I did feel like the last season (10) got suddenly much better again, but too little too late as it was cancelled.

[loisarah]

I'm wondering if I will like Atlantis better because it's sometimes easier for me to get into a whole new universe like taht... the only Trek I really liked was DS9 and my limited SG experience kind of reminds me of the difference between that show and the other Treks.

Are all the SG-1 movies after the end of the series? It looks like there's at least two of those.

Atlantis is gone from watch instantly so I will be watching SG-1 for awhle now instead. I'm sure I'll have more opinions soon. ;)

[tristen84]

Well, I was going to recommend watching a few seasons of SG-1 before starting on SGA, but it looks like you're already getting into SGA, so never mind! ;o)

I love both shows. I agree with surreallis that the first four seasons of SG-1 are probably the best. The team dynamic in those seasons is wonderful and there's a lot of team love. I stopped watching the show halfway through season 9 though, because the team (literally) wasn't the same anymore and there was a new enemy that I didn't really like. It just didn't feel like my show anymore.

Atlantis, on the other hand, I adored until the very end. This was my TEAM, moreso than the SG-1 team was. While I really liked Jack O'Neill, I loved John Sheppard, because he seemed even more protective of his team than O'Neill and there was a certain vulnerability about him (yes, me and vulnerable characters.. ;o)) that O'Neill often lacked.

So while I loved both shows, it's SGA I truly fell in love with and became really obsessive about.

[loisarah]

I'm not surprised you like Sheppard better than O'Neill. ;)

I haven't seen much of the enemies on SG-1 yet, but the Wraith? Pretty terrifying.