I mean, I loved Superman Returns and Alien Vs Predator (the first one that is) so hey, what do I know?

I dunno it just seems like the show is so dull and lifeless. RDA gives no personality to the character at all. It’s like he can’t be bothered to do the scene and it shows on screen. The whole thing feels forced.

I’m not trying to screw with ur memories of the show I just can’t see why people think SG1 is good, let alone better than Atlantis.

Little by little later on in the series, it got more and more serialized. Meaning the story carries on fron one episode to the next, like with Sarah Connor Chronicles or Dexter. In my opinion, it’s much harder to make a serial tv series enjoyable (Dexter is a good example of a serial show where the writing is good enough to keep the audience engaged). Most of the time it just gets tedious, like Sarah Connor Chronicles did after a while. I think this is what happened to SG1, the later seasons were purely serial, while the early seasons were episodic. Coupled with the fact that it’s harder by nature to make an enjoyable serial tv series, the villain they got for those later seasons was pretty crappy as well. Put those two things together and it’s recipe for failure. I’m sorry, but the “Ori” spelled the end for SG1. The Goa-uld were the best villains by far. They had cunning, they were sinister, they were easy to hate.

Another good example of how some shows are simply better as episodic shows rather than serial shows is The Unit. The first season was the best, and it was very episodic. The last two seasons, especially the few episodes leading up to and including the finales tried to be more serialised, and that’s when it started to become tedius.

I can’t wait for more SG1 movies, hopefully RDA agrees to be in them. He was the show seemed to capitalize on that, but I personally feel that they underestimate his serious acting. Some of the best moments in SG1 were the times when RDA got real serious with people. Some of the moral arguments Jack and Daniel had were great.

For example, everytime the Stargate activated unexpectedly (at least in the eary seasons) the first thing Hammond would do is 1. Phone the President then 2. Authorise the destruction of the Gate, lol. Predictable.

I just thought Atlantis was a much better show. It felt more exotic, rather than the tedious Earthbased/politics stories of SG1.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion … even if it is wrong.

My sci-fi fix is saddened by the loss.

Hopefully things will begin to turn around, economically, with next year’s congressional elections. ALL MUST GO.