ok, let's be fair on the "it's not stargate anymore" issue. from a certain perspective, they're quite right, it's not. what
we've got here ("is a failure to communicate!" --sorry, i couldn't pass up a cool hand luke reference) is a long-running
franachise that's been, oh, let's say piers anthony for fifteen years, and suddenly decided to give the arthur c. clarke
style a try. on one hand, this is very daring and admirable. i'm always for more realism and hard science where
possible. but, on the other hand, for many long-term fans, one can't overlook that the change is going to be unsettling at
best, jarring at worst.
dunno if others feel the same about this, or have even given it any thought, but i've always looked at stargate stuff (all
inclusive, except for sg:u) as pulpish, serialized science fantasy, no different than the stuff they used to show
episodically in theaters every saturday before the main flick (the phantom, tarzan, buck rogers, the shadow, etc),
differentiated only by a more modern budget and props. heck, half the time you could see the cast giggling or rolling
their eyes at the silliness of some things they were having to keep a straight face over. and sure, that's a lot of fun.
sg:u, on the other hand, reminds me more of a space opera-ish sci-fi novel put to screen, and i really hope they don't
lose that. definitely needs a little bit of polish on the writing and character development (after all, it's not a lot of fun if
we can't find any characters worth liking, or that we can relate to), but there's hope for that. as long as they don't
backslide and fall into old habits, i think time will heal the divisions in the fandom.
oh, my. i looked at that line and initially misread it. thought it said, "let some fresh blood flow." what's even funnier is
that my first thought was, "ah, good. a fellow republican!" 🙂
tee hee hee. i slay me.
lol
we've got here ("is a failure to communicate!" --sorry, i couldn't pass up a cool hand luke reference) is a long-running
franachise that's been, oh, let's say piers anthony for fifteen years, and suddenly decided to give the arthur c. clarke
style a try. on one hand, this is very daring and admirable. i'm always for more realism and hard science where
possible. but, on the other hand, for many long-term fans, one can't overlook that the change is going to be unsettling at
best, jarring at worst.
dunno if others feel the same about this, or have even given it any thought, but i've always looked at stargate stuff (all
inclusive, except for sg:u) as pulpish, serialized science fantasy, no different than the stuff they used to show
episodically in theaters every saturday before the main flick (the phantom, tarzan, buck rogers, the shadow, etc),
differentiated only by a more modern budget and props. heck, half the time you could see the cast giggling or rolling
their eyes at the silliness of some things they were having to keep a straight face over. and sure, that's a lot of fun.
sg:u, on the other hand, reminds me more of a space opera-ish sci-fi novel put to screen, and i really hope they don't
lose that. definitely needs a little bit of polish on the writing and character development (after all, it's not a lot of fun if
we can't find any characters worth liking, or that we can relate to), but there's hope for that. as long as they don't
backslide and fall into old habits, i think time will heal the divisions in the fandom.
oh, my. i looked at that line and initially misread it. thought it said, "let some fresh blood flow." what's even funnier is
that my first thought was, "ah, good. a fellow republican!" 🙂
tee hee hee. i slay me.
lol
