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skroberts...begin rant...
I think.... I'm getting fed up with SG-1. I *love* the show desperately, or I wouldn't have spent the last 7 or so years of my life sharing the lives of the characters. But I think it's time the show should end. Like, now. The main reason I watch is for Jack, and though I do like when other characters have their moments, the show isn't going to mean as much to me without Jack. All the Jack Lists talk about is how he hasn't really been treated fairly the past few seasons, and while mostly agree, I'm sick of hearing about it. I'm sick of people not being happy enough with what is there. And I'm sick of all the fic writers whumping the poor man into nothingness. I haven't read a fic I really liked in I can't remember. I'm seriously considering getting off all my Jack Lists because of it all.
I respect that RDA wants to be there for Wylie, in fact, I love him even more for it. But if in doing so, Jack has virtually disappeared, it's time for the show to end, in my opinion. But no. The Powers That Be are going to keep it going for however long. And while I'll continue to watch until the very end and have my heart break whenever it finally does end, it's not going to give me as much joy as new episodes used to. My only saving grace is that I have my roommate and LJ people to still squee over old and new things. :)
The one good thing in all this, for me at least? Stargate Atlantis. If SG-1 were to go at the end of this season, I would survive as long as Atlantis stayed around at least half as long. I'm having way more fun right now with it than its predecessor...
I think.... I'm getting fed up with SG-1. I *love* the show desperately, or I wouldn't have spent the last 7 or so years of my life sharing the lives of the characters. But I think it's time the show should end. Like, now. The main reason I watch is for Jack, and though I do like when other characters have their moments, the show isn't going to mean as much to me without Jack. All the Jack Lists talk about is how he hasn't really been treated fairly the past few seasons, and while mostly agree, I'm sick of hearing about it. I'm sick of people not being happy enough with what is there. And I'm sick of all the fic writers whumping the poor man into nothingness. I haven't read a fic I really liked in I can't remember. I'm seriously considering getting off all my Jack Lists because of it all.
I respect that RDA wants to be there for Wylie, in fact, I love him even more for it. But if in doing so, Jack has virtually disappeared, it's time for the show to end, in my opinion. But no. The Powers That Be are going to keep it going for however long. And while I'll continue to watch until the very end and have my heart break whenever it finally does end, it's not going to give me as much joy as new episodes used to. My only saving grace is that I have my roommate and LJ people to still squee over old and new things. :)
The one good thing in all this, for me at least? Stargate Atlantis. If SG-1 were to go at the end of this season, I would survive as long as Atlantis stayed around at least half as long. I'm having way more fun right now with it than its predecessor...
Whoa... sorry about the length. :/
Date: February 20th, 2005 09:35 pm (UTC)You know, this is really strange for me, mostly since I’ve had seven or so seasons compressed into… wait… how many months? I can’t remember, but you probably know… three or four months, or thereabouts. Anyway.
I can see how you’d have a problem with them phasing Jack out. I have a problem with them phasing Jack out. But… even if Jack is no longer a part of the show, I’ll continue watching. Because I love this universe. I mean, after all, although I was seriously peeved when Daniel went all glowy-squid on us for a year, I grew to love Jonas. And the eps were just as good. Writing, directing, none of that changed when Michael Shanks was no longer a regular.
I haven’t noticed a decline in the acting or the directing or the super-nifty-cool visuals of the show so far. In fact, two of the episodes I’ve actually seen of season eight [remember, I’ve seen maybe… two? three?... of the ones that aired before the mid-season break] were totally mindblowingly awesome and will bear repeat viewings [“Citizen Joe” and “Prometheus Unbound,” I’m looking at you!] and possibly will be added to my short list of Best Stargate Eps Ever. And I have strict criteria. I’m rather picky.
Many of my favorite shows had long since jumped the shark by their last season. [Well, DS9 stayed good, but TNG, ENT, various WB shows, Early Edition, so on and so forth—they definitely jumped the shark big time.] SG-1 so far has shown no ominous signs of shark-jumpage. And we still have at least Season 9 to go.
So I shall cross my fingers and hope for the best, SG-1-wise. And if it does all go horribly wrong [knock-on-wood it won’t] I will always have Atlantis to fall back on.
*hug-tackles roomie back*