Affinity - SPOILERS

[Teal'c]

For all the news and spoilers on this episode click HERE (http://www.sg-online.net/vb/showthread.php?t=900) [Not a link to GateWorld, don't get confused :P]

AFFINITY
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WRITTEN BY - Peter DeLuise
DIRECTED BY - Peter DeLuise

http://www.gateworld.net/graphics/clear.gifTeal'c finally moves out of the SGC into his own place, where he has to try and lead a life as a normal human, but soon finds normal human life is not as normal as he had thought...

(Sorry if you consider this advertising, but GateWorld don't have spoilers on it yet, so I figured I'd get the thread going :P)

[Lord Loz]

Sounds very interesting.

Teal'c episodes always rock :D Especially if they squeeze Bra'tac in ;)

[bcmilco]

The part about Teal'c sounds good, but right now it doesn't sound like an A-Plot for an episode of *Stargate*. It sounds more like it should be the B-plot IMO. :S Where the A-plot is alien based.

Some nice low-budget earth-based aliens anyone?

[Freelancer]

ITS ABOUT TIME!!! This episode should be quite amusing. The writers should make at least one funny episode a season.

[Teal'c]

I actually don't see this as being funny, with all the dead bodies showing up and everything :P

[Darren]

Teal'c, I don't mind you advertising your site here at all! Just please don't make your episode post look like the ones Gipsy's been doing that link to GateWorld. Misleading and all ...

[spg_1983]

It seems to me that teal'c moving off base raises some serious security concerns. Nevermind the big gold emblem on his head that he would always have to hide but what about his alien physiology? Even though he no longer has junior he still is an alien I mean if he is walking across the street and gets hit by a truck its gonna raise some serious questions at the hospital why he has a pouch in his abdomen. what about his blood work and stuff? im sure it comes up different than humans. Im just surprised that the SGC could authorize such a potential security breach

[bcmilco]

Cassie lives out in the "real world" She has naquadah in her blood. Plus what about Nyan (sp) the guy from New Ground He can't still be living on base or we should see him from time to time ;) :p

I do agree though they should keep him close to base to minimize the security risk.

[binkpmmc]

This is just my opinion but after reading the spoilers for "Affinity", and since I am tired and just have had it up-to-here with most of the episode spoilers so far, I am disgusted with TPTB in general for taking his show way out of the realm of what Stargate was, and is, IMO, supposed to be about and why I started to watch in the first place. What happened to the actual Stargate - did they take the budget for the Stargate and replace it with the freakin' guest star of the week? or new character of the week? or did the Stargate breakdown somewhere along the way so they can't use it? where the Heck is it?!!)
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As provided the spoilers for "Affinity" sound like crap to me - just my opinion. At this point can't decide if "Affinity" or "Covenant" will be absolutely the worst episodes I have seen of Stargate in 7 years - (there is, of course, always the chance that future Season 8 episodes can also take that title for me - sorry getting sarcastic).
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"Affinity" is another earth-bound episode that revolves around the personal lives of SG1 which plain and simply spells crap to me. Anyway - as I said in earlier posts at the GW Delphi forums I would try and hold out some hope for S8 but as time goes on and the spoilers keep coming my hopes keep diminishing - the only episode that really sounds like Stagate so far is New Order, the rest sound like they are really reaching; but for what, I don't know.
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Sorry - as I said I am tired and snarky all at once but, to me, the spoilers for most of the eight episodes for season 8 we have as of today just are not doing it for me. In light of the "budget" concerns expressed by certain PTB I am not really holding out much hope for the rest of the episodes (I say this partly because we know Robert Picardo will be back for at least 3-4 episodes, Kinsey will be back, Jack will be at the SGC for much of the time RDA is available, Pete will be back, and this Colton guy from "Covenant" will be recurring so I am assuming we will see more earth based episodes, or at least episodes with good chunks of earth based, political stuff, plus that noodnick Pete, and none of this is interesting to me. None of it is really Stargate, IMO.)
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Oh well, I am sure this will be enjoyable to some and I say enjoy and have fun - I am just lamenting that, IMO, one of my favorite shows is going the way of other quality shows that I have liked and perhaps it has overstayed it's welcome for some, like me. 8 years is a long time and maybe the font of what I consider to be truly authentic Stargate stories has dried up, coupled with hands perhaps being tied by budget problems.
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After reading the "Affinity" spoilers - this season could not sound, or be shaping up to be, worse, IMO. I am really sorry to say, that in all honesty and as hard as I tried and wanted to be positive, I have just pretty much lost whatever hope I was trying to hold onto after reading about "Affinity". They are just taking it way to far out of the Stargate realm for me to really be interested at this point except for New Order as of today.

[aAnubiSs]

As a stand alone this could be really good, or really bad.

But I don't like the no. of earth-based and stand alones in s8... International economics sux!

[bcmilco]

Yes I agree it isn't encouraging that they are doing a lot of Earth-based episodes right off the bat this year, I was hoping for more resolution of off-world stories like the Tok'ra and the Jaffa, of which we've seen nothing so far :( but I wont believe they've completely forgotten those storylines until they write the last episode.

Yes, I'm an optimist. :p

[Dibbs7]

"I am definitely writing one episode in Season Eight, and in it you will see someone get married and someone die -- but don't tell anyone!" ("Teal'c" actor Christopher Judge, in an online chat at Wolf Events)

What if this is it? Someone dies and someone gets married. I think it will be sam and Pete who get married, with the girl nex door's boyfriend being the one who dies

[the_fours]

i like the teal'c story but i fear it could become a chimera repeat where in the good story line becomes the b side while the same story takes a side. though it doesnt sound like it at the mo, maybe im just getting paranoid

[Teal'c]

Teal'c, I don't mind you advertising your site here at all! Just please don't make your episode post look like the ones Gipsy's been doing that link to GateWorld. Misleading and all ...

Okies, just clarified that then ;)

As for "where's the Stargate", Sam is questioning having a relationship becaus of her dangerous job. Obviously something trigged this train of thought, and it would really have to have been an offworld incident.

[Teal'c]

"I am definitely writing one episode in Season Eight, and in it you will see someone get married and someone die -- but don't tell anyone!" ("Teal'c" actor Christopher Judge, in an online chat at Wolf Events)

What if this is it? Someone dies and someone gets married. I think it will be sam and Pete who get married, with the girl nex door's boyfriend being the one who dies
Except Peter DeLuise wrote this episode.

[angsty_otaku]

it sounds like an interesting storyline...but it's drawing further and further away from the main part of the show...the stargate :confused: maybe?...i mean sure it's always nice to see some other side of the characters but it shouldn't sway too far away from the original plot of the show. like even in the x-files, even if they did show something about mulder scully or dogget's life, it had some sort of relationship to the x-files...>.< am i making sense? :S

[Catysg1]

It 's about Teal'c and SAM by the way .
I love the Sam character ...and in this episode she is having second thoughts about a relationship outside the SGC .. :D

May be she 'll consider one inside the SGC...in a little while . ;)


I'm glad that Teal'c is looking for a place to live outside the SGC ;)

Caty aka ShipDiva :)

[avatar]

Personally, I think this ep. could either be really good or really bad. I don't mind earthbound eps. as long as that's not all the whole season is comprised of.

I think the Teal'c story sounds interesting, with him having a human love interest and all (never thought they'd do that though). And hey, I'll watch it just because Sam is questioning her relationship with Pete. That little tidbit brightened up my day. :)

Stargate seems to be moving in a different direction for S8, I just hope that direction isn't running off a very large cliff...

[The Kit Kat Lady]

I find it interesting to see that a lot of people tend to think that the episodes don't sound very good, and rubbish them. I might personally think that something doesn't sound that good from the spoilers given, but I have often been surprised that those not sounding too good, actually turn out to be better than I thought, and vice versa for those that sound interesting from spoilers.

I'm just pleased that we got an 8th season. I think this episode has potential - the reason I say that is because I love the way the Teal'c character has changed over the last couple of seasons, and I'm interested to see how he copes being out of the base by himself. Personally, I think that Chris Judge will lap it up.

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[bcmilco]

I agree I think that CJ will do this very well, and it will be interesting to see what he brings to the episode.

But for the most part when I think an episode is going to be good from the spoilers it turns out about like I expected it too.

So I tend to keep my expectations low and hope they'll pull it off better then I think they will. :)

Right now, I think this episode will fall some where on in the middle for me. So I expect it to be below average, and if it turns out better I'm happily surprised. :p :)

[Hatusu]

It seems to me that teal'c moving off base raises some serious security concerns. Nevermind the big gold emblem on his head that he would always have to hide but what about his alien physiology? Even though he no longer has junior he still is an alien I mean if he is walking across the street and gets hit by a truck its gonna raise some serious questions at the hospital why he has a pouch in his abdomen. what about his blood work and stuff? im sure it comes up different than humans. Im just surprised that the SGC could authorize such a potential security breach

Would you really think someone with a gold emblem on his forehead is an alien? I'd just think it was a religous thing. I wouldn't think twice about it. If he was in an accident, and sent to a hospital, that might be a problem, but then I'd go insane if I had to live in an underground base for any length of time.

The character has proven that he can mix with the public fairly well. The possible pitfalls could make for an interesting show...Hey, wasn't that "My favorite Martian"?

[Teal'c]

It seems to me that teal'c moving off base raises some serious security concerns. Nevermind the big gold emblem on his head that he would always have to hide but what about his alien physiology? Even though he no longer has junior he still is an alien I mean if he is walking across the street and gets hit by a truck its gonna raise some serious questions at the hospital why he has a pouch in his abdomen. what about his blood work and stuff? im sure it comes up different than humans. Im just surprised that the SGC could authorize such a potential security breach
What if Sam gets into an accident, or Jack or Cassie, and they find Naquada in their blood? :P

[Vegn]

I think this episode will be cool. I love stories on Teal'c. I think it will be cool to see Teal'c getting a new place. I also would like to know where Sam's relationship with Pete is going. What she's going to decide. I love any stories based on the main characters personal lives and I also love some action episodes too. Season seven did both. That's why it's my favorite. I also think Christopher Judge will do an awesome job with Teal'c in this episode.

[Ace]

What if Sam gets into an accident, or Jack or Cassie, and they find Naquada in their blood? :P

I don't think Jack has Naquada in his blood! Sam and Cassie do, but Jack has never had a symbiote die in him like Sam, and they never explained how Cassie got the Naquada in her blood only that it was there as a trap to blow up the stargate.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Jack doesn't have Naquada in his blood.

[bcmilco]

The guo'ald doesn't have to die in you to get the naquadah in your blood. If that was the case then gou'ald couldn't use hand devices, because as Daniel explained in "Absolute Power" the host has to have naquadah in his/her blood to make it work.

If the gou'ald didn't "release" the naquadah into the blood when they first enter the host they could never use a hand device.

So my guess is that Jack does have naquadah in his blood.

[Ace]

The guo'ald doesn't have to die in you to get the naquadah in your blood. If that was the case then gou'ald couldn't use hand devices, because as Daniel explained in "Absolute Power" the host has to have naquadah in his/her blood to make it work.

If the gou'ald didn't "release" the naquadah into the blood when they first enter the host they could never use a hand device.

So my guess is that Jack does have naquadah in his blood.

Ok...good point! However if the gou'ald left the host and switched to a new body would the host be able to use gou'ald technology. I don't think so! And the fact that Jack has not been shown to use any of the Gou'alds technology and I think, not 100% positive, but I think that I read somewhere that the writers did not want Jack to have the ability to use the technology, if that's the case then Jack doesn't have naquadah in his blood, right?

Ace

[bcmilco]

However if the gou'ald left the host and switched to a new body would the host be able to use gou'ald technology. I don't think so!

Why not? If the guo'ald has to jump hosts' it wouldn't be able to get all the naquadah out of the host before it left, assuming it had that ability. So there would still be naquadah in the host and that's all the host needs to be able to use gou'ald tech.


And the fact that Jack has not been shown to use any of the Gou'alds technology and I think, not 100% positive, but I think that I read somewhere that the writers did not want Jack to have the ability to use the technology, if that's the case then Jack doesn't have naquadah in his blood, right?

No, it means that the writers will never show Jack using gou'ald tech ;)

Besides we all know what Jack thinks of *anything* gou'ald related including the Tok'ra. ;) I could never see him wanting to try to learn to use gou'ald tech, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have the ability.

[Teal'c]

I was just thinking, Teal'c will probably have to have an alias when he moves offbase... who's going for Murray? ;)

[bcmilco]

Of course it's going to be Murray! You doubted that? :p

[Crazedwraith]

Goa'uld have to release naquidah into each of their host blood so thery can use Goa'uld tech such as a hand or healing device.

So Jack properly does have Naquaduah in his blood and COULD use hand devices and such but really doesn't for phycological reasons. Also its props against SGC polocy although Sam can use the Hand Device and Healing device she doesn't carry one around with her on missions does she?

[Nurgle]

I can't wait for the housewarming.... all of Teal'cs Jaffa friends coming round and telling jokes...

[DarkQuee1]

I don't think Jack has Naquada in his blood! Sam and Cassie do, but Jack has never had a symbiote die in him like Sam, and they never explained how Cassie got the Naquada in her blood only that it was there as a trap to blow up the stargate.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Jack doesn't have Naquada in his blood.

Jack should have naquadah because he had a full physical blending with Kanan (or the symbiote could not have either healed him or controlled him). What he doesn't have is the protein marker, because neither symbiote died inside of him.

J.

[SherilynB]

I love Teal'c/Murray out & about in the real world episodes. So while the lack fo alien episodes is disappointing and any reemergence of pete is unpleasant, I am looking forward to this one. If only to see if all the candles make it from his quarters on base and whether he springs for a bed with magic fingers.

SB

[Gategrrl]

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Catysg1]It 's about Teal'c and SAM by the way .QUOTE]


And your point is? :rolleyes: :o
Do we really need another thread in which Sam's love life in an episode is discussed ad infinitum? Sure, Sam is in this show, but I'd rather see discussion about Teal'c, who doesn't get nearly the airtime she does, and at this point, has a lot more to be explored about him.

Don't you think Sam's love life has been focused on too much this past season? Do we really need to see/hear more about it? Supposedly, this is an episode that features Teal'c, with Sam as a B-story. :eek:

It could go the way of Chimera I suppose, with Teal'c being relegated to inconsequentiality while SuperSam saves the day and solves the mystery of who killed the Boyfriend, and Sam once again gets most of the show and glory and story.

Nevermind that I find the story as a whole uninteresting -- I really don't need or want to see a story about Teal'c gettin' it on with a neighbor, and involved in a Murder She Wrote mystery -- hot stuff that he is. But neither do I want to see Sam taking over yet another story that should have nothing to do with her.

But, we'll see.

[GateGipsy]

This is now on the GateWorld website. Thanks to Tealc for keeping us updated (although perhaps in future, without copying my post style :) )

For the full story, click HERE (http://www.gateworld.net/news/episodeupdate.html#newsitem1083466550,2001,)

Teal'c goes home in 'Affinity'
MAY 1, 2004
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The first details on Season Eight's "Affinity" (http://www.gateworld.net/sg1/s8/807.shtml) have arrived! Casting has commenced for the episode, which is set to go before cameras in mid-May. Beware of spoilers in the report below!

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[KatG]

I think this episode has really good potential. It will be interesting to see Teal'c on his own off base. And it will give CJ an opportunity to act. I also like seeing Sam in self-examination mode. Always interesting to see how her mind works. I for one am looking forward to this episode.

[prion]

When I first read spoilers on "Affinity," just words came to mind: Lifetime movie. Yup, it's a soap plot. Beautiful woman, martial arts training, murder, the hero accused of it. Aieee..........

I wanna know how they're going to explain that emblem on his head if he gets dragged in by the cops.

[brihana25]

I wanna know how they're going to explain that emblem on his head if he gets dragged in by the cops.

I want to know how he's going to explain the empty symbiote pouch to his new girlfriend. :rolleyes: How many people do you know with big X-shaped scars on their abdomen?

I think the whole thing sounds a bit... well... stupid.

I adore Teal'c. I do not adore Teal'c jumping into bed with the hot, battered, vulnerable vixen next door. Why can't his next-door-neighbor be a sweet old woman who bakes cookies and gets mugged or something? They could still do the self-defense plot, and the "did Teal'c kill the guy?" plot. All they'd have to leave out is the pointless sex/innuendo.

But then again, this is Stargate Get-You-Some. When was the last time we had any story without pointless sex/innuendo in it?

[Sarcazmo The Clown]

Poor guy...he's literally been living under a rock for 8 years.
I'm glad he's finally getting his own place. It's been a long time promise of the writers to give us a Teal'c Meets World episode. I hope they do a good job.
*crosses fingers*

[tera'ngan]

I am happy to see a little more Teal'c in Season 8. You know, with lines?! Chris is SO underused, IMHO, and whenever they DO write him in he does so well.
I think I disagree with the idea that if it takes place on Earth it's going to be boring and "no good." I LOVED "Point of View," "Foothold" and "Smoke and Mirrors." What about "Changeling" and "1969?" All of those were "earth-bound" and excellent stories. I think the key is that they don't spend the entire season on Earth, and I doubt that will happen . . . ;)

-tera'ngan

[Sarcazmo The Clown]

Murray What, though? Is he gonna have a last name finally or will he be like Jewel or Cher? *scubs image of Teal'c dressed like Cher out of eyes*
Of course, not many people are gonna question it if his name is Teal'c... they'd just think it was some spiritual or aboriginal name his parents came up with. Teal'c does mean "strength", and his Father named him that; so its not like he wouldn't have some excuse as to why he doesn't have the same name as every 20th person in the world.
But that still leaves us without a last name...

[Atum]

This is just my opinion but after reading the spoilers for "Affinity", and since I am tired and just have had it up-to-here with most of the episode spoilers so far, I am disgusted with TPTB in general for taking his show way out of the realm of what Stargate was, and is, IMO, supposed to be about and why I started to watch in the first place. What happened to the actual Stargate - did they take the budget for the Stargate and replace it with the freakin' guest star of the week? or new character of the week? or did the Stargate breakdown somewhere along the way so they can't use it? where the Heck is it?!!)

I share your frustration. Boring...

[Teal'c]

OMG, 2 episodes that don't involve the gate, what will we ever do! :P

[Gategrrl]

OMG, 2 episodes that don't involve the gate, what will we ever do! :P


If you take into account that s7 had about 1/4 of the shows with the gate lacking as a genuine aspect of the storyline, it makes you wonder if they're trying to ditch it as a central story element in total.

So, if there are too many earth based stories, they are changing the basic premise of the series -- which to me has always been, a team of people going through a portal to adventures, or bringing them home. The Stargate is a central item in that premise.

[prion]

The spoilers thus far are disappointing. I knew they'd write earth-bound eps - they're cheaper to do, but it seems whenever Teal'c gets an episode, well, it's got the studly Jaffa and some woman. :S To me, it's definitely a Lifetime movie plot. Been there, done that.

As for Sam talking to Jack about having babies and such, that strikes me as so off. I can see her talking about that with Daniel or Teal'c, who are basically her equals to a degree, but Jack is her superior. I don't see them being that intimate in discussions like that.

Blast the writers for bumping off Janet. A scene with Sam talking to Janet about something like that would have been excellent!

[binkpmmc]

Contains Spoilers for other Season 8 episodes as well as "Affinity"
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Gategrrl said "with the gate lacking as a genuine aspect of the storyline", that is exactly the point - S7 was, IMO, lacking in the Gate aspect, and from the spoilers for the eps so far in S8 it looks to be going in the same general direction (I have been trying, and will try to continue, to hold out hope for the remaining 12 episodes but we now have spoilers for 8 of the 20 eps and except for New Order 1 and 2 and Icon most sound earth based and, at least IMO, several just sound bad, especially "Covenant" and "Affinity", and IMO, "Avatar" doesn't sound to great to me either.) Yes, maybe the Gate will appear for a scene or two in some of the other eps but the general storylines seem to be focused away from the Gate and/or off-world adventure ("Zero Hour" seems SGC focused with Jack and his new aide awaiting the Prez's visit and the Amra delegates on earth but at least SGs 1 and 3 get off-world adventure with BAAL. Maybe some of Tealc's "Avatar" VR scenes will involve the Gate but it seems from the description it will be Anubis' super-soldiers AT the SGC which, as many have said, were not all that "super" they were just a dud/joke in the end.).
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In addition, we have yet to hear anything about the episodes that R. Picardo, R. Cox and D. DeLuise are to be in which, if they hold true to form, will be heavily earth based, and for Picardo and Cox, political, and we have also been told that in order to accomodate RDA's schedule Jack will be on earth at the SGC more, etc., etc., etc., - so it sounds like earth based stories could be a large part of the 12 remaining eps as well. IMO this adds up to boring - especially the political stuff - it's not "The West Wing" and the personal lives stuff.
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IMO, they do seem to be changing the tenor of the show - I started watching a show that had interesting and different adventures off-world and team oriented epsiodes whether they be off-world or focused on earth with the Gate being involved to a degree but at least the team was together, or if separated, working towards the same goal; that is what the show was and, IMO, is supposed to be about - not their personal and love lives - sorry I really don't care about that aspect - this is a sci-fi, off-world adventure series (or was), not "As The World Turns". Let them have their personal and love lives just don't waste screen time on it (my opinion).
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If it's the budget woes resulting from the US dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rate than I say, as I said in a post on the old forum, stop spending money on semi-big name guest stars of the week (or on new "recurring" characters such as this Colson guy from "Covenant") to focus on and use the extra dough to focus on the team (the 4 of them and, when RDA is not available, the 3 of them) - IMO, there do not need to be a lot of huge, expensive explosions or CGI or a lot of name guest stars, so they do not have to expend huge portions of the budget on those items. (I wonder how much a guest star like Devane, Picardo, Blalock or Cox gets in comparison to someone who may not be as well known or have the same kind of resume.) I would like to think that they are still capable of writing off-world adventures for SG1 and/or Gate focused stories and/or team-focused earth stories that may or may not involve the Gate to a large degree that would not cost lots of $$$.
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I say this because we are told many times over by TPTB that the things that raise the costs of the episodes are the huge special effects scenes and the intricate and detailed CGI. They also say location shooting costs extra from the budgets so I say have a few scenes of off-world or location stuff and then focus on the team at the SGC or on earth (e.g Crystal Skull, Foothld, Show and Tell, Matter of Time, 48 Hours, Message In A Bottle, Urgo, Legacy, etc.)
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I readily admit that I don't know how much these eps cost to make in comparison but factoring in what TPTB say about what increases the costs of the eps, and using logic and common sense, it seems to me that eps such as these may not cost as much as say a Heroes or a Lost City (special effects and guest stars), Red Sky, (village set, lots of extras to play the village people, and CGI), Full Circle (building and blowing up the pyramid and lots of extras to play the Abydonians). I am not saying anything about whether they were good or bad epsiodes - they are ones that came to mind as expamles of what TPTB can put together using minimal explosions, minimal to no named guest stars or large groups of extras for the show and have the team be the focus, and IMO, they were pretty good stories with adventure.
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Anyway, I'm sure there will be people who will disagree with all of the above and people who will enjoy the personal lives eps and the earth based eps and the lack of the Stargate as a central part of the stroyline and I say have fun and I hope you enjoy S8.
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I am, as I said, just lamenting the slow demise of one of my favorite adventure shows which is/was(?) a show that really allowed me to disengage from real-life and escape everyday problems. With all of this real-life, personal stuff, love lives, mid-life crisis kind of thing and political stuff they are now bringing into the stories it's getting to be just like a lot of other shows which, IMO, are a dime-a-dozen these days, including Sitcoms (Friends, Frasier - both have their real-life crisis and their personal life issues just as SG1 now seems to have but at least Friends and Frasier are supposed to be sitcoms not Sci-Fi), Dramas (The West Wing) and Soaps (take your pick) .
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Sorry to vent so long - seems I always go on a tangent and end up saying way too much - oh well I'll try and cut down (at least I am not posting long-winded notes every day or anything).

[Judy1393]

I agree with absolutely everything you've said. I too want to see the off world adventures of our team all 4 when possible, but I'll take Teal'c, Daniel and Sam with out Jack. Actually I really won't miss all that much the Jack we've been getting for some time now.

I never turned in to watch the 'lovegate' and I won't watch those episodes a second time.

[efumf]

It's a Peter DeLuise episode. Of course it's going to rock. Has he failed us yet?

[Gategrrl]

It's a Peter DeLuise episode. Of course it's going to rock. Has he failed us yet?


Er...Evolution part 2?

I'd say he blew the ball up on that one.

[Teal'c]

Aside from the two not-so-good shippy scenes, I loved the episode. Burke was a little cliché, but funny too! :P And of course we had Dr. Lee and the immortal character, Daniel's Rock! :P

The only people who see PDL failing are those Unas-haters, damn you people! :P

[DarkQuee1]

It's a Peter DeLuise episode. Of course it's going to rock. Has he failed us yet?

How about the abysmal Enemy Mine, for one?


J.

[Teal'c]

How about the abysmal Enemy Mine, for one?


J.
Unas-hater! :P

[the dancer of spaz]

Someone mentioned something about "budget concerns?"

I feel like I've read that somewhere, but I thought that the SciFi Channel was falling all over itself to keep SG-1 on. Does MGM make enough money off of the deal as well? I know my knowledge is limited when it comes to "The Biz," but I thought the show was popular enough for cable.

[trinity1013]

it sounds like an interesting storyline...but it's drawing further and further away from the main part of the show

Completely agree. Although I like it that they give the actors the opportunity to flesh the characters out more, it should be done in a subtler way, more like hints every now and then and not a whole ep on their personal lives with hardly any connection to the stuff they usually do. I'm not concerned that they'll turn it into a soap opera but it would be kind of weird if there were more "Chimera"-like episodes, nevertheless, just because they haven't really done it that way before.

The way they did it on "X-Files" was just perfect, in my opinion, it showed you a little of what the characters are like "after work" while still being devoted to the genre.

[VixyOwl (~~Ani)]

I think this episode has really good potential. It will be interesting to see Teal'c on his own off base. And it will give CJ an opportunity to act. I also like seeing Sam in self-examination mode. Always interesting to see how her mind works. I for one am looking forward to this episode.
Just a side note:

CJ doesn't need to be given an opportunity to act. That man *makes* opportunities to act. ;)
Am I right?

[Elwe Singollo]

Doesnt CJ act in all the episodes?? Or do you mean, 'break out' into like dramatics, haha...