A lot of people seemed to like the replicators on SG-1. However, it seems people were tired of them come Atlantis (Asurans) and The Ark of Truth. How come? Personally, I never grew tired of them. They reminded me of the Borg from Star Trek in that they were relentless and nearly impossible to defeat. Some people say that The Ark of Truth should have been exclusively about the Ori. However, why not bring in the replicators? Morena Baccarin (Adria) was only available for one day of filming, so perhaps that resulted in a larger replicator subplot than was originally intended? Then there's the Asurans from Atlantis. How come the expedition kept calling them the replicators? They really weren't replicators. The Asurans simply wished to be left alone, or was that the Wraith's doing? Regardless, I understood the threat to Atlantis, by why would they go gunning for Earth? That assumption in "First Strike" never made sense to me. Anyway, the Goa'uld went on for eight years, the Ori two years, and the Replicators ten episodes and a movie. How is that overused? The Wraith were Atlantis's central enemy for all five seasons. The Asurans were only there for nine episodes. Again, overused, really?
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As a particularly fearsome and challenging enemy, it could be argued that, like the Borg in Voyager, they were overused. Plus, Atlantis was rehashing the replicator theme.To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield- Tennyson
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Personally I liked all versions of the replicators.
Guess it's always gonna come down to personal preference, I think the none Human bug Reps were the more interesting enemy and not being similar to Humans in appearance made them sit apart from always seeing Humans everwhere SG1 or the SGA team went.
In the beginning it was interesting that they'd evolved into Human forms in Unnatural Selection, but I guess by the time it came to the Asurans making an appearance some viewers of the show got bored of the Human style aliens always making an appearance.
Me personally I think they've always been defeated too easily, by Deus Ex Machina.
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Originally posted by VampyreWraith View PostI liked the replicators on SG1, just not in Ark of Truth.
Originally posted by darth_timon View PostAs a particularly fearsome and challenging enemy, it could be argued that, like the Borg in Voyager, they were overused. Plus, Atlantis was rehashing the replicator theme.
Originally posted by Rise Of The Phoenix View PostPersonally I liked all versions of the replicators.
Guess it's always gonna come down to personal preference, I think the none Human bug Reps were the more interesting enemy and not being similar to Humans in appearance made them sit apart from always seeing Humans everwhere SG1 or the SGA team went.
Originally posted by Rise Of The Phoenix View PostIn the beginning it was interesting that they'd evolved into Human forms in Unnatural Selection, but I guess by the time it came to the Asurans making an appearance some viewers of the show got bored of the Human style aliens always making an appearance.
Originally posted by Rise Of The Phoenix View PostMe personally I think they've always been defeated too easily, by Deus Ex Machina.
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Originally posted by Snowman37 View PostThis is what baffles me. Was it the depiction, or that it took away time from resolving the Ori saga?
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Originally posted by Snowman37 View PostThe Asurans simply wished to be left alone, or was that the Wraith's doing?
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Basically, they re-wrote the Asuran programming, essentially telling the Asurans to 'stand down'. It was only after McKay made some fundamental changes to the Asuran base code programming that they started up their fight again. Not only did they resume attacking the Wraith, they also changed strategy by destroying the Wraith food supply (humans) and even managed to work around the order the Lanteans programmed into them -- to not attack their masters.
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