Is it just me, or have there recently been a lot more negatively phrased articles about SG1/Atlantis?
A quick browse of the news and articles thread convinced me that there is some kind of backlash going on.
For example (thanks to Morjana for posting all these by the way):
SouthFlorida.com wrote the following:
http://www.southflorida.com/movies/...fe-tv-headlines
"The success of Stargate SG-1 has always been a head-scratcher. Really, there's little difference in storytelling or production quality between this show and, say, First Wave, Forever Knight, The PSI Factor, Andromeda or any of the other competent, made-in-Canada mediocrities that fill up the cable dial."
And later, in the article:
" an inventive mythology has never been the strongest element of the Stargate universe. "
May i just say.....WHAT THE? Mediocrities and Stargate in the same sentence? Stargate being criticised for its mythology??
But it gets worse.
According to the Salt Lake City Weekly, everybody on this forum is a freak:
http://www.slweekly.com/editorial/2..._2004-07-15.cfm
"They're all freaks, but there are two distinct categories of Stargate SG-1 fans: The ones who've followed the galaxy-surfing saga for seven seasons
since the Showtime beginning through the transition to the Sci-Fi
Channel, and those who are a couple of years behind because they've
only recently gotten hooked through syndicated reruns."
SNIP
"...the former is absolutely wet over the arrival of Stargate Atlantis, the series' first spin-off. All they need to know (this is not a newbie-friendly
franchise) is that Atlantis is faster-paced, higher-tech and a tad
more environmentally preachy than SG-1."
And even this article on MSNBC is only begrudgingly complimentary at best:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5296598#survey
"The original series 'Stargate SG-1' starring Richard Dean Anderson of 'MacGyver' fame gets my vote (if not enthusiastically) as the most compelling sci-fi show currently on the air, and so this spinoff ought to be worth a look."
Soo...do you think there's some kind of backlash happening in response to its 8-year success?
I'm tempted to think it might be sour grapes because the franchise is ever-growing. Maybe they are die-hard Trek or X-files fans and they don't like Stargate muscling in on the sci-fi cult-status scene?
Either that, or they genuinely think it's crap...unthinkable!!!
Where has all the positivity gone??
A quick browse of the news and articles thread convinced me that there is some kind of backlash going on.
For example (thanks to Morjana for posting all these by the way):
SouthFlorida.com wrote the following:
http://www.southflorida.com/movies/...fe-tv-headlines
"The success of Stargate SG-1 has always been a head-scratcher. Really, there's little difference in storytelling or production quality between this show and, say, First Wave, Forever Knight, The PSI Factor, Andromeda or any of the other competent, made-in-Canada mediocrities that fill up the cable dial."
And later, in the article:
" an inventive mythology has never been the strongest element of the Stargate universe. "
May i just say.....WHAT THE? Mediocrities and Stargate in the same sentence? Stargate being criticised for its mythology??
But it gets worse.
According to the Salt Lake City Weekly, everybody on this forum is a freak:
http://www.slweekly.com/editorial/2..._2004-07-15.cfm
"They're all freaks, but there are two distinct categories of Stargate SG-1 fans: The ones who've followed the galaxy-surfing saga for seven seasons
since the Showtime beginning through the transition to the Sci-Fi
Channel, and those who are a couple of years behind because they've
only recently gotten hooked through syndicated reruns."
SNIP
"...the former is absolutely wet over the arrival of Stargate Atlantis, the series' first spin-off. All they need to know (this is not a newbie-friendly
franchise) is that Atlantis is faster-paced, higher-tech and a tad
more environmentally preachy than SG-1."
And even this article on MSNBC is only begrudgingly complimentary at best:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5296598#survey
"The original series 'Stargate SG-1' starring Richard Dean Anderson of 'MacGyver' fame gets my vote (if not enthusiastically) as the most compelling sci-fi show currently on the air, and so this spinoff ought to be worth a look."
Soo...do you think there's some kind of backlash happening in response to its 8-year success?
I'm tempted to think it might be sour grapes because the franchise is ever-growing. Maybe they are die-hard Trek or X-files fans and they don't like Stargate muscling in on the sci-fi cult-status scene?
Either that, or they genuinely think it's crap...unthinkable!!!
Where has all the positivity gone??
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