I'm curious to see how people rank the seasons (best to worst) and why.
Mods: if you feel this thread is too similar to the fave season thread, I bow to your superior wisdom. (And to the snake in Lord Clangu'ur's head)
My list:
Best
3- The characters were well developed, and the actors had made the parts their own. Even my least liked eps of this season were well written. Complex stories, moral ambiguity, witty repartee, and a team of people who all showed that they genuinely cared for one another (more than they are supposed to). Stargate at its best.
2- A close second- lost out to season 3 for a few reasons. The production values did not always rise to the quality of the concepts and writing, the writing wasn't quite as good, and what genius decided a clips show would be a good season finale?!?
1- The show was finding its footing and establishing its universe. It was very strong for a first season, but a bit rough because it had the job of establishing many new characters and making the transition from the movie-verse to the series-verse. Very impressed with the character development that allowed a disparate group of damaged people to bond as a team and as a surogate family. VFX and sets sometimes great, sometimes cheesy.
Middling
6- This season beats out 5 in that there were more excellent eps- Changeling, Abyss, UnSel. And Teal'c got lines.
5- Not a horrible season, but inconsistent in writing and characterization. Daniel seemed to be written more and more out of the character established over the previous seasons (and not in a believable or good way). Nothing too dire, nothing brilliant.
My lowest ranked seasons I suspect both suffered from pressures from their respective networks
4- Showtime execs thought a hot babe and romance were just what every sci-fi show needs. We got Anise and the establishment of overt ship. Aside from those eps, the storytelling maintained a level of creativity and complexity.
Sharkbait
7- Look at SciFi's other original productions this past season. Think about it... stories got stupid and cliche, dialog got crude, characterizations became one dimensional, and romance got pushed as plot- hey it requires no brainpower to process. Tell me there is no connection.
In support of season 7, I will say that visually, it was excellent. Some very good VFX, and beautiful location shots. Its a pity they did not have the writing to merit the excellence of the crew and the talents of the actors. I hope we have seen the low point for the series.
Mods: if you feel this thread is too similar to the fave season thread, I bow to your superior wisdom. (And to the snake in Lord Clangu'ur's head)
My list:
Best
3- The characters were well developed, and the actors had made the parts their own. Even my least liked eps of this season were well written. Complex stories, moral ambiguity, witty repartee, and a team of people who all showed that they genuinely cared for one another (more than they are supposed to). Stargate at its best.
2- A close second- lost out to season 3 for a few reasons. The production values did not always rise to the quality of the concepts and writing, the writing wasn't quite as good, and what genius decided a clips show would be a good season finale?!?
1- The show was finding its footing and establishing its universe. It was very strong for a first season, but a bit rough because it had the job of establishing many new characters and making the transition from the movie-verse to the series-verse. Very impressed with the character development that allowed a disparate group of damaged people to bond as a team and as a surogate family. VFX and sets sometimes great, sometimes cheesy.
Middling
6- This season beats out 5 in that there were more excellent eps- Changeling, Abyss, UnSel. And Teal'c got lines.
5- Not a horrible season, but inconsistent in writing and characterization. Daniel seemed to be written more and more out of the character established over the previous seasons (and not in a believable or good way). Nothing too dire, nothing brilliant.
My lowest ranked seasons I suspect both suffered from pressures from their respective networks
4- Showtime execs thought a hot babe and romance were just what every sci-fi show needs. We got Anise and the establishment of overt ship. Aside from those eps, the storytelling maintained a level of creativity and complexity.
Sharkbait
7- Look at SciFi's other original productions this past season. Think about it... stories got stupid and cliche, dialog got crude, characterizations became one dimensional, and romance got pushed as plot- hey it requires no brainpower to process. Tell me there is no connection.
In support of season 7, I will say that visually, it was excellent. Some very good VFX, and beautiful location shots. Its a pity they did not have the writing to merit the excellence of the crew and the talents of the actors. I hope we have seen the low point for the series.
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