Carter and Cameron sg-1 leader

[LT. COL. John Sheppard]

Why did Cameron get the command of SG-1 over Carter yes there both Lieutenant Colonel's but Cameron was inexperienced and was only a 302 pilot yet Carter was on SG-1 for 8 years before Cameron came along and led it for one so why didn't she get command for season 9&10 after her work on the Bc-304's?

[Gen. Chris]

Cause she was getting kept down by the man.

Not really...Cause that's the way tptb wanted it.

In universe, Carter, Daniel, and Teal'c left the team, and Cameron was promised anything he wanted (within reason, of course). When he got to SGC, there was no SG-1 physically besides him. As he brought everyone back into the fold, he became the de-facto leader.

At least that's how I see it. I could be wrong.

[LtColCarter]

Mitchell said it best himself...he really didn't command anything because Carter was a Lt. Col. at the time...Daniel is a civilian and Teal'c wasn't even from this planet.

[Snowman37]

Why did Cameron get the command of SG-1 over Carter yes there both Lieutenant Colonel's but Cameron was inexperienced and was only a 302 pilot yet Carter was on SG-1 for 8 years before Cameron came along and led it for one so why didn't she get command for season 9&10 after her work on the Bc-304's?

Long story short, the producers thought Ben Browder would be a better lead than Amanda Tapping.

[gateraid]

Because she left. When she came back, she joined Mitchell's team. They held the same rank, but she wasn't senior to him (that's a bit of a loophole - technically she had served longer 'in rank') and he'd already been assigned command.

[hedwig]

Why did Cameron get the command of SG-1 over Carter yes there both Lieutenant Colonel's but Cameron was inexperienced and was only a 302 pilot yet Carter was on SG-1 for 8 years before Cameron came along and led it for one so why didn't she get command for season 9&10 after her work on the Bc-304's?

This subject has several other threads and has been discussed to death already.

Cameron was the leader because that's what the producers wanted, and they didn't care whether it made sense.

[Dave2]

...like many other things didn't make sense........ ;-)

This subject has several other threads and has been discussed to death already.

Cameron was the leader because that's what the producers wanted, and they didn't care whether it made sense.

[siles]

Long story short, the producers thought Ben Browder would be a better lead than Amanda Tapping.

And they were wrong as the new SG-1 was canceled in 2 seasons, while AT went on to head a great new multi-season sci-fi series "Sanctuary"

[Dave2]

The idea of adding Vala Mal Doran was obviously designed to be a measure against falling ratings. But I think you're right, the new SG1 couldn't make the grade. The first episode was so boring......

And they were wrong as the new SG-1 was canceled in 2 seasons, while AT went on to head a great new multi-season sci-fi series "Sanctuary"

[jelgate]

The idea of adding Vala Mal Doran was obviously designed to be a measure against falling ratings. But I think you're right, the new SG1 couldn't make the grade. The first episode was so boring......

Wrong. Ben Browder and Beau Bridges were intended to be a replacement for RDA. Claudia Black was temporary replacement for Amanda Tapping who was on maternity leave

[AlexanderD]

It could be as simple as Mitchell having more time in rank than Carter. This topic has been done to death though.

[terminator]

I think there are other contributing factors as well. One, Mitchell is supposed to be a direct replacement for O'neal so he gets the dry humor one-liners, etc. So he swaps out in both character and position. Also, we the viewers are being force-fed this character and told "you need to care about him" by this decision. I think TPTB are under the assumption that we will build a better relationship with this character if we are told "he is important you must respect him" rather than coming in and just being number 2 so-to-speak.

[AlexanderD]

Where do you come up with the theory that viewers were force fed Mithchell's character, and told that we must respect said new character?

[terminator]

The scenes introducing Mitchell that are supposedly flashbacks to lost city (new scenes inserted here) place him in such a heroic manner, a bit contrived in my opinion, and he is given so many over-the-top O'neil-like corny lines in the first 3 eps of season 9 that as a loyal viewer over the previous 8 years it's tough to accept him as a replacement for Jack. Personally I eventually warmed up to the character but I think his introduction is just extremely in-your-face. Rather than introducing a new character naturally they literally re-wrote and/or invented a backstory for him. Again, just my opinion, but as a viewer the first thoughts in my head when watching season 9 is that if this character was so important he actually would have appeared in season 7. Yes, I get it, he didn't actually exist then on-screen but its simply a thought I can't pretend isn't there when meeting Mitchell for the first time.

[Gen. Chris]

And they were wrong as the new SG-1 was canceled in 2 seasons, while AT went on to head a great new multi-season sci-fi series "Sanctuary"

I don't that that is purely Ben's fault...And it would be unfair to say it was. I found him to be a good addition, though I definitely missed O'Neill.