The Samanda Whinge nuts

[minigeek]

TIME is... mov-ing... s-o... S-L-O-W-L-Y...

Annnnd so is the argument for Mitchell to be leading SG-1. So slowly, it's almost going backwards... oh, wait, it is going backwards. Knew we'd done that loop before.

[Tracy Jane]

TIME is... mov-ing... s-o... S-L-O-W-L-Y...

Nooooo, honey, if you're coming to karaoke with me, you have to get the words right. It's Time is fleeeeeeeting Then, obviously.... Madness, takes control Definitely sounds like GW to me!

[jckfan55]

I green'd ya Astro. Being as how I'm in the WSL thread now replying anyway. Got sucked in there this morning and can't seem to get out again.

Hard to believe the Mitchell people (person) are still at it. Sam has stayed in the 60% plus range all along. Look away, mini, look away!

[Deejay435]

I green'd ya Astro. Being as how I'm in the WSL thread now replying anyway. Got sucked in there this morning and can't seem to get out again.

Dang thing is the fricken black hole of GW, it is.

Edited because Mandy said it first. And...well...she was right.

[scarimor]

Nooooo, honey, if you're coming to karaoke with me, you have to get the words right. It's Time is fleeeeeeeting Then, obviously.... Madness, takes control Definitely sounds like GW to me!

But lisssssten cloooosely....

Not for very much looooooonger...

[NearlyCircular]

But lisssssten cloooosely....

Not for very much looooooonger...

Why, oh why did you have to put that song into my head? I'm on my way to a meeting to hear appeals from students whose financial aid has been revoked and want it back, and now I won't be able to stop thinking of the Time Warp during the whole meeting!

NC

[the dancer of spaz]

This is a cross-post... (I got sucked into the WSL thread)... I posted this at the WSL thread, but the post actually addresses more than just WSL, so I thought I'd post it here too

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Carter should have been in command of SG-1 once she returned the to SGC (after AT's maternity leave).
Writing anything else, concocting any other storyline, is an insult. Plain and simple.

No one should make the insult worse by trying to rationalize things with contrived expositions.
Wrong is wrong, and everyone should be willing to say so.

Yes, real life can be $hitty sometimes, and in real-life people really do get $crewed, but Stargate SG-1 has typically been an 8pm (occassionally 9pm) show, and not one of Dante's tragedies.

In juxtaposition to tragedy, Wright (et. al.) are now going so far as to state that he's always considered Stargate SG-1 as a comedy, and then later, that the main protagonists are a bunch of screw-ups.

The show has changed.

It's difficult for me to adjust to.
I've stopped watching the episodes.
And so have many others - Stargate has lost an average of more than 14% of it's viewing fan base from Season 8 to Season 9. They have lost many more fans than they have enticed to watch.

It's a sad thing to watch.

I used to really like the show and the characters.
It's sad to experience these types of changes in something that I thought was quality.

Even sadder is to realize that there are folks out there who are revelling in the same changes that I abhor. Not all change is bad, and in some cases change can be a good thing, and a necessary thing.

But writing Carter out of command was heinous.
And should be recognized and acknowledged as such.

Changing the tenor of the show from a scifi drama, with occassional humor and irreverance, to one of an outright comedy/farce where the lead characters are such screw-ups that even the head writers can't explain why anyone continues to watch...?

Sad.

Phew!

As usual, can't green ya, but nice post. I don't advise getting sucked in over there (and I don't understand the new spoilers policy ), but I'm glad you had your say.

[Tracy Jane]

Why, oh why did you have to put that song into my head? I'm on my way to a meeting to hear appeals from students whose financial aid has been revoked and want it back, and now I won't be able to stop thinking of the Time Warp during the whole meeting!

NC

You mean they pissed it away on beer Cos that's what we were doing

And scari, I'm impressed. It was Tim's last karaoke ever (and mine too, come to think of it), so we did all "our" numbers!

[majorsal]

Time for that spin-off with Sam Carter and Jack O'Neill at the helm! If these two actors can bring in $30,000 for a charity auction, I think they have the drawing power to co-anchor a new show.

if i shake my head anymore, it'll fall off!

so, yes, i AGREE!!!





sally

[NearlyCircular]

You mean they pissed it away on beer Cos that's what we were doing

You mean students actually spend their financial aid money on something other than tuition and books? I'm shocked!

And if they do, they certainly shouldn't tell an appeals committe that's why they're failing their classes and need more money. Yes, some of the excuses we hear are almost that lame. A few years ago we had one that went something like this: "I used the money to pay for a hot tub so I could keep my girlfriend. Now she dumped me so I promise I'll study more."

NC

[majorsal]

I'm thinking that they're going to push it to Season 5 so that they can hit 100.

well, one way to make it easier for them is if they make the eps 30 minutes instead of 60. that could make them making 40 eps a season, and then they could reach their goal faster.

oh, one more thing: i don't like mitchell. i don't like vala. i don't like the farcegate they call stargate. i had probs with the show starting in season 7, but s7 and s8 were so much better than s9 that they could be nommed for academy awards.

mitchell is written as a goober.

vala is written as a poor mans' Xena.

new characters should NOT be given the whole kit and caboodle. they're supposed to be an added spice, not a whole new recipe.

if the writers want a show starring mitchell/bb and vala/cb, then make a new show. don't bring them into a highly successful show and give them carte blanche.

at/cj/ms were quite capable of leading s9 all on their own. i think with rda's continued pulling back in seasons 7 and 8, it gave the other three the opportunity to show their stuff. they showed it and it worked (to me). and it obviously worked for most fans, since s8 had the highest ratings ever at the end. so, it's quite obvious to me, that amanda, chris, and michael could have co-lead the show in s9. facts are facts, and s9's ratings were lower than s8's.

why do the ptb keep promoting mitchell and vala at the expense of the other characters? do they think that pushing them is going to make us love them more? and for some folks, actually like them? when you nag a customer with advertisements, they get sick of it and won't buy the item.

why change a recipe when the dish was so tasty and POPULAR in the first place?

ben and claudia seem like nice ppl; give them another show of their own. again.

in all my years, i have NEVER seen a show handled so disrespectfully to the current cast as i've seen with the additions of mitchell/vala. i've just never seen anything like it. i guess seeing the promoting commercial for s10 just hit home again how it really IS the mitchell and vala show.

i want better for amanda. we'll see if s10 is that, even while wading through what that commercial and leaked spoilers have shown might be the future.


*takes deep breath*


that was one heck of a rant.






sally

[Tracy Jane]

You mean students actually spend their financial aid money on something other than tuition and books? I'm shocked!

And if they do, they certainly shouldn't tell an appeals committe that's why they're failing their classes and need more money. Yes, some of the excuses we hear are almost that lame. A few years ago we had one that went something like this: "I used the money to pay for a hot tub so I could keep my girlfriend. Now she dumped me so I promise I'll study more."

NC

Exactly. It's like when you hand in a piece of work late. You *never* tell the exam board you were just lazy and couldn't be bothered!

[Mandysg1]

Exactly. It's like when you hand in a piece of work late. You *never* tell the exam board you were just lazy and couldn't be bothered!

But have you tried this one "I'm sorry it's late but Sky just posted her fanfic and it was really really really long, and I couldn't stop reading it."

[Tracy Jane]

But have you tried this one "I'm sorry it's late but Sky just posted her fanfic and it was really really really long, and I couldn't stop reading it."

No, that's just my French tutor's excuse for not marking them on time, isn't it? *glares*

[astrogeologist]

well, one way to make it easier for them is if they make the eps 30 minutes instead of 60. that could make them making 40 eps a season, and then they could reach their goal faster.

oh, one more thing: i don't like mitchell. i don't like vala. i don't like the farcegate they call stargate. i had probs with the show starting in season 7, but s7 and s8 were so much better than s9 that they could be nommed for academy awards.

mitchell is written as a goober.

vala is written as a poor mans' Xena.

new characters should NOT be given the whole kit and caboodle. they're supposed to be an added spice, not a whole new recipe.

if the writers want a show starring mitchell/bb and vala/cb, then make a new show. don't bring them into a highly successful show and give them carte blanche.

at/cj/ms were quite capable of leading s9 all on their own. i think with rda's continued pulling back in seasons 7 and 8, it gave the other three the opportunity to show their stuff. they showed it and it worked (to me). and it obviously worked for most fans, since s8 had the highest ratings ever at the end. so, it's quite obvious to me, that amanda, chris, and michael could have co-lead the show in s9. facts are facts, and s9's ratings were lower than s8's.

why do the ptb keep promoting mitchell and vala at the expense of the other characters? do they think that pushing them is going to make us love them more? and for some folks, actually like them? when you nag a customer with advertisements, they get sick of it and won't buy the item.

why change a recipe when the dish was so tasty and POPULAR in the first place?

ben and claudia seem like nice ppl; give them another show of their own. again.

in all my years, i have NEVER seen a show handled so disrespectfully to the current cast as i've seen with the additions of mitchell/vala. i've just never seen anything like it. i guess seeing the promoting commercial for s10 just hit home again how it really IS the mitchell and vala show.

i want better for amanda. we'll see if s10 is that, even while wading through what that commercial and leaked spoilers have shown might be the future.


*takes deep breath*


that was one heck of a rant.






sally

Wonderful post, Sally! Tried to green you, but I'm locked out of the fridge.