Here, let's just summarize this thread (and others like it)...
BSG fans either love their show and hate SGA (love the darkness, the grittiness, the unconventional storytelling, etc, and wish SGA had it) or love their show and like/love SGA (like the different aspects of each show, and don't think both should have the same style).
SGA fans either love their show and hate BSG (too depressing, too much sex, too soapish) or love their show and like/love BSG (again, two different shows, they can appreciate both).
Really, there's no right or wrong here. As much as you can go back and forth on which show you think is better, none of that matters. BSG could be the world's greatest example of great writing...but if someone doesn't enjoy it, how does that matter? SGA could be the world's worst written show...but if people enjoy it, how does that matter?
We're not talking about facts here, or anything serious. Both shows are for entertainment, though admittedly BSG had more of a goal to make a thinking show. But both shows are trying to entertain, trying to tell a story that will engage viewers. If it works, it's a good show. If it doesn't, it isn't.
Personally, I like watching BSG for the story, and I dislike the way the characters are written and how little humor there is. I like watching SGA for the characters and humor, and am usually ambivalent about the stories. No treatise on how well-written someone thinks the BSG characters will change the fact that I don't like them, and no similar treatise on how one-dimensional the SGA characters are will make them feel less real and special to me. Ditto on the stories.
And really, if you want good story and good characters and humor in one show, neither of these two fit it...go watch Doctor Who.
BSG fans either love their show and hate SGA (love the darkness, the grittiness, the unconventional storytelling, etc, and wish SGA had it) or love their show and like/love SGA (like the different aspects of each show, and don't think both should have the same style).
SGA fans either love their show and hate BSG (too depressing, too much sex, too soapish) or love their show and like/love BSG (again, two different shows, they can appreciate both).
Really, there's no right or wrong here. As much as you can go back and forth on which show you think is better, none of that matters. BSG could be the world's greatest example of great writing...but if someone doesn't enjoy it, how does that matter? SGA could be the world's worst written show...but if people enjoy it, how does that matter?
We're not talking about facts here, or anything serious. Both shows are for entertainment, though admittedly BSG had more of a goal to make a thinking show. But both shows are trying to entertain, trying to tell a story that will engage viewers. If it works, it's a good show. If it doesn't, it isn't.
Personally, I like watching BSG for the story, and I dislike the way the characters are written and how little humor there is. I like watching SGA for the characters and humor, and am usually ambivalent about the stories. No treatise on how well-written someone thinks the BSG characters will change the fact that I don't like them, and no similar treatise on how one-dimensional the SGA characters are will make them feel less real and special to me. Ditto on the stories.
And really, if you want good story and good characters and humor in one show, neither of these two fit it...go watch Doctor Who.
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