First off, Welcome all newbies! Good to have you all here.
Secondly, Devine, excellent challenge response! You're making it longer, right? ;-)
Finally:
I wasn't a JT shipper at first, I admit it. I was so stubbornly pissed at Skiffy (SciFi Channel) that I hadn't watched it at all from the moment the last Farscape aired until I happened to walk past the TV wile hubby was channel surfing and caught a glimpse of that commercial for SGA that had Joe with Amanda Tapping. Okay, I was hooked by his pretty face. ;-) I had seen almost no SG1. No SGA speculation, ads or inside specials...until after 38 Minutes.
I missed all the eps before 38 Minutes and became hooked on the show in that ep. I admit that, with that being my first exposure, I saw some SW in that Infirmary scene at the end. However, very shortly after I found the early eps and I had an epiphany. I watched Rising through 38 Minutes and realized that the sparks were actually between John and Teyla. So, Rising sealed it for me too.
As for making a ship canon on screen, it *can* be done and done well by writers with a knack for that. Just look at Babylon 5 and Farscape. Shoot, even the Dune miniseries' had a lot of romances. I think the SG writers just have more of a knack for writing action/humor/drama and shoot 'em ups.
Part of me is a bit afraid of what would happen to the characters if the writers *did* try to make the romance blatant in the B5 or 'scape way (a large factor in the overall plot). To me, it's just not their forte and the possibility they'd screw it all up is too high. Yes, I'd love an obvious, undeniable moment here or there, but not a steady stream of romantic plots.
Someone pointed out the SW moments and I agree with those. I can so see how they'd be interpreted that way. I also think a lot of the time in Season 2 Weir acted like she was so hot for John she couldn't stand it even though John showed zero reciprocation to me--which would also add to the confusion over the writer's ship intentions no matter what the writer said.
Anyway, I have hope for Phantoms. I have hope for the season. I've loved several of the eps so far. I'm brainstorming lots of challenges for the hiatus and trying my best to finish my JT wips and pen a JT novel. But, as most of you know, the baby will be here in a few short weeks so I'm having one heck of a time staying awake long enough to write. LOL.
Have a great day, everyone!
Doxymom
Secondly, Devine, excellent challenge response! You're making it longer, right? ;-)
Finally:
I wasn't a JT shipper at first, I admit it. I was so stubbornly pissed at Skiffy (SciFi Channel) that I hadn't watched it at all from the moment the last Farscape aired until I happened to walk past the TV wile hubby was channel surfing and caught a glimpse of that commercial for SGA that had Joe with Amanda Tapping. Okay, I was hooked by his pretty face. ;-) I had seen almost no SG1. No SGA speculation, ads or inside specials...until after 38 Minutes.
I missed all the eps before 38 Minutes and became hooked on the show in that ep. I admit that, with that being my first exposure, I saw some SW in that Infirmary scene at the end. However, very shortly after I found the early eps and I had an epiphany. I watched Rising through 38 Minutes and realized that the sparks were actually between John and Teyla. So, Rising sealed it for me too.
As for making a ship canon on screen, it *can* be done and done well by writers with a knack for that. Just look at Babylon 5 and Farscape. Shoot, even the Dune miniseries' had a lot of romances. I think the SG writers just have more of a knack for writing action/humor/drama and shoot 'em ups.
Part of me is a bit afraid of what would happen to the characters if the writers *did* try to make the romance blatant in the B5 or 'scape way (a large factor in the overall plot). To me, it's just not their forte and the possibility they'd screw it all up is too high. Yes, I'd love an obvious, undeniable moment here or there, but not a steady stream of romantic plots.
Someone pointed out the SW moments and I agree with those. I can so see how they'd be interpreted that way. I also think a lot of the time in Season 2 Weir acted like she was so hot for John she couldn't stand it even though John showed zero reciprocation to me--which would also add to the confusion over the writer's ship intentions no matter what the writer said.
Anyway, I have hope for Phantoms. I have hope for the season. I've loved several of the eps so far. I'm brainstorming lots of challenges for the hiatus and trying my best to finish my JT wips and pen a JT novel. But, as most of you know, the baby will be here in a few short weeks so I'm having one heck of a time staying awake long enough to write. LOL.
Have a great day, everyone!
Doxymom
And also, the thread is JOHN/TEYLA discussion, not ANTI JOHN/WEIR! 
Coming in here and seeing people complain about other peoples opinions is a turn off for coming!!
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