John Sheppard/Teyla Emmagan Appreciation/Ship/Discussion Thread

[Everlovin]

Yeah. I feel like doing a rewatch now.

I was watching Quarantine yesterday and absolutely loved the John/Teyla bits in it.

[Artie]

Yeah. I feel like doing a rewatch now.

I was watching Quarantine yesterday and absolutely loved the John/Teyla bits in it.

I need to do a rewatch. I miss it. And it's easy to forget how good some of it was!

[scifan]

That is so gorgeous! Gives me that old familiar surge of SGA love!

Exactly! I loved how they made it like a trailer and wrapped up all their goodness.

Yeah. I feel like doing a rewatch now.

I was watching Quarantine yesterday and absolutely loved the John/Teyla bits in it.

I rewatched that not too long ago, but have to admit skipping a certain pouty/whiny couple. There other week I did a marathon of Kindred1,2 Last Man and Search and Rescue. Loved how it showed John's protective side, but most importantly, his determination to find her... no matter what.

I need to do a rewatch. I miss it. And it's easy to forget how good some of it was!

[Artie]

Exactly! I loved how they made it like a trailer and wrapped up all their goodness.



I rewatched that not too long ago, but have to admit skipping a certain pouty/whiny couple. There other week I did a marathon of Kindred1,2 Last Man and Search and Rescue. Loved how it showed John's protective side, but most importantly, his determination to find her... no matter what.

Oh why do shows start off so well and then fall off a cliff?

[Everlovin]

I think writers just run out of juice. And with the SG writers it was the same core group writing for 17 years/seasons of stuff. They seriously needed to reach out to other writers.

[Artie]

I think writers just run out of juice. And with the SG writers it was the same core group writing for 17 years/seasons of stuff. They seriously needed to reach out to other writers.

Yeah, I see that. They really needed some new ideas and people who were enthusiastic about writing for the show. It got very repetitive.

[scifan]

Oh why do shows start off so well and then fall off a cliff?

I think when they stopped asking for the actor's imput they lost alot as well and they were trying to satisfy main character fandoms IMHO. I missed the team ep. I liked the individual eps, but in small quantities. But that may be just me. They under used Ronon and Teyla too much.

I think writers just run out of juice. And with the SG writers it was the same core group writing for 17 years/seasons of stuff. They seriously needed to reach out to other writers.

Exactly. A female writer would've helped too.

Yeah, I see that. They really needed some new ideas and people who were enthusiastic about writing for the show. It got very repetitive.

They were also so worried about not repeating stories from SG-1. But like Joe had said several times, they could've done losts of AU/crossover eps. I would have mind any of those. They started some good stories, but never finished them. Like why are queens grown instead of cloned? Why couldn't we have seen John develope some ancient gift... even if was a small one. Like Teyla started off? What did Michael give to Torren while Teyla was still pregnant for him and why was he able to sleep through the Michael ordeal and fusses any other time. Definately needed a longer life or death situation for John so we can see Teyla's feeling shine through... or visa versa.

[Everlovin]

They needed scary wraith. Sometime in S3 (probably with Todd) it came to be "Oh, we're going out to kill some more wraith today." Instead of "Oh crap! There are wraith at our front door! What are we going to do?"

[scifan]

They needed scary wraith. Sometime in S3 (probably with Todd) it came to be "Oh, we're going out to kill some more wraith today." Instead of "Oh crap! There are wraith at our front door! What are we going to do?"

That would've been good too. And did anyone notice that Teyla's Wraith sense fade in S4 and on.... or was it just me? They needed a really good Bad guy and they had him until they killed him off, Kolya. IMO Todd was a wraith, but played both sides, they killed off the replicators(way too quickly) and Michael was just a Psycho.

[Everlovin]

I think they forgot all about Teyla and that she was a strong character and had awesome abilities.

Again, they needed writers to rise to the potential of their characters but didn't have them.

[Artie]

I hope this isn't too off topic, but I think the original inspiration for John Sheppard and Teyla Emmagan was John Carter and Dejah Thoris in Edgar Rice Burrough's A Princess of Mars. In which a gloomy and scarred Civil War veteran finds himself on another planet and meets a beautiful local leader whose people are being hunted to extinction by other aliens. She shows him the ruins of her ancestral city, and only he has the mysterious ability to turn on the ancient artifacts and fix the ancient weather control facility. Also involves stealing an airship and rescuing her from the evil aliens... Sound a little bit familiar?

They're making a movie of it and I thought that people who loved John/Teyla might also love John/Dejah! I know I can't wait for this to come out in March!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8xbl...feature=relmfu

[Princess Awinita]

Oh why do shows start off so well and then fall off a cliff?

They took a wrong turn and hired the wrong persons ?

[Everlovin]

That sounds awesome! I had never heard of that story.

[scifan]

I think they forgot all about Teyla and that she was a strong character and had awesome abilities.

Again, they needed writers to rise to the potential of their characters but didn't have them.

ITA! All of it.

I hope this isn't too off topic, but I think the original inspiration for John Sheppard and Teyla Emmagan was John Carter and Dejah Thoris in Edgar Rice Burrough's A Princess of Mars. In which a gloomy and scarred Civil War veteran finds himself on another planet and meets a beautiful local leader whose people are being hunted to extinction by other aliens. She shows him the ruins of her ancestral city, and only he has the mysterious ability to turn on the ancient artifacts and fix the ancient weather control facility. Also involves stealing an airship and rescuing her from the evil aliens... Sound a little bit familiar?

They're making a movie of it and I thought that people who loved John/Teyla might also love John/Dejah! I know I can't wait for this to come out in March!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8xbl...feature=relmfu

OH! My dad read the book and was trying to explain it, but I got lost in his rambling. That helps me alot better. Might have to check it out then. Thanks hun.

They took a wrong turn and hired the wrong persons ?

You can say that again. Well said Princess.

[Princess Awinita]

You can say that again. Well said Princess.

I try!