I agree that bringing back a character after they kill that character off weakens the plot in general. (Unless the death was part of a plot that needs it to be corrected. Or a plot where death is the plot or part of the main plotline.)
The way they killed him was just rediculas to begin with. Talk about a cheap shot. It was a ratings gimmick. "To shake things up" by killing of a character. Not to show that death is something we all go through. Or just what death really is permenent
I have nothing against Paul and I love Beckett. I thought it was disgraceful how they killed him and why. For those two reasons, I would rather they didn't use Paul's popularity to play another ratings gimmick. Killing the character was to boost ratings for a few eps. Bring him back would be to boost ratings for a few eps.
That's what I see his return as--a rating game. Nothing to do with moving the plot along. Nothing to do with making the show more real. (If they wanted real--have Beckett become sick with cancer and have him leave the show to go back to Earth for treatment. The doctor would suddenly be the paitient. Show his reaction and the reactions of those around him.
If they really wanted to kill the character--have him be a victem of friendly fire. Imagine what sheppard would go through if one of his own men accidently shot the doctor.
Killing him should be permanent. Having him be sick would be more realistic and would leave the door open for the character to return full time or part time.
I would want Carson to come back if they sent him away from Atlantis or he disappeared. Not after they killed him though. Having a character return from the dead always devalues the charcter. Makes the character less creditable and devalues life in general.
I wouldn't want Carson to turn into the Daniel Jackson of SGA. Die so many times that it becomes a running joke. I fear that is the attitude of the writers of stargate. "Death is a running joke and is never real in TV land. That's why we can kill someone off as much as we want and bring them back."
The way they killed him was just rediculas to begin with. Talk about a cheap shot. It was a ratings gimmick. "To shake things up" by killing of a character. Not to show that death is something we all go through. Or just what death really is permenent
I have nothing against Paul and I love Beckett. I thought it was disgraceful how they killed him and why. For those two reasons, I would rather they didn't use Paul's popularity to play another ratings gimmick. Killing the character was to boost ratings for a few eps. Bring him back would be to boost ratings for a few eps.
That's what I see his return as--a rating game. Nothing to do with moving the plot along. Nothing to do with making the show more real. (If they wanted real--have Beckett become sick with cancer and have him leave the show to go back to Earth for treatment. The doctor would suddenly be the paitient. Show his reaction and the reactions of those around him.
If they really wanted to kill the character--have him be a victem of friendly fire. Imagine what sheppard would go through if one of his own men accidently shot the doctor.
Killing him should be permanent. Having him be sick would be more realistic and would leave the door open for the character to return full time or part time.
I would want Carson to come back if they sent him away from Atlantis or he disappeared. Not after they killed him though. Having a character return from the dead always devalues the charcter. Makes the character less creditable and devalues life in general.
I wouldn't want Carson to turn into the Daniel Jackson of SGA. Die so many times that it becomes a running joke. I fear that is the attitude of the writers of stargate. "Death is a running joke and is never real in TV land. That's why we can kill someone off as much as we want and bring them back."
Wasn't there an XF ep like that? Someone made out of a tumor?
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