Hey people. My name is Juggernaut975 but then you already knew that, thanks to the handy-dandy info just to your left there.
I haven't been to GW in some time, I think it's been about 7 or 8 months, but when I got wind of the re-watch I found that my curiosity had been piqued.
I came into Stargate a bit late, I was 18 or 19 when I saw the original film in theaters and while I enjoyed the movie immensely I never once tuned into the television series. I was vaguely aware of SG1 but I had zero interest in watching it. I remember thinking 'Oh, wow...they got Macgyver to play Kurt Russel's character.....pass.'
Dumb, I know.
Fast forward to 2005 when I meet my wife. We were dating and enjoyed movie nights, just picking something random off the shelf and enjoying it together. One evening she asked me if I had ever watched SG1, because...if I wanted to...she had Seasons 2, 3 and 5 that we could watch together.
My first episode was 1969 and, while it was brilliant, I wasn't completely hooked yet.
Because, really, who can watch a series with huge gaps like that? On one of our first holidays I picked her up seasons 1, 4 and 6-8 and the rest is history.
I really dove into it and I could spend several pages gushing about the many ways I love the show but I'll spare you that, lol, just know that I was hooked.
I was then introduced to SGA but, being the weird 'watch 'em in order' fellow I am I felt that I had to start at the beginning with season 1 so I missed out on most of the new episodes of THAT franchise as well.
Fast forward to 2008/2009....there's a NEW show about to debut, SGU. I was thrilled. For the FIRST time here was a Stargate show that I could watch right from the beginning along with everyone else! It was at this point that I discovered GateWorld and the Podcast and all the awesomeness that this community is all about.
From the very get go I was on a journey with the rest of you as we followed the crew of the Destiny and it was an incredibly special feeling. I love my DVD's of course but there's just something more about watching the series as it broadcasts, there's something awesome about being right there from the start to witness every twist and turn, to be a part of every discovery and reveal. There's just something better about listening to the reviews a day or two after broadcast, it makes you feel like you're an a part of it all.
Was the show perfect? Nope. Was it JUST like SG1 or SGA? Nope, it was WAY different but I was really enjoying the journey and seeing just where they were headed with it.
And really, for the first time in my relatively short time of fandom, lol, this was MY show. This was the very first SG program that I got to participate in from the ground floor and that made it mean that much MORE to me.
Not everyone shared my opinion. In fact, believe it or not....there is a particularly ANTI StarGate Universe presence within fandom (It's true!). And the dissent was varied in intensity, everything from folks just not enjoying the show and taking a pass to the fringe folks who spend their every waking moment finding ways to attack the creators, the actors and the fans. Everyone has a right to their opinion of course but I made the mistake in engaging some of the members of that fringe. Why did I stoop down willingly into the muck and the weirdness of that fringe?
I dunno. I was just surprised (well, a bit horrified really lol) to realize that there are people like that out there I guess. I think that I was tired of hearing all of the attacks on the cast and crew of SGU, and posters here. In my own weird way I felt that I was making a difference by engaging them head on and calling them on their b.s.
I wasn't. While I was tilting at windmills the show carried on just fine (as it would have with or without me) and, really, all I was doing was stirring the fringe up and frustrating myself.
And it wore me out. And unfortunately, having mired myself in the muck and weirdness THAT long and realizing that SGU wasn't going to continue, I dropped out. I haven't watched any SG in about, oh, as I said, ten months or so.
It really depressed me because, like I said, this was MY StarGate and it was coming to an end far too soon. And not only that, it felt like a death knell for the entire franchise and it just got to me.
It got to me to the point where I couldn't watch ANYTHING SG related because it always brought me back to feeling down about SGU's cancellation.
It blew.
About a week ago I was organizing my bookmarks when I saw GW pop up. On a whim I checked in to see if the site was still there (since, you know, it would probably be gone since SGU was cancelled) and saw the banner proclaiming the ReWatch.
Something about the proclamation of '17 seasons.....' just stuck with me and the more and more I thought about it I realized that as a Stargate fan I have nothing to mourn and nothing to feel bad about. I have been given 17 seasons of fantastic adventure and excitement and I should feel damn lucky about that.
Submitting myself to....ugh, alright, I'll use that term....the 'Dark Side' of fandom as it were, that fringe portion of SG fans, soured me to EVERYTHING. I lost sight of the fact that SG fans and this community as a whole are simply remarkable and this ReWatch is a testament to that.
So during this ReWatch, let's not mourn the end of SGU but, rather, use this time to celebrate it and all things StarGate. Let's get ready to sit back and re-live all the great memories and moments that made us fans in the first place. And as we watch it together let's look at this period in Stargate History not as an end to anything, but rather as a time of renewal and remembrance.
I'm looking forward to it!
Thanks for allowing me to post this LONG ass rant and if you made it through the whole thing, thanks for lending an 'ear' as it were, lol.
I've enjoyed a great morning running with my dog and I'm all set here to enjoy the StarGate movie as we count down the days until August 1st.
I haven't been to GW in some time, I think it's been about 7 or 8 months, but when I got wind of the re-watch I found that my curiosity had been piqued.
I came into Stargate a bit late, I was 18 or 19 when I saw the original film in theaters and while I enjoyed the movie immensely I never once tuned into the television series. I was vaguely aware of SG1 but I had zero interest in watching it. I remember thinking 'Oh, wow...they got Macgyver to play Kurt Russel's character.....pass.'
Dumb, I know.
Fast forward to 2005 when I meet my wife. We were dating and enjoyed movie nights, just picking something random off the shelf and enjoying it together. One evening she asked me if I had ever watched SG1, because...if I wanted to...she had Seasons 2, 3 and 5 that we could watch together.
My first episode was 1969 and, while it was brilliant, I wasn't completely hooked yet.
Because, really, who can watch a series with huge gaps like that? On one of our first holidays I picked her up seasons 1, 4 and 6-8 and the rest is history.
I really dove into it and I could spend several pages gushing about the many ways I love the show but I'll spare you that, lol, just know that I was hooked.
I was then introduced to SGA but, being the weird 'watch 'em in order' fellow I am I felt that I had to start at the beginning with season 1 so I missed out on most of the new episodes of THAT franchise as well.
Fast forward to 2008/2009....there's a NEW show about to debut, SGU. I was thrilled. For the FIRST time here was a Stargate show that I could watch right from the beginning along with everyone else! It was at this point that I discovered GateWorld and the Podcast and all the awesomeness that this community is all about.
From the very get go I was on a journey with the rest of you as we followed the crew of the Destiny and it was an incredibly special feeling. I love my DVD's of course but there's just something more about watching the series as it broadcasts, there's something awesome about being right there from the start to witness every twist and turn, to be a part of every discovery and reveal. There's just something better about listening to the reviews a day or two after broadcast, it makes you feel like you're an a part of it all.
Was the show perfect? Nope. Was it JUST like SG1 or SGA? Nope, it was WAY different but I was really enjoying the journey and seeing just where they were headed with it.
And really, for the first time in my relatively short time of fandom, lol, this was MY show. This was the very first SG program that I got to participate in from the ground floor and that made it mean that much MORE to me.
Not everyone shared my opinion. In fact, believe it or not....there is a particularly ANTI StarGate Universe presence within fandom (It's true!). And the dissent was varied in intensity, everything from folks just not enjoying the show and taking a pass to the fringe folks who spend their every waking moment finding ways to attack the creators, the actors and the fans. Everyone has a right to their opinion of course but I made the mistake in engaging some of the members of that fringe. Why did I stoop down willingly into the muck and the weirdness of that fringe?
I dunno. I was just surprised (well, a bit horrified really lol) to realize that there are people like that out there I guess. I think that I was tired of hearing all of the attacks on the cast and crew of SGU, and posters here. In my own weird way I felt that I was making a difference by engaging them head on and calling them on their b.s.
I wasn't. While I was tilting at windmills the show carried on just fine (as it would have with or without me) and, really, all I was doing was stirring the fringe up and frustrating myself.
And it wore me out. And unfortunately, having mired myself in the muck and weirdness THAT long and realizing that SGU wasn't going to continue, I dropped out. I haven't watched any SG in about, oh, as I said, ten months or so.
It really depressed me because, like I said, this was MY StarGate and it was coming to an end far too soon. And not only that, it felt like a death knell for the entire franchise and it just got to me.
It got to me to the point where I couldn't watch ANYTHING SG related because it always brought me back to feeling down about SGU's cancellation.
It blew.
About a week ago I was organizing my bookmarks when I saw GW pop up. On a whim I checked in to see if the site was still there (since, you know, it would probably be gone since SGU was cancelled) and saw the banner proclaiming the ReWatch.
Something about the proclamation of '17 seasons.....' just stuck with me and the more and more I thought about it I realized that as a Stargate fan I have nothing to mourn and nothing to feel bad about. I have been given 17 seasons of fantastic adventure and excitement and I should feel damn lucky about that.
Submitting myself to....ugh, alright, I'll use that term....the 'Dark Side' of fandom as it were, that fringe portion of SG fans, soured me to EVERYTHING. I lost sight of the fact that SG fans and this community as a whole are simply remarkable and this ReWatch is a testament to that.
So during this ReWatch, let's not mourn the end of SGU but, rather, use this time to celebrate it and all things StarGate. Let's get ready to sit back and re-live all the great memories and moments that made us fans in the first place. And as we watch it together let's look at this period in Stargate History not as an end to anything, but rather as a time of renewal and remembrance.
I'm looking forward to it!
Thanks for allowing me to post this LONG ass rant and if you made it through the whole thing, thanks for lending an 'ear' as it were, lol.
I've enjoyed a great morning running with my dog and I'm all set here to enjoy the StarGate movie as we count down the days until August 1st.
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