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An answer by JM to a question posed by a poster about who would command SG-1 next year was answered this way:
What the heck does that mean? I understand the first part, but "he suspects they'll be able to work something out"? Uh, they're the writers, arent' they? Why shouldn't they be able to work it out? All you need to do is make it very clear in the show that BB's Lt. Col. M.M. is taking command *only* while Sam isn't there and have him step down when she comes back.
The wording of that sentence sounds very suspicious to me. There shouldn't be any problem, but I see one coming. Whether it is TPTB themselves, or whether it's pressure from MGM and Skiffy, there seems to be some move on to push BB--we're already being handed his character as a ready-made hero who significantly helped SG-1 "on one of their most important missions" (amazing, then, that we haven't heard his name before) and he's the same rank as Sam--to the fore (pandering to Farscape fans? Who knows). Even worse, it smacks of taking the lone female character--who we all know shouldn't be in a position of command, with all those raging hormones and all (yes, I *am* being sarcastic<<g>>)--and putting her back in a subordinate position.
There shouldn't be any issue about Sam's remaining in command; they shouldn't have to "work something out." I'm not urging a campaign or anything, but perhaps it would not be inappropriate for Sam fans to let TPTB, MGM and Skiffy know how much we appreciate the character and the fact that has she earned her way to a command position, and that's she's a great role model (and that making her suddenly subordinate to the "hot" new guy would send the wrong message.)
J.
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An answer by JM to a question posed by a poster about who would command SG-1 next year was answered this way:
Spoiler:
What the heck does that mean? I understand the first part, but "he suspects they'll be able to work something out"? Uh, they're the writers, arent' they? Why shouldn't they be able to work it out? All you need to do is make it very clear in the show that BB's Lt. Col. M.M. is taking command *only* while Sam isn't there and have him step down when she comes back.
The wording of that sentence sounds very suspicious to me. There shouldn't be any problem, but I see one coming. Whether it is TPTB themselves, or whether it's pressure from MGM and Skiffy, there seems to be some move on to push BB--we're already being handed his character as a ready-made hero who significantly helped SG-1 "on one of their most important missions" (amazing, then, that we haven't heard his name before) and he's the same rank as Sam--to the fore (pandering to Farscape fans? Who knows). Even worse, it smacks of taking the lone female character--who we all know shouldn't be in a position of command, with all those raging hormones and all (yes, I *am* being sarcastic<<g>>)--and putting her back in a subordinate position.
There shouldn't be any issue about Sam's remaining in command; they shouldn't have to "work something out." I'm not urging a campaign or anything, but perhaps it would not be inappropriate for Sam fans to let TPTB, MGM and Skiffy know how much we appreciate the character and the fact that has she earned her way to a command position, and that's she's a great role model (and that making her suddenly subordinate to the "hot" new guy would send the wrong message.)
J.
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