Originally posted by VSS
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Thanks for posting that. In general I don't like listening to podcasts, so thatnks for taking the time.
I also have to add that I've quit worrying about GW fans who don't like the S/J ship. I bet that if someone did a study they would find that the characteristics of fandom differ markedly from everyone who watches Stargate and/or buys the DVDs, in many ways.
And secondly, TPTB will do what they want. I think they can be influenced by fans if it's not too much trouble or doesn't change the story too much. But I really think they can only be pushed in a direction they want to go.
Well, i haven't watched all of season 9 or 10, but I have to agree with you here, and Jenn's post as well. For one thing, I watched the eps out of order and was really struck by the changes in Sam at the end of the series. It had to be deliberate.
On the flip side, I've heard several people give the same reason for Jack's malaise in season 8. That RDA was "phoning in" his lines or something like that, because he was unhappy working. But there were other reasons for the character to be unhappy- he's just pushing paper, risking other people's lives, he knows Sam's with Pete. That's plenty of reason for Jack to be less than enthusiastic and to be withdrawn, and that's also how I'd expect him to deal with it- without a lot of drama.
As someone who doesn't keep up with what actors are doing off the screen I would never, ever have thought there were any personal issues going on that accounted for any of the character's personality changes over the years. Instead I thought "Well, that makes sense." I certainly wouldn't want to go looking for personal reasons regarding why Daniel's changed so much, that's for sure!
Also, I think that if there's one profession that's the least likely to let their personal life affect their work, it's got to be actors. After all, when someone covers up what they really think, we call it "putting on an act." It's an actor's job to do that for a living, and I would think they'd be quite good at it.
I also have to add that I've quit worrying about GW fans who don't like the S/J ship. I bet that if someone did a study they would find that the characteristics of fandom differ markedly from everyone who watches Stargate and/or buys the DVDs, in many ways.
And secondly, TPTB will do what they want. I think they can be influenced by fans if it's not too much trouble or doesn't change the story too much. But I really think they can only be pushed in a direction they want to go.
Well, i haven't watched all of season 9 or 10, but I have to agree with you here, and Jenn's post as well. For one thing, I watched the eps out of order and was really struck by the changes in Sam at the end of the series. It had to be deliberate.
On the flip side, I've heard several people give the same reason for Jack's malaise in season 8. That RDA was "phoning in" his lines or something like that, because he was unhappy working. But there were other reasons for the character to be unhappy- he's just pushing paper, risking other people's lives, he knows Sam's with Pete. That's plenty of reason for Jack to be less than enthusiastic and to be withdrawn, and that's also how I'd expect him to deal with it- without a lot of drama.
As someone who doesn't keep up with what actors are doing off the screen I would never, ever have thought there were any personal issues going on that accounted for any of the character's personality changes over the years. Instead I thought "Well, that makes sense." I certainly wouldn't want to go looking for personal reasons regarding why Daniel's changed so much, that's for sure!
Also, I think that if there's one profession that's the least likely to let their personal life affect their work, it's got to be actors. After all, when someone covers up what they really think, we call it "putting on an act." It's an actor's job to do that for a living, and I would think they'd be quite good at it.
I agree with you here. Any actor worth their spit is able to put their personal stuff behind them for the show. At least - the non-life threatening kinda stuff. Now - RDA isn't my favourite actor in the universe, but he does Jack justice. I think, even if he didn't enjoy working - it didn't really show. It could be easily passed off as his character's unhappiness. When I watched season 8, it never occured to me that RDA was 'phoning it in', so it me - it's the character. And if RDA used his own personal stuff to bring that out, all the power to him!With AT, I think it's a little different. She has often said that it has felt like Sam has grown up with her, grown into herself as a woman. That the lines between them have blurred over the years. So - it's safe to assume that even though AT can draw the line between herself and her character, her own personality is likely to affect Sam's - in the same way that Sam changed from that Yikes Gung ho feminist into the woman we all know and love. A lot of that is AT's influence on Sam.
But still (no idea if I'm making sense, here) Sam's happiness does have reasons. For the first time, she has everything. Even though I'm sure she'd prefer peace and stillness, I think Sam craves the adventure of being on SG1. In season 9, she gets everything she loves. Jack, SG1, adventure...although i think around Line in the Sand, she loses that craving for SG1. I think she just wants peace. So in the same way that we can say "Who cares if RDA phoned it in - we can still see that it's Jack, not him" we can do the same with AT. Yeah she had a baby, yeah Sam has become a lot more like AT, but Sam has just as many reasons to be happy as AT does.
And I think with acting, putting yourself away and becoming someone else drives away those personal issues for a while. I've never found that personal stuff creeps into my work, because I'm not me when I play someone else. My problems just don't exist. And it's easy.
(hmm - that may have made sense...)
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