Originally posted by suse
One aspect (and there are many) I don't like is the presentation of women. I got bored (I'm home sick) and tracked the creative staff for both shows for all the eps and it's interesting to note that RCC becomes showrunner and all female writers disappear (who were in short supply anyway) from SG-1. Atlantis has managed a few eps per season with some female writing input. The advent of showrunner RCC also coincides with the two strong female roles changing, Janet is hardly there and is then killed off. Sam starts to get stereotyped into "the girl".
By S9 Sam is kicked off as SG-1 lead (they still haven't explained why so I'm sticking with sexist reasons) and wallpapered, also we get the addition of "The Bimbo". Someone made the comparison the female content since S9 as being very anime style (I think Sky and someone else were talking about it). My take on the majority of anime is that women are mens playthings, they'll be given token positions of authority and then made to act like 13yo hormonal schoolgirls complete with pigtails and short skirts. Sound familiar? I can't remember which half of M&M is into anime but I know one of them is. (Sky is it Mallozzi?)
Add in a lousy new bunch of bad guys, marty & mary sue, shoddy writing and everything else you all have recently been discussing and you have a show with dropping ratings that gets cancelled.
I've been following the DVCKS thread and occasionally puting my 2c worth in but I seriously believe that RCC's creative choices and handling of the show resulted in it's cancellation. Aided and abetted by M&M as EP's.
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