Originally posted by Jackie
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of the two series...given the choice of old stargate repeat or new SGA...would take old Stargate repeat prior to 9 and 10. Never really did get into SGA before and season 3 was bad IMO...I had hopes for the series the first two new eps and was hoping that Wier would become a very interesting and complex arc....but that fizzled out like old moldy soda pop.
I think my biggest complaint about SGA is how tptb use the fan base and the actors to save their own jobs. They kind of back stab those around them and then expect a nice fat raise (I would guess) and job security for another year.
It never happened on early SG-1. When Daniel left--MS did so on his own. When Fraiser was killed the actress wouldn't be available to come back--she had another gig.
When Hammond left, DD did so on his own as well.
Jacob was written out on what was supposed to be the last season. No one was supposed to come back and Sam was supposed to go to SGA then.
MS never expressed interest in going to SGA full time...maybe for a guest spot or two. CJ would probably take a full time position if offered and he would most likely be an influence is MS were to go the series.
I really felt bad for Ben B. he was handed a raw deal, hired to fill RDA's shoes but only really hired for the Farscape fan base and not for his talent. If they really let him stretch his acting wings he could have made a great addition. Of course, that would mean placing effort into the story arc too.
I have mixed feeling for CB...she only got to be in one season, but her character was just so off the wall I didn't care for Vala at all in the series. If Vala was brought back re-occuring and remained a non trusting thief, I would have liked her better. For that matter, she became a Goa'uld I would have liked her better.
I felt like tptb really have had the Wraith find Earth. It gives new meaning to the term population control.
A wraith colony in the milky way, stalking and hunting humans would have been more interesting than the Bori anyways.
I think my biggest complaint about SGA is how tptb use the fan base and the actors to save their own jobs. They kind of back stab those around them and then expect a nice fat raise (I would guess) and job security for another year.
It never happened on early SG-1. When Daniel left--MS did so on his own. When Fraiser was killed the actress wouldn't be available to come back--she had another gig.
When Hammond left, DD did so on his own as well.
Jacob was written out on what was supposed to be the last season. No one was supposed to come back and Sam was supposed to go to SGA then.
MS never expressed interest in going to SGA full time...maybe for a guest spot or two. CJ would probably take a full time position if offered and he would most likely be an influence is MS were to go the series.
I really felt bad for Ben B. he was handed a raw deal, hired to fill RDA's shoes but only really hired for the Farscape fan base and not for his talent. If they really let him stretch his acting wings he could have made a great addition. Of course, that would mean placing effort into the story arc too.
I have mixed feeling for CB...she only got to be in one season, but her character was just so off the wall I didn't care for Vala at all in the series. If Vala was brought back re-occuring and remained a non trusting thief, I would have liked her better. For that matter, she became a Goa'uld I would have liked her better.
I felt like tptb really have had the Wraith find Earth. It gives new meaning to the term population control.
A wraith colony in the milky way, stalking and hunting humans would have been more interesting than the Bori anyways.
I liked Jonas, didn't mind Pete (much) - never thought it would last, didn't much like them killing off Janet, but at least it was done well. They just needed to carry it over to other eps a bit.
I can see why they killed off Jacob. Wish they hadn't. I'd have loved a movie that dealt with the Tok'Ra working with SG-1 and the ramifications of all the stuff that went down in later seasons.
But they went the formerhost
route with Vala instead, which could have worked if they hadn't over-sexed her and made her a slaving/prostituting/(not even good)con-artist who's only recourse to questions was sexual harassment. What a winner. Not.I won't go into Mitchell. I'd have accepted almost all of his actions if he'd not been team lead - and learned from them.
I kinda feel for both Ben and Claudia. I don't bash them because (even when at least one has said something I disagree with - vehemently)the writing isn't their fault. Indeed, most of their interviews have made me feel sympathetic to them.
suse
I figure the point of this thread is to vent here. I don't spread my "hate" elsewhere. I don't go into the threads that love S9 & 10--why would I? 
funny with the rest rather hit or miss. Anyway, there were 'demon's in the books. They were dimension travelers. Because, you see, there weren't different worlds, but different dimensions.
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