Babylon (908)

[kirmit]

I really liked the black, made SG-1 look like the elite team while all the others wore green. The blue looks better aswell green is out blue is in.

[FeloniousMonk]

you seem to be forgetting that mitchell was a pilot how often do you think pilots fire p90s

To even be allowed to carry the weapon while on duty he'd have to be qualified on it. Even without qualifying, any trained solider, sailor, marine, or airman (at least one trained well enough to reach any kind of advanced rank) should know how to properly aim and fire his weapon.

I know it's not a big deal but little things like that ruin scenes for me. Other than that it wasn't a memorable episode. It was very predictable and didn't really do anything to expand on the characters, in my opinion.

[Albion]

The real question ought to be "what was with the black while offworld?"

Isn't that something to do with new Air Force uniforms coming onstream and being reflected in the show? I seem to recall reading something of the sort in an interview a few months back. That they would have new uniforms because the AF is switching to new uniforms.

I remember it because when I saw the publicity shots for this season I was disappointed that this was another shift away from the 'reality' of the show making sure the AF details were correct and into just 'snazzy uniforms that look good on a SF show but don't have anything to do with the real thing'. So I was both surprised and relieved when I read the interview and realised it was in fact very much connected to the real thing. Or...so they said.

Sorry, that's all the details I can remember though.

Albion

[Droops]

As a 'getting to know Mitchell' episode, it was fine.

Had some plot holes here and there, small ones but enough for me to notice that it was mildly irritating at the end.

Otherwise, it wasn't horrible and I had some smiles through it. Can't ask for much more.

[the_cadpig]

Originally posted by bmicales
2) Mitchell is firing the P90 correctly - although maybe not in a mode that most others are accustomed to see. For a direct link, see the site: P90 Promotional Video (This is not a direct link to the video, go to the bottom of the page, second to last line has a direct link). Time points showing various positions:
3:17 - lying down - sighted
4:26 - stiff arm
5:18 (?) this looks more posed to show a feature - hip
6:24 - just below chest height (the position Mitchell appeared to be using)
also view Season 6 Allegiance (at the end) - O'Neill is firing his P90 from just below chest height.

Thanks b. I'm getting tired of all this nitpicking of procedure when it's obvious some of the nitpickers aren't all that knowledgable about what it is they're nitpicking.

Just sayin...

[GhostPoet]

Man...I am SHOCKED some people didn't like this episode. I thought it was one of the better episodes of the season??

[Busterfan]

It was my favorite episode so far this season. I can understand some of the criticism - like that it was too similar to The Last Samurai, which I never saw. But other than that, this ep was a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed seeing Mitchell be the focus of a whole ep. Ben has created such a likeable character that I can't imagine anyone changing the channel while he's on screen. Some people were bored? Were we watching the same ep? I wasn't bored at all, even when we were back at SGC.

[Lida]

It was my favorite episode so far this season. I can understand some of the criticism - like that it was too similar to The Last Samurai, which I never saw. But other than that, this ep was a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed seeing Mitchell be the focus of a whole ep. Ben has created such a likeable character that I can't imagine anyone changing the channel while he's on screen. Some people were bored? Were we watching the same ep? I wasn't bored at all, even when we were back at SGC.

You're surprised? Not me.....it's obvious that no matter what the writers write, or how the actors portray their characters, not everyone is EVER going to agree.

I liked Babylon. I think tptb need to let Ben Browder ad lib more, but I suppose they are concerned everyone will then scream "it's John Crichton". Phew...BB has a great sense of humor, is a fantastic actor and is not hard on the eyes. Yes, RDA is gone (gasp, yes, it's true) and Cam is the new guy......why don't you cut him some slack? So far, I like the character, I'd just like to see more of him being him.

The one thing I can't figure out is, if people don't like SG-1 anymore, why are they here, posting?

And I agree with a former poster, this nitpicking is a joke. You want to nitpick.....get on the medical consultants too, because an Infectious disease specialist, from the CDC, as Dr. Lam is supposed to be, would NOT be operating, period. That's why we have surgeons, who go through long residency training...to learn how to operate, just like Lam trained supposedly trained in Infectious diseases.

Rant over, switching you back to your normal channel....

[FeloniousMonk]

Thanks b. I'm getting tired of all this nitpicking of procedure when it's obvious some of the nitpickers aren't all that knowledgable about what it is they're nitpicking.

Just sayin...

I'm sorry but where did you learn to shoot a P90 from the hip?

[paul]

this may have been said , didn't read all 11 pages . their staffs were different and they learnt how to make cloaks from ancient writings so could it be possible that they made their staffs the same way and then this may be proof that staffs are ancient weapons.

[Ne'eta]

i fell kind of alone i liked this ep nothing impront happened i guess but i still found it insething

see i agree with Anubis, sorry i'm new to this, dunno if its public or private, this episode was like the norm. ep. with no big bangs in the sky or without an epidemic break out, they were just on a simple mission and got a 'little' sidetracked which eventually lead to being the focus of the mission (saving Cam and trying to show the truth about the Orii)

[bmicales]

I'm sorry but where did you learn to shoot a P90 from the hip?

If you read my orginial post, you will see that I said that the shooting from the hip appeared to be posed (to highlight a feature of the weapon)! In fact there was no shooting, unlike what is seen with the other positions that are in the video.


Bruce

[Crichton]

The best part about this episode was that Teal'c actually had some lines man!!! Geez, I missed the guy.

[Shep'sSocks]

The best part about this episode was that Teal'c actually had some lines man!!! Geez, I missed the guy.

That was nice although I am so over the Jaffa storyline. I find it terribly dull.

[FeloniousMonk]

If you read my orginial post, you will see that I said that the shooting from the hip appeared to be posed (to highlight a feature of the weapon)! In fact there was no shooting, unlike what is seen with the other positions that are in the video.


Bruce

Indeed. It was a cool video, by the way. Like I said, it was never a big deal...just little nitpicky things that bug me. If not for the typical attention to detail the show usually displays I probably wouldn't have brought it up.