Out of Mind (222)

[SF_and_Coffee]

The point of this one wasn't the clips, though. The point was Hathor kidnapping SG-1.

I have a fanfic based on this one in the works, from a different POV, and I don't even address any of the clip stuff in it -- just the "present-day" storyline.

[Falcon Horus]

The point of this one wasn't the clips, though. The point was Hathor kidnapping SG-1.

A glorified clipshow then... still a clipshow.

[SF_and_Coffee]

But the clips served a purpose. There's a whole forest there, why complain about the trees?

I guess that for me, it's only a "clipshow" if there is NOTHING but "Hey, here are highlights of this past season. See you next season/week/whatever!" Believe me, I'm old enough to remember shows like that from my childhood (end-of-season specials, Christmas specials, etc.), and I can tell you that SG-1 never did anything like that. Sure, there were clips, but they never did them as a standalone package. They were always meant to explain and advance the plot of whatever episode in which they were embedded. Granted, "Politics" did kind of a sloppy job of it, but "Out of Mind" had them as an integral device. I mean, how else were they supposed to convey that Hathor's minions were mining the memories of SG-1 for information? Television is a visual medium, so it isn't as if some random narrator can just step into the picture and explain it. And the fact that Hathor was gaining information from SG-1 was crucial to the plot and made it frightening because if suddenly one of the Goa'uld was going to know all that, then Earth was in greater danger.

[Janet Fraiser]

Since I'm not letting myself skip anything during my re-watch, the good thing about the clip show was that I could do other things while it was playing.

I hope none of the other season finales were as bad as this one, though.

[I Am Not James Spader]

Is every season of SG-1 going to a clip show?

It really is the worst thing that any TV show does.

I know there is a purpose to the clips, but there is other ways - have actual dialogue of the characters recounting the adventures, not this laziness.

[jelgate]

Not lazyiness. Cheapness. Its a way to save money for other episodes. And to answer your question, no. The next clip show is in S6 IIRC

[Falcon Horus]

I know there is a purpose to the clips, but there is other ways - have actual dialogue of the characters recounting the adventures, not this laziness.

Not lazyiness. Cheapness. Its a way to save money for other episodes. And to answer your question, no. The next clip show is in S6 IIRC

What he says.

The best clipshow, though, will always be Citizen Joe in season 8.

[jelgate]

What he says.

The best clipshow, though, will always be Citizen Joe in season 8.

I hate Citizen Joe. Such a boring episode Disclosure and Inauguration were good

[hedwig]

Not lazyiness. Cheapness. Its a way to save money for other episodes. And to answer your question, no. The next clip show is in S6 IIRC

That would be "Disclosure"?

[jelgate]

That would be "Disclosure"?

Look one post above yours

[I Am Not James Spader]

Not lazyiness. Cheapness. Its a way to save money for other episodes. And to answer your question, no. The next clip show is in S6 IIRC

I would say laziness - rather than write the dialogue, they put in clips.

And it is good to know that I have a few seasons to go before the next one. Cheers

[blueray]

I hate Citizen Joe. Such a boring episode Disclosure and Inauguration were good

I actually liked Disclosure, that was the one where Thor appears and startles everyone right?

I remember not really liking Citizen Joe, but I only watched it once. The best one to me was politics because it sets up the finale and builds off of There but for the grace of G-d.

[jelgate]

I would say laziness - rather than write the dialogue, they put in clips.

And it is good to know that I have a few seasons to go before the next one. Cheers

Dialogue requires a cast and crew to pay. Clips does not require to pay anyone

[Lunaeclipse]

Dialogue requires a cast and crew to pay. Clips does not require to pay anyone

Maybe they were trying to make more room in the budget for the season finale. Special effects can be pricey.

[Anja]

If there is the technology why not use it? It's sci-fi and we expect to be reminded of that fact as often as possible. Talking can be boring - clips are more than words. I like the clip shows.