Wow the first season of Stargate SG1 is bad

[Oubliette_Red]

On 1/21/2021 at 5:52 PM, Hyperstrike said:

The original movie was about an ancient alien who'd taken over a human body and had been living for thousands of years as a "god".
The series tweaks what the alien was and takes a bit of liberty with the material and character depictions.
And then meanders through mythology while creating its own.
 

Basically you have a few types of episodes.

You have the "Fighting the aliens/gods" episodes which are the primary
You have the "Meet the locals/looking for useful stuff" episodes.

You have the "Dangerous tech" episodes.
You have the "This is Top Secret" episodes detailing the secondary Earth-centric storyline.
And every season has a "Clip Show" episode that basically rehashes the season/series.

And once the show hits its groove, it does quite well and can be absolutely hilarious.
Season 4's "Window of Opportunity" is a "Groundhog Day" knockoff.  But it REALLY explores it and is fun as hell.

 

"Right in the middle of my back swing!?!" Colonel O'Neill.

 

[Oubliette_Red]

On 2/7/2021 at 2:17 PM, TheOtherTed said:

Ok, so, nearing the end of season 2, and I'm starting to warm up to it a bit.  On the Star Trek scale, I'd place it a step ahead of Voyager, maybe two steps ahead of Enterprise, and about a mile ahead of Discovery.  Objectively speaking.

 

*looks for the "shifty eyes" emote without scucess*

 

I tend to use this instead...

 

[Hyperstrike]

1 hour ago, Oubliette_Red said:

"Right in the middle of my back swing!?!" Colonel O'Neill.

And the door in Teal'c's face.

The one I loved was late in the Replicator storyline.

"Small Victories"

Daniel Jackson: Wait a minute, you're actually saying that you need someone dumber than you are?
Jack O'Neill: You may have come to the right place...

[TheOtherTed]

So I snapped at a co-worker today and said "Jaffa! Kree!"  Here's hoping it doesn't get back to HR.

[TemporalVileTerror]

I'm still surprised that no one has made a youtube video of "Jaffa!  Kree!" where they splice in some Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. / Guardians of the Galaxy / Captain Marvel.

[Oubliette_Red]

"Maybe he read your report?"

 

🤨

 

[Haijinx]

Stargate Universe on the other hand had a very strong 1st season, that dropped a bit for the 2nd season then cancelled.  

 

 

[Saikochoro]

The first season of SG-1 is pretty rough, but it became one of my all time favorite shows. I’m not really sure I can pinpoint when it exactly it went from meh to mildly interesting to good to great to “it’s 1am and I have work in the morning, but one more episode shouldn’t hurt”.  The show grew on me as did the characters. 
 

I think both Atlantis and Universe had better starts. I think a big part of that is that they had already found their groove and had established characters/plot elements to give them strength. 

[Oubliette_Red]

[TheOtherTed]

Welp, I'm out.  The character Vala completely killed my interest in the series.  Friendly advice for any potential writers or film makers out there - lovable rogues just aren't.

[DougGraves]

On 6/4/2021 at 5:01 AM, TheOtherTed said:

Welp, I'm out.  The character Vala completely killed my interest in the series.  Friendly advice for any potential writers or film makers out there - lovable rogues just aren't.

 

How far did you make it?  I got through episode 1 of season 2 and just cannot get myself to watch  more.

[TheOtherTed]

I dropped out early in Season 9 - a lot farther than I expected, TBH.  I never considered it "binge worthy," but once they stopped treating Daniel Jackson as comic relief, I did get a bit more invested in the story.

 

I was kind of already on the ropes when Vala showed up, though.  The cast changes were a bit rough, and the whole "The Next Big Bad" trope had gotten old.

 

Ah, well.  I figure I've watched enough to keep at least some of my nerd cred, so it's all good.

[ZacKing]

On 3/15/2021 at 7:52 PM, Hyperstrike said:

And the door in Teal'c's face.

The one I loved was late in the Replicator storyline.

"Small Victories"

Daniel Jackson: Wait a minute, you're actually saying that you need someone dumber than you are?
Jack O'Neill: You may have come to the right place...

 

Door in Teal'c's face is a classic!  I always laugh whenever I see this episode

 

Carter : What's eight down?

Jackson : Um...label. With those empty spaces I think the answer is supposed to be identification. Thirteen across is sphere. Jack, this is it.

O'Neill : Now, see I assume we still speak the same language...mostly.

Jackson : Sphere...planet. Label...name.

O'Neill : Following...still...you...not!

Jackson : Praclarush taonas. I...I think you wrote the name of the planet we will find the Lost City in the crossword.

O'Neill : Bit of a jump?

Jackson : Why else would you do that?

Carter : The clue for seven down is "celestial body" and he wrote Uma Thurman.

O'Neill : Yes!
 

 

Edited June 8, 2021 by ZacKing

[GraspingVileTerror]

That look on his face when he says "Yes" . . . oof.  Classic.