Onward and upward and ever forward and...
Well, it's official. Stargate SG-1 is now the longest running science fiction show in US history, surpassing nine seasons of the X-Files since Sci-Fi has just picked up SG-1 for its tenth season and SGA for its third. You can take a look at the release here on Zap2it or on Gateworld. As of this blog entry nothing has appeared on SciFi.com's News Wire. I guess they're the last to know. Why doesn't that surprise me?
I'm really not surprised about the news and, unfortuantely, I don't think I'm all that happy about it either. I"m not upset, either. Kind of just...it's just there. I know I mentioned something about this early on, but my general feelings on the matter hasn't changed. Season nine of SG-1 hasn't been the same without Jack O'Neill. Am I biased? Probably. Was I willing to give it a shot? Yes and honestly, the show just doesn't have the same interest for me that it used to. The chemistry that was there is not the same. With the new characters entering, I knew it would be different, but I had hoped that the spark, the thrill of watching the show would remain. But it seems as if that something extra the show used to have is just gone. Poof.
Now, if we're talking about seasons one through eight, that's a different story. Some of the best episodes were in those early to mid seasons. It was in those episodes where you really "saw" the expanding possibilities of the whole Stargate universe and it was amazing. The things that they could see, visit, experience...the plot lines and arcs presented early on were so interesting you had to tune in to see how they picked up those various threads and weaved it into an engaging and interesting television program. It's those kind of qualites that I'm talking about, the kind that make you tune in, that make you want to see it, to not miss a single episode. It's those qualities that seem to be missing now. That and one silver-haired General who has an obsession with The Simpsons.
I should be excited. I should be happy that my favorite shows were picked up for another season. I just wish I was.
I'm really not surprised about the news and, unfortuantely, I don't think I'm all that happy about it either. I"m not upset, either. Kind of just...it's just there. I know I mentioned something about this early on, but my general feelings on the matter hasn't changed. Season nine of SG-1 hasn't been the same without Jack O'Neill. Am I biased? Probably. Was I willing to give it a shot? Yes and honestly, the show just doesn't have the same interest for me that it used to. The chemistry that was there is not the same. With the new characters entering, I knew it would be different, but I had hoped that the spark, the thrill of watching the show would remain. But it seems as if that something extra the show used to have is just gone. Poof.
Now, if we're talking about seasons one through eight, that's a different story. Some of the best episodes were in those early to mid seasons. It was in those episodes where you really "saw" the expanding possibilities of the whole Stargate universe and it was amazing. The things that they could see, visit, experience...the plot lines and arcs presented early on were so interesting you had to tune in to see how they picked up those various threads and weaved it into an engaging and interesting television program. It's those kind of qualites that I'm talking about, the kind that make you tune in, that make you want to see it, to not miss a single episode. It's those qualities that seem to be missing now. That and one silver-haired General who has an obsession with The Simpsons.
I should be excited. I should be happy that my favorite shows were picked up for another season. I just wish I was.
1 Comments:
Who knows, maybe they will surprise you. Maybe RDA will come back and play a role in what will most likely be the final season.
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