This was definitely written with a fair amount of SG drama on the brain. There wasn't really anywhere to work that discussion into the post, specifically, but it's certainly lurking around in my head, too.
I am walking away from the SG universe (that's a pun! I made a pun!)
Hahaha. You know, I've come to the conclusion that you can only talk about SG:U in written form. Otherwise, the lack of audible capitalization makes things all kinds of confusing. (Also, you could do a whole post on anti-pickup lines based on that title. Just sayin'. *g*)
I'm furious at how terribly SG: Atlantis was treated: the concept, the characters, and the actors.
Yeah. You're not alone. I really want to like SG:U, because hey, more scifi is never a bad thing and there is Lou Diamond Phillips. I'm kind of in the minority, but I even like the visuals so far. I don't want to take it out on the new kid on the team, just because my best buddy got kicked off, you know? On the other hand, the coach is an ass, and I don't trust him in the least. The marketing behind SG:U hasn't done anything to make me think the PTB have clued in at all to their fanbase, and the continued screwing over of everything SG:A isn't helping with my resentment. Ten bucks says LDP bites it in the first ep anyway. *sigh*
CoE: I have seen it and, though it broke my heart, I understand why everything was done.
I am a happy ending person, by nature. I can certainly handle dystopian outlooks, even enjoy them from time to time, but I think my limits are all about the length of the source. Short stories, or limited-run things that I can get through in a brief time, I'm fine with getting a bleaker ending from. It's when I feel like I've invested for the long haul that I get traumatized by the downer stuff.
Knowing that about myself, though, I can chalk it up to personal preference. Personally, I'm not a happy bunny about how things went down. On the other hand, I don't feel invested enough to discuss the larger idea of whether or not this is the direction the show should have taken. It doesn't work for me, but then I'd have to watch it to form more of an opinion than that, and I'm not willing to do that.
On the other other hand - and this one was the impetus behind the original post - I kind of think we all have every right to discuss it, if we so choose. We can't change it, of course, but what's so wrong with talking about it?
(Trying not to be spoilery here is awkward.)
Feel free to be spoilery. I'll edit the post accordingly. :)
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2009-07-29 08:15 pm (UTC)This was definitely written with a fair amount of SG drama on the brain. There wasn't really anywhere to work that discussion into the post, specifically, but it's certainly lurking around in my head, too.
I am walking away from the SG universe (that's a pun! I made a pun!)
Hahaha. You know, I've come to the conclusion that you can only talk about SG:U in written form. Otherwise, the lack of audible capitalization makes things all kinds of confusing. (Also, you could do a whole post on anti-pickup lines based on that title. Just sayin'. *g*)
I'm furious at how terribly SG: Atlantis was treated: the concept, the characters, and the actors.
Yeah. You're not alone. I really want to like SG:U, because hey, more scifi is never a bad thing and there is Lou Diamond Phillips. I'm kind of in the minority, but I even like the visuals so far. I don't want to take it out on the new kid on the team, just because my best buddy got kicked off, you know? On the other hand, the coach is an ass, and I don't trust him in the least. The marketing behind SG:U hasn't done anything to make me think the PTB have clued in at all to their fanbase, and the continued screwing over of everything SG:A isn't helping with my resentment. Ten bucks says LDP bites it in the first ep anyway. *sigh*
CoE: I have seen it and, though it broke my heart, I understand why everything was done.
I am a happy ending person, by nature. I can certainly handle dystopian outlooks, even enjoy them from time to time, but I think my limits are all about the length of the source. Short stories, or limited-run things that I can get through in a brief time, I'm fine with getting a bleaker ending from. It's when I feel like I've invested for the long haul that I get traumatized by the downer stuff.
Knowing that about myself, though, I can chalk it up to personal preference. Personally, I'm not a happy bunny about how things went down. On the other hand, I don't feel invested enough to discuss the larger idea of whether or not this is the direction the show should have taken. It doesn't work for me, but then I'd have to watch it to form more of an opinion than that, and I'm not willing to do that.
On the other other hand - and this one was the impetus behind the original post - I kind of think we all have every right to discuss it, if we so choose. We can't change it, of course, but what's so wrong with talking about it?
(Trying not to be spoilery here is awkward.)
Feel free to be spoilery. I'll edit the post accordingly. :)