Season 10 Stargate

[ankh]

Right now it feels like I'm the only person in fandom who is looking forward to season 10, who doesn't think Daniel is going to be wallpapered so Vala or Mitchell or Sam/Jack Ship or some other Dire Threat can take over the show. I liked season 9. I thought it had about the same number of meh! episodes as any other season. I loved Vala, I loved Daniel and didn't think he was anyone's sidekick but was in fact carrying pretty much most of the show and at least half the 'meat' of the season. I enjoyed Sam again, thought Teal'c had more to do than he's had in years and found Mitchell inconsistent but no more annoying than Jack has frequently been and no more the Heroic Lead than Daniel. In fact, I thought Daniel totally owned season 9 with the exception of a few episodes when it felt like SCIFI Channel coughed in the ears of the Bridge Boys and reminded them that, actually, Mitchell should have something to do because he's the shiny new SG-1 leader.

So anyway. That's me, looking forward to season 10, spoilers and sides be damned.

Comments

[ankh-lj.livejournal.com]

"It's funny that when I read as far back as I could at OS and other sites, too, that I saw that I went through similar things that everyone else went through (as far as how I felt about the show and provided we had similar likes & dislikes), but all in a very short time."

Others have said the same thing, that they felt things were changing for the worse, they went alone and BINGO! Lots of people saying the same thing. What's really funny is that I swear TPTB think the show isn't any different except for things they can explain away as budget issues.

"I am relatively sure, though, knowing myself, that if I had been watching the show in real time (and hadn't already spent well more than $300 on all the DVDs), I probably would have stopped watching by the end of season 3 or early season 4 and never looked back. But maybe not. *g* The Power of The Daniel Jackson is pretty strong."

It was around that same time that I got twitchy. Season 4 opener, Small Victories, just felt so 'off'. By the time Divide and Conquer aired I was jumping up and down on the newsgroup, stamping my feet and yelling "WHY?!" Then I spent far too much time having endless discussions about why it was all a bad idea and what the probable result would be. Mind you, it wasn't a waste of time as I got to know the SG-1 newsgroup crowd and they were a fantastic bunch and, even amidst the complaining, we had a lot of fun. The Toe Zone and The Arm-Eary were created during that time and what a loss to the fandom it would be if they never got created... ;-P (And if you've seen neither, count yourself blessed.)

"I don't really find it annoying when people are honest about what they think, though, and I also don't think it's being negative to say what you think if that's really what you think (and especially if one has reasoned thoughts). I'm sure I wouldn't have found you annoying. *g* OTOH, some people say the same thing over and over and over, and that can get a bit annoying. Then again, maybe that's relative, too. We all reach that "annoying, negative" point at different places, I guess."

I absolutely think people have the right to rant, moan and complain. I'm sure I'd be cheering on the people complaining if I agreed with what they were saying. I do think it's the way it invades threads and places that it simply doesn't belong. I stopped posting as a regular on the newsgroup just prior to the SDJ campaign because it didn't feel like the right place to post as I was just too negative.

"I think what upsets me more than anything else in fandom anywhere (not just this fandom, but maybe especially this one) is when people tell me that everything I dislike about the show is all in my own head and if only I'd pretend it wasn't there, it wouldn't bother me. *g*"

Ugh. I loathe that attitude whether it's the "You're just delusional" attack or the "You haven't given it/him/her/them a chance!" (the chance being over a period of time anything from several episodes to a couple of years). If you're having problems with it you're having problems and no one telling you you're not really is going to change the fact.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Others have said the same thing, that they felt things were changing for the worse, they went alone and BINGO! Lots of people saying the same thing.

That's exactly what happened to me! *g* At first I tried to tell myself it was my imagination or that this weirdness was just temporary, but it wasn't. Then, yeah, I came online and saw that I wasn't the only one. *g* In a way, it was a relief because I wondered if I was just crazy.

It was around that same time that I got twitchy. Season 4 opener, Small Victories, just felt so 'off'. By the time Divide and Conquer aired I was jumping up and down on the newsgroup, stamping my feet and yelling "WHY?!"

lol I think that if I had had to wait weeks or months between episodes and seasons, I might have lost interest then. Watching it on DVD, sometimes 4 or 8 episodes a night (staying up all night *g*) kept the hope alive for much longer than I think it would have if I'd watched in real time. And it's interesting to me because seasons 1 & 2 were just so fantastic (for me) that they really are what kept my feelings about the show so strong through all of the other seasons and even now. *g* My love for Daniel knows no bounds--I hope. *g* (That may be my biggest fear about season 10--that I won't be able to love Daniel any more.)

I do think it's the way it invades threads and places that it simply doesn't belong. I stopped posting as a regular on the newsgroup just prior to the SDJ campaign because it didn't feel like the right place to post as I was just too negative.

:-( I probably don't really understand where it belongs or where it doesn't except in the protected threads. Or...well, I wouldn't even go to a Vala-love thread just for that reason. I think maybe a lot of us are confused about that, perhaps. Sometimes I try to just stay away from the discussions, but if lots of people are discussing something in a thread, I might jump in--and then other times, I can see it's so far off topic, but I really want to say something anyway. Sometimes I move it to another thread, but nobody sees it. Other times I just post and hope I won't get thwapped. *g* Or sometimes I just don't post at all even when I really want to. *g* I'm also not always clear about what's on topic and what's not.

Ugh. I loathe that attitude whether it's the "You're just delusional" attack or the "You haven't given it/him/her/them a chance!" (the chance being over a period of time anything from several episodes to a couple of years). If you're having problems with it you're having problems and no one telling you you're not really is going to change the fact.

I've been a bit astonished that it seems very prevalent in this fandom more than any other that I've been in (not that I've been in a lot and only one that was as divided and divisive and controversial as this one).

I actually stopped going to TWOP completely for now because of that. Once the new episodes start airing I may go back. I miss everyone there terribly, but I got tired of people saying stuff like that (or, really, exactly that *g*). Also, yes, I don't want to continually rain on everyone else's parade there. I also got bored with the continual, "Let's post about our favorite moments" as ways to hijack the discussions away from anything controversial. *g* (Those can be fun threads, too, but since there's only one thread there, it can just be a bit much at times if that gets boring.)