SGA is the kind of show that makes it good to be a fan of fandom, no doubt about it. I watch the eps not so much for themselves as for how they are as ingredients: oo, look at that shot, it'll make a great icon! oo, look at that plot hole, how can we explain that! oo, look at that bit of characterization, what kind of backstory can we invent to go with it!
Yes, this isn't the same minor fall and major lift as a *good* show (e.g. Buffy, Babylon 5), but it can't burn down, fall over, and sink into a swamp like X-Files, either, leaving a whole generation embittered.
And for me, one of the things I watch SGA eps for is to anticipate what *you* will make of the ingredients they provide. It's almost like a cooking contest show, where I wouldn't necessarily want to *eat* what the contestants make, but where I can get ideas about how to put those same ingredients together in a way I would actually like.
Not to pimp, exactly, but I've started watching Supernatural and it's just amazing to see actual character continuity on screen. But I still love SGA for the variety of the characters, and their essential joyfulness, and more and more for the OT4 and how many shiny sparkly facets it has.
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Date: 2007-04-17 01:33 pm (UTC)From:Yes, this isn't the same minor fall and major lift as a *good* show (e.g. Buffy, Babylon 5), but it can't burn down, fall over, and sink into a swamp like X-Files, either, leaving a whole generation embittered.
And for me, one of the things I watch SGA eps for is to anticipate what *you* will make of the ingredients they provide. It's almost like a cooking contest show, where I wouldn't necessarily want to *eat* what the contestants make, but where I can get ideas about how to put those same ingredients together in a way I would actually like.
Not to pimp, exactly, but I've started watching Supernatural and it's just amazing to see actual character continuity on screen. But I still love SGA for the variety of the characters, and their essential joyfulness, and more and more for the OT4 and how many shiny sparkly facets it has.