My problem was the sameness of everything. Since the SG shows are all shot in
the same place (British Columbia?) all the planets looked exactly the same.
They all had trees that came straight from the Pacific Northwest, all had the
same terrain. The aliens on all the planets were the same too: mostly West and
Northern European, always living in the same cliched villages, with Central
Casting elders, and primitive costumes right off the racks. They tried to
explain this by saying the G'ould had seeded the galaxy with humans, but the
sameness was just irritating.
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From: Augustus Augustus <jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com>
> actually, i liked both SG-1 and SG-A, but what was funny 2 me was that, every
> planet they went 2 on either show were kool with seeing them. SG-1 all the
> people knew about the G'ould and in almost every ep of SG-A they knew about
> the
> Wraith. the only people who did not know about aliens were the people of
> EARTH!
> with the DoD and the IOA both runnig stuff, someone had 2 know and leak
> SOMETHING!
>
> --- On Mon, 1/5/09, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@lycos.com> wrote:
> From: Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@lycos.com>
> Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek' creator, dies
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 7:45 AM
>
> LMNAO!!!!!!!!
>
> Reminds me of DS9, the ep in which Quark analogizes the Federation to a mug of
> root beer, being this tall, cold glass of dark stuff with a white, fuzzy top
> that sprays bubbles up your nose when you move to drink it. At the first sip,
> you realize how cloyingly, sickeningly sweet it is, and you put it down
> immediately afterward, frowning, saying, "That the worst-tasting stuff
> I've ever had! I'm never trying that again!"
>
> And, a minute or so later, you find yourself sipping at it again, with the
> same
> result. You realize that those it is cloying and sickeningly sweet, you just
> can't get enough of it...
>
>
>
>
> ---------[ Received Mail Content ]----------
> Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek'
> creator, dies
> Date : Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:34:23 -0500
> From : "Justin Mohareb" <justinmoha...@gmail.com>
> To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>
> I knew a guy who described Stargate as "Red State Star Trek". The US
> goes into various planets and overthrows the local governing bodies,
> and leaves, and we never see what happens in their wake, but we're
> told it's for the best.
>
> Justin
>
> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 11:58 PM, wrote:
> > I used to periodically drop a post titled "How does Stargate Stay on
> the
> > Air?" , so I get your feelings. For years I thought SG-1 was weak
> scifi
> > where all the planets and villages looked alike, and the SG-1 team stomped
> > around the galaxy wrecking havoc with nothing approaching a framework like
> > the Prime Directive to guide them. I used to lament how it keep going
> while
> > better scifi and spec fiction shows were canceled. I think what got me
> > watching SG-1 was the introduction of Ben Browder and Claudia Black, the
> > Farscape vets, and the final resolution of the G'ould storyline. That
> pulled
> > me in, and the interplay among the new members of the team kept me
> > watching--that, and the demise of so many scifi shows made me desperate
> for
> > a fix on Friday nights! :) The last couple of seasons are worth watching,
> > but honestly most of what came before is not must-see TV.
> >
>
>
> --
> Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy.
> http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
>
>
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
>
>
>
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actually, i liked both SG-1 and SG-A, but what was funny 2 me was that, every planet they went 2 on either show were kool with seeing them. SG-1 all the people knew about the G'ould and in almost every ep of SG-A they knew about the Wraith. the only people who did not know about aliens were the people of EARTH! with the DoD and the IOA both runnig stuff, someone had 2 know and leak SOMETHING!
--- On Mon, 1/5/09, Martin Baxter <truthseeker013@lycos.com> wrote:
From: Martin Baxter <truthseeker013@lycos.com>
Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek' creator, dies
To: scifino...@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 7:45
AM
LMNAO!!!!!!!!
Reminds me of DS9, the ep in which Quark analogizes the Federation to a mug of
root beer, being this tall, cold glass of dark stuff with a white, fuzzy top
that sprays bubbles up your nose when you move to drink it. At the first sip,
you realize how cloyingly, sickeningly sweet it is, and you put it down
immediately afterward, frowning, saying, "That the worst-tasting stuff
I've ever had! I'm never trying that again!"
And, a minute or so later, you find yourself sipping at it again, with the same
result. You realize that those it is cloying and sickeningly sweet, you just
can't get enough of it...
---------[ Received Mail Content ]----------
Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Majel Roddenberry, wife of 'Trek'
creator, dies
Date : Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:34:23 -0500
From : "Justin Mohareb" <justinmohareb@gmail.com>
To : scifino...@yahoogroups.com
I
knew a guy who described Stargate as "Red State Star Trek". The US
goes into various planets and overthrows the local governing bodies,
and leaves, and we never see what happens in their wake, but we're
told it's for the best.
Justin
On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 11:58 PM, wrote:
> I used to periodically drop a post titled "How does Stargate Stay on
the
> Air?" , so I get your feelings. For years I thought SG-1 was weak
scifi
> where all the planets and villages looked alike, and the SG-1 team stomped
> around the galaxy wrecking havoc with nothing approaching a framework like
> the Prime Directive to guide them. I used to lament how it keep going
while
> better scifi and spec fiction shows were canceled. I think what got me
> watching SG-1 was the introduction of Ben Browder and Claudia Black, the
> Farscape vets, and the final resolution of the G'ould storyline.
That
pulled
> me in, and the interplay among the new members of the team kept me
> watching--that, and the demise of so many scifi shows made me desperate
for
> a fix on Friday nights! :) The last couple of seasons are worth watching,
> but honestly most of what came before is not must-see TV.
>
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