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About Stargate Atlantis?
Let's get this straight: I'm feeling rather bad about making this admission. The attitude of many people who used to watch Stargate seems to be that if you like Atlantis anymore, you need to have your head checked.
I seem to be one of the increasingly few people on my f-list who are enjoying the show more in the last couple of seasons rather than less.
I like that they're doing stuff with Teyla and Ronon (stereotypical stuff, yes, unexpected leaps of technical ability, yes, but I'd rather have that than the dead silence of Seasons 2 & 3 regarding anything and anyone in Pegasus who couldn't make something go boom). I don't have axes to grind about the comings and goings of actors on the show - or, if I do, I'm not going to grind them. I used to like Joe Mallozzi back in the S5-S6 days of SG1, although I think intarwebs blogging fame has gone to his head. I don't think Atlantis is The Best Show Evah or that it's Brilliantly Original Writing or that it's A Good Example Of Women In Sci-Fi.
However, it is my central fandom - primarily because the characters have me by the scruff of the neck as far as my writing goes.
There are certainly things that could and should be done better. There are choices they could have made that would have opened up options, leading to a broader variety of stories and less "SG1 repackaged". And would be done better if they'd get new writers in and have the 'old writers' stick to producing or directing the franchise, rather than trying to give depth and dimension to characters who, until now, have been apostrophised as 'background'.
But this is the Stargate franchise. I expect certain things of it - just as I expect certain things of Bones, or BSG, or Dr. Who, or Torchwood, or Dexter. (I really have to start watching Blood Ties and get my hands on Eureka, too.) There are some things I don't and will never expect of Stargate Atlantis. It would be nice to get them, but I'm not holding my breath.
Ultimately, though, my expectations of Stargate Atlantis are being largely met, and lately even exceeded by the writers as far as the show goes.
As far as the show could go, they fall far short of the mark. As in, they're not even getting a passing grade when it comes to what Atlantis could be. On the other hand, I don't feel I can expect skilled character stories from people whose ability lies mostly in making things go boom - anymore than I'd expect anyone on my f-list to be able give me an explanation of how the SAP HR Interface Toolbox works.
I suppose this is one of the moments where My Friends Aren't Watching The Same Show As Me, And That's Okay. It just feels very NotOkay given the apparent tide of disgruntlement with the show this season and last.
No, Stargate Atlantis is far from perfect. But Joss Whedon has Skeevy Issues With Hispanics In California, and Ron Moore has An Obsession With Kara/Lee Angst.
I have issues with Capitalising Concepts That I Want To Emphasise.
Ultimately, Stargate Atlantis isn't the show I think it could be. But right now, that's not an issue for me the way it is for a lot of other people - many of whom are still bitter about Elizabeth or Carson or Sam or no-John-character-development.
I guess, mostly, I'm wondering if there are other people who feel this way? People who like the show, but they feel a little ashamed of liking it because so few of their friends do anymore?
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I was invited to partake of the "five freebie celebrities" meme.
Except that I wouldn't have sex, no questions asked, with anyone. No, not even with the hottest of hot guys or girls. I simply wouldn't.
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saeva!)
Let's get this straight: I'm feeling rather bad about making this admission. The attitude of many people who used to watch Stargate seems to be that if you like Atlantis anymore, you need to have your head checked.
I seem to be one of the increasingly few people on my f-list who are enjoying the show more in the last couple of seasons rather than less.
I like that they're doing stuff with Teyla and Ronon (stereotypical stuff, yes, unexpected leaps of technical ability, yes, but I'd rather have that than the dead silence of Seasons 2 & 3 regarding anything and anyone in Pegasus who couldn't make something go boom). I don't have axes to grind about the comings and goings of actors on the show - or, if I do, I'm not going to grind them. I used to like Joe Mallozzi back in the S5-S6 days of SG1, although I think intarwebs blogging fame has gone to his head. I don't think Atlantis is The Best Show Evah or that it's Brilliantly Original Writing or that it's A Good Example Of Women In Sci-Fi.
However, it is my central fandom - primarily because the characters have me by the scruff of the neck as far as my writing goes.
There are certainly things that could and should be done better. There are choices they could have made that would have opened up options, leading to a broader variety of stories and less "SG1 repackaged". And would be done better if they'd get new writers in and have the 'old writers' stick to producing or directing the franchise, rather than trying to give depth and dimension to characters who, until now, have been apostrophised as 'background'.
But this is the Stargate franchise. I expect certain things of it - just as I expect certain things of Bones, or BSG, or Dr. Who, or Torchwood, or Dexter. (I really have to start watching Blood Ties and get my hands on Eureka, too.) There are some things I don't and will never expect of Stargate Atlantis. It would be nice to get them, but I'm not holding my breath.
Ultimately, though, my expectations of Stargate Atlantis are being largely met, and lately even exceeded by the writers as far as the show goes.
As far as the show could go, they fall far short of the mark. As in, they're not even getting a passing grade when it comes to what Atlantis could be. On the other hand, I don't feel I can expect skilled character stories from people whose ability lies mostly in making things go boom - anymore than I'd expect anyone on my f-list to be able give me an explanation of how the SAP HR Interface Toolbox works.
I suppose this is one of the moments where My Friends Aren't Watching The Same Show As Me, And That's Okay. It just feels very NotOkay given the apparent tide of disgruntlement with the show this season and last.
No, Stargate Atlantis is far from perfect. But Joss Whedon has Skeevy Issues With Hispanics In California, and Ron Moore has An Obsession With Kara/Lee Angst.
I have issues with Capitalising Concepts That I Want To Emphasise.
Ultimately, Stargate Atlantis isn't the show I think it could be. But right now, that's not an issue for me the way it is for a lot of other people - many of whom are still bitter about Elizabeth or Carson or Sam or no-John-character-development.
I guess, mostly, I'm wondering if there are other people who feel this way? People who like the show, but they feel a little ashamed of liking it because so few of their friends do anymore?
--
I was invited to partake of the "five freebie celebrities" meme.
Except that I wouldn't have sex, no questions asked, with anyone. No, not even with the hottest of hot guys or girls. I simply wouldn't.
(Sorry,
saeva!)
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This.
There was a bit of an outburst against TPTB in Season Four. The fans in question got stuck on the idea that Teyla being pregnant was 'lesser'. Any encouragement she offered, any emotional support, any knowledge or diplomatic skill she presented didn't count; she was pregnant and, if you listened to the rhetoric, you could be forgiven for thinking that being pregnant meant she was no longer a strong female character.
it is a bit of a bummer to not be able to share the joy with people I've been used to sharing the joy with.
Yes. That's probably the hardest thing: to have people who you used to squee with just vanish. :(