Well, I first got into Stargate because my mom liked to watch it. My family is pretty big into scifi overall, but my mom loved Andromeda, so yeah. . . her tastes are not always a good gauge of the quality of a show. LOL.
So anyway, I don't remember what episode I started watching SG-1, but one of the first episodes I remember watching is where Jack and Teal'c (?) were stuck in a time loop, so Jack finally decided just to have fun with it and do what he wanted until they figured out how to get out of it (including kissing Carter). After that, I would catch an episode of SG-1 here and there, keeping up on the overall storyline to know what was going on, like when Daniel died/ascended, and there was something about Merlin. I started getting interested again when they brought in the Ori, because dang, that was a pretty serious bad guy, and I was really interested to see how they'd handle the whole "Convert or die" mentality of the enemy, if and how SG-1 would find a way to beat them.
I have no idea why I decided to started watching Atlantis. I think the main reason was that the show was premiering, and I like to get into the things from the beginning rather then the middle, so I decided to check out the pilot. Looking back, I'm pretty sure it was something as shallow as how cute I thought Sheppard was. And Rodney was pretty awesome, too. And, as lame as it sounds, I had remembered seeing Rainbow Sun Franks as a VJ on Much Music, so I was interested to check out his performance on the show. (Seriously? Am I the only person who didn't like Ford?)
However, I remember what really got me into the show. It was the connection between John and Teyla. From the moment he found her necklace in that cave and his hand lingered on her jacket lapel, blah blah. So. . . from then on I was watching the show to see if and when they would get together. LOL. (I had not idea how unpopular the pairing was until I started reading your blog, but then, I wasn't very active in fandom save for reading fanfiction) I was young and impressionable then, but now I know a little better about how these shows actually work. ;)
How'd I know when I was in deep? Probably when I purchased the show on DVD. It's the only show that I own on DVD. And then I pretty much went off the cliff when I started writing Ronon/Keller fic in December of last year. :)
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So anyway, I don't remember what episode I started watching SG-1, but one of the first episodes I remember watching is where Jack and Teal'c (?) were stuck in a time loop, so Jack finally decided just to have fun with it and do what he wanted until they figured out how to get out of it (including kissing Carter). After that, I would catch an episode of SG-1 here and there, keeping up on the overall storyline to know what was going on, like when Daniel died/ascended, and there was something about Merlin. I started getting interested again when they brought in the Ori, because dang, that was a pretty serious bad guy, and I was really interested to see how they'd handle the whole "Convert or die" mentality of the enemy, if and how SG-1 would find a way to beat them.
I have no idea why I decided to started watching Atlantis. I think the main reason was that the show was premiering, and I like to get into the things from the beginning rather then the middle, so I decided to check out the pilot. Looking back, I'm pretty sure it was something as shallow as how cute I thought Sheppard was. And Rodney was pretty awesome, too. And, as lame as it sounds, I had remembered seeing Rainbow Sun Franks as a VJ on Much Music, so I was interested to check out his performance on the show. (Seriously? Am I the only person who didn't like Ford?)
However, I remember what really got me into the show. It was the connection between John and Teyla. From the moment he found her necklace in that cave and his hand lingered on her jacket lapel, blah blah. So. . . from then on I was watching the show to see if and when they would get together. LOL. (I had not idea how unpopular the pairing was until I started reading your blog, but then, I wasn't very active in fandom save for reading fanfiction) I was young and impressionable then, but now I know a little better about how these shows actually work. ;)
How'd I know when I was in deep? Probably when I purchased the show on DVD. It's the only show that I own on DVD. And then I pretty much went off the cliff when I started writing Ronon/Keller fic in December of last year. :)