Oddly enough, though, SGA has been both an up and down ride for me - partly because I can't count on the show to be constant in the things I watch it for - not the way I can with something like Bones. I want Teyla, I want team, I'm not into the John/Rodney relationship, and I wanted the show to focus on Pegasus, not on Earth and the "white peoplez".
Likewise - because most of that is what I watch for. I want team, I'm not into J/R, I wanted the show to focus on Pegasus and what is out there. I'd have liked to have seen more done with the city too.
The 'white peoplez' thing goes back to the discussion that was being had on one of our mutual friend's journals recently about the total inability of this writing staff to write anything of consequence for anyone but the white geek characters. This show was pants on character development for anyone not in that bracket and tried to hide it with more screen time. Ultimately, the characters I watched this show for were John, Teyla and Ronon - and none of them have ever been serviced with a decent level of character development.
For me, it's sort of a relief to know the end of the rollercoaster is in sight.
I might grieve for what could have been, but wasn't; but I don't think I can feel unadulterated loss for something that wasn't measuring up to my expectations (enjoyable though it might have been).
I'm glad I'm not the only one with these feelings. At the moment, I feel more 'grief' (for lack of a better word) for how much potential has been wasted in the last few seasons than I do for the fact that the show has been cancelled.
Most of what I have to take from SGA as a fandom isn't particularly positive. That said, there is only one thing I want to take away from my experience in this fandom and that is all the wonderful people I've forged relationships with as a result - be that IRL by meeting at cons or just speaking online. I hope at least some of those friendships outlast the show.
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Likewise - because most of that is what I watch for. I want team, I'm not into J/R, I wanted the show to focus on Pegasus and what is out there. I'd have liked to have seen more done with the city too.
The 'white peoplez' thing goes back to the discussion that was being had on one of our mutual friend's journals recently about the total inability of this writing staff to write anything of consequence for anyone but the white geek characters. This show was pants on character development for anyone not in that bracket and tried to hide it with more screen time. Ultimately, the characters I watched this show for were John, Teyla and Ronon - and none of them have ever been serviced with a decent level of character development.
For me, it's sort of a relief to know the end of the rollercoaster is in sight.
I might grieve for what could have been, but wasn't; but I don't think I can feel unadulterated loss for something that wasn't measuring up to my expectations (enjoyable though it might have been).
I'm glad I'm not the only one with these feelings. At the moment, I feel more 'grief' (for lack of a better word) for how much potential has been wasted in the last few seasons than I do for the fact that the show has been cancelled.
Most of what I have to take from SGA as a fandom isn't particularly positive. That said, there is only one thing I want to take away from my experience in this fandom and that is all the wonderful people I've forged relationships with as a result - be that IRL by meeting at cons or just speaking online. I hope at least some of those friendships outlast the show.