Anybody like Stargate?

**Deku Trii** · 08-09-2009, 10:55 PM

I hope the new show doesn't suck. Looks like they've got a bigger budget than ever before, though.

Redshirt · 08-09-2009, 11:21 PM

I haven't seen any of it, I've been meaning to check it out though.

Metal Man · 08-10-2009, 02:25 AM

I've watched much of Stargate SG-1 and some of Atlantis.

I prefer the middle SG-1 episodes to the later ones and the Atlantis ones. Seems they sort of ran out of ideas and went for 'bizarrely wacky' stuff as time went on... it was entertaining, but didn't feel as solid as some of the hard-hitting mid-season plots.

**Deku Trii** · 08-10-2009, 08:13 AM

Season 4 was arguably the best for SG-1, though I really liked season 8 too. I certainly enjoyed seasons 9 and 10, but they felt a little out of place to me. The show had a pretty different feel without Richard Dean Anderson, and I didn't much care for the dude that took his place. I liked Vala, though.

chibimod3 · 08-10-2009, 10:34 AM

Yeah I watch Stargate whenever SciFi has it on(I refuse to use their new name). I like what I've seen and agree with it getting weirder as time went on and on and on.

Metal Man · 08-10-2009, 01:23 PM

Yeah. I think they had to up the ante, or felt they had to do that.

That's why Star Gate Atlantis is all about the wraith for a time, then gets into some strange set of plots which seem to be continuing the weirdness left over from SG-1.

t3hDarkness · 08-10-2009, 01:51 PM

It has McGuyver in it, I love it

Metal Man · 08-10-2009, 02:20 PM

He isn't in the later ones, though...

**Deku Trii** · 08-10-2009, 02:44 PM

The Wraith are a pretty interesting group of enemies. There was no real moral high ground on either side. They just happened to have no other food source, and they would suffer maddening hunger until they died without it.

Metal Man · 08-10-2009, 03:04 PM

Yeah. It's sort of too bad they got sidelined for those other plots later on.

Rainbow Dash · 08-10-2009, 03:34 PM

My mom watched SG-1, but I don't think she cared for Atlantis and I don't think she's going to care for the new one.

Metal Man · 08-10-2009, 07:06 PM

Atlantis is a bit boring compared to the middle seasons of the old one. It's lacking Macguyver, after all.

**Deku Trii** · 08-10-2009, 09:28 PM

I liked Atlantis, but they never got me to care about some of the characters. Never really cared about Teyla, or Ford (though they got rid of him for Ronin, who I did like). I thought the Genii were pretty cool too. Especially Kolya.

Metal Man · 08-10-2009, 11:25 PM

The Genii and Ronin were good. Teyla and co. were kinda boring, as were the Wraith, who were just too generic for my taste.

**Deku Trii** · 08-10-2009, 11:36 PM

I think they waited too long in the show to introduce actual wraith characters like Todd and Michael. For the longest time, one wraith was no different from another.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 08-11-2009, 12:58 AM

I watched it a million years ago. It was pretty interesting, I liked the doctor guy, and there was some big overarcing story to do with a desert city.

...In other words, I know abosolutely nothing about it anymore, but I'd probably still watch it if I cared for TV at all (no patience for ads).

Jailbreaker · 08-16-2009, 10:58 AM

Slight bump here.

ARE YA KIDDING?

Stargate Atlantis was my favorite show before it cancelled.

It was the only reason I watched TV.

Season 5 wasn't very good, either. I liked #2 best... 3 and 4 were nice too.

08-09-2009, 10:55 PM	#1
Deku Trii PP&R Mod Current Events Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texas Gender: Posts: 9,031 Thanks: 521 Thanked 1,099 Times in 583 Posts	Anybody like Stargate? I hope the new show doesn't suck. Looks like they've got a bigger budget than ever before, though.

08-09-2009, 11:21 PM	#2
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	I haven't seen any of it, I've been meaning to check it out though.

08-10-2009, 02:25 AM	#3
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	I've watched much of Stargate SG-1 and some of Atlantis. I prefer the middle SG-1 episodes to the later ones and the Atlantis ones. Seems they sort of ran out of ideas and went for 'bizarrely wacky' stuff as time went on... it was entertaining, but didn't feel as solid as some of the hard-hitting mid-season plots.

08-10-2009, 08:13 AM	#4
Deku Trii PP&R Mod Current Events Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texas Gender: Posts: 9,031 Thanks: 521 Thanked 1,099 Times in 583 Posts	Season 4 was arguably the best for SG-1, though I really liked season 8 too. I certainly enjoyed seasons 9 and 10, but they felt a little out of place to me. The show had a pretty different feel without Richard Dean Anderson, and I didn't much care for the dude that took his place. I liked Vala, though.

08-10-2009, 10:34 AM	#5
chibimod3 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The bottom of a Dr. Pepper bottle Gender: Posts: 497 Thanks: 52 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts	Yeah I watch Stargate whenever SciFi has it on(I refuse to use their new name). I like what I've seen and agree with it getting weirder as time went on and on and on.

08-10-2009, 01:23 PM	#6
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Yeah. I think they had to up the ante, or felt they had to do that. That's why Star Gate Atlantis is all about the wraith for a time, then gets into some strange set of plots which seem to be continuing the weirdness left over from SG-1.

08-10-2009, 01:51 PM	#7
t3hDarkness Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I weep oily black tears of joy. Gender: Posts: 7,590 Thanks: 119 Thanked 418 Times in 306 Posts Blog Entries: 5	It has McGuyver in it, I love it

08-10-2009, 02:20 PM	#8
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	He isn't in the later ones, though...

08-10-2009, 02:44 PM	#9
Deku Trii PP&R Mod Current Events Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texas Gender: Posts: 9,031 Thanks: 521 Thanked 1,099 Times in 583 Posts	The Wraith are a pretty interesting group of enemies. There was no real moral high ground on either side. They just happened to have no other food source, and they would suffer maddening hunger until they died without it.

08-10-2009, 03:04 PM	#10
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Yeah. It's sort of too bad they got sidelined for those other plots later on.

08-10-2009, 03:34 PM	#11
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	My mom watched SG-1, but I don't think she cared for Atlantis and I don't think she's going to care for the new one.

08-10-2009, 07:06 PM	#12
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Atlantis is a bit boring compared to the middle seasons of the old one. It's lacking Macguyver, after all.

08-10-2009, 09:28 PM	#13
Deku Trii PP&R Mod Current Events Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texas Gender: Posts: 9,031 Thanks: 521 Thanked 1,099 Times in 583 Posts	I liked Atlantis, but they never got me to care about some of the characters. Never really cared about Teyla, or Ford (though they got rid of him for Ronin, who I did like). I thought the Genii were pretty cool too. Especially Kolya.

08-10-2009, 11:25 PM	#14
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	The Genii and Ronin were good. Teyla and co. were kinda boring, as were the Wraith, who were just too generic for my taste.

08-10-2009, 11:36 PM	#15
Deku Trii PP&R Mod Current Events Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texas Gender: Posts: 9,031 Thanks: 521 Thanked 1,099 Times in 583 Posts	I think they waited too long in the show to introduce actual wraith characters like Todd and Michael. For the longest time, one wraith was no different from another.

08-11-2009, 12:58 AM	#16
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	I watched it a million years ago. It was pretty interesting, I liked the doctor guy, and there was some big overarcing story to do with a desert city. ...In other words, I know abosolutely nothing about it anymore, but I'd probably still watch it if I cared for TV at all (no patience for ads).

08-16-2009, 10:58 AM	#17
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	Slight bump here. ARE YA KIDDING? Stargate Atlantis was my favorite show before it cancelled. It was the only reason I watched TV. Season 5 wasn't very good, either. I liked #2 best... 3 and 4 were nice too.