Okay Aphrodite....... please do listen, because I believe that many people get the wrong impression about me and my postings.
I like....or rather did like the show a great deal. I still love the concept of gatetravel, an enemy like the Goa'uld and the idea of little earth struggling in the face of awesome odds.
I believe or feel that the development of the show has drawn away from those original concepts and gone into line with what the fans actually want now. Which is lots of episodes with intense principal character development, eppys like Wormhole Xtreme which to my mind was a waste of the time and money they spent on it, the shippers want interaction between S & J, the Danielites are mourning the impending demise of Daniel, the Teal'c lovers are annoyed because he just gets to raise an eyebrow.
Add to this the fact that the writers are ignoring continuity to the point where there are gaping holes in the plots and storylines and they keep killing off the bad guys with the ease of a turkey shoot and this is why my comments and reviews appear to be so negative.
They aren't negative really. They are my views. And if you want me to come onto these lists and just post nicey nicey stuff because it makes everyone feel comfortable, then you will be waiting a long long time. I like to debate. Very often I will start a debate off by giving one of my reviews because I know that I will either get slammed, in which case 'you win some, you lose some' or I will get Dave, Sky, jsc, Shelby and others I can name coming back with some wonderful, insightful and fascinating comments which start an intelligent debate. I don't expect everyone to think like me. These are MY opinions and others state theirs.
The word forum infers that this is a place where such debates take place, where no one has to be of the same opinion as anyone else.
Yes... there are episodes I liked.... Children of the Gods, Hathor, The Tokra episodes, Summit, Menace, The Warrior, Fair Game, the Torment of Tantalus.... and many more. All of these gave a fascinating glimpse into a universe..... a glimpse that the Stargate people have chosen not to explore, instead they turn their attention towards SG1 being the constant heroes of the day and making the enemy as one dimensional and easy to defeat as they can.
If I did not still love the concept I wouldn't be posting on these forums. I try to never flame anyone personally or attack them. I reserve my ascerbic comments for those aspects of the show that I don't like. And I will continue to give my opinions as long as I have breath in my body. I am 50 years old and have seen a great deal, including war and killing at firsthand. I am not likely to be a member of the 'wishy washy RDA is kewl' club any time soon.
Does that help?