Since Atlantis started, I have been watching both series by following the watch guide on the gateworld website.
While seasons 9 and 10 of SG-1 were OK, they were not nearly as interesting as Atlanis was, so I found myself looking forward to finishing SG-1.
Now, that it is over, I am a bit relieved and in future rewatches, I will likely skip seasons 9 and 10.
Atlantis has been great the whole way though. I really like the cast, but I just saw that Weir was replaced and I am surprised about that decision as I thought she played that role really well.
I am still early in season 4 of Atlantis, but I will likely get through it quickly as I put the show on any chance I get.
I did watch the ark of truth movie and did not like that at all. I look forward to the next movie, which I believe I am supposed to watch at the end of season 4 of Atlantis.
IMO SG-1 really proves the truth this comic. Although I don’t think the Ori Arc was quite as dire as the comics “beyond season 7”.
What irked me the most was Mitchell being introduced. I mean, i get that RDA was getting tired, but they should have just given Carter the unit command and brought in a wildcard for the fourth slot, but your comic is correct i suppose in that they did not want to change the formula.
brought in a wildcard for the fourth slot
On rewatches I nope out when the Ori arc starts as I do find it that dire.
Sometimes I feel like the only fan that actually likes Mitchell, Vala, the Ori, all of it.
You are not alone. ✊
I really liked Mitchell and Vala. I’m not as keen on the Ori. It was a great idea, and not bad in execution IMO. But I feel like they made them a bit too tropey.
It’s kinda wild to me to hear the Ori be called tropey when… The rest of the show exists lol. I mean that in the best way to be clear, SG-1 is genuinely my favourite show of all time.
Vala was fun and Ori were cool. While S9 and 10 were weaker, they were still good.
I didn’t like Mitchell much though. And don’t get me started on the “getting the band together” arc at the start of S9.
yeah its kinda like supernatural. which was no where near as good as stargate. Its not like the show got aweful but just was not as good as it was and still worth the watch. simpsons are like that to.
I recently finished Atlantis, and I feel that even it provides closure, ending was abrupt.
Now to SG-U.
SGU had some interesting tech, but they focused mostly in the people and, in my opinion, lost a lot of what made Stargate special. Feels more like a soap opera than a sci-fi show.
It felt like the teen drama they mocked in episode 200.
I find that if I regard seasons 9 and 10 as seasons 1 and 2 of a different show, they’re more fun. Should have been called “SG-2”
A lesser leader and his very tired veterans leave the big stuff to the fresh leading team of SG-1.
They bring back a lot of the low stakes campy stillness of the first two seasons of SG-1.
I had the same thought about them treating it as a different sg-team.
Atlantis is awesome, the only letdown for me was the ending. I believe the intention was to do one or two movies just like they did with SG-1 to wrap everything up. But it fell through and so we were left hanging.
