We Seek the Grrrrrail!

[thedeadlyhook]

Update on SG-1, As We Watch: Quoth Toys, "If I'm ever in charge of a long-running sci-fi franchise, I'm never going to embark on a multi-episode saga that invites unflattering comparisons to Monty Python."

Commericals: Obviously, Flyboys should really have been shot in 3-D. The trailer alone has about five things flying into your face. And Eureka is doing the robo-house story?!? Man, out of ideas already.

I still don't know who the mystery caller was from the other day.

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[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

I guess it's not every show that gets to its tenth season before it hits a really major slump, but still... sigh. And I just can't figure out why the team dynamics have been wonky - it's not like they're even particularly pandering to Farscape fans by putting Browder and Black together. It's like the all-Vala-and-Daniel show.

I almost liked the maze thing because the frozen people were a neat visual, but yeah, tooo looong.

I think we need Toys over here to do his MPFC impressions during SG-1

Hee. Someday maybe he'll do parties. And make those balloon animals. : )

[wickedgillie.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if I ever shared my theory on the team dynamic with you and why it's not working now. RDA was the glue. Everyone had a defined relationship to him and their characters worked based on that dynamic. Teal'c and O'Neil = brothers in arms. Daniel and Jack = snarky friends and two different styles of problem solving. Carter and Sir = UST and the smart versus stoopid jokes. Hammond and Jack = father figure and disrespectful, disobedient, but much loved son who can get away with murder.

This is why things still worked (for the most part) with Jonas(since his peg was shoved into Daniel's er, hole), but not so much now despite a huge amount of talent. The show was written (and the characters drawn) through the lens that was Jack O'Neil. Despite a decade together, none of the other original cast have as well defined dynamics with each other. And without that glue? It all falls apart.

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

I think you're absolutely right. It amazes me, when I see those earlier episodes, how powerful a figure Jack is, and Richard Dean Anderson underplays him so much that it feels subtle, but it's really not. He's the one holding it all together. And I think Hammond being missing is a big loss too.

In the new team, there virtually are no relationships yet - there's been some nice Teal'c-Cam, and Daniel-Cam, and Daniel-Vala, but that's about it - and I don't know if the writers even realize they're writing around empty space. If they knew it, we'd be getting some good drama about how fractured the team is, but... sigh...

I miss Hammond. The only episode to make me even faintly appreciate Landry is that one where he feels like the thing to do during a major crisis is take the whole team on an offsite to his cabin. That was kinda funny.