Mmm, yes, Karl Urban. I haven't seen him in a lot of stuff - Star Trek, of course, and Thor Ragnarok, maybe a couple of others - but I have loved him each time. He is an incredibly versatile actor.
The Atlantis finale was entirely forgettable. And I can agree with you that the first three seasons were definitely better than the last two. Though I enjoyed the final season, there was just too much involving the wraiths Michael and Todd. Like you said, the show (and SG-1) shone most when they were exploring planets, not when the season revolved around a specific antagonist.
Ah, I was wondering why both Ben Browder and Claudia Black moved from Farscape to Stargate. I liked Ben Browder's character, though you might notice I don't remember his name. He was fine, but not particularly remarkable. (He did have a tough act to follow though.) I did not like Vala, but that wasn't CB's fault. They set her up as a highly-skilled rogue with different ideas on how things could be accomplished, and then all she ever did was complain that they wouldn't let her do anything. But for me, the character thing that really dragged the last two seasons of SG-1 down for me was Samantha Carter. I never liked her from the beginning - too much of the genius scientist with none of the social drawbacks - but then when O'Neill left, they tried to make her good at everything and it became "The Carter Show".
SG-1 would have fared better if the whole Ori arc had been a different show and they'd returned to the original format.
We're not even bothering with SG Universe. The friend we're watching with advised against it.
I did notice that in the last couple of seasons with O'Neill that most of his appearances on the show consisted of him listening to Carter explain something then making a humorous line about not understanding and not caring about the details. Early Jack was a real character, and you can really see in the later seasons that RDA was no longer deeply involved.
I wouldn't recommend watching Capaldi's run to anyone, which is a depressing statement to this DW fan. I wanted to like it, but it was too dark, and too often the episode stories were interrupted by the bigger "point" that Moffat was trying to make. As an example, Series 8 was about Clara trying to remake the Doctor into the image she had of who he should be, so in one episode (my favorite of the three seasons), when he tells her over the phone to tell the woman who's being hunted by the monster that he'll be there to save her (in order to keep the woman from panicking), Clara starts arguing with him that it's a lie, and how dare he lie to someone to give them hope. It wasn't convincing, and Clara arguing with the Doctor while the monster's bearing down on her completely broke the momentum of the episode.
To be fair, I liked Capaldi - he was fantastic. I just didn't like the writing.
The new season (Jodie Whittaker) is a lot better, focusing on the episodes rather than the TARDIS crew or a season arc, though it was still very rough in places. I'm looking forward to a much better second season for her.
I liked Family Guy to some extent early on, but as it continued, I just found that I was watching a comedy show without actually laughing. The Simpsons, I just never really tried. I've seen some of it, but at this point, there's just too much to try to watch. The thing I really loved was Futurama, though I have not seen the new stuff and haven't heard good things about it.
I will definitely let you know how we like The Orville, though it won't be until probably late November, as The Boys will take two weekends to finish, and we get together around every three weekends. I am very much looking forward to it.
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Date: 2019-10-03 05:03 pm (UTC)The Atlantis finale was entirely forgettable. And I can agree with you that the first three seasons were definitely better than the last two. Though I enjoyed the final season, there was just too much involving the wraiths Michael and Todd. Like you said, the show (and SG-1) shone most when they were exploring planets, not when the season revolved around a specific antagonist.
Ah, I was wondering why both Ben Browder and Claudia Black moved from Farscape to Stargate. I liked Ben Browder's character, though you might notice I don't remember his name. He was fine, but not particularly remarkable. (He did have a tough act to follow though.) I did not like Vala, but that wasn't CB's fault. They set her up as a highly-skilled rogue with different ideas on how things could be accomplished, and then all she ever did was complain that they wouldn't let her do anything. But for me, the character thing that really dragged the last two seasons of SG-1 down for me was Samantha Carter. I never liked her from the beginning - too much of the genius scientist with none of the social drawbacks - but then when O'Neill left, they tried to make her good at everything and it became "The Carter Show".
SG-1 would have fared better if the whole Ori arc had been a different show and they'd returned to the original format.
We're not even bothering with SG Universe. The friend we're watching with advised against it.
I did notice that in the last couple of seasons with O'Neill that most of his appearances on the show consisted of him listening to Carter explain something then making a humorous line about not understanding and not caring about the details. Early Jack was a real character, and you can really see in the later seasons that RDA was no longer deeply involved.
I wouldn't recommend watching Capaldi's run to anyone, which is a depressing statement to this DW fan. I wanted to like it, but it was too dark, and too often the episode stories were interrupted by the bigger "point" that Moffat was trying to make. As an example, Series 8 was about Clara trying to remake the Doctor into the image she had of who he should be, so in one episode (my favorite of the three seasons), when he tells her over the phone to tell the woman who's being hunted by the monster that he'll be there to save her (in order to keep the woman from panicking), Clara starts arguing with him that it's a lie, and how dare he lie to someone to give them hope. It wasn't convincing, and Clara arguing with the Doctor while the monster's bearing down on her completely broke the momentum of the episode.
To be fair, I liked Capaldi - he was fantastic. I just didn't like the writing.
The new season (Jodie Whittaker) is a lot better, focusing on the episodes rather than the TARDIS crew or a season arc, though it was still very rough in places. I'm looking forward to a much better second season for her.
I liked Family Guy to some extent early on, but as it continued, I just found that I was watching a comedy show without actually laughing. The Simpsons, I just never really tried. I've seen some of it, but at this point, there's just too much to try to watch. The thing I really loved was Futurama, though I have not seen the new stuff and haven't heard good things about it.
I will definitely let you know how we like The Orville, though it won't be until probably late November, as The Boys will take two weekends to finish, and we get together around every three weekends. I am very much looking forward to it.