Idiotboy

IMO, the best part of the episode was the montage showing the growing number of arrests under Skynet, er, The System. Otherwise? Not a very impressive finale. It tried to cover way too much ground in very little time and, yes, it was too easy to finish off The System. It was as though it was over before it began. A limp finale to an otherwise strong show ... especially as Hour just sort of slipped through the cracks at the end, which didn't serve the character well.

When in doubt, check out Sepideh Moafi's hair. Bun = past, long & flowing = present-ish, glamorously gray = future. Works for me. 🙂 I don't know whether it's the streaming factor or a reflection on Class of '09 itself that it's such a dud on this forum. Not having a live show seems to dissipate the audience but not this badly ... Too bad the Poet/Hour shippers are going to have to content themselves with that Ep 6 liplock. The show runners appear determined to ship Poet/Lennix, although those two have the combustion of wet matches. (Yes, I'm that shallow.) "Fuck it, let's get married" is not a line with which to sweep a lady off her feet. Try it sometime with your girlfriend and see how quickly she smacks you. More importantly, I don't see how TPTBB are going to get out of the corner they've painted themselves into with The System and its omniscience. Once you've created an invincible nemesis, how do you pull victory out of your ass, especially with one episode left to go? To end such a dark series with defeat for our heroes would be too much, however, unless they want to create the downer to end all downers.

In Janet's case, I wish they'd listened to Peter DeLuise and the faction that wanted her just to lose an arm or a leg but still survive. She'd still be heroic, just not gone. Or as the special effects guy said while he was setting up her "kill shot," "Geez, who did you piss off?" It wouldn't have made S8 seem quite so depopulated, what with no St. George and no Little Doc. And Dr. Fraiser could have been transitioned (no, not that way!) to Atlantis or the new-look SGC in S9. I have nothing against Lexa Doig, who seems a very nice person, but she came nowhere close to filling Teryl Rothery's pumps. This just in: Weasel Boy has given a characteristically self-serving apologia pro showrunner sua with regard to Heroes, full of pats on his own back: https://www.thecompanion.app/stargate-heroes-oral-history/

There's a lot of life in the old Stargate franchise yet. There's a game graphic that got posted today at The Companion. You will notice that the most predominant figure is—wait for it—Carter! This is incredibly gratifying for those of us who stuck up for Amanda Tapping way back on TWOP and when Weasel Boy tried to write her out of S10. The Grand High Empress of Sci-Fi rules with benevolence ... but boy does she rule.

A melancholy look at What Might Have Been if Amazon hadn't taken the franchise out of Brad Wright's hands: https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/12/09/put-your-questions-to-stargate-sg-1-co-creator-brad-wright-companion-update/ BW mentions that Robert C. Cooper made different choices when he took over as SG-1 show runner. He sure did--all of them bad. If and (hopefully) when Christopher Judge reprises Teal'c you'll have to attach a subwoofer to your TV set:

Since Gatecon is on the horizon (and can be streamed this year), I thought I'd share these interviews with a couple of the main guests. Thank you for indulging me. https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/06/22/stargate-colin-cunningham-the-actor-who-fell-to-earth/ https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/07/21/stargate-janet-an-interview-with-teryl-rothery/

I've had the great good fortune to be picked by The Companion to be part of its stable of Stargate SG-1 scribes. Here are one or two bylines of which I'm particularly proud: https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/07/05/stargate-sg-1s-children-of-the-gods-the-original-vs-the-final-edit/ https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/06/16/stargate-rite-of-passage/

My Facebook photo for Pride Month. Very naughty of me.

My wife—who loves Star Trek: Picard—saw the teaser for SNW and said, "The only thing strange was the captain's haircut." Ouch.

You're most cool, Blueray. The Atlantis board has died for lack of interest, it would appear so come on over to the shallow end of the pool, the water's fine. :-) As for Atlanteans on an SG-1 reboot, Beckett would be an obvious (and popular) choice for CMO. I always liked McKay better on SG-1 episodes because of the obvious clash with Carter (which brings out Sam's ego big-time). Kavan Smith is a resident heartthrob on the Hallmark Channel now, so I think we can rule out the beloved Lorne. No disrespect to Bill Dow/Dr. Lee but Radek Zelenka would (again) be a popular nod for the resident all-purpose-scientist vacancy. Woolsey works best in small doses for me. Back to the IOA! Unless Shepherd becomes the new Jack/Mitchell, I don't see any other SG:A characters having a place in the new scheme, presuming it hews to the SG-1 teamy-goodness formula. And marina to, wor'd. So much wor'd.

Saw it. Read it. Didn't buy the premise, marina to. Janet's death "stings more than ever" because TPTB fracked it up. Maybe someday The Companion will let me write an explanation of why Heroes is a failure, largely because of its lack of catharsis ... something that Ripple Effect tacitly acknowledged with its goodbyes in the final scene. Whenever someone like Amanda Tapping or Michael Shanks cites Heroes as their favorite episode it makes me fume. They just don't get it. As for Brad Wright's continuation of the saga, this seems to be as much as anybody (except Wright) knows. Anyone care to bet which legacy characters would find a place in the new iteration (Atlanteans are eligible—Lorne and Beckett fans raise your hands—but apparently Stargate: Universe is best forgotten, as it should be)? https://www.gateworld.net/news/2022/03/heres-proof-brad-wright-new-stargate-script-exists-teaser/

The Companion has put all the Stargate regulars and recurring characters through the Briggs-Meyers personality test and the results may interest you. It's Classic Stargate (S1-8), not Stargate Lite (S9-10) so no Mitchell, Vala, Landry or RoboDoc. https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/04/21/stargate-personality/ Best line: "Janet, you were too good for this universe and we never deserved you. Rest in peace." Also, as we used to say on TWOP: "Stargate: It's All About the Hair." https://www.thecompanion.app/2022/03/15/stargate-9/

Wright's more than hinted. And he let Joe Mallozzi post the title page on Twitter. But until Wright channels St. George and says, "SG-1 you have a go," I won't believe there's a new series on the way. On a tangentially related note, I was transferring a 1990 Houston Grand Opera Madama Butterfly broadcast from tape to CD when, at the tail end, I ran across a Mercedes-Benz radio ad featuring a suspiciously sultry and familiar female voice. It took me a while to place it as ... our beloved Teryl Rothery. How nice to have a bit of the Little Doc fall into your day totally unexpectedly. Edited to add some serious Teryliciousness:

Considering how much antipathy was directed toward Carter back in the good old days when the show was 'live,' I'm pleased by her enduring--even increasing--popularity. There's a Stargate convention coming up in Chicago this summer, and the top autograph and photo-op prices are commanded by Amanda Tapping. And if you ever get a chance to meet her, don't miss it. She's one of the kindest people God ever created. P.S.: The Amazon/M-G-M merger closed, improving the chances for new Stargate.

Way to commit ratings suicide, show! Even though Julian M. was leaving anyway, the manner of his exit--and the choice of his replacement--don't bode well for the future of the only FBI that I've found consistently watchable. (International is more like FBI: Kindergarten.) The frequent casting turnover is strange, as though TPTB were trying to find the right demographic mix on the team, and Roxy Sternberg's maternity leave may make it even stranger. Mrs. Idiotboy was gutted by Jess' demise and doesn't want to watch FBI: MW anymore ... nor do I blame her. ("He's a rock star!" she once exclaimed after Jess goaded a hostage holding cult leader into a quick-draw.) And if Hana ever buys it, I'm going with her, even if Alexa Davalos is my new TV girlfriend.