Tuesday, March 20, 2007

I am beginning to dislike Stargate Atlantis.

After finding out that the DVR chained me to a couch as I desperately tried to watch and delete enuf shows from my computer so that my DVR could record more, I got rid of my cable. The so called time saver made me a bigger couch potato. Imagine going from missing the occasional show to catching EVERY Law and Order show on TV at any time.

U can't watch all of that in a weekend and God forbid u have a life outside ur apt. U will come back to find out that rectifying the tv show backlog becomes.. a chore.

Another side effect is that u start to see the formula that each TV show has and unless u are SERIOUSLY DIALED into the show, u will grow to hate it. i have found sometihng worse.

I was given DVDs so vile that I wish i could go back and return this dark discs of power to it's owner. It was chuckful of Stargate seasons. Not shows, SEASONs. I have sat thru ENTIRE seasons of Stargate SG1 and SG Atlantis. the problem is that I can't stop. I have to finish it.

So I have in my possession 4 seasons of Stargate. I am committed to finish them. One way or the other, I will either hate these shows or love them. the love them parts is cool. It is the hate them part that I ... hate. I tend to deeply despise them.

Now if the series is engaging then I am in heaven. As I enjoyed Season 9-10 of SG-1. I happen to like Teal, Carter, O'Neil and that annoying new leader that jumps into alien shit without a thot. Why would u assign a reckless hot head to lead a team?? Ratings? Anyway, SG-1 has a better story line and much more depth to it characters than Atlantis.

Atlantis is beginning to PISS me off. they ALWAYS find themselves in some crappy situation and rely on an obnoxious cowardly scientist get them out of it. He has been annoying for 20 episodes so far and I am tired of it. I can't beleive noone has punched him out yet?? I mean come on...

Rant aside, i have seen the formula and I am tired of it. create impossible situation with a time crunch. Shot at bad guys with bullets while bad guys HAVE to take u alive and thus use stunners. One dimensional characters that always act the same way.

Mysterious female leader with awesome six pack. Usually a bad ass in combat at the base but ALWAYS get captured alive.
Bruiser of the team. slightly retarded but at peace with himself. Always bruising. always a flesh wound.
Scientist , gibbering yet has time to berate people that save his ass all the time yet noone takes him to tash cuz he is SOO smart.

Hot head leader that deadpan almost anything and trades corny banter til obnoxious scientist figures out how to rescue them and they scurry off to safety. Rinse repeat.

I still need to finish the series but if I ever see that scientist, i will have to kill. I will do it for all humaniTV.

4 comments:

Don said...

...geek.

neo said...

I could never keep up with stargate...

Funmilayo said...

what don said :p

Anonymous said...

Well, when the day comes you want to watch Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis AGAIN, make sure you watch them in the best/proper order.. See, as you may know, Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis start to mix together, so, I just lumped them into one series.
For the most part, I just ordered them from when they were released, with the exception of a few "part 1 & 2" episodes that I just put back to back. Also the SG-1 post series movies are ordered right after season 10, instead of when they were released. All in all, this is the best way to watch both of these series together I think:
Stargate 001 SG-1, Children Of The Gods.avi > to > Stargate 153 SG-1, New Order.avi
Then >>
Stargate 154 Atlantis, Rising.avi
Stargate 155 SG-1, Lockdown.avi
Stargate 156 Atlantis, Hide & Seek.avi
Stargate 157 SG-1, Zero Hour.avi
Stargate 158 Atlantis, Thirty-Eight Minutes.avi
Stargate 159 SG-1, Icon.avi
Stargate 160 Atlantis, Suspicion.avi
Stargate 161 SG-1, Avatar.avi
Stargate 162 Atlantis, Childhood's End.avi
Stargate 163 SG-1, Affinity.avi
Stargate 164 Atlantis, Poisoning The Well.avi
Stargate 165 SG-1, Covenant.avi
Stargate 166 Atlantis, Underground.avi
Stargate 167 SG-1, Sacrifices.avi
Stargate 168 Atlantis, Home.avi
Stargate 169 SG-1, Endgame.avi
Stargate 170 Atlantis, The Storm.avi
Stargate 171 Atlantis, The Eye.avi
Stargate 172 Atlantis, The Defiant One.avi
Stargate 173 Atlantis, Hot Zone.avi
Stargate 174 Atlantis, Sanctuary.avi
Stargate 175 Atlantis, Before I Sleep.avi
Stargate 176 SG-1, Gemini.avi
Stargate 177 SG-1, Prometheus Unbound.avi
Stargate 178 Atlantis, The Brotherhood.avi
Stargate 179 SG-1, Its Good To Be King.avi
Stargate 180 Atlantis, Letters From Pegasus.avi
Stargate 181 SG-1, Full Alert.avi
Stargate 182 Atlantis, The Gift.avi
Stargate 183 SG-1, Citizen Joe.avi
Stargate 184 Atlantis, The Siege 1.avi
Stargate 185 Atlantis, The Siege 2.avi
Stargate 186 Atlantis, The Siege 3.avi
Stargate 187 SG-1, Reckoning, Part 1.avi
Stargate 188 SG-1, Reckoning, Part 2.avi
Stargate 189 SG-1, Threads.avi
Stargate 190 SG-1, Moebius Part 1.avi
Stargate 191 SG-1, Moebius Part 2.avi
Stargate 192 SG-1, Avalon Part 1.avi
Stargate 193 SG-1, Avalon Part 2.avi
Stargate 194 Atlantis, The Intruder.avi
Stargate 195 SG-1, Origin.avi
Stargate 196 Atlantis, Runner.avi
Stargate 197 SG-1, The Ties That Bind.avi
Stargate 198 Atlantis, Duet.avi
Stargate 199 SG-1, The Powers That Be.avi
Stargate 200 Atlantis, Condemned.avi
Stargate 201 SG-1, Beachhead.avi
Stargate 202 Atlantis, Trinity.avi
Stargate 203 SG-1, Ex Deus Machina.avi
Stargate 204 Atlantis, Instinct.avi
Stargate 205 SG-1, Babylon.avi
Stargate 206 Atlantis, Conversion.avi
Stargate 207 SG-1, Prototype.avi
Stargate 208 SG-1, The Fourth Horseman Part 1.avi
Stargate 209 SG-1, The Fourth Horseman Part 2.avi
Stargate 210 Atlantis, Aurora.avi
Stargate 211 Atlantis, The Lost Boys.avi
Stargate 212 Atlantis, The Hive.avi
Stargate 213 Atlantis, Epiphany.avi
Stargate 214 Atlantis, Critical Mass.avi
Stargate 215 Atlantis, Grace Under Pressure.avi
Stargate 216 Atlantis, The Tower.avi
Stargate 217 Atlantis, The Long Goodbye.avi
Stargate 218 Atlantis, Coup D'Etat.avi
Stargate 219 SG-1, Collateral Damage.avi
Stargate 220 Atlantis, Michael.avi
Stargate 221 SG-1, Ripple Effect.avi
Stargate 222 Atlantis, Inferno.avi
Stargate 223 SG-1, Stronghold.avi
Stargate 224 Atlantis, Allies.avi
Stargate 225 SG-1, Ethon.avi
Stargate 226 SG-1, Off The Grid.avi
Stargate 227 SG-1, The Scourge.avi
Stargate 228 SG-1, Arthur's Mantle.avi
Stargate 229 SG-1, Crusade.avi
Stargate 230 SG-1, Camelot.avi
Stargate 231 SG-1, Flesh & Blood.avi
Stargate 232 Atlantis, No Man's Land.avi
Stargate 233 SG-1, Morpheus.avi
Stargate 234 Atlantis, Misbegotten.avi
Stargate 235 SG-1, The Pegasus Project.avi
Stargate 236 Atlantis, Irresistible.avi
Stargate 237 SG-1, Insiders.avi
Stargate 238 Atlantis, Sateda.avi
Stargate 239 SG-1, Uninvited.avi
Stargate 240 Atlantis, Progeny.avi
Stargate 241 SG-1, 200.avi
Stargate 242 Atlantis, The Real World.avi
Stargate 243 SG-1, Counterstrike.avi
Stargate 244 Atlantis, Common Ground.avi
Stargate 245 SG-1, Memento Mori.avi
Stargate 246 Atlantis, McKay and Mrs. Miller.avi
Stargate 247 SG-1, Company of Thieves.avi
Stargate 248 Atlantis, Phantoms.avi
Stargate 249 SG-1, The Quest Part 1.avi
Stargate 250 SG-1, The Quest Part 2.avi
Stargate 251 Atlantis, The Return Part 1.avi
Stargate 252 Atlantis, The Return Part 2.avi
Stargate 253 Atlantis, Echoes.avi
Stargate 254 Atlantis, Irresponsible.avi
Stargate 255 Atlantis, The Tao of Rodney.avi
Stargate 256 Atlantis, The Game.avi
Stargate 257 Atlantis, The Ark.avi
Stargate 258 Atlantis, Sunday.avi
Stargate 259 SG-1, Line in the Sand.avi
Stargate 260 Atlantis, Submersion.avi
Stargate 261 SG-1, The Road Not Taken.avi
Stargate 262 Atlantis, Vengence.avi
Stargate 263 SG-1, The Shroud.avi
Stargate 264 Atlantis, First Strike.avi
Stargate 265 SG-1, Bounty.avi
Stargate 266 SG-1, Bad Guys.avi
Stargate 267 SG-1, Talion.avi
Stargate 268 SG-1, Family Ties.avi
Stargate 269 SG-1, Dominion.avi
Stargate 270 SG-1, Unending.avi
Stargate 271 SG-1, The Ark of Truth.avi
Stargate 272 SG-1, Continuum.avi
After that, it's one more SG-1 movie to still be released (I guess) and the rest of Stargate Atlantis......
Your welcome......