Re: Stargate episode 200!!!
 

Oops. You are indeed correct.

Re: Stargate episode 200!!!
 

I must say I completely disagree that the time has come for SG-1 to end. Stargate is, in my opinion, the best sci-fi on TV, anywhere. It has grown, it has matured over these past 10 seasons, but is still engrossing in a way that other shows simply can not match. It's not just science-fiction; it has aspects of drama, comedy, and many other things that combine into one spectacular whole that has stood, unmatched, for 10 years.

I for one hope it continues, since even if the quality isn't quite as good as it used to be (a fact I am not willing to concede), it is still the best sci-fi to be found.

Re: Stargate episode 200!!!
 

I hope they finally start showing that series in my own country. It like they specifically don't buy quality shows.
At least they played all seasons of DS9.

Re: Stargate episode 200!!!
 

I think there is a place for utopian fiction, too. I like the thought that we can eventually have a truely noble society that lasts.

Sure, we don't have one now, but that's no reason not to dream. The death of dreams is one of the things I truely fear. And that is something that the desire for darker shows only can bring about.

Re: Stargate episode 200!!!
 

SG 1 jumped the shark with episode 200. And they did it dilibratly. WTF?

Re: Stargate episode 200!!!
 

From what I've gathered, 200 was intentionally poking fun at itself, which is a good thing. You need to have a sense of humor, and the fact that they still have it shows that they haven't taken themselves too seriously.

Re: Stargate episode 200!!!
 

No, they said it was their jump the shark episode.

Re: Stargate episode 200!!!
 

Where was this said?

Re: Stargate episode 200!!!
 

Differences of opinion, then. All I know is that for me, any of the episodes that I happened upon in the past three or so years hasn't really been that great. I can feel the writers streching for new ways to dress up the same old stories, and when I saw the 200 episode (after this thread popped up, and I "found" a copy), I saw that the writers were aware of it too. A lot of the things they poked fun at are legitimate weaknesses in the show; the one that stands out the most clearly is the Team America parody, where they outline the stereotypical SG-1 team throughout every episode, where a "missing" character is replaced with a carbon-copy (smart-*** military guy outside typical command chain, all-American girl science genius, nerdy cultural expert, and strong, silent muscle). And you can only do so much with that before it gets to the point of you know what's going to happen in the episode just from the first five minutes.

Really, it would have been better if Daniel went to Atlantis at the start of the spin-off, and the SG-1 series just died, with occaisional references in the new series.

Re: Stargate episode 200!!!
 

They had an preview show on sci-fi channel before the episode aired where one of the producers, or both, said that they considered this 200th episode to be their "jump the shark" episode. 'So why not just go for it' was their logic behind the episode.