The only advantage Stargate has I think is that even in the late seasons they manage to deliver solid episodes from time to time. It's just that in order to keep the big stories going, the universe of the show has changed so much over eight seasons that it's almost unrecognizable.
There was something appealing in the first few seasons where it was people from contemporary Earth going out into the complete unknown and having no idea what they'd encounter or how to deal with it. By the time you get to season 9, they've seen it all and done it all and lost that innocence that made them like the audience. They're not normal people in extraordinary circumstances anymore, they're extraordinary people.
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Date: 2006-01-06 05:39 pm (UTC)There was something appealing in the first few seasons where it was people from contemporary Earth going out into the complete unknown and having no idea what they'd encounter or how to deal with it. By the time you get to season 9, they've seen it all and done it all and lost that innocence that made them like the audience. They're not normal people in extraordinary circumstances anymore, they're extraordinary people.