[i have some concerns]

[tellitslant]

So I am kind of watching Stargate SG-1: the Sam Carter remix. But I keep asking myself why.

Episode One: Whoa, whoa, wait a minute, women can serve in the Air Force? And you're making us manly manly men put one on our team? Well. As long as she wears a short skirt.

Episode Two: Well, women can serve in this man's Air Force, but they're also the first to be taken hostage!

Episode Three: We discover that women are a liability on alien worlds! Sam gets kidnapped and sold (and kicks a remarkable amount of ass, but still).

Episode Four: Sex pollen! Men become aggressive and caveman-esque. Sam gets slutty and makes out with O'Neill.

Episode Five: Sam's ex-fiance goes insane and it is her responsibility to figure out what's gone wrong. (Though again she does get to be really awesome.)

Seriously why am I still watching this show? Man. The twin powers of sophia_gratia's ficcish persuasion and Amanda Tapping's Stupid Face are strong.

Comments

[spockette]

Oh, lord yes. Stargate is very much made of fail in oh so many ways (and I have never been able to bring myself to watch Universe, because I am not that much of a masochist). Sam is an awesome character (as is Janet, Cassie, Vala, Sha're, etc) and they all deserved so much more than they got in the show. And the race fail was just astoundingly terrible - counting characters of colour, and then realizing just how many are 'othered' and playing alien vs how many POC get to play human and it's just...wow.

I grew up watching this show (season 1 aired when I was 10, and I think I was 23 when SGA ended), and it was one of my very earliest fandoms, so it always has a special place in my heart, but when I rewatch it, I am constantly reminded how the version I have in my head is so much better than the version on tv.

At least Amanda Tapping is awesome? I think it was in an audio commentary she mentioned that she had to keep going to the writers and yell at them a little, all "WOMEN DON'T TALK LIKE THIS." She's so great. ♥ her.

[tellitslant]

Yeah, the race issue is just... cringe. I was thinking about that watching the first couple of eps of SG-1 and then I had this moment of "wait... they did the SAME DAMN THING in SGA?" It's... impressive.

Amanda Tapping IS awesome. That helps a lot. *g*