brad wright says SGA fans hurt SGU

[archersangel]

as seen on many a LJ & DW journal; the article is here

Perhaps a more seedy, and disappointing aspect of the hits to Universe’s popularity, though, is the fanbase itself. “I don’t think if we for any reason go away, it is an issue necessarily of the quality of the product that we’ve been making,” said executive producer and co-creator Brad Wright. “I think getting moved on the schedule has hurt us. And the fact that some of the fans that liked SG-1 and Atlantis were so angry that they have deliberately hurt us, which is unfortunate.”

Indeed, log on to any message board, and the vociferous level of criticism directed towards Universe for its supposed role in the demise of Stargate Atlantis is obvious, as is the recent, unpleasant schadenfreude in its ratings descent. Websites have even been set up purely for opposition to the show, which seems like a curious move for people who are supposedly avowed fans of the franchise. Simplistic descriptors such as Stargate In Name Only abound, and the feeling of engendered ill wishes can be nauseating.

Comments

[sid]

That spoiler. Geez Louise. That is shitty writing. And then we never actually saw Trip die, just get shoved into a tube.

The final scene with Archer's speech could have been great! I loved the birth of the classic opening lines. :-)

[donutsweeper]

The idea behind the speech was brilliant- it would have been the perfect send off- if the writers hadn't completely ruined everything else

[archersangel]

That spoiler. Geez Louise. That is shitty writing. And then we never actually saw Trip die, just get shoved into a tube.


there's a novel that's suppose to explain that.

[sid]

Is there? It would've been nice to have it better dealt with on the show, though. But I'm glad someone made the effort to write an explanation!

[juliet316]

It is but it's a DS9 Holodeck recreation from Jake and Nog's perspective. (I don't know if it's apart of DS9's Virtual Book Season or not). It's supposed to be good, but after being burned by the finalie I'm not touching any Enterprise novel that says "Holodeck recreation" in it.