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]

Schadenfreude! \o/

I was only a tangential fan of SGA. I read a lot of McShep at one point and wrote various slash pairings. (Maybe about ten fics that weren't from prompts or fulfilling ficathon assignments.) The final season of SGA disappointed me, and the final scene appalled me. Maybe the writing would have been better if they weren't already working on their new shiny. Then again, maybe not.

SGA never got a nickel of my money, but SG-1 did, of course. So it was pretty nasty to hear that I was too old and too female, and that the show I loved was as worthless as I was, and the World had been Waiting for the Breathtaking New Show that was all Adult and Dark and Stuff.

:-p~~~~~~~

(But my sentiments have nothing to do with the cancellation of SGA, because what they'd reduced it to deserved cancellation.)