brad wright says SGA fans hurt SGU
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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.
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on 2010-11-07 04:10 am (UTC)*ahem* I just may have strong opinions on the matter. Just a little...
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on 2010-11-07 05:16 am (UTC)That final season had some really excellent episodes and arcs. So much goodness.
Anything else is a bad dream.
(we don't need any crappily written "Valentines", thank you.)
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on 2010-11-07 05:25 am (UTC)no subject
on 2010-11-07 05:29 am (UTC)no subject
on 2010-11-07 09:47 pm (UTC)if a whole season of dallas can be a bad dream, so can TATV
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on 2010-11-07 09:52 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2010-11-07 05:23 am (UTC)Having it as a Holodeck recreation, having Troi outright state Trip's death, and having Riker insert himself as Cook, really did mar the story to such a rediculous degree. Having it set during the two's time on the Enterprise D (as much as I loved seeing those TNG exteriors again), instead of their post - married life on the Titan also didn't do neither the now older Marina Sirtis or Jonathan Frakes any favors. It almost as if Berman knew he would never work on the franchise again and decided to do as much as he could to shit all over it in that finale.
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on 2010-11-07 05:28 am (UTC)And Troi outright spoiling Trip's death like that bugged the hell out of me. Without that it would have been so much more powerful.
You may be onto something as to why it was written the way it was.
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on 2010-11-07 05:35 am (UTC)The final scene with Archer's speech could have been great! I loved the birth of the classic opening lines. :-)
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on 2010-11-07 05:41 am (UTC)no subject
on 2010-11-07 09:49 pm (UTC)there's a novel that's suppose to explain that.
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on 2010-11-07 09:58 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2010-11-08 12:13 am (UTC)no subject
on 2010-11-08 12:10 am (UTC)At least until Abrams and the reboot came along.