Subj : Re: Stargate
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : TNW7Z7Z7Z12345
Date : Sat Sep 17 2005 04:43:46

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Finnigann wrote:
> 
>   To: TNW7Z7Z7Z12345
> -=> TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=-
> 
>  TN> From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape
> 
>  TN> Tyler Trafford wrote:
>  >
>  > Jim Larson wrote:
>  >
>  > > Is it just me or does Browder suck on this show? (I mean above and
>  > > beyond the background suckage.)
>  >
>  > I don't think he's that bad.  He certainly doesn't seem well-integrated
>  > with the rest of the cast- which I suppose could be on purpose.
>  > --
>  > Tyler Trafford
> 
>  TN> I think the problem (which has gotten progressively worse the last few
>  TN> yrs. and has hit a new low this yr.) is the horrible, uninspired
>  TN> writing. There's no character growth. No interesting sci fi.  They rely
>  TN> on a mind boggling amount of exposition to tell their stories. It's
>  TN> boring and impossible to process.  And it's always lapsing into painful
>  TN> "hit you over the head with the message" dialogue.
> 
>  TN> The writers are burnt and the actors know it. I feel bad for Browder.
>  TN> For all of them actually.
> 
> Can it possible that the movies are exerting a trend towards the flash rather
> than the script? They (the movies) can afford both where as the small screen is
> not so well endowed.


Actually, these days I think the best writing is to be found on TV. BSG
and Lost are amazingly good.  Seems to me that SG-1 is breaking every
rule of good storytelling.  And they have run out of ideas.  In the
early years there were interesting stories in the midst of fighting the
bad guys.  Now it's all "bad guy, threat to earth, find out bad guy's
weakness, prevail."  And within that framework, there's nothing
interesting in terms of character development, irony, plot twists, etc. 
I feel like we're watching the end of the original Star Trek where every
episode became Kirk fighting someone (or some thing) to save the
Enterprise.  Boring, uninspired, just going through the motions.  

One problem is that, as with all writing teams that try to do 2 shows at
once (think Star Trek, even David Kelley shows, etc.), the writers can't
do it.  They obviously put more time into Atlantis than SG-1, but
neither is any good.


- TNW

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