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Trouble at Stargate SG-1

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the shows-people-dig dept.

jonerik writes "Salon has this article today about the troubles behind the scenes for Showtime's "Stargate SG-1." Since Michael Shanks left the show in October (a result of his unhappiness with the show's change in focus to "X-Files"-influenced government conspiracy plotlines), women have been abandoning the show in droves. The problems come at a bad time. MGM, which produces the show, is looking to be bought out by a sugar daddy. And the Sci-Fi Channel, which is taking the program over from Showtime for its sixth and final season, can't be happy at the prospect of ending up with a troubled show with plummeting ratings and a fanbase in revolt. " I have yet to see the more recent episodes, but several of the episodes I have seen have been quite excellent (and some others well... weren't) but I know a lot of people who consider SG1 among the best SciFi on TV. Personally I'll take Lexx & Farscape over it, but its not bad.

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  1. Plot of every SG-1 show... by Navius+Eurisko · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    1. Main characters get into threatening situation
    2. Use StarGate to go to X world
    3. Battle inhabitants with aid of native rebels
    4. Return to base with solution to problem
    5. Repeat

    Maybe the show got better after I stopped watching it, but that's how every episode I watched played out.