I agree that the female characters are comparatively uninteresting, which is a damn shame.
It so is. For any number of reasons. *eyes SG writers crossly*
The Pilot Rule was formulated when I was trying to decide where Dan Rydell grew up.
The Pilot Rule is a work of brilliance! And applying it to SN is pretty well mandatory. When I'm dealing with that canon, I try to focus on the glorious, glorious dialog and let the timeline go, because Sorkin apparently didn't keep much in the way of notes. But with SN, I had the good fortune to be able to skip the pilot until I'd - you know, actually, I'm not sure I've seen the pilot even now. Hmmm. But I started my viewing with The Apology, which is definitely the way to go. With SGA, the pilot is kind of necessary, what with all the scene-setting and Wraith-awakening and so on, and that means my first impression of Weir, almost, was that damned videotape.
Now it is *entrenched*. It's, like, tainted everything else I see of her. Although I suspect I actually could apply the Pilot Rule if not for the manifold other problems I have with Weir, most of which can be summed up as: Oh my GOD why did they not bring at least ONE book on management practices with them? Or, hell, she could've read one before she left - they had time.
I just...arg. See, this is why I have to avoid talking about Weir; my issues don't so much show as stand front and center, blocking the view of the action, waving a giant sign saying, "Hi, Mom!"
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I agree that the female characters are comparatively uninteresting, which is a damn shame.
It so is. For any number of reasons. *eyes SG writers crossly*
The Pilot Rule was formulated when I was trying to decide where Dan Rydell grew up.
The Pilot Rule is a work of brilliance! And applying it to SN is pretty well mandatory. When I'm dealing with that canon, I try to focus on the glorious, glorious dialog and let the timeline go, because Sorkin apparently didn't keep much in the way of notes. But with SN, I had the good fortune to be able to skip the pilot until I'd - you know, actually, I'm not sure I've seen the pilot even now. Hmmm. But I started my viewing with The Apology, which is definitely the way to go. With SGA, the pilot is kind of necessary, what with all the scene-setting and Wraith-awakening and so on, and that means my first impression of Weir, almost, was that damned videotape.
Now it is *entrenched*. It's, like, tainted everything else I see of her. Although I suspect I actually could apply the Pilot Rule if not for the manifold other problems I have with Weir, most of which can be summed up as: Oh my GOD why did they not bring at least ONE book on management practices with them? Or, hell, she could've read one before she left - they had time.
I just...arg. See, this is why I have to avoid talking about Weir; my issues don't so much show as stand front and center, blocking the view of the action, waving a giant sign saying, "Hi, Mom!"