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[butterfly]

Good or bad, Threads is certainly prompting a lot of discussion, which is something that I always enjoy.

And have I mentioned my glee at being part of a living fandom again? I'm thrilled, too, that Atlantis is perking up and will hopefully be a source of joy and fandom when SG-1 ends (possibly after the ninth season, but who knows, as they always think the next season is the last).

I'm also finding BSG to be a really interesting show but... I don't feel fannish about it. I just want to watch it and don't care about dissecting it.

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[simonesa.livejournal.com]

I have not watched the shows from last night yet. I told lovekeller that it looks like Daniel might have died again. She rolled her eyes at me and defended her position of not following SG-1. I hope Threads is as good as the activity I am seeing on LJ today. Atlantis rules as far as I am concerned. It seems all the creative energy from early SG-1 season has been siphoned into SGA. In fact, SGA is the only show that I actually look forward to anymore. It is the show that consistently performs. I am a bit like you with BSG. I don't know how I feel yet. I follow it because there is so little Scifi out there. It is interesting enough to keep me watching, but I don't feel particularly passionate about anyone or anything on the show. The only character I have the slightest interest in is Starbuck.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I've really been enjoying most of this season on SG-1, honestly. The only episode that I dislike was Gemini. Part of it is that I really do adore the characters -- Daniel, especially -- so very much.

SGA has really impressed me in the last few episodes. Teyla and Weir have really improved and the characters all feel more real. I'm really starting to like it quite a lot.

BSG I've found interesting in content, but I haven't connected to it yet.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

I'm also finding BSG to be a really interesting show but... I don't feel fannish about it. I just want to watch it and don't care about dissecting it.

Interesting. I'm finding quite the opposite--it's the first show in quite a while that I want to rewatch and rewatch, to catch all the texture and details and nuances.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I think that the problem is that I haven't fallen in love. On BTVS, I fell in love with Buffy and Xander in the first episode that I saw. The reason that it took me so long to get into Angel is because the one character that I did fall in love with on first viewing, Doyle, died nine episodes in. On SG-1, I fell for Jack within his first ten sentences and was sold on Daniel in his first scene.

Of all the characters, the one that intrigues me the most is Six. She's fascinating. Most of the characters are interesting, but they just haven't made me feel passionate yet.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Interesting--we clearly react in completely different ways! I fall in love with atmosphere, particularly if it's at all dark and/or brooding. Hence, Angel, hence Carnivale, hence Galactica. Character-love comes later, if at all, and is normally not in isolation. For instance I don't find Six herself fascinating, but I do find the interplay between her and Baltar fascinating (disclaimer: I'm up to 1x03).

*rereads*

Man, I sound like a goth. Oops.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Hee.

But yeah, that's an interesting difference.

I enjoy atmosphere, but if I can't connect with the characters and their arcs, then I'm not going to be analysing the show, because my analysis is directly character-based. It's characters and relationships that make me want to talk. This is why the type of show doesn't matter so much as whether the characters speak to me. I don't really care about vampires one way or the other, but BtVS was my first true fannish love. I have more of an innate love for Sci-Fi stuff, but even that feels pointless to me if I can't like the characters.

[paian]

I feel exactly the same way about BSG. I love the atmosphere, the way it's shot, the acting, the characters--but I'm happy just to sit back and take it in. No feeling of wanting to participate.

Also happy Atlantis is perking up. It took me awhile to warm up to it and I didn't think it would fill any gap left if/when SG-1 ends, but now I'm thinking it could. Gladness.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I'm happy just to sit back and take it in. No feeling of wanting to participate.

Right. Just so. I just want to watch, not play in the playground.

It took me awhile to warm up to it and I didn't think it would fill any gap left if/when SG-1 ends, but now I'm thinking it could. Gladness.

Very much gladness. I'd just gotten used to having a new fannish show and I very much would hate losing that again so soon.