Stargate SG-1: Season 9 7.29.05

[Storm Raven]

Stargate is starting to tackle some serious philosophical issues in this season. They're quite likely diving into the middle of a crusade, and more then once free will was mentioned in the 3rd episode of the season.

Free Will, Perspective, Worship, Religion...
These are things that SG1 has never directly delt with. It was a sci-fi show that stuck to gadgets and aliens and exploration. There was more stories dealing with politics then anything else.

But now its delving into those areas. THAT is what i ment by saying I saw some Rodenberreryian influence.

And is exactly what will drain everything useful and interesting out of the series. Star Trek is at its very crappiest when dealing with this sort of thing. Adding it to SG-1 is not an improvement.

Gene Rodenberry was more then Star Treks creator (not to mention Andromeda, and Earth Final Conflict).

I'm not sure if being responsible for the crapfest that is Andromeda is a good thing.

He was a philosopher. One of the things that unites Star Trek fans so tightly is the message behind the "vulcan logic, and halfwhite/black aliens" and what not.

When you look at TOS, you have to look at it from the perspective of someone living in the Era that it aired.

You mean like people like me, who lived at the time it first aired and still find it at its crappiest when touting Rodenberry's awful nonsense that passes for "philosophy"?

Bottom line is. SG1 is starting to deal with some very mature and difficult topics that people struggle with every day.

That means the writing needs to be more intelligent, more sharp, and not just more of the same. A lot less cheeze.

Oh please. More mature? More mature than, say, the eight seasons dealing with a struggle against vastly superior enemies, convincing people to turn against their millenia long traditions, searching for the very roots of human heritage and civilization, and so forth? Now you are just getting silly.

The idea that any of the pop pseudo-philisophy that Star Trek embodies is "mature" is just goofy.