Stargate Atlantis SG-1As of this writing, the next episode of
Stargate Atlantis (02/15/2008) will have an appearance of Teal'c. Here's my problem with that: how many times have we seen a former member of
SG-1 join the
Atlantis expedition?
Let's see, it started with Jack
O’Neill. I think that was a move by the producers to merge the two casts and bring the die-hard
SG-1 fans over to
Atlantis, knowing SG-1 was making it's last trips through the
Stargate before any of us did.
There was Dr. Daniel Jackson and Vala showing up in
Atlantis hoping the Ancients would help them locate Merlin's planet. A very weak, not to mention sneaky, reason to bring
SG-1 to
Atlantis.
Then, when it was time for Torri Higginson's Dr. Elizabeth Weir to go, the powers that be at NBC (who, in case you don't know, owns The Sci-Fi Channel) decided to bring on a former
SG-1 member to step into the leadership role of
Atlantis. It would've made much more sense to me to give that job to Sheppard.
Now we've got Teal'c and his muscles matched up with Ronin and his muscles.
I ask, is this really necessary?
Don't get me wrong. I will always love
SG-1 and, while I'm not as fond of
Atlantis, I would really like to see them make a go of things on their own merits. Why do Sheppard, Taela, Rodney, Ronin and the rest need the help of
SG-1? Is this an attempt to further merge the two shows?
While I enjoy seeing the members of
SG-1 in action again, what does this say about the
Atlantis team?
To the powers that be at NBC and The Sci-Fi Channel, please let
SG-1 rest and go out on top and allow the
Atlantis team to impress and awe us with their own abilities. If we want to see
SG-1, we'll watch the DVD's. If we want to see
Atlantis, we'll watch the new eps. We don't need, "
Stargate Atlantis SG-1!"
