Yes. Great show, a lot of the core plotlines and characters still hold up today. The writers originally made Samantha Carter an insufferable feminist, until midway through season 1, her actress (Amanda Tapping) went to the writers and told them that genuinely capable women don't talk or act the way Carter did. The writers then not only changed course, but made it so that losing the feminist chip on her shoulder was in-universe character progression.
I genuinely cannot fathom this happening in a mainstream TV show today.
There's a bunch of plot and character development that happens throughout season 1 that impacts the rest of the series, and it ends on a four-part cliffhanger going into season 2.
So, if you want to watch SG-1, I'd recommend to start with the pilot episode and then skip to episode 10, "Thor's Hammer". You'll have missed all but one of the cringe episodes (14, "Hathor"...it's bad), but won't miss much of the good stuff.
It's funny cuz I have only watched it through season 5 before the actors leave. It is good.
It's a show where you don't feel like you have to consult the Wiki every 5 minutes (cough House of the Dragon). They have so much screen time -- 22 episodes a season, that they actually tell everything onscreen instead of all the details being in books you'll never read.
Still worth getting into? I'm always on the hunt for old for "new" shows I never watched, especially with how shit shows are nowadays.
Yes. Great show, a lot of the core plotlines and characters still hold up today. The writers originally made Samantha Carter an insufferable feminist, until midway through season 1, her actress (Amanda Tapping) went to the writers and told them that genuinely capable women don't talk or act the way Carter did. The writers then not only changed course, but made it so that losing the feminist chip on her shoulder was in-universe character progression.
I genuinely cannot fathom this happening in a mainstream TV show today.
Ohh... Okay. Because I tried to watch it and found her to be an insufferable feminist.
If I start with season 2 will I have missed much?
There's a bunch of plot and character development that happens throughout season 1 that impacts the rest of the series, and it ends on a four-part cliffhanger going into season 2.
So, if you want to watch SG-1, I'd recommend to start with the pilot episode and then skip to episode 10, "Thor's Hammer". You'll have missed all but one of the cringe episodes (14, "Hathor"...it's bad), but won't miss much of the good stuff.
It's funny cuz I have only watched it through season 5 before the actors leave. It is good.
It's a show where you don't feel like you have to consult the Wiki every 5 minutes (cough House of the Dragon). They have so much screen time -- 22 episodes a season, that they actually tell everything onscreen instead of all the details being in books you'll never read.