OT: Stargate

Suicide Junkie · #1 March 7th, 2004, 04:05 AM

In my mind a soap opera is defined by continuous, drastic and overcomplicated plot twists at the expense of the "good" literary devices your english teachers tried to get you to learn...

Caduceus · #2 March 7th, 2004, 04:35 AM

I think of pro wrestling more as a "soap opera for boys" than SG-1.

Wilcard

Randallw · #3 March 7th, 2004, 10:00 AM

We had an episode of Futurama here a while ago. They were showing an ad for the Robot Soap opera "All my Circuits", out of about 5 plot twists 4 of them were. Amnesia, Amnesia, does anyone here not have Amnesia?, and "when i tell you this you may well have an attack of explosive amnesia". All I know about real soap operas is that if a season rates badly they just say someone was dreaming and they go back to the start. Also Last time I saw Days of our lives someone was possessed by the devil.

Edit: boy, is this thread getting off topic.

[ March 07, 2004, 08:01: Message edited by: Randallw ]

Lord_Shleepy · #4 March 7th, 2004, 10:36 AM

Hee...hee!!! Nothing like a good off-topic, off-topic thread.

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Originally posted by Randallw:
...Also Last time I saw Days of our lives someone was possessed by the devil.

Edit: boy, is this thread getting off topic.

Yes...it seems that they've been big on possession, witchcraft, aliens, and the like lately. Desperate for a little whiz-bang I guess...tho it's still the same ol' melodramatic, let's-stretch-one-episode-into-twelve routine.

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
They did one in the pilot. Major Carter was talking about some rig job they did hooking up the Stargate and she said they "MacGyvered it"...

Awesome! I guess I'll have to give the show another half star...or half thumb...or whatever.

David E. Gervais · #5 March 7th, 2004, 11:33 AM

Maybe 'Soap-Opera' is the wrong term for comparison. Personally I think we just all got sucked into the 'Cliffhanger' effect. Where we just got to know what happens in the next episode. Even though each episode is not directly linked like a true cliffhanger, our love for the characters gives it the same feeling.

hmmm, "Just one more episode,.." "Just one more turn,.." hmmm it looks like some of us carry our SE addiction into other realms of entertainment.

Cheers!

oogs · #6 March 10th, 2004, 05:02 AM

omg... i just saw episode 22... omg omg omg omg... i want season 8 already.... omg omg omg omg.

Zharktas · #7 March 10th, 2004, 06:57 PM

Season 7 ending, it's like wow... one of the best endings. And now to the waiting of the season 8 and Stargate Atlantis... They are too far away :/