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Stargate SG-1 is holding up remarkably well as a long running series that documents the political climate of the day (collapse soviet union, rise of china as a power) as well technological advancements (the early computers in the series vs the final years with laptops and all)

Notwithstanding the great chemistry of the actors and commentary on many aspects of society and interpersonal relationships.

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I always liked SGA better, but you’re definitely right about SG 1.

Which of course begs another question: SG1 was made in a time that we can call the Golden Age of TV Sci fi, along with the Trek shows, Farscape and many more.

(Though granted: SG1 is probably more of an action adventure show at heart, if you want to get anal about classifications.)

Despite productions that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, why don’t we see show of the same quality today?

Yeah, there’s The Expanse and The Orville, but those two are the only exceptions in a media landscape almost barren of good sci-fi like SG-1.

[prox]

The whole series spans almost two decades. I think the quality of SG-1 is really the chemistry between the characters, and not a lot of plot drifting.

The Expanse is indeed the only character centered sci-fi at the moment, as I feel ST Discovery misses the mark on the chemistry bit.

I was pleasantly surprised with acting and scope in The Foundation (Apple TV), but it isn’t SciFi in the vein of SG-1 (action adventurish as you note)