A Triumph of Science Fiction
Stargate SG-1 is an incredible series. Honestly, I’m a die hard Star Trek fan, and I never thought there would be anything to compare to it, but Stargate does. It’s a different kind of science fiction, because it’s happening in the present day. Star Trek can be so distanced, because it’s placed so far in the future, the people seem so different from us. But Stargate is in the present day. It’s a reflection on how we would react to finding out that the universe is not devoid of life as we think of it now. It looks at human values, and tries to determine what kind of decisions those values would help us make with a bigger picture in mind. That might seem extremely nerdy, but it’s really more than that. It’s an exploration of human nature, and that’s the most intriguing thing a human can do, the way we gain the most knowledge, is by exploring ourselves. Stargate does that in a way which no other series I know of does, and it does it in present day terms. And that’s why I hope to see it continue, even though some feel, and justifiably so, that the series should conclude.