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08/01/2005: a Stargate question...
I haven't watched Stargate in quite a while, i.e. I think I have watched up to somewhere in the middle of season seven, though I've always watched SG-1 somewhat casually, so I don't recall the exact place. Anyway, since it has come to my attention that Ben Browder is in the current season, I thought I might give SG-1 a try again.
Now I'm wondering whether I can simply start watching again, or have missed too much crucial stuff to follow (like that whole spin-off thing with Stargate: Atlantis -- I have no idea what that's about). So I'm asking those of you more into SG-1 for advice: Do I need to find an episode guide or season overview or the like to follow the current season?
I'm not really interested right now in procuring and watching the one and a half seasons of episodes I missed, but nevertheless I dislike being confused by backstories I'm clueless about. I mean, I still remember missing out on only about half of season four of the X-Files way back when they first aired, and I didn't have easy internet access then, so there weren't any resources I could consult. I ended up quite confused about the myth arc -- despite being able to follow individual eps -- until I truly found my way into online fandom in 1998. Well, I still stayed somewhat confused then, but I mainly attribute that to the myth arc becoming ever more convoluted over time, and me being significantly behind the US schedule in those times before broadband.
So were there any momentous events in late season seven and season eight of SG-1? Do the storylines of SG-1 and SG:A overlap and I need to know about Atlantis, too?
BTW, what happened to tvtome.com?! I used to look there to check for US airdates and episode lists, but when I tried that just now I was redirected to tv.com, who apparently have taken over the former? What's worse, however, is that the site doesn't even work for me anymore. I got a mostly blank page and a redirection link, and not even allowing javascript for the site helped, then it just displayed an obnoxious flash ad, that continually reloaded once I clicked on the redirection link. WTF? At that point I was fed up with the site, and not in the mood to fiddle with cookie settings or whatever is required by them to show me their content. If there even is still content under all that flash advertising.
