So Sci Fi began its summer season last night. It looks like the network is trying to expand first-run dramas to more nights of the week, and run shows during more of the year, because they’re spacing things out a little. Last year they ran three shows on Friday night, now they’re only running the two Stargate shows. I’m kinda curious as to how that will affect the ratings.
As for the shows themselves – I still have not gotten into Stargate Atlantis, but I was there for the tenth season premiere of Stargate: SG-1. It’s kind of interesting the degree to which they’re resetting the status quo, with Earth the plucky underdog against the overwhelmingly powerful godlike foe. I’m hoping they have enough variations on the theme to make it interesting, but I figure the selling point will remain the cast and main characters. I know I’m hoping Ben Browder has a solid run on the show. I’d hate for the guy to be typecast, but the guy just belongs as the leading man on a sci-fi action show.