Stargate SG1 is my Always

[marzipan77]

Challenge #9

In your own space, promote at least one canon that you adore (old, new, forever fandom). Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

My forever fandom, OG Stargate SG1.

It's team as family - dysfunctional family. It's heroes in this world without superpowers, people like me (only bet-ter!) who have to make horrible decisions and carry the weight of the world. It's many different people coming together to make it work. It's clever, commanding Jack O'Neill, questioning, sincere Daniel Jackson, brilliant, stubborn Samantha Carter, and strong, guarded Teal'c. It's Hammond of Texas and Master Bra'tac who calls earthlings footstools. It's a tale of human loss, grief, and how friendship can heal wounds. It's aliens and time travel and ingenuity. This show grew, it expanded, it told stories about slavery and trafficking, sacrifice, and standing your ground even in the face of your best-loved friend putting himself on the Other Side.

It's Jack and Daniel. At the heart of it - two very different men who argued and fought and laughed and always had each other's backs. They MADE IT WORK.

Stargate SG1 gave me my non-blood sisters in this world. My chosen family. We still do rewatches, we argue about the meanings behind words, the trivia that no one else notices. We love each other across the miles, over oceans, and pray for struggling children and aging parents. We are different and are anchored by love. Just like SG1.

Give some stories a try. Watch some episodes. For those of you who have lived within the Stargate fandom at one time, warmed by the virtual hugs and nourished by the cookies, come back! Read, leave kudos, send some encouraging feedback. And WRITE. Write a short piece that has been on your mind for years. A tag that you always wanted to see. A behind the scenes snippet. Give us the gift of your fannish heart - vid, art, anything you love.

We're still here. We're still watching and listening.

Comments

[james]

This is wonderful. :-)

[marzipan77]

<3

[undeadrobins]

Stargate is the best. It gave me my very best friend, and a million wonderful moments at conventions. And it gave me my ridiculous crush on Michael Shanks!

[marzipan77]

We shall stare dreamily at MS together!!

[spikedluv]

Back in the day I got into the show late, but Jack and Daniel were the draw for me, as well as the found family aspect of the show. Thanks for sharing this.

[marzipan77]

Yes! That dynamic was at the heart of the show.

[colls]

SG1 ♥
It's one of my forever fandoms, too!

[marzipan77]

Great minds think alike!

[sg1jb]

Yes, to all of this.

[marzipan77]

<3 <3 <3

[ilyena_sylph]

Stargate forever, absolutely!

[marzipan77]

Heart-eyes!

[princessofgeeks]

I HEART THIS POST

[marzipan77]

Hearting you right back! And your icon!!

[destina]

Aww, this makes me nostalgic for those days. Thanks for this. <3

[marzipan77]

Sigh, me, too!

[lilly_c]

I loved SG1 when I was younger and talked a little during an earlier snowflake day, I still haven't got around to doing a from the begining rewatch as yet.

[marzipan77]

Well, with 10 seasons and 2 movies a rewatch is quite a commitment!! Thanks for stopping by to read about my SG1 love!

[athaia]

My favorite characters were Sam Carter and O'Neill - they had great chemistry together. The banter in that show was incredible. Need to rewatch some time.

[marzipan77]

Thank you for reading - always great to meet another SG1 fan! I'm not into Sam and Jack, but so happy there are still many, many SG1 fans in the fandom!

[badfalcon]

*draws sparkly hearts around all things SG1*

[marzipan77]

YAY!

[jdjunkie]

Truly the fandom that won't let me go.

Something very special about a show that offers so much to so many; team, team as family, friendship and, at the heart of it all, for me, Jack and Daniel.

What an incredible bundle of loveliness.:-))

[marzipan77]

Let's hope this fandom never lets us go!

[littlelostcat]

Oh, I do love SG1 -- for all fo the reasons you mentioned and more. Bless this found family and their misadventures.

[marzipan77]

Absolutely!

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

Are there resources for navigating the embarrassment of riches?

I remember 'brute force' reading the glorious Archive (what was its name, it was The SG-1 archive) when I 'ran out' of The Sentinel fanfiction as would happen occasionally-it was only later that DVD became a thing and I watched the show.

[marzipan77]

Honestly so many sites have disappeared. I find one now and then through an old link, but mostly read on FFN or AO3.

[antares_dw]

What a wonderful love letter to Stargate-SG1. And I agree with everything you said. Thanks for these wonderful words.

[marzipan77]

Thanks for coming by. Cup of tea? We can talk SG1!

[havocthecat]

I love SG1. I made a lot of great friends in that fandom.

[marzipan77]

:D

[cesy]

Yes, still love SG-1

[marzipan77]

:D

[sjh2009]

Stargate was the fandom which put me in touch with so many fellow fans. I was encouraged to attend the first Stargate Convention in the UK and many more since, in the UK, Vancouver and Chicago, and I met so many wonderful people.
It's been years since I read any SG1. I've actually been absent from fandom for five years but was drawn back to fandom in November to NCIS and then SGA. I will really have to get back to exploring SG1 too :)

[marzipan77]

I hope you enjoy rolling around in the ole fandom!! (I enjoy NCIS stories, too! Got a fave to share?)

[lesasaur]

Couldn't have said it better. Will love this show and the characters until the day I die. In fact I recently spend a few rare moments of spare time trying to polish up a story for Christmas posting. Unfortunately I didn't finish but maybe this year... I'm so glad you posted and that I actually had a few spare moments to read and was able to find it. Nice to see we're still around. Cheers

[marzipan77]

Huzzah! A new story to look forward to!!!! Go, you!

[zilentdreamer]

*sniffles*

No its fine, I have just have nostalgia and too many feelings in my eye.

[marzipan77]

I get that in my eye a lot. Must be Nostalgia season. :)

[theemdash]

Yesssssssss.

[marzipan77]

:)

[lejic]

I love Stargate! I got into the SG-1 TV show when it was already pretty far in, so I sat down and watched I think about 8 seasons straight to catch up, while working on my thesis. Oh, to be young again...

I'm so happy its fandom is still alive.

Now, if only Bezos would pick it up same way he did Expanse... Of course it'd be different now, episodic shows like SG-1 aren't popular any more, but dammit I miss that world so much.

[marzipan77]

I have a narrow vision of what a good Stargate show would look like now. "Younger and edgier" was what they tried on Universe and that IMO sucked the lemons of McKay. I'd love a Picard-like show, with original actors, and a new challenge.