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sg_lab2 ([personal profile] sg_lab2) wrote2009-01-27 10:02 pm
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Am I the only one who used to see Jack O'Neill as someone with more to him than just funny one liners and appreciated him for being more than funny one liners?

[identity profile] sapphs.livejournal.com 2009-01-28 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
I've been rewatching some good ole SG-1 and of course there's more to him than the joking and the cavalier attitude he portrays.

[identity profile] mizz-magenta.livejournal.com 2009-01-28 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
I've just watched seasons one and two and have started season three... there was more to Jack than 'funny'. As an Air Force officer, he was a very believable character. But then I think the writers got complacent and RDA got bored (can't say I blame him) and it shows. A lot.

[identity profile] sg-lab.livejournal.com 2009-01-28 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
ITA. Lately every time I see something said about the next SG-1 movie someone is commenting how they can't wait see Jack in it because of his humor. Me, I think if he's as "funny" as he was in s7-8 in this movie I'm not interested.

[identity profile] sg-lab.livejournal.com 2009-01-28 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm just hoping there will be more to him in this next SG-1 movie than the joking.

[identity profile] mizz-magenta.livejournal.com 2009-01-28 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yups. It's like he became a parody of himself. And from what I've seen, same thing happened to Vala.

I was reading a BSG review this morning and something in there made me realise the exact problem with Jack: there's a difference between a wise-crack and being funny.

[identity profile] sg-lab.livejournal.com 2009-01-28 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I think for me with Vala I just accepted it and rolled with it because I didn't have as much emotionally invested in her as I did with Jack. She at least I thought brought a little life into the show when most of the cast seemed to be just wandering through their scenes for the last two seasons.

A few years ago a thread on GW was started for talking about Jack. I participated once only to find people only wanted to talk about his humor. That's part of what led to this entry in the first place.

[identity profile] justhere1971.livejournal.com 2009-01-29 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
There is many many aspects to Jack than just his humor. I always thought he used the "humor" to detract from his serious side, just so he can take ppl by surprise. Use it to his advantage, you know?

I love Jack. Well I am huge RDA fan from MG days.