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bargainsleuth's review against another edition
3.0
A little too academic at times. Some of the authors are way too serious. This is a television show after all. And what's with all the hate on Samantha Carter?
mgdoherty's review
4.0
A lot of Samantha Carter-focused essays in here. As someone interested in gender theory as it relates to TV shows, that makes me very happy. In some ways, the extreme Sam focus was A Lot™ (three Sam-specific essays in a collection of twelve — but also, I enjoyed the varied views presented on her character. Honestly, I probably would’ve purchased this book just for the Sam content had I known about it beforehand.
This collection touches on the idea of the Other as it relates to gender and sexuality. I can’t be as eloquent as Sabine Schmidt, but the entire essay “Gender roles, sexual identities and the concept of the Other in Stargate SG-1” is fascinating. Actually, it might be my favorite essay in the book, along with “Sam, Jarred: The Isis Myth in Operation.”
I tend to be very into character-specific analyses, but I have to applaud the team- and show-centric analyses in here. They felt very well-balanced.
In one of these essays, someone brought up the idea that TV analyzers tend to critique TV as a piece of interesting text rather than as a product designed to sell. I realized in that moment that yes, when I read TV essays, I definitely prefer “TV as text” vs. “TV as product” styled essays. Call it my literary-minded brain.
This collection touches on the idea of the Other as it relates to gender and sexuality. I can’t be as eloquent as Sabine Schmidt, but the entire essay “Gender roles, sexual identities and the concept of the Other in Stargate SG-1” is fascinating. Actually, it might be my favorite essay in the book, along with “Sam, Jarred: The Isis Myth in Operation.”
I tend to be very into character-specific analyses, but I have to applaud the team- and show-centric analyses in here. They felt very well-balanced.
In one of these essays, someone brought up the idea that TV analyzers tend to critique TV as a piece of interesting text rather than as a product designed to sell. I realized in that moment that yes, when I read TV essays, I definitely prefer “TV as text” vs. “TV as product” styled essays. Call it my literary-minded brain.
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