I think the show knows its audience well: white males. Which is why the four characters to have gotten the most screen time/development/lines just happen to be ::gasp:: the four white guys in the main cast.
Yeah, because I was totally talking about the lack of diversity in the cast.
Never said you were. My point nonetheless was by making the show primarily about those four characters shows TPTB know exactly who its main audience is despite what you may think.
I am not the guy you want to pick that fight with.
Oooh. You're scaring me. Go play tough with someone you can actually intimidate. Perhaps there’s a three year old in your neighborhood you can spook.
As for the Eli stuff...some of you dudes who refer to yourself as "geeks" need to stop hoping that TV shows and movies allow you to live out your fantasies. Why should I feel sympathy for Eli just because he wants a relationship with Chloe when she has no interest in having a relationship with him (and appears to be very upfront about that)? Why should she favor Eli over Scott? Its not as if she was close with Eli long before she met Scott or anything like that. She met both guys at basically the same time and its obvious who she was immediately attracted to. So what? Should we blame her for liking the "really cute" guy? If so then Eli deserves just as much blame for being superficial enough to fall for the "really cute" girl, Chloe. If you want to see your fantasies played out go watch SGA again and see how that annoying, crabby smart guy won the heart of the babe over the stud, alpha male warrior.
I basically like Eli but I could care less if he gets a girfriend or not. The guy occupies enough screen time without TPTB needing to add on more for relationship purposes. I'm more interested in Greer's life and TJ's. They are underused while Eli and Scott and Chloe may get too much exposure.
Again with the not reading other people's posts properly.
I have read these types of comments on this particular issue on this forum and several others for months on end. It may not be your take on this whole triangle but certainly plenty of other people have been whining about poor, ol Eli. I guess somehow you missed them all.
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The point is about audience sympathy. We don't care about Chloe because she does not do anything vaguely useful and is an enitrely superflous character.
No, it has more to do with the opinions of individuals. Just because a slew of folks seem to have started some sort of crusade against Chloe and Scott and doubt the usefulness of Chloe does not mean that every one feels that way. Some of us are just as fatigued regarding Eli despite TPTB's attempts to make him out to be the most swell and likable guy in the universe. So who is right? No one and everyone. Depends on one's view. Frankly I'm tired about the complaining of the likability of SGU characters; I suppose my tolerance levels are a bit low at this point. I think a lot of the characters on the show are sympathetic but that's not really too important. I care more if the characters are complex, interesting, and unpredictable. Don't think there are any truly likable characters in "The Godfather" or "The Sopranos", but I'm still drawn to the characters. And, yes, I do realize that SGU isn't near the level of those two masterpieces. But then again no Stargate show is.
Point is for me at least Chloe may be bland but she isn't unsympathetic. And unlike some people I don't hate her just because its in fashion to do so. Not saying you feel that way, but just making a case for how some folks out there hate the character for some of the most irrational of reasons. And its gotten to the point that it seems almost personal.
Colonel Young is a murderous scumbag but he's interesting at least. Rush is a treacherous arsehole but he's interesting. Eli is a complete loser but he's interesting. Chloe isn't interesting.
Of course. Maybe its again because the white male writers mostly relate to the white male characters and therefore place their emphasis on the development of white male charactes. This ain't nothing new. Minority charcaters get it far worse than white female characters which is why for example many fans aren't remotely interested in the vast majority of black characters on shows like Lost, Heroes, BSG, Voyager, Enterprise, etc. But I think we should at least allow TPTB for SGU more time before we write off their handling of the Chloe character. And if the Chloe character remains a dud or underdeveloped its not because the character is a bad one. There is no such thing as an uninteresting character, just bad writers who are not as interested in fleshing out characters. A show like "The Wire" can give you 50 or more characters (many of whom are the "unlikable") and yet make them all unique and fascinating. Why? Because of the writing.
And personally, asking me to feel sympathy for James, a background character, because she can't find someone on a ship full of men is not going to work because I don't feel sorry for women who can't get boyfriends.
Fine. I'm not even sure TPTB are going that route. But if you feel that way then please remind your fellow fanboys that many of us don't feel sorry for geeks like Eli who can't get a date. Oh, wait. According to you TPTB should know its audience and make us feel sorry for a guy like Eli but not for a woman like James. I get it now. You are a hypocrite.
The bolding, by the way, is to help you understand the points I'm actually making instead of rolling your eyes at the ones you just made up.
I thought your bolding was just a way for you to reemphasize your stupidity. I was going to say there was no need to because your ignorance already comes through loud and clear.
. And worse yet a boarding party captured one of the people she was suppose to protect
