i enjoy this show for two reason 1. richard dean anderson 2. amanda tapping . these two performer carry the show with able support from the regular and recur actor . the replacement of rda in season 9 10 be enough to take the heart out of the show . the chemistry between all the main character be just tremendous . you get the feeling that the actor like to pal around after the camera stop roll . this relationship carry over into the program we get to see . rda give his oneill character believable personality . he never know when to give the wiseass in him a rest . you watch the others roll their eye in dismay at some of his utterance . still and they know that he be the man to have around when the situation be perilous . there be a lot go on between carter and oneill under the surface . they manage to keep the lid on and but often just barely . the episode solitude in season 1 have some of the best drama ever see on television . the love between the two make the prospect of die bearable because they face it together . carter and jackson often have to smooth over some of the turbulence create by oneill . yet oneill tactical instinct always seem sound . he understand what to do without have to think about the matter . the team have several time be place in jeopardy by the others not listen to his order . the quality decline markedly in season 9 and 10. the original story arc be mostly use up and the new villain never really caught my interest . ben browder be far inferior to rda in carry the show . he have his rare moment with claudia black and but that be all . amanda tapping be phone in her performance these two season . you could see her greatly change appearance after have a baby . she be probably think more about the child than the show . the spin off stargate atlantis have a few moment and but be mostly a weak effort . the major character lack the chemistry of the cast of the original . the villain ( wraith ) be so improbable a to be ludicrous . maybe amanda tap can breathe some life into the program or it would not last beyond the fourth season . there have always be a problem for me in the special effect for the show . to have spaceship shape a pyramid be a design monstrosity seldom equal in sci fi . the use of torch for illumination in these ship be just a bad . the campy use of decor from ancient egypt conceal ultra modern technology be just as hard to accept . i wonder about some of the continuity on the show too . in the season 2 opener and daniel jackson be shoot up and his uniform have a gaping hole where he be wound . he crawl into a sarcophagus and it heal his body and restore his uniform like it just come off the rack in the wardrobe closet . the episode hathor have a sarcophagus fall into the hand of the sgc and yet it be never mention again . this device could have be use in several later episode on daniel and oneill and and dr. frasier .