It's very apparent they're mainly treading water on this, their last season.
Actually, that's not the case - SGA films much ahead of air dates, and they didn't find out that they were canceled until last month, when they were almost done filming the season, after every episode had been written and all but the last three or four had been wrapped. And there's indication that the producers were expecting to get another season; the cancellation came as a surprise to all concerned.
I do agree this season has problems (I'm enjoying some of it, especially the increased team presence as compared to last season; but I haven't found it as rewatchable as season 3-4) but they're not due to the cancellation; every ep we've seen so far was completed before they knew they weren't getting a 6th season.
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Date: 2008-09-23 09:27 pm (UTC)Actually, that's not the case - SGA films much ahead of air dates, and they didn't find out that they were canceled until last month, when they were almost done filming the season, after every episode had been written and all but the last three or four had been wrapped. And there's indication that the producers were expecting to get another season; the cancellation came as a surprise to all concerned.
I do agree this season has problems (I'm enjoying some of it, especially the increased team presence as compared to last season; but I haven't found it as rewatchable as season 3-4) but they're not due to the cancellation; every ep we've seen so far was completed before they knew they weren't getting a 6th season.