User:P4X674

Hi, I'm Paul. I've done some cursory work on the fringes of the Stargate Project over at Wikipedia. Took a lot of time off as I was concerned about all the potential spoilers while I was waiting for SGA to come out on DVD in Australia. I'm a straight to DVD guy. I believing in supporting the creative endeavours of authors etc, so it was a no-brainer for me to support the SG franchise by buying the box sets off the shelf. Not sure how I'm going to contribute and avoid SGU spoilers along the way, but I'm sure I can figure something out!

I'm here because for a number of reasons:


 * 1. I think that Stargate is one of the most enduring pieces of action/drama/scifi/ on TV to date. I love the chemistry and interaction that has developed between the characters over the years. I did myself a favour and kept an open mind when SGA came out and I'm glad I did.


 * 2. In 5 short years I believe that SGA eclipsed its parent in some aspects- I've been particularly engaged in the character development. In my opinion McKay is the most rounded character in the entire franchise to date. Does anyone else think he and Quentin Tarantino are twins separated at birth?


 * 3. As a history major and history teacher, I've loved the ties to ancient civilisations. I think they've mostly been done tastefully and tactfully (with the exception of the Arthurian theme in SG1:9 - 10)


 * 4. What also grabbed me was the fact that as a Science Fiction show, it always presented it as contemporary sci-fi where we see the technology slowly being developed unlike Star Wars, Star Trek TOS, TNG etc etc etc and that by the time of Ark of Truth came out, Earth had a genuine kick-ass Intergalatic/Deep Space fleet.

How I plan to contribute: I really want to help out with copy editing and review of the franchises currently available on DVD, and perhaps help with emergent policy development.

In the real world I'm a primary school ( read elementary school for my Nth American friends) teacher, copy writer in my spare time with ambitions to work in policy and political rhetoric. I love to swim, I study Goju Ryu karate. For those in the know, my school is a derivative of Goju Kai that has gone back to its Okinawan roots and afiliated with Ryusyokai.

Anyways, that's me. Would be great to hear from people who share hobbies and ideas. Cheers, P4X674 (talk) (Contribs) 13:35, 28 August 2009 (UTC)