200

While a fun concept of parodies hidden inside parodies, there's a lot going on and it's just a bit confusing. Could have been done better. Fun fourth wall breaks.

I spent several grueling hours trying to figure out who played "Scotty" in the "Star Trek" parody scene of StarGate's episode "200". The face was very familiar but I just couldn't put a name with it. IMDb to the rescue! A quick IMDb search revealed it was Brad Wright, beloved writer and producer of StarGate, who was so funny in the role of "Scotty". The writers are the brains behind all the excitement and even the wit we viewers attribute to the main cast of actors. While the acting talents of the stars make the show great, the writers are the puppet masters. Alfred Hitchcock, master of the camera lens to create tension in the viewer, made a cameo appearance in all of his films. The StarGate writers/producers are every bit as good as Hitchcock with a bonus of being even more charismatic than Hitchcock when on screen. We have seen all these guys in the "behind the scenes" productions and even in the "extras" features on the StarGate DVDs. I would love to see more StarGate cameo roles of the writers and producers as would many fans.

Wow, the reviews here are either 1's or 10's, a very devicive episode indeed! This is probably their best episode, and probably one of the best sci-fi episodes ever. This doesn't just parody sci-fi shows, it parodies the entire TV production process. BTW, if you're not familar the shows parodied or the production references, a lot of the humor might be lost on you. And be sure to make it to the end for one of my favorite Asimov quote's.

Thanks, I hated it. It is totally out of context, doesn't fit the storyline and rather confusing. It's like screenwriters getting high on something throwing in all kind of loosely associated stuff at random. Writer 1- Hey! Let's make a.... (-smokes a joint-) .... parody! (-passes the joint-) Writer 2- Yea, mix in, like, that other tv-serie Ben Browder is in! Writer 1- Dope! And then ... let's blend in some Star Trek and Wizard of Oz! Writer 2- Yea, and make the characters from marionette figures! WTF??

As ever, the crew that write Stargate SG-1 are on top form to poke fun at themselves and other related shows with gracious aplomb in their ever original way.

I thought it was a neat plot point to have Vala contribute her ideas. The casting for that had, for me, echo's of Trek's Next Gen episode where Worf cries: 'I am not a merry man!'

However, for all the interplay and fun throughout the story I was sorely disappointed and let down with the ending. To some extent I expected more and much better. On some level it may work and Peter DeLuise is so good at what he does but as far as I am concerned, on first watching, it missed the mark.

It was a suitable change of pace from the main story arc and again I stress for me, worked right up to the last ten minutes or so. If I've missed the point of it, please let me know as I only saw it once.