I mean, I love and adore SGA, but they stuck to the same thing for five years, whereas every season it felt like AtS came back saying, "Okay, now let's try this!"
You know, the funny thing is, I actually felt like SGA did do that -- not to a huge degree, perhaps (I haven't seen AtS except for a few random episodes, so I can't compare them), but there were definitely shifts from season to season in style, tone, and the general fates of the characters ... more so than you tend to get in most non-arc-based shows, anyway. I think part of the apparent staticness of SGA had as much to do with the fandom as the show itself -- the fans definitely latched onto a particular era in the show's history as far as character relationships, cast, and overall style of the show (season two/early season three), and continued to carry that through in fic and meta, whereas the show moved on and did other things.
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You know, the funny thing is, I actually felt like SGA did do that -- not to a huge degree, perhaps (I haven't seen AtS except for a few random episodes, so I can't compare them), but there were definitely shifts from season to season in style, tone, and the general fates of the characters ... more so than you tend to get in most non-arc-based shows, anyway. I think part of the apparent staticness of SGA had as much to do with the fandom as the show itself -- the fans definitely latched onto a particular era in the show's history as far as character relationships, cast, and overall style of the show (season two/early season three), and continued to carry that through in fic and meta, whereas the show moved on and did other things.