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If "in line with my tastes" means what I think it means, just wait until you get a load of Christopher Judge's Teal'c. Especially in later seasons.
The first few seasons of SG-1 do feel darker (figuratively and literally). Atlantis had the advantage of taking what the main series learned along the way and employing it from the get go. The best thing about them, I feel, is how they aired concurrently and had multiple crossover moments (imagine if Picard's Enterprise regularly checked in with DS9). So you might want to find a guide online to know what order to watch the episodes of both series in, if you care about chronology.
Hmm... Thinking about it, I guess SG-1 is a bit more action oriented. But I think that's because it went on much longer than Atlantis. If Atlantis had less action, it was because it tried and failed - not because it was intending to be more "talky". One of the defining moments of Atlantis is a gigantic engagement in space. It was so important they changed the show's intro to include it.
Rest assured, SG-1 has a lot of great dialog and thought-provoking stories, too. I guess you got unlucky and saw all the "YEEHAW, MURIKA!" episodes. XD
One episode in particular is really rough because it focuses on the emotional aftermath of a single action scene.
The reason I called SG-1 "well-rounded" is because it's a terrific balance between action and character. Atlantis does the same with less on-location filming, and a smaller budget. It's really hard to pick one over the other because you should treat both as a complete set.
The ultimate irony is that all Stargate series were filmed and produced in Canada!
Is it a good thing or a bad thing that Canadian writers so perfectly zeroed in on the American mentality of shooting everything until the problem goes away?
I may be mis-remembering, but I think it's a plot point of the early seasons that the Americans try to be American on other planets and slowly realize how badly that works out, forcing them to change their strategy going forward.
There are other things that cause this behqvior. Like some outsider coming in and trying to further militarize the SGC, etc. But those people are considered antagonistic by the main cast. Similar to how the crew of the Enterprises don't take well to visiting Captains and Admirals.
That said, there are moments, even towards the end where patience runs out and someone stands up and says something like, "That's it! Where's the C4?"
shrug YMMV, but I think your general opinion of both shows will end up being favorable.
When you say silver fox, do you mean Richard Dean Anderson (the team leader) or Beau Bridges (the base commander in the later seasons)?
Good choice.
I grew up watching MacGyver, so I remember his Han Solo-looking days.
Unfortunately, these days, he's not so much of a fox. I just googled his more recent pictures and didn't even recognize him.
As an American (in the US sense), so do I. It's why I didn't like SG1 but could sort of tolerate Atlantis.
Oddly, the biggest SG1 fan I knew was Canadian. He was a bit of an odd duck, though. He's the sort of guy who knew off the top of his head that the awkward woman on Breakfast Television was the daughter of Canada's military chief. I would have traded citizenships with him if that were an option. He could have his paranoia and guns and I could have some healthcare.