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Last night, my son and I finished what will be the first of many series enjoyed together when we watched the final SG-1 movie. It was bitter sweet, as finishing a wonderful television series always is, but especially so this time. During the first few months of David's life he was a very particular, nay, fussy baby. He was very specific with his requirements: Up and down bouncing, full stomach, dimmed lights, standing, (wait you thought you could sit?), more standing. I had been wanting to dive into some more science fiction and for whatever reason decided that I would tackle Stargate as my next series. It was then, in the wee small hours of the morning, that David and I began our Stargate adventures.
Over the next 12 months we went through 10 seasons and two movies of Stargate SG-1. When David was really little, his favorite character was Colonel Jack O'neil. Everytime he was on the screen, David loved it.
I'm not really sure what it was about Jack that he loved, I like to think it was charm, and wit.
As he grew he found a new favorite character, Colonel Samantha Carter. With her, he was of course drawn to her mastery of wormhole physics. (Right!) Thats what I like about her. David, on the other hand, loves the blondes.
This explains his current favorite character, Rapunzel from the movie Tangled.
In all honesty in those early months David didn't do as much watching of SG-1 as he did sleep peacefully while I bounced him and watched. However, as he got older he started to enjoy watching with me! (Necessary disclaimer: Jenn had a very strict 15 minute television rule, which we followed to the letter. Most of the time)
I remember when I was young, science fiction was one of the things that my Dad and I shared that I thought was special. When Dad's find out they are going to have a son many things go through their head: playing catch, riding bikes, shaving, etc. etc. For me, add on to that list, watching sci-fi. Its still too early to tell if David will truly be a fan of science fiction. However, I cherish this last year of enjoying SG-1 with him. Twenty years from now when I catch an episode of SG-1 I will instantly be transported back to the first year of David's life, and the time we spent pretending to travel to other worlds together. I love you David, thanks for being a better son than I could have wished for.
I think its appropriate to close with the words of David's favorite character when faced with certain doom:
"Then I suppose now is the time for me to say something profound... Nothing comes to mind. Let's do it."
"Then I suppose now is the time for me to say something profound... Nothing comes to mind. Let's do it."
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| David pretending to be Jack O'Neil running through the Stargate. (He would of course want you to ignore the help he is receiving from Mom :-) |
1 comment:
Interesting. Way back in nineteen hundred and eighty three, we didn't have the Netflix, so it wasn't easy to watch favorite programs back then. If it had been available, you would definitely have been treated to ST:TOS, since that was pretty much the only science ficition show that had been on TV.
Instead, you had to suffer through such things as old movies, infomercials, and news. Yeah, pretty boring, but that was about it. And lots of channels ended their broadcast day by playing the Star Spangled Banner, which then went directly into snow (think Poltergeist).
I'm glad you picked up my love of sci-fi. It's been fun being able to share it over the years. And now, it looks like we'll have three generations of sci-fi fans. Maybe someday the three of us can hit the latest convention :-)
Regardless of what's available on the tube, though, the time is precious. I have many fond memories from that time with you during that first year. Yeah, I was sleepy and tired, and I went to work with bags and dark circles under my eyes, but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
You're a wonderful father and son. I don't know how you balance all the responsibilities in your life, but you're doing a great of it. And you're doing it a whole lot better than I was able to, I might add :-)
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