Eh -- I know enough guys who ended up 6' and his apparent size (well, smaller -- he's pretty buff) and were perfectly normal (if lean) teenagers.

Tanith, Vonnie. And no, I didn't think he was fabulous either. I think it's the goa'uld thing. They're too much with the arrogant blowhards to be that attractive, even the smarter ones. Osiris is really the only one I thought had a lot of physical presence in that evil kind of way. Even Ba'al didn't do it for me, although he was pretty.

Camulus should have been a hottie too, judging by raw materials. But I never got the impression that the male goa'uld were supposed to be attractive, other than in a sheer power way.

The females are straight trollops.

Camulus had potential, but it seems it was squandered.

Tanith

Right. I recall going, "but that's a girl's name!" at the time.

I think Tanith had a potential to be interesting, since he was crafty and knew how to bid his time instead of being all, "KNEEL BEFORE YOUR GOD, OR ELSE!!". Unfortunately, SG writers are not renowned for writing good villians--with possible exception of Harry Maybourne, who was a cardboard character as a villain but turned interesting when they made him into the Trickster figure of SGverse.

It's too bad they made such a hash over the whole Ba'al subplot early this season, 'cause I found him interesting (in addition to teh pretty) in "Abyss". As for my fondness for Osiris, I suspect it has more to do with Tripoli's "The Cost of Doing Business" than the canon.

I kind of wish the SG folks would wise up to how much a compelling, layered, long-term nemesis figure brings to the table in a genre show like this. A Scorpius or a Sloan would have made the show so much better.

Camulus had potential, but it seems it was squandered.

Perhaps they were hampered by the only women present that he could direct hottitude toward not being the sort that would buy into a charming enemy's line of BS?

ita, what does this mean:

He holds an Advanced Level Stage Fighting certificate.

And is pole vaulting a dorky sport? It is an Olympic Event (but then I saw Trampolene at the Olympics this time round):

Represented Wales in the national club finals for pole vaulting.

(Two more tidbits from PW's Imdb bio.)

And is pole vaulting a dorky sport?

No way! Pole vaulters are some of the best atheletes around. They have to have sprinter speed, the upper body strength and control of a gymnast and incredible coordination.

And just imagine what they could accomplish if they were to land on a trampoline after their jumps instead of that big pad.

I like the trampoline thing because it's fun and not mainstream, yet requires agility. The convetional athlete thing? Also yum.

He holds an Advanced Level Stage Fighting certificate.

It's a British certification for theatrical combat. I'm not sure if there's an American equivalent.