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Stargate Universe
I know there doesn't seem to be a big sci-fi following here, but I figure I might as well start a thread on SGU being I'll be watching and will probably want to comment (to myself) now and again. I just finished watching all of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis (epic 6 month long Netflix marathon) and although I do not have very high hopes for the series, it is a continuation of the Stargate franchise and thus I feel an obligation to give it a shot. The early word on the street is that it is going to have a darker feel to it and in some ways mimic the deep character development of Battlestar Galactica. Hopefully they can bring the best of what I loved about the early years of Stargate SG-1 along with a gritter feel and new original story arcs. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl5AOJatwYg]YouTube - SyFy Stargate Universe http://teaser-trailer.com[/url] [QUOTE][B]Stargate Universe[/B] will be set on the Ancient ship Destiny, which was part of an Ancient experiment to seed the galaxies with Stargates millions of years ago. While a first ship was sent to seed the galaxies with Stargates, the Destiny was to follow a pre-programmed mission to explore these galaxies until the Ancients ascended and left the ship unmanned. In order to reach this ship, an address would have to be dialed consisting of nine chevrons, a possibility that had been unknown in the previous Stargate series. The series begins when a team of soldiers and scientists from present-day Earth step through the Stargate to find the Destiny after their base is attacked. They are unable to maneuver the ship or even return to Earth, but they can use the Stargate to visit planets when the Destiny comes into the range of another Stargate and stops for brief periods of time. Life support including air supply is also a problem at first. There will be three major deaths in the pilot episode and one suicide by episode six. The writers have discussed the possibility that each season represents a voyage of the Destiny through a different galaxy. Stargate Universe is written to appeal to both veteran fans and newcomers. It will be firmly entrenched in pre-established Stargate mythology without relying on it too often. Although it will still have the familiar Stargate themes of adventure and exploration, the show will focus mostly on the people aboard the ship. SGU will be more serialized than its predecessors, but the writers attempt to resolve each character story within the episode. There is a conscious effort to avoid making SGU too serialized, and the serialization will mainly stem from character development. The industry describes the show with the buzz words "dark and edgy". According to Robert C. Cooper, the essence of the story is "that sort of fear and terror of a tragedy combined with the sense that there is hope for us in the basic ways in which human beings survive". The increased levels of drama will still be balanced with humor to avoid pretentiousness. The differences between good and evil will be less apparent, as the ship will be populated with flawed and unprepared characters who were not supposed to go here. According to Brad Wright, the show will "hopefully explore the truly alien, and avoid the rubber faced English-speaking one". There will be aliens, but not a single dominant villain race like SG-1's Goa'uld and Atlantis' Wraith. [[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_Universe"]wikipedia[/URL]][/QUOTE][B] Cast[/B] Robert Carlyle - Dr. Nicholas Rush Justin Louis - Everett Young Brian J. Smith - Matthew Scott Elyse Levesque - Chloe Armstrong David Blue - Eli Wallace Alaina Huffman - Tamara Johansen Jamil Walker Smith - Ronald Greer Patrick Gilmore - Dale Volker Julia Anderson - Vanessa James Peter Kelamis - Adam Brody Jennifer Spence - Lisa Park Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman - Darren Becker Ming-Na - Camile Wray Lou Diamond Phillips - Colonel David Telford SGU will debut on October 2, 2009 (Friday at 9 PM)[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_Universe#cite_note-syfyairdates-2"][/URL] as a two-hour movie and then begin regular weekly airings on Syfy.
I'll be watching!!
[QUOTE=jobson;123954]I'll be watching!![/QUOTE] I guess it is just me and you, like the good old BSG days. :D Too bad really as I think this is going to be a good series with much better acting and a more compelling storyline in comparison to something like Heroes (which shares the sci-fi genre.) From what I have read, it is a series reboot so there is no need to watch the shows before it in order to understand what is going on and get right into the action.
Where is the love? Personally I loved both Stargate shows and am a sci-fi fan. Honestly SG-1 and Atlantis were very good in their primes and I still enjoy watching the re-runs. Still this series does look very promising with a cast of good actors and an interesting storyline to set it up. I am gonna be watching the premiere this Friday. Now if only we can get them to change the "syfy" name we'll be set.
I loved the premiere and can't wait to see where the series goes! In other news, this cable premiere beat the regularly scheduled network series on fox (i.e. Dollhouse.) [URL="http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/03/syfy-continues-ratings-roll-stargate-universe-averages-2-35-million-in-premiere/29405"]Syfy continues ratings roll: Stargate Universe averages 2.35 million in premiere[/URL]
I didnt love the premiere honestly could have gone better but still enough for me to tune in on Friday to watch.
[QUOTE=RedSoxLover;125746]I didnt love the premiere honestly could have gone better but still enough for me to tune in on Friday to watch.[/QUOTE] The only reason I really liked it is because I can see where there is an opportunity to go in the future. The premiere was a little slow and sloppy, because I wanted them to actually do something. However, I liked the overall feel compared to Atlantis and the last couple of seasons of SG-1. Starting next week, they will begin to explore "The Universe" and I think that is when things will really come to life...
True you have a good point I love how theyre not afraid to mess with the format and change it up. What I didnt understand is why the senator did that did he know he was dying? This episode made my head hurt alot it was a puzzle:(.
[QUOTE=RedSoxLover;125761]True you have a good point I love how theyre not afraid to mess with the format and change it up. What I didnt understand is why the senator did that did he know he was dying? This episode made my head hurt alot it was a puzzle:(.[/QUOTE] Yes, he knew he was dead. If he took the pills for his heart, he'd continue bleeding internally and die (as they were anticoagulants.) If he didn't take the pills for his heart, he'd die of heart failure. He was screwed all around. I was actually glad. I have never been a fan of that particular actor as he always plays the same role the same way.
Ohhhhh ohhh ok thanks Bacchus question was that his daughter trapped in there as well? Lol I agree with your last statement never did I get use to him as well.
[QUOTE=RedSoxLover;125779]Ohhhhh ohhh ok thanks Bacchus question was that his daughter trapped in there as well? Lol I agree with your last statement never did I get use to him as well.[/QUOTE] No, she was not in the shuttle (which is where he was located when he closed the door that sealed off the airleak.)
Thanks Bacchus!sorry for all the questions bleh I really hope they dont let me down this season. If you dont mind me asking where do you see this going? I hope this new idea of theres dosent go down the drain like the X Files has:(. Speaking of the X Files we need to get a thread going here for that:D.
[URL="http://vevmo.com/f148/the-x-files-2751/"]X-Files[/URL]
Thanks man Bacchus theres not many of us science fiction fans on here is there?:( its a shame bleh whatever we are cool people they dont know what there missing out on:D.
I was pretty happy with the ending, as I too like the potential for where this show can go. I just think they took about an hour too long to get there.
The premiere was good in my eyes. Sure it was slow and not all that much happened that can't be summarized in a few sentences. But it set up what could be a really good series and this show has real potential. So I'm thinking as the season progresses it will get better.
I think they've dealt enough with the barely able to survive part so they can build up the interplay a bit more. I think if it was not for Eli and TJ, I may have turned off the show by now. ... I would like to see more of the exploration of the ship & its stops and less of the stone use or reliance upon the stone use. For the record, Colonel Telford would be drummed right into a court martial for messing with another man's family while he is on a mission. Standard US Military Code of Justice. Perhaps that will be happening in the future.
TJ makes the show. I am a BIG fan. She reminds me of a young Charlize Theron. I think tonight is going to be really good. I am quite looking forward to it. [QUOTE]For the record, Colonel Telford would be drummed right into a court martial for messing with another man's family while he is on a mission. Standard US Military Code of Justice. Perhaps that will be happening in the future.[/QUOTE] Agreed. There is no way this could go on as such. I don't mind LDP, but his character needs to go.
Yeah, I agree. Alaina Huffman's portrayal is actually one of the most humanizing parts of the show. It was good to see Ming-Na's character develop as well. Eli is the everyman/science/technical center, more so than Rush is. I always enjoy Lou's work and his character is the ***. All it takes is for Young to go to O'Neill and say that Telford is messing around with his wife to get a court martial. Jack would take that personally considering that he and Sam are "together" but not together due to fraternization rules. The moment Jack or Sam retires expect a wedding between them shortly afterward.
Eli aka David Blue is on Twitter [url=http://twitter.com/DavidBlue]David Blue (DavidBlue) on Twitter[/url]
Thanks. Following now. He seems like the type of guy that actually runs his own twitter and talks to fans. Very cool.
I did not list the others but he talks regularly with MingNa (who really Twitters freakishly well), Alaina Huffman, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Elyse Levesque (Senator's daughter) as well. I actually asked Ming Na what she learned from working with Raul Julia, when she did Street Fighter, and she said it was all about family because it has to come first.
This past episode was good especially with Rush getting ditched at the end. Though I doubt that will be the last we see of him.
[QUOTE=GoldenWarrior;142594]This past episode was good especially with Rush getting ditched at the end. Though I doubt that will be the last we see of him.[/QUOTE] Ya, either he figures out how to use the alien vessel or the guy that was in the chair figures out how to fly the ship and maybe go back for him. He is pretty much the star of the show as far as the producers are concerned, so I doubt he is going to be departing anytime soon. Overall, I am liking the feel of the show over the last 3 episodes. I am really getting into it.
I think ditching Russ on the planet needed to happen, especially since he put the guy into the chair and tried to blame Eli. I think Rush will figure out how to operate the crashed ship and use it to get back to the Destiny. Robert Carlyle, who portrays Rush, would not invest himself in a long term TV project only to die 6 episodes into it.
I'm loving SGU right now. I know there are a lot of naysayers, but I feel the character development through the first half of the season is really playing off now. I care about the people and that makes it all encompassing. Ratings are not great, but they have already green lit another season so we can be assured that this story will go on. I've watched [I]all[/I] the Star Gate episodes, be it SG-1 or Atlantis, and I really think this is better. I know that is blasphemy in the fanverse, but SGU really grabs me in a BSG sort of way and I just can't wait until next Friday night, and I feel the same way every week. (Of course, I DVR it. Why is this show on Friday night, anyway? Doesn't SyFy know people have other things to do on a Friday night?)
I'm enjoying it as well. For the record, I liked Atlantis best but only because McKay & Sheppard were such a great bantering couple. As for this show, TJ is quickly becoming my favorite. While the others have their place, I find her story the most interesting or it might be that I find it very easy to "connect with" (read: lust for) with Alaina Huffman. As for the story, it is starting to improve with what had almost been too slow of a burn to get going. The second season will start airing on Tuesday nights because SyFy just picked up WWE: Smackdown to put on Friday nights. Apparently, the CW did not want to renew the show so WWE took it to where ECW had been previously. All the Friday night shows on SyFy are being moved to Tuesday including Caprica and Sanctuary.
SGU won the LEO last night for Best Dramatic Series!