|
|
|
|
|
Users viewing this topic:
none
|
|
Login  | |
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 9/28/2009 4:23:24 PM
|
|
|
tacitus
Posts: 1328
Joined: 5/12/2005
Status: offline
|
We shall see soon enough. A lot depends on the quality of the casting -- that's what made the other Stargate shows so successful. You can always fire the scriptwriters, but once a show's cast is set. it's tough to make major changes to it.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 9/30/2009 1:31:16 PM
|
|
|
doinkdom
Posts: 5603
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The higher lowcountry
Status: offline
|
From what I can gather, this is not at all like the other Stargates...the filming is more like Battlestar Galactica and there are several cast members from there on Stargate Universe. I am still looking forward to seeing it.
I did not like BG, so I am holding out hope that SGU will not go down that cheesy route...imo 
_____________________________
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.
They are consumed in twelve minutes.
Half-times take twelve minutes.
This is not coincidence.
~Erma Bombeck
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 9/30/2009 10:36:09 PM
|
|
|
ManimalX
Posts: 2568
Joined: 10/25/2005
Status: online
|
BG wasn't my absolute favorite ever, but I enjoyed it. What did you find "cheesy" about it?
I watched SG very early on for a season or two, but haven't seen anything since MacGyver left the show. Haven't seen even one episode of Atlantis.
I will check this one out for a few episodes to see if I like it.
_____________________________
"And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth." - 2nd Timothy 2:24,25
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 9/30/2009 11:21:22 PM
|
|
|
tacitus
Posts: 1328
Joined: 5/12/2005
Status: offline
|
Yeah, BG was anything but cheesy -- the main criticism of that show was that it was *too* far away from undoubted cheesiness of the original. If SU is even half as good as BG then it will be a good show. Early reviews are very promising.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/3/2009 11:21:58 AM
|
|
|
Adrenalinejunkie
Posts: 552
Joined: 11/29/2008
From: Tennessee -- America at it's best
Status: offline
|
I watched it last night. It was decent. I really liked it that they had General O'Neil, Daniel and Carter. It didn't really seem like Stargate though. Hopefully it'll get better though.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/6/2009 10:34:34 AM
|
|
|
Adrenalinejunkie
Posts: 552
Joined: 11/29/2008
From: Tennessee -- America at it's best
Status: offline
|
Just for the record, iTunes has 2 episodes of SGU for free this week.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/6/2009 12:53:32 PM
|
|
|
doinkdom
Posts: 5603
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The higher lowcountry
Status: offline
|
I agree it was so-so..we'll see
I give them 3 weeks and by then we'll decide whether to continue. 
_____________________________
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.
They are consumed in twelve minutes.
Half-times take twelve minutes.
This is not coincidence.
~Erma Bombeck
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/8/2009 4:23:44 AM
|
|
|
tacitus
Posts: 1328
Joined: 5/12/2005
Status: offline
|
It's too early to tell if it's a just rehash of Voyager. I would hope that the creators would realize the obvious comparison and steer themselves away from it. We shall see.
I wasn't blown away by it either, but I will continue watching. I suspect it will end up being more like the other Stargate shows that they set out to be, simply because it's apparent from the first two episodes that's really all they know how to do. It might remain darker, but it's not going to end up being another BSG, not even close.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/8/2009 6:04:08 AM
|
|
|
ManimalX
Posts: 2568
Joined: 10/25/2005
Status: online
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: tacitus
It's too early to tell if it's a just rehash of Voyager. I would hope that the creators would realize the obvious comparison and steer themselves away from it. We shall see.
I wasn't blown away by it either, but I will continue watching. I suspect it will end up being more like the other Stargate shows that they set out to be, simply because it's apparent from the first two episodes that's really all they know how to do. It might remain darker, but it's not going to end up being another BSG, not even close.
I agree completely.
Also, I really do like most of the cast. Robert Carlyle is a cool cat in my book, and I hope Lou Diamond Phillips makes regular appearances. I always liked him. The videogame-nerd-genius character of Eli Wallace, played by David Blue, I like.. for now. He reminds me of Topher (Fran Kranz) from Dollhouse, minus the God-complex.
Here is a question for everyone: when the Senator sacrificed himself to manually close the shuttle door to seal the air leak from the main ship, did it occur to anyone else that they could have just used some pipes or something to make an arm that could punch the "enter" button on the shuttle's control panel? I mean, the seat and panel were maybe 20ft from the air lock, in a straight line. It would have been easy to make something that could reach the control panel. All they had to do was position something heavy over the "enter" button, then have someone enter the "seal door" command, run for the door and drop the heavy object.
I guess they never watched MacGyver or Mythbusters.
_____________________________
"And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth." - 2nd Timothy 2:24,25
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/8/2009 5:14:48 PM
|
|
|
tacitus
Posts: 1328
Joined: 5/12/2005
Status: offline
|
I long ago decided it's pointless to examine plot devices like this too closely, and there are always ways to come up with explanations -- like the fact that Ancient technology requires you to have the ancient gene to operate it--not that it came up on this show, but perhaps the controls require a human presence to be operated (just no always one with the gene!). I guess you could have cut off someone's finger and stuck it on the end of the pole...
My biggest complaint about that plot was that it was boringly predictable -- nothing that hasn't been done 1000 times before, even on Stargate. When you want to make a splash at the start of the series, you would thing that they would have tried something more original. BSG's "33" at the start of the regular series is a fine example of what you can do if you put your mind to it. I don't expect the SGU team to live up to such lofty goals but hopefully they aspire to better things in future episodes.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/12/2009 1:09:13 PM
|
|
|
doinkdom
Posts: 5603
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The higher lowcountry
Status: offline
|
We're still watching...for now.
I don't like that there are "loose ends" in each episode so far. It's just one long, drawn out MTV video/storyline in many scenes - more melodramatic than story telling imo. An episode will not stand alone as it seems there will be a cliff hanger of some kind. And I want to find a character(s) that I can really like.
The cliff-hanger is just an annoyance because I'm not a #1 fan yet.
_____________________________
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.
They are consumed in twelve minutes.
Half-times take twelve minutes.
This is not coincidence.
~Erma Bombeck
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/17/2009 3:59:03 PM
|
|
|
Marcus.
Posts: 2252
Joined: 4/11/2005
From: Next to my fireplace.
Status: offline
|
You guys should let the network know that they are paralleling ST: Voyager and it's obvious. Execs don't think the audience notices so it may be worth while.
_____________________________
A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. -- Sigmund Freud
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/19/2009 12:44:56 PM
|
|
|
doinkdom
Posts: 5603
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The higher lowcountry
Status: offline
|
and another thing...
Why is it that the only one who "prayed" during their video time is the one guy who was fornicating in the first episode? Not that anyone who prays must be perfect or anything, but come on...the subleties are sometimes insulting.
_____________________________
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.
They are consumed in twelve minutes.
Half-times take twelve minutes.
This is not coincidence.
~Erma Bombeck
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/22/2009 8:46:04 PM
|
|
|
Marcus.
Posts: 2252
Joined: 4/11/2005
From: Next to my fireplace.
Status: offline
|
I'm not enjoying this yet.
_____________________________
A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. -- Sigmund Freud
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 10/23/2009 11:03:49 AM
|
|
|
doinkdom
Posts: 5603
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The higher lowcountry
Status: offline
|
me neither...
but...we're still watching 
_____________________________
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.
They are consumed in twelve minutes.
Half-times take twelve minutes.
This is not coincidence.
~Erma Bombeck
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 11/6/2009 11:05:59 AM
|
|
|
doinkdom
Posts: 5603
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The higher lowcountry
Status: offline
|
so now that there have been a couple more episodes, is everyone still watching?
I've reached a point where we watch it, but it's not something I'm really drawn into now.
I finally remembered where I've seen the actor who plays Bush before...he played opposite Samuel Jackson in the movie, Formula 51, which was very funny.
_____________________________
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.
They are consumed in twelve minutes.
Half-times take twelve minutes.
This is not coincidence.
~Erma Bombeck
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 11/8/2009 3:34:14 AM
|
|
|
ManimalX
Posts: 2568
Joined: 10/25/2005
Status: online
|
Still watching. Not for the story, entirely, though it is growing on me, but rather because I like the actors and their characters.
Robert Carlysle is awesome. And, I loves me some Lou Diamond Phillips, too, even if his character is SUCH a jerk!
_____________________________
"And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth." - 2nd Timothy 2:24,25
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 11/8/2009 3:39:31 AM
|
|
|
rockominal
Posts: 679
Joined: 8/15/2007
From: Indiana
Status: offline
|
The movie with James Spader and Kurt Russell came back on TV the other night. I don't see anything else as good as the original movie.
_____________________________
I might tell you the truth, or something pretty close to it. Jesus says, "I Am the Truth."
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Stargate Universe - 11/8/2009 10:48:54 PM
|
|
|
Zhi
Posts: 1033
Joined: 7/31/2007
Status: offline
|
I am so, so, SO very tired of the sex scenes.
I've been buying Stargate seasons on DVD, because I want to enjoy them someday with my kids (like, when they're 8-10 arena?) and there's NO WAY I'm going to do that with a sex scene EVERY SINGLE EPISODE. (And yeah, I know that the first season had a nekkid person that I never saw because I saw it on network TV. I do intend to pre-screen episodes before showing them to the kids. But STILL.)
Not to mention that thus far, they're honestly a wee bit boring.
I'm about ready to stop watching. Which, in my Stargate-loving household, is saying a lot.
_____________________________
The optimist says the glass is half full. The pessimist says the glass is half empty. The engineer says the glass is twice as large as it needs to be.
|
|
|
|
 New Messages |
 No New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
 Locked w/ New Messages |
 Locked w/o New Messages |
|
 Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forum Tools
Printable Version
