Stargate Universe

[Lianka]

They need to find some excuse to dial way back on those awful crystals. Perhaps some health problem caused by prolonged use like what they did with the sarcophagi in SG-1 which would also have been a disaster if they'd been allowed to be used routinely.

[Draegan]

The writers for this show are terrible.

[Sky]

Yes. Such a great premise, too.

Here we have this giant ancient ship, and there has been almost nothing in the way of exploration. Did they not see Atlantis?

[ahoythematey]

I get the impression that the reason this show even exists is because they wanted the stargate viewership without spending the budget needed for typical stargate.  What we got was one hell of an interesting premise with one amazing actor, a couple decent actors, and a whole lot of bullshit soap-opera.  The communication stones aren't even as good as a holodeck, because at least the holodeck provided for some occasionally interesting sci-fi, where as those fucking stones just provide more "sob weepy wah boohoo GRRR ANGRY COLONEL".

This show has the same writers as SG-1 and Atlantis, so I'm amazed at how awful a lot of this show has been.

[Soln]

1. start killing people off, fast
2. put Eli and Rush in charge
3. no one talks to Earth ever again
4. give them an enemy -- shows is starving for a dramatic arc
5. start exploring the ship -- give us nerds what we want, the coolio factor

it will be canceled before the Fall at this rate

[ahoythematey]

Maybe make the furlings the enemy?

[Ashamanchill]

I just caught on to this show with my roomate, we shot gunned all nine episodes. Fucking love it as it is. Neither of us could stand the old Star Gate series', so this one was a surprise to us.

[DLRiley]

So is Stargate universe basically Stargate for everyone that hates Stargate and has an interest in pretentious space drama with very little "space"?

[Mrbloodworth]

Yeah, that was it. He wandered around looking for other people and they all ignored him.

As for Elyse Levesque's hotness? Meh. She tries to channel Summer Glau too much for my taste. The bit-part Airforce chick with the huge rack, now she's hot.

She can't act with a fuckstick (Elyse).

What IS the air force chicks name?

[Sky]

Yeah, if it were on HBO, it might have a chance due to a few hot chicks. The show is doomcasted.

[Mrbloodworth]

I like Stargate:Voyager. However, the stones need to go, and senators daughter simply needs to stop with the talking, and stick to loving the nerd (and ditch uber christian boy, who is a fine character, all but this dumb ass shit with his personal life I care nothing about) and shower scenes.

I just recently watched all the episodes last night, get this lifetime bullshit out of my Si-Fi.

[taleril]

What IS the air force chicks name?

Julia Anderson.  Draegan linked to her boobs back on page 3.  Enjoy(NSFW).

[Oban]

Best music video ever.

[Ashamanchill]

WOW.

And screw you Bloodworth. I want the senator's daughter to stick with the jock....at least until the end of the season. I have ten bucks, and a lot of bragging rights depending on it.

[Draegan]

The only way Eli is going to get laid is with someone else's body.

[Mrbloodworth]

WOW.

And screw you Bloodworth. I want the senator's daughter to stick with the jock....at least until the end of the season. I have ten bucks, and a lot of bragging rights depending on it.

Having seen this story (boy meets girl, girl goes for hunky guy, calls other boy, friend) I root for the nerd. Its the only interesting outcome.

Screw you buddy, and your 10 spot!

[Riggswolfe]

WOW.

And screw you Bloodworth. I want the senator's daughter to stick with the jock....at least until the end of the season. I have ten bucks, and a lot of bragging rights depending on it.

Having seen this story (boy meets girl, girl goes for hunky guy, calls other boy, friend) I root for the nerd. Its the only interesting outcome.

Screw you buddy, and your 10 spot!

Same here, though being a nerd also makes me kind of biased. So yeah, she needs to ditch the jock and go with Eli.

[Ashamanchill]

Yeah well I do things differently lol. I root for the straight laced jocks.  Yeah I know, Elis is going going to get her eventualyy, I can read the way the water is going, but that position was already taken by my jackass roomate. Besides, we've moved on, and are rooting for him to nail Julia Anderson.

However, we are ignoring the true pimp in the room, Colonel Young. His wife back on earth is smoking hot, and it alludes to him fucking the doctor (I dont know her name, so me and my buddy just call her Hot Doc.

[Mrbloodworth]

WOW.

And screw you Bloodworth. I want the senator's daughter to stick with the jock....at least until the end of the season. I have ten bucks, and a lot of bragging rights depending on it.

Having seen this story (boy meets girl, girl goes for hunky guy, calls other boy, friend) I root for the nerd. Its the only interesting outcome.

Screw you buddy, and your 10 spot!

Same here, though being a nerd also makes me kind of biased. So yeah, she needs to ditch the jock and go with Eli.

I do not deny it.

[Surlyboi]

Jock/geek here. Either way, I win. That said, I'd still prefer the LT with the big hooters or the Korean scientist chick that's making her way through the crew.

[Quinton]

Just catching up now.  I liked episode 8, with the  twist and hey, helluva ending.  Let's see some more of this sort of thing and less body swapping travel back to earth.  This was a great example of how you can do a fun sci fi episode just the ship and some random forest planet scenes. 

I have to say that I had some serious doubts about Eli as a character, but I find I like him a lot.  Dr Rush is growing on me too.  I don't despise Chloe the way some folks here do, but I would not be too sad if she ended up as a Significant Death at some point...

[lac]

Hah, Matlock in space in this episode. At least the ending was promising.

[Der Helm]

At least the ending was promising.

Very much so.

[Arthur_Parker]

At least the ending was promising.

Very much so.

Yeah,

[Quinton]

I enjoyed the last episode quite a bit.  Episodes 8 and 10 have been the high points so far.  Here's hoping the writers figure out how to seriously cut back on the communication stone usage and spend more time on and around the ship, which has no shortage of things that could be happening.  Hell, couldn't hurt to spend an entire episode on-planet somewhere instead of just using the limited visit time as a tension building plot device.

[Triforcer]

8 and 10 have definitely been the best.  Although its obvious that


I find the potential sociological aspects of the show interesting.  They've flirted with the idea of whether its going to be a military dictatorship, or if the civilians are ultimately in control.  At some point, the mostly-useless non-scientist types are going to wonder why they take orders from the guys with guns, and how easy it would be to get said guns.  

[Der Helm]

8 and 10 have definitely been the best.  Although its obvious that

[spoiler]  Rush will be back within two or three episodes, somehow catching up with that ship.  Probably with psychic powers or something.  [spoiler]

I find the potential sociological aspects of the show interesting.  They've flirted with the idea of whether its going to be a military dictatorship, or if the civilians are ultimately in control.  At some point, the mostly-useless non-scientist types are going to wonder why they take orders from the guys with guns, and how easy it would be to get said guns. 

Your spoiler tags are not working as intended.

[Sky]

The last episode was good. I agree about the Dr Rush spinoff, with him flying around the far end of the universe in an alien ship, which he will probably change to suit local conditions until it gets stuck in the form of a police box.

[kaid]

[Mrbloodworth]

I think that's the most "On ship" episode we have seen to date. That's a good thing.

[Soln]

jesus that show needs an enemy or something.  I mean, they're on a ship bigger than Atlantis and there's no exploration?  It's SG:U and we see barely any U.  It's a very kitchen sink drama.

Don't forget:  one of the tools they had with BSG that helped make it successful was the ever present threat of the Cylons.  That added to the drama by giving direct and indirect conflict, but also helped increase the tension/interest where the fleet was always running *from/to* something.  With SG:U they are entirely passive, they're being dragged along.  Like the audience...

[Reg]

I suspect that this show is being made on the cheap which explains the shoddy sets on the ship and why they're constantly going back to Earth rather than seeing anything new out in space.

[angry.bob]

Rush was the only good thing going on with this show. Even with him it was more boring than doing housework. Now it's just bad and you should feel bad for even watching it. Even if your Tivo records it, it's not enough of a reason to sit through it.

[Mrbloodworth]

I suspect that this show is being made on the cheap

Quite sure that the gate room on the destiny is the same from Atlantis.

[Ashamanchill]

Haha suckers! I like the go back to earth bits. I'm sending letters to the producers imploring them to include more as we speak!