MrMoody
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Re: [Spoiler] Stargate Universe kinda sucked...IMO...
said by leer  :**You know what else was kinda dumb. The whole shuttle door scene. Why not just attach a pencil to one of those keno flying ball robots and have it descend on the " close door" button in the shuttle. Then just get the robot back when ever they land. Ha! I thought of using one of those, too. I hate it when (supposedly genius) characters in a show like this are so stupid and miss the obvious. The NASA ground crew would have had it solved in a heartbeat.
Other than that, I liked it pretty well except a couple nitpicks: I hope they keep the flashbacks to a minimum; and the flail-cam-quick-cut action scenes got old one minute into Quantum of Solace, I really hate that that crap caught on as a style.
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Karride
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| said by MrMoody :I really hate that that crap caught on as a style. Its kind of funny when you think about it, thousands of dollars worth of camera equipment, and pro camera techs to make something look like it was shot with a damn Sony handycam. |
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juilinsandar
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said by Octavean :I didn’t much care for the computer nerd personally. His overall appearance is that of one of the sons of Dom DeLuise and I was surprised to see that he was not. Still this seems to be the type of character that will be saddled with the sophomoric jokes I had hoped would be a thing of the past. I bet the nerd ends up getting laid by some alien being.
Overall I enjoyed it. I've set a timer for it on my DVR.
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Daarken
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I personally liked the show, in fact there wasn't a lot for me not to dislike besides some character development issues.
I agree, that Dr. Rush has some major history we don't know about, and he gives off a I don't need your help, get out of my way attitude.
The one problem I did have with the show was with the stones.
The Col. brought them thru the gate after a frantic last minute search. How did Dr. Rush know he had them? Why didn't they show more interaction with the personnel at SGC?
Dr. Rush proclaimed to the group that he was in command, after communicating with General O'neal.
He also proclaimed that he had brought the stones himself.
Just kinda didn't feel authentic to me at that point.
I also found it interesting that after thousands of years, that the ship which left Earth with no crew, has births with linen and pillows that had not been turned into dust. Even the ancients fabrics are impervious!
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lotusracer
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| said by Daarken :The one problem I did have with the show was with the stones. The Col. brought them thru the gate after a frantic last minute search. How did Dr. Rush know he had them? Why didn't they show more interaction with the personnel at SGC? Just one more of the things that makes me suspicious of this Doctor Rush. Perhaps in the future episodes, we'll see or hear more about what happened when the stones were used.
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Octavean
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Well in case I wasn’t clear before, I liked SGU too. How much I’m not entirely sure because it didn’t blow me away but again I wasn’t checking the time either,….it held my attention quite firmly for ~2hrs and that’s not easy to do these days.
I’ll also add that I’m not looking at this through rose colored glasses either. Lets face it, people are going to compare SGU to SG1 and SGA. I remember having some reservations about the SG1 premiere too which incidentally had a rather poor production value compared to SGA and SGU (likely due to a lower budget on Showtime). |
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Sukunai
join:2008-05-07 | reply to leer
The show lacks any magic.
If it lasts the season it will be an incredible feat. |
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HFB1217
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Give it time I know it will be a bit slow and not as action packed in the beginning. They have to develop the Character's so you know them and show you their strengths, weaknesses and flaws before they can really advance the plot lines.
SGA had charters you knew about from SGC so it needed less time to move ahead. SGU is a totally new crew and concept that I feel has potential if done with style and good writing.
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leer
join:2005-06-28
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Just watched the third episode. They SERIOUSLY need to hire some better writers.
I'll watch next weeks episode, but if they don't' get it plot significantly moving along I'm done. |
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Sukunai
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SG1 was great from the second it started.
Had great actors and it was actually fun.
SGA was great right from the start. And they did a nice job of giving us fun people.
Have not watched 03 yet, but I am also not currently expecting miracles. If it can't master my interest in 3 shows, then I predict it goes no further than any other bland series. |
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Skand
join:2001-06-01
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I enjoyed the third episode. Waiting for next Friday. ^^ |
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sholling
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Episode 2 held me for a bit until the church scene which was way hooky. But it wasn't too bad. If they can build the action and sense of adventure and avoid the temptation to become a soap opera or go all introspective and/or mystical it might be fun.
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leer
join:2005-06-28
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They basically walked through a desert for 40 minutes.
Jack O'Neils' cameo, those two people walking through the gate, and the pod at the end, made up the only 2 minutes worth watching. |
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Omega
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Still not impressed, but still giving it a chance.
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Octavean
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said by Sukunai :SG1 was great from the second it started. Had great actors and it was actually fun. SGA was great right from the start. And they did a nice job of giving us fun people. Have not watched 03 yet, but I am also not currently expecting miracles. If it can't master my interest in 3 shows, then I predict it goes no further than any other bland series. SG1 evolved into a better show over time IMO. I don’t think it hit the ground running at an extremely high level and just stayed there but rather ramped up. So in other words season one of SG1 was a bit rocky for me. It looked as if it had a lower budget and it looked as if it effected the quality of the show. |
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HFB1217
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SG1 had the move to build upon so it already had a developed plot and characters. |
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Rook008
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I thought th second episode was ok, but they can do better.
What was with that life-form on the sand planet? And I think the use of the Stones to let the crew walk around on Earth kind of kills the sense of being lost in space. And it opens up the possibility of having episodes (at least partly) set on Earth, which I'm not really interested in.
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I watched Air, ep 1, 2 & 3 last night...
For background, I loved the original movie and I just started watching SG1 and am in the middle of season 2 right now. I haven't seen Atlantis yet or the SG1 movies yet.
So far, I'm not too impressed with SGU. It really wants to be another BSG but it doesn't seem to cut it. It's predictable, but not in the cheezy campy fun way that SG1 sometimes was.
I really hope someone takes Baltar and the overweight Captain N: The Game Master out back and shoots them. While they are at it, clean out the rest of the whiners as well, the senators daughter should be # 3 in that line!
These people fall short of the caliber I would've expected O'Neil to pick for a super secret, highly strategic, military outpost of the topmost importance.
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| I'm not a fan of the black guy with an attitude problem. Yes, there are a bunch of assholes in the military, but someone of his caliber would probably be serving food instead of being trusted with the a highly top secret project.
What was with the people just deciding to go to the other world? It just didn't make any sense from a survival stand point.
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What was with that life-form on the sand planet?
I don't think it was a lifeform, I think it was his imagination. Yes, I realize it soaked up the water, but it sure as heck didn't do much else.
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Rook008
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| Didn't it cause the water to bubble up from the sand to wake him up also? Up until that point, when he found the substance they were looking for, I thought it was all in his head.
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