Stargate Universe

[Elemental_Elf]

Well, then they could have at least put a Kino ball into the scene where they talk about doing it over and over. Bad editing then, hardly something that enamors me with the show ~~

That could have worked rather well... Well mistakes are always made early on, hopefully they'll change their ways.



As for the Senators sacrifice being heroic, he was the most logical choice, he was essentially dead anyway.

[Llum]

You don't stone the devil when he's the only one who knows enough to get you home  

I meant the Ancient Communication Devices

[Elemental_Elf]

You don't stone the devil when he's the only one who knows enough to get you home  

Oh... Well they needed to get beyond the immediate threat before worrying about Earth... Of course sending Rush to the planet will give the military leader (his name escapes me) a chance to use those stones and establish proper contact... Unless they were stupid enough to not get the stones back from Rush...

Ugh.

[Llum]

Unless they were stupid enough to not get the stones back from Rush...

This is what happened

[Elemental_Elf]

Unless they were stupid enough to not get the stones back from Rush...

:facepalm:

[Stargate525]

Considering all Rush did was stand around and spout cryptic nonsense, I can't imagine he's proactive enough to hide them all that well.

[Kaptn'Lath]

I think Rush is ment to destroy the perfect "genius" character type that saves everyone in the other SG's. Carter was miss perfect, rodney was arrogant but still happily pulls everyone's ass out of the fire, Rush on the other hand...

The commercials for the next episode show the commander talking to O'Neill as SGC, i imagine using the stones.

I don't like the character (not actor) of super fanboy Eli.

What the hell happened to Lou Dimond Phillips? I was hoping he was going to be a main character but it seems he will just be a regular in the SGC scenes. (like O'Niell)

The "Gritty" "New aged" "BSG Style" sexc scene just wasent necessary. It was just to "adult it up", it felt really out of place.

I expect or rather demand a certain level of Richard Dean Anderson humor.

However all in all I liked it.

[Kaptn'Lath]

Oh and since everyone is comparing the pilots of the three series, i think there is a much simpler comparison.

Original SG, They figure out a seventh Chevron and the gate opens to another world.

Atlantas: They add an eight Chevron and the gate opens to another Galaxy.

Universe:  They add a nineth Chevron and the gate opens to the Ship.

I swear to God if they start another series by adding another Chevron, as much as i love the show, i am going to hurt somebody real bad...

[Stargate525]

Original SG, They figure out a seventh Chevron and the gate opens to another world.

Atlantas: They add an eight Chevron and the gate opens to another Galaxy.

To be fair, the original movie had seven chevrons, and SG-1 had already established the purpose of the eighth chevron when O'Neill got the ancient database downloaded into his head.

And that reminds me... Why in God's name did the stargate have EARTH'S unique point-of-origin chevron?

[XXsiriusXX]

Personally, I'm hoping this series evolves into an amalgam of BSG and Lost but firmly rooted in the Stargate mythos.

Nothing personal, but I really hope that this doesn't happen.

I have watched the pilot twice now; the second time was just as bad as the first. I could go on to say what I thought was wrong with the show, but everyone else here as already said it.

It very disappointing, I was expecting something in the vain of the last two series, what I saw was some watered down version of BSG mixed with Star Trek: Voyager. I'll give it one more episode before I give up on it.  

I also find it interesting that Stargate is following Star Trek on the premises of their spin-offs.

[Stargate525]

I also find it interesting that Stargate is following Star Trek on the premises of their spin-offs.

SG-1 as TNG, Atlantis as DS9, and Universe as Voyager?

An interesting comparison...

[Elemental_Elf]

And that reminds me... Why in God's name did the stargate have EARTH'S unique point-of-origin chevron?

The 9 chevron address is meant to connect to a specific gate regardless of its stellar position in the universe. Perhaps the point of origin is not Earth's but in fact the Galactic Point of Origin. The Ancients' civilization was centered on Earth...

I don't have proof of this but it seems logical enough to me.

[Elemental_Elf]

I'll give it one more episode before I give up on it.  

To be brutally honest, if I had been able to watch the first two episodes of SG-1 (or hell the entire first season) when the show first premiered, I would have given up on it. The show had horrible writing, shallow characters, predictable plots and stiff acting. There was little there that could have enticed me to stay.

Thinking about it, I could say the same thing about TNG... Actually TNG didn't become good until they got rid of those Spandex Uniforms... :)

[sparkletwist]

SG-1 as TNG, Atlantis as DS9, and Universe as Voyager

I noticed this, too. I wonder if it's just because you can only do so much with a sci-fi spinoff tv series, or if they're just that unoriginal. I guess if they do another series and it's a prequel, it seals the deal. Too bad there won't be feature films.... :P

Anyway, I wasn't wild about this one either. Too much BSG-esque grit and desperation.

[Elemental_Elf]

I'm not seeing the Atlantis-DS9 correlation.

- Both are Sequels
- Both center on a 'space city'.
- There's tension between two power groups with in the city (Bajorans-Starfleet, Civilian-Military).
- Both wound up using a lot more Space Ships than originally intended.
- Both have a premise of dealing with an overpowering external threat

Because all of those could be applied to SG-1, save for the 'space city' and sequel bits.

EDIT: The other two correlations make a lot of sense but Atlantis-DS9 not so much.

What the hell happened to Lou Dimond Phillips? I was hoping he was going to be a main character but it seems he will just be a regular in the SGC scenes. (like O'Niell)

This leads me to believe we're going to either a) see a lot of use out of those ancient stones OR b) there's going to be a lot of Lost style flash backs. Unless Lou Diamond Phillips made it on to the ship and decided not to make himself known...

I expect or rather demand a certain level of Richard Dean Anderson humor.

I thought the 'We'll beam you up to our Space Ship' comment was very funny... But yes, I demand more RDA humor!